The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1875-12-30
AMENDMENTS TO THE CONsTI.
TUITION.
Proposed at the Ninth Annual Sss-
sion Of the National Grange,
November, 1875.

/. Amend the preamble, under the
head of estate Grange" by substitut.
ing the following for section L:
"Sec. L. Fifth Degree. Pomona
(Hope.) Composed of the Masters and
Past Masters of Subordinate Oranges,
and their wives who are Matrons shall
be honorary members, eligible to Office
but not entitled to vote; and provided
that when the number of Subordinate
Oranges in any State becomes so great
as to render it necessary, the State
Grange may, in such manner as it may
determine, reduce its representatives
by providing for the election of q GER
tain proportion of those entitled to
membership in the State Grange from
each county, and the members so cho-
sen shall constitute the voting MEM
bers of the State Grange"
2. Amend the preamble, under the
head of estate Grange" by adding the
following: "The wives of the dele
gates elected to the State Grange as
provided for in the preceding section,
if Matrons, shall be voting members Of
that BODY
}. Amend the constitution under the
head, Organization of State Oranges"
in the fourth line of page four, by strik-
ing out the words "not to exceed
three"
4. Amend the preamble to the consti-
tuition under the head National
Grange" by inserting between the
words master" and "of," where they
occur in the second line of said para
graph, the words "Past Masters and
their wives" and also by adding at the
close of said paragraph the words fol-
lowing, to wit: "Proyided that not
only those members of the National
Grange who are Masters of State
Oranges, and their wives who are Ma
irons, shall be entitled to vote therein;
and provided further, that Past Mas
tiers and their wives who have taken
the degree of Pomona, and all former
members of the National Grange, and
eligible to Office therein, but mot enti-
tied to vote"
5. Amend article /, section 1, of the
constitution by inserting the word
"district" between the words estate"
and "or," where they occur in the Sec
ond line of said section.
6. Amend article /, section 2, of the !
constitution by inserting between the
words practicable" and Sin" where
they occur in the fourth line of said |
section, the words Gin the District |
Grange annually at such time as each |
District Grange may determine"
z. Amend article /, section 2, of the
constitution by striking out the word
three" where it occurs in the sixth
line of said section, and insert "two."
8. Amend article 2, section 2, of the
constitution, by inserting between the
words annually" and "at," where they
occur in the first line of said section,
the words cor biennially," and by
striking out the words ''from year to
year." where they occur in the second
line of said section.
9. Amend article of the constitu-
ton by substituting therefor: each
State Grange shall fix the fee for men,
bership in its own jurisdiction.
10. Amend article by adding the
following after the word refunded, Pin
the seventh line Of said article: "And
no petition shall be received from q
rejected applicant until six months
shall have elapsed after such rejec- {
tion.n
IL. Amend article 6, section /, of the ,
by substituting therefor I
the following: each member shall
pay into the treasury of the Subordi- I
nate Grange to which he belongs q
due, to be determined by the \
State Grange to which he is attached"
IL. Amend article z, section 2, of the I
by substituting therefor
be following: Tho Secretary of each
Grange shall report quar- Fl
erly to the Secretary of his State 5
irange the number of persons initial b
u since his last report, and also the \
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