Gloucester County Democrat., 1909-07-15
THE GRANGE
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Conducted by
j. w. DARROW. Chatham. N. X.
Press Correspondent Neo Fok State
Grange
GRANGE INCORPORATION.
Extract From a Special Act Passed by
the New York Legislature In 1874.

Extract From a Special Act Passed by
the New York Legislature In 1874.
There is considerable inquiry among
members of the Order as to the effect
of incorporating a grange and how to
proceed in the matter The following
extract from the law governing this
incorporation of oranges will be of as
sistance only to such oranges as are
located within New York state, since
it is a special act of the New York
state legislature.
Any number of persons, not less than
thirteen or more than forty, eligible
to membership under the provisions of
the constitution bylaws, rules and
usages of the said Order of Patrons of
Husbandry, as indorsed and promul-
gated by said New York state grange.
may organize subordinate grange in
accordance with said constitution, by
laws and usages, and on receiving
charter issued by said New York state
grange or countersigned by its secre-
tary any subordinate grange so organ
lied may file articles of incorporation
with the town clerk of the town where
it is located. duly signed and acknowl-
edged by its members or a majority of
them, stating the name and number of
the grange. the names of it's officers
and executive committee and signify
ing a desire to obtain the benefits of
this act And on filing such articles of
Incorporation every such subordinate
fr1.ar, 81,
ton, subordinate to the said New York
state grange. and shall possess all the
powers and be subject to all the du-
ties of corporations under the general
laws of this state and under the con-
stitution, bylaws and rules of said
New York state grange, and may take,
hold sell and convey property, real
and personal. and shall have and use
seal and may alter and renew the
same at pleasure But the total net
income from the real estate held by
any such grange shall not exceed $500
in any one year.
Any number of subordinate oranges
may unite in the formation of county
or district oranges under the constitu-
ton. bylaws and rules of the said Or
der as adopted and promulgated by
said state grange and after receiving
a charter from the state grange the
members or a majority of the mem
bers of such county or district grange
or councils may make and execute ar
ticles of Incorporation in the manner
provided for subordinate oranges and
file them in the office or offices of the
clerk or clerks of the county or coun-
ties embraced within their jurisdiction
and shall thereupon be and become a
corporation with authority to sue and
be sued and shall have ard use a seal
and may alter or renew the same at
pleasure and shall have and exercise
all powers not in conflict with the pro-
visions of this act or any other of the
laws of the state of New York or the
constitution. bylaws. rules or usages
established or promulgated by the said
New York state grange and which
shall be necessary for the purpose of
facilitating the transactions of bust
ness, buying. selling and shipping or
such other purposes as may seem for
the good of the Order They shall be
governed and the membership regulat-
ed by such laws as the council or
grange may from time to time make
not in conflict with the constitution of
the national or state oranges. They
may elect business agent to act in
concert with the executive committee,
and it will be their duty to inform the
master of any irregularities practiced
by deputies within their jurisdiction
and shall be an intermediate organiza-
tion between the state and subordinate
oranges.