The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1873-06-13

i Grange may appoint members Of | {
he order as deputies to organize !
oranges where no State grange
.xists. i
SEC 4. There shall be an exec /,
;om. of the National Grange. con-
listing of three members, whose
erms of Office shall be three wears
one of whom shall be elected each ;
year.
SEC. ). The officers of the respect ;
we oranges shall be addressed rs
' Worthy"
ARTICLE H. Meetings. J
SECTION l. Subordinate granger
shall meet once each month, an !,
may hold intermediate emetings.
may be deemed necessary for .t
good of the order. Ali bust tne
meetings are confined to the f nr.Is
degree. our IN
SEC. ,. The National Gran .h.u
meet annually on the first Ted Sma,i
day in February, at such 49, ..
the grange NAV from We ~ - 40 -,
determine. Should thu Not;oraI
Grange adjourn withc nj .eIcc Y,a-
the placc OF meeting, ba a%acntirse
committee shall app oint the niace
and notify the secret arv of tLd NJ
tional Grange and the noeter. ~
state oranges at } east thirty joVs
before the day APP ,olnted.
ARTICLE III.-Ln3cs.
The National Grange. at its am
nual session, 8, Iali frame. amend or
repeal such II .ws as the good of The
order may 7 equire. All laws OF
state ana So coordinate oranges must
be submitted to, and receive the
sanction OF, the National Grange.
ARPIcIE " Ritual.
The ritual adopted by the Nation
al Grange shall be used in all SUBJ
ordinate oranges, and any desired
alteration in the same must be sub
mitted to, and receive the sanction
of, the National Grange.
ARTICLE V.-Mcn6ershiu.
Any person interested in agrieul-
tural pursuits, of the age of sixteen
years (female), aud eighteen years
(male), duly proposed, elected and
complying with the rules and reou.
lations of the order, is entitled tC
: membership and the benefit of thC
degrees taken. Every application
f must be aecomaanied by the fee O
membership. If rejected, the money
will be refunded. Applications
must be certified by members, ani
. halloted for at subsequent meet
s ing. 1t shall require three negative
7 votes to reject an applicant.
ARTICLE VI.-FeeS for Jiem6ership
The minimum fee for membership
in subordinate grange shall be, fo
o men FIVE. dollars, and for womel
e two dollars, for the four degrees
except charter mem bers, who shall
pay-men, three dollars, and womel
s fifty cents.
j. ARTICLE IV.-DueS.
: SEC. |. The minimum of regula
/. monthly dues shall be ten cent
g from each member, and each grang
. may otherwise regulate its ow
Il dues.
II SEC. >. The secretary of each sub
n ordinate grange shall report quaI
n terry to the secretary of the Stat
II grange the names of all persons in
- itiated or passed to higher degrees
/ SEC. 3. The treasurer of each sut
II ordinate grange shall report quar-
e terly, and pay to the treasurer {
i, his State grange the sum of on
~ dollar for each man and fifty cent
y for each woman initiated durin
>r that quarter; also. quarterly du
20 of six cents for each member.
Il Sec. 1. The secretary of eac
=, State grange shall report quarterl
ii to the secretary of the Nations
p grange the membership in his Stat
1t and the degrees conferred durin
,r the quarter.
SEC. 5. The treasurer of eaC
State grange shall deposit to II
so credit of the National Grange {
is Patrons of Husbapdry with son
banking house or trust company
New York ito be selected by Il
executive committee), in quarterl
jnstallments, the annEf due of te
cents for each member in his Stat
>. ana forward the receipts for Il
same 10 TIE treasurer of the Nation
ie al Grange.
le SEC. 8. all moneys Geaositt
with said company shall be pal
ont only Hpon the drafts of Il
treasurer, signed by the master an
of countersigned by the secretary.
D. SEC. =. No State grange shall
s. entitled to representation IN the n
:. tional Grange whose dues are Ill
N paid fer more than one quarter,
D ARTICLE VIII.-Reqpirem ents.
- SECTION 1. Reports from suJo
- dinate oranges relative to crop
- Implements, stock, or any othC
matter ca:le3 for by the Nation
- Grange, must be certified to by Il
70 master and secretary, under seal !
u the grange giving the same.
81 SEC. 2. Printed matter, on wha
I11I ever subject, and all igfGrmatfo
! issued by the National or State
i subordinate oranges, shall be mad
Known TO the members without ul
- necessary delay.
iiiY SEc. 2. If any brothers or sister
- of the order are sick, it shall be tn
:, duty of the Patrons "a visit theI
:, and see that they are provided Vat
, all things needfui.
i SEC. 1. ANY member found guilt
!, of wanton cruelty to animals sha
u be ezpelled from the order.
SEC. 5. The oE9cers of subordlnat
oranges shall be On tho alert IN dc
vising means by which the interest
= of the whole order may be advanc
= ed, but no p;aG of work shall b
= adopted by State or seIoFdipat
= oranges without FIRST submitting i
- to, and re6eiV;ng the sanction O
= the National Grange.
f ARTICLE IX.-Charters and Dis
peasdtf0ns.
Y SECTION l. All charters and dis
:. | vanca4inno isenn 1fpanflrv fcNr,, !,
8 National Grange.
l SEC. z. Nine mgp and four womel
4 having received the four saoordin
: ate degrees, may receive q dispen
: sation and organize a subordinate
) | grange.
II SEC. 3 Applications for dispense
- tons shall be madeto the secretary
{ of the NatiQlal Grange, and be-
signed by the persons applying 70!
5 tie same, and be accompanied by 9
/ fee of fifteen dollars.
SEC. 4. Charter members are
: those persons only whose names are
upon the application, and whose fees
were paid at thestinle Of 'organiza-
tion. Their number shall not he
! less than nine men and four women
nor more than twenty men and ten
women
Il SE6. 3. Fifteen subordinate
oranges working in a State can ap-
ply for authority to organize q
State grange.
SEC. 6. When State oranges are
organized, dispensations will be re-
placed by charters. issued without
further fee.
SEC. !. All charters must pass
thFoah the State oranges for record,
and receive the seal aud official sig
natures Of the same.