The New York herald., 1875-12-21

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proposition by Council and the report o. the commit
tee thereupon The Zee for Initiation IN states where
Legislature exists shall be two dollars In otheE
States the Legislature shall hx the foe.
SEC A. All withdrawal and travelling cards for tho
use OF the Order shall be issued by the senate signed
BY its Secretary and sealed with It's seal and sold to-
Legislatures al ten cents per copy Legislatures shalt
cause the same 70 be signed and sealed oy their secre
tary and shall issue them Councils their discre<
ton Cards lacking any Of the above mentioned sigma
tures having any of the blanks thereupon unnled
shall not DO accepted by any Council of the Order.
sEc 5--A member 81 a Council applying for with
dawa travelling card shall be entitled 70 receive tho
card upon paying the fee stipulated therefor IN The by
laws Of the Council provided no charges are pendinG
against him
$50 a-Members OF the Order seeking afnaiion
with any Council by card shall be balloed for in Ike
manner with candidates for initiation, but in case OF
rejection their card shall DO returned to them they
may again be balloted for at any subsequent meetin&
SEC T-Whenever a member wishes TO withdraw
from the Order he shall give written notice 20 thef
Council with which he be connected of such de-
sire the Council shall in no charges pend
ing against him. thereupon his name 70 be erased
rom the roll aud minute Of the transaction 70 Do
ARTICLE Kill
SECTION LIN order to promote the efficiency OF thog
Order the members OF Councils shall be divided nto5
companies of 0 each bo called sections and TO-
be designated alphabetically the residents OF the same
neghborhood being grouped together SO far as prac
ticable
SEQ Each section shall be under the direction OF
Of their number, 10 be called chief 10 be APP
pointed and removed By the President subject to the
| approval OF the Council
Il
quGnJed o each member Of his section 70 deiiDer to
hea when required By The President or Council any
nctsee or other matter see 10 il that each member OF s
section has his properly registered Chere regtsr
try Idc eris and hat he goes 70 The polls aud deposit%
h's po notify the secretary dt once Of any change or
residence by any member Of his section and general
% a,n.aan such frequent Intercourse 'on them as sla
ofthe C0uneil ard of the Order.
SEQ EACH chief shall be required to make written.
monthly report OF the condition of his section TO the
President and shall be governed by his directions SUBJ
| ject to an appeal TO the Council
SEC. 6-Vacancies occurring in section shall b0z
filed by the President from newly initiated MEMBERS
or when request is made, by transfer from another
section. Newly initiated members may be temporarily
attached to old section until sufficient number ara
| Initiated to form new one
This constitution any part thereof may be altered
amended only by the concurrent majority Of votc&
Of the Senate and Of the State Legislatures Proposed
alterations may originate either in the Senate or Leg
NEW YORK, Oct l, 1875.
This is to certify rstj That the foregoing is ,he
Constitution of the Senate revised and altered by
that body annual session assembled the 26th da
| of june 1876;
c2d) That the same was duly transmitted TO the re-
spectve Legislatures for approval or dsapproval;
3d) That this date eight Legislatures have taken
action thereupon, follows-The Legislatures OF.
| Name New Hampshire Vermont, New Jersey, Penn-A
sylvania and Nevada have concurred in the revsionA
without exception The Legislature OF MassacnusettS
Of article s, and the Legislature or New York de-
4 clined to concur in any part thereof
such action by the Legislatures named submitted
TO the National Executive Committee on September ~
ut, and by it accepted as correct Therefore by vr
tue of instructions received from the Senate, at ta
| aforesaid annual meeting,
hereby declare that the foregoing revised Constituy
| tion having been concurred in by majority OF
the eleven Legislatures organized Is from this
date in fun force and operations aud all enactments o
the Senate Legislature or Council not in harmony
herewith are null and void.
Attest HENRY + HOLT
In accordance with resolution Of the Senate, tha
following compilation of all resolutions heretofore3
passed having relation to the government OF theA
Order has been made and is issued for the guidancar
of members rst
Resolved That no publication shall be made In any
newspaper OF the meetings Of the Councils OF thiS
Order or OF the name OF any member or OF any otner
matter connected with or pertaining TO the organiz-
ton. -.
demonstration be allowed 20 emanate from TINS order-
Resolved, That copies Of all documents Of whatever
| character, issued by Legislatures or Councils, be
forwarded 10 the Secretary OF the Senate TO be placed
| on file.
Resolved That II shall be the duty OF the Secretary
Of the Senate notify the respective Legislatures q
the Senate hereafter held.
Resolved That the equipment for councils shall con-
| sst Of the folowing-viz, q charter, two working
books and constitutions lone for the p and " y one
key, two marshas cards Qor NJ and A. NJ and one
chapains card, Tor all Of which the p. shall be
sponsible
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\ Resolved That members shall have the privilege on
making public the preamble to the Constitution OF the
Order
Resolved That when the preamble is used for pur-
poses of extension of the Order shall be only upon
slips printed for the purpose.
i SUPREME OFFICERS.
The at present holding Official positions in the
National Senate the following
President o. tie Senate-George D. Weeks; residence,
| Brooklyn, N. Y A few months ago Weeks was Chief
Clerk Superintendent OF tho Supply Department for
the city OF Brooklyn, aud has for time borne tho
reputation of being shrewd and over-scrupuloua
politician
Secretary of the Sendte-Henry J. Holt a practical
printer, doing business at No 81 Nassau street. under
the firm of Holt Bro He resides in Elizabeth,
~ j.. and also the President Or they call it, tho
Speaker, OF the New Jersey Legislature OF o. A. u
| All tho printed matter issued by concerning the
| Order is prepared by Holt The utmost secrecy s
observed the work OF setting type and printing tho
press being either done night with locked doors
The greatest mystery and wachfuness is carried out
| by the Secretary
Treasurer cfhe Senate-Ex- Governor Minor Of Stam-
| ford, Conn.
| National Deputy-Mr Edgar residence in Jersey
City, his place of business being at No SO Park row,
room go On the door OF his Office sign bearing the
| names Of Holt Edgar.
Members of tie Sendte-Besides those already
officers the prominent members OF the senatol
Ex-Governor Newell OF New Jersey Rev Or Eddy,
Jersey City; Major Pangborn, editor of the Jersey City
Evening Journal E. Cowles editor OF the Cleveland
Leader; Dr. Van Epps, Cleveland, ohio Rev Dr. For
bush (Unitarianl Cleveland Ohio; Rev. Dr. White, o.
Illinois, General Buckingham; Dr. Headley, now in the
United States Appraisers Office, New York; Rev. DR..
| Hughes, Greenpont John Barbour, Brooklyn; Mr.
| Buchanan, Kngsbrdge n Y, and hr. Winslow, edof
| of the American Citizen, Portland, Me.
The National Executive Committee is all powerful in
the order. 1t decides questions in disputes ramea
laws oranges the business affairs for the Senate
| The committee in session in this city at the So
Nicholas Hotel, Wednesday and Thursday OF Lass
week. Among the distinguished members Of this Ex-
ecutive Committee present Messrs Cowlcs For
bush, Van Epps, Wnsow, Weeks and Buckingham.