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R U L E S AND REGULATIONS 

AS A D O P T E D BY THE 

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C O M M I T T E E ON U N I F O R M R A N K 

C A T H O L I C 

K N I G H T S 

O F AMERICA 
IN THE C I T Y O F 

— V I N C E N N E S , .IND., A U G . 2 9 , 1 8 9 4 . 





To the Officers and Members, Supreme Council and all Sir 
Knights:—Greeting / 
We, your committee, appointed by the Supreme President by 

order of last Supreme Council, beg leave to submit the following 
report as adopted and approved at Yincennes, Indiana, August 29, 
1894, f o r the government of all Uniform Ranks now existing and 
those about to be organized. 

A f t e r inspecting and comparing the different styles of unir 
forms f o r this Order we, with the assistance of Theodore Finn, 
of M. C. Lilly & Co., Columbus, Ohio; Charles Svenden, J r . , of 
C. Svenden, and Stephen P . Hug, of Benziger Bros., Cincinnati, 
Ohio, designed a new and very attractive full uniform f o r those 
desiring to organize and uphold this department, which has proved 
itself to be the grandest drawing feature in similar organizations 
to ours, since it will instil new blood into the Order, fcj We consid-
ered every idea presented to us, and a f t e r careful consideration, 
adopted a uniform t h a t all Knights may be proud of, and at so low 
a cost t h a t companies can be formed in most Branches of the 
Order, as well as encourage the formation of many new ones in 
every town and city of the Union. 

R u l e s a n d R e g u l a t i o n s f o r t h e G o v e r n m e n t o f t h e U n i f o r m 
R a n k , a s A d o p t e d b y Y o u r C o m m i t t e e . 

A R T I C L E . I . 

P O W E R S O F T H E S U P R E M E C O U N C I L . 

S E C T I O N 1. I t possesses the power to establish and maintain 
the Uniform Rank, C. K . of A. 



SEC. 2. To provide and furnish all warrants, rituals, tactics, 
certificates, blanks of all kinds, official seals, and such supply as 
may be necessary f o r the proper work of the Uniform Rank. 

SEC. 3. To provide and counter-sign f o r the said rank and 
regulate the manner and mode of its use. 

SEC. 4. To provide a revenue, by the sale of supplies, rit-
ual emblems, tactics, and blanks of all kinds, which may be 
adopted. 

SEC. To grant charters to duly qualified members of the 
order, upon proper application being made to organize companies 
of the Uniform Rank and to enact rules and regulations f o r their 
government. 

SEC. 6. The power to adopt any additional f o r m s ; to 
change, alter, or amend any of the secret work or the rules and 
regulations f o r the government of the Uniform Rank, is vested in 
the Supreme Council, and it shall be the duty of the Supreme 
President and Major General to preserve uniformity in the work-
ings of the rank and to require of all companies a strict conform-
ity therewith. 

SE c. 7. The right to restrict and prohibit, and it does, 
hereby, prohibit, the wearing or use of the uniform and emblems 
of the Uniform Rank, by all members of the rank, save and ex-
cept members of the Uniform Rank, and members of the Uniform 
Rank are expressly prohibited from lending the uniform of the 
rank or any portion thereof, for any purpose whatever, to any 
one who is not a member of the Uniform Rank. 

ARTICLK I I . 
T I T L E S O F O F F I C E R S , E T C . 

The official rank and title of the officers of the Uniform Rank 
shall b e : 

S E C T I O N 1. The Supreme President—Ex-officio Commancler-
in-chief. 

SEC. 2. Major General—Commander-in-chief of the Uni- • 
f o r m Rank. 

SEC. 3. Brigadier General—Commanding a grand jurisdic-
tion. 



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SEC. 4. Colonel—Commanding a regiment. 
. SEC. 5. Lieutenant-Colonel—Second in command of a regi-

ment, or commander of a battalion composed of less than five 
companies. 

SEC. 6. Major—Third in rank in a regiment. 
SEC. 7. Sir Knight Captain—Commanding a company. 
SEC. 8. First Lieutenant—Second in rank in company. 
SEC. 9. Second Lieutenant—Third in rank in company. 

S E C . 1 0 . S T A F F O F M A J O R G E N E R A L . 

One Chief of Staff. 
One A d j u t a n t General. 
One Judge Advocate General". 
Oue Inspector General. 
One Chief Engineer. 
One Quartermaster General. 
One Commissary General. 
One Chief Mustering Officer. 
One Surgeon General. 
Each with rank of Brigadier General. 
One Chaplain-in-chigf, with rank of Colonel. 
One Aide-de-camp f o r each grand jurisdiction, each with rank 

of Colonel; provided t h a t if in the judgment of the Major General 
the interests of the Uniform Rank require more than one Aide-de-
camp in any jurisdiction, such additional Aide-de-camp may be 
appointed. 

S K C T I O N H p S T A F F O F B R I G A D I E R G E N E R A L . 

One Chief of Staff. 
One Assistant A d j u t a n t General. 
One Assistant Judge Advocate General. 
One Assistant Inspector General. 
One Assistant Quartermaster General. 
One Assistant Commissary General. 
One Assistant Mustering Officer. 
One Assistant Surgeon General. 
Each with rank of Colonel. 
One Brigade Chaplain, with rank of Colonel. 



Four Aides-de-camp, each with rank of Colonel. 
Additional Aides-de-camp may be appointed, if in the judg-

ment of the Major General and Brigadier General commanding 
any brigade of the Uniform Rank the interests of the Uniform 
Rank will be advanced. 

S E C T I O N 1 2 . — R E G I M E N T S T A F F . 

One Surgeon, with rank of major. 
One Assistant Surgeon, with rank of Sir Knight captain. 
One A d j u t a n t of Regiment, with rank of Sir Knight captain. 
Three adjutants of Battalion, with rank of Sir Knight lieu-

tenant. 
One Quartermaster, with rank of captain. 
One Commissary, with rank of captain. 
One Chaplain, with rank of Sir Knight captain. 
All officers to be commissioned f o r four years. 
The insignia of rank of all officers shall be t h a t of the officers 

of the United States army, of like branch of service, position and 
rank, except t h a t the Papal colors, those established f o r the Uni-
form Rank, to which shall be added the emblems of the Uniform 
Rank. 

Any Sir Knight who is a regular practicing physician, in 
good standing in his profession and in good standing in his 
Branch and company, shall be eligible to appointment and com-
mission as assistant surgeon of a regiment, provided he shall have 
the recommendation of the colonel of his regiment, favorably en-
dorsed by the surgeon of his regiment and the assistant surgeon 
general of his brigade, and upon such recommendation and en-
dorsement the major general shall issue the commission in the 
usual form. 

S E C . 1 3 . N O N - C O M M I S S I O N K D S T A F F . 

To be appointed by the regimental commander: 
A Sergeant Major of regiment. 
A Sergeant Major for each battalion of f o u r companies. 
A Quartermaster Sergeant of regiment. 
A Quartermaster Sergeant f o r each battalion of four com-

panies. 



A Commissary Sergeant of regiment. 
A Commissary Sergeant f o r each battalion of four compan-

ies. 
The hospital steward shall be appointed on the recommenda-

tion of the regimental surgeon, and his term of service shall be f o r 
four years or during good conduct. 

The insignia of rank of the non-commissioned staff shall be 
as here defined. 

N O N - C O M M I S S I O N E D O F F I C E R S . 

Uniform to be same as for Sir Knight, with chevrons as fol-
lows : 

Sergeant Major, United States regulation style, silver lace on 
yellow cloth, silver-plated shield emblem infield. 

Quartermaster General and Commissary Sergeant same as 
Sergeant Major. 

Hospital Steward, same as Sergeant Major, but a single arch 
over top, green cross and silver-plated shield emblem in field. 

Color Bearer, United States regulation style, silver lace on 
yellow cloth, white circle and plated shield emblem in field. 

* A R T I C L E I I I . 
C O M M I S S I O N S . 

S E C T I O N 1. No Sir Knight shall hold two commissions f o r 
different offices at the same time, and if any officer already holding 
and acting under a commission receives and accepts a commission 
to another position, the office in which he was acting at the time 
of the receipt of such second commission shall become vacant 
and shall be filled by election or appointment, as the law provides 
f o r such office. 

SEC. 2. If any officer of the Uniform Rank, a f t e r having 
been elected or appointed and commissioned to any office or po-
sition, shall remove his residence or absent himself from the state 
in and for which he was elected or commissioned, without leave of 
absence, the circumstances shall be reported by his commanding 
officer, through the proper channels, to the Major General, with 
recommendations, and if such recommendations shall be t h a t the 



office be declared vacant, the Major General shall, if he deems the 
cause sufficient, declare the office vacant and revoke the commis-
sion of such absent officer. 

All offices thus vacated shall be filled immediately, in the 
manner of original election or appointment, by orders f r o m the 
Major General, and when filled shall be reported to the Major 
General. 

SEC. 3. No one shall be commissioned as Surgeon General, 
Assistant Surgeon General, or Assistant Surgeon of any regiment 
who is not a practicing physician and surgeon, or a graduate of a 
medical colllege; and no one shall be elected or commissioned as 
Chaplain who is not a clergyman. 

SEC. 4 Any one who has been elected or appointed and com-
missioned to any position on the field or staff of any regiment, or 
any one who has been appointed and commissioned to any po-
sition on the ¡staff of the Major General, or upon the staff of any 
Brigadier General, and has held such commissions f o r the period 
of ninety days, and has not provided the proper uniform, shall 
f o r f e i t his commission, and such commission shall be revoked by 
the Major General. 

Any officer of the field or staff of any regiment, or any of-
ficer of the staff of the Major General, or of the staff of any Brig-
adier General, who shall not. within ninety days a f t e r receipt of 
his commission, procure the proper uniform' and equipments, pre-
scribed by the rules and regulations of the Uniform Rank f o r such 
positions, shall f o r f e i t his commission, and the same shall be an-
nulled and set aside by the Major General. 

SEC. 5. No commission shall be issued to any officer by the 
Major General until he shall have received therefor the fee of one 
($1.00) dollar for the use and benefit of the Uniformed Rank De-
partment, 

SEC. 6. If any officer of the Uniform Rank habitually fail 
to attend to and perform the duties pertaining to his office, or fail, 
neglect or refuse to answer official communications, or fail to obey 
the orders of his superior officers, or fail, neglect or refuse to 
make reports as required by law, upon official report being made 
to the Major General of such failure by such officer, it shall be the 



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duty of the Major General to- order said officer to show cause why 
his commission should not be revoked and the office declared va-
cant, and upon failiire to show cause within twenty days a f t e r 
such notice, a f t e r a thorough review of facts in the case, the Ma-
jor General may revoke the commission of said officer, and the va-
cancy shall be filled by appointment or election, as the law may 
provide for the original filling of such office. 

' A R T I C L E I V . 
C O M P A N I E S , C H A R T E R S , S U P P L I E S . 

S E C T I O N 1. Companies of the Uniform Bank, either infan-
t r y or cavalry, exist by virtue of the charters issued through the 
channels hereafter designated. 

SEC. 2. The charters of companies of the Uniform Rank 
shall be grantediby t h e Major General of the Uniform Rank upon 
receipt of $10.00, the application having first received the approval 
of the brigade commander in whose jurisdiction the proposed com-
pany is to be located* 

SEC. 3. All orders that m a y b e issued by the Major General, 
pertaining to the government and management of the Uniform 
Rank, or decisions on appeals f r o m the action of the Brigadier 
General, shall be forwarded to the Major General, and by him 
promulgated throughout the jurisdiction, or to the appellants; 
provided, t h a t no appeals shall be. heard by the Major General, 
unless said appeal shall come through the regular channels, to-
wit: regimental and brigade headquarters of the Uniform R a n k ; 
.provided, that in those jurisdictions where there are neither regi-
mental or brigade organizations, appeals shall be sent to t h e Major 
General direct. 

SEC. 4. In all cases where charters are issued f o r the organ-' 
ization of companies the officerI appointed to institute^ said com-
pany shall hold in his possession all the supplies provided by the 
Supreme Council and in case the company is not instituted within: 
ninety days a f t e r the charter is granted, the instituting officer shall 
return the supplies as furnished i to the Major General's d e p a r t 
ment, and the fee. of ten dollars shall be forfeited to the Uniform. 
Rank department. The company shall be numbered by the Major 



General upon the return of the application and report of the insti-
tuting officer to the Major General that the company has been in-
stituted. Upon the receipt of the report of the institution of any 
company, the Major General shall commission the Sir Knights 
Captain, Lieutenant and Herald as such officers, by paying One 
Dollar f o r said commissions, and the commissions so issued shall 
expire at the next succeeding annual election of the company. 

