Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1873-05-29

DEC. .. All monies 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 Ma
tional Grange whose dues are en-
paid for more than one quarter.
ARTICLE vIII--REQUIREMENTs
SEC. l. Reports from Subordinate
Oranges, relative to crops, imple-
ments, stock, or any other matters
called for by the National Grange
must be certified to by the Master
and Secretary, and under seal of the
Grange giving the same.
Sec. 2. All printed matter upon
whatever subject and all information
issued by the National or State TO
Subordinate Oranges, shall be made
known to the members without un-
necessary delay.
SEC. 3. If any brothers or sisters
of the Order are sick, it shall be the
duty of the Patrons to visit them,
and see that they are we'll provided
with all things needful.
SEC. 4. Any member found guilty
of cruelty to animals shall be expell-
ed from the Order.
Sec. 5. The officers of Subordin-
ate Oranges shall be on the alert in
devising means by which the inter.
est OF the whole Order may be ad-
vanced; but no plan of work shall be
adopted by Subordinate Oranges,
without first submitting it, to, and
receiving the sanction of the Nation
al Grange.
ARTICLE IX-cHARTERs AND DIsPEN-
Stations.
SEC. l. All charters and dispensa-
tions issue directly from the Nation.
al Grange.
Sec. 2. Nine men and four wo-
men having received the four Subor-
dinate Degrees, may receive a dis
pensation TO organize a Subordinate
Grange.
SEC. 8. Applications for dispense
tons shall be made to the Secretary
Of the National Grange, and be sign
ed by the persons applying for the
same, and be accompanied by fee
Of fifteen dollars.
SEC. 4. Charter members arc those
persons only whose names arc upon
the application, and whose fees we're
paid at the time of organization
Their number shall not be less than
nine men and four women, nor more
than twenty men and ten women.
SEC. 5. Fifteen Subordinate Gran
ges working in State can apply for
for authority to organize State
Grange.
SEC. 6 When State Oranges are
organized, disponsations will be re-
placed by charters, issued without
further fee.
SEC. Z. All charters must pass
through the State Oranges for Rec
ord, and receive the seal and official
signatures of the same.
Sec. 8. No Grange shall confer
moro than one degree (either First,
Second Third or Fourth) at the
same meeting.
Sec. 9. After a State Grange is or
ganized, all applications for charters
mustvpass through the same and be
approved by Master and Secretary.
ARTICLE X-DUTIEs OF OFFICERS.
The duties of officers of the Ma
tional, State. and Subordinate Gran
ges shall be prescribed by the laws of
the same.
ARTICLE XI-TREAsURERs.
SEC. /. The TreGsurers of the Ma.
tional, State and Subordinate Grang-
es shall give bonds, to be approved
by the officers Of their respective
Oranges.
SEC. 2 In all Oranges bills must be
approved by the Master, and coun>
tersigned by the Secretary, before
the Treasurer can pay.the same.
ARTICLE XII-REsTRlCTIoNs
Religious or polittca! questions
will not be tolerated asmsabjects Of
discussion in the work of the Order,
and no political or religious tests for
membership shall be applied.
ARTICLE XIII-AMENDMENTs.
The Constitution can be altered or
amended by two thirds vote o f the
National Grange at any annual
meeting, and when such alteration
or amendment shall have been rati.
fed by three.fourths CT the State
Oranges, and the same reported to
the So cretary ofthe National Grange
it shall be Of full force.