The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1875-12-30

the Secretaries of County Oranges"
Is. Amend article z, section 8, of the
constitution by striking out tho word
"ten," where it occurs in the third line
. Of said section, and insert the word
"thirty."
IA. Amend article 8, section z, Of the
constitution by striking out the word
"one," where it occurs in the first line
of said section, and inserting the word
"two."
The committee recommend that the
Secretary be instructed Immediately
after the adjournment Of the session,
to cause to be printed on slips of paper
the proposed amendments to the con-
stitution, numbered as above, and for
ward copy eff the same TO the Master
of each State Grange, and duplicate
copy to the Secretary thereof, and that
each proposed amendment shall be con-
sidercd by the State Oranges as dis
tinct and substantive propositions
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be instructed to submit the proposed
amendments to his State Grange at the
next session thereof for ratification, and
cause the Secretary of his State Grange
to communicate to the Secretary of the
National Grange, under the seal of the
State Grange, the result of the action
of his Grange upon each proposition.
When the Secretary of the National
Grange shall have received official in
formation that any one or more of said
proposed amendments have been rati-
fed by three-fourths of all the State
Oranges, he shall communicate the
same to the Master of the National
Grange, who shall at once make Off
cial proclamation thereof; and the ex-
ecutive committee shall cause to be
printed such nu mber of the amended
constitution and bylaws as in their
Judgment the good of the Order may
demand.
Section /. The effect of this will be
to restore past masters of subordinate
oranges, and their wives who are ma
tr ons, 10 honorary membership in the
State Grange, eligible to Office, but not
entitled to vote.
2. The effect of this will be to make
the wives of delegates to the State
Grange, if matrons, voting members
past masters and their wives to honor
airy membership iii the National
Grange, eligible to Office, but not to
of that body.
8. The effect OF this will be that SUBJ
ordinate oranges may elect as many
fourth degree members to the district
or county oranges as they choose, in
stead of three.
4. The effect Of this will be to restore
vote. Also prevents officers of the
Ma tional Grange from voting, unless
they are masters Of State Oranges, or
wives of masters of State Oranges. 1t
also restores all former members of the
National Grange to honorary men,
bership, eligible to Office, but not en-
titled to vote.
s. The effect of this will be to re-
quire district or county oranges to
have just the same number and style
of officers as subordinate, State or
National Grange.
6. The effect of this will be to re-
quire the district or county oranges to
hold their elections annually at such
time as they may determine.
z. The effect of this would be that
the terms of Office in the National
Grange would be two years instead Of
three years, as now.
s. The effect of this would be to al |
low the National Grange to meet bien.
nially instead Of annually, if they SO
determine.
9. The effect of this is too obvious to
need explanation. 1t is simply allow
ing the States to do what the National
Grange has heretofore reserved to it.
self tho right to do. Fix the fees for
membership.
TO- The effect of this is to make uni
form and national law that now pre-
walls in most of the States. That is,
that rejected applicant cannot legal
ly apply again till six months have
elapsed.
II. The effect of this is similar to
that of No. 9. Only this applies to
dues and that to membership fees.
II. The effect of this is to require
secretaries of subordinate oranges to
report lin addition to what they have
been heretofore reporting quarterly
the number who by death, expulsion,
removal, or otherwise, have ceased to
be members within the same time.
Also further recognizing the right Of
the State Oranges to regulate dues and
the manner of their payment to the
State Oranges.
IS. The effect of this will be to give
of State Oranges thirty
days, instead of ten, to pay over mon
eys in their hands to the treasurers Of
the State Oranges.
IA. The effect of this will be to al
ow oranges to confer two degrees on
The same person at the Same meeting,
instead of only one, as heretofore.
These are all the amendments pro-
posed to the National Grange consti-
ution. Six State Oranges have al
'eady met and passed upon them.
Thirteen more meet on the 14th inst,
md six more between now and the
'4th of January next. These twenty Z
i've States will probably decide the
ate of all these amendments, so that
We shall soon know by official procla- [
nation of the master of the National
range how many of them are ratified.
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