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 This Lodge shall be called, known and de- 
 signated as Fidelity Lodge, No. 77, subordina- 
 te to and under jurisdiction of Most Worshipful 
 Grand Lodge of Quebec. 
 
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 The regular meetings shall be held at the Lod- 
 ge room on the first Monday on or before the 
 full of the moon at the hour stated in the sum- 
 mons. 
 
 
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 ARTICLE IIL 
 
 When considered necessary an emergency 
 meeting may be called by the W. Master or in 
 his absence by the S. Warden; due notice of the 
 same to be given through the Secretary, and the 
 special purpose of the meeting clearly set forth. 
 Should such meeting be called at the sollicita- 
 tion of a brother for his own benefit or advance- 
 ment the expense of the meeting is to be defray- 
 ed by him. 
 
 ARTICLE IV. . i;. • 
 
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 All members are expected to attend the meet- 
 ings of the Lodge as regularly and as punctual- 
 ly as possible: when present they must be in pro- 
 per Masonic clothing. 
 
 ARTICLE V. 
 
 The officers shall be annually elected at the 
 regular meeting preceeding St. John the Baptist's 
 day and on the festival of the same. The mi- 
 hutes being previously confirmed, the officers 
 elected shall be installed at that meeting or ' 
 within forty days thereafter. The Master shall 
 
 
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 then appoint the Deacons, Inner Guard, Direc- 
 tor of ceremonies & Stewards. Previous to the 
 election of officers, the list of members in arrears 
 (to be prepared by the Secretary) shall be read 
 in open Lodge. No Brother shall serve this Lod- 
 ge in the capacity of Master or Warden more 
 than two consecutive years. 
 
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 ARTICLE VI. 
 
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 Every member shall pay into the funds of the 
 Lodge the sum of six (6) dollars per annum as 
 stated dues, which shall be paid at the rate of 
 fifty cents monthly, at every regular meeting. 
 Members who reside more than fourteen miles 
 distant shall be at the rate of three (3) dollars 
 per annum and shall be exacted and collected 
 whether he be absent or present and be payable 
 monthly at the rate of twenty- five cents per 
 month. 
 
 ARTICLE VII. 
 
 The fee for initiation shall be Twenty (20) Dol- 
 lars which shall be in payment of the three de- 
 grees of craft masonry including Grand Lodge 
 fees for registration. The fee for conferring the 
 dpgrees shall be devided into four parts of which 
 
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 five dollars is to be handed in with petition and 
 five dollars with each degree. If the candidate is 
 rejected the fee shall be returned. If candidate 
 is accepted and does not appear for initiation 
 within three months after receiving due notice 
 the fee shall be forfeited to the Lodge unless 
 good and sufficient reason for non attendance 
 can be shown. 
 
 I ." ARTICLE VIII. • 
 
 Every candidate for initiation shall be propo- 
 sed in open Lodge. The form of declaration pres- 
 cribed by Grand Lodge signed by the candidate 
 and by two members of the todge, shall be 
 handed in to the Secretary to be read before the 
 Lodge. A candidate having been proposed his 
 name shall be entered by the Secretary and 
 shall remain on the books for at least one month 
 then after the report of investigating committee 
 (which shall consist of three members of the 
 Lodge appointed by the Master) a vote shall be 
 taken according to the constitution. ., .i,. 
 
 ARTICLE IX 
 
 No person shall be initiated in this Lodge and 
 no Brother shall be admitted a member thereof 
 
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 if on the ballot being taken one black ball ap- 
 pears against him, but to prevent mistakes the 
 Master may direct the ballot to be taken the se- 
 cond time which shall be final. The Secretary 
 shall notify all Lodges in this district and also 
 the Grand Secretary of such rejection. ^ 
 
 AP.TICLE X. 
 
 If any Brother or candidate on ballot be re- 
 jected it is required of every member and visi- 
 ting brother present that he shall not on the ho- 
 nor of a Mason at any time improperly declare 
 the fact. Any member violating this rule may be 
 suspended from membership during the pleasu- 
 re of the Lodge 3nd any visitor guilty of a like, 
 violation shall not during the pleasure of the 
 Lodge be allowed to visit or to become a mem- 
 ber of this Lodge. 
 
 That may not plead ignorance the W. Master shall 
 direct this law to be distinctly read in open Lod- 
 ge immediately after rejection and previous to 
 any communication being made to the applicant. 
 
