The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1873-10-08

being paid. 10 them shall be referrG
the reports Of the Secretary and Treas
urer for their examination.
| ARTICLE l5.--The Executive Com.
mittee shall consist of the Master who
shall be Chairman, and six members
elected by ballot, one at a time, who
shall hold their Office for two years, =
three being elected each year after the
| first regular election-in which the
| first three chosen shall hold their office
for two years, but the term of office
for the three last elected shall expire
at the eud Of the first year. They
shall have authority to act on all mat
! ters of interest to the Order when the
State Grange is not In session; shall
provide for the welfare Of the Order in
business matters, and shall report their
acts in detail to the State Grange on
the first day of the annual meeting.
ARTICLE l6.--Oficers Of this Grange
shall be elected and installed at a reg
ular annual meeting.
ARTICLE 17--Quartely Dues. The
Secretary shall see that the quarterly
dues Of subordinate Oranges are
promptly paid and in case the dues re-
main delinquent two quarters the de-
llnquent Grange shall be reported to
the Master of the State Grange. On
receiving such notice it shall be the
duty of the Master to warn the delin-
quent Grange, and if the dues are not
forwarded in thirty days, it shall be
the duty of the Master to advise the
Master of the National Grange of such
delinquency, and recommended the
reversal of the charter Of the delin-
quent Grange: pr0oided, any Grange
whose charter has been revoked may
petition the State Grange for reinstate-
ment.
ARTICLE lS.--Any brother or sister
who is in good standing and clear of
the books Of the Grange, shall be en-
titled to q withdrawal card upon the
payment Of the sum Of twenty-five
cents. Persons bearing such card may
be admitted without additional fees to
membership in another subordinate
Grange, but shall be subject to the
same forms Of petition. investigation
and ballot as those first applying for
membership, except that majority
vote shall elect them.
ARTICLE l9-Application. Persons
making application for membership
in the Order shall apply to the subor-
dinate Grange nearest to them, unless
good and sufficient reasons exist for
doing otherwise. In such cases the
Grange shall judge of the reason; and
if thought best, shall consult the
Grange nearest the applicant.
ARTICLE 20-Deputies. There shall
be appointed by the Masters Of the
State Grange at least one Deputy
in each county where proper per-
sons can be found who are Mas
ters or Past Masters, whose duty it
shall be to organize new Oranges, on
application having been made to them
by those desiring such an organization.
10 install officers Of Oranges when the
same have been elected, and shall be
vigilant that no discord shall obtain in
the Grange under their jurisdiction,
aud shall promptly report any such
disorder to the Master. Deputies shall
receive for organizing new Oranges,
their necessary travelling expenses.
The Deputies shall be appointed for
one year, but shall be subject to re-
moyal for cause by the Master. No
Grange shall hereafter be recognized
except those organized by Deputies
as herein specified, except
ing only those organized by the Mas
ter of the State Grange.
ARTICLE 2l-Couneils.- 1t shall be |
lawful for subordinate Oranges to form |
themselves into associations to be call
ed Councils, for the purpose Of flcili-
tating the transaction Of business of
buying. selling and shipping, and for
such other purposes as may seem for
the good of the Order. They shall be
governed, and the membership decided
1y such laws as the Council may from
line to time make, not in conflict with
,lle Constitution of the National
md State Oranges. They may elect
/ business agent to act in concert with
he Executive Committees, and it
hall be their duty to inform the Mas
er of the State Grange Of any irregu-
arlties practiced by Deputies within
heir jurisdiction.
ARTICLE 22-SeCtion 1.--Persons
laviug membership in any Subordi-
late Grange within this jurisdiction
vho may 50 change their pursuit, or
'ec0me so associated IN business rela-
ionsbip that their paramount pecuni-
ny interests are in conflict with the
interest of agriculture, or with the at
ofany Of the objects of the
)mer, such persons shall be deemed
0 have forfeited their membership in
he Grange, and it shall be the duty of
ny Subordinate Grange in which such
,erson may hold membership, upon
vritten complaint and charges being
made by ten members of the Order, to
institute an investigation otsnch charge
nd il upon investigation, y shall ap-