The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-05-18
GRAND LODGE,
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Final Days Session of the An.
nual Grand Lodge Meeting.
Limitation of Time for Trial for offenss Re-
moyed-0fhcsrs Installsd-Appoint-
ment of Committees

Ihe Grand Lodge OF the Independent Order of
Odd Fellows of the State OF California convened
In fifth and final days session OF the thirty
eighth annual communication yesterday morn
ing at 10 O'Clock In the public hall of the Odd
Fellows Temple, c. n. Jenkins, Grand Master
presiding.
Upon calling the roll OF officers and represeu-
tatives and quorum noted present, the Grand
Lodge was regularly opened with singing and
prayer by the Grand Chaplain.
The journal of the proceedings OF Fridays ses-
sion was read and approved.
The report of The Finance Committee. giving
The estimated receipts and disbursements for
the current fiscal year. also fixing the per capita
tax at 40 cents per member was taken from the
table and adopted.
The report of the Committee on Legislation
relative to the resolution that the section on
Page 203, Digest of 1889, and headed "Limita-
lions within which brothers must be tried for
offense," and which reads as follows, "Ofenses
against the laws OF Odd Fellowship must be tried
ana determined within two years from the date
OF their alleged commission, and IL not so tried
and determined they shall be considered out
aWed, and no penalty shall attach thereto" and
which said committee recommended be not
adopted was amended so that the report OF the
committee was non-concurred in and the resou-
ton adopted.
The following resolution was presented and on
being put to a VOTE adopted:
ResotUcd, That the Committee Legislation be
Lodge an amendment to the constitution of the
Grand Lodge providing for limitations of the time
In which charges may be preferred.
The following resolution was introduced and
adopted:
Resotysd, That the representatives to the sover-
eign Grand Lodge be instructed to endeavor the
next session of the Sovereign Grand Lodge to have
adopted voting sign for the Rebekah Degree
Lq %e in place of the present vote Yes and
The Committee on Legislation reported favor
aOiy on me following amendment 10 Article ~,
constitution OF Rebeb all Degree Lodges, by add
ing new section to be known as II, which re-
port was adopted:
The lodge, at any regular meeting, within two
each year, shall elect one representative to the
Grand Lodge of Rebekah Convention for its m en-
beTs OF nifty or under; also, representative for
every fifty members over and above said first num-
Der of fifty. and one for every fraction exceeding
forty members in good standing shown by Its re-
port on the 31st day of December of the previous
year; the date of such election having been by
vote OF the lodge at least one week prior thereto.
The following amendment to Article VI Con-
stitutIon OF Subordinate, by adding a new sec
ton, No. 10, reported favorabiy on by the Com
mittee on Legislation, on being considered was
adopted:
No member shall be eligible for election as Treas
urer or Trustee OF q lodge who is indebted to the
lodge Tor any borrowed money, or held as security
TO the lodge for any Indebtedness due the lodge:
snail Treasurer or Trustee be permitted TO borrow
OF use any funds OF the lodge, or become surety
for the same.
The officers elected to serve for the current
year were then Installed into office by The follow
ing members OF the Grand Lodge: ElwoOd Brun-
ner OF Eureka Lodge, No. 4. Sacramento, 2. G.
NJ; II. L. Donance OF Charity Lodge. No. 6,
stockton, 7. g. NJ. Charles A. Sumner OF Tenn
plar Lodge No. II, San Francisco; G. w. Savage
OF Santa Rose Lodge, No. 90, Santa Rosa; W.
P. Schlosser OF Golden Rule Lodge, No. $50, Los
Angeles; j. L. Thompson OF Fortuna Lodge, No.
22l, Eureka; L. A. Simon of OrOyiile Lodge, No.
50. oroville. P. &. p; U. Hartwell OF Alisai
Lodge, No. 1863 Salinas; W. IL. Barnes OF Unity
Lodge, No. 1871 San Francisco. 7. u. NJ. Charles
E. Mulloy OF Oustomah Lodge, No 16. Nevada
City. Grand Master John Glason then an
uounced the following appointments: