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and shall be a court of impeachment of all officers of the National 

 Grange. 



Members of this degree are honorary members of the National 

 Grange, and are eligible to office therein, but not entitled to vote. 



CONSTITUTION. 

 ARTICLE I. Officers. 



SECTION 1. The officers of a Grange, either National, State, or 

 Subordinate, consist of and rank as follows : Master, Overseer, Lee- , 

 turer, 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 Order are carried out. 



SEC. 2. How Chosen. In the Subordinate Granges they shall be 

 chosen annually ; in the State Granges once in two years ; and in 

 the National Grange once in three years. All elections to be by 

 ballot. 



Vacancies by death or resignation to be filled at a special elec- 

 tion at the next regular meeting thereof officers so chosen to serve 

 until the annual meeting. 



SEC. 3. The Master of the National Grange may appoint mem- 

 bers of the Order as deputies to organize Granges where no State 

 Grange exists. 



SEC. 4. There shall be an Executive Committee of the National 

 Grange, consisting of three members, whose terms 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 

 " WORTHY." 



ARTICLE II. Meetings. 



SECTION 1. Subordinate Oranges shall meet each month, and may 

 hold intermediate meetings as may be deemed necessary for the 

 good of the Order. All business meetings are confined to the 

 Fourth Degree. 



SEC. 2. State Granges shall meet annually at such time ana place 

 as the Grange shall from year to year determine. 



SEC. 3. The National Orange shall meet annually on the first 

 Wednesday in February, at such place as the Grange may from 

 year to year determine. Should the National Grange adjourn with- 

 out selecting the place of meeting, the Executive Committee shall ap- 

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