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 When any candidate for initiation or mem- 
 ' bership has been approved the Master shall ap- 
 
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 point a time for the admission of the candidate 
 to initiation or membership ^s the case maybe. 
 Any brother mason not a member of this Lod- 
 ge desiring to affiliate thereto shall be proposed 
 in the usual manner, and be balloted for ai the 
 next regular meeting. 
 
 ARTICLE XIL 
 
 Any member retiring from the Lodge or caus- 
 ing his name to be erased from the Lodge 
 books for any cause except for the non-payment 
 of dues shall not be re-admitted without a bal- 
 lot. No member shall be permitted to withdraw 
 his name unless upon application in writing and 
 not untill he shall have paid all arrears of dues. 
 
 ARTICLE XIIL ■ 
 
 Any brother who shall be in arrears for dues 
 for six months, shall bo notified in writing of the 
 same and if he neglects or refuses to pay his 
 monthly dues after receiving such notice for the 
 space of six months from the date of such noti- 
 fication, he may then after due trial be suspend- 
 9d or expelled as the Lodge may determine un- 
 til all arrears are paid, and the signing of the by- 
 laws is hereby declared to be an acknowledge- 
 
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 nient by each member that he considers these 
 dues a debt due by him to the Lodge. 
 
 ARTICLE XIV. 
 
 In any debate that may arise in the Lodge 
 every brother before speaking shall stand salute 
 and address himself to the Master, arid the Mas- 
 ter shall decide all questions of order that may 
 arise. Any member of the Lodge who shall so 
 far forget the respect due to himself and the 
 members of the Lodge as to make use of any 
 immoral or discourteous language while within 
 the Lodge or by any improper conduct or beha- 
 viour shall disturbr its peace and harmony, shall 
 be subject in the first instance to admonition 
 or fine and afterwards to be suspended or expell- 
 ed as two thirds of the present members shall 
 decide, subject in all cases to appeal of the 
 Grand Lodge. 
 
 ARTICLE XV. 
 
 No visitors shall be admitted into this Lodge 
 unless vouched for by a Brother who has sat in 
 open Lodge with him, or after due examination 
 and vouched for by a committee appointed by 
 the Master and he shall while in the Lodge be 
 
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 subject to its by-laws. A visitor may, with per- 
 mission from the Master presiding, speak on 
 any subject before the Lodge. A book shall be 
 placed in the Anteroom in which every visitor 
 shall enter his name, Masonic rank, the name of 
 his mother Lodge and number and name of the ;- 
 
 Lodge he hails from. 
 
 ARTICLE XVI. 
 
 The cash, funds, secureties, jewels, imple- 
 ments and all other property belonging to this 
 Lodge shall be, an i are hereby invested in and 
 deemed the property of the Master & Wardens 
 for the time being, who, as such shall hold the 
 same in trust for the u^e and benefit of the Lod- 
 ge; to be ])aid, applied, disposed of or utilized 
 as the Lodge may in due form decide, and all 
 actions, suits or other proceedings necessary ei- 
 ther for the preservation or recovery of the same, 
 or any part thereof shall be brought or taken in 
 their names as such Master & Wardens. 
 
 ARTICLE XVII. 
 
 The Treasurer shall deposit all monies that 
 come into his hands in the People's Bank of Ha- 
 lifax at Lake Megan tic, P. Q, in the name of 
 
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 Master & Treasurer. No funds are to be disposed 
 of without the consent of a majority of the Lodge. 
 
 ARTICLE XVIIL 
 
 The by-laws shall be transcribed in a book for 
 that purpose, and signed by every present and 
 '' future member on his admission, who shall be 
 
 entitled to a copy of the same. 
 
 They shall not be amended or repealed 
 without a regular committee being appoint- 
 ed for the purpose of reporting thereon; whose 
 proceedings must be approved of by three quar- 
 ters of the members present at the reception of 
 the report. 
 
 t . ARTICLE XIX. 
 
