Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-06-03

officers fell fat, not 20 much - being
BY the head camp. The
matter WAS brought up in this way
Head Consul Northcott stated he I'M
derstood there WAS . delegation in
the city which had some sort of q
memorial it wished to present to the
head camp. He further understood
the delegation had been unable to
ind delegate to present the memoir
ial. He wished to do justice to all
Woodmen, and therefore wanted the
head camp TO decide whether it
would receive the memorial. Many
delegates arose to claim recognition,
and . motion to exclude the memor-
ial. unless presented by . delegate,
received many seconds. Delegate
Murphy said the fact that there was
not a delegate in the head camp with
sufficient confidence in the memorial
to present it, ought to be sufficient.
He seconded the motion to exclude
it and called for the question. Head
Consul Northcott put the ques-
ton and there . mighty chorus
shouted 'saye." Then he called for
the nays. There was q moment of
silence. Then his gavel descended.
Salaries were fixed as follows:
Head consul. $500 per year; head
clerk. IS. 600 per year; head banker.
~. 500 per year; Directors. $40 per
day; auditing committee, s. per day;
law committee, $40 per day.
The law prohibiting membership
to liquor dealers was SO amended a.
not to affect those In the order before
such legislation was enacted.
The committee today decided to
recommend IN appropriation Of $780,
GOO for the building in Rock Island.
The Special LsgislatioD.
The special act of the Illinois leg
islature adopted last month and
signed at once by the governor for
the relief Of the Woodmen, and to
which was attached the emergency
clause, making it Immediately in
effect, adds what is known as section
u and amends sections 10 and IL of
the act to provide for the organiza-
ton and management of fraternal and
beneficiary societies doing business
in the state, and is shaped as follows:
Section u. Any corporation, as
ISOLATION or society organized under
the provisions of this act, amended
BY this section. may change its ar
ticle Of association in the manner
prescribed by its own rules, but no
such change shall be Of legal effect
until certificate setting forth fully
and definitely the changes proposed
shall have been submitted to and ap-
proved by the insurance superinten-
dent. and filed in tho Office of the
secretary of state, and q certified
copy thereof recorded in the Office OF
the recorder of deeds in the county
in which the original certificate Of
the association was recorded. Every
corporation. association or society
organised. having adopted such
change In its articles of association,
shall comply with the provisions Of
this section within sixty (6o) days.
Sec. 10. Any such society organ
lied under the laws of this state NAV
provide for the meeting Of its legisla.
tive or governing body in any other
state. province or territory, wherein
such society shall have subordinate
bodies, and all business that has
heretofore or may hereafter be trans.
acted at such meetings, shall be
valid in all respects, as il such meet
ing was held within this state, and
where the laws of any such society
provide for the election of it's officers
by votes to be cast in its subordin.
ate bodies. the votes 80 cast in its
subordinate bodies in any other
state, province or territory shall be
valid. as il cast within the state
provided, however, that in all meet
ings held in this state in any such
society organized under this law or
heretofore organized, mo mem Der shall
be allowed to cast more than Is
votes by proxy on any question sub
mitted therein.
Section IL. All corporations to
which this act is applicable. with
their books. papers and vouchers,
shall be subject to visitation and in
spection by the insurance superin.
tendent, or such person as he may
designate. The insurance superin
tendent may address any inquiries to
any such corporation in relation to
its doings or condition. or any other
matter connected with its transac-
lions relative to the business contem.
plated by this act. All officers oil
suen corporation shall promptly re.
ply in writing to all such inquiries,
under the oath of its president. sec.
retary or other officers, if required.
Then follow the penalties, etc.
We've Learned to be Patient.
There have been many inquiries az
to when the head offices may be
moved from Fulton. To these the
law quoted above answers in part,
while in . general way it may be
said that the people of Rock Island
have waited patiently long enough
now to have learned to be so little
while longer.
The LAY 1t Dubuque.
Dubuque, June 3.-The morning
session Of the head camp of Wood.
men Was devoted to consideration OF
the laws Of the order The most i'm
Portant action was to keep the per
capita tax at the urosent amount