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 ^^ coB^nu^Jo pay all ^demande a|Eain*t Sim/ as*^ provided in 
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 Llbertas, Benevolentla et Concordia. 
 
 UNIFORM 
 
 CONSTITUTIOiN AND LAWS 
 
 — FOR- 
 
 Supreme, High, and Subordinate Courts, 
 
 — AND FOR- 
 
 [ncampments of Boyal Fofeslers. 
 
 LONDON : 
 Southam & Brierley, Printers Talbot Street. 
 
 1884. 
 
 I 
 
CHARTER FEE. 
 
 1, U to be distinctly understood that the Charter Fee is 
 n,M for the pSge of instituting a Court, and not for the 
 paid tor tne privilege suoolies. The Dispensation, 
 
 F"vfPf.r RitS ^Sea aJ ^^0^^ supplies J given in 
 R^"i5f Kit!ir Se^alTd attppUeltuS:. 
 
 ?rstek (See Sectn";L W..</ ./^ ^-^;'--. S"^- 
 section too, of the Constitution.) 
 
 Chambers of Court. 
 
 .Np. 
 
 day of. 
 
 A.D. 188 
 
 " J hereby accept and subscribe to the within Constitution, 
 Laws Rules of Order and Regulations of the Supreme Court 
 of the Independent Order of Foresters, andpronnse to bebound 
 by and conform to th. provisions of the same, or to any amend- 
 ments thereof which may be adopted from time to time by the 
 
 Supreme Court, 
 Signed 
 
DECLARATION 
 
 Of Incorporation of the Supreme Court of the 
 Independent Order of Forecters. 
 
 We, the undersigned, do hereby declare that we are 
 desirous of establishing and incorporating an Order in the 
 Province of Ontario, under the Provisions of the Revised 
 Statutes of Ontario, Chapter One Hundred and Sixty-seven 
 under the name of " The Supreme Court of the Independent 
 Order of Foresters. " * , 
 
 The purposes of the said Order are: (i) To provide by 
 monthly and special assessments, as provided by the Laws of 
 the said Order, Benefit Funds, to be paid to the widows and 
 orphans or legal heirs of deceased members of the Order 
 on attaining the age of seventy years, and to be paid to sick 
 members during a portion of their illness, and also to be 
 paid to the families of deceased members to pay funeral 
 expenses. (2) And for the mutual assistance, enjoyment, 
 entertainment and improvement of the members, socially 
 and morally, by the practice of provident and benevolent 
 usages, and by advancing and spreading the Order and 
 mcreasmg the membership thereof. 
 
 The names of those who are to be the first Trustees and 
 Managing Officers are : 
 
 Edward Botterell, Past Supreme Chief Ranger, Ottawa. 
 Oronhyatekha, M.D., Supreme Chief Ranger, London, 
 H. L. Bottoms, Supreme Vice-Chief Ranger, Belleville, 
 E. S. Cummer, Supreme Secretary, Hamilton, 
 Edward Towe, Supreme Treasurer, London, 
 C. S. Elliot, Supreme Counsellor, London, 
 Thomas Millman, xM.D., Supreme Physician, London 
 Township, 
 
 who shall hold office until the election of their successors at 
 the annual meeting, which shall be held in the City of Ham- 
 ilton, on the last Tuesday in June, A.D. 1882. And the 
 annual meetmgs thereafter shall be held at such time as shall 
 be fixed by the Constitution and Laws of the Order, and 
 
4 DECLARATION OF INCORPORATION. 
 
 shall be held in the City of London, or in such ^her places 
 in the Dominion of Canada as the elective Officers, 1 ast 
 Executive Officers and Representatives, at the previous 
 annual meeting, shall determine by majority vote, bach 
 elective Officer, Past Executive Officer and Representative 
 shall have one vote, and the majority of votes cast shall 
 decide all questions, unless otherwise provided for in the 
 Constitution and Laws of the Order. All votes shall be cast 
 personally. All Officers and Representatives shall be eligible 
 for re-election, or election to any of the offices. 
 
 Signed in dupUcate this i8th day of July, A.D. One 
 Thousand Eight Hundred and Eighty-One. 
 
 EDWARD BOTTERELL, Past Supreme Chief Ranger. 
 ORONHYATEKHA, M.D.. Supreme Chief Ranger. 
 H. L. BOTTOMS, Supreme Vice-Chief Ranger. 
 E. S. CUMMER, Supreme Secretary. 
 EDWARD TOWE, Supreme Treasurer. 
 C. S. ELLIOT, Supreme Counsellor. 
 T. MILLMAN, M.D., Supreme Physician. 
 I hereby certify that the within Declaration is in conform- 
 ity with Chapter One Hundred and Sixty-seven of the 
 Revised Statutes of Ontario, entitled ** An Act respecting 
 Benevolent, Provident and other Societies." . 
 Dated this 2ist day of July, A.D. i88i. . 
 
 WILLIAM ELLIOT, 
 
 Judge County Middlesex. 
 
 I hereby certify that a Duplicate of the within was duly 
 filed- in the office of the Provincial Registrar of the Province 
 of Ontario, on the 23rd day of July, A.D. 188 1. 
 
 JOHN F. C. USSHER, 
 
 • Deputy Provincial Registrar. 
 
 Provincial Registrar's Office, 
 
 Toronto, 23rd July, 1881. 
 
SUPREME COURT CONSTITUTION. 
 
 NAME. 
 
 1. This Body shall be known by the name, style and title 
 of " The Supreme Court of the Independent Order 
 OF Foresters." 
 
 COMPOSITION. 
 
 2. It shall be composed of its Officers, Past Executive 
 Officers, and the Representatives from the High Courts of 
 the Order, who are members in good standing in the Order. 
 
 POWERS. 
 
 Ji, The Supreme Court has power to establish branches to 
 be known and hailed as " High Courts," and " Subordinate 
 Courts," and " Encampments," and to make its own Con- 
 stitution and Laws, and the Constitution and Laws for the 
 Regulation and Government of the whole Order, and 
 possesses original and exclusive jurisdiction over all High 
 Courts, and Subordinate Courts and Encampments, now 
 existing, or which may hereafter receive and work under 
 Charters granted by this Supreme Court. It is the Supreme 
 Tribunal of the Order, .and without its sanction no Court or 
 Encampment can be formed or continue to exist. It pos- 
 sesses the sole right and power, in the manner hereinafter 
 provided, of granting or suspending Charters, receiving and 
 deciding appeals, and redressing grievances arising in the 
 Order ; originating and regulating the means of its own 
 support ; deriding all questions arising out of the Constitu- 
 tion and Laws, Rules and Regulations, or the By-laws of 
 the High Courts, or of the Subordinate Courts, or of the 
 Encampments ; and the doing of all other acts necessary to 
 govern and regulate and promote the interests of the Order. 
 
6 CONSTITUTION. 
 
 OBIECTS OF THE ORDER, 
 
 4, (0 To unite fraternally all persons of sound bodily 
 and mental health and t^ood moral character, who are 
 socially acceptable, and under lifty-five years of age. 
 
 (2) To give all moral and material aid in its power to its 
 members and those dependent upon them. 
 
