Year: 1873

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ing such card may be admitted with
out additional fees to membership in
another subordinate Grange, but shall
be subject to the same forms Of petit
ton, investigation and ballot as those
first applying for membership, except
that a majority vote shall elect them.


ARTICLE XIX.


APPLICATION.


Persons making application for
membership in the Order shall ap-
ply to the subordinate Grange nearest
to them, unless good and sufficient
reasons exist tor doing otherwise. In
such cases the Grange shall judge of
the reason; and if thought best, shall
consult the Grange nearest the appli-
cant, aa


Xxx.


DEPUTIES.


| There shall be appointed by the
Masters of tho State Grange at least
one Deputy in each county where
proper persons can be found who are
Masters or Past Masters, whose duty
it shall be TO organise new Oranges,
on application having been made to
them by those desiring such an organ
ization. To install officers when the
same have been elected, and shall be
vigilant that no discord shall obtain
in the Grange under their jurisdiction,
and shall promptly report any such
disorder to the Master. Deputies
shall receive for organizing new
Oranges, their necessary travelling ex-
pensess. The Deputies shall be ap-
pointed for one year, but shall be sub
jected to removal for cause by the
Master. No Grange shall hereafter
be recognized except those organized
by Deputies appointed as herein spec
fled excepting only those organized
by the Master of the State Grange.


ARTICLE XXI.


- COUNCILS.


It shall be lawful for subordinate
Oranges to form themselves into as
sociations to be called Councils, for
the purpose Of facilitating the trans
action of business of buying, selling
and shipping, and for such other pur-
poses as may seem for the good OF
the Order. They shall be governed,
and the membership decided by such
laws as the Council may from time to
time make, not in cohlct with the
Constitution of the National and
State Oranges. They may elect
business agent to act in concert with
the Executive Committees, and it
shall be their duty to inform the Mas
ter of the State Grange Of any irreg
ularities practiced by Deputies within
their jurisdiction.


ARTICLE XXI.


SECTION /. Persons having mem
bership in any subordinate Grange
within this jurisdiction who may so
change their pursuit, or become so as
sociated in business relationship that
their paramount pecuniary interests
are in conflict with the interest of ag-
riculture, or with the attainment of
any of the objects OF the Order, such
persons shall be deemed to have for
feited their membership in the Grange,
and it shall be the duty of any SuboF-
dinate Grange in which such persons
may hold membership, upon written
complaint and charges being made by
ten members of the Order, to institute
an investigation of such charge, and
if, upon investigation, it shall appear
chat they are founded upon facts said
subordinate Grange shall without de-
lay, expel such unworthy persons from
its fellowship, giving thereof the no.
tice required by law.


| Sec, g. And it is further provided
that if any member OF our Order shall
reflect disgrace upon the same by
grossly immoral or improper conduct,
or whose acts shall show that he is in
sympathy with our enemies, and is
disposed to obstruct or to defeat the
works of the Order, rather than aid
in the attainments ofits objects, such
persons shall also be adjudged to have
forfeited his membership, and upon
proof of bis guilt, shall be expelled
from the Order.


SEC. 8. Upon the filing with the
Master of any Subordinate Grange
the complaint of ten members of the
Order, specifically charging that any
member of his Grange IS guilty of vio-
lation of the provisions Of Sections l
r and 2, Art. 23, it shall be his duty to
: investigate without delay the grounds
upon which charges are made, using
reasonable diligence in bringing the
offender TO trial theron, notifying such
complainants of the time and place at
which said investigation will be held.
SEC. A. 1t is further provided that
! should any Subordinate Grange with
which complaint is fled, as provided
in Section 8 of this Article, refuse to
entertain such or neglect to bring its
|. accused members to a speedy trial
thereon, it shall thereby forfeit its
+, membership in this body, with all ben.
efits accruing therefrom: and it shall
: : be the duty of the Master of this
Grange to recommend TO the Master
of the National Grange a revocation
of the charter Of said offending
! Grange.


a ARTICLE XXIIL
:. The Executive Committee shall bt
authorized to determine what compen
sation, if any, the officers and mem
bers shall be entitled to for service,
rendered to the Grange; and also shal
be authorized to provide for the pay
ment of all necessary expenses con
nected with the work of the Grang'
e during the time intervening betweei
'y the meetings OF the same.


70 ARTICLE XIV.
= SECTION /. II is further provided
! that each subordinate Grange shal
!, keep book that shall be know
an tho RIack Rook in whiel