St. Patrick's Alliance of America v. Byrne
New Jersey Court of Chancery
On. application for injunction. It appears that the complainant is a beneficial society with several organizations, the chief of which is the state council, and with a constitution which .establishes the supreme lawmaking power for such an association in. a general convention. The subordinate organization of the order are councils, in each state, district councils and branches.
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On. application for injunction. It appears that the complainant is a beneficial society with several organizations, the chief of which is the state council, and with a constitution which .establishes the supreme lawmaking power for such an association in. a general convention. The subordinate organization of the order are councils, in each state, district councils and branches. The national convention consists of delegates from the state and district councils and branches, each state council being entitled to three, and each district and each branch to one delegate. A state convention is…
1Opinion of the Court
Reed, V. C.
The bill, as already observed, charges that the several branches failed to pay the per capita tax which became due on March 4th, 1899, upon which failure each branch was notified that unless such tax was paid on or before August 15th, the council would suspend it; that upon failure to pay within the period the branches were, by resolution of the national council, suspended and were notified of such suspension.
The general laws, previous to 1899, said nothing about the *30suspension of a branch upon its failure to pay the tax imposed. The 'laws adopted by the national convention, in…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Holmes, Booth & Haydens v. Holmes, Booth & Atwood Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1870
- Brooklyn White Lead Co. v. MasuryNew York Supreme Court · 1857
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