 (3) To educate its members socially, morally and intellect- 
 ually. 
 
 (4) To establish a fund for the relief of sick and dis- 
 tressed members. 
 
 (5) To establish a Benefit Fund, from which, on satisfac- 
 tory evidence of the death of a member of the Ordei vho 
 has complied with all its lawful requirements, a sum not 
 exceeding three thousand iVAX'^x'fs shall be paid to the widow, 
 orphans, dependents, or other beneficiary whom the mem- 
 ber may have constitutionally designated, or to the personal 
 representative of the member; or, upon the completion of 
 the Expectancy of Life of a member, as laid down in tiiis 
 Constitution, such sum shall be paid to himself. 
 
 (6) To secure for its members — 
 
 \a\ Free medical attendance ; 
 
 [/>] Five dollars per week sick benefit ; 
 
 [r] Fifty dollars funeral benefit ; 
 
 \d\ One hundred dollars, two hundred dollars, or three 
 hundred dollars a year after passing seventieth birthday ; 
 
 \e\ Five hundred dollars, one thousand dollars, ox fifteen 
 hundred dollars on total and permanent disability. 
 
 SESSIONS! IIS 
 
 (a) of the supreme court. 
 
 5 (I) The Supreme Court shall meet annually at such 
 time and place as may have been selected by;a>ajority 
 of the votes cast at the previous annual session. 
 
 (2) Special meetings may be called by the Supreme Chief 
 Ranker whenever he deems it to be in the interests of the 
 Order and shall be called upon the written request of one- 
 
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 CONSTITUTION. i^ 
 
 fifth of the members in good standing upon the roll of the 
 Supreme Court ; or upon the request of a majority of the 
 Executive Councd ; and the Supreme Secretary shall notify 
 by letter, each member of the Supreme ( ourt of such special 
 meetmg, mimecliately on being requested to do so by the 
 Supreme Chief Ranger, and in which he shall state the ob- 
 ject of calling such special meeting. At least thirty days' 
 notice must be given to the members lor all special sessions, 
 provided always, that if the Executive Counril determine 
 that It IS a case of emergency ten days' notice snail be suffi- 
 cient ; such notice may be given by letter to each officer or 
 member of the Supreme Court, or by an official circular nub- 
 lished in the official organ of the Supreme Court ; ^uch 
 notice to commence on the day of mailing such let' xs or 
 on the date of the publication of such official organ. 
 No business shall be transacted at any special session 
 except that mentioned in the call. 
 
 (b) of high courts. 
 (3) A High Court shall meet in regular session at such 
 time and place as may have been designated at its preceding 
 
 /^u^l Special sessions may be called either by the Supreme 
 Chief Ranger, or by the High Chief Ranger, or by the 
 Wigh Standing Committee, and must be called upon a peti- 
 tion to the High Chief Ranger, signed by at least a majority 
 o the Representatives entitled to seats in the High Court 
 JN/o business shall be considered or transacted at a special 
 session except such as are sjiecified in the call. 
 
 (5) At least thirty days' notice fum the Hi^rh Secretary 
 snail be given of such special session; provided, that in 
 case of emergency, ten days' notice shall be sufficient • 
 such notice to be given, by letter, to every Officer or 
 Representative, and every Subordinate Court ; or by an 
 official circular published in the official organ of the 
 Supreme Court ; notice to commence from the day sa'd 
 letters are mailed, or such official organ is published. 
 
 (c) OF subordinate courts. 
 (6) The regular sessions of a Subordinate Court shall be 
 Held at least once a month, or at such time and place as may 
 
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 CONSTITUTION. 
 
 be fixed in its By-laws ; provided, Lowever, that if a Court 
 meets but once a month, such meeting shall be held on or 
 alter the fifteenth day of each month. 
 
 SELECTION OF PLACE OF MEETING. 
 
 6. (I) The selection of the time and place for holding 
 u .f?''^^'^""^^ nieeting of the Supreme or of a High Court 
 
 shall be determined immediately after the election of Officers 
 A majority of all the votes cast shall be requisite to decide.' 
 
 • ^^l-^l "S ^^"'^ ""^ P^^^^ ^^ selected for the annual meet- 
 ing of the Supreme or of a High Court, as above provided, 
 then the Executive Council, or the High Standing Commit- 
 tee,as t..c -ase may be, shall make the selection at least 
 thirty da before the session. 
 
 QUORUM 
 
 (a) of THE SUPREME COURT. 
 
 7. (I) One-fifth of the members in good standing on the 
 roll of the Supreme Court at the time must be present before 
 the Supreme Court can be opened for the transaction of 
 pusiness, but a less number may adjouin from time to time 
 till a quorum is obtained. 
 
 (b) o^ a high court. 
 (2) At a regular or an adjourned session of a High Court 
 u-^ uTu ?" c^'L ^^^ qualified members, including either the 
 High Chief Ranger, a Past High Chief Ranger, High Vice- 
 Chief Ranger, High Secretary, High Treasurer, High Phy- 
 sician or High Counsellor, and at special sessions one-third 
 ot the members, including two of said Officers, shall con- 
 stitute a quorum for the transaction of business. Less than 
 this number can adjourn from day to day and act upon the 
 credentials of Representatives, and admit them to seats in 
 the High Court. 
 
 (c) of a subordinate court» 
 
 (3) The quorum of a Subordinate Court shall be five 
 members in good standing in such Courts. 
 
CONSTITUTION. 
 
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 OPENING A SESSION. 
 
 8. ( I ) The Supreme Court or a High Court shall be 
 opened at the time and place specified for its meetings, 
 and if a quorum be present shall proceed to business. If 
 there be no quorum present within one half hour, the 
 Presiding Officer may adjourn the meeting from time to 
 time, until a quorum shall appear. 
 
 PRESIDING OFFICER. 
 
 > (2) In the absence of the Supreme Chief Ranger, the 
 Junior Past Supreme Chief Ranger shall preside ; and in 
 the absence of the High Chief Ranger, the Junior Past 
 High Chief Ranger shall preside ; if both these Officers be 
 absent, +he Senior Past Supreme Chief Ranger, or the 
 Senior Past High Chief Ranger present, as the case may 
 be, shall take the chair ; and if no Past Presiding Officer 
 be present, the Supreme Vice-Chief Ranger or the High 
 Vice-Ohief Ranger, as the case may be, shall preside ; and 
 in the absence of all these Officers, a temporary organiza- 
 tion shall take place, and a Presiding Officer chosen from 
 the Officers or members present. 
 
 (3) 111 the absence of the Chief Ranger of a Subordinate 
 Court, the Senior Past Chief Ranger present shall preside ; 
 and if no Past Chief Ranger is present, then the Vice-Chief 
 Ranger or the next Junior Officer present shall preside. 
 
 OFFICERS 
 
 (a) OF THE SUPREME COURT. — ELECTIVE OFFICERS. 
 
