Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-06-26
Constitution for County Changers.
OFFICIAL.


Under the power and by the author
ity vested in the State Grange by the
National Grange of the Patrons of
Husbandry, the Executive Committee
of the Tennessee State Grange make
and publish the following Constitution
for the information. working and gov
eminent of County Oranges in Tenn
lessee:
+ |. County Oranges may be establish
ed, not to exceed one in each county
lin the State, to be composed of Masters
land Past Masters of Subordinate
Oranges. and their wives, who are
Matrons, and such fourth degree mem
bers mot to exceed three from each
Subordinate Grange) as may be elected
thereto by the Subordinate Oranges.
III: Such County Oranges shall have
charge of the educational and business
interests of the Order in their respec-
tive counties, and shall encourage,
strengthen and aid the Subordinate
Oranges.
HI. Dispensatiens for County Gran
ges shall issue without charge from the
| State Grange, duly signed by the
Master and Secretary, and stamped
with the seal Of the State Grange. The
certificate of organization from the
Master of the State Grange, or Deputy
orga nizing, shall be sufficient author
ity for the transaction of business un-
til dispensation is received. Il
". Notice of the time and place for
the organizations of County Grange
shall be.given to the Subordinate
Oranges in the county by the Master
of the State Grange. or his Deputy.
stating who are entitled to member
ship.
V. Three or more Subordinate Gran
ges in any county may unite and form
a County Grange under the regulations;
but Oranges in one county shall not be
prevented from uniting with those of
another. if more convenient to them.
VI. The officers shall correspond to
those of Subordinate Grange, to be
elected and installed when organized.
and, thereafter, at the first meeting in
each calendar year.
VII. Subordinate Oranges shall
elect representatives quarterly, to at
tend the meetings ofthe county grange;
the retiring representatives being
eligible to reelection, and entitled to
seats as honorary members, and may
hold Office therein.
VIII. The County Oranges shall
meet at least quarterly, and as much
llOitener as the interests of the Order
may require, and at such place as they
may select
IX. County Oranges, through their
agents, shall cooperate with the gen.
eral and division business agents Ofthe
State Grange. Said county agents TO
be selected as early as practicable.
Y. 1t shall also be the duty of the
County Oranges to aid and assist the
officers of the State Grange, especially
in perfecting and carrying out sys-
TEN of crop and stock reports.
XG. The County, like the Subordin-
ate Oranges, shall be amenable to the
State Grange and its authorities.
XII. County Oranges, established
under these regulations, shall have
power to adopt such bylaws and rules,
and require such dues from members,
as they may deem necessary to carry
out the provision of this Constitution,
but they shall have no legislative, ex-
ecutive. or disciplinary powers over the
Subordinate Oranges.
XIII. Alterations, amendments or
changes may be made to this Constitu-
ton at any annual meeting Of the
State Grange. by concurrence of a
tw0-thirds vote.
THoS. G. MosELY,
SAMUEL. PERKINS, Elk. Com.
Ii. HI. HUBBARD.
A true copyas adopted March2 q, IS.
w. MAXWELL.
Master State Grange.
j. III. CURREY, Sec'y.