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tion, if adopted, then to be referred by the Secretary 

 to a live business Brother of our Fraternity holding a po- 

 sition as State Senator in and for the State of Illinois, 

 requesting said member to prepare and present a bill to 

 our State Legislature with a view to its immediate pass- 

 age by said body. 

 Referred to Committee on Resolutions. 



The Master submitted the following proposed amend- 

 ments to the Constitution of the National Grange, which 

 were considered separately and ratified: 



NATIONAL GRANGE, P. OF H. — TENTH ANNUAL SESSION — 



AMENDMENTS TO CONSTITUTION. 



No. 1. — To amend Article 1, Section 2, by inserting after 

 the word ''ballot" the following words: '"any fourth degree 

 member, in good standing, shall be eligible to office, or to 

 receive the degrees, in the County, District, State or Na- 

 tional Grange, within whose jurisdiction such member 

 may reside, but shall not be entitled to vote." 



No. 2. — To amend Article 1, Section 4, so as to read as 

 follows: 



Sec 4. There shall be an Executive Committee of the 

 National Grange consisting of three members, whose 

 term of office shall be two years. The Master of the Na- 

 tional Grange shall be, ex officii-, a member of the Execu- 

 tive Committee, but shall not be entitled to vote except in 

 case of a tie. 



Xo. 3. — To amend Article 2, Section 3, by striking out 

 the word "annual lv," and inserting in place thereof the 

 won! "biennially," and by striking out the words "from 

 year to year," in said section; by striding out the word 

 "annual," in Article 3, and inserting the word 'biennial 

 iii place thereof; and by striking out the word "annual 

 in Article 13, and inserting the word "biennial" in place 

 thereof. This amendment shall take effect after the ;< n- 

 n ml session of the National Grange, to be hell in the* 

 vear 1S77. 





