Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-09-09
Section G. No proxies shall be admitted TO rep
resent an elected delegate, but alternates may
he elected hX any Parlor.
ARr1cLr 1r.-MEErINes ~ prsINEss.

be elected by any Parlor.
ARTICLE Iu.-MEErINGs AND BrsISEss.
! Section l. This Grand Parlor shall hold its an
nual meeting on the second Monday IN April o
| each year, and shall continue TO meet at sucf
time and place rs may be agreed upon rom Gay
to day collSecutivaly Sundays excepted, unit
| the business OF the session has been concluded
Section -. At such annual sessions the reports
| and returns OF Subordinate Parlors shall b2 pre-
santed and received; also The reports of the
! grand officers ana special and standing com
mitees. The officers for the ensuing year shal
be elected and installed. Assessments, BASED
| upon the estimates of the Finance Committee
shah be levied upon the Subordinate Parlors fol
the maintenance and support of the Grand Par
| Tor for the ensuing year. All amendments to
the constitution be proposed and acted upon
! and such other business transacted Us may be
| deemed necessary.
section g. Special sessions shall he called by
| the Grant President upon the written request o.
five different members of at least three different
| Parlors or by the direction of the regular SEES
| sion. Such special sessions must be called tor
! the transaction of some particular business
| specified in the call, of which all Parlors must
| be notified in time TO render the presence OF
| their delegates possible.
| Section /. No business shall be transacted at a
! special session other than that fer which il was
! called, except by unanimous consent
ARTICLE Tv.-PowER.
Section l. This Grand Parlor shall have iuris-
dictiOn over all Subordinate PlriorS of the Ma
| tive sons of the Golden West. 1t shall have the
/ right and power of granting charters to subor-
| dinate ParlOrs; OF suspending or Gnnulli'g the
same for proper cause; of receiving and hearing
| appeals from Subordinate ParlOrS and the mem
| hers thereof: of redrcSSing and adjusting all
! grievances arising i'll Subordinate ParlorS ; 70
! make laws for It's government and support. ana
! for the government and support OF Subordinate
Parlors to institute new Parors; 10 initiate the
| members and install the officers of 4 new Par
/ lor: TO furnish supplies to Parlors such as
| charter ritual, odes, constitution and Laws,
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may be necessary to properly conduct the bust
! ness of the Parlor; and shall have such other
| rights and powers as may from time to time be
| delegated to il by the delegates of the SuboIdi-
nate Parlors.
ARTICLE V.-oFFICEIS AND ELECTIONS.
Section /. The elective officers OF the Grand
| Parlor shall be: lst Grand President; I'd, Grand
Vice President: Cd. Grand Secretary: 18th, Grand
| Treasurer; 9th, Grand Lecturer 9th, Grand ora
tor; 7th, Grand Marshal; Sth, Grand Inside Sen
! tinei; yth, Grand outside Sentinel.
Section >. None but members of the Grand
Parlor shall be eligible to any Office in its gilt.
Sections Elections for officers shall be held
on the second day of the session, in the manner
deemed most eXpedient by the delegates pres
emit majority of all the votes cast being ncces-
sary to election.
Section l. The officers elected shall be in
stalled lmmedateIy after election, and shall
hold Office one year, or until their successors
are elected and installed.
Section 3. The Grand President shall by and
o
appOintive officers and standing committees i'm
mediately after installation.
Section 6. Vacancies in any office 0rou com
mittees may be filed in the usual manner or
by the Board of Officers during recess
Section T. All officers and committees must
present written report of their work to the
Grand Secretary before the opening of the an
nual session.
ARTICLE vI-DUTGES OF OFFICERS.
Section l. The Grand President shall preside
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order therein, and enforce due observance of
the constitution and bylaws Of the Grand and
Subordinate ParlOrs. He shall, with the Grand
Nicc-president and Grand Secretary, accept and
approve all official bonds required OF the officers
OF the Grand Parlor: he shall give the casting
vote where Z tie occurs, except in cases of cleo
ton of officers; whenever Il demand shall have
been approved by the Finance Committee, he
shall order the Grand Treasurer 10 pay the same;
he shall institute all new PurloTs, either in per
son or by his Deputy; he shall transmit the semi
annual password to the various ParOrs; he
shall appoint all committees not otherwise pro
vided for; he shall give such instructions in the
the work of the Order to the Grand Officers and
District Deputy Grand Presidents as may be
necessary, and perform such other duties as the
Grand ParlOr or laws of the Order may require.
Within thirty days after his installation, each
Grand President shall, under the seal of the
Grand Parlor. appoint rs many District Grand
Presidents as i'll his Judgment may be advisable.
He shah designate the territorial extent OF each
District, or number them Each District Deputy
Grand President shall hold Office at the win OF
the Grand President, and perform such ether
duties as may be prescribed by the laws and
usagCs of the Order.
