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individual first named is considered as the chairman, although each 

 has a right to elect its own chairman. Committees are required to 

 meet and attend to the matters assigned them with system and 

 regularity, and not by separate consultation, or in a loose or indefinite 

 manner. 



Sec. 13. The Worthy Master, by virtue of his office, may attend all 

 meetings of committees, take part in their deliberations (without 

 voting, however), and urge them to action. In the appointment of 

 committees, the Worthy Master, who should ever preserve a courte 

 ous and conciliatory deportment to all, not overlooking the humblest 

 member, has many opportunities of bringing humble merit into no 

 tice, and of testing and making available the capabilities of those 

 around him. He should carefully avoid both petulancy and favor 

 itism, and act with strict impartiality. 



ARTICLE III. Deputies. Deputies appointed to organize Granges 

 by the Master of the State Grange, shall be examined by the Master 

 or Lecturer of the State Grange (applying to the one nearest to his 

 residence) as to his qualifications, and, if found competent, a com 

 mission shall be given him, certified by the Secretary of the State 

 Grange, under seal of the Grange. 



ARTICLE IV. Lecturer. It shall be the duty of the Lecturer to 

 visit Granges by order of the Executive Committee, to see that the 

 work is properly done, and to instruct the members, for which he 

 shall receive such compensation as said committee may determine. 

 He may also be appointed a Deputy by the Master of the State 

 Grange, to organize Granges in counties where there are none, for 

 which he shall receive such compensation as is provided for in Art. 

 XXII of the Constitution. 



ARTICLE V. In organizing new Granges, Deputies must not allow 

 them to be located so near together as to prevent their having from 

 fifty to one hundred members. 



ARTICLE VI. County Meetings. It shall be the duty of the Sec 

 retaries of the County Meetings, called in accordance with Art. Ill 

 of the Constitution, to immediately inform the Secretary of the State 

 Grange of such meeting, and the officers of the same; also, to furnish 

 the Secretary of the State Grange the names of the representatives 

 chosen, and to furnish to each representative a Avritten certificate 

 of such election, under Seal of some Grange in the county. 



ARTICLE VII. Minutes. The minutes of the State Grange shall 

 be approved each morning while in session, and before final adjourn 

 ment shall be read by the Secretary and approved as a whole. 



ARTICLE VIII. Mileage. Sec. 1. That each member in attend 

 ance upon this meeting of the State Grange be required to report, 

 under the seal of his Grange, to the Secretary of the State Grange, 

 the number of miles traveled by him to reach the place of meeting 

 of State Grange. 



Sec. 2. That the Secretary of this Grange be required to exchange 



