Der wanderer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1867-1957, 1889-10-24

This levy or assessment is to be collected from
the surviving members by the secretary of the
society to which such surviving members belong,
and transmitted or paid to the secretary of this
corporation within fifty (J0) days after the de-
mise of such member. Provided, however, that
none of the present members of this corporation
shall be raised to a higher class, nor be required to
pay a higher rate Of assessment than what they did
at the time of the adoption of this amendment,
f IL thermore provided, that no member who. may
Join this corporation after the adoption of this
a n%endment, shall ever be raised to a higher class
n IT be required to pay a higher rate of assessment
t IAN what 1T did at the time OF admission to men,
DerSbip of this corporation.
Any member, or members, who neglect to pay
said sum or assessment, or violate any of the By
Laws of this corporation, shall forfeit all rights
as a member.
No person, except the members of the German
| Catholic Aid and Benevolent Societies of the
State of Minnesota, shall be received as a member
of this corporation who is more than fifty (5U)
years of age, or who is not In good health. No
| person shall be received, or remain n member of
this corporation, unless he is a member in good
standing, in a German, Roman Catholic Benevo-
] mt or Aid Society within the State of Minnesota,
which society, and its members conform with the
| requirements of this corporation, and such society
shall have a board of trustees consisting of five
| 81 persons including the president and secretary
| thereof, who shall return the certificate of men,
| bership of a deceased member who shall have be-
longed to or been a member OF such s )ciety to this
CORPORATION. on or before the expiration OF fifty
500 days after the death of such deceased member
accompanied by complete and satisfactory proofs
| OF the OodUn anu SUdnUlUS at UDe UlLlo OI UpdJn
of such deceased member as is, or may be pre-
scribed in and by the bylaws of this corporation.
Provided however, that members of this cor
~poration belonging to any heretofore mentioned
society, which may become lnsolvent, and ceased
to exist as such society, may remain members OF
this corporation as long as they prove to be prac-
teal members of the roman catholic church.
Such members are to be notified by the secre-
tary of this corporation, of the death of a men,
Der. On receipt of such notice, it shall be the
duty of such members to transmit, or pay such
| onfq diroof tn tho GnRrofary nf fhIG pnrnOr-
alton within the time as specified heretofore
Should any such member who does not belong
to any society die, such death must be reported
direct to the secretary of this corporation. anC
said report to be verified to by the priest, and at
tending physician.
If there be no legal objectionable corporation
shall pay on or before the expiration of sixty go
days after such death the sum of money as here
inbefore stated to the proper claimant, or claim
ants. In case such claimant or claimants, or an!
of them be minor, OF minors, or incapable of re
ceiving, or making proper use of said sum of mo
ney, the same shall be paid to a duly appointed
guardian of such laimants.
Paragraph two IS p
All the interest derived from mony lent, shall
| accrue to the reserve-fund, and it is left to tn
discretion of the Board of Directors, to use sucl
reserve-fund in case of necessity. All admission
fees and surplus from assessments, after deduct
ing the running expenses, shall go to the beneh
of the members. that is to say, that as soon q
lars on hand, the next following endowment ehal
be paid herewith, and no assessment levied.
This amendment takes effect, and is in fore
from, on and after the day of adoption, and a
former amendments and other acts that may com
in conflict with this amendment, are hereby re
pealed and declared null and void.
In witness whereof we have hereunto set on
hands and seals and have cauerd the corporal
seal of the association to be Q ~xed this twent
third (2Sd) day of October 1880.
[sEAL. GEORGE MITsC President,
JOHN s. GRo0E. Secretary,
of the German Catholic Aid As ~ociation of Mime
sofa.