194 THE GROUtfDSWELL. 



Sec. 2. In no case shall members of a Grange enter into litigation 

 with each other, until they shall have presented a plain statement 

 of their differences to the Trustees of their Grange, and shall have 

 allowed them an opportunity to adjust them, if possible. 



ARTICLE IX. Suspensions, Withdrawals, etc. Section 1. No brother 

 or sister of this Grange shall be suspended or expelled from member 

 ship unless charges be preferred in writing, duly specifying the offense, 

 presented by a brother or sister in good standing, and the accused 

 being allowed full opportunity to make his or her defense. 



Sec. 2. Any member desirous of withdrawing from this Grange 

 must pay all indebtedness thereto, and obtain the consent of the 

 Grange. 



ARTICLE X. Amendments. All propositions for amending or re 

 pealing these By-Laws, or any part of them, shall be presented in 

 writing at a regular meeting, and shall lie over until the next regu 

 lar meeting, when it may be acted upon, if agreed to by two-thirds 

 of all the members present. 



RULES OF ORDER. 



1. When the presiding officer takes the chair, the officers and 

 members shall take their respective stations, and at the sound of the 

 gavel there shall be a general silence. The Grange shall then pro 

 ceed to open in regular form. 



2. No question shall be stated unless moved by two members, or 

 be open for consideration unless stated by the Master. And when 

 a question is before the Grange, no motion shall be received, unless 

 to close, to lay on the table, the previous question, to postpone, to 

 refer, or to amend. They shall have precedence in the order in 

 in which they are arranged, the first three of which shall be decided 

 without debate. 



3. Any member may pall for a division of a question when the 

 sense of it will permit. 



4. The yeas and nays may be ordered by the Master, on the call 

 of any member, duly seconded. 



5. After any question (except one of indefinite postponement) has 

 been decided, any member who voted in the majority, may, at the 

 same or next meeting, move for a reconsideration thereof; but no 

 discussion of the main question shall be allowed unless reconsidered. 



6. No member shall speak more than once on the same subject, 

 until all the members wishing to speak have had an opportunity to 

 do so, nor more than twice without permission from the chair. And 

 no member, while speaking, shall name another member by his or 

 her proper name, but shall use the appropriate designation belonging 

 to his or her standing in the Grange. 