 0. (i) The Elective Officers of the Supreme Court shall 
 be as follows : 
 
 Supreme Chief Ranger, 
 " Vice-Chief Ranger, 
 " Secretary, ' 
 " Treasurer, 
 " Physician, 
 *' Counsellor, 
 two members of the Medical Board, and two Auditors, 
 
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 CONSTITUTION. 
 (2) The appointed Officerr shall be as follows : 
 Supreme Chaplain, 
 
 Journal-Secretary, 
 Senior Woodward, 
 Junior Woodward, 
 Senior Beadle, 
 
 Junior Beadle, 
 
 Marshal, 
 
 Conductor, 
 
 Messenger. 
 
 (B) 
 
 OF HIGH COURTS.-ELECTIVE OFFICERS. 
 
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 foZl!'' "^'""^^ O'^-- °f a High Court shall be as 
 High Chief Ranger, 
 
 Vice-Chief Ranger. 
 
 Secretary, 
 
 Treasurer, 
 
 Physician, 
 
 Counsellor, 
 
 Auditors. 
 
 (4) The appointed Officers shall be as follows : 
 High Chaplain, 
 
 Journal -Secretary, 
 
 Senior Woodward, 
 Junior Woodward,' 
 
 Senior Beadle, 
 Junior Beadle, 
 Marshal, 
 Conductor, 
 Messenger. 
 
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 (C) OF SUBORDINATE COURTS. 
 
 The Elective Officers nf o c i i- 
 follows : ^^'' ^^ "" Subordinate Court shall be as 
 
 Chief Ranger. 
 Vice-Chief Ranger, 
 
Constitution. \{ 
 
 Recording Secretary, 
 
 Financial Secretary, 
 
 Treasurer, 
 
 -Chaplain, 
 
 Physician, 
 
 Senior Woodward, 
 
 Junior Woodward, 
 
 Senior Beadle, 
 
 Junior Beadle. 
 
 ELIGIBILITY FOR OFFICE 
 
 (a) in the supreme court. ' 
 
 UK (?).A11 members of the Supreme Court shall be 
 equally eligible for any of the offices, except as provided in 
 Section two hmidred and tiventy-two of the General Laws, 
 and except that the Supreme Physician shall be a duly quali- 
 fied physician, and legally entitled to practice his profession; 
 and the Supreme Counsellor shall be a duly qualified mem- 
 ber of the legal profession. 
 
 (b) in the high court. 
 
 (2) All members of a High Court shall be equally eligible 
 for any of the offices in the Hi^h Court, except that the 
 High Physician shall be a duly qualified physician, and 
 legally entitled to practice his profession ; and the High 
 Counsellor shall be a duly qualified member of the legal 
 profession. 
 
 (C) IN THE SUBORDINATE COURT. 
 
 (3) All members of a Subordinate Court shall be equally 
 eligible to any of the offices in the Court, except that the 
 Physician shall be a duly qualified physician, and legally 
 entitled to practice his profession ; and except that a Court 
 Deputy High Chief Ranger cannot at the same time hold 
 the office of Financial Secretary or Treasure r ; and except 
 that an honorary member or asocial member shall not be 
 eligible for the office of Chief Ranger, or for the post of 
 Representative to the High Lourt. 
 
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 CONSTITUTiON. 
 NOMINATION OF OFFICERS. 
 
 meeting thereof, o'n tuTLtJ, otlhf third ^^,"0" h 
 annual meetmg, immediately afte? the read „g and Lnfem 
 
 (3) Any Officer or member shall have the ricrh^ f^ i 
 
 unless he is at the time present, except by unanimous con' 
 
 ELECTION OF OFFICERS. 
 
 ations* 4'r' e^crolr^nfr™''''?^'^-'"""- ''''^ "«">'- 
 succeeding office shalT'not be m:derrrh"™f ^"^ '"f "^^' 
 preceding'office shall have taken place ''''"°" ^"^ '^' 
 
 any'iffiT'Thl'eTe'ctlrsln t ^^^1?^'''^'^ "°°"-'«d for 
 
 aii'the ^;esci:t'"Sb:\tet''yt:'^:'erVhr:Ji'^ -^^ 
 
 receivmg the least number of vot Js on each Zm , IJ^'j^f^ 
 dropped until an election is had When ^f '•''''" ^^ 
 one^ candidate nominated, he stll aTtce'^^^ declatj 
 
 thr'e'i feZlZ t^^Z^l^'^^ Officer shall appoint 
 shall be sealed up and nlaced n fh. 1 ^"''"?''.'"'^'' ''^"o's 
 Officer of the Body! ^''"''' "'^ ""^ Presiding 
 
 bel^l/'at ?/X«-' ^-Ijournment, any two mem- 
 which shall forth'^Tth^trne ^^Z^^J^.^tJ^l^^^' -^ 
 v.ceand the Secretary of the Bodyrannh'e'tworX: 
 
CONSTITUTION. 
 
 13 
 
 demanding the recount. The result of such recount shall 
 be final as to such ballot. 
 
 (5) Immediately before the final adjournment the Supreme 
 Chief Ranger, High Chief Ranger, or Chief Ranger, as the 
 case may be, shall destroy said ballots. 
 
 APPOINTMENT OF OFFICERS. 
 
 13* Immediately after the elections, the Supreme Chief 
 Ranger-elect, or the High Chief Ranger-elect, as the case 
 may be, shall appoint from among the Officers and members 
 present of the Supreme Court, or of a High Court, as the 
 case may be, the appointed Officers, whose term of office 
 shall be for one year, or till the next annual session, or till 
 their successors are duly appointed and installed ; except 
 that the Journal-Secretary shall be appointed by the Supreme 
 or High Secretary, as the case may be, at the openihg of 
 each session. 
 
 INSTALLATION OF OFFICERS. 
 
 14. (i) The installation of the Officers in the Supreme 
 or High Court shall take place immediately after the selec- 
 tion of the next place of meeting, unless otherwise ordered 
 by a two-thirds vote of the Supreme Court or of a High 
 Court, as the case may be. 
 
 (2) The installation of the Officers of a Subordinate Court 
 shall take place upon the first regular meeting in July and 
 January of each year. 
 
 (3) In cities and towns or other localities where there are 
 two or more Courts, the Officers of such Courts may be 
 installed together at a convocation of the Encampment by 
 the Illustrious Officers of such Encampment, or at a union 
 meeting called for the purpose, at such time in July and 
 January as such Courts may agree upon. 
 
 (4) All Officers-elect must be clear on the books previous 
 to installation. 
 
 (5) No bonded Officer can be installed or enter upon the 
 
 ,1.,*:^^ «r i,:„ ^£C ^.:^ u:_ i 1 t 1 j, 1 . 1 
 
 uuLxcs vji iiiD uuit-c uiiiii iiio uuiiu iius uccu uuiy execucea, 
 
 approved and delivered to the Supreme Chief Ranger, or 
 
14 
 
 CONSTITUTION. 
 
 or olheH^uiLtofficer' ""■ '" ^ <1"'>' q"alif5ecl Deputy. 
 
