Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1874-02-28
THE NEW CONSTITUTION.


Article /. This Grange shall be
known as Tennessee State Grange of
Patrons of Husbandry.
Art. 2. The members of the State
Grange shall be Masters of Subordi-
nate Oranges, aud their wives, who are
matrons. Past Masters, and their
wives, who are matrons, are honorary
members, and shall be eligible to office,
but not entitled to vote.
Art 8. Representatives to the State
Grange shall be composed of one dele
gate from each county of the State,
who shall be Master of a subordinate
Grange, and his wife, if a matron, to
be chosen by ballot by the Masters in
each county on the first Tuesday in
January each year, at such place as
they may select each delegate so
chosen to be entitled to as many votes
as there are Oranges in his county at
the time of said election.
Art. A. This Grange shall hold its
regular annual meetings on the Bird
Wednesday of February in each year,
at such place as the Grange may elect.
Special meetings of the Grange may be
called by the written request of the
representation of ten counties, together
with the Executive Committee-writ-
ten notices of such meeting to be given
to each subordinate Grange thirty days
preceding, or by vote of the Grange
ut any regular meeting.
Art. 5. Fifty representatives shall
constitute aquorum for the transaction
of business. but less number may ad-
journ from day to day.
Then follow the articles prescribing
the duties of the various officers of the
Grange. g.
Art. 10. All elections shall be by
ballot and a majority vote elect.
Art. 16. All committees shall consist
of not less than three members, and
shall be appointed by the Master, un-
less otherwise ordered.
Art. II declares that at the regula :
annual meeting of the Grange three
members shall be elected by ballot to
be constituted an Executive Commit
tee, one of whom shall hold his office
for three years, and one for two years,
and one for one year, their several
terms of Office to DO determined by
lot, and at each annual session there
after there shall be chosen one member
of said committee, who shall take the
place of the one whose term has ex-
PRED. The committee to exercise a
general supervision of the affairs of
the Order during the recess of the
Grange; to instruct the Secretary in
regard to printing and disbursements,
aId to place in bis hands contingent
fund, to decide al questions and ap-
peals referred to them by the officers
and members of subordinate Oranges /;
to lay before the Grange at each sess-
ion report of all such questions and
appeals, and their decisions thereon !;
and to discharge the duties of a Finan-
cial Committee. And they are hereby
empowered to draw upon the Treasur-
err for mileage of five cents per mile
and a per diem of three dollars while
engaged in the discharge Of the duties
enjoined in this section,
Art. Is. The officers of subordinate
Oranges shall be elected annually at
the first stated meetings in March, and
be installed at the first regular meet.
ing in April. The fiscal years shall
commence on the first days of January,
April, July and October succeeding
their organization. The fiscal year OF
this Grange shall commence on the first
day of October, 1873.
Art. 10 provides for the revokal OF
any Oranges that fail to pay their
dues. -r- s ~
Art. 20. Persons making application
for membership in our Order shall APP
ply to the subordinate Grange nearest
to them, unltss good and sufficient
reasons exist for doing otherwise,
which reasons must be submitted in
writing. In such caset the Grange shall
judge the reasons, and If thought best,
shall consult the Grange NEAREST the
applicant, boa t!aa IL ~ 1. , -
Any person whose application for