ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1958-09-17

ton to the Committee would like to- suggest that the men,
slider very seriously problems involved in the amend
ing of Bylaws especially with the towards simplicity
of expression and elimination of redundancy
would strongly urge that number of Subcommittee
be appointed informally associated for the purpose OF
dealing with particular provisions of the Bylaws with
which they most familiar most concerned or IN which
they express the highest degree of interest
Under the Bylaws of the Croatan Fraternal Union
of America the powers of the Convention are to enact
alter amend the Bylaws of the Croatan Fraternal
Union.
Under Section 10 Of our BY Laws, the Chairman of
the Convention shall name all committees which the
deems necessary In view of the short length
of time in which any particular Bylaw Committee will
have to operate, think is only fair and reasonable
that they be provided with all of the information sug.
gestons comments and criticisms which the present
administration and all of the executives and ofcals
possibly give then that All intelligent apprasai
and recommendation can be made to the Convention IN
the shortest possible time.
1t is for that reason that would recommend that some
serious thinking be done by all parties concerned many
months prior the Convention In line with that thinking
would like urge that the matters portions OF the
Bylaws relating to the Convention itself it's operation
conduct and be left to the committee of del
eeates appointed by the Convention Chairman Those BY
Laws Sections through Al
The Supreme Board of Directors should take special
cognizance Of the Bylaws affecting the Supreme Board
and SUCH should offer positive recommendations to tne
Convention Committee of any changes or aG
Section 49, that the rights powers and duties OF the
Supreme Board Of Directors clearly expressed ac
cordance with the NonProft Corporation Code and the
Fraternal Benefit Code of the Commonwealth of Penna
would strongly that the Executive Board make
specific recommendation of the Sections of Bylaws No
s. through 76 that Board of Trustees make specific
recommendation concerning Sections 7S through 80; and
that the High Trial Board and members thereof make
positive expressions in writing to this Supreme Board
the March 1859 Session of the Supreme Board
These sections specifically Sections 81 thru 49,
With regard to the officials of the Croatian Frater
nal Union Sections 80 through 114 those sections can
left to the Convention Delegates at the time the
sessions opened.
of the Union tovt 115 through 120 the types of
life insurance certificates Section 121 through 126 the
sections relating to automatic premium oan policy loans
guaranteed values and determination of values through
130 be submitted to the Department of the Supreme Sec
retary and the Actury the Society along with the Med
ca Advisor and Counsel for an opinion relating the de-
STABILITY Of amendment and your Counsel suggested pre-
vious to their probable complete elimination from the
Bylaws being wholly unnecessary because they are al
most covered exclusively in the Certificates issued by the
Society and probably amount to duplication of printing
With regard to the designation of beneficiares Section
49, your Counsel respectfully requests that the same
b. deferred to the Fratena Benefit Code of the Common
wealth of Pennsylvania and to the Laws of the various
States since they deal with vested rights of membership
The opinion and suggestion relates to the general
which are present in all of the Certificates issued by the
Society," and would promote much clearer and simpler
derstanding of the rights, duties and liabilities.
Since most if not all of the rates. regarding the
types of insurance method Of payment and certificates
actuarially determined it rather pontless to
duplicate the same in Bylaws provisions. =.
The sections relating to Membership Section IA,
through Lodges Lodge Boards Members Duties and Lodge
Trial Boards specifically Section and through Sec
ton 244 comprise great body of rules and regulations
which duplicated in many instances by the Lodge Char
es Parliamentary procedure and ordinary rules of logic
The Sections relative to the rights of members and
the suspension of members deserve the most serious consd
Grafton especially in of the fact that most of the
serious litigation affection this Society has dealt with
bershp rights of members suspension and expulsion of
the members. ID.
Your Counsel will be very happy to assist any Com
mttee designated to study that particular section
would strongly recommend that the Supreme Board
itself any suggestions comments criticisms of those
sections above mentioned and that they act committee
the whole to study proposals to amend those
urge that the Children's Home Committee be re-
guested to submit in ADVANCE certain suggestions and
comments with reference to any Bylaw amendments
for the Childrens Home. The Junior Order Director
along with the Executive Board should do the with
Sections 282 through $780, relating to the Junior Order
We must keep in mind that the final authority for the
change amendment of any of the Bylaws rest with the
Convention of the Croaan Fraterna Union of America
which is the Supreme Legislative body.
The Delegates to Convention cannot and should
not operate in They must have the benefit of ad
and comment from the paid and nonpad officials and
functionaries Of the Society,"
The proposals made to you above are merely in ma
ture Of comments and suggestions that the work OF the
amendment of the Bylaws be expedited IN an lntel
gent and that obtain section of
opinion and comment from the entire membership of the
Croatian Fraternal Union of America.
During the period of time above mentioned, it has
been my pleasure to attend number Of social functions
In which was either designated guest speaker