 ^^SAon!iZ"'X:,'eVt;^^^^^^^ '»««.« of 
 
 majority vote of the Supreme Coun flT'^P """^ ^' "^^ « 
 dmate Court, as the case mav he H /'S^*^"""' <>' Subor- 
 vacancy forthwith filled byTnew'.Wr""'^ ^"<=''"'' «"d the 
 ment, or ,he installation of the /bse'r k ' °"^ Woint- 
 the installation may take place by Jr:"y P°''P°"«''. °' 
 
 S^E?---'-^^^^^^^^^ and Who 
 
 BONDS. 
 
 thifTigh'L'rerafyTtriiTT^'y' "'^ ^^P^^me Treasurer 
 Secretary and the^T easuref of IT^'.^^'^ *e Finandal 
 each be a bonded Officer Subordinate Court shall 
 
 A^2%trn:n':%^?^T '^V^-y - *e Supreme 
 or .t may be any larger T^mthich'ttT"^ doUars'^ach! 
 Executive Council may req"re .nrf .k ^"P^-^e Court or 
 
 irK--i!?s!^^^^^^ 
 
 ^-r ed by the hISI Cot^'"^- ^g^^^^^^ 
 
 (3) Each of said bonds shall k • , 
 good sureties, who shall each i.^f '/P^'^ ''>' ^' 'east two 
 real estate, in the Dominfon oTc^ f ^'^ "^ ^^rth in 
 High Court Officers inThe count rvv.^'^''' ?'• '" "^^ «ase of 
 situated, over and above Sn ^-r*"-* '''^ ^^^^^ Co"« ^s 
 homestead rights, twke .heTmount 'o/^h'^^'"'''''"' -°d 
 
 (4) If at any time in th. „ "'^ ''°"''- 
 
 or of a High Cou7t if in . °P'"'°" °'^ '^^ Supreme Court 
 oil, or of ti H?g^ StanSTo" °^ "'^ ^^^^"'-e S 
 he, in the interinf of sessionf P""""^^. ^^ the case may 
 to require any bonded Officer to l'^^ ''" ''"^'"'^d advisable 
 Pr bonds in a larger amount thefr,,"^^.-'' f ««- bond! 
 
 ' - — ., ^,^c j^y^^ ^.^ Officer 
 
' I^eputy, 
 
 e time of 
 be, by a 
 )r Subor- 
 and the 
 appoint- 
 oned, or 
 
 nd who 
 tinue to 
 )f being 
 
 iasurer, 
 nancial 
 t shall 
 
 ipreme 
 '* each, 
 urt or 
 High 
 )t less 
 lay be 
 Coin- 
 two 
 th in 
 5e of 
 irt is 
 and 
 
 CONSTITUTION. 
 
 15 
 
 notice in writing to file such a bond for approval within 
 thirty days, A failure on the part of the Officer, so directed, 
 to comply with such notice will work a disqualification 
 for the office he holds and create a vacancy, which must 
 be filled as herein provided. 
 
 (5) All bonds shall be executed in favor of the Supreme 
 Chief Ranger, and, after approval, shall be filed with and 
 kept by him. 
 
 (6) If a bonded Officer-elect shall be unable to furnish an 
 acceptable l>ond before adjournment, the Supreme Court, or 
 the High Court, as the case may be, may 'grant him not 
 more \\i^xi fifteen days in which to offer such a bond as shall 
 be approved of by the Executive Council, or by the High 
 Standing Committee, as the case may be, before he can 
 enter upon the duties of the office. 
 
 (7) If a satisfactory bond is not furnished by such Officer 
 within the S2ad. fifteen days, he shall thereby forfeit the office 
 to which he shall have been elected, and the vacancy duly 
 filled, as provided for in this Constitution. 
 
 (8) The old Officer shall not deliver up any moneys, 
 books, papers, or other property in his possession or custody 
 until his successor has duly qualified by giving the required 
 bond, unless required so to do by the Executive Council, or 
 by the High Standing Committee, as the case may be. 
 
 (9) In case of a vacancy and an appointment, as afore- 
 said, the appointee shall be installed by the Supreme Chief 
 Ranger, or by the High Chief Ranger, as the case may be, 
 or by a special Deputy appointed by either the Supreme 
 Chief Ranger or by a High Chief Ranger. 
 
 (id) The Financial Secretary and the Treasurer of a Sub- 
 ordinate Court shall each give a bond in the sum of two 
 hundred dollars, or in any higher sum that the Subordinate 
 Court may determine. 
 
 (ii) Whenever a Subordinate Court, by a two-thirds vote, 
 directs a bonded Officer to give a new and better bond, he 
 must furnish the same at or before the next ensuing meetins 
 after having received notice of the matter. Should such a 
 t^ond not be furnished and approved, the Court, by the same 
 
16 
 
 CONSTITUTION. 
 
 Officer shall be dfclarecf ™t„^,%^v "hi' rif" '/IJ'"" °f «»^h 
 the retiring Officer directed^o „?„ ^ ^""tf "^^"g^"-' ^nd 
 property in his hands to the Chief Ro'"'^'' ^" ™°"eys and 
 to fill the vacancy ordered forthwith ^"S"' ""'' "" ^'^«'°» 
 
 or^'eK.'^rn:,''^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ each election 
 
 cutionofa bond shall L'KV.hTcoul"''' "'^ '- 
 
 DUTIES OF OFFICERS 
 
 (A) OF THE SUPREME COURT. 
 Ifl Mr ^"'""^"^ •=«'E'' RANGER. ' 
 
 Ranger t'o"presit!!t all meetSo?'",hl'l '"P-™« ^hie, 
 Executive Council. '"eatings of the Supreme Court or 
 
 ^fr^^^^.^:n^:^£^ - '"e -air. Of 
 ^j3) To report in writing all his ac.ions'to the Supreme 
 
 saillXtTxrcut^^Cenc-rrhir''' ^'^^ ^-^ '"^ 
 
 (5) To appoint all Commit. ^''^™"'''' a"'°"=- 
 
 appointmen';' thereof be X wfseS^I t^'^-'-<=ept the 
 Supreme Court. "'"erwise ordered by motion of the 
 
 (6) To select in Decembei- ,r,^ t 
 
 words to take effect on T^nuar " ,/""f f ™i-annual pass- 
 n-sh the same, through"^ theLnl™ "^^ ^ '"' ^"<^ '""■ 
 Supreme Officers, Deputy Sunremecl- h'T^'y' '» the 
 Chief Rangers and High Secre^Ss '"^^''' ^'Sh 
 
 anil*JthffrLi'wsofTh:S"rdlr' Funds drawn in accord- 
 %nituTe%:%;y-S^^^^^^ ">- -<^u- his 
 e?LTr„^PPl°' .^^P^y Supreme Chief R<.n„. . 
 
 " "*""" "'^ '"""^^ *- good of the order^u;;:; 
 
 ever 
 
g to furnish 
 ion of such 
 anger, and 
 loneys and 
 an election 
 
 'h election 
 1 the exe- 
 
 ne Chiet 
 Court or 
 
 affairs of 
 
 Supreme 
 
 eiye the 
 ctions. 
 
 cept the 
 1 of the 
 
 CONSTITUTION. 
 
 17 
 
 it, with power to organize and institute Subordinate Courts, 
 and shall require them to give bonds in the sum o{ five 
 hundred dollars for the faithful performance of their duties. 
 
