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BY-LAWS. 



An great source of trouble and annoyance w 



causi last session of the State Grarfge adopth 



and ordering printed a set of by-laws based on a lot of pr 

 p >$< d amendments to the National Constitution, many 

 which wen not ratified by enough States to make the 

 the law, and noire of them vera] months aft< r 



last meeting. But many - - n the statem 



delegates lo the last session, and ipparently ignoring t3 

 fact that the proposed ne not in force, a] 



n t be used un til ratified by tl a-fourths of the States, fa 

 < :"'.' ! noti .1 i i :h Se< r . ty, commenced world] 



;. . Ian with what they supposed to Lie the laws, tin 

 c -i..i>hig tno necessity for considerable extra i .. \ n 

 ence during the first half of the year, many Granges a 

 naitting members at reduced rates, and only paying du 

 to the State Grange at the same rate. I desire to ce 

 your attention to this subject, as a good many Grang 

 have continued to forward only half the lawful initiatk 

 ' s, while a sense of justice to all seems to require that 

 should charge to their accounts the amount retained 1 

 them. 



.. account of the illegality of our By-Laws, I did n< 

 s< ..d them out until the call for them became so great 

 was necessary to do so; but notices were sent to ever Se 

 : clary, also published in the Farm Journal, stating wh; 

 parts were null and void. It is due to many Secretarii 

 to state that they willingly complied with the law upc 

 notice from my office. Still it is also true that sever 

 have continued to act under what they claimed was tl 

 action of the State Grange officers, and by them accept* 

 in good faith: and, as thev had admitted members* 

 reduced rates, the}' would only pay to the State Grang 

 the same proportion, thus imposing on those willing t 

 abide by the Constitution and By-Laws as they previous! 

 cxi.-ted (and were the only laws we could work undt 



