Pirics v. First Russian Slavonic Greek Catholic Benevolent Society

Stevens, V. C.

The bill is filed by fifty-two former members of the First Russian Slavonic Greek Catholic Benevolent Society,, under the Protectorate of Archangel St. Michael, and prays for an injunction, a receiver and a. division of the assets among the members of the society, and for further relief.

It appears that on May 2d, 1890, a number of persons of Slavonic origin met in Passaic and adopted a constitution and bylaws as an unincorporated society. This constitution and by-laws was printed in Russian and English. By section 3 of chapter 1 it was provided that “only men of Greek or…