 On every St. John the Baptist's day in June and 
 thereafter, as the W. Master shall be installed, an 
 annual permanent committee consisting of the 
 Master, Past Master, Wardens & Secretary and 
 three other Members appointed by the Master, 
 shall be appointed to examine into the state of 
 the finances, property and affairs of the Lodge; 
 they may require the attendance of such mem- 
 bers & demand such information as they shall 
 consider essential to the interest of the Lodge. 
 They shall hear and consider all subjects of Ma- 
 sonic irregularity or complaint respecting the 
 
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 members of the Lodge, and report them to the 
 Lodge. They shall meet whenever directed by 
 the Master. Three shall form a quorum. In the 
 absence of the principal officers & the Past Mas- 
 ter, the committee shall choose one of their num- 
 ber to preside. The Secretary shall enter the 
 proceedings in a book kept for that purpose. 
 They shall make an annual report through the 
 Master, in writing, at the regular monthly meet- 
 ing in june. 
 
 ARTICLE XX. 
 
 The W. Master, by a vote of the majority 
 of the members present at a,ny meeting of the 
 Lodge, may draw from the funds of the Lodge 
 not otherwise appropriated, such a sum of mo- 
 ney as is necessary to defray the expense of 
 suitable refreshments for a particular occasion. 
 But no spirituous or intoxicating liquors shall 
 be allowed in any portion of the Lodge, rooms, 
 adjoining, or in the Hall leading to said rooms; 
 and any brother being found guilty of violating 
 this clause shall be subject to reprimand, sus- 
 pension or expulsion as the Lodge may determi- 
 ne the nature of the case. 
 
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 It shall be the duty of each member of this 
 
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 Lodge to sustain a good moral character in and 
 out of the Lodge, and if any member shall be 
 guilty of profane swearing, drinking of spiritotis 
 liquors to excess, gambling and any other gross 
 'immoralities, he shall for the first offense recei- 
 ve a severe reprimand from the Master in open 
 Lodge, for the second offence he shall be liable 
 to suspension or expulsion; but no Brother shall 
 be expelled except after a due trial by a vote of 
 two thirds of the members present. 
 
 If any brother trespass against another or 
 against the r les and regulations of this Lodge, 
 let the aggrieved brother or the Master tell him 
 his fault privately, if he gives satisfaction well; 
 if he then neglect Or refuse to give satisfaction 
 complaint may be made to the Lodge, which 
 complaint shall always be in writing. 
 
 
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 The regular meetings of this Lodge unless 
 stated in the summons shall be open at eight 
 o'clock P. M. : - 
 
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 ARTICLE XXIIL 
 
 The Secretary and Tyler of this Lodge, shall be 
 exempted from paying the regular annual Lod- 
 ge dues of six dollars. 
 
 All by-laws of this Lodge heretofore existing 
 are hereby repealed. 
 
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 FIRST OFFICERS 
 
 
 OF FIDELITY LODGE. 
 
 W-M. R. A. E. AixKEN 
 
 S-W. E. A. CONNER 
 
 J-W. H. S. ALBRO 
 
 Treab. A. H. EVANS 
 
 Sec'y. L. NAP. LAPOINTE 
 
 S-D. NORMAN NICHOLSON 
 
 J-D. J. P RILEY 
 
 S-S. J AS. T. BAILEY 
 
 J-S. WM. HACKING 
 
 Tyler. R. W. AYERS 
 
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 CHARTER MEMBERS. 
 
 AITKEN, R. A. E. 
 CONNER, E. A. 
 ALBRO, H. S. 
 EVANS, A. H. 
 LAPOINTE, L. NAR 
 NICHOLSON, NORMAN. 
 BAILEY, JAS. T. 
 STEARNS, GEO. M. 
 RILEY, J. R 
 HACKING, WM. 
 AYERS, R. W. 
 MORRISON, J. .p. 
 
 
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 LIST OF MEMBERS. 
 
 KELLY, W. J. 
 VAN, H. R. 
 DUNCAN. WM. F. 
 SEIVERIGHT, GEO. R. 
 BRANKLEY, J. W. 
 WILKINSON, JOHN. 
 CARTER, GEO. 
 NEIL, JAMES. 
 VINTINER, WM. 
 MORRISON. J. M. 
 McRAE, ALLEN. 
 ROBERTSON, G. D. 
 MORRISON, ANGUS. 
 MATHESON, D. P. 
 McIVER, G. A. 
 McNABH, D. M. 
 MORRISON, M. M. 
 BEATON, SIMEON. 
 EARQUHAR, J. H. 
 FISHER, T. J. 
 DICKSON, REVD. J. S. 
 SNYDER, DR. A. E. W. 
 SHAVER, REVD. J. M.