CONSTITUTION OF SUBORDINATE GRANGE. 187 



CONSTITUTION OF SUBORDINATE GRANGES. 



The Constitutions of Subordinate Granges are founded 

 upon those of the State Granges, mutatis mutandis. 



The following form was prepared by Secretary W. H. 

 Baxter, of the Slate Grange of California, and Master cf 

 Napa Grange, No. 2; and we give it, to make our series 

 complete. 



CONSTITUTION. 



ARTICLE I. Section 1. This Grange .shall be known and distin- 



tinguished as Grange, No. , Patrons of Husbandry of the State 



of California. 



Officers. Sec. 2. The officers shall consist of and rank as follows: 

 Master, Overseer, Lecturer, Steward, Assistant Steward, Chaplain, 

 Treasurer, Secretary, Gate-Keeper, Ceres, Pomona, Flora, and Lady 

 Assistant Steward. It is their duty to see that the laws of the OrdeV 

 are carried out. 



Sec. 3. The officers of this Grange shall be chosen annually, and 

 elected by ballot. Vacancies by death, resignation, or otherwise, to 

 be filled at a special election at the next regular meeting thereof. 

 Officers so chosen to serve until the annual meeting. 



Sec. 4. There shall be an Executive Committee&quot; of this Grange, 

 consisting of three members, whose term of office shall be three 

 years, one of whom shall be elected each year. 



Sec. 5. The officers of the respective Granges shall be addressed as 

 &quot; Worthy.&quot; 



Sec. 6. Nominations for officers shall be made only at the two meet 

 ings immediately preceding that of the regular election, except when 

 the nominees for an office all decline. Election of officers shall take 

 place at the last regular meeting of the term, who shall be installed 

 at the first regular meeting in the new term, provided the installing 

 officer be present ; if absent, it must be postponed until the proper 

 officer can attend. 



Sec. 7. Any officer absenting himself from the meetings of the 

 Grange three successive times, except in case of sickness, or absence 

 from home on business, or for misconduct as an officer, may be re 

 moved by a vote of two-thirds of the members voting, at the next 

 meeting after a resolution therefor has been offered in the Grange. 



Sec. 8. No person shall be eligible to, or hold, office in this Grange 

 who if&amp;gt; not clear of all pecuniary charges on the books, or charges 

 of any and every kind whatsoever, and shall not have attained the 

 Fourth Degree of the Order. 



ARTICLE II. Meetings. Section 1. This Grange shall meet once in 

 each month, and may hold such intermediate meetings as may be 

 deemed necessary for the good of the Order, 



