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380 JOURNAL OF PROCEEDINGS<br />

I Nov.<br />

IS. 1013<br />

It is <strong>the</strong>refore ordered by <strong>the</strong> <strong>Grand</strong> <strong>Lodge</strong> that <strong>the</strong> following<br />

funds be extinguished and <strong>the</strong> amount <strong>of</strong> cash in said funds, if any,<br />

be transferred to <strong>the</strong> general fund <strong>of</strong> this <strong>Grand</strong> <strong>Lodge</strong>, viz:<br />

Old Folks' Home Trust Fund (account).<br />

Orphans' Home Excursion Fund.<br />

Old Folks' Home Building Fund.<br />

Orphans' Home Building Fund.<br />

Aged Odd Fellows' Fund.<br />

That hereafter when a warrant is drawn for <strong>the</strong> payment <strong>of</strong> any<br />

money in <strong>the</strong> treasury <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Grand</strong> <strong>Lodge</strong>, <strong>the</strong> amount <strong>the</strong>re<strong>of</strong> to be<br />

paid out <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> general fund—unless it should be specified in <strong>the</strong> face<br />

<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> warrant to be paid out <strong>of</strong> some particular fund for which a<br />

special appropriation had been made.<br />

Referred to <strong>the</strong> Committee on Finance.<br />

Xot adopted.<br />

DOCUMENT NO. 10.<br />

Geo. W. Young, No. 392.<br />

To <strong>the</strong> <strong>Grand</strong> <strong>Lodge</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> State <strong>of</strong> <strong>Illinois</strong>. I. 0. O F.:<br />

tion:<br />

I respectfully submit <strong>the</strong> following resolution for your considera-<br />

Resolved, That <strong>the</strong> following paragraph shall be added to Section<br />

11 <strong>of</strong> Article VII <strong>of</strong> Constitution for Subordinate <strong>Lodge</strong>s.<br />

Provided, fur<strong>the</strong>r, that no member <strong>of</strong> a Subordinate <strong>Lodge</strong> in <strong>the</strong><br />

jurisdiction <strong>of</strong> <strong>Illinois</strong> shall be allowed to become a bondsman or<br />

security upon any saloon or dramshop bond and retain his membership<br />

in <strong>the</strong> Order.<br />

E. W. B0UKEWIT2,<br />

Representative Harvel <strong>Lodge</strong> No. 706, X O. O. F.<br />

Referred to Committee on State <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Order.<br />

See report, page 432.<br />

DOCUMENT NO. 11.<br />

To <strong>the</strong> <strong>Grand</strong> <strong>Lodge</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> State <strong>of</strong> <strong>Illinois</strong>, I. 0. 0. F.:<br />

Whereas, The <strong>Grand</strong> <strong>Lodge</strong> <strong>of</strong> I. O. O. F. <strong>of</strong> <strong>Illinois</strong> in regular<br />

session at Peoria, in November, 1912, passed a resolution providing<br />

that <strong>Grand</strong> <strong>Lodge</strong> <strong>of</strong>ficers be elected by Representatives and not by a<br />

majority <strong>of</strong> all Past <strong>Grand</strong>s present; and,<br />

Whereas, Past <strong>Grand</strong>s who were not Representatives were not<br />

allowed to vote on <strong>the</strong> resolution;<br />

Therefore, be it Resolved, that this <strong>Grand</strong> <strong>Lodge</strong> rescind <strong>the</strong> action<br />

<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Grand</strong> <strong>Lodge</strong> <strong>of</strong> 1912 and instruct its Representative to <strong>the</strong>

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