Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1873-05-14
of the Master to attend. but such
proxy shall not tharcby be entitled
to the Sixth degree.

proxy shali not tharcby be entitled
to the Sixth degree.
~ ARTICLE ~.
Questions of administration and
arising in and between
State Oranges, and appeals from the
action tiid. decision thereof, shall be
referred to the Master and Executive
Committee Of the National Grange,
whose decision shall be respected aud
obeYed until overrnlcd by action of
the National Grange.
ARTICLE v.
It shall be tho duty Of the Master
to preside at meetings of the Nation
al Grange /; to see that all officers aud
members ofcommittees properly per-
form their respective duties ; to see
that the Constitution, bylaws, aud
of the National Grange
and the usagcs of the Order are OBJ
served and obeyed; and to sign oil
drafts drawn upon the treasury, and
generally to perform all duties per-
tanning to such Office.
ARTIcLEvI.
It shall be the duty of the Secretary
to keep record of all proceedings of
the National Grange /; TO keep a Just
and true account OF all moucvs rc.
ceived and paid out by him; 10 couu-
tersign all drafts upon the treasury i;
to conduct the correspondence OF the
National Grange, and generally To
act as the administrative officer OF the
National Grange, under tho direction
of the Master and the Executive COM
mittee.
1t shall be his duty, at least once
each month, to deposit with the Fis-
cal Agency holding the funds Ofthc
National Grange all moneys that may
have come into his hands, and for
ward duplicate receipt therefor to
the treasurer, and to make full re-
port of all transactions to the Nation
al Grange at each annual session.
1t shall be his further duty TO pro-
cure a monthly report from the Fis-
cal Agency with whom the funds of
the National Grunge are deposited Of
all moneys received and paid out by
them during each month; and send a
copy of such report to the Executive
Committee and Master of the Nation
al Grange.
ARTICLE VII.
SECTION /. 1t shall be the duty Of
the Treasurer to issue alldrafts upon
the Fiscal Agency of the Order, said
drafts having been previously signed
by the Master and countersigned by
the Secretary of the National Grange.
SEC. 2. He shall report monthly
to the Master of the National Grange,
through the Office of the Secretary, a
statement Of all receipts of deposits
made by him and of all drafts or
checks signed by him during the pre-
vious month.
SEC. 8. lie shall report to the Ma
tionaI Grange at each Annual Session
statement of all receipts of deposits
made bv him and of all drafts or
checks signed by him since his last
annual report.
ARTICLE VIII.
II shall be the duty of the Lecturer
to visit, for the good of the Order,
such portions of the United States as
the Executive Committee may direct,
for which services he shall receive
compensation.
ARTICLE
1t shall be the duty of the Executive
Committee to exercise q general su.
pcryisiou Of the affairs of the Order
during the recess OF the National
Grange; to instruct the Secretary III
regard to printing and disbursements
and to place in his hands a contingent
fund to decide all questions and ap.
peals referred to them by the officers
nd nf tntn
TO lay before the National Grange al
each session report of all such ques.
tions and appeals, and their decisions
thereon.
ARTICLE Y.
SECTION l. Such compensation fol
time a"d service shall be given the
Master, Lecturer, Secretary, Treasur-
er, and Executive Committee, as the
National Grange may from time to
time, determine.
SEC. 2. Whenever General Depu-
ties are appointed by the Master of
the National Grange, said Deputies
shall receive such compensation for
time and services as may be deter
mined by the Executive Committee:
Provided, In 10 case shall pay from
the National Grange be given Gener-
antiquities in any State after the for
nation ofits State Grange.
ARTICLE NJ.
SECTION The financial existence
of Subordinate Oranges shall date
from the first day in january, first
day Of April, first day of July, and
first day of October subsequent to the
day oftheir orgauiZation, from which
date their first quarter shah COM
mcnce.
SEC. ?. State Oranges shall date
their financial existence three months
after the first day Of January, first OF
April, first of July, and first of Octo-
Der Immediately following thair or
ganizatiOu.
ARTICLE MI.
Each State Grange shall be enti-
tied to send one representative, who
shall be n Master thereof, or his
proxy, TO all meetings of the Nation
al Grange. lie shalt receive mileage
at the rate of five cents per mile both
ways, computed by the nearest prac.
ticai route to be paid as follows: The
Master and Secretary of The National
Grange shall give such representative
an order for the amount Oh the Treas.
urer Of the State Grange. which he
represents and this order shall DC
receivable by the National Grange III
payment of State dues.
ARTICLE XIII.
Special meetings of the National
Grange shall be called by the Master
upon the application of the Master OF
ten State Oranges, one months notice
of such meeting being gwen to al
members of the National Grange
No alterations of amendments to tho
Bylaws or Ritual shall be made al
any special meeting.
ARTICLE XIV.
These bylaws may be altered oil
amended ut any annual meeting Ot
the National Grange by a two~third'
vote of the members present:
"A woman was hung at Preston
Georgia, yesterday. She was not til.
principal in the murder for which sh'
was convicted, but assisted man il
putting his wife out Of the way. Tht
man was hung some weeks ago, anC
every effort was then made to induce
the Governor Of the State to pardon
the woman, who was young, pretty
and weak minded. But they hav,
old d-fashioned prejudices in Georgia
and one is that the officers of the laN
shall execute its provision on peopi.
| who seq fit I N disobey il, Miss Susie