Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1910-09-22
new GRANGE LAW
Amendment to New York Statute
on Grange Incorporation.

This Law Was Enacted by the New
York State Legislature and Is of In
terest to Patrons Everywhere as Be-
ing Concise Statement of the Legal
Requirements For Incorporating
Oranges.
Section 1. Section seven Of chapter
525 Of the laws of 1874. entitled IAN
act to provide for the incorporation Of
the New York state grange Of the Pa
irons Of Husbandry and councils and
oranges subordinate thereto" Is here
by amended to read as follows:
Sec. T. Any number of persons, not
less than thirteen, who are members
of the Order of the Patrons of Hus-
bandry or are eligible to membership
under the provisions of the constitu-
tons. bylaws. rules and usages Of the
said Order of Patrons of Husbandry
may organize n subordinate grange in
accordance with said constitutions. by
laws, rules and usages and on receiv-
ing a charter duly issued by the ma
tional grange of the Patrons of Hus-
bandry and duly countersigned by the
master and secretary Of the New York
state grange Of the Patrons of Hus-
bandry may file articles of incorpora-
ton with the town clerk of the town
where such grange Is located. which
articles of incorporation shall set forth
the name and the number of the
grange the names of its officers and
executive committee and shall signify
a desire to obtain the benefits of this
act, and such articles Of incorporation
shall be duly signed and acknowl-
edged by the members thereof or n
majority of them. And on filing such
articles of incorporation every such
subordinate grange shall become a
legal corporation, subordinate to the
said New York state grange. and shall
possess all the powers and be subject
TO all the duties of corporations under
the general laws of this state and I'M
der the constitution, bylaws and rules
of said New York state grange and
erty. real and personal. and shall have
and use a seal and may alter and re-
new the same at pleasure. Any num-
Der Of subordinate oranges may unite
In the formation Of county or district
grange. which shall be known as the
Pomona grange under the constitu-
ton. bylaws and rules of the said
Order. and after receiving a charter
from the state grange the members
or a majority Of the members Of such
county or district grange or councils
may make and execute articles Of in
corporation. in the manner provided
for subordinate oranges. and file them
in the office OF the clerk of the county
or counties embraced within their ju-
risdiction and shall thereupon be and
become a corporation. with authority TO
sue and be sued. and shall have and
use q seal and may alter or renew the
same at pleasure. Such oranges so in
corporated 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
Of the said New York state grange
and which shall be necessary for the
purpose of facilitating the transaction
Of business. buying. selling and ship
ping or such other purposes as may
seem for the good of the Order. They
shall be governed and the member
ship regulated by such laws as the
council or grange may from time to
time make not in conflict with the
constitution Of the national and state
oranges. They may elect a business
agent to act in concert with the execu-
tive committee. and the Pomona
oranges shall be intermediate organ
izations between the state and sub
ordinate oranges.
Sec. >. This act shall take effect
Immediately