The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1874-07-23
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SEC. 8. The managers >ital! hand to
the secretary The naines of their vii
nc->e>. who shall issue /" each :. re-
quest. ia The name and unGpr he seal
of Ike grange. that hrs appear aud
give -h";r testimony hri"r" HE court
Al The appointed time.
sac To- EYER hrni!er or >i-ir,
whCm ihr- rcqlr-lcd. shall attend Ia
oirdicnrc 50 rhn RED .r-i ami @i,r
ia!i -,aiemrui oi -ur!, facts niIliiu hI-
or her knowledge rs na, have Il bear
lag ou The matter ua.lrr investigation.
under penalty Of admoniiion, iinc or
suspension uP"h mere motion.
SEC. Ii. Upon iaiurc of any
brother or >i,tc.- when lliu- requested
to Appear before sail court. such fail.
are shall be- reported by the clerk
thereof Ia The grange, and il, ihe de-
liuqurmt bc Il member of another
grange the worthy ua>icr shall cau>e
the delinquent To bc rcp"ried to such
grange. which grange shall proceed to
+, immediate action thereon "a provided
in the prcccdir" section.
SEC. l.. The accused shall be en-
titled 10 the same process to procure
/ the Attendance of any witnesses he or
She may have, a. is provided for the
! prosecution in sections ten and eleven.
! SEC. Is. The accused may be assist
ed in his or her defense by any brother
or sister, and in case the accused is in
default the court may proceed with
/ the examination in his or her absence,
/ if it shall appear 10 the satisfaction of
said court that the accused has had
due notice of the time and place of
examination.
SEC. IA. An examination may be
adjourned from time to time upon
good cause being shown or with the
consent of both parties.
SEC. ID. The court shall carefully
and impartially hear the testimony:
first that offered by the managers
then that OF the accused. The same
shall be carefully and accurately re-
corded by the clerk and by him dcliv
cred to the secretary of the grange at
or before the mex, regular meeting oc-
animation.
SEC. l6. Either party may appeal
from the decision of the court in add
uniting or refusing any testimony Of
fercd by either party during the pro-
cess of the trial
SEC. II. At the next regular meet
ing after the close Of the examination
the w. NJ. shall declare the hearing of
the accusation to be a special order of
business for the next meeting, and the
secretary shall cite the accused TO APP
pear at said hearing.
SEC. lS. At the hearing of the ac-
cusation the testimony shall be read
and all appeals from the decision of
the judge of the examining court shall !
be decided by the grange. In case an
appeal from the decision Of the court |
refusing the admission of testimony is |
decided in favor Of the person appeal
iue, the case shall be returned to said |
court with instructions TO admit said |
testimony and report at the next meet
;,,, m, annual from bc Inci si,n af !
the court admitting any testimony OBJ
jected to by the person appealing is
decided in favor of the person appeal |
ing that portion of testimony so erron-
cously admitted shall be stricken out.
SEC. 49, After the decision of all |
questions of appeal, the w. NJ. shall
state the question as follows: ''ls the |
accused guilty ornot guilty." Which |
question may be discussed on the evil |
dencc by the prosecuting manager and
the accused.
SEC. 20. The managers on the part |
of the prosecution, and the accused |
and his or her consent in his or her |
behalf, may argue the question of
guilt. but neither shall have vote
thereon. The managers shall have the |
right to open and close the argument. |
SEC. p. At the close of the argu-
mcnt the sentiment of the grange shall |
be taken; if two-thirds of the MEM |
bers present declare in the affirmative |
the accused shall be declared guilty, if |
otherwise he or she shall be declared |
innocent of the charge.
SEC. D. Should there be more than |
one charge in the accusation the ques-
ton of guilt shall be determined upon /
each separately, and the accused shall |
be tried only upon the offence in the |
charge specified.
SEC. %. If the punishment is in |
the discretion of the grange the qucs-
ton shall he decided by ballot and the |
accused shall be subjected TO that pun
ishmcnt which may receive a majority |
of the votes east.
SEC. "a. The accused shall with
draw from the grange while the qucs- |
ten of guilt and punishment are be-
ing determined.
SEC. -. If five members of the |
grange shall be of the opinion that the
trial at the hands of their grange, and |
shall file written statement of the |
fact. then when the request of the ex-
aiming court is filed with the secre-
tary the trial shall be removed to the
nearest grange.
SEC. &c. Such grange shall proceed
TO the hearing Of the accusation in the |
same manner rs if it had first been |
preferred therein.
SEC. %. Upon such removal the |
managers. the accused and his or her
counsel may respectfully present the |
case TO the grange 10 which il has been /
removed in the same manner as if no |
such removal had been made.
SEC. 2S. If the accused shall confess /
the charge the grange may proceed TO |
vote upon his or her punishment with |
ont the previous formula of n trial.
SEC. 20. The W NJ shall receive no |
accusation unless presented 10 him in
person by the accuscr with the names |
of the witnesses TO substantiatc the !
same.
SEC. 80 The name of the accuser |
shall be made known only 10 the man. |
ayers and the W. NJ. and shall be care /