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one dollar for each man, and fifty cents for each woman, initiated 

 during that quarter; also, a quarterly due of six cents for each 

 member. 



Sec. 4. The Secretary of each State Grange shall report quarterly 

 to the Secretary of the National Grange the membership in his 

 State, and the degrees conferred during the quarter. 



Sec. 5. The Treasurer of each State Grange shall deposit, to the 

 credit of the National Grange of Patrons of Husbandry, with some 

 banking or trust company in New York (to be selected by the Exec 

 utive Committee), in quarterly installments, the annual due of ten 

 cents for each member of his State, and forward the receipts for the 

 same to the Treasurer of the National Grange. 



Sec. 6. All moneys deposited with said company shall be paid out 

 only upon the drafts of. the Treasurer, signed by the Master and 

 countersigned by the Secretary. 



Sec. 7. No State Grange shall be entitled to representation in the 

 National Grange whose dues are unpaid for more than one quarter. 



ARTICLE VIII. Requirements. Section 1. Reports from Subordi 

 nate Granges relative to crops, implements, stock, or any other mat 

 ters called for by the National Grange, must be certified to by the 

 Master and Secretary, and under seal of the Grange giving the 

 same. 



Sec. 2. All printed matter, on whatever subject, and all informa 

 tion issued by the National or State to Subordinate Granges, shall be 

 made known to the members without unnecessary delay. 



Sec. 3. If any brothers or sisters of the Order are sick, it shall be 

 the duty of the Patrons to visit them, and see that they are well 

 provided with all things needful. 



Sec. 4. Any member found guilty of wanton cruelty to animals 

 shall be expelled from the Order. 



Sec. 5. The officers of Subordinate Granges shall be on the alert in 

 devising means by which the interests of the whole Order may be 

 advanced ; but no plan of work shall be adopted by State or Subor 

 dinate Granges without first submitting it to, and receiving the sanc 

 tion of, the National Grange. 



ARTICLE IX. Charters and Dispensations. Section 1. All charters 

 and dispensations issue directly from the National Grange. 



Sec. 2. Nine men and four women, having received the four subor 

 dinate degrees, may receive a dispensation to organize a Subordinate 

 Grange. 



Sec. 3. Applications for dispensations shall be made to the Secre 

 tary of the National Grange, and be signed by the persons applying 

 for the same, and be accompanied by a fee of fifteen dollars. 



Sec. 4. Charter members are those persons only whose names are 

 upon the application, and whose fees were paid at the time of organ 

 ization. Their number shall not be less than nine men and four 

 women, nor more then twenty men and ten women. 