SEC. 5. Companies of the Uniform Rank shall consist of 
not less than 15 members, and shall hold regular or stated meet-
ings at least once a month. 

The company shall be known as ———Company, No. , 
of (name of s t a t e ) , Uniform Rank, C. K . of A. 

SEC. 6. No company shall be instituted until the applicants 
are properly uniformed and equipped. The application f o r a com-
pany shall contain the signatures of not less than 15 members of 
t h e Order who have attained the K n i g h t ' s rank and are in good 
standing in their respective Branches and shall also contain a cer-
tificate t h a t no one of said applicants has been rejected by a com-
pany of the Uniform Rank at any time within the preceding six 
months. 

A fee of ten dollars shall accompany the application f o r the 
charter and supplies. 

SEC. 7. A t the institution of a company the supplies to be 
furnished f o r the fee of ten dollars accompanying the application 
shall be as follows : ' 

. Charter. 
Form of Initiations. 
Three copies of the official Drill Manual and Tactics. 
The price of all supplies will be fixed f r o m time t o time by 

the Major General. 
SEC. 8. Each company shall have an official seal of uniform 

device, which shall be affixed to all official documents and papers 
issued by the company, which device shall be a circle one, with 
the monogram, " U . R. C. K. of A . , " in the center, and the 
name, number, date of instituting and location of the company 
around the border, and said seal to be obtained within ninety days 
a f t e r instituting. 



SEC. 9. The meetings of the company of the Uniform Bank 
shall be attended by the members thereof in full or fatigue uniform 
as may be ordered by the officer in command, and at such times 
and places as he may direct; At such meetings the commander 
may dispense with the formal opening and closing ceremonies, ex-
cept in conferring the rank, when it must be done in full dress 
Uniform. 

SEC. 10. Companies hold stated meetings at such time and 
place as shall be fixed by the by-law and regulations of the com-
pany. No business shall be transacted at a special meeting except 
that which was specified in the call convening such meeting. 

Special meetings f o r conferring the Uniform Bank, or other 
business, shall be held upon the order of the Sir Knight Captain, 
or upon the written request of any seven members of the com-
pany in good standing. 

SEC. 11. In the absence of the Captain, the First Lieuten-
ant shall preside; in the absence of the First Lieutenant, the Sec-
end Lieutenant shall preside; and in the absence of the Captain, 
First and Second Lieutenants, the meeting shall elect a presiding 
officer pro tempore. 

SEC. 12. Not less than seven members shall constitute a 
quorum f o r the transaction of business, one of whom shall be 
qualified t o preside. 

SEC. 13. The officers of a company of the Uniform Bank 
shall be as prescribed in the rules and tactics, and must be mem-
bers of the rank jin good standing to be eligible to the office. A 
term shall be one year. 

SEC. 14. The elective officers of a company shall be: 
A Sir Knight Captain. 
First Lieutenant, or Sir Knight Lieutenant. 

, Second Lieutenant, or Sir Knight Herald. 
Treasurer. 
Becording Secretary. 
A Sir Knight Guard and Sir Knight Sentinel shall be ap-

pointed by the Sir Knight Captain, and they, or either of them, 
may be removed by Sir Knight Captain at any time f o r cause. 



SEC. 15. The elective officers named in the preceding section 
shall be elected annually, by ballot, at the regular meeting during 
the month of December of each year and shall be installed on, the 
night of election, or within thirty days thereafter, and the officers 
then chosen shall serve until their successors are elected and in-
stalled. 

SEC. 16. Any members in good standing shall be eligible to 
any office in his company, and all officers are eligible to re-election 
provided, t h a t any officer whose commission had been revoked f o r 
conduct unbecoming a Sir Knight, or f o r violation of orders of 
his superior officer, or any officer or Sir Knight who has at any 
time been disorderly discharged, shall be iniligible to hold any 
office f o r a period of two years hereafter. 

SEC, 17. The mode of election of officers shall be by ballot, 
and a majority of all the votes cast shall be necessary to a choice. 
I n case of no election on the fir§t ballot, the balloting shall con-
tinue until a majority f o r one of the candidates is obtained, drop-
ping the candidate having the lowest number of votes at each suc-
cessive ballot after, the second ballot has been taken. 

SEC. 18. Brigade commanders shall, on the 15th day of 
November or within ten days thereafter of each year, appoint an 
officer f o r each company to install the officers and inspect the 
company, and notice of the time of the attendance of such officer 
shall be given to the companies by the brigade commander. 

In jurisdictions where the regiment is the highest formation, 
the regimental commander shall perform ' the duties herein con-
fined f o r Brigade Commander. I n jurisdictions where there is 
neither regimental nor brigade formation, the Major General will 
designate the installing officer.: i © O 

SEC. 19. Companies shall assemble at their armories at the 
time designated f o r installation of officers and inspection. The 
offcers so appointed shall perform that duty in , accordance 
with the work prescribed in the rules and forms prescribed there-
f o r . He shall make a careful inspection of such company, and 
shall see t h a t the annual report to the Supreme Council has been 
made out by the'recording secretary, and t h a t the ; orders have 
been drawn f o r the company dues to the Uniform Rank depart-



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ment, the brigade and regiment. Said report shall be endorsed 
by the installing officer, and one copy thereof, together with his 
inspection report, shall be forwarded by the installing officer, 
through the regimental and brigade headquarters, f o r each of the 
following officers: The regimental commander, the brigade com-
mander and the Major General of the Uniform Rank, and the copy 
of the report forwarded to the Major General shall be accom-
panied with the annual dues f o r the Uniform Rank department. 

In jurisdictions where there is no regimental or brigade or-
ganization, the installing officer will forward one copy of the an-
nual of the company, with the U . E . department dues, together 
with his inspection report to the Major General. In all cases the 
company shall retain one copy of the report. 

SEC. 20. All resignations of commissioned officers of com-
panies and reports of vacancies otherwise occurring in such offices 
must be promptly forwarded by the ranking officer of the com-
pany, through the regular channels, to the Major General. Va-
cancies in all other elective offices may be filled by nomination, 
election and installation, at any stated meeting of the company, 
and the presiding officer of that company on that evening shall 
act as the installing officer. 

SEC. 21. Whenever a company shall cease to exist, or f o r 
any cause whatever shall have its charter revoked, all the books 
and papers, the seal and supplies of whatever sort shall revert to 
and become the property of the Uniform Rank Department, and 
it shall be the duty of the commanding officer of such company to 
return said property and supplies to the A d j u t a n t General, or to 
deliver them to whomsoever may be detailed by the order of the 
Major General to receive t h e m ; provided, that if such company is 
in a jurisdiction under a brigade or regimental formation, all mon-
ies of the company, a f t e r the payment of all necessary expenses 
Of securing and forwarding such property and supplies, shall re-
vert to the brigade or regimental f u n d , as the case may be. 

SEC. 22. All Sir Knights in good standing in a company 
t h a t shall disband or surrender its charter shall, upon the return 
of the charter, books and supplies of such company, as provided 
in section 21 of this article, be entitled to an honorable discharge. O ' 



which shall be furnishod by the Major General upon written ap-
plication, forwarded through the regular channels. The Sir 
Knight thus applying shall, as the fee therefor, remit with his ap-
plication the sum of $1.00 f o r the use and benefit of the Uniform 
Rank Department; provided, that no discharge shall be furnished 
to auy applicant until all the books, papers and supplies of what-
ever sort have been returned by the company as herein provided. 

Provided, f u r t h e r , that if any charges should be preferred 
against such applicant before discharge is issued, the Major Gen-
eral shall withhold the discbarge a reasonable length of time f o r 
such charges to be tried. 

SEC. 23. A visiting Sir Knight or a Sir Knight traveling, or 
absent f r o m his own company, may receive the countersign of the 
.Uniform Rank f r o m the commanding, officer of any company, or 
any officer of the Uniform Rank, upon presentation of his official 
receipt from his subordinate Branch, showing him to be in good 
standing in his Branch, and accompanied by an official order f r o m 
the commanding officer of his company, certifying on honor that 
the company is in good standing with the Uniform Rank Depart-
ment, and with its regiment or brigade, and that the Sir Knight 
is in good standing in his company. Such orders f o r the counter-
sign to be furnished by the Major General. The officer to whom 
such order is presented shall, upon giving the countersign, take up 
the order and indorse thereon the date at which the countersign 
was communicated, together with his own name and rank, and re-
turn it to the officer by whom it was issued, to be destroyed. 

SEC. 24. Each company shall make annual reports to the 
Major General commanding the Uniform Rank on the 31st day of 
December of each year, and the report herein provided must be 
accompanied by the commission fees. Upon receipt of the annual 
dues of 25 cents a member and the fees by the Major General, he 
shall f of ward commissions f o r the Sir Knight Captain, Lieutenant 
and Herald to the brigade commander in those jurisdictions where 
there is a brigade formation, and to regimental commanders in 
those jurisdictions where there is a regimental formation, and f o r 
all other companies shall commission the said officers f o r the period 
f o r which they were elected and installed; provided,'that brigades 



and unattached regiments may, by proper by-laws, provide f o r a 
fee, not to exceed one dollar, f o r issuing commissions to line 
officers, such fee to be f o r the benefit of the brigade or regimental 
f u n d . 

SEC. 25. All moneys received f r o m charter fees, commis-
sions, per capita tdx and other supplies shall be forwarded to the 
Major General and be made payable to the treasruer of the C. K . 
of A. He shall keep a separate account of the Uniform Rank de-
partment monej's received. To defray the expenses of this de-
partment, orders will be drawn by the Supreme Secretary and 
countersigned by the Major General and Supreme President. 

A R T I C L E Y. 
O F F I C E R S D U T I E S . 

S E C T I O N 1. The Sir Knight captain has it in special charge: 
First. To see t h a t the laws of this company are duly ob-

served, as well as the constitution rules and regulations of the 
regiment and brigade of the Supreme Council and Uniform Rank 
department. 

Second. That accurate accounts are kept and just accounts 
rendered. 

Third. That regular returns are made to the Major General 
annually, and t h a t the annnal dues and per capita are promptly 
paid. 

F o u r t h . It is his duty, as together with the first and second 
Lieutenant, to attend all meetings of the regiment and brigade. 

F i f t h . He shall preside at all meetings of the company, ex-
cept where the regiment or brigade commander or the Major Gen-
eral shall be present. Appoint all committees, unless otherwise 
ordered, and at the last meeting in each term preceeding the elec-
tions of officers, appoint a committee to audit the books and ac-
counts of the financial officers. 

Sixth. He shall decide all questions of order subject to an 
appeal f r o m his decision by the company and give a casting vote 
on all questions, except in an election of officers. In all elections 
he shall preside, except where a presiding officer is detailed by^ 
the regiment or brigade commander, or the Major General, f o r a 



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special purpose, as set f o r t h in the order for the detail. Inspect 
all ballots f o r membership and announce the result to the com-
pany. 

Seventh. He shall sign all warrants on the Treasurer which 
may be ordered by the company, and other papers which may re-
quire his signature. 

E i g h t h . He shall sign or endorse and forward through the 0 0 o 
regular channels all communications or documents to be forwarded 
to the regiment or brigade commander or the Major General of 
the Uniform Rank. 

Ninth. His position in the armory is t h a t of presiding of-
ficer, and his duties, those, t h a t are herein prescribed and also 
those that are found in the ritual of the order, as presiding officer. 

Tenth. On parade he shall keep the position that is pre-
scribed in the drill, manual and tactics, governing the Uniform 
Rank. 

Eleventh. He shall be responsible f o r the control and disci-
pline of the company, and it shall be his duty to see t h a t the reg-
ulations are enforced and his company properly instructed in the 
official manner of tactics, and on failure to perform any prescribed 
duties he shall be subject to discipline, and in case of conviction 
shall f o r f e i t his commission and shall not be eligible to re-election 
or commission f o r two years t h e r e a f t e r . 

SEC. 2 The First Lieutenant shall assist the Captain in pre-
serving order and decorum in the army. In the absence of the 
Captain he shall preside and pei'form all the duties which devolve 
upon the Captain, and his position in the armory will be in the 
second official chair. 

On parade his position is that .defined in the tactics. 
In the absence of the Captain he is invested with the com-

mand of the company and should perform the full duties of that 
officer, as prescribed in the ritual and tactics. 

SEC. 3. The Second Lieutenant, in the absence of both 
officers, shall preside at the meetings and discharge the duties laid 
down f o r their government. On parade he shall take the position 
assigned to him by virtue of his office, as prescribed in the tactics. 



