Proceedings of the Grand Lodge of Illinois - University Library

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"Section 3. Nomination for elective officers may be made on the
night of election only, immediately previous to the election for each
office."
Referred to the Committee on Legislation.
Adopted.
Geo. W. Rouse, Rep. No. 990.
DOCUMENT NO. 16.
AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE II, SECTION 8.
To the Grand Lodge of the State of Illinois, I. 0. O. F.:
When a candidate for membership by initiation has been rejected
notice thereof shall be sent to all Lodges in the same place, and he
can not again be proposed until six months have elapsed.
No Lodge shall knowingly receive a proposition for membership
who has been rejected by another Lodge, without first obtaining the
consent of such other Lodge in writing at a regular meeting thereof,
and under seal of the Lodge. Consent of the Lodge will be obtained
by ballot and require a two-thirds vote.
Martin J. Lewis, Rep. No. 488.
Referred to the Committee on Legislation.
Not adopted.
DOCUMENT NO. 17.
C. R. Ebright, Rep. No. 831.
John J. Steinek, Rep. No. 665.
To the Grand Lodge of the State of Illinois, I. 0. 0. F.:
Resolved, That Article VI, Section 10, of the Grand Lodge Constitu-
tion be amended by striking out in the last line of said section the
words "two dollars per diem" and inserting in lieu thereof the words
"three dollars per diem," said section when amended to read as follows:
Sec. 10. The Committee on Mileage and Per Diem shall report the
number of miles necessarily traveled by the shortest travelled route
by each Grand Officer and Representative and member of the various
Grand Lodge committees, the number of days' attendance of same,
and the amount due to each. The committee shall make Its estimate
by allowing five cents mileage one way and three dollars per diem.
John J. Steiner,
Laid over for one year.
Rep. No. 665.
Martin J. Lewis,
Rep. No. 488.
F. A. Butler.
Rep. No. 320.