Zgoda = Unity. [volume] (Milwaukee, Wis.) 1881-1901, 1900-06-14
ARTICLE XVIII.
Reinstatement of Members.

ARTICLE XVIII.
Reinstatement of Members.
SECTION l.. Any member who has become
suspended for on-payment of assessments. dues
or fines, may re-instate himself or herself within
one month on payment in person at a regular
meeting of the group, of all amounts due, to-
gether with a fine of twenty-five (25) cents.
which fine shall go to the general fund of the
group. The Financial Secretary shall at once
notify the Gen. Secretary of all such re-instate-
ments; provided that under no circumstances
shall the group receive assessments or dues for
any sick or deceased member who is under sus.
pension at the time of his or her sickness or
death, nor shall the receiving of any such assess
ment or dues by the group render the benefit
certificate of such a suspended member valid.
nor shall it create any liability thereon ON the
part of group or of the Alliance.
SECTION 2. Members who have remained sus-
pended for more than three months must make
application on a blank prescribed by the Gen.
Secretary on which a ballot shall be taken and a
majority vote OF members present shall be suf-
hcient to re-instate. If beneficiary members.
they must also be r~e-examined by the Medical
and approved by the High Medical
Examiner. If they have remained suspended for
more than six months, they shall not be rein
stated. All amounts due at the date of suspen-
sion and all assessments and dues accruing since
that time must be paid at the time of making
application and in case of rejection the money
shall be returned. The Financial Secretary shall
forward the application and certificate of exam
ination to the Gen. Secretary and the benefit
certificate of such member shall again become
valid mt the time of reinstatement by the Central
government, which shall be subsequent to the
approval by the High Medical Examiner
SECTION 3. The names of members remain
ing suspended for more than three months shall
be stricken from the books and their member
ship shall cease. They may rejoin the Alliance
as new members, but must pay all indebtedness
which existed at the time of suspension. to their
original group and Alliance. Members who stood
suspended for six consecutive months shall not
be permitted to rejoin the Alliance.
ARTICLE XIX.
Social Membership.
SECTION L. Groups may receive at any reg
ular meeting a person, as a social member. who
is acceptable to the majority of the members of
the group voting. Social members shall not be
required to pay assessments, and shall not be en-
titled to any benefits from the benefit fund of the
Alliance.
SECTION 2. Each applicant for social mem
bership must sign the application furnished by
the Central Government, and must be recon-
mended by two members of the group. The ap-
plication must be accompanied by the PROPOSE
ton fee and twenty-five cents Use for badge.
SECTION 3. Applications for social member
ship shall be read in open group at a regular
meeting thereof and entered upon the records.
An investigating m of three shall be ap-
pointed, who shall report at the next regular
meeting of the group. If the report of the com
mittee be favorable, the applicant shall be bal
elected to social membership he may be initiated
according to the established ritual.
ITO be continued.)