 (lo) To advise with the Supreme Counsellor, and there- 
 upon decide all questions of law properly submitted to him, 
 which decision shall be promulgated by him monthly 
 by circular or by papers published in the interests of the 
 Order ; such decisions to be of binding authority on the 
 Order until reversed by the Supreme Court. 
 
 (ii) To call meetings of the Executive Council at his 
 own option, or at the direction of a majority of the members 
 thereof. 
 
 (12) To call special meetings of the Supreme Court, as 
 provided for in Section five^ Sub-section two^ or to call 
 
 .special meetings of any High or Subordinate Court when- 
 ever he deems it to be in the interests of the Order, to 
 suspend for cause the Dispensation or Charter of a Court, 
 or for cause to suspend an Officer or member from office 
 or from the Order, and to perform such other duties as may 
 be required for the proper administration and enforcement 
 of the Constitution and Laws of the Order. 
 
 (13) To be paid the necessary expenses and outlay in- 
 curred by virtue of his office. 
 
 (14) In case of death, resignation, disqualification, refusal 
 or neglect of the Supreme Chief Ranger to discharge his 
 duties, the Executive Council shall forthwith elect a suc- 
 cessor to the office, who shall forthwith assume and perform 
 the duties of said office. 
 
 (15) The Executive Council shall be the judge of disquali- 
 fication, refusal or neglect stated in Sub-section fou7'teen 
 above. 
 
 JUNIOR PAST SUPREME CHIEF RANGER. 
 
 IT, ( I ) The Junior Past Supreme Chief Ranger shall be 
 the Past Supreme Chief Ranger in good standing, who was 
 most recently the Supreme Chief Ranger. He shall be ex- 
 officio a member of the Executive Council, and shall, in the 
 absence of the ^Supreme Chief Ranger, perform the duties 
 Qf that office. 
 
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 CONSTITUTION. 
 
 hii^ilf tt in^Snf oVlr?^ Chief Ranger absent 
 two consecutive meeting^'lAVe ExecS,vTro^°"^V °'. ^^ 
 Rivmg a sa isfactory excuse for Lch nK Council, without 
 
 Executive may be';ieck «1 v^ m In whT.h^" ''"V°" '"« 
 Junior Past Supreme Thief Rn„ • ' , <='''-^« 'he next 
 
 be entitled to theTeat "^" '" S°o<l standing shall 
 
 SUPREME VICE-CHIEF RANGER. 
 
 abseL of \b?su'Sr^h^ri£';,'t Yr ^"h^"' ■" *« 
 
 Supreme Chief Rnnrrpr ,..1 /^^"S^r* " ^"^''e be no Past 
 the' Supreme c1„«T4rcX'c':^'c1r '' '"« ^-^ o1 
 
 the"<]ffic"e ""sui'^em'rSf R^ "'^"■t ^^^er succeeds to 
 shall immediately appoint a s.ff' "" ^^""^""^^ Councih ' 
 Supreme Vice-PMof p successor to the office of 
 
 installed ^''"^ '^^"S"'-> ^1^° shall forthwith be duly 
 
 sickle or'othlr'disaMr?^."'''!"^" '■'°'" *e country 
 the Junior Pasf SuTreme' Chief^^"^''"' ^'^'.^^ "^^"^^^^^^ 
 absence, the Supreme V^ce-ChVf R^"*^^'' f ','" '''^ '"^e 
 porary charge of and perform fh»^!"^^''i- '"'.''" '^''e tern- 
 such disability is removed ' °^ '""'^ °*<=« "°«' 
 
 SUPREME SECP.ETARY. 
 
 repo?t o/the^r^ce'eKs^ofrs''^ ^''^"' ^^« '"^^ ^^ -"ec, 
 shall read all communicltion neH,^""'™" ^°"" '^ "^^Pt- He 
 pare and publish a coiv nf Tt,'/'""^! ^"=- He shall pre- 
 Court within one Shtfte ,'hrT'''"^^^ '''^ «"?'«">« 
 special meeting. He shill n so ™ . ?^ ^^ ^'"'^ annual or 
 on the first day of each I„n '! . ^"^ -'^ the Supreme Court, 
 of the condition of the oXr "''^""^' ^ <=°'"P"«'^ ^^Port 
 
 to*:L"aVp'o;al°or'ti:"'commift:^ ''"^'■^^''°"' -"i-' 
 Laws, all amendment, t^ the Laws'" o^.l.^.™^*""'- -" 
 vuMu, ^-'-jt-t^vi ujr uie ;5upreme 
 
CONSTITUTION. 
 
 10 
 
 Ranger absent 
 ^ourt, or from 
 uncil, without 
 >is seat on the 
 case the next 
 tanding shall 
 
 shall, in the 
 2 be no Past 
 e sessions of 
 
 succeeds to 
 tive Council 
 le office of 
 ith be duly 
 
 |ie country, 
 ief Ranger, 
 in his like 
 take tern- 
 office until 
 
 t a correct 
 kept. He 
 shall pre- 
 ■ Supreme 
 annual or 
 ^e Court, 
 3te report 
 
 h subject 
 tion and 
 Supreme 
 
 (3) He shall keep such books, and in such manner, as the 
 .aw requires, or as he may be directed to do by the Fxecu- 
 |ve Council. 
 
 (4) He shall promptly perform all duties relating to the 
 Midowment Funds, and other funds as directed in the Laws 
 " the Supreme Court. 
 
 (5) He shall conduct the correspondence of the Supreme 
 Pourt. 
 
 ^ (6) He shall keep a record of the name and number of 
 Courts, with their membership and date of institution, and 
 -^cation of all High and Subordinate Courts ; keep a his- 
 ^rical record, showing the name, age, residence, date of 
 litiation. Court, names of beneficiaries, amount of enduw- 
 lent held by, and standing of, each member of the whole 
 )rder. 
 
 (7) He shall have charge of the books, papers, and all 
 ritual work belonging to this Supreme Court. 
 
 (8) He shall deliver to the Supreme Court, or to his suc- 
 lessor, all books, papers, funds, furniture or other property 
 \r effects of the Order at the expiration of his term of 
 Mfice, or at any time on the order of the Supreme Chief 
 ».anger or Executive Council. 
 
 ^ (9) He shall keep a true and correct account between this 
 'ourt and all High and Subordinate Courts and parties 
 ^ith whom it has dealings. He shall present to the 
 supreme Court, on the first day of each annual meeting, a 
 pll and correct statement of the amount of money received 
 Ind disbursed during the year, and shall give a detailed 
 ftatement of the condition of the Order, and of all his 
 |fficial actions during the year. 
 
 (10) He shall receive all money due the Supreme Court, 
 Ind at the end of every week he shall settle with and pay 
 S the Supreme Treasurer all money in his possession belong- 
 ig to the Supreme Court. He shall also, at the same time, 
 otify the Supreme Chief Ranger the amount of money so 
 ^ansmitted to the Supreme Treasurer. 
 
