Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-06-29
MORE ABOUT FIGHT
IN JR. GUAM. RANKS.
Trenton "LoyaIist" Council in Chan
Gerry Proceedings Of State
Council.

Vice Chancellor Pitney, upon the
application of Lawyer Fergus A.
Dennis, representing the New Jersey
State Council of the Junior Order of
United American Mechanics Mon
day, at Newark, granted an order re-
s~training Enterprise Council, No. 6
of Trenton, from disposing of any its
property, which consists Of 81. 900 in
cash and lodge fixtures.
Tho granting of tho restraining
writ is the result of the legal battle
brought about by the declination of
Enterprise Council to join hands with
the "Insurgents," as tho State n
Gil is known, in breaking away from
+! the national body of the Jr. o. U. A.
M. The Stnte council seeded from
the national body, owing to a dispute
MS to tho amount of per capita tax
that should be enforced.
The refusal of Enterprise to abide
by tie decision of the State boay was
an act of characterization, according
to the ruling of the State council.
Charges were preferred, and on
May 20 the charter of No. 6 was de-
clared revoked. The officers of the
State council contend that according
to the constitution, by the order of
revocation the subordinate council
torfeits all its property to the State
council.
Tho officers of Enterpris Q council IL
do not intend to give up its property
| without a fight, and 10 that end have
| retained Barton B. Hutchinson. Of
Trenton, Charles l.. Oorbin, of Jersey
City, and Knox g. Dooling, of New
York. The Hearing in the case is
set down for July IL. at Jersey City,
before Vice Chan oellor Pitney.
Fergus A. Dennis, of Princeton,
and Allan A. Strong, of New Bruins
wick, will represent'the State coun
Gil.
The defense of Enterprise council
will be that tho State council rest its
jurisdiction on the ground that it was
incorporated by the legislature i'll
1875. The local council claims it was
one OF the original subordinate coun-
ellis in the country, existed several
years before the State council was
incorporated, also that it held to form
both tho State councils and the ma
tional council.
In October, 1900, the State council
seeded from the national body be-
cause of the alleged illegal acts of the
supreme council in tho year before
in reference to the par capita tax In
February, 1901, the national council,
through it's judiciary, after charges
| had been preferred against tile New
| Jersey State council for insubordina-
tion. and proper mott CO lad been
given, and a trial held to which no
iefense was made, revoked the charter
Of the State council.
After the revocation, Enterprise
council. claiming that it was follow
ing the laws Of the order, as taught by
she State council. severed its connecs
ion with the State body, ant since
has paid it's per capita tax TO, and
placed itself under the jurisdiction OF
the national council.
In q former suit between the ma
tional council and the State council
If New Jersey, relating to the pei
capita tax, a decision was rendered
against the national body, but THU
related entirely to tho trust funds, and
had no bearing on the question OF
jurisdiction.
William H. Miers, secretary of the
State council, states that Now Jersey
will not become a part of the Ordel
of Independent Americans, formed a
Reading, Pa, last Saturday. by lin
euroonts,, from the .Jr. q. IT. A. M,