Rensselaer Union, Volume 6, Number 52, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 September 1874 — By-Laws of the National Grange, Patrons of Husbandry. [ARTICLE]

By-Laws of the National Grange, Patrons of Husbandry.

[Amended fit the Seventh Annual Session, 1874.] Article 1. The fourth flav- of December., the birthday of-the Patrons of Husbandry, shall be celebrated as the anniversary of the Order. Art. 2. Not less than the representation of twenty States present at any meeting of the National Grange shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. Art. 3. At the annual meeting of each State it .may elect a proxy to . represent the State Grange in the National Grange in case of the inability of the Master to att end. and such proxies shall in all cases be Past-31 asters oFTHeir State Granges. Art. 4. Questions of administration and jurisprudence arising in and between State Granges, and appeals from the action and decision Whereof, snail be referred to the Master and Executive Committee of the National Grange, whose decision shall be respected and obeyed until overruled by action of the National Grange. Art. 5. It shall be the duty of the Master to president meetmgs-of thc National Grange; to see that all officers and members of committees properly perform their respective duties; to see that the constitution, by-laws amt resolutions of the National Grange, and the usages of the Order, are observed and obeyed, and generally to perform all duties pertaining to such office. Art. 6. It shall be the duty of the Secretary to keep a record of all proceedings of the Natjjaial Grange: to keep a just and true account *all moneys received ana deposited bv him in the fiscal agency; to countersign all drafts drawn by the Treasurer; to conduct the correspondence of the National. Grange, and to perform snch other duties appertaining to his office as may be reqmrecTbv flie Master and Executive Committee. It shall be his duty, at least ©nee each week, to deposit with the fiscal agency hoi din g*the funds of the National Grange all moneys that may have come into his hands, and forward a duplicate receipt therefor t©the Treasurer,and to make a lull report of all transactions to the National Grange at each annual session. It shall be his further duty to procure a monthly report from the fiscal agency with whom the funds of the National Grange are deposited of all moneys received and paid out by them during each month, and send a copy of such report.to the Executive Committee ana tlie Master of the National Grange. lie shall give bond in such sum and with such security as may be approved by the Executive -Committee.— -' ' . . . ■ Art. 7.—Section 1. It shall he the duty of the Treasurer to issue all drafts upon the fiscal agency of the Order, said drafts having been previously approved by the Master and countersigned by the Secretary of the National Grange. Sec. 2. lie shall report monthly to the Master of the National Grange a statement of all moneys deposited to his credit in the fiscal agency, and of all drafts signed by him during the previous month.

Sec. 3. lie shall report to the National Grange at each annual session a statement of all moneys deposited in the fiscul agency, and of all dralts signed by him since his last annual report. Sec. 4.’ It shall he his duty to collect all interest accruing on investments made by the Executive Committee, and to deposit the same in the fiscal agency. Aut. 8. It shall he the dutv of the Lecturer to visit, for the good of the Order, such portions of the United States as the Master or the Executive Committee may direct, for which services he shall receive compensation. Aut. t). It shall lie the duty of the Executive Committee to exercise a general supervision of the affairs of the Order during the recess of the National Grange. They shall have authority to act ou all matters of interest to the Order when the National Grange is not in session; shall provide for the welfare of the Order in business matters, and shall report their acts in detail to tlie National Grange ou the first day of its annual meeting. The Master of the National Grange shall be coiisidered, erroffieio, a-member.«f the Executive Committee. { ■ Art. 10.—Section 1. Such compensation for time and service shall be given the Master, Lecturer, Secretary, Treasurer and Executive Committee as the National Grange may, from time to time, determine. Sec. 2. Whenever General Deputies are appointed by the Master of the National Grange said Deputies shall receive such compensation for time and service as may he determined by tlie Master or the Executive Committee: Provide cl, In no case shall pay from tile National. Grange he given General Deputies in any State after tile formation of its Slate Grange. Aut. 11.—Section 1. The financial reports of Subordinate Granges shall be made on tlie first day of Janilary, the first day of April, thefirst day of July and the first day of October. sec! 2. State Grange's shall date their financial axistencc'rhree months after the first day of January. first day of April, first day of July, and first day of October immediately following their organization. ' Aut.-12. Each session of the National Grange shall fix the compensation of its members. Aut. 13. Special meetings .of the National Gfahge Shall he called by the Master upon the application of The Masters of twenty State Granges, one month’s notice of such meeting being given to all members of the National Grange. No alterations or amendments to the ln-laws or ritual shall he made at any special meeting. Art. li. Upon the demand of five members! the ayes and noes may he called upqn any question, and when so called shall he entered by the Scetotarv upon his minutes. . —— — —•. ——- Aut. 15. Fist-Masters are Masters wlio have been duly elected and installed, and who have" served out the term for which they were elected. Art. lti. Vacancies in 'office may lie filled at any regular meeting of t he Grange. Aut,lT. Subordinate (granges may he eonsoli-. dated in tlie mode and upon s'uelrterins as may be prescribed by the State Granges.. Abt. IS. These 'by-laws may lie altered or amended at any annual meeting of the National Grange by a twu-|hirds vote of the members present.

Among the guests at one of our wellknown summer resorts is a wealthy bachelor, whose bank account is much better than hfs orthography . A party of guests were playing a game where a hall made 'of a handkerchief is thrown from one to the other with the salutation of “Here conies a ship laden with” ; each successive receiver being obliged to name a commodity for cargo beginning witli the letters, of the alpbabet in turn. When the kerchief alighted at tlie letterK in the bachelor’s lap lie shouted “ Kroekery!” which, excited a smile, and tire game hastily proceeded when it was-, found” that the word was given in good faith and not as a joke. The roguishness of a young lady 7 however, caused tlie flying messenger to alight in his lap the second time atr the letter S, whereat the receiver shouted “ Cinnamon!” so triumphantly that somehow or other there was so much Toughing that it was thought Impt to try another game. —Commercial milletih.

—A very fat man, for the purpose of quizzing his dbetor, asked him to prescribe for a complaint wTiich he declared was sleeping with his mouth open. “ Sir,” said the doctor “ ydtar disease is incurable. •Your skin is too short, so that when you shut your eyes your mouth opens."