 (11) At the commenr.ement of *^ach m'^n^^h he cknii f*-o«r. 
 it to the Supreme Chief Ranger, for publication in the 
 
n 
 
 20 
 
 CONSTITUTION. 
 
 official organ, a report comprising the following items • cash 
 received, and from what source? cash paid, Ld Tor what 
 purpose ; expenses of his office in detail ; total paid Weme 
 Treasurer, and the merchandise bought a-.d sold • also a 
 statement of the total receipts for the different fu'nd as 
 
 S'sll^,e '""'^^ ^"' ^'^ ^"^^""^ ^' ^^^ orders dr^wn 
 
 tJ^^i n^ ^h^^^^g^"i^ing of each month the Supreme Secre- 
 ary s^all send to each Court a mortuary statement, giving 
 the name, age, and cause of death of each member deceased 
 during the last month, or since last report ; name, r' mber 
 and location of Court -which the deceased was a member 
 date of admission and amount paid by the deceasedTn en' 
 dowment account ; location of party or^^arties to whor^ the 
 
 e'nlTS.'^"^^^^ "^^ ^^ '^ P^^^^ ^"^ ^^^ amount of" uch 
 
 fl^i'^l^^^^ "^^ endowment register, showing, if a death 
 
 ibilkv d'.^e ""r '^''r^' '^ ^'''^ ^" ^^^«""^«f totalTis: 
 ability, date when paid, amount paid, and nature of such 
 
 amon nl ^ V "^''^ '^ ^"^^^"^^"-^ ' """^^^^ ^^ Subordinate Court ; 
 amount of assessment paid ; name of beneficiary ; amoun 
 of endowment paid to beneficiary. ^ ^"louni 
 
 (14) Issue to every beneficiary member of the Order 
 whose medica examination has been approved by the mope; 
 Medical Board, an endowment certificate; certificates o be 
 numbered consecutively, showing names of beneficTarTes 
 
 wirdlll^'''''?'^ •''" ^^^^^'' '^"^ ^^"^ «^ assessments for- 
 warded and If incorrect, notify forthwith the Court from 
 
 Tecled. ""''"' ^'' '""'' ""^ ^^"^ ^^^ -^^-^ -t once cor 
 
 Jj^rl ^f^'^'l^'' ^ool^S' accounts, papers, and property to 
 any member of the Supreme Court, whenever requested so 
 
 Iny' C^unln^^^^^ Z^!-'^'''^'' ^^^^^^ ^ -^--^ ^V 
 
 (18) Receive for his services such sum «= fh- ^--^ 
 
 Court may determine before the election'^forthis^fficerand 
 
 Irom tl 
 y him 
 Charter! 
 ive Coi 
 ithdra 
 fSuprem 
 IXreasur 
 i payee. 
 
 '': (2) T 
 
 ate ace 
 iFund, a 
 |dowinei 
 nuity b 
 keep a 
 ceived 
 which 
 deposit 
 at the 
 to the ^ 
 ' organ, i 
 ,, since tl 
 1 Ranger 
 time tc 
 . to the : 
 - receivec 
 also tra 
 fied sta 
 the ban 
 
 ni 
 
items : cash 
 nd for what 
 aid Supreme 
 sold ; also 
 t funds, as 
 rders drawn 
 
 reme Secre- 
 iient, giving 
 er deceased 
 lie, r"vn ber 
 a member ; 
 ased on en- 
 ) whom the 
 unt of such 
 
 if a death, 
 f total dis- 
 ire of such 
 late Court; 
 y^; amount 
 
 he Order, 
 the proper 
 cates to be 
 :iaries. 
 
 ments for- 
 
 ourt from 
 
 once cor- 
 
 roperty to 
 [uested so 
 uested by 
 
 eeded for 
 
 i-'upiCiilC 
 
 ffice, and 
 
 CONSTITUTION. 
 
 21 
 
 )n a failure to fix a sum before such election, to receive such 
 urn as was paid to the incumbent of the previous term. 
 (IQ) Transmit to his successor in office, whensoever so 
 quested by the Supreme Chief Ranger, all property per- 
 ming to his office and committed or commg mto his care 
 ,nd custody, and 
 m (2o) Perform such other and further duties as may from 
 lime to time be reciuired by the Supreme Court, or by the 
 Executive Council, or by the Supreme Chief Ranger. 
 
 THE SUPREME TREASURER. 
 
 * */iO. (I) The Supreme Treasurer shall receive all moneys 
 Ji:om the Supreme Secretary, which shall be deposited 
 t)y him to the credit of the Supreme Court in such 
 fiartered Bank as shall have been designated by the Lxecu- 
 live Council, and the bank instructed not to allow any one to 
 iwithdraw any of the funds without the signature of the 
 feupreme Chief Ranger, Supreme Secretary, and Supreme 
 ^Treasurer, on a cheque payable to the order of the 
 
 payee. 
 M (2) The Suoreme Treasurer shall keep a correct and separ- 
 iate account '^f all moneys received for the Endowment 
 
 t^und, and only pay out the same on cheques drawn to pay en- 
 
 Jlowments, or total and permanent disability benefits,oi the an- 
 luity benefits for aged Foresters, or for investment ; shall 
 ceep a correct and separate account of all moneys re- 
 sceived and paid out belonging to the General l^und, 
 which shall not be used to pay death benehts ; shall 
 deposit the various funds in separate bank accounts ; and 
 at the commencement of each month he shall transmit 
 »to the Supreme Chief Ranger, for publication in the official 
 I organ, a fiiU financial statement covering the last month, or 
 1 since the last Report; he shall permit the Supreme Chief 
 I Ranger, oi any member of the Executive Council, at any 
 ftime to examine his bank or other books ; he shall report 
 to the Supreme Chief Ranger weekly, giving the amounts 
 received each week from the Supreme Secretary ; he shall 
 also traiismil to me ouprcmc ^hici xvaixjivx j^^y-v -••--- 
 ified statement of the amount of funds deposited by him in 
 the bank of the Order. 
 
22 
 
 CONSTITUTION. 
 
 rJ.A f^^ ^'''''.' ^'^"'^ '''* accounts correctly posted anH 
 
 clo^'n?'' "^r;-""' "" "'^ "^"^ ^"<'"°'» in^niecLt^e^ after the 
 close of each hscal yea., or whenever the Executive Council 
 
 onXTst'da; oT ,s'' ^'T" ""'" '° "^^ S"Pr«ou 
 port of "he !Xf !'■''§" " ™>^'--""g. "i f-ll and correct re- 
 port ot the state of the Supreme Treasury. 
 
 tivl^'r?'' 'n"" u'"''™'' '° "'^ Supreme Court or the Execu- 
 papers and^th:r P^ro^^^t^ M^ht ds^'Lyr,^ t^tfe 
 
 on^er"Ltiilrat:''j^°TeTt ^^e^eTt^^'n^t'^ "h' 
 Ume"rurect'^"k: ^''T'"' Coun d'^a^ 'f^, tit 
 the prlnctal. ^l^i: sV"lriSv"es r st^ '^ 
 
 ^=:co'u« orix=^?.;ir ^--"" ^V"h1 
 
 . (6) Permit every member of the Supreme r™,v. »„ j • 
 ing to inspect his books an,I accounts '^ '° '^'"'- 
 
 to the incumbent o? the Surterm.""' "™ '^ "^^ '^^''^ 
 (8) Transmit to his successor in office all f.mrl.. i, i 
 
 SUPREME PHYSICIAN. 
 
 be temporarily sus,>en(l^d. ' "" '"""ations should 
 
 pri^^ht^'ter-'sutrrmJ'^^t^!, "l™ il^-"^^ ^■ 
 Unas, and if, m his opinion, any fraud exists or has 
 
 (been pi 
 
 Ishall ta 
 
 invest!^ 
 
 ;3) 1 
 
 Hid pri 
 xming 
 
 (4) ^ 
 fRanger 
 
 require. 
 
