The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1876-03-16
Independent Order Of FOresteFs
Endowment LawAdOpted in
High Court Meeting october
2OIh, 1875.

4 VIM a As%H
Sec. 1. In case of the death Of Q
member entitled to the full rights Of
court in the jurisdiction Of the
Most Worthy High Court of the
United States, a sum not to exceed
one thousand dollars, collected by
pro rata tax from all the courts in
this Jurisdiction, shall be paid to the
wife of the deceased, if living, and II
dead, equally to his children, if there
| be none, then to such persons as he
may have designated in writing to
his court, and deposited prior to has
decease.
Sec. 2. The Trustees of said court
shall upon the payment of said en-
dowment money, obtain from the
person or persons duly entitled to
receive the same, receipts in dupli-
cate form signed by the parties re-
ceiving said sum, which receipts
shall be duly attested to by said
Trustees. Tho Secretary Of said
court shah Immediately thereafter
forward to the R. w. II. Per, Sec one
of said receipts duly GeSn / 2 e ls9
Gee. s. Every court in this juris-
diction, on due notification by the X.
w. II. Per. Sec. in each case of a
members death, shall, within forty
DAYS thereafter such notification, pay
for eoch of its members such sum as
the NJ. w. II. c. may have by resolu-
ton determined at its last past ses-
sion, and shall send the total amount,
in current money, to the Treasurer
Of such court
Sec. 4. The Secretary of the court
wherein n death shall occur, shall, as
soon as possible, send to the Il. w,
H. Per. Sec. certificate signed by
him, the c. r., and V. c. r. with
seal of the court affixed thereto, sta
ting the name and residence of the
deceased, and that he at the time
was entitled to the full rights of a
member of such court, and give the
name and residence of the Treasurer
thereof, and that he has given ample
security.
Sec. 5 On receipt of such ccrtif-
Gates, the II. w. II, Per, Sec, shall
forthwith notify each and every
court in this jurisdiction of the fact
of such death, and give the name and
residence of the Treasurer Of the
court of such deceaso, to whom said
courts shall pay their respective con-
tributions as speedy as possible.
Sec. 6. Before the Secretary shall
notify the Il. w. II. Per. Sec, as
aforesaid, the Chief Ranger of such
court shall convene his court in spe-
cial session, or otherwise, as soon as
possible, cause the Treasurer Of his
cc0,rt to give ample security for the
tota, amounts of contributions so paid
to him anG likewise cause the Trus-
tees to Jointly or severally execute q
bond for tire faithful performance of
their duties in tie payment of the
endowment money to the person or
persons entitled thereto;
Sec. 7. The E. c. snail provide and
transmit to the respective courts IN
this jurisdiction the necessary blanks,
whenever the occasion arises, for the
use of Treasurers and Trustees, to-
either with circular of necessary
instructions for such occasions.
Sec. s. Any surplus over and above
the sum of one thousand dollars, re-
ceived by the court at any time, I'M
der the provisions of this law, occa-
stoned by the death of one of its
members, shall be at once transmit
ted, without any reduction whatever,
to the Executive Council, and by
the L. C. to be made and returned to
the II. c., as in other cases of finance;
and whenever q sufficient amount of
surplus money shall so accure, not
exceeding $1,000, said amount shall
be paid as endowment for the next
death, without assessment. And un-
til such surplus moneys shall be dis
posed of, in manner as aforesaid, the
L, c., shall deposit the same in some
good savings institution, to draw in
terest thereon.
Sec. 0 In case of District Courts
now constituted, or hereafter to be
formed, nothing in this act contained
shall be constructed to alter or annul
any powers given to them by laws
heretofore enacted, except such mat
tiers as pertain to contributions of
and for endowment funds, and all
such matters relative to collection,
payment, or otherwise intermeddling
with the endowment plan herein
mentioned, are hereby rendered null
and void, and all acts or parts of acts
inconsistent with this act are hereby
repealed.
Sec. 10 Courts only which strictly
comply with the foregoing provis-
ions and with their laws, rules, and
regulations of the Order, shall have
thu right TO claim bShaaos 81 tllA,
law for their members.
See. ii. This act shall take effect
Immediately.
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