Section , The Grand Eice-Presidcnt shall as
sist the Grand President in the disc barge of his
duties at all the sessions of the Grand Parpr,
and in his absence shall preside. In the event
/ of vacancy in the Office of Grand President he
shall become Grand President with the hOHOrs
of full tenn. and in case OF his absence from
! the State or inability. from any case, to perform
Iva Of ,ff ~.
/ dent shall be charged with all his powers and
duties
/ Section s. The Grand Secretary shall keep a
/ true and Just record OF the proceedings Of the
! Grand Parlor it each session, and transmit
| within sixty days after the annual session, TWO
! copies thereof 10 each Subordinate ParlOr, ana
/ to members of the Grand Parlor and District
! Deputy Grand Presidents one copy each. lie
! shall keep Ii record OF the name, number lOCa-
! ton and date of institution Of all Subordinate
/ fUrlUrs and the names OF the members thereof,
/ and shall keep true and just account between
/ the Grand PaTlor and all subordinate ParlOrS
/ and shall present to the Grand FGTlOr. on the
! first day of each annual meeting, Il full and
correct statement of the amount of money re-
! CciVcd and disDursed during the year. He shall
forward or turn over all moneys received
/ by him to the Grand Treasurer, on the
/ first day Of each month, taking his
receipt for the same, and notify The Secretary of
each Subordinate Parlor of the receipt OF all
/ money from them. He shall notify the Grand
ParlOr at its annual session, Of the Parlors that
| have neglected to make proper returns and who
are in arrears for dues. lie shall prepare, sign
| and certify all instruments cmanating from the
/ Grand ParlOr, and when necessary, aitiX TIE seal
| of the Grand Parlor thereto he shall obtain,
! from the Committee on Printing ard supplies
all the stationery for the use of the Grand Par
! Tor and deliver to the Committee on Printing
| and Supplies such material as the Grand Parlor
may order printed He shall keep q Black book,
! in which he shall enter the names OF the re-
! jecjed, suspended and expelled together with
I date, name, number and location of ParlOT. He
/ shall remit a copy thereof TO each Subordinate
iurlOr the first O each month lie shall attend
all meetings Of the Grand Parior with all ueces.
| Sary books papers etc, under his control, and
| perform such other duties the Grand PaIlOI
/ may direct He shah, prior to his installation
/ il deemed necessary, execute Il bond, IN such
| sum as may be fixed by the Grand ParlOr. He
| shall receive such salary as the Grand ParloI
may determine at each annual session. provided
that the salary SO fixed shall be payable only al
the expiration of his term of ONCE; provided
! that he shall have submitted to the Grand Par.
| Tor his annual report.
Section 1. The Grand Treasurer shall receive
| and take charge OF all moneys of the Grand
! PaIlor, pay all orders drawn upon him by the
| Grand President, under the seal of the Grand
/ ParlUr. aud make such investment of the funds
| as the Grand Parlor may direct: keep his aC-
| counts in such manner rs VIII exhibit the
/ sources and account of receipts and by whom
! paid have his accounts closed the Monday
| preceding the annual session, and submit them
/ TO the lluancc committee, and transmit by the
/ Grand Secretary annually TO the Subordinate
\ Parlors an exhibit of his accounts, and perform
| such other duties as may be required of him
from time to time; he shall, previous to his ill
/ stal,at!on, give acceptable bonds in such form
| and penalty as shall be approved of by the
| Grand ParlOr, conditioned on the faithful dis
charge O! his duties: and for failure to execute
such bond within twenty days AFTER his election.
the Grand President shall declare. his Office va
cant, and appoint new Grand Treasurer.
Section ,. The Grand Marshal shall assist the
! Grand President in maintaining order, and
/ shall, under him, have special charge Of the
! mcetiug-room and perform such other duties
| n may be required OF him.
section E. ne Past Grand President shall per-
form the devotional exercises Of the Grand Par
Tor, and such other duties are required Of him
( by his charges and the usages ofthc Order.
/ Section !. The Grand Lecturer shall visit as
| many OF the subordinate ParlOrs as possible.
! during each year, and shall cXemplify to such
! Pariors the secret work the order and impnrt
such Information and instruction in the bust
! ness Of the order as in his judgment may be
/ advisable He shall use his best endeavors to
organize Subordinate Parlors in different locali-
! ties in tie state. and to that end shall commu-
dents and advise with them rs to the possibility
| Of organizing new parlOrs. He shall collatC MI
available data concerning the foundation and
! history Of the order and its progress, and shall
/ be considered the Historian of the Order. lie
/ shall report to, the Grand ParlOr at the same
/ time as other officers. He shall receive from
/ Subordinate Parlors his actual travelling ex-
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Section s. The Grand Orator shall at the cello:
! braton of Admission Day, held under the aus
! piccs OF the order deliver the annual Grafton,
and perform such other duties as the Grand
! F9rlCr may prescribe
/ Section .. The Inside and outside Sentinel,
shall see that none who not entitled to- shall
/ enter the meeting room of the Grand ParOr
/ when in session, and perform such other duties
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