The Lincoln County herald., 1873-05-28
Patrons or nusbandry.
Constitution Of the National Grange.
ARTICLE l.-oFPfcERs.

tec. H. ue onccTs VI SIHHge, ehueI
national, state, or subord rdinatr, consist Of
sud rank as iollows: Master, overseer,
lecturer. stewart, gate keeper, ceres, po
mona, fora and lady assistant stewart.
IT is their duty 10 sec that the laws Of
the order sre carried out.
Sec. 2. How chosen in the eubordi
nate oranges they shall be chosen apnu-
ally; 10 the ttte grange once in two
years, and in the national grange once in
three years. All elections to be by bal
lot. Vacsbcies BY death or resignation. to
be filed at special election at the next
regular meeting thereof officers 80 cbo.
.en to terve until the annual meeting.
Sec. 3 The master of tie national
grange may appoint members Of the or
der - deputies to organize gsanges where
no state grange exists.
See 4 There shall be an executive
committee Of the national grange, con-
sisting Of three me mbers, whose term OF
Office shall te three years, one Of whom
shall be elected each year.
Sec S Tie tficers Of the respective
oranges thsll be addressed IS Worthy"
ARTICLE lI.--MfETlNG.
Sec Subordinate oranges shall meet
once each mouth, and may bold inter-
mediate meetings. as may be deemed
necessary for the good Of the order. All
business meetings are cophned to the
fourth degree.
Sec. 9 State oranges shall meet All
hually at such time and place as the
grange shall from year to year deter.
mine.
Sec, 9. The national grange shall NEE.
annually on the frs, Wednesday 10 Feb
ruary, at such place as the grange may
from year TO year determine. Should
the national grange adjourn without se.
lcc,ing the place Of meeting, the eIecu
tive committee shall appoint the place
asd notify the secretary of the national
grange and the masters Of the state gran
res At least thirty days before the day
appointed.
ARTICLE III LAWS.
The national grange, at its annual ses.
sion, .hall frame, amend, or repeal such
laws as the good Of the order may re
qure. All laws OF the state and subor. !
dinate oranges must conport to this con
stitution and the laws adopted By the
national grange
ARTICLE " RITUAL.
The ritual adopted by the national
oranges, aud any desired alteration in the
zane must be submitted to, and receive
the sanction Of the national grange.
ARTICLE V.-MEMBERsH.P.
Any person interested 10 agricultural
pursuits Of the age Of sixteen years
(femaIe), aud eighteen years (male)
huly proposed, elected and complying
with the rules and regulations Of the
order, is entitled to membership and the
benefit Of the degrees taken. Every
application must be accompanied by the
Zee of membership. If rejected, the
money will be refunded. Applications
must be certified by members, aud bal
loted for al subsequent meetings. 1t
shall require three negative votes to re-
ject any applicant.
ARTICLE VI-FEEs FOR MEMBERSHIP.
The minimum fee for membership in
subordinate lodge shall be. for men five
dollars, and for women two dollars, for
the four degrees, except charter mem
bers, who shall pay, men three dollars,
and won en- fifty cents.
ARTICLE VII. DUES.
Section |. he minimum Of regular
monthly dues shall be ten cents from
each member. and each grange may 9th
erwise regulate its own dues.
Sec 2 The secretary of each subordi.
nate grange shall report quarterly to the
recretary OF the state grange the names
of all persons initiated or passed to
higher degrees.
Sec. 3. The treasurer Of each subor.
dina'e grange shall report quarterly, and
pay to the treasurer of his state grange
the sum Of one dollar for each man and
fifty cents for each woman iniated during
that quarter; also quarterly due Of six
cents for each member.
Sec, !. The secretary of each state
grange shall report quarterly to the sec
Tetary OF the national grange the mem
bersh,p Vf his state, aud the degrees con
ferred during the quarter.
Sec. =. Tho treasurer of each state
grange shall deposit to tho credit of the
national grange Of Patrons of IIusoandry
with some banking or trust company in
New York Go be selected by the cxecu-
tive commitfce) in quarterly instalments
the annual dues of ten cents for each
member IN his state. and forward the re.
scipts for the same to the treasurer Of the
national grange.
Sec 6 All money deposited with snid
company .holl be paid ont only upon
drafts Of the treasurer, signed by the
master and couutersisued by tho sccre.
sary.
ARTICLE VIII -REQUIREMENTs.
Section |. Reports from subordinate
oranges relative to crops, implements,
stock, or any other matters called for by
the national grange, must be certified to
hy the master aud secretary, and under
seal Of grange giving the same.
SEQ. 2 All prin'ed matter, on what