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SEC. 4. I t shall be the duty of the Sir Knight Secretary to 
keep and enter in the book provided f o r t h a t purpose, the minutes 
of the proceedins of the meetings of the company, read the same 
at the next regular meeting, keep the accounts of the members, 
collect debts and pay the same over to the Sir Knight Treasurer, 
taking his receipt t h e r e f o r . At the end of the term he shall make 
an annual report of the condition of the company, on the f o r m 
furnished by the Supreme Council, and deliver the same to the'in-
stalling officer, as prescribed by the general laws of the Uniform 
Rank. He shall conduct such correspondence as may be assigned 
to him f r o m time to time. His books and accounts shall at all 
times be kept open f o r inspection by the commanding officer of 
the company, regiment and brigade, or by the Major General, or 
the Assistant Iuspector General of the brigade and duly author-
ized committee. He shall draw all d r a f t s upon the Treasurer au-
thorized by the company, present them to the commanding officer 
of the company f o r his signature and perform any other duty re-
quired by the laws of the company or the laws of the Uniform 
Rank, and such duties as are prescribed in the ritual. 

S e c . 5. I t shall be the duty of the Sir Knight Treasurer to 
keep a correct account of all moneys received and pay all d r a f t s 
drawn upon him by the commanding officer and make proper re-
ports to his company, semi-annually, of all moneys received and 
paid out and the general condition of the funds. He shall give a 
proper bond f o r the f a i t h f u l performance of his duties, before his 
installation. He shall keep his books open at all times f o r inspec-
tion by the commanding officer and auditing committee. He shall 
perform such duties as may be required by the laws of the com-
pany and the laws of the Uniform Rank. In case of refusal to 
furnish proper bond, his office shall be declared vacant and a new 
election ordered by the commanding officer. 

SEC. 6. I t shall be the duty of the Sir Knight Guard to keep 
a correct roll of the members of the company and to give the name 
at the close of each drill and keep a report of same. He shall at-
test and publish all orders of the commanding officer, and shall 
provide music f o r the company when ordered to do so. He shall 
perform all other duties required by the laws of the company and 



t h e rules and tactics of this rank. His position in the line shall 
be that of the right guide as prescribed by the tactics. 

SEC. 7. The Sir Knight Sentinel shall perform such duties 
as the ritual of the rank directs, open and close the armory f o r all 
meetings and drills, and such other duties as may be required by 
the laws of the company and the tactics of the Uniform Rank. 

^ SEC. 8. The standard bearer may be appointed by the com-
manding officer, and will discharge the duties laid down in t h e 
tactics. His position in the line shall be number three in the 
right center. 

SEC. 9. The Sir Knight captain shall, upon being installed, 
appoint five Sir Knights, who shall be known as executive council, 
who shall be charged with the general care and supervision of the 
affairs of the company. Look a f t e r its material interest and wel-
fare, proeure suitable quarters f o r drills. Procure all necessary 
supplies f o r the company and enforce collection of all fines, dues 
and special assessments, and perform such other duties as his 
company may direct and report every action to the company.' 

SEC 10.- The executive council shall visit all sick or other-
wise disabled members of the company within twelve hours a f t e r 
being notified', and shall continue their visits as often as necessary, 
so long as the Sir Knight may be in need thereof. They shall r e -
port it at each regular meeting of the company who is sick or dis-
abled. The cause of such sickness or disability, the condition of 
t h e sick and the amounts' necessary to be given him. 

SEC. 11. Upon the petition of a member of any company, 
the executive council shall immediately notify the Sir Knight cap-
tain, who shall under orders make arrangements f o r the f u n e r a l , 
aeting with the proper officers of the- branch of which the deceased 
may have been a member, and comply with such wishes as the de-
ceased Sir Knight's family may request. 

A R T I C L E YI. 
M E M B E R S H I P . 

S E C T I O N 1 . No person shall be admitted to the U n i f o r m 
Rank who is not a member in good standing, in a Branch of this 
Order, nor unless he be reported favorably upon by a committee of 



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investigation, to be composed of three members of the company 
and be duly elected. 

SEC. 2. All applications f o r membership in the Uniform 
Rank must be accompanied by the official receipt, showing t h a t 
the applicant is a Knight in good standing in a Branch of the C. 
K . of A., and such fee as the company may prescribe in their by-
laws; and no application shall be considered unless accompanied 
by the proper fee. 

SEC. 3. All applications may be received, considered by a 
committee of three, the_candidate ballotted f o r , and if elected, the 
degree conferred at the same meeting. o o • 

SEC. 4. An applicant f o r membership shall be ballotted f o r 
by ball ballot. Should two or more black balls appear the ballot 
shall bp immediately renewed; should two or more black balls ap-
pear on the second ballot he shall be declared rejected, and no bal-
lot shall be taken f o r a period of six months t h e r e a f t e r , and then 
only on a renewed application in the prescribed form. 

SEC. 5. A member against whom charges are pending desir-
ing to withdraw f r o m membership, shall be entitled to receive an 
honorable discharge by paying all dues and assessments appearing 
against him on the books of the company. Such discharge in 
blank, signed by the Adjutant General, shall be furnished by the 
Major General, countersigned by the commanding officer and Sir 
Knight Recorder of the company. Such discharge shall be given 
f o r all time or until deposited in a company, provided, no commis-
sioned officer of the Uniform Rank shall be entitled to an honora-
ble discharge until his resignation has been properly forwarded to 
and accepted by the Major General; provided f u r t h e r , each com-
pany may, by by-law, fix a stated and definite amount to be 
charged each applicant for a discharge. 

SEC.. 6. 'A member of a company who shall make applica-
tion to or become a member of another company without first pro-
curing an honorable discharge f r o m his original company, or a 
dishonorably discharged or suspended member of ' t h e Uniform 
Rank, who shall become a member of another company without 
first having been reinstated and honorably discharged by his orig-
inal company, on satisfactory proof thereof b s i f g made to the 



Major General, shall, upon their order, be dishonorably discharged 
forever f r o m the Uniform R a n k ; and any company that shall 
knowingly receive into its membership a Sir Knight of another di-
vision who does not represent an honorable discharge f r o m such 
company, or shall knowingly receive into membership one who is 
a suspended or dishonorably discharged Sir Knight, shall be liable 
to have its charter annulled arid revoked by the Major General. 

SEC. 7. An application f o r membership upon an honorable 
discharge, shall be accompanied by such fee as the company may 
prescribe, and shall be subject to the same ballot as an original 
application f o r membership. 

SEC. 8. A member may be suspended f o r a definite period 
or dishonorably discharged f r o m the Uniform Rank f o r a violation 
of any part of the obligation assumed on becoming a member 
t h e r e o f . In case of suspension for non-payment of dues, fines or 
assessments, he may be reinstated by payment of his delinquency 
not exceeding one year's dues, and be subject to the same ballot 
as when first admitted. 

SEC. 9. A member shall be considered in good standing in O O 
the company as regards dues, who is not more than six months in 
arrears to his company f o r dues, fines or assessments, and shall 
not be considered in good standing, as regards dues, when he is 
more than six months in arrears to his company f o r dues, fines 
and assessments; and if delinquent f o r the period of twelve 
months he shall be notified of the amount of his indebtedness, and 
at the expiration of thirty days a f t e r notice of such delinquency, 
and the amount due is not paid, he shall be suspended f r o m mem-
bership. 

SEC. 10. A member visiting a company o t h e r than the com-
pany of which he is a member, may, by permission . of the com-
manding officer attend such meeting without being in uniform. 

SEC. 11. When for any cause a member of a company be-
comes unable to take an active part in the drills and military'exer-
cises of the feompany, he may, upon his own requ est be placed 
upon the retired list. Members on the retired list shall be exempt 
f r o m drills and parades, except upon anniversary parades and 
parades f o r the funeral of a deceased Sir K n i g h t ; they shall be 



entitled to all the rights and benefits of the company, but cannot 
hold any commissioned or appointive office in the company, ihey 
shall be subject to such annual dues as may be fixed by the by-
laws of the company, and shall be liable f o r assessments in the 
same manner as other members; provided t h a t any Sir Knight 
who has been placed on the retired list, may at any time, upon 
his own request, be again placed upon the active list, and in such 
case he will again be eligible to office in the rank, and shall be 
subject to duty. 

A R T I C L E V I I . 
P E N A L T I E S . 

S E C T I O N 1. Any company of the Uniform Rank which shall 
cause to be printed or have made any of the supplies or emblems 
furnished by the Supreme Council shall, upon satisfactory proof, 
be suspended, and shall f o r f e i t its charter; and any officer who 
shall be guilty of the same offense shall f o r f e i t his commission, 
and the Supreme President shall cause the Major General to re-
voke, annul and set aside such commission, and such officer shall 
not be eligible to hold a commission f o r the period of four years 
t h e r e a f t e r . 

SEC. 2. Any company that shall fail to make its report at 
the time specified in these rules and regulations, or within thirty 
days immediately following the 4th day of July of each year, may 
have its charter annulled by the Major General, and any officer of 
division, regiment or brigade failing to comply with the general 
laws of the Uniform Rank in the matter of reports, or with the 
orders of the Supreme President or Major General, for the period 
of thirty days, as required by law, or as he may be ordered, shall 
f o r f e i t his office, and his commission may be revoked. No com-
pany shall be entitled to or receive the countersign so long as such 
company is in arrears with its report and dues to the Supreme 
Council, or to the regiment or brigade to which it is attached; and 
all officers and Sir Knights are strictly forbidden to communicate 
the countersign to any officer or member of a company that is in 
arrears for annual reports or dues, as herein provided. 

The countersign shall be transmitted to the commanding 
officer of the several companies immediately upon the receipt of 



the annual report and the dues to the Supreme Council, and to 
the brigade aod regiment to which such company may be attached. 

Any member of a company of the Uniform Rank who shall 
be guilty of a violation of the provisions of this section shall be 
dishonorably discharged f r o m the r a n k . 

SEC. 3. Any member of a company who has sold or who 
shall sell his uniform of the rank without first procuring an hon-
orable discharge f r o m his company, and who does not procure an-
other within thirty days t h e r e a f t e r , shall be dishonorably dis-
charged. 

SEC. 4. In case of the unknightly conduct or violation of 
the reputable rules of society, or in case of the wilful failure, neg-
lect or refusal to obey the orders of the Supreme President, Major 
General or his superior officer, by any officer of the Uniform Rank, 
such facts shall be reported through the regular channels to the 
Major General, and if, in the judgment of the Major General, thè 
charges are true as stated, the Major General shall issue the nec-
essary orders revoking and annulling the commission o f ' such 
officer, and such revocation, unless otherwise specifically stated, 
shall act as a dishonorable discharge f r o m the Uniform Rank. 

A non-commissioned officer or Sir Knight guilty of the offense 
defined in this section may be dishonorably discharged ; and in 
case of a company guilty as herein defined, such company shall 
f o r f e i t its charter, and the Major General shall issue orders to re-
voke the charter of such company, and the charter and supplies of 
the company shall be returned to the A d j u t a n t General, in the 
same manner as provided for disbanded companies. 

SEC. 5. Every officer entrusted with the care and duty of 
collecting, receiving or custody of the funds, securities, bonds or 
other property of any company, regiment or brigade of the Uni-
f o r m Rank of the C. K . of A., shall give bond with good and suf-
ficient security in such amount as may be fixed by such company 
or by the board of officers of such regiment or brigade, conditioned 
f o r the f a i t h f u l discharge of the duties of such office, and the 
payment and turning over of the same when legally ordered so to 
do; and shall submit his booksj vouchers and accounts for the in-



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spection of his commander or a properly authorized auditing com-
mittee whenever ordered so to do, and shall submit at each annual 
meeting of his command a full and complete report of his receipts 
and disbursements. On failure to give such bond within thirty 
days a f t e r receiving the appointment or commission, and upon re-
port of such failure being duly made to the Major General, he 
may issue the necessary orders revoking the commission of such 
officer and declaring the office vacant, and the office shall again be 
filled according to the rules and regulations. 

SEC. 6. Any officer entrusted with the care and duty of col-
lecting, receiving or custody of the funds, securities, bonds or 
other property of any company, regiment or brigade of the Uni-
form Rank, C. K. of A., that shall fail or refuse to pay over the 
f u n d s upon proper orders or upon legal orders of his commanding 
officer or of his company, regiment or brigade, or who shall con-
vert to his own use any of such funds, securities, bonds or other 
property entrusted to his care as such officer, or who shall permit 
the same to be used unlawfully by any other person, or who shall 
fail, refuse or neglect to render an accounting of his trust when 
ordered so to do by competent authority, shall, upon conviction, 
be dishonorably discharged from the Uniform Rank, C. K . of A . , 
and shall ever a f t e r be ineligible to membership in the rank. 

