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Status  of  Health  Officer 
In  this  State  our  health  officer  is  ap¬ 
pointed  by  the  town  board  and  then  ap¬ 
proved  at  Albany  by  some  tribunal.  Is 
be  the  health  officer  as  soon  as  the  town 
board  appoints  him.  or  does  lie  have  to 
wait  until  be  gets  his  papers  from  Al¬ 
bany?  S. 
New  York. 
Local  health  officers  are  appointed  by 
the  local  boards  of  health,  the  approval 
of  the  State  Department  of  Health  not 
being  necessary.  They  may  be  removed 
by  the  State  Department,  however,  for 
just  cause  and  after  a  hearing.  The 
lieahli  officer  takes  office  immediately 
upon  appointment,  and  holds  it  until  bis 
successor  is  appointed,  though  the  term 
of  office  is  four  years,  M.  B.  D. 
IP 
Jacob  Biggie  on  “Com” 
An  absorbing-  article  you  will  find 
in  the  November  issue  of  The 
Farm  Journal.  Something-  about 
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Business  States  ct  Grange 
(’an  n  Grange  I  uy  or  build  a  Grange 
hall  in  New  York  State,  that  is,  would 
it  ho  legal  as  a  Grange?  As  a  Grange 
could  we  buy  and  sell  grain,  such  as  bran, 
corn,  etc.?  If  we  owned  a  hall  could  we 
sell  same  and  give  a  good  t'tle.  in  this 
State,  or  would  we  have  to  be  incorpor¬ 
ated  under  the  laws  of  this  State?  If 
a  Grange  becomes  dormant,  all  Grange 
property  goes  to  the  State  of  National 
Grange.  Could  a  Grange  take  out  in¬ 
corporation  papers  under  the  laws  of  this 
State,  and  if  the  Grange  became  dormant 
could  the  members  then  hold  the  Grange 
property?  What  would  it  cost  to  incor¬ 
porate?  J.  L.  s. 
New  York. 
A  Grange  cannot  buy,  build,  or  own 
real  estate  or  transact  a  commercial  busi¬ 
ness  legally  except  they  be  incorporated. 
There  are  three  methods  of  incorpora¬ 
tion  open  to  the  Granges  of  this  State. 
1.  The  law  for  cooperative  associations  un¬ 
der  the  Agricultural  Department  of  the 
State.  2.  The  State  law  for  fraternal 
societies.  3.  The  regular  Grange  incor¬ 
poration.  which  is  the  cheapest  and  the 
best.  Full  instructions  and  necessary 
papers  will  he  sent  by  the  Secretary  of 
the  State  Grange  on  application,  W.  N. 
Giles,  Skanea teles,  N.  Y.  If  a  Grange 
goes  dormant  no  part  of  its  property  goes 
to  the  State  or  National  Grange  uuder 
any  circumstances,  but  remains  the  prop¬ 
erty  of  the  members  of  the  Subordinate 
Grange.  The  cost  of  Grange  incorpora¬ 
tion  is  nothing  except  the  town  clerk’s 
fee  for  filing  •  and  the  notary’s  fee  for 
al  testing  signatures.  The  Grange  incor¬ 
poration  plan  lias  been  in  successful  op¬ 
eration  since  1871,  and  has  met.  all  re¬ 
quirements,  and  is  adequate  for  the  pro¬ 
tection  of  Grange  members  and  conduct 
of  successful  business  enterprise.  Should 
an  incorporated  Grange  become  dormant, 
they  should  at  once  appoint  a  receiver, 
who  will  sell  all  property  and  divide  it 
pro  rata  amongst  the  members  in  good 
Standing  at  the  time  of  dormancy. 
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