The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-05-18
ADDITIONAL. LOCAL.
The NesU Consultation of the Central So
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ctety
The following is an abstract of the con-
stitution that will be considered in the
Convention of the Central Association,
this afternoon, for adoption:
The Constitution provides that the
priest Of the congregation shall be the
spiritual leader Of the society, and in
case one society is composed OF different
the Bishop OF the Diocese
shall be such spiritual leader. t-Whenlthe
priest appears in the meetings OF the So
ciety, the President OF the same shall ac-
cord him the floor in preference to any
other speaker. Fora just, cause the
priest snail have the right to .expel men,
bers. The names Of the elected officers
shall be sent to the priest, and also the
minutes. The minutes shall contain
no resolutions contrary TO the, ordi-
,nances OF the Catholic Church. No So
ciety shall have the right to give picnics
or balls without the eapprobation'of the
priest. No person shall become men,
ber OF the society who is a member of
any society hostile TO the Catholic
Church. Any person wishing to become
a 9member must have an 4unblemished
character, 1--we according to the rules of
the Catholic Church, and send his chill
dren to the Catholic schools, II possible.
Before the society accepts ,an3 new men,
.ber, The name of the.applieant shall be
submitted to a committee for examina-
tion, and said committee shall report to
the priest of the congregation. III the
priest has Just cause 10 oppose the can
didacy of any person for membership,
the applicant shall not be eligible until
such cause shall have been removed.
6The. societies snail elect their members
by ballot. Each society shall Regulate
the conditions aud penalues for nen-at-
tendance, and decide what benefits shall
,be allowed sick members. Amy men,
ber may abe expelled who sdisregards
these rules. An executive CommiJLee
shall be elected by each society to inves-
tlgate any charges made by a member
and to report the same 10 the society. III
tue decision of the esociety,is upsais.
factory an appeal may be made to the
Cent? al Committee, whose decision will
be final. Should amy society belonging
to the Bund become hnanci aliy red dueed,
so that the existence OF lne society is
metiaced, the President of such society
snail report to the President OF the Bund,
who shall call on altthe other societies
0f The Organization lor reIie.. Every local
society snail be bound to aid ald sup
port any member OF any otlrer society
when traveiing) provided he show the
proper credentials. Any member OF a.so-
cieLy leaving one town tor another. sHai
be entitled TO become member Of any
Germal Catholic Society III the city
withouC additional cost bnt-eyery men,
Der removing from, one town, to another
snail he entitled tOremaln a member OF
the society OF The city III which he pre-
yi0usly resided. Every member enter
ing upon a journey shall be entitled to
credentials IOr at LEAST six months.
Every member shal be entitled 10 aid
for the iul length Of his period OF sick
ness. Every local society shall pay ~
least Two cents per member into ths
treasury of the Cent? al Verein. Ever,
local society shall have the right to b,
represented by ONE delee ate to the Ma
tiOnAI Convention. Ii amy ,sDciety should
have cause mol to send a delegate to the
National Convention, the same shall re.
port at least one month before the as.
seanbling, TO the Corresponding Secre-
tary OF the Bund. a illll report, con.
tanning the names Of the societies, the
number Of members, the financial cOndi.
ton. &C., shall he rendered al every Ma.
IiOial Convention by each society be.
longing to the Bund.
The second days session opened at
O'Clock this morning, in Mozart Hall
wllh President Spaunhorst.in the chair
and all the members present.
The report of the Executive Commit
tee in the matter of effecting Lie In.
surance Company for each local asso.
citation, after d motion had been made
to refer TO, special committee of five,
to report at the TWenty-hrst Convention,
was finally tabled.
The Committee on Resolutions pre-
sented a report that the st. Francis Sem
mary, of Milwaukee, had appealed to
the charity of the Central Association
and It's local societies tor Installments
for the benefit of this Seminary.
The installment was fixed at ten cents
per member, and the report unanimously
adopted. An amendment to the above,
that the money SO collected for this sem.
mary pass through the hands of the
President of the Central Association,
was also passed.
The report Of the Committee on Law
suits was also approved. The Committee
on entering new societies reported that
several societies had applied for admis-
sion TO the Central Association.
A motion that the same he admitted
was thereupon unanimously adopted.
A lengthy report OF the committee for
the relief OF the poor immigrants who
daily arrive at Baltimore and New York
was then read and adopted.
Father Schweninger, President of the
Committee, then, in few words,
thanked the delegates of the different
local associations for their charitable
donations to The Relief Fund.
The press at the Convention is repre-
sented by the following: FL. q. Ries, OF
Milwaukee, Tor the Caecilia and Free.
mans Journal, of New York; FIX Brand.
ecker, tor the CatholicWee of Chicago
Leopold Mullenhof, for the Buffalo
Volksfreund; Il. Fuehring, for the Mad
Madison County Advertiser oil
Edwardsville ILL.,; II. G. Wick
man for the Aurora of Buffalo,
I'll. Hooper for the Claubensboten ol
Louisville, and r. Gouner, of the Lux.
emherg Gazette and representatives oi
the local papers.
A'motion was made that the Secretary,
Treasurer and President be empowered
to defray the necessary expenses for the
printing OF the minutes OF the Conven-
tion.
A motion to furnish each local associa-
tion five printed copies Of these minutes
for the use of the officers ard one for
every ten members was also adopted. A
motion that extra copies be furnished
To associations upon notification at their