SEC. 7. No brigade, regiment or company of the Uniform 
Rank, C. K . of A., nor any individual officer or Sir Knight of this 
rank, shall, in the name of the rank, or that of any brigade, regi-
ment or company of the rank, resort to, institute or promote any 
scheme of raffle, lottery, g i f t enterprise or schemes of chance of 
any kind. Any company violating this regulation, either directly 
or indirectly, shall f o r f e i t its charter. Any officer or individual 
Sir Knight of this rank, who shall, either directly or indirectly, 
violate this regulation, or encourage others to violate this regula-
tion, shall, upon conviction, be dishonorably discharged, from the 
rank. 

A R T I C L E V I I I . 
R E G I M E N T S . 

S E C T I O N 1 . Whenever four companies of the Uniform Rank 
shall have been organized in any grand jurisdiction of the C. K . of 



A., said companies shall be organized into a regiment. 
SEC. 2. The officers of a regiment shall be as follows: F o r 

a regiment composed of less than six companies, there shall be a 
Lieutenant Colonel; a M a j o r ; an Adjutant of Regiment, with 
rank as Captain; a Surgeon, with rank of M a j o r ; an Assistant 
Surgeon, with rank of Captain; a Chaplain, with rank of Cap-
t a i n ; a Quartermaster, with rank of Captain, and a Commissary, 
with rank of Captain; provided, t h a t as soon as the requisite 
number of companies are organized in the grand jurisdiction, then 
the complete regiment shall be organized, as provided in section 4 
of this article. 

SEC. 3. F o r a regiment consisting of six and not more than O O 
ten separate companies, the officers shall be: A Colonel; a Lieu-
tenant Colonel; a Major for each battalion of f o u r companies, to 
be .elected by the line officers of the companies composing the bat-
talion; an adjutant of the Regiment, with rank of Captain; an 
A d j u t a n t of the Battalion for each battalion of f o u r companies, 
with rank of First Lieutenant; a Surgeon; an Assistant Surgeon ; 
a Chaplain; a Quartermaster, and a Commissary,; the rank of the 
four officers last named as defined in section 2 of this article. 

SEC. 4. Ten companies shall constitute and be known as a 
complete or maximum regiment. Each company shall take its 
place in battalion according to seniority in organization, and each 
battalion shall take its place in the regiment according to seniority 
of its commanding officer; provided, that when a sufficient num-
ber of companies have been organized to form the second or more 
regiments within any grand jurisdiction, then, if desired, regi-
ments may be formed of those companies contiguous to one an-
other ; but in regiments thus formed the companies composing 
them shall be assigned as herein provided. 

SEC. 5. As soon as one regiment shall have been organized 
in any grand jurisdiction, then the second regiment shall be or-
ganized, to consist of not less than f o u r nor more than ten com-
panies. Regiments shall be numbered as first, second or third 
regiment, according to date of organization. The order of posi-
tion in line of march shall be according to seniority of the Regi-
mental Commanders. Officers of companies shall take rank and 



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precedence according to date at which their separate commands 
were organized. 

SEC. 6. The officers of each regiment, except the Surgeon, 
Assistant Surgeon, Chaplain, Adjutants, Quartermaster and Com-
missary, shall be elected by the Sir Knight Captains, Sir Knight 
Lieutenants and Sir Knight Heralds of the several companies com-
posing said regiment, and tfie result of said election shall be re-
ported through the regular channels to the Major General, who 
shall issue commissions to each officer so elected. The term of 
office shall be f o r four years f r o m date of election. The f o r m of 
commission shall be prepared by the Major General and shall bear 
the official signature of the Major General and A d j u t a n t General 

with seal of Uniform Rank Department. • 
Each officer so commissioned shall pay to the Major General 

the sum of one dollar for the benefit of the Supreme Lodge, and 
in all cases the fee f o r commission must accompany the report of 
election or the recommendation for commission. In no case shall 
any commission be issued until the Major General shall have re-
ceived the fee therefor. 

SEC. 7. When the requisite number of companies f o r a regi-
ment are organized in any grand jurisdiction and the Major Gen-
eral has been notified by the officers of such companies that they 
desire to f o r m a regiment, if he approve the request, he shall call 
toother the officers of companies named in section 6, f o r the pur-
pose of electing the officers and organizing the regiment, and shall 
designate the officer to preside and conduct s a i d election and organ-
ization, and such officer shall, within ten days thereafter, make 
a complete report of the proceedings of such organization to the 
Major General, and t h a t officer shall, if the report shows that such 
regiment has been properly organized,approve the report and f o r -
ward the commissions to the officers elect. 

SEC. 8. No officer or member of a regiment or of a company 
shall be entitled to attend the deliberations of said regiment, ex-
cept he be attired in the full dress of his rank, except when other-
wise ordered by the commanding officer. 

SEC 9. No member shall be eligible to any office in any regi-



ment unless he shall be at the time a member of some company 
attached to the same regiment. 

SEC. 10. The officers of each regiment shall meet each year, 
at a time and place to be selected by the officers of such regiment, 
f o r the transaction of such business as may pertain to the welfare 
and prosperity of such regiment, and shall forward a report of 
their proceedings to the Major General commanding the Uniform 
Rank C. K. of A . ; and all proceedings had by such regiment, 
and approved as not in conflict with the laws of the Supreme 
Council, or the by-laws of the brigade to which such regiment 
may be attached, shall govern and control said regiment; pro-
vided that when a regiment is attached to a brigade, the annual 
meeting of the regiment shall be at the same time and place of the 
annual meeting of the brigade; provided f u r t h e r , that all by-laws 
enacted by any regiment or brigade must be approved by the 
Major General before such by-laws shall be in force. 

SEC. 11. Each regiment, at its annual meeting, shall review 
and consider all the official reports of its officers and the proceed-
ings of its subordinates for the preceding year. I t shall elect by 
ballot its several officers, under the laws of the Supreme Council, 
subject to the approval of the Major General. It shall examine 
and audit the accounts of the Quartermaster and Adjutant. I t 
shall supervise the state and condition of the finances, and adopt 
such measures in relation thereto as may be necessary to increase, 
secure and preserve the same, and also to secure the utmost punc-
tuality on the part of every accounting officer in the safe keeping 
and paying over the f u n d s and property of the regiment. I t may 
assign the limits, of companies within its own jurisdiction, and set-
tle all controversies that may arise between them, and finally, do 
all matters and things appertaining to the good, wellbeing and 
perpetuation of the Uniform Rank, but always subordinate to the 
Supreme Council and the approval of the brigade commander and 
Major General, as provided herein and in the constitution of the 
Supreme Council. 

SEC. 12. At every meeting all questions shall be determined 
by a majority vote, the presiding officer f o r the time being entitled 



to one vote. In case votes are equally dividfed, he shall also give 
the casting vote. 

SEC. 13. The Surgeon, Chaplain, Adjutants, Quartermaster, 
and Commissary shall be selected by the commanding officer of 
the regiment, and on his recommendation shall be commissioned 
as in case of other officers, and shall each hold their office f o r the 
period of four years. 

SEC. 14. The Sergeant Major of the regiment, Sergeant 
Major for each battalion, the Quartermaster Sergeants and Com-
missary Sergeants shall be appointed by the commanding officer 
of the regiment, and may be removed by him .at any time f o r 
cause; and when so appointed, they shall each receive a non-com-
missioned officer's warrant, f o r which they shall each pay the sum 
of one dollar. 

SEC. 15. In the event of the absence at the annual meeting 
of a regiment of all the field officers of such regiment, the senior 
line officer present shall preside over the deliberations of the body. 

SEC. 16. Each field officer of a regiment must, within three 
months a f t e r being commissioned as such officer, memorize the 
ritual of this rank, and upon failure to memorize the ritual of the 
rank as herein required, upon report being made through the regu-
lar channels to the Major General, his commission may be revoked 
for cause. 

The Major General or the Brigade Commander may order the 
field officers of any regiment to appear before the chief mustering 
officer or a brigade mustering officer f o r examination, both as to 
their knowledge of the ritual and drill tactics of the Uniform Rank, 
such examinations to be held, whenever, in the judgment of the 
Major General or the Brigade Commander, the good of the rank 
may require such examination; and if any officer shall fail to ap-
pear for such examination in compliance with such orders, except 
for good cause shown, upon report of such failure being made to 
the Major General, the Major General shall revoke the commission 
of said officer for the good of the Uniform Rank. 

SEC. 17. Each field officer of a regiment and battalion must 
visit officially each company of his regiment or battalion at least 



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once in each year, and upon such visitations shall give such instruc-
tions in the ritual of the rank, or in the tactics of the company as 
may be necessary to perfect the work and tactical drill of the regi-
ment or battalion. 

SEC. 18. The Regimental Commander shall have command 
of and a watchful supervision over all the companies of his regi-
ment, subject at all times to the commands of his superior officers. 
He shall see t h a t all the constitutional enactments, rules, laws and 
commands of the Supreme Council, and the Major General com-
manding the Uniform Rank, C. K . of A., and of his Brigade Com-
mander, relating to the Uniform Rank, are duly and promptly 
observed. He shall call annual meetings of the officers of his 
regiment as herein provided, and he may call special meetings 
either of the officers or the companies of his regiment at his dis-
cretion. He shall issue orders for official visitations to be made 
by the field officers under his command, so that each company of 
the regiment shall be visited by each officer during each year. 
He shall visit each company of his command not less than once 
each year, and on such visitations may take command of and pre-
side over the company, and shall give such instructions and direc-
tions as the good of the order may require, being at all times gov-
erned by the laws enacted by the Supreme Council and in force 
at the time, and by orders of the Major General commanding the 
Uniform Rank and the Brigade Commander to which his regiment 
is attached. He shall, when present, take charge of and com-
mand at all meetings, parades or other assemblies of his regiment, 
or of any battalion thereof, and shall issue such orders as he shall 
deem fit and proper f o r advancing the interests of the Uniform 

• Rank within his command not inconsistent with the provisions 
herein contained, and such orders shall be binding upon all of the 
regiment, and each separate company thereof. 

SEC. 19. The duties of each regimental, field and staff offi-
cer shall be the same as those of like grade or rank of regimental, 
field and staff officers in the United States army. Each officer of 
a regiment shall be subject to the command of the Regimental 
Commander in all cases, when such commands are not in conflict 
with the laws and enactments of the Supreme Council, t h e orders 



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of the Supreme President or of the Major General or of the Com-
mander of the brigade to which such regiment is attached. 

The senior or ranking field officer present shall have command 
of and preside at all meetings and parades of the regiment. 

A R T I C L E I X . 
B R I G A D E S . 

S E C T I O N 1 . Whenever two or more regiments or one com-
plete regiment and a battalion shall have been organized in any 
grand jurisdiction: of the C . K. of A . , said regiments shall be 
formed into a brigade, and a commander f o r the brigadte shall be 
elected by the field and line officers of the regiments at the time of 
organization. 

SEC. 2 When the requisite number of regiments to organize 
a brigade are reported to the Major Generar as having been organ-
ized in any grand jurisdiction, if he approve the; formation of a 
brigade,, the Major General shall call together- the field and lira® 
officers of such regiments f o r the purpose of electing the- com-
manding officer of the brigade, and shall designate the officer to 

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preside at and conduct said electioa and organization,, and such 
officer shall, within t e n days a f t e r said election, make a complete 
report of the proceedings of such election to t h e Major General, 
who shall, if the organization be in conformity to law,. issue com-
missions: to the officer so elected as Brigade Commander, with the 
rank of Brigadier General. His term, of office shall; be f o r four 
years f r o m date of election. 

SEC. 3. The Brigade Commander and each officer of his 
staff shall pay to the Maj;or General the sum of one: dollar for his 
commission, f o r the use and benefit of the Uniform Rank, and in 
no case shall any commission be issued until the Major General 
shall have received the fee f o r such commission. 

SEC. 4. Each Brigade Commander shall, upon receipt of his 
commission, select and recommend for commission the following 
officers, who shall compose his;staff, to-wit: 

One Chief of Staff, with rank of Colonel. 
One Assistant Adjutant General, with rank of Colonel. 
One Assistant Judge Advocate General, with r a n k of Colonel. 



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One Assistant Inspector General, with rank of Colonel. 
Brigade or Assistant Mustering Officer, with rank of Colonel. 
Brigade or Assistant Engineer, with rank of Colonel. 
One Assistant Quartermaster General, with rank of Colonel. 
One Assistant Commissary General, with rank of Colonel. 
One Assistant Surgeon General, with rank of Colonel. 
One Brigade Chaplain, with rank of Major. 
Four Aides-de-Camp, each with rank of Major. 
Provided, that if, in the judgment of the Major General and 

the Brigadier General of any brigade, the interests of the Uniform 
Rank will be promoted by the appointment and commissioning of 
additional Aides-de-Camp, such additional Aides-de-Camp may be 
appointed and commissioned, said commission to be f o r the period 
of four years, unless otherwise lawfully terminated. 