 «3. 
 
 Iretary, 
 '_fward, : 
 jSupreiTi 
 Isenger, 
 j'ithem I 
 ^.^Session 
 Iritual, 1 
 
CONSTITUTION. 
 
 23 
 
 posted, and 
 ely after the 
 tive Council 
 reme Court, 
 1 correct re- 
 
 the Execu- 
 ie Supreme 
 -ys, books, 
 ing to the 
 
 weekly or 
 nd in such 
 )m time to 
 ^ added to 
 ids in such 
 ed by the 
 
 t so desir- 
 
 Supreme 
 
 •ffice, and 
 
 was paid 
 
 s, books, 
 ig to his 
 
 d submit 
 icsted, a 
 x-rdinate 
 s should 
 
 the Su- 
 pers and 
 or Sick 
 s or has 
 
 jbeen perpetrated, notify the Supreme Chief Ranger, who 
 ishall take the necessary steps for a thorough and complete 
 investigation. 
 
 ;3) Transmit to his successor in office all books, papers 
 
 md property appertaining to his office and committed or 
 
 xming into his possession or control. 
 
 (4) And perform such other duties as the Supreme Chief 
 
 jRanger, the Executive Council, or Laws of the Order may 
 
 ' require. 
 
 SUPREME COUNSELLOR. 
 
 ^2» (ij The Supreme Counsellor shall prepare all forms 
 iinvolving any legal point or question. 
 
 :l (2) Examine and pass upon the regularity of all bonds, 
 lotes or other securities or evidence of indebtedness to the 
 [Supreme Court. 
 
 (3) Carefully examine and report in writing upon all legal 
 [questions referred to him in writing by the Supreme Court, 
 [or any member of the Executive Council. 
 
 (4) Prepare all legal papers that may be necessary or 
 I required. 
 
 4 (5) Examine into all claims presented against the Supreme 
 [Court concerning which there is any doubt or dispute. 
 
 (6) And generally conduct or give directions to the legal 
 msiness of the Order, and transmit to his successor in office 
 [all the books and property appertaining thereto. 
 
 OTHER SUPREME OFFICERS. 
 
 ^3. The Supreme Chaplain, the Supreme Journal-Sec- 
 retary, Supreme Senior Woodward, Supreme Junior Wood- 
 vard, Supreme Senior Beadle, Supreme Junior Beadle, 
 supreme Marshal, Supreme Conductor, and Supreme Mes- 
 senger, shall perform such duties as may be required of 
 |them by the Supreme Chief Ranger at Supreme Court 
 jSession, and such other duties as may be ])rescribed by the. 
 ritual, laws, customs and usages of the Order. 
 
 I 
 
24 
 
 CONSTITUTION. 
 
 EXECUTIVE COUNCIL. 
 
 ^4. (i) The Executive Council shall consist of the Su 
 preme Chief Ranger, the Past Supreme Chief Ranger, who is 
 qualified according to Section seventeen^ the Supreme Vice- 
 Chief Ranger, the Supreme Secretary, the Supreme Treas- 
 urer, the Supreme Physician, and the Supreme Counsellor, 
 and are ex-officio memoers of all High Courts and Subordin- 
 ate Courts, and of whom three shall form a quorum. 
 
 (2) The powers and duties of the Executive Council of 
 the Supreme Court, in addition to those herein otherwise 
 defined, shall be as follows : 
 
 (3) During the recess of the Supreme Court exercise all 
 executive and judicial powers thereof, subject to appeal and 
 approval at the next session. 
 
 (4) To hear and determine any charges against any Officer 
 or member of the Supreme Court, or of a High Court, or 
 of a Subordinate Court ; to suspend any Officer or member 
 of the Order ; to suspend or arrest the Charter of any High 
 Court or Subordinate Court for neglect or refusal to perform 
 any lawful duty, or for violation of law, or for contempt of 
 the authority or mandates of the Executive Council, or of 
 the Supreme Chief Ranger ; to fill the vacancy in any office 
 of the Supreme Court until the next session thereof, and 
 pay such temporary appointee the salary, if any, which the 
 regular Officer would have received. 
 
 (2) 
 reviev 
 cants 
 applie 
 * cants 
 
 ri 
 
 EXECUTIVE ACTION. 
 
 ^5, Whenever action or a decision by the Executive Coun- 
 cil, or by a High Standing Committee of a High Court, is 
 required on any matter, the Supreme Chief Ranger, or the 
 High Chief Ranger, as the case may be, may submit such 
 matter in writing, or in print, or otherwise, to each member 
 of the Executive Council, or of the High Standing Com- 
 mittee, for their action or decision thereon, and the decision 
 or action of the necessary majority thereof given in writing, 
 or otherwise, shall be deemed to be a decision or action of 
 the Jjjxequtive Council, or of such High Standing Committee, 
 
CONSTITUTION. 
 
 25 
 
 of the Su 
 iger,who is 
 reme Vice- 
 ;me Treas- 
 'ounsellor, 
 Subordin- 
 m. 
 
 Council of 
 otherwise 
 
 xercise all 
 ppeal and 
 
 my Officer 
 Court, or 
 )r member 
 any High 
 :o perform 
 ntempt of 
 icil, or of 
 any office 
 ;reof, and 
 wh^ch the 
 
 iveCoun- 
 Court, is 
 er, or the 
 )mit such 
 1 member 
 ng Com- 
 i decision 
 1 writing, 
 action of 
 )mniittee, 
 
 as the case may be, the same as if a meeting of such Execu- 
 tive Council, or of such High Standing Committee, had been 
 held. 
 
 MEDICAL BOARD. 
 
 '40« (l) A Medical Board, consisting of three physicians, 
 of whom the Supreme Physician shall be one, shall be 
 elected annually. The High Physicians of High Courts 
 shall be ex-officio members of the Medical Board. They 
 shall review all medical examinations in the Order, and 
 forthwith report the result to the Supreme Secretary and to 
 the Court whence the medical examination emanated. 
 
 (2) The Medical Board shall have power, at the time of 
 reviewing the medical examinations of mitiates or of appli- 
 cants for reinstatement, to reduce the amount of endowment 
 applied for to one thousand dollars, and to pass such appli- 
 cants only for such reduced amount. 
 
 AUDITORS. 
 
