The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1873-06-05

confined to the fOuftn Degree.
SEC. 2. State Oranges shall NEE
annually, at such time and place a
the Grange shall, from year to yeal
determmine. as.
SEC. 3. The National Grange shal
meet annually, on the first Weanes
day in February, at such place as th
Grange may from year to- year deter
mine Should the National drahg
adjouun without seleeting tfieeplac
| Of meeting, the. Executive committe
should appoint the place, and motif
the Secretary of the National Grang
and the Masters of State Oranges; a
least thirty days before the day ap
pointed -
Es ARTICLE. uI4LAwS.
The National Grange, at its An
nuai Session, shall frame, amend, o.
repeal such laws as the good of The
Order may require. All laws of State
and Subordinate Oranges must con
form to this Constitution and The
laws adopted by the National Grange
ARTICLE Iv.-RITUAL.
The Ritual adopted by the Nationa,
Grange shall be used in all Subordin
ate Oranges, and any desiredalteratior
in the same must be submitted to, and
receive the sanction of, the National
Grange.
ARTICLE V.-MEMBERSHIP.
Any person interested in agricul
tural pursuits, of the age of Sixteen
years (fernale), and eighteen years,
(male) duly proposed, elected, and
complying with the rules and regula-
tions of the Order, is entitled to mem
sberehip and the beneftof the degrees
taken. -Every application must be
accompanied by the fee of member
ship. If rejected, the money will be
refunded. Applications must be Ger
tilted by members, and balloted for al
a subsequent meeting. It shall re
quire three negative votes to reject
an applicant. 5lA
ARTICLE yI.-FEEs FOR MEMBERSHIP.
The minimum fee for membe, g 'lir
in a Subordinate Grange shall be
For men five dollars, and for. women
two dollars, for the four degrees, ex
cept Chartepo Members, who shal
pay: Men, three dollars, and women
fifty cents.
ARTICLE vIL-DUEs.
SECTION l. The minimum of re
grllar monthly dues shall be ten cents
from each member, and each Grange
may otherwise regulate its own4dues
Sec. 2. The Secretary of eace Sub
ordinate Grange shall report quarter
ly to the Secretary of the State Grange
the names of all persons initiated OF
passed to higher degrees.
E Sec. 3. The Treasurer of eacl
Subordinate Grange shall report quar-
terly, and pay to the Treasurer Of
each State Grange the sum of one
dollar for each man, and fifty cents
for each woman, initiated during that
quarter; also, a quarterly due of siz
cents for each member.
SEC. 4. The Secretary of each State
Grange shall report quarterly to the
Secretary of the National Grange the
membership in his State, and the de
grees conferred during the quarter.
Sec. 5. The Treasurer of each
State Grange shall deposit to the
credit of the National Grange Of
Patrons of Husbandry, with some
Banking or Trust Company in New
York Ito be selected by the Executive
Committee) in quarterly instalments,
the annual due of ten cents for each
member in his State, and forward the
receipts for the same to the Treasurer
of the National Grange.
SEC. 6. All moneys deposited with
said company shall be paid out only
upon the drafts of the Treasurer,
signed by the Master, and counter.
signed'by the Secretary.
SEC. Z. No State Grange shall be
entitled to representation in the Nat
ionai Grange whose dues are unpaid
for more than one quarter.