SEC. 5. The Brigade Commander shall have command of 
and a watchful supervision over all regiments and companies within 
the grand jurisdiction in which he is stationed, and see t h a t all the 
constitutional enactments, rules, laws and commands of the Su-
preme Council, the Supreme President and the Major General 
commanding the Uniform Rank C. K . of A., relating to the Uni-
form Rank, are duly and properly observed. He may call special 
meetings either of the officers or of the divisions within his juris-
diction, at his own discretion. He may visit and preside at the 
meeting of any company or regiment within his jurisdiction, and 
give such instructions and directions as the good of the order may 
require, being at all times governed by the laws of the Supreme 
Council and the commands of the Supreme President and Major 
General commanding the Uniform Rank Knights of C. K. of A. 

He shall, when present, take charge of and command at all 
meetings, parades or other assemblies of any regiment or regi-
ments within his jurisdiction, and shall issue such orders as he 
shall deem fit and proper f o r advancing the interest of the Uniform 
Rank within his jurisdiction, not inconsistent with the provisions 
herein contained, and such orders shall be binding upon all the 
brigade. 

He shall memorize the ritual of the Uniform Rank, and, when 
present at the meetings of a company, shall enforce a strict adher-



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ence to the ritualistic work in the conferring of the rank on candi-
! dates. 

A failure on the part of the Brigade Commander to memorize 
the ritual and perfect himself in the secret work of the rank may 

I be cause for removal and revocation of commission. 
SEC. 6. The officers of each brigade shall meet each year, at 

a time and place to be selected by the officers of such brigade, or 
as may be ordered by the Brigade Commander, for the transaction 
of such business as may pertain to the welfare and prosperity of 
such brigade, and shall forward a report of their proceedings to 

J the Major General commanding the Uniform Bank Knights of 
C. K. of A . ; and all laws enacted by such brigade, and approved 

H as not in conflict with the laws of the Supreme Council, shall gov-
I ern and control said brigade or regiment. 

SEC. 7. Each brigade, or regiment in such jurisdictions 
I where there is no brigade organization, may adopt a constitution 
I for its own government and the government of each subordinate 
I branch thereof, which constitution shall be in accordance with the 
I provisions of the Supreme Council and the laws, rules and regular 
I tions enacted by the Supreme Council f o r the government of the 
( Uniform R a n k ; and such constitution shall be in full force and 
I effect from and a f t e r its approval by the Major General command-
I ing the Uniform Rank, C. K . of A. 

SEC. 8. At the formation of a brigade, or at the formation 
I of any additional regiment thereafter in any brigade, and field or 
I staff officer holding commission in an existing regiment shall, in 

11| case the company of which he is a member be transferred to an-
I other regiment, also be transferred to the regiment to which his 

company may be attached, with the same ranK and office f o r the 
' unexpired term of his original commission; provided, however, 

that such officer may be eligible to election to a higher position in 
the regiment to which his company may be attached. 

SEC. 9. In case of death or resignation of any Brigade Com-
| mander, it shall be the duty of the Assistant Adjutant General of 

such brigade to at once notify the Major General commanding the 
Uniform Rank of such death or resignation, and thereupon the 

I Major General shall assign the Senior Field Officer of the brigade 



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to the command of the brigade, who* shall discharge the duties of 
the office until a meeting shall be called by the Major General f o r 
the purpose of holding an election to fill the vacancy ; provided, 
however, t h a t the election f o r the purpose of filling such vacancy 
shall not be deferred for a longer period than to the next annual 
meeting of the brigade after such vacancy occurred, when, if the 
vacancy has not been filled by an election, an. election shall then 
be held f o r a Brigade Commander. 

Sec. 10. The Chief of Staff shall, when on duty in the field, 
perform all the duties incumbent on such officer in the United 
States army, and at all times shall perform such duty as may be 
assigned to him by the Brigade Commander or the Major General. 

SEC. 11. The Assistant A d j u t a n t General shall keep correct 
records of the proceedings of the annual meetings of the brigade 
to which he is attached.; he shall conduct the correspondence and 
issue all orders under direction of the Brigade Commander; draw 
all requisitions on the Assistant Quartermaster, make out all re-
turns and reports to the Major General, and transmit the same 
through the Brigade Commander to the Adjutant General; he 
shall keep an order book and files of all orders, reports and cor-
respondence, and perform such other dutie and keep such other 
records in connection with his office as may be required of him by 
the Brigade Commander or the Supreme Council. 

SEC. 12. Assistant Inspectors General shall make inspections 
of the regiments and companies within their respective brigades 
whenever required, and shall report the result of the same imme-
diately, in duplicate, one copy to be transmitted to the Brigade 
Commander, and one copy to the Inspector General through bri-
gade headquarters, and shall perform such other duties as may be 
required of them by the Inspector General; provided, that the 
Brigade Commander may assign any officer or officers to aid the 
Assistant Inspector General in the inspection of any company or 
regiment of the brigade, and such officer so assigned to such duty, 
during the discharge of such duty, shall be respectcd and obeyed 
accordingly, and such officer, a f t e r having performed the duty, 
shall make immediate report thereof to the Assistant Inspector 
General of the brigade to which he is attached. 



SEC 13. Assistant Inspectors General shall make or cause 
to be made, as herein provided, a thorough inspection of the bri-
gades to which they are attached, every year, and shall make a 
written report to their commanding officer of the numbers report-
in* for dutv, condition, discipline and efficiency of the different 
companies of their brigade, and shall furnish a copy of said report 
to the Inspector General on the 1st of July of each year, or withm 
ten days t h e r e a f t e r ; and shall make such other reports relative to 
the condition and efficiency of their department as may be ordered 
f r o m time to time by the Inspector General. They shall be held 
responsible f o r the proper equipment, uniforming and tactical in-
struction of the companies within their respective jurisdictions. 

SEC. Ì 4 . The mustering officer of each brigade shall have 
especial charge of the ritualistic and secret work of this r a n k ; 
shall from time to time, under the orders of his Brigade Com-
mander, examine field, staff and company officers as to their pro-
ficiency in the ritualistic and secret work of the rank, and a f t e r 
such examination shall make report of the same to his Brigade 
Commander and to the Chief Mustering Officer of the Uniform 
Rank • he shall have charge of the mustering of all new companies 
within his grand jurisdiction, and shall personally muster all such 
companies into the rank, unless otherwise ordered by the Brigade 
Commander, observing in letter and spirit the work as laid down 
in the ritual and the regulations as provided in the rules and regu-
lations of the rank. He shall see to it t h a t each company when 
mustered is properly instructed in the work of the ritual. 

Any mustering officer who, at the end of sixty days a f t e r being 
commissioned, has not thoroughly memorized the ritual, shall for-
feit his commission and the same shall be reyoked. 

SEC. 15. The Assistant Judge Advocate General shall per-
form the' duties belonging to that position, and shall rènder to the 
Brigade Commander a written opinion on all questions pertaining 
to military law, the laws governing the Uniform Rank and code of 
procedure for courts martial, whenever called upon by the Brigade 
Commander so to do. 

SEC. 16. The Brigade Engineer shall, under the orders ol 
the Brigade Commander, have charge of the laying out and pre-



paration of the camp or camps of the brigade. 
SEC. 17. The Assistant Quartermaster General shall hold 

the funds, securities, vouchers and property of the brigade, and fill 
all requisitions drawn by the Assistant Adjutant General and ap-
proved by the Brigade Commander, and shall perform such other 
duties as pertain to the position of an Assistant Quartermaster 
General of the United States army, when on duty in the field. 
He shall give such bond as the judgment of his Brigade Com-
mander may deem adequate, or as may be fixed by the annual 
meeting of the brigade. Said bond shall be made payable to the 
brigade, and shall be deposited with the Brigade Commander. 

SEC. 18. The Assistant Commissary General of Subsistance 
shall be the Chief Commissariat of the brigade, and when his bri-
gade shall be in camp or on duty his duties shall be the same as 
those of an Assistant Commissary General of a brigade of the 
United States army in the field. 

SEC. 19. The Assistant Surgeon General shall perform the 
duties properly appertaining to t h a t office, and shall attend the 
general parades and encampments, and shall have command of 
the Surgeons and Assistant Surgeons of the several regiments of 
the brigade and the medical staff, and shall see that whatever 
medical or surgical aid is required shall be promptly and properly 
rendered. 

A R T I C L E X . 
M A J O R G E N E R A L . 

S E C T I O N 1. The Major General, at the time of his appoint-
ment, shall be a Sitting or past Supreme Delegate and of the Uni-
f o r m Rank in good standing. He shall be appointed and com-
missioned by the Supreme President, and hold office for the term 
of four years f r o m date of appointment and until his successor 
shall have been duly appointed and commissioned. 

SEC. 2. I t is the prerogative and duty of the Major General 
to have command of and a watchful supervision over all the bri-
gades, regiments and companies within the jurisdiction of the Su-
preme Council, C. K . of A., and shall enforce all the constitu-
tional enactments, laws and edicts of the Supreme Council, and 

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require that they be duly and promptly observed, and that the 
work and the discipline of the Uniform Rank everywhere are uni-
form throughout the jurisdiction of the Supreme Council, and that 
the dress is uniform, unless otherwise ordered by the Supreme 
Council. 

Among his special duties and prerogatives are the following : 
1. To appoint the'members of his individual staff. 
2. To visit and preside in and over brigades or companies, 

regimental or subordinate, and give such instructions or directions 
as the good of the order may require, always adhering to the con-
stitution, statutes and edicts of the Supreme Council ; and upon 
the general assembling of the Uniform Rank C. K . of A . , he shall, 
when present, take command. 

3. To examine all laws enacted by any brigade, regiment or 
company, which, upon being approved by the Major General, 
shall, in connection with the rules and regulations enacted by the 
Supreme Council for the government of the Uniform Rank, be the 
laws governing the respective grand jurisdictions. 

4. He shall receive all requisitions for supplies f r o m brigades, 
regiments or companies, and if approved by him, shall cause such 
supplies to be forwarded f o r the use of said organizations; but in 
no case shall such requisition f o r supplies be approved, nor the 
supplies be furnished, unless the money in payment therefor ac-
company such requisition. 

5. He shall keep a register which shall contain a full and com-
plete list of all warrants issued and companies instituted, giving 
numbers and dates of each, and at each session of the Supreme 
Council shall present a full and complete report of all the transac-
tions of his office and of the general condition of the Uniform 
Rank. He shall have power to provide himself, at the expense of 
the Supreme Council, with such books, paper, stationery and other 
supplies as are necessary for the proper discharge and fulfillment 
of his duties. He shall submit his books and accounts for inspec-
tion by the Supreme President or finance committee of the Supreme 
Council, whenever required so to do. He shall prepare the forms 
for all blanks to be furnished by the Supreme Council f o r the use 
of the Uniform Rank. He shall decide all tactical questions and 



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all questions connected with the general government and manage-
ment of the Uniform Rank, subject, however, to appeal to the Su-
preme Council. He shall review all court martial proceedings in 
which the penalty is suspension or dishonorable discharge. T h e 
countersign of the Uniform Rank shall be promulgated by the 
Major General, and by him furnished to the companies. He shall 
receive f o r his services to the Uniform Rank such compensation as 
the Supreme Council from time to time may determine; provided, 
t h a t no appeal shall be examined or decision rendered thereon by 
the Major General or any officer of the Uniform Rank, unless said 
appeal shall be forwarded through the regular channels. 

SEC. 3. In case of the unknightly conduct or the violation of 
the reputable rules of society by any member of the staff of the 
Major General or of any Brigadier General, the Major General or 
such Brigadier General shall have the authority to suspend such 
officer f r o m the discharge of his duties as such staff officer, and a 
full report of the facts in the case shall be prepared, signed by the 
commanding officer, and forwarded through the proper channels 
to the Supreme President, for his action. And the Supreme Pres-
ident shall, if he find such staff officer guilty, cause to be revoked 
the commisson of such officer and declare his office vacant. 

SEC. 4. In case of the death or resignation of the Major 
General, the Supreme President shall have authority to fill the va-
cancy, and the one so appointed shall be a Past Supreme Delegate 
or a Brigadier General commanding and a member of the Uni-
form Rank and a member of the Supreme Council. 

