ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1956-04-25

BY Y. l. MANDlCH, supreme President,
PITTSBURGH - We made mention several times in
the past of criticisms lodged by State Insurance Department
Examiners of contradictions and antiquities pre-
sent in old bylaws. In endeavor to all
certaintes from the bylaws and that they be per-
feet and at the time condensed as possible the
Executive Board prepared the proposed bylaws for the
Ninth Convention of September, 1855.
From these proposed bylaws, certain portions were
omitted while others showed up with unntentiona
For that reason the Supreme Board at it's regular semi
annual meeting last March, unanimously passed motion
for the amendment by referendum of delegates OF
Sections 1884, 1856 1877 1874 of the bylaws, to fully
with needs and for the better and quicker
execution of business transactions between the Supreme Of
flee and the membership.
Section 1874 of the bylaws, adopted by the Conven
ton, is follows:
Section 1884, A member may designate up to $500
for funeral expenses and up $4,000 for monument,
if State Laws permit.
If the funeral expenses paid from other
then the designated amount shall be payable to the
legal representative of said deceased member.
If no amount is designated for funeral expenses,
and the lodge submits evidence that must be paid,
the Croatian Fraternal Union may then pay to $500
for such funeral expenses if permitted by State Law,
which is then deducted proporonately from the
|. shares of the beneficiares. a.
No personal debts of deceased member shall be
paid from his death benefit other than Croatan Fra
ternal Union Lodge dues
The delegates asked to approve the amendment Of
this section to read as follows:
Section 134.-A member may designate up to $500
for funeral expenses and up $4,000 for monument
if State Laws permit.
If the funeral expenses or monument is paid from
other Sources then the designated amount for same
shall paid the named beneficiary, beneficiares
in equal shares This also applies in said amounts so
designated for funeral expenses monument not
fully expended.
If amount is designated for funeral expenses,
and the lodge submits evidence that must be paid,
Croatian Fraternal Union may then pay up $500
for such funeral expenses if permitted by State Law,
which amount is then deducted proporonately from the
shares Of the beneficiares.
No personal debts of deceased member shall be
paid from his death benefit other than dues to the Gro
attain Fraternal Union or Lodge.
Section 1876 of the Unions bylaws as adopted by the
Convention is follows:
Section 135. - When two or beneficiaries are
named in the certificate in the event of the death of
of them prior to the death of the member,
the member having failed to designate another benef
ciary then the amount to be paid under the certificate
shall be paid to the surviving designated beneficiary
beneficiares if any, Whenever at the death of
ber of the beneficiares named in his certificate
shall be living then and in such case the due upon
such certificate shall be paid to the members estate
In the event deceased member does not leave bene-
ficiary for any whatsoever the shall be
paid to the Croaan Fratenal Union for the benefit of
the Childrens Homo.
The delegates asked to approve the amendment
of this section to read follows:
Section 1876. If beneficiary named in the
tficate dies before the member if the designation
of a beneficiary for any whatsoever becomes
and void, the member fails to name a new ben
ecary then the death benefit is paid to the surviving
beneficiary, beneficiares named in the certificate
if such exist in proportion of the original amount of
death benefit in the certificate beneficiary named
in the certificate the member then the death