Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-03-10
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VOr1QS 10 leave Lie iIupESSSiOu VI
prospective candidates, and the pub
lie that they are branch or auxiliary
of the Junior Order United American
Mechanics, of Virginia, Inc, we fee
that we should make brief statement
Of the status of our Order.
On February II, 1900, the Genera
Assembly of Virginia granted our Or
der charter to do business in Thu:
State. AT the time there was doing
business in Virginia the National
Council, Junior Order United Ameri
can Mechanics.
On the 10Th day OF June, 1901, oul
branch of the Order brought sui
in the Chancery Court of the City o:
Richmond to- prohibit the Nationa
branch from using our name, or an!
name of like import, and from using
a seal with the name of jr. U. a. M
on it, and from carrying out the OBJ
jects for which we were organized
On the 21st day of July, 1904, thu
Chancery Court decided that our Or
der was the only branch authorized
to do business in Virginia, and in it.
decree the following language is u ed
"And the Court doth further
adiudge, order and decree that tie
said National Council of Junior
Order United American Mechan-
les Of the United States of North
America, and the other defend
ants to the said bill ~ = y 4 : 't*
be and they are hereby, jointly
and severally, perpetually ell
Joined and restrained from con
tinuing the use within the State
of Virginia of the nanla OF TIE
State Council of Virginia, Junior
Order United American Mechs1~
les of the State of Virginia, or
any other name of like import
likely to taken for that of plain
tiff; and from the use Of the seal
of said plaintiff within the STATE
of Virginia; and from CARRYING
out. within the State Of Virginia,
under the name of the plaintiff,
or any name of like import, aIY
of the objects for which the sad
National Council of the Juni!r
Order of United American Mech.
anics Of the United States Ct
North America, or the said vel
untary Association orsanizcG CT
or about the End of March, 1851,
as aforesaid were organ I'D: ai:i
from using within the State e
Virginia the name Of the SAL
plaintiff or any other name of Ike
;.np:rt IN the pursuit CT the o.
ia;ts Ger which the said plaintiff
w:s chartered s. "
and that the said National Cau':.
ell Of The Junior Ordsr Of United
American Mechanics Of the I'M /
ed States Of North America, ara
the said voluntary association Co.
ganized on or about March 2nd,
1901, as aforesaid, ard their
agents and officers be, and they
are hereby, perpetually anJcincl
and restrained from designating
their officers within the State #
Virginia by the Applications st
forth in the bill used by the plai::..
tiff for it's officers or agents, AID
from continuing the usa in Tie
State of Virginia of said apps
lations."
The National branch Of the Ode
felt itself aggrieved by the deere
above quoted from, and tie case va
appealed to the Supreme Court OF Viz
GINA, and then to the highest ccur
in the land-thc Supreme Court Of III
United States, and was in both o
these latter courts decided in favo. G
our branch of the Order.
The National Branch Of th2 Oide
then applied to the State Corporate
Commission for a charter and on tn
10Th day of December, 1906, the sam
was granted to it as the "Virg nj
Branch of the Junior Order Unite
Americans?
Our branch of the Order consii.l
ing that this was violation of inj:;nt
ton granted by the Chancery Cc1r
petit:oned said court to summon tn
said officers Of the National Braac
before it to show cause why th:y
should not be fined for contempt c
court.
This the said Court did, and on tn
9Th day of May, 1907 entered its dc
cree as follows:
"And the matter OF the said rule
having been fully argued ~
counsel, and maturely considered
by the Court, the Court doth adj
Judge, order and decree that the
respondents to said petition = i =
and each of them have disr--
garded and disobeyed the decree
of this court, entered on the 2l&t
day of July, 1904, which has been
heretofore affirmed by the decree
of the Supreme Court of AZ
pcals of Virginia and by the ST.
preme Court of the United State,
in the following respects, Viz:
In d;sobeying the requirements If
the act of the General Assemb:y
of Virginia, passed on February
17th 1000 = Il g 3 3 !" and in dis
obevine so much of said decree IS
enioined the carrying out with
in the State of Virginia under tt.c
name Of the plaintiff. or any otf-
er name of like import, any OF tie
objects for which the Nations;