SEC. 5. The Major General shall render to the Supreme 
President such reports as may be requested from time to time. 
He shall attend and render a full and complete report to the Su-
preme Council, at each regular session, together with such recom-
mendations concerning the Uniform Rank as he shall deem best 
f o r the interests and welfare of the Uniform Rank and Supreme 
Council, C. K . of A . 

SEC. 6. The Major General shall attend all the meetings of 
the Supreme officers, between sessions of the Council, and rehder 
such accounts and reports as may be demanded f r o m him con-
cerning the Uniform Rank, by the Supreme President; and he 



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shall have a seat in the meetings of the C&uncil with the same 
powers vested in the Supreme, officers present, and be treated as 
such. 

SEC. 7. The duties of officers will be as noted in the rules and 
laws of this Uniform Rank Department. The Major General shall 
be the only officer of the Uniform Rank Department who must, 
before entering upon his duties give a sufficient bond f o r the faith-
f u l performance of his duties. This amount to be lowered or in-
creased at any time during t h e session of the Supreme Council, or 
as the Military Board may order. 

The Military Board is to consist of the Major General as pre-
siding officer, the Supreme President and f o u r officers of the Su-
preme Council, the Supreme Vice-President and the three Supreme 
Trustees of the Catholic Knights of America. This board may at 
any time change the rules and regulations of this department, that 
may be f o r the advancement of the. order. The Major General is 
to be appointed by the Supreme officers of the Catholic Knights 
f o r the term of f o u r years, with powers to appoint his own staff, 
and otherwise have full supervision of the Uniform Rank Depart-
ment, making all appointments and enforce all rules as authorized 
by the Supreme Council. 

SEC. 8. All meetings of battalions, regiments and brigades 
will be held according to the instructions and rules to be adopted 
by the Major General and approved by the Military Board. The 
Major General shall have power to grant any special meetings that 
may be considered for the good of the order, or if petitioned to, 
the majority of companies, batallions, regiments or brigades in any 
State, the Major General may order or grant permission f o r any 
encampment that may be held during the recess of the Supreme 
Council. 

A R T I C L E X I . 
S T A F F O F F I C E R S . 

S E C T I O N 1. The Chief of Staff shall attend with the Major 
General all encampments, parades or assemblies of the Uniform 
R a n k , and shall render such assistance, and perform such duties 
as may be required f r o m time to time, and shall have a general 



supervision of the staff and, in accordance with orders and instruc-
tions received from the Major General, the management and assign-
ment to duty of the troops. 

SEC. 2. The Adjutant General shall keep correct records of 
the proceedings of the Uniform Rank C. K . of A. 

He shall conduct its correspondence and issue all necessary 
orders, under the direction of the Major General commanding the 
Uniform Rank C. K. of A." 

He shall prepare all books and blanks necessary for brigade 
and regimental companies and subordinate companies, under the 
direction of the Major General. 

He shall keep a full and complete roster of all the different 
organizations of the Uniform Rank C. K. of A., and shall p e r f o r m 
such other duties and keep such other records and books as the 
Major General and the Supreme Council may require of him. 

SEC. 3. The Judge Advocate General shall perform the du-
ties belonging to that position in the United States army, and shall 
render to the Major General a written opinion on all questions per-
taining to military law, the laws governing the Uniform Rank and 
the code of procedure for courts martial, whenever called upon by 
the Major General-so to do. 

SEC. 4. The Inspector General shall prescribe the form of 
blanks to be used f o r the inspection of brigades, regiments and 
companies,'and, with the approval of the Major General, may give 
such special instructions in reference to inspections as may be 
deemed necessary. He shall prepare an abstract of the reports 
received f r o m the Assistant Inspectors General of brigades, f o r the 
information of the Major General. He shall be held responsible 
to the Major General for the proper equipment, uniforming and 
tactical instruction of the Uniform Rank C. K. of A. 

SEC. 5. All books, papers, accounts, records and proceed-
ings pertaining to the Uniform Rank C. K . of A. shall be subject 
to inspection at all times by the Inspector General and the séveral 
Assistant Inspectors General within their respective jurisdictions. 

Sue. 6. The Chief Mustering Officer is especially charged 
with the duty of instructing the Assistant Mustering Officers of 
the,Uniform Rank in the ritualistic and secret work of this rank. 



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He shall, when in attendance at any general encampment or meet-
ing of the Uniform Rank, or of any brigade meeting, examine the 
Assistant Mustering Officers present as to their knowledge and 
proficiency in the ritualistic work, and shall give to such officers 
full and complete instructions therein. A f t e r such examinations 
he shall make a report in writing to the Major General as to the 
knowledge and proficiency of each officer so examined. He shall, 
when ordered so to do, attend at the muster of new companies and 
make report thereon. It shall be his duty, when he ascertains 
t h a t a mustering officer is incompetent and inefficient, to report 
such officer to the Major General and to the commander of the bri-
gade to which such mustering officer is attached, and to make such 
recommendations in the case as he may deem the good of the rank 
demands. Before he is commissioned he shall have memorized 
the ritual of the rank and in all respects have qualified himself for 
the position. 

SEC. 7. The Chief Engineer shall, under the orders of the 
Major General, be charged with the duty of laying out and super-
vising the pitching of the camps of the Uniform Rank, and such 
other duties pertaining to a civil engineer as may f r o m time to time 
be required. 

SEC. 8. The Quartermaster General shall hold the f u n d s and 
securities directly belonging to the headquarters of the Uniform 
Rank, and shall fill all requisitions that shall be drawn upon him by 
the Adjutant General and approved by the Major General. He 
shall give such security f o r the f a i t h f u l and honest discharge of 
his duties as may be required from time to time by the Major Gen-
eral, said bond to be given payable to the Supreme Council C. K. 
of A., for the use and benefit of the Uniform Rank C. K . of A. 
He shall also discharge all the duties pertaining to the like posi-
tion in the United States army. He shall attend the general par-
ades and encampments and shall perform such duties as pertain 
to his office. 

(Since it is the aim of all concerned that the Supreme Treas-
urer shall be the custodian of all the Uniform Rank f u n d s received 
this place of honor will be extended to the Supreme Treasurer, 
who, no doubt, will fill it with credit to the department. 



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SEC. 9. The Commissary General of Subsistence shall per-
f o r m the duties pertaining to the position of Chief Commissariat. 

SEC. 10. The Surgeon General shall perform the duties ap-
pertaining to that office, and shall attend the general parades and 
encampments, and shall have command of the Assistant Surgeons 
General of brigades and the medical staff, and shall see that what-
ever medical or surgical aid is required shall be promptly and 
properly rendered. 

SEC. 11. Aides-de-Camp are of the personal staff of the 
Major General or of the Brigadier General f o r whose staff they 
may be commissioned. It is their duty to attend with their chief 
all assemblies of the Uniform Rank, either general or, with their 
respective brigades. They shall discharge such duties as may be 
assigned to them f r o m time to time, but shall have no authority 
except upon direct orders of the general officers in command, to 
assume command of any body of the Uniform Rank, nor to issue 
any orders f o r their government. I t shall be the duty of each 
Aide-de-Camp to memorize the ritual and secret work of t h e R a n k ( 
and to familiarize himself with the tactics of the Rank, so that he 
may be competent to discharge whatever duty may be assigned 
him. 

SEC. 12. On all public parades of the Uniform Rank C. K . 
of A . , officers of the staff of the Major General or of any Briga-
dier General, who may be present and not in company with their 
chief, shall take position with the staff of the officer in command; 
provided, t h a t if such staff officer be of higher rank than the offi-
cer in command, then such staff officer shall take position on the 
riaht of the commanding officer. o o 

A R T I C L E X I I . 
P A S T O F F I C E R S J E W E L S O F H O N O R . 

S E C T I O N 1. All Past Supreme Presidents by service, Major 
General, Brigadier Generals and the officers of the staff of t h e 
Major Generals and the Brigadier Generals and the field and staff 
officers of the various regim'ents and battalions of the Uniform 
Rank, who shall have uniformed and equipped themselves in the 
manner prescribed by law f o r the positions to which they were 



appointed, elected and commissioned, and shall have served or 
hereafter serve one full term as such officers, or in case of the of-
ficers of the general staff, during the period f r o m the date of the 
commission to the expiration of the commission of the Major Gen-
eral or Brigadier General on whose staff such officer may have 
been commissioned, and who have rendered obedience to the laws 
of the Supreme Council and the orders of the Supreme President 
and Major General, and have been f a i t h f u l in the discharge of the 
duties of the office to which they were commissioned, shall be en-
title d to wear the "jewel of h o n o r , " to be furnished by the Su-
preme Council as hereafter provided; or if, at the end of one full 
term of office, they shall retire from active service as such officers, 
they shall be entitled to wear the uniform of their rank as officers, 
and the "jewel of h o n o r " indicative of their past service. F u r t h e r , 
the Sir Knights Captain, Lieutenant and Herald of companies who 
shall have served two consecutive terms as either of such company 
officers, and shall have been present at not less than three-fourths 
of the business meetings and drills of their respective companies 
for each of the years of their term of service, as shall appear f r o m 
the certified records of the companies, or in case of any officer 
who shall have become or shall hereafter become permanently dis-
abled while in the line of duty, shall also be entitled to wear said 
"jewel of h o n o r " indicative of the highest rank attained as such 
company officer. Said "jewel of h o n o r " shall be worn by the of-
ficers herein named, on the l e f t breast, on all occasions of public 
parades of the Uniform Rank in which they participate, and all 
other jewels or badges are strictly prohibited on all parades or 
public demonstrations of the Uniform Rank by officers or Sir 
Knights, excepting such "service medals" as may be hereafter 
provided by the Supreme Council f o r Sir Knights of this rank. 

A R T I L E X I I I . 
U N I F O R M A N D D R I L L M A N U A L . 

S E C T I O N 1 . Upton's Tactics when revised shall be the official 
drill manual for all companies of the Uniform Rank, and all com-
panies are especially prohibited f r o m the adoption or use of other 
systems of drill or tactics. (Until we rearrange the manual 



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adopted, companies and officers should equip themselves with Gen. 
Carnahan's latest tactics, which are simular to ones to be used. 

SEC.1 2. The flag of each company of the Uniform Rank C. 
K . of A. shall be a U . S. flag of silk not less than 36x60 inches, 
and a banner 30x50 inches of scarlet silk, both flags and banners 
to have gold or gold-colored fringe .all around, with G. K . of A. 
shield in center, name and date of organizing company; also loca-
tion. The banner to have top mount of about ( ?) falling over 
at least 7 inches, showing papal colors; such banners only to be 
used when companies parade separate. 

Regimental Flag. 

Same as f o r companies, with number and date of organization. 
Banners same as for companies, except that material be of blue 
silk. 

Brigade Flag. 

Material to be of blue banner silk—size 37x55 inches, with C. 
K . of A. U. R.- shield, date of organization and name of State or 
jurisdiction. 

Major General's Flag. 

The material to be of white banner silk, 36x54 inches, to be 
bordered with gold f r i n g e 2 inches deep on both sides. Flag shall 
bear the following design, which shall be painted or embroidered 
in natural colors: The C. K. of A. Uniform Rank shield, with 
date of organization and monogram (C. K . of A. U . R . ) on one 
side, and standing knight with drawn sword in armor on the other 
side, bearing upon its face the motto: " H e a d q u a r t e r s of the 
Major G e n e r a l . " Also a banner 18x27 inches, showing Papal 
colors with C. K . of A. U . R. shield in center. 

A R T I C L E X I V . 

The uniform of the Catholic Knights of America shall be as 
follows: 

Coats. 

1. All officers above the rank of Captain and the staff officers 



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shall wear the double-breasted frock coat made of black cloth, the 
skirt to extend f r o m one-half to three-fourths of the distance f r o m 
the hip down to the bend of the knee, standing collar ndt less than 
one or more than two inches in height, to hook in f r o n t at the bot-
tom, slope thence upwards and backwards at an angle of thirty 
degrees on each side, corners rounded; cuffs three inches deep, 
to go around the sleeves parallel with three small buttons on the 
under seam; pockets in folds of the skirts, with two buttons on 
the hip and one at the lower end of each side edge, making four 
buttons on the pockets of the coat. 

F o r Major General—The coat f o r Major General shall have 
two rows of gold buttons on the b r e a s t , nine buttons in each row, 
placed in groups of threes; collar and cuffs of coat to be of dark 
blue velvet. 

For Brigadier General—The same as f o r Major General, ex-
cept t h a t there shall be eight gold buttons in each row, placed in 
groups of twos.. 

For Colonel, Lieutenant Colonel and Major—The same as for 
a General, except that there shall be nine gold buttons in each 
row on the breast, placed at equal distances; collars and cuffs of 
the same material as the coat. 

