The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-03-08
Master: Bros. R. n. sims, J. 8. Rlchasd.

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our Order upon charges pref6ffoa isy
Worthy Master Aikca,, Cor s1ndhct linhe.
coming o Patron in the presence Of the
State Grange at its last annual session,
and In the management of his own
Grange, and misrepresentation tolneigh.
boring Oranges, as will appear from the
report and accompanying papers of the
special committee, consisting Of Bros.
Barton, Bowling and Williams, appointed
at the last annual session Of this Stgte
Grange to investigate the conduct of shtd
Li2ingston; and also from communities
tions received from Willow Grange,
On motion, the roll was called, and che
vote for expulsion was given unanimous-
w. .oaB 4ai ion.
The Finance Committee submitted the
following report: That they have exam.
ined the books and vouchers Of che gecl
rotary and find them correct aadi satisfac-
tory. o m. u ,o,r,, ~,
| AT the last annual session of the State
Grange the Secretary was required TO dig
charge the duties of the ageiie of 4he
Central Bureau, with his salary iacreassd
to the amount Of .$400, The Secretc .y
submits o verbal report, and your com
mittec submit that for. the amount OF
work done the salary was too large. aud
We suggest that the Secretary be relieved
of the duties of this Bureau. Jim ..r !,
| Your committee regret to find the State
Grange deeply indebted to the National
Grange, and Recommend that some req
ulation be adopted requiring the W. -
DUES TO THE NATIONAL GRANGE i
to be paid in preference to all claims ex-
cept the necessary expenses incurred dur
ing this annual session of the State
Grange. ti !'iN r. N~2
| Your committee recommend, that the
Secretary's report be received as inforMsa.-
ton.
And your committee recommend that
the Worthy Master be paid his actual
travelling expenses when discharging the
duties of his Office; that the Treasurer
be paid an annual salary of one hundred
and fifty dollars, $3.50, and the Secretary
receive an annual salary Of three hundred
and fifty dollars (S350.) ,.i iliN
| The report was discussed and. consid-
cred scriatim, and adopted by sections and
rs u whole.
Bro. Roche offered the following:
! WHEREAS, We deem it for the good OF
Inc Order that Patrons should meet and
exchange views oftener than once year,
and would be benefited by more frequent
assembling together to. discuss agriculth-
raj and kindred subjects, -t ~
/ Resoiued, That a meeting OF Patrons
pc called at some point, to be determined
hereafter, i'll the upper portion of this
State, ut some time during the SUNNI Il
months. 81 i,li.f
Rcsoiued, That tho Worthy Master and
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point time and place, and to select sub.
lects for discussion, and request certain
brothers to prepare essays on said sub.
jects. iv 80
The rules were suspended, the resolu,
tions were considered and adopted.
| The special order was called for, which
was the consideration of the amended
by-laws as submitted by the Worthy
Master and Executive Committee. -
No. 8 Of tho bylaws was so amended
as to require the State Grange to meet on
the first Tuesday in February, at such
place rs may be selected by the previouI
annual session, or in their failure to ap.
point place, then at such a place as the
Executive Committee might select. ~
In No. 4 the word "thirty" was stricken
out, aud Fifteen" inserted. r ~ !.
| No. II was so amended RS to require all
dues to be paid through tho Pomona
Oranges when organized.
A third section was added to by-law l6
SO as to make the Worthy Master Chuir.
man Of the Executive Committee. .e,,Ig
! No. 10 was stricken out, SO that appli.
eants are permitted to join any Grange
they may choose, and are not cotifined
as heretofore, to the necessity of joining
the Grange nearest to them. ,fl,I,io ooI
/ No. % was amended by inserting the
word "the" before the word treasurer. Sc
rs to clearly express the idea that there
are two offices of secretary and treasurer
| No. % was amended by striking out thu
words Subordinate Oranges" and insert
ing the word Members"
No. "a was amended by inserting The
words tand Pomona" otter the WORD
''SGhordinate," in the first line, so as tt
require reports ofrejections Or expulsion.
from Pomona as well as from Subordinate
Oranges. 'i' t'!a
The remaining by.laws were adopted
without alteration or amendment. anC
The entire set then adopted as amendeC
and as q whole.
! On motion, the Grange took recess
for ono hour.
i The Change met ut 2 p. m, aid, q,
motion, the secretary was instructed :,
correct the bylaws rs amended befor
sending them to any of the Oranges. } {
Bro. Aiken offered the following
~ Resofred, That n committee of i've b
appointed, of which the Worthy Maste
shall be chairman, to prepare and pub
lish rules for the organization Of the Pc
mona Oranges. 'Ai iH il'ei'c
Adopted, and the following committe
appointed: Bros A. NJ. Aiken, WWm
Hood, j. s. Hair and y. E. Roche. 81
II On motion of Bro Roche the followiu
resolution was adopted: -
IL ReeotUed, That the Exeouti 20 Commit
tee retain in their possession the bond o
the late Bureau Agent at Columbia unit
otherwise ordered by the StN.a Grange.
III INTERNATIONAL CO. ALTON.
IL Bro. Alston offered tn blowing:
Resolved, That committee. eonsistin
ljioI the Worthy siasier. anu Jour diners 1
:, be appointed by the chair, shall meet i
ICharleston at such time as they may I'm
lsuitable, tc consider the subject of lnte7
Irrational Cooperation az embodied in th
Ireport Of the committee of the Nations
'IGrange; to correspond and meet Wit
fall similar committees from other Stat
Oranges, and to perfect scheme throug
(which the Patrons of this State may m,
|, ticipate in the benefits of such co-opera
tion; and to open books for the subscriI
tion of stock under such rules as may Is
jjadopIed In conformity with the recon-
tlmendation Of the National Grange, an
lreport to the next meeting of this Stat
'IlGrange. ,.,f ..,, ,,l..,, .,n,,., -,
81 On motion the Worthy Master was, ,rs