156 ANNALS OF STATE GRANGE OF CALIFORNIA. 



office at each annual meeting, and deliver to his successor in office all moneys, 

 books and papers pertaining to his office; and he shall give bonds in a sufficient 

 amount to secure the money that may be placed in -his hands said bonds to be 

 approved by the Executive Committee. 



Sec. 9. The Treasurer of each Subordinate Grange shall report quarterly, and 

 shall pay to the Secretary of the State Grange the sum of one dollar for each man 

 and fifty cents for each woman initiated during the quarter; also a quarterly due 

 of six cents for each member. He shall send at the same time a duplicate of his 

 report to the Secretary of the State Grange. The Treasurer of the State Grange 

 shall send a receipt to Treasurers of Subordinate Granges, and a duplicate to the 

 Secretary of the State Grange. 



Sec. 10. The Treasurer of the State Grange shall keep his balance with the 

 Grangers Bank of California. 



Sec. 11. The Treasurers and Secretaries of Subordinate Granges shall file 

 copies of their quarterly reports certified by the Master. 



Sec. 12. The Gate Keeper shall see that the Gates are properly guarded, and 

 shall have charge of all property committed to his keeping. 



AETICLE II. Section 1. All Committees, unless otherwise ordered, shall con 

 sist of three members, and shall be appointed two by the Master and one by the 

 Overseer. All Committees shall be composed of both brothers and sisters, unless 

 otherwise specially provided. 



Sec. 2. At the regular annual meeting a Committee on Finance shall be ap 

 pointed, 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 examina 

 tion. 



Sec. 3. The Executive Committee shall consist of the Master, who shall be 

 Chairman, and six members elected by ballot, who shall hold office for two years, 

 three being elected each year. But no two shall be elected from the same county. 

 They shall have authority to act on all matters of interest to the Order, when the 

 State Grange is not in session; shall provide for the welfare of the Order in busi 

 ness matters, and shall report their acts in detail to the State Grange on the first 

 day of its annual meeting. They shall also make such report at special meetings 

 of the State Grange as the good of the Order may demancl. 



Sec. 4. The Executive Committee shall hold its regular meetings quarterly on 

 the first Tuesday of Januaiy, April, July and October. 



ABTICLE III. The Secretary shall see that the quarterly dues of the Subordi 

 nate Granges are promptly paid, and in case the dues remain delinquent two 

 quarters, the delinquent Grange shall be reported to the Master of the State 

 Grango. On receiving such notice it shall be the duty of the Master to warn the 

 delinquent Grange, and if the dues are not forwarded in thirty days, the Master 

 shall advise the Master of the National Grange of such delinquency, and recom 

 mend the revocal of the charter of the delinquent Grange ; and any Grange whose 

 charter has been thus revoked may petition the State Grange for re-instatement. 



ARTICLE IV. Subordinate Granges shall defray the expenses of their delegates 

 to the State Grange. 



ARTICLE V. The Master of the State Grange shall appoint at least one deputy 

 in each county, where a proper person can be found, who is a Master or Past 

 Master, whose duty it shall be to organize new Granges, upon application being 

 made to him by proper persons residing in his district; to install officers of 

 Granges when the same have been elected; and to be vigilant that no disorder 

 shall obtain in the Grange under his jurisdiction, and to promptly report any 

 such disorder to the Master. They shall have exclusive jurisdiction in their re 

 spective districts, and their rulings on questions of law and points of order shall 

 be respected, until overruled by the Master of the State Grange. They shall re 

 ceive for organizing new Granges their necessary expenses. They shall be ap 

 pointed for one year, subject to removal for cause by the Master. No other 

 Granges shall hereafter be recognized except those organized by Deputies as 

 herein specified, excepting only those organized by the Master of the State 

 Grange, or one especially deputized by him. 



ARTICLE VI. Section 1. An appeal may be taken from the decision oi the 

 Master of a Subordinate Grange to the District Deputy, and from thence to the 

 Master of the State Grange. 



Sec. 2. On trials, an appeal from the judgment of a Subordinate Grange, lies 

 to the State Grange, and must be presented to the Executive Committee at least 

 ten days prior to the meeting of the State Grange. 