Company Officers—For Captain and First Lieutenant, coat of 
black cloth, single-breasted, to reach three inches above the knee, 
with a military standing collar; gilt C. K . of A. buttons as fol-
lows: nine in f r o n t , three on each sleeve and four on s k i r t ; one-
fourth gilt wire lace around the sleeve, back of buttons, showing © 
one loop on top of sleeve. 

Uniform for Sir Knights. 

Same as f o r officers, but with silver-plated buttons and silver 
lace on sleeves. 

F o r mounted companies—The present regulation pattern of 



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black cloth coat, skirt extending half way 
between the hips and bend of the knee. 

For Officers — Double - breasted black 
coat, skirt extending half way between the 
hips and the bend of the knee; standing 
collar, to hook at f r o n t at the bottom, to 
slope upward and back at an angle of thirty 
degrees, corners rounded; two rows of sil-
ver-plated calla lily buttous, nine buttons 
in each row on the breast, placed at equal 
distances; f o u r buttons on the back; three 
small buttons on outer seam of cuffs; pock-
ets in back of skirt only. 

Captains and Lieutenants on regimental 
or general staff—The same coat as for a 

Colonel, except that f o r a Lieutenant there shall be seven buttons 
in each row on the breast, placed at equal distances. 

Uniform for Chaplain. 

Coat—Black broadcloth, military style, single breasted, stand-
ing collar; length of skirt, three inches above the knee. The 
f r o n t of the coat to have one row of nine plain black lasting but-
tons, placed equi distant; on the back and skirt, four plain black 
lasting buttons, same size as used on f r o n t . On the under seam 
of each cuff, three small black lasting buttons. Breast of coat to 
be braided with black soutache braid one-eighth of an inch wide, 
as per design. 

Fatigue Coat-—Same as provided f o r by present regulations 
f o r officers of same rank, but f o r Chaplains to be plain black last-
ing, instead of metal plated. 

Trousers—To be plain black cloth or doeskin, without stripe, 
welt or cord; usual military pattern. 

Hat—Plain black military slouch hat, with gilt military hat 
cord with acorn ends. The acorn ends to be worn to the f r o n t . 
On f r o n t of hat an oval escutcheon, to be two and three-fourths 
inches in length, across the f r o n t of hat, by one and three-fourths 
inches in height. The field of the escutcheon to be black velvet, 

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with a gold bullion embroidered wreath, inclosing insignia of rank, 
same as shoulder knot with cross. 

Shoulder knots and shoulder straps—Chaplains may wear the 
regulation shoulder knot prescribed f o r that position, or they are 
hereby permitted to wear fatigue straps, with insignia of Chaplain, 
instead of shoulder knots, for full dress, at option. 

Swords and belts—Chaplains are hereby permitted to dispense 
with wearing swords and belts or not, at their option. 

Fatigue caps—Caps, same as provided f o r officers of same 
rank, except f r o n t of cap to have escutcheon, same design as pro-
vided for in this order for hat. 

A R T I C L E X V . 
F A T I G U E COATS U N D R E S S . 

S P E C I F I C A T I O N 1 . F o r S i r 

Knights—A neat or body-fitting 
sacque coat or blouse; material 
to be of dark blue cloth or mili-
tary flannel. Style, straight sin-
gle breasted, and buttoned to the O 7 
throat ; turn-down collar one and 
one-fourth to one and one half 
inches in width; five silver plated emblematic lily buttons on the 
f r o n t , and two small buttons of same material and pattern on the 
under seem or cuff of each sleeve, buttons one and one-fourth 
inches apart, the lower button one inch f r o m edge of the cuff. 
The skirt to extend one-third of the distance from the hip to th<è 
bend of the knee. Coat to have no other ornament than as above 

% prescribed. Fatigue coats may be made either with or witho&fc 
lining ; climate and location will best determine which is the most 
desirable f o r particular companies. 

S P E C I F I C A T I O N 2. For officers of companies—Sir Knight 
Captains, Lieutenants and Heralds to wear same fatigue coa!tì86fè 
Sir Knights, except that there shall be three buttons on each 
sleeve, and the sleeve shall be braided as prescribed f o r o f f i c e r à 
specification 5 of this paragraph, and the officer shall weiir the 
shoulder strap of his rank. 



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S P E C I F I C A T I O N 3. F o r regimental, field and staff officers— 
All regimental, field and staff officers shall wear the same fatigue 
coat as the Sir Knights, except that the buttons shall be of gilt 
metal instead of silver, and with three buttons on the cuff, and the 
sleeves braided according to the rank, as prescribed in specifica-
tion 5 of this paragraph; and with the shoulder strap of the offi-
cer's rank. 

S P E C I F I C A T I O N 4 . For Generals and general staff corps—All 
general officers and officers of the general staff corps shall wear 
the same pattern fatigue coat as the Sir Knights, but shall have fiat 
buttons on the f r o n t , concealed by a flap; coat to be looped across 
the f r o n t with five black double-cord loops, f r o g buttons and knots; 
cord to be about one-sixth of an inch in diameter; three small 
black silk ball buttons on cuff of sleeve; sleeve to be braided to 
indicate rank of officer, as prescribed in specification 5'of this para-
graph, aDd the shoulder strap of the rank of the officer. 

S P E C I F I C A T I O N 5. Indication of rank—Officers shall wear, in 
addition to the prescribed fatigue shoulder straps, the following 
indications of rank, viz.: Both sleeves to be braided, beginning at 7 O O 
the lower outside edge, in a military k n o t ; knot to be made of 
black soutache.braid, not exceeding one-eighth of an inch in width. 

For Sir Knight, Lieutenant and Herald—Single knot, one 
braid, the same to extend one-third of the distance from edo-e of o 
cuff to elbow. 

For Sir Knight Captain—Single knot, two braids, extending 
one-third the distance f r o m edge of cuff to elbow. 

F o r Major—Single knot, three braids, extending two-thirds 
the distance from edge of cuff to the elbow. 

Lieutenant Colonel—Single knot, four braids, extending two-• 7 O 
thirds the distance from the edge of cuff to t h e elbow. 

Colonel—Single knot, five braids, extending two-thirds the 
distance from edge of cuff to the elbow. 

Brigadier General—Double knot, five braids, extending from 
edge of cuff to the elbow. 

Major General—Double knot, six braids, extending f r o m edge 
of cuff to the elbow. 



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Overcoat. 
For Sir Knights—The overcoat shall be in style a double-

breasted ulster, material blue-black cloth, lined with black trim-
mings. The coat to close by means of five f r o g buttons of black 
silk and loops of black silk cord down the breast on each side. 
Around each f r o g button, on the breast, a knot two' and one-quar-
ter inches in diameter of black silk cord seven-hundredths of an 
inch in diameter. Cord f o r the loops to be one-sixth of an inch 
in diameter; the loops and frogs to be set on the coat as shown 
by the illustration herewith. 

The back of overcoat slit up f r o m the bottom f r o m twenty to 
twenty-five inches, according to height of wearer, and closing at 
will by means of buttons and button-holes cut in a concealed flap; 
collar of the same color and material as coat, to stand or fall, but 
broad enough, when turned up, to protect the ears. Two hori-
zontal pockets on the outside, just below the hips, covered with 
flaps, to be worn inside or out. Two black straps of same.mater-
ial as coat, about eight inches in length and two inches in width, 
let into the side seams of back of the coat at the waist, to fasten 
at outer end with buckle. Sleeves loose, of a single piece, with-
out cuff or slit; a vertical slit in the l e f t side of the hip, to admit 
the f r o n t sling and hook of sword belt. Coat to extend down the 
leg f r o m six to eight inches below the knee, according to height of 
wearer. 

Insignia of Rank on Overcoat. 
For general officers—On the overcoat shall be worn a cape of 

same material as coat, lined with black silk or satin; the cape to 
be fastened onto the coat underneath the collar by means of but-
tons and button-holes; the cape to extend to the lower edge of the 
cuff when the arm is extended. There will be on both sleeves, 
extending f r o m lower edge of cuff to the elbow, a double knot of 
flat black silk braid, not exceeding one-eighth of an inch in width, 
and composed of five braids. 

For other officers—Same coat, without the cape, and with the 
following insignia of rank, viz.: both sleeves to be braided, be-
ginning at the lower outside edge, in a military k n o t ; knot to be 



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made of black soutache braid, not exceeding one-eighth of an inch 
in width. 

For Sir Knight Lieutenant and Herald—Single knot, one 
braid, the same to extend one-third the distance f r o m edge of cuff 
to elbow. 

F o r Sir Knight Captain—Single knot, two braids, extending 
one-third the distance from edge of cuff to elbow. 

F o r Major—Single knot, three braids, extending two-thirds 
the distance f r o m edge of cuff to elbow. 

Lieutenant Colonel—Single knot, f o u r braids, extending two-
thirds the distance f r o m edge of cuff to elbow. 

Colonel—Single knot, f o u r braids, extending two-thirds the 
distance f r o m edge of cuff to elbow. 

Trousers—Full Dress ctnd Fatigue. 

F o r all officers above the rank of Captain and for all staff of-
ficers to be of black cloth without stripe, welt or cord. 

For Captain, First and Second Lieutenant—Trousers, of black 
cloth with one row of one-fourth inch gilt wire lace on seam. 

F o r Sir Knights—Trousers, black cloth with one-fourth inch 
silver wire lace on seams. 

Chapeau or Helmet—Full Dress. 

F o r all officers of the general staff and all general officers— 
Black silk folding chapeau, trimmed with two black ostrich plumes 
running over the top f r o m f r o n t to rear, with two black velvet ro-
settes, on right side gilt embroidered C. K . of A. Shield emblem, 
on left side, gilt embroidered ray cross with yellow center, gilt tas-
gejl,jpld lace slashes on peaks. 



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F o r Regimental officers, Colonel, Lieutenant Colonel and Ma-
jor—Chapeau of silk plush with two black ostrich plumes over t o p , 
on right side a gilt ray cross with yellow center on black velvet ro-
sette, on l e f t side a gilt monogram C. K . of A. on black velvet 



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rosette; across each peak of chapeau a slash of one and one-half 
inch gilt lace, gilt tassel on f r o n t . 

Company officers, Captain, First and Second Lieutenants— 
Chapeau of black silk plush with four gilt lace slashes; over top, 
black ostrich plume and two yellow under or side plumes, gilt tas-
sel. On right side a gilt rày cross with yellow center on a black 
velvet rosette : on left side a gilt monogram C. K . of A. on a black 
velvet rosette. 

F o r Sir Knights—Same as f o r company officers except white 
over top plumes and with silver tassels and emblems, and with 
black silk slashes. 

Caps. 
Fof Major Gênerai, staff and general officers. F o r Major 

General—German officers' style, of black cloth, drooping vizor, 
black silk velvet band, gilt embroidered wreath and. two gilt em-
broidered pointed stars on f r o n t . Other officers, same'style, ex-
cept insignia of r a n k ; U; S; regulation, same as shoulder knots. 

Regimental officers. Colonel, Lieutenant Colonel and Major 
—Navy style of black silk, band of one inch gilt lace, gilt f r o n t 
cord and gilt embroidered wreath, enclosing insignia of rank, samé 
as on shoulder knots and gilt C. K . of A. buttons. 

Company officers. First and Second Lieutenants—Same as 
for regimental officers except a gilt ray 
cross with yellow center on f r o n t . 

Sir Knights—Same as f o r company 
officers except w\th silver-plated lace, 
cord, cross and buttons. 

Epaulets and Shoulder Knots. 
For a Major General—Same as usually prescribed f o r an 

officer of like grade in the United States army, of gold, with a sil-
ver star of, five rays in the center of the crescent at the base of the 
shank, and a small silver star at the upper end near the shoulder. 

For Brigadier General commanding a brigade—Same as f o r a 
Major General, except that there shall be but one star in the cen-
ter of the crescent at the base of the shank, same as f o r officers of 
like grade in U. S. army. 



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F o r all other Brigader Generals—The same, except the field 
in the center of the circle shall be of scarlet velvet. 

For all commissioned officers below the rank of a Brigadier 
General, except a subordinate company—Gold cord shoulder knot, 
Russian pattern, on scarlet velvet, with the insignia of official rank 
embroidered on a velvet ground. 

For Colonel, Lieutenant Colonel and Major—Small flat U . S. 
pattern, black cloth, gilt cord, gilt C. K . of A. buttons. Gilt em-
broidered C. K. of A. shield emblem and regulation U. S. Insig-
nia of rank embroidered on pad, silver eagle f o r Colonel, two sil-
ver leaves for Lieutenant Colonel and two gilt leaves f o r Major. 
To be attached to coat by patent fasteners. 

