Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-02-07
A. o. 0. ".
Annual Session of the Grand Lodge OF
california-Fourth Day

The Grand Lodge, A. 0. .. W., met at 9
A. N. yesterday, g. NJ. w. NJ. I. Brewer pre-
siding.
The Committee on Appeals and Grievances
reported in the following cases: Coffey VS..
Lodge 14-dismissing the petition; adopted
Witherow vs. Lodge l9-that the action of
the Lodge be reversed adopted Prescott
VS.. Lodge SHAT the action of the Lodge be
reversed. Ordered by the Grand Lodge that
the case be sent back for new trial.
The Grand Lodge ordered that, in the APP
peal case of Myself vs. Paul, the reports and
motions in the case be stricken out. and the
papers ordered back to Sausal Lodge.
The Grand Lodge adopted the following
amendments and recommendations reported
by the Committee on Resolutions
Amendment TO Article XIV, Section =,
Constitution of Subordinate Lodges When
a member is expelled or suspended from the
benefits and privileges of the Order, the Re
corder shall notify the Grand Recorder. He
shall also notify all the Lodges in the county
or city of such suspensions or explosions.
To Article VII, Section 8, Constitution of
Subordinate Lodges, as follows: Instead of
IL shall be the duty of the Medical Exam
liner" and in the fifteenth line, instead OF
they shall be entitled to receive, insert
the Lodge shall pay 81 to the Medical Elk
aminer for each and every examination"
To amend Article XII, Section 10, Grand
Lodge Constitution Strike out the word
50 District and insert the word County"
To amend Article IL. Section l, Subor-
dnate Lodge Constitution; After the word
'family add 'who has resided in the State
six months and in the district sixty days"
To amend Article Ill, Section l, Grand
Lodge Constitution Strike out the words
"by ballot,
To amend Article IL, Section 8, Subor-
dinate Lodge Constitution Insert alter the
word minutes" g if the medical examiners
certificate be favorable"
That the proposition to amend Article Ill,
Section L The place of meeting of this
Grand Lodge shall be permanently located in
San Francisco-be postponed one year.
To amend Article Kill, Subordinate
Lodge Constitution. to read: This Lodge
may pay such weekly sick benefits and such
funeral benefits as may be prescribed by the
bylaws.
To Amend Article l., Section 6, Subordinate
Lodge Constitution Insert after the words
90 June and December" Provided, when
either of said days falls on legal holiday the
election may be held on the next regular
meeting preceding said last meetings in June
and December
That Article l., Section 6, Grand Lodge
laws, be so amended as to read after the |
words "permission be first obtained from the |
G.. NJ. w." "unless upon dispersal
ton of the Grand Master, which dis
pensation shall only be granted upon recon-
of the Lodge nearest his place of |
residence"
That the amendments to Article IL, Sec
lion 2, of the Constitution of Grand Lodge, |
1ffered by Representatives Mitchell, Burns,
Higgins, Aiken and Morrison be rejected,
md instead there be adopted the following as
/ substitute Article L., Section l, to read as
ollows: The Grand Lodge shall pay its off.
;ers and one Representative from each sub
ordinate Lodge per diem of 81 during their
attendance at its session, and also their trav-
ling expenses by the shortest travelled route,
he subordinate Lodge to determine which
shall receive the per diem
md mileage and so certify on his certificate.
The Grand Lodge adopted report asking
he Supreme Lodge to revise the work of the
Degree of Honor to the end that all appar-
entity frivolous matter shall be excluded;
also, to prepare the funeral ceremony for the
uneral of a deceased sister, both at the house
md grave Also suitable installation cere
nony for public or private occasions; also
hat charters be furnished such Degree of
Honor Lodges.
The Grand Lodge then considered and
adopted Constitution for the Lodges of the
Degree of Honor.
The Grand Trustees presented their report,
the expenses Of the Grand Lodge
or the ensuing year as follows