Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1877-02-22
PATRONS OF HUSBANDRY.
MEETING OF THE EXECUTIVE coM1TTEE.

FeD. 14tn, pursuant TO call : quorum present
The committee unanimously voted to hol(
the next session of the Territorial Grang,
at Prlckly Pear Grange hall, on the frs
Wednesday in June, 1877.
The following amendments to the consti
tuition were adopted by the committee, ant
submitted to the subordinate oranges fol
consideration.
LIST. Amend sec. 3 of article III by strik
ing out the word six" in third line anl
insert four, and strike out the word three
in fifth line and insert 1.-TWO"
End. Erase article VIII and substitute thu
following:
Sec. l. Any member who is in good stand
ing is entitled to a demit, which shall be
good for six months.
Sec. 2. Persons having such cards may be
admitted to membership without additional,
fees in any subordinate grange, but shall be
subjected to the same form of Petition, ex.
animation and ballot, as those first apply.
ing, except that a three-fourths vote shall.
elect.
Bird. Erase article XII and substitute the
following: This constitution may be amend.
ed at anv regular meeting of the Territorial
Grange, by a two-thirds majority of all the
members present. The following was
adopted
WHEREAS, The Territorial Grange at its
last session, elected an agent to conduct the
purchasing business of the Order, and the
said agent being now ready to receive or
ders; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That we recommend that the
Patrons of The Territory purchase their sup.
plies and farming implements through our
agent, and through grange channels.
Several plans for future work were sub
mitted and freely discussed, but were not
adopted.
The following form for joint stock COM
pany was read, and was suggested tlae IL pc
published, and invite other propositions
through the HusBANDMAN so that the pro-
ject of cooperation may be fully canvassed
by the oranges by the next annual session
of the Territorial Grange. This agreement
made and entered into this date. by and be-
tween the stockholders Of the Montana Pa
irons Mutual Cooperative Association,
which is formed for the purpose of estab-
fishing ajoint stock company to transact the
business of the Order, with the following
privileges and restrictions.
1st. To establish q grange agency with a
capital stock of--dollars, said stock to
be in shares of-dollars each, which
stock is to be issued by the President and
secretary of said company. Said officers to
be elected rs herein after provided.
End. The officers of said company to be
President, Secretary, and the Executive
Committee of the Territorial Grange as q
board of directors.
3rd. The Executive Committee of the
Territorial Grange to be directors of sale
company, by virtue of their election a
members of the Executive Committee.
4th. The President and Secretary of sale
company to be elected by the shareholders
each share being entitled to one vote, and &
majority of all the votes cast being necessary
to a choice.
9th. The President and Secretary of sale
company shall have power to issue stock il
shares of--dollars each, and sell tn,
same to Patrons only, for-dollars, one
half cash and one-half in three months will
approved papers.
6th> The stocks of said company shall b,
drawn up in a legal form and signed by tn,
President, and countersigned by the Secre
tary, and placed in the hands of an agent t.
be chosen by the directors or stockholders
who shall sell the same as is heretofore pro
vided. Said agent to be under bonds to tn,