Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-04-21


to render II necessary the state grange may in such
manner II may determine, reduce lis representa-
tlvos by providing for the election Of certain pro-
portion OF those entitled 20 membership In the state
Orange from each county and the members so chosen
shall constitute the voting members Of the" State
Orange.
Third An;ndmsnf under organisation Of state
Oranges.
2. There may he established District or County
Oranges in tho hh degree not H. exceed ono in zach
county composed OF Masters and Past Masters Of sub
ordinate Grangos, and their wives who are hatronsl
as muy BE- V elected hereto by e saSodnatc Granse
under such regulations may he established by State
charge Of the education and business interests Of the
order In their respective distcts aud shall encourage,
strengthen and aid the subordinate Orange; repre-.
County Oranges shall issue from the State Orange,
and under such regulatoes as tho State Orange may
adopt.
Fourth amendment under the preamble head Of
National Grange.
sixrn DEGREE Flora Charity.
Composed Of Masters Past Masters and their wvesn
Of state oranges land their wyes who have taken the
degre Of Pomona and the officers and members Of tho
Executive Committee Of the National orange.
SEVENTH DECREE Cores (Faith).
Mombors of tho National Grange who have served
year therein may become members OF this degree
upon application and election. II has charge Of the
secret work Of the order, and shall DO court of i'm
peorachment Of all officers Of the National Grange.
Members Of this degree honorary members Of the
National Grange and eligible to Office therein, but
provided that only those members Of the National
Grange who arc Masters Of State Oranges and their
wives who Matrons, shall he enttled 10 vote there
In and provided further, that Past Masters and their
wives who have taken the degree Of Pomona, and all
former members of tho National Orange, shall DO hon
orary members Of tho National Orange and eligible 10
Office therein but shall not be entitled to vote.'T
FUrh Amendment article J. Section /, Of the consti.
tuition.
SEC. l. The officers Of a Orange, either National,
state, DISTRICT or subordinate consists OF and rank
sstant Steward Chaplain Treasurer Secrota ry, Cato
Keeper, Ceres, Pomona, Flora, and Lady Assistant
Steward. 1t is their duty " that tho laws Of the
order are carried out.
Sirth amendment, article |, also Seventh amendment
SEC. 2-HOw Choseh-ln the subordinate Oranges
thoy shall DO chosen annually at the regular meeting
IN December and Installed In the regular meeting In
January or as soon thereafter as practicable In the
District grange annually at such time as each bis.
once in two years and in the National Orange once
In lthreol 1.-TWO" years All elections to be by ballot
Tenth amendment.
ARTICLE y.-Membership.
Any person engaged in agricultural pursuits and
having no interest in conflict with purposes, of the
age Of sixteen years. duly proposed, Elected and com
plying with the rules and regulations of the order IS
entitled to membership and the benefit of the degrees
taken Every application must be accompanied by the
fec of membership. If rejected the money will be re-
funded "And no petition shall be rec,i,sd from re-
jeoted applicant until six months shall have elapsed
members and balloted iOr at a subsequent meeting.
II shall require three negative votes to reject app
cant.
TiHtsemh amendment.
ARTICLE VII.
SEC. g. The Secretary Of the state Grange shall pay
to the Treasurer Of the State Orange all money coming
days" taking his receipt therefor aud shall report
quarterly to the Secretary Of the National orange the
membership In tho State.
| Fourteenth Amendment
ARTICLE VIII.
SEC. Z. No Grange shall confer more than lionel
"two degrOo"s on the same person at tho meet
| ing.
The special attention OF subordinate
oranges is called to the above amendments
of the constitution Of the national grange.
The first amendment makes past masters aud
their wives who are matrons honorary menu
bers of the state grange. The third strikes
out the words mot to exceed three" refer
ring to the three fOurth.degree members from
zach subordinate grange, who, with masters
and past masters and their wives constituted
county oranges, aud authorizes state oranges
TO establish district or county oranges under
such regulations as they see tit to adopt.
This amendment to the constitution will en-
able all worthy fourth degree members to
take the fifth degree. Tne seventh amend
ment limits the term Of office of the officers
Of the national grange to two years. The
fourteenth amendment gives subordinate
oranges the right to confer two degrees upon
the same candidate at one meeting. The
remaining amendments do not need any ex-
PLANTATION except the fourth, aud We confess
We dare not attempt to explain that part of
the amendment which reads, land provided
further that past masters and their wives
who have taken the degree of pomona, etc. "
One authority says it includes past masters
of subordinate 'graages and their wives; an
other that it refers to past masters Of state
oranges. We leave tie decision Of the ques-
ton to the court of appeals. The ninth
amendment proposed to. the constitution Of
the national grange which if adopted would
have given each state the right to regulate
the initiation fee within the state has not
been adopted and probably will be rejected
To those who have written US in regard to a
change of the initiation foe in oranges, We
would say we see no hope for any change at
present, and if the proposed amendment Is
rejected the fee cannot be changed for one
year, at least. We request that the amend
ments adopted as quoted above, and this ar
ticle be read in every grange where the
FARMER is taken at their next meeting.