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of Husbandry at Des Moinea, in tlie latter part 

 of January, continuing five days, at which the 

 following constitution was adopted: 



ARTICLE 1. This Grange shall be known and dis- 

 tinguished aa the Iowa State Orange of the 1'utrons 

 of Husbandry. 



ABT. 11. The members of the State Grange shall 

 bo composed of Masters of subordinate Granges and 

 their wives who are Matrons. Past Musters and their 

 wires who are Matrons are honorary members, and 

 shall be eligible to hold office, but not entitled to 

 vote. 



ABT. UI. The legislative and all other powers of 

 the State Grange shall be vested in certain of its 

 members, to be selected as follows : All members of 

 the State Grange resident in each county shall meet 

 on the first Tuesday in December, at nuch place as 

 they may from time to time designate, and elect one 

 ol their members for the county at large, and one 

 additional member for each eight Granges or fraction 

 equal to five, provided that nothing in this act shall 

 be construed to prevent Masters, Past Masters, and 

 their wives who are Matrons, from attending the 

 mo-tings of the State Grange and receiving the fifth 



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ABT. IV. This Grange shall hold regular annual 

 meetings on the second Tuesday in December at 

 such places as the Grange may from time to time de- 

 termine. Special meetings may be called by the 

 .Master and Secretary by giving written notice to 

 each subordinate Grange thirty days preceding, or 

 by a vote of the Grange at a regular meeting. 



ART. V. Sixty members shell constitute a quorum 

 for the transaction of business, but a less number 

 may adjourn from day to day. 



ABT. VI. It shall bo the duty of the Master to 

 open and preside at all meetings of the Grange, and, 

 in conjunction with the Secretary, call special meet- 

 ings of the Grange. 



ART. VII. The duties of the Lecturer shall be such 

 as usually devolve upon that officer in a subordinate 

 Grange. 



ART. VIII. It shall be the duty of the Overseer to 

 assist the Master in preserving order, and he shall 

 preside over the Grange in the absence of the Mas- 

 ter. In case of a vacancy of the office of Master, he 

 shall fill the same until the next annual meeting. 



ART. IX. It shall be the duty of the Steward to 

 have charge of the inner gate. 



ART. X. The Assistant Steward shall assist the 

 Steward in the performance of his duties. 



ART. XI. The Secretary shall keep an accurate 

 record of all proceedings of the Grange ; make out 

 all necessary returns to the National Grange ; keep 

 the account of the subordinate Granges with the State 

 Grange, and pay over quarterly to the Treasurer all 

 moneys coming into his hands, and take a receipt tor 

 the same. He shall also keep a complete register of 

 the number and names of all the subordinate Gran- 

 ges, and the names of Master and Secretary. 



AKT. XII. It >.liall be the duty of the Trensurer of 

 the State Grange to receive all moneys, giving his 

 receipt for the same; to keen an accurate account 

 thereof and pay them out on the order of the Master 

 of the State Grange, countersigned by the Secretary, 

 with the consent of the Grange. lie shall render a 

 full UPC. >\i nt of his office at each annual meeting, and 

 'i( iiver to his succeessor in office all moneys, hooks, 

 and papen, pertaining to his office, and he shall give 

 bonds in a sufficient amount to secure the mony that 

 may be placed in his hands. 



ART. XIII. It shall bo the duty of the Oatc-Keepcr 

 to see that the eaten are property guarded. 



ART. XIV. All elections shall be by ballot, and a 

 majority vote shall elect. 



ART. XV. All committees, unless otherwise or- 

 i. "hull consist of three members, and shnll he 

 nppointi-il n f.llows: two members by the Master, 

 and one bv the Overseer. 



ART. XVI. At the regular annual meeting, a Corn- 



on Finance shall bo appointed, whose duty it 

 shall be to audit all accounts previous to their being 

 paid. To them shall be referred the reports of the 

 Secretary and Treasurer for examination. 



ART. XVII. The Executive Committee shall con- 

 sist of the Master, who shall be chairman, and six 

 members elected by ballot, who shall hold their of- 

 flce for two years, three being elected i-ucli year. 

 They shall have authority to act on all mutters of 

 interest to the Order when the State Grange is not in 

 session; shall provide for the welfare of the <h-i. r 

 in business matters, and shall report their acts in 

 detail to the State Grange on the first day of the an- 

 nual nu 



ART. XVIII. The regular year of this and subor- 

 dinate Granges shall commence on the first day of 

 January and end on the last day of December, i; 

 year, and the fiscal year shall commence on the tir.-t 

 day of September and close on the lust day of 

 August. 



ART. XIX. The Secretary shall see that the quar- 

 terly dues of subordinate Granges are promptly 

 paid, and, in case the dues remain in urrearx two 

 quarters, the delinquent Grange shall be reported to 

 the Master of the State Grange. On receiving such 

 notice it shull be the duty of the Master to \\ urn the 

 delinquent Grange, and, if the dues arc not forward- 

 ed in thirty days, it shall be the duty of the .V 

 of the Stut'c Grange to advise the Muster of the Na- 

 tional Grange of such delinquency, and rcc"iniiicml 

 the revocation oftheeharterol'thc delinquent Grange. 

 A Grange whose charter has been thus revoked may 

 petition the State Grange for reinstatement. 



ART. XX. Any brother or sister who is in* good 

 standing, and clear on the books of his or her Grange, 

 shall be entitled to a withdrawal cord upon the pay- 

 ment of the sum of twenty-five cents. l'i 

 bearing such cards may be admitted, ithout addi- 

 tional fees, to membership in another subordinate 

 Grunge, but shall be subject to the same forms of 

 petition, investigation, and ballot, as those fri-t tip- 

 plying lor nu mbership, except that a majority vote 

 shall elect them. 



ART. XXI. 1'ersons making application for mem- 

 bership in this Order, shall apply to the subordinate 

 Grange nearest to them, unless good and sin' 

 reasons exist for doing otherwise. In such cases the 

 Grange shall judge of reasons, and, if thought in ft, 

 shall consult the Grange nearest the appl 



ART. XXII. There shall be appointed, by the Mas- 

 ter i.i' the State Grange, at least one Deputy in each 

 . when- a proper person can be found who is 

 a Kilter, or a Past Master, whose duly it shall 

 organize new Granges, on application having 

 made to him by those desiring such organization; 

 they shall install officers of (irnngi s when the same 

 have been elected ; shall be vigilunt that no disorder 

 shall obtain in the Granges under their jurisdiction, 

 and shall promptly report any such disorder to the 

 Master. Deputies shall receive, for organizing new 

 Granges, their necessary traveling txpenMS. The 

 Deputies shall bo appointed for one year, but shall 

 be subject to removal, for cause, by the Master. No 

 other Granges shall hereafter be organized except 

 those organized by Deputies appointed as hi -rein 

 specified, excepting only those organized by the 

 Master of the State Grange. 



ART. XXIII. It shall be lawful for subordinate 

 Granges to form themselves into associations 

 called Councils, for the purpose of facilitating flu: 

 transaction of business, of buying, selling, inns 

 ping, and for such other purposes as may seem for 

 the good of the Order. Tliey shall be governed and 

 the membership shall be decided by such laws as 

 the Council may from time to time make, not con- 

 flicting with the constitution of National un<; 

 Grange-*. They may elect a Business Agent to act 

 in concert with the Kxicutivc Coinniittre, and it 

 shall be their duty to inform the Master of 0" 

 Grange of any irregularities practised by Deputies 

 within their jurisdiction. 



