FORM OF BY-LAWS FOU SUBORDINATE GRANGES. 191 



ARTICLE XV. Withdrawal and dismissal cards may be granted 

 to members who are clear of the books, by a majority vote, in con 

 formity with Article XII. 



ARTICLE XVI. The masculine pronoun shall be constructed to 

 include both sexes, and any question in regard to the meaning of 

 any part of these Articles shall be determined by the Master of the 

 State Grange. 



ARTICLE XVII. Section 1. This Grange may make, alter, or re 

 scind such By-Laws, Rules, and Resolutions, from time to time, a^ 

 may be deemed expedient, provided they do not in any wise contra 

 vene the Constitution and By-Laws of the National Grange or the 

 State Grange of California. 



Sec. 2. The By-Laws of this Grange are in force from the time of 

 their adoption. 



Sec. 3. This Constitution may be amended or revised at any regu 

 lar meeting of the Grange, by a vote of two-thirds of the members 

 present, upon notification having been given in open Grange at four 

 regular meetings preceding such proposed change. 



FORM OF BY-LAWS FOR SUBORDINATE GRANGES. 



The following are the By-Laws proposed for the Su-bor- 

 dinate Grange in the State of Iowa. They are not obliga 

 tory, however, but may be adopted or modified, as the 

 Grange may see fit : 



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

 guished as Grange, No. , of the State of Iowa. 



Sec. 2. The regular meetings of this Grange shall be held . 



Sec. 3. The time of meeting from the first of October to the first 



of April shall be , and from the first of April to the first of 



October shall be . Special meetings may be called by the 



Grange or the Master of the Grange, or, in his absence, by the Over 

 seer, when deemed necessary for the good of the Grange. 



Sec. 4. members shall constitute a quorum for the transac 

 tion of business. 



Sec. 5. The Grange shall be opened at the above appointed time, 

 in the Fourth Degree, if a sufficient number of members be present. 



ARTICLE II. Membership. The members of this Grange are all 

 who have been or may be initiated in, or affiliated therewith, who 

 have subscribed to the roll-books, and who have not withdrawn, or 

 been excluded for unworthy conduct or non-payment of dues. 



ARTICLE III, Officers. The officers of this Grange shall be ranked 



