People ex rel. Burton v. St. George's Society

Eelator asks a mandamus to restore bina to membership in the St. George’s society of Detroit from which he claims be was expelled without compliance with tbe rules of tbe society.

*262The objections are that the charges are insufficient, and the proceedings irregular.

The articles of the society provide for expelling members “guilty of improper conduct calculated to bring this society into disrepute.”

The charges were: First, Of having received of oue William J. Fisk two dollars as his proposed initiation fee, with a petition on his behalf to become a member of the society, and that ho had not paid…