, 1874-02-23

Establishment OF County Oranges.


Special D1surtch tn rho Chicago 1ri6ane.
STERLING, Fob. q, 187l.-rho recent Convon-
ton Of tho National Graugo at st. Louis mado
arrangements TO provide for County Oranges.
10 carry out that ilon tho Executive Committee
OF tilis Stato, in session hero Friday, fra'ncd tho
following bylaws, that will be submitted for rat
it;oation at the Delegate State Convention ut
Bloomington OIL tho 14th Of April.
SEo. /. There may bo established County Grail
Gea III Tie fifth degree, nut to exceed onc III each
county. aud nsay 10 composed Of two or 'noro col'i-
or"nac, @ for slo p,rposc oi faciag tic Transaction
of business Ill huying, "csg, or shipping, md such
other business .s ,nay 1e for tug gooh Of the order
csts Of ta order III their rcspecttga tnuttcs, Atd
aid tho sulnrd!nate by uranges Represented therein
assrs si Of su5"r.tiiiao % ura.scs, mi tla|r Wives,
1mtrons and snch other fo''r'h'!oyreo E'cmto:s. not
TO- to- ofsse thrss f tsra ssa & n Grt m es a. % y
s,lcl way mud nnntlcr, ail OH such Eaais, az tho
County Grange nny from time to limo do'err'inc.
,ostng IN thn first Tuc*slay III p.ecu,'a: III eaeh
ycar, mid Ut such o.hs: nes NJ t!'cy ias 'onstdes
.rrrasnry for tho transAcsion IF h;iaincta.
SIC. 4. Tic officers of tic C.n.y t;ranu" s',nll bea
1Etsr9c u hi m'swart sssrs,: n AZ
thrte n.e:n6ers, to o rIcc::d a,a,a:, II :'t ;al
ncesng IN Der cmhcfnt - soon tlsrrFt -, ns pr:f-
5snry 5sa a''a IL @sc % yes mo Al Fe os. tst IL
anil by hallot. Thu first osl;e:a t1s:i .t-s The
Cul!nty GrH,sIo u nrg.ilszl sllH HDll ,.!lcn1
unit Tic hrat nscet!ng iii Jnnsn-y nc:.i ~ tlIcir
election.
so. !. The County Grange shall make ri! :'.a aeccs
srry rules n,.l regulations for their own 80. -nr.!,
esl.t 3laJ ain,ut Hi!cs romftech nG rIs'lt4, st't
adort s',cli bylaws far tho cHrryg ou: tn, ,iu:ts Of
tho Grange ~ they may sotlsitler neets,sr nut II
tic S!"'e Grange.
sue. 6. Applications for asrensationa for County
tirllNo shall 10 1nAo 10 tho Secretary nf tho stato
Grange, nnd eignet BY tue PERSONS ai'yis5 lor The
4ao, accompanied by fcc ot 81, When ancs apulica-
lion ia made, t!o secretary aha isHue aispe'saon
Anstcr alld CofIcrstgncd by tho 3ccretary,
Tho County Grange provided for III those pro-
posed bylaws, il now branch Of tho Order, aud
itB necessity las been felt for long time.
Tho Grange Of the State will 10 callcs! ,lnon to
vote ut Bloomington, OIL tho 14tt Of April noxt,
on tho following State Constitution;
ART. 10. Subordinate Oranges shall be hcl'l to =
RtrIck construction iii regard tu membership a shall
admit Into thu Order nIly scl lcrannH whose prln-
crlcs. occupation, untl Hnurce Of income revenue
Ii .lerlvcd from agricultural pursuits. Any violation
Aal subject the Grange 80 violating 1t to revocation
Of its charter
Your reporter il informed by tho State Of
flcors that the presHI,ro to Hecuro membership
in tho Grange, by persons who l'aye adoptcd II
littto farming only rs pretoSt to get into tho
Order, il fcarrnl, md tint. unless Il moro rigid
adhesion to the rules il enforced, thcBo nous
ing, nlonoy-Huoking, oilice-huuting 1cnd-deata
viii CAUSE them great troublo.
am Informed that tlio Stato Agent, Mr.
Erew, IL doing good work. anl the prospects
arc very favorable for tho cntiro SUCCESS OF tho
effort III tlIis direction.
We aro undor great obligations to tho State
| Grange officers for tllcir uniform courtesy and
| kindness to tho correspondent Of THE TRIBUNE,
mud for d general innght into the workings OF
tho Ordor and thor mannor Of trausActing nrsi-
ncss. They arc mot, Of large experience, 11'i-
questionable integrity, aud If the farmers Of
| Illinois could bo present ut tho meetings