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years, and at each annual meeting hereafter three members shall be 

 elected, to hold their office for two years. The members of this 

 committee shall select one of their number for Chairman, who shall 

 not have a vote, except in case of a tie. They shall have authority 

 to act in all matters of interest to the Order when the State Grange 

 is not in session ; shall provide for the welfare of the Order in busi 

 ness matters, and shall fill all vacancies in office occurring in the 

 State Grange, unless otherwise provided for. They shall be allowed 

 pay for all their necessary expenses incurred in the transaction of 

 business for the Order, and shall report their acts in detail to the 

 State Grange on the first day of the annual meeting. 



ARTICLE XIX. Official and Fiscal Year. The official year of Sub 

 ordinate Granges shall commence on the first Saturday in July, and 

 the fiscal year shall commence on the first days of January, April, 

 July, and October succeeding their organization. The fiscal year of 

 this Grange shall commence on the first day of October. 



ARTICLE XX. Quarterly Dues. The Secretary shall see that the 

 quarterly clues of Subordinate Granges are promptly paid, and in case 

 the dues remain delinquent two quarters, the delinquent Grange shall 

 be reported to the Master of the State Grange. On receiving such 

 notice, it shall be the duty of the Master to warn the delinquent 

 Grange, and if the dues are not forwarded in thirty days it shall be 

 the duty of the Master to advise the Master of the National Grange 

 of suoh delinquency, and recommend the revocal of the charter of 

 the delinquent Grange ; and any Grange whose charter has been 

 thus revoked, may petition the State Grange for reinstatement. 



ARTICLE XXI. Applications. Section 1. Persons making appli 

 cation for membership in our Order shall apply to the Subordinate 

 Grange nearest to them, unless good, sufficient reasons exists for doing 

 otherwise, which reasons must be submitted in writing. In such case 

 the Grange shall judge the reasons, and, if thought best, it shall 

 consult the Grange nearest the applicant. 



Sec. 2. Any person, whose application for membership shall have 

 been rejected, may renew such application at the expiration of six 

 months thereafter. 



Sec. 3. No application for membership in this Order shall be 

 entertained, unless it shall be known that the agricultural interests 

 of the applicant predominates over all other interests, financially. 



ARTICLE XXII. D&quot;.puties.~ Section 1. There shall be appointed 

 by the Master of the State Grange at least one Deputy in each 

 county, where a proper person can be found, who shall be nominated 

 by a majority of the Masters present from said county. In case of 

 vacancy or non-representation in any county, then the Master may 

 appoint a Deputy for such county or counties. 



Sec. 2. It shall be the duty of the Deputies so appointed to organize 

 new Granges, on application having been made to them by those 