For Captain, First and Second Lieutenant—Same as Regi-
menlal'Officers, except with plated embroidered C. K. of A. shield 
emblem. 

Fpr Captain—Two silver bars across each end of pad. 
For First Lieutenant—Same as for Captain except there shall 

l)e one bar across each end of pad. 
For Second Lieutenant—Same as for Captain, but-there shall 

be no bars. 
The shoulder knots of company officers shall be of silver, and 

those of all staff officers of gold. 



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Shoulder knots mounted companies—These shall be of orange 
colored silk velvet, with white silk embroidered calla lily in centre 
of the knot, bordered with two rows of silver cord interlaced on 
s h a n k ; at end, a silver plated C. K . of A. b u t t o n ; at back, nickel-
plated patent fastenings. The insignia of rank same as above. 

For Sir Knights—A plated silver cord knot ou yellow cloth, 
six inches long, small C. K . of A. button, to be attached to coat 
with patent fasteners 

Surgeon General—Same as for Brigadier General, but with 
U . S. Regulation Medical Department shield in knots and on f r o n t 
of cap, instead of star. 

Assistant Surgeon General—Same as f o r Regimental Colonel 
but with U. S. Regulation Medical Department shield in knots and 
on f r o n t of caps, instead of eagles. 

N O N - C O M M I S S I O N E D O F F I C E R S . 

Uniform to be same as f o r Knights with chevrons as follows: 
Sergeant Major—U. S. regulation style, silver lace on yellow 

cloth, silver plated shield emblem in field. 
Quartermaster Sergeant—U. S. regulation style, silver lace 

on yellow cloth, silver plated shield emblem in field. 
Commissary Sergeant—U. S. regulation style, silver lace on 

yellow cloth, silver plated shield emblem in field. 
Hospital Steward—Same as Sergeant Major, but a single arch 

over top a green cross and silver plated shield emblem in field. 
Color Bearer—U. S. regulation style silver lace on yellow 

cloth, white circle and plated shield emblem in field. 
Gauntlet». 

For all mounted officers, field and staff—All mounted officers 
shall wéar buff military gauntlets. 

For Major General and Brigadier General commanding bri-
gades, the ornament on cuff shall be same as U . S. regulation 
with C. K . of A. buttons. 

For all other officers of the general staff the center of the 
circle shall be of scarlet velvet. 

Gloves. 
For regimental, company officers and Sir Knights, a buft lisle 

thread glove shall be worn. 
For mounted companies—For Sir Knights and officers, mili-

tary pattern, buff doeskin, without ornamentation of any kind. 
Swords. 

For all General officers—Style U . S. regulation, spring guard, 
scabbard and all mountings gold-plated, C. K . of A. shell guard, 
34 to 40 inches in length. 



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F o r regimental, field and staff officers—Same 
as General officers except some shorter in length. 

Regimental Surgeons sword—Pommel round, 
with fancy ornamentation on f r o n t , small C. K . 
of A . shield with letters C. K . of A. above shield. 
U . S. regulation style, and M. D . on shell guard. 
Pommel, guard and mounts shall all be gold" 
plated, scabbard nickel-plated. 

Surgeon General's Sword—Surgeon General's 
and Assistant Surgeon General's sword shall be 
made exactly the same as the sword f o r Regi-
mental Surgeon, excepting that the scabbard 
shall be all gold-plated. 

Chaplain's Sword—Grip—Twist, military pat-
tern, covered with black silk velvet, wrapped with 
gilt wire. 

Pommel—Round, with fancy ornamentation 
and calla lily on front-

Guard — Fancy scroll p a t t e r n ; on f r o n t of 
guard is a C. K . of A. shield with the letters U . 
R. 

Upper Mount—Fancy open worked mount, in 
center a red enameled passio-q cross.v 

Middle Mount—Same style as upper mount, 
but instead of a cross a C. K . of A. shield. 

Lower Mount—Same as regulation sword. 
Blade—Narrow rapier pattern, emblematiely 

gold etched. 
Scabbard — Metal, covered with black silk 

plush velvet. All mounts, shield, guard and 
pommel gold-plated. 

Swords f o r mounted companies and officers 
shall be U . S. regulation. 

Swords for Company Officers—Eagle pommel» 
wrapped grip and chain, C. K . of A, shell guard, 
axe cross guard, etched blade double panel, C. 



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K . of A. on one .side:and name of owner on other side. 
Top Mount—C. K. of A. shield. 
Middle Mount—C. K . of A. monogram. 
Bottom Mount—Shield, spear and axe design, scabbard nickel-

plated, all mounts gold-plated. 
F o r Sir Knights — Same as f o r company officers, but all 

mounts silver-plated. 
Sword Knots. 

For all general officers—Gold cord, with accrrn ends. 
F o r field and staff officers—Gold lace strap, with gold bullion 

tassels, U . S. regulations. 
AiguiUett.es. 

All officers of the general staff with the Tank of Colonel and 
officers of the Adjutant General and Inspector General's office and 
Aides-de Camp and the Adjutant of the regimental staff shall wear 
a gold cord aiguillette attached to the shoulder knot on the ri<*ht 
side. The style and design of the aiguillette shall be of the same 
pattern, design and material as worn in" t h e United States army. 

-,- Sword Belts. 
F a r Major .General—Red Russia.leather, one and three-quar-

ter inches wide, with pattern of embroidery in gold bullion; one 
short,.sling of the 
same material of 
the belt to corres-
pond ; 'gold-plated 
square emblemati-
cal U. R. buckle. 

F.or Brigadier General—Same as f o r ' 
Major General, except there shall be three 
rows of gold bullion embroidery. 

F o r all officers of the general staff—Scs 
body, faced with solid gold lace on the f r o n t , 
slings of the same material. 

F o r all commissioned •officers of t h e regimental 
staff—Same as f o r General, except the f r o n t of i 
belt shall be faced with gold lade', interwoven 



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white, forming f o u r rows of gold and three rows of white, with 
slings of the same material. 

F o r all company commissioned officers—White enameled 
leather, fancy yellow stitched gilt C. K . of A . plate, f o u r gilt C. 
K . of A . slides, three gilt barrel chains and cap hook. 

F o r Sir Knights—Same as f o r company officers, but all metal 
parts silver-plated. 

Belt Plate or Buckle. 
The belt plate or buckle f o r all swords shall bear t h e follow-

ing device: A C. K. of A. shield in center, U . on l e f t and R . on 
t h e right of shield; over shield, in half circle, t h e words " I n hoc 
signo vinces," shall appear, and below shield, "Catholic Knights 
of A m e r i c a . " T h e buckle is to be two by three and a half inches. 
All other designs are forbidden by this department. 

Sash. 
To be worn by general officers only—Buff silk net, with silk 

bullion ends; sash to go twiee around t h e waist, tie behind the hip, 
pendant, but not to extend more than eighteen inches below t h e 
belt. 

Saddle Housings. ; 
F o r Sir Knights—Made of dark blue material, with white cloth 

shield ;at lower flank corners, and housings to be trimmed with onie 
row of one and one-quarter inch silver lace near the outer edge. 

F o r commissioned officers—The same, but with gilt lace trim-
mings. . ! 

NOTE.—rEmbroidered shield is permissible, either in white silk 
or silver bullion embroidery. 

Bridle. 
Military pattern, with double reins and double check-strap; 

nickePpIated forepiece and C. K . of A. rosette. 

Spurs. 

F o r Sir Knights:—Nickel-plated spurs; f o r officers, gold-plated 
spurs. 

All uniforms of any other design or p a t t e r n different f r o m 
t h a t herein prescribed are hereby strictly prohibited, and insti-



56. 

tuting officers are hereby forbidden to institute any company un-
less the uniforms are in strict conformity with specifications herein 
contained. 

In all competitive drills by companies of the Uniform Rank, 
if any company shall enter such contest with any uniform or part 
thereof differing f r o m the uniform herein prescribed, such lack of 
conformity to the established uniform shall be scored to the dis-
credit of such company; provided, however, that this law shall 
not affect companies who have complied with the law heretofore 
in force in regard to uniforms of the Uniform Rank, and who have 
not yet had sufficient time to make the changes to conform to these 
regulations. 

From and a f t e r July 1, all old uniformed companies or those 
now uniformed joining the Uniform Rank of the C. K . of A. will 
have five years f r o m above date to change to the Standard Uni-
f o r m , which is not to be changed f o r twenty years. 

A R T I C L E X V I . 
P A R A D E S A N D D R I L L S . 

S E C T I O N 1 . The 29th day of August, in each and everyyear, 
is hereby designated as the Anniversary Day of the Uniform Rank, 
which should be observed by parade; and other parades may be 
called at the discretion of the commander of the subordinate com-
pany, regimental or brigade commanders, or by the Major General 
or Supreme President. 

SEC. 2. Meetings f o r drills, as prescribed in the by-laws of 
the subordinate company, or upon the order of the commander of 
the company, may be held at the armory or any other place se-
lected, and at such times the uniform and the ritualistic ceremon-
ies f o r opening will be dispensed with. 

SEC. 3. Attendance at drills and parades, and deportment 
of members while in uniform and on duty, shall be regulated by 
the by-laws of the companies, and such regulations adopted and 
imposed as may be required to insure efficiency, or that may be 
deemed to the interest of companies. 

SEC. 4. Each subordinate company shall prepare and adopt 
by-laws f o r its government. Such by-laws shall be forwarded 



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through intermediate channels to the Major General for ap-
proval, and from and a f t e r their approval shall be in full force 
and effect. 

SEC. 5. All subordinate companies, regiments or brigades 
are strictly forbidden to engage, either directly or indirectly, in 
Sunday picnics or excursions, and are f u r t h e r prohibited and for-
bidden to engage, either directly or indirectly, in the sale of spir-
ituous liquors, ale, beer or wines, nor shall they lease or let the 
privilege to any other person, or permit the same to be done, at or 
f o r any picnic, excursion, ball or entertainment of any kind given 
by or under their control or auspices ; and any company guilty of 
the violation of this section, or of any violation of the reputable 
rules of society, shall have its charter arrested by the Regimental 
Commander, Brigade Commander or Major General, and the facts 
shall be reported for his action thereon; and he is hereby author-
ized to revoke the charter of such company, or to order the com-
mission of any officer guilty of engaging in such violation or of 
permitting or encouraging others to violate the provisions of this 
section to be revoked, cancelled and set aside, and such officer 
shall not be eligible to re-election or commission for four years 
t h e r e a f t e r . 

SEC. 6. Alll members of the Uniform Rank are strictly pro-
hibited f r o m entering any saloon, bar-room or disreputable place, 
wearing any portion of their uniform, except in course of duty 
under orders; and in the latter event, shall transact their busi-
ness and depart as speedily as possible, without patronizing or ac-
cepting any hospitality in the place. Any Sir Knight or non-com-
missioned officer violating this section, where the offence is com-
mitted or comes under the personal supervision of his company, 
regimental or brigade commander, may be dishonorably discharged 
upon the recommendation of his regimental or brigade commander; 
and any commissioned officer guilty of the offence herein defined 
shall be subject to the penalties prescribed in the previous section. 

SEC. 7. Brigade, regimental and company commanders are 
held responsible f o r the enforcement of the foregoing sections, and 
in case of failure so to do, any officer so failing shall f o r f e i t his 
commission, and the commission shall be revoked and annulled. 



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SEC. 8. Subordinate companies, before turning out f o r any 
special parade or drill other than a regular practice drill or parade 
of the Uniform Rank or order of C. K . of A., must first obtain 
permission f r o m the regimental or brigade commander, and where 
there is no regimental organization in a State or grand jurisdiction, 
subordinate companies in such cases must have such permission 
f r o m the Major General. 

Special Rule. 
The Major General shall have power during 1895 to dispense 

with any Rules adopted—especially in States where the Uniform 
Rank is not well organized, and those States having more than five 
Uniform Rank companies will be formed by the Major General into 
a brigade and their brigade commander to be appointed by the 
Major General and serve for four years, as under original election, 
and to be subject to all rules and regulations adopted. 

A R T I C L E X V I I . 
S E C T I O N 1. These rules and regulations may be a d d e d ' t o , 

altered or amended at any regular session of the Supreme Coun-
cil by a majority vote of those voting. Any amendment submitted 
shall be offered and laid over at least one day previous t o being 
acted upon. 

The above report is thus submitted to your honorable body 
f o r consideration and approval at the Tenth Biennial Council, at 
Omaha, May 14, 1895. 

We are, respectfully and fraternally yours, 
L . J . K A D E S K I , Chairman, 
A N T O N S E N N , Secretary, 
C H A S . E P K E R , 

G E R R A R D R E I T E R , 

Committee on Uniform Rank.