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on the above basis: Provided, That in counties where no 

 County Grange is organized the Masters and their wives, 

 who are Matron?, shall assemble on the first Tuesday in 

 December of each year at the county seat of their respec- 

 tive counties and elect their delegates to the State Grange 

 upon the above basis." 



Article 8. — Section 5 strike out, and insert the follow- 

 ing: "The Executive Committee shall consist of four 

 members, to be elected by ballot, who shall hold their 

 office for two years, and until their successors are elected, 

 two of whom shall be elected at each annual meeting. 

 The Master shall be an ex-officio member of this commit- 

 tee. The duties of this committee shall be to hold quar- 

 terly meetings at the Secretary's office, at which they 

 shall examine and audit the books of the Secretary and 

 Treasurer; to exercise a general supervision of the affairs 

 of the Order during the recess of the State Grange; to 

 instruct the Secretary in regard to printing and disburse- 

 ments. They may adopt such rules and regulations as 

 may seem necessary and expedient for the good of the 

 Order. They shall draw all orders on the Treasurer to 

 meet the expenses of the Secretary's office, but shall in 

 no case otherwise appropriate the moneys of the State 

 Grange, unless by a unanimous vote of the Committee, 

 countersigned by the Secretary. They shall be allowed 

 two dollars per day for their services while in the actual 

 discharge of their duties, and their necessary expenses, 

 on presentation of their accounts, duly itemized, to the 

 Siate Grange at its annual session: Provided, The Finance 

 Committee report the same to be correct. 



Article 18, Section 2.— Amend by striking out the words 

 "county or," in the eighth line. 



Article 18. — Amend by striking out the whole of sec- 

 tion 3. 



Article 19. — These By-Laws may be altered or amended 



by a vote of two-thirds of the members present at any 

 regular meeting of the Grange. 