 ^T. (i) Two Auditors shall be elected at each annual 
 meeting of the Supreme or of a High Court, whose duty 
 shall be to thoroughly audit the books of the Secretary and 
 Treasurer of the Supreme or of a High Court, as the case 
 may be, within ten days prior to each annual meeting 
 thereof, and at any other time when so requested by the 
 Supreme Chief Ranger, or by the Executive Council, or by 
 the High Chief Ranger, or by the High Standing Com- 
 mittee, as the case may be. 
 
 (2) They shall have ready for presentation at the open- 
 ing of each annual meeting of the Supreme Court, or of 
 a High Court, as the case may be, a full and complete 
 printed report of their audit. 
 
 (b) of high COURTS. — HIGH CHIEF RANGER. 
 
 ^8» (i) The duties of the High Officers, in so far as they 
 are practicablu, shall be the same as those uf the corres- 
 ponding Supreme Officers. 
 
26 
 
 CONSTITUTION. 
 
 res i5r,j,2is-a/x"raHt 
 
 the post of Court Deputy High Chief Kanger ^ 
 
 an''*OffiJr''of^;hf m t' r'^\ Chief Ranger shall be .;r..#.,-. 
 an "Jtiicer ot the High Court to which he beioni?s anri , 
 
 "cTtoTh: con.^t-^' "r« "? Committee, and sha' 'brsub 
 Ject to the conditions of Section seventeen. 
 
 HIGH STANDING COMMITTEE. 
 
 Dofed'of^hl'^^". ^'^\ Stpding Committee Shall be com- 
 nTcrlf rl f T. ''^ '''' .^^^^^^'^^ Offi^e^s, with the Junior P^^t 
 High Chief Ranger, in good standing, of whom three .h^ I 
 form a quorum, and shall act in the recess of fhrR-L 
 Court, perform all duties assigned to S bv the ^fl 
 Court or Laws of the Order ; have power to caU^^^^^^ 
 sessions of the High Court, if they deenJt necesS v^^hTv. 
 power to grant dispensations for the format Wne7court? 
 or for the conso dation of existincr r^nnrf. . f \^^^^^, 
 
 pend when there is good' ^nrs'uS' 'c iT ofe'f 
 High or Subordinate Courts until the next i^eetW of thf 
 High Court, unless sooner decided on aoDeal to ,T^ 1 1 
 tribunals; fill all vacancies of Officers T^hl H; ,, r-'^*"^' 
 where not otherwise herein provided duril/fh"^, *^°"'^ 
 sessions have all the powers' oTthe HfgTc^o n "3 t 
 make, change or amend Laws, and to have .urlV o t,! '^ 
 
 IT^ ""' ^r" "^^'" I'y the ConstUuttnand Laws ''tW 
 
 H„SJ?}f "'^'' Standing Committee shall have power 
 fts Z Offl;''''' It^" "'S'^ <^°""> '« impeach any of 
 
 mlttee Sfer die "triJ?^ ' ""-"""'^ ""'^ "^ the'^wholeTom 
 >m«ee, atter due trial, may remove from office the Offiror 
 
 soimpeached; or for cause to suspend any member of the 
 ?.'':r'./!riP.-i">'^..,D-Pensrtion, o/to^tp'nd tt 
 
 wimm iheir territorial iurisdiction ; 
 
CONSTITUTION. 
 
 27 
 
 appoint as 
 may deem 
 my Provin- 
 ^ best, also 
 3urt. The 
 eligible for 
 
 3e ex-officio 
 'i?s, and a 
 all be sub- 
 
 be com- 
 Jnior Past 
 hree shall 
 the High 
 :he High 
 ^\ special 
 ry; have 
 ^ Courts, 
 arily sus- 
 fficers of 
 ig of the 
 le higher 
 h Court, 
 iterim of 
 except to 
 'r power 
 . They 
 s within 
 
 power, 
 any of 
 
 e Corn- 
 Officer 
 
 r of the 
 
 md the 
 
 liction ; 
 
 Provided \\i^\ the power to revoke or annul the Dispensa- 
 tion or Charter of a Court and dissolve the same shall be 
 vested alone in the Supreme Court or its Executive Council. 
 
 (C) OF SUBORDINATE COURTS. 
 
 31, (I) The duty of the Chief Ranger shall be to pre- 
 side at all meetings, preserve order and decorum in the 
 Court inflict all fines for the infraction of rules, sign all 
 drafts for the payment of moneys make all pro tern ap- 
 pointments, appoint all Committees (except otherwise or- 
 dered), see that justice is done to all parties, and that the 
 I^aws of tne Order are strictly and impartially enforced ; he 
 shall also be ex-officio one of the Trustees, and a member of 
 all Committees. 
 
 . (2) He shall allow appeals to be taken from his 
 decisions, and put the same to the Court in the usual par- 
 lamentary manner. He shall once in each month inspect 
 the bank-book and see that the balances are correct and 
 perform such other duties as may be required of him by the 
 Constitution and Laws of the Order or by the By-laws of 
 the Court. ^ 
 
 VICE-CHIEF RANGER. 
 
 3«. (I) The Vice-Chief Ranger shall assist the Chief 
 Ranger in preserving order, and in his absence, and the 
 absence of all Past Chief Rangers of the Court, preside at 
 the meetings, and perform such other duties as may be re- 
 quired by the Constitution and Laws of the Order or bv 
 the Court. ^ 
 
 (2) In the absence of the Vice-Chief Ranger and other 
 senior officers, the next junior Officer shall preside, other- 
 wise tne meeting shall be called to order by any member, 
 and a Chief Ranger pro tern, shall be chosen, who shall 
 preside until a proper Officer shall arrive. The acts of the 
 protem^ Officer shall be as binding as those of the regular 
 Urticer. ** 
 
 RECORDING SECRETARY. 
 33< It shall hf» tb*^ dnfv r^f +1^'^ ^ 1- c i 
 
 - -- --.1.,. ,iuiy ot tiiv; i-vcv^uiuiiig secretary tr 
 
 conduct the correspondence of the Court, record all its 
 
if' 
 
 28 
 
 CONSTITUTION. 
 
 ..( t 
 
 proceedings, take charge of and safely keep the Seal and 
 all books, papers and property of his office ; fill all blank 
 torms, issue all notices, except those pertaining to the office 
 ot b inancial Secretary ; inform all candidates of their elec- 
 tion or rejection ; notify adjacent Courts of rejections ; place 
 the names of rejected candidates, and suspended and ex- 
 pelled members, m a book provided for that purpose ; insert 
 m the minutes the name of every brother reported by the 
 i^ inancial Secretary as having paid any sum of money, and 
 the amount of each brother's payment-, together with a 
 detailed record of any other payment into the treasury ; 
 sign all orders upon the Treasurer voted by the Court and 
 none other, except such as are provided for by the Constitu- 
 vu u- Hf ^' ^"^^ perform such other duties consistent 
 with his office as may be ordered by the Court or Chief 
 Kanj^er, and at the close of his term of office to deliver 
 to his successor all papers, books and other property of 
 the Court m his possession, or at any time on demand of 
 the SupremeChief Ranger, or to such Deputy as the Supreme 
 
 f It ^"^^'* ""^y appoint. He shall also be ex-omdo one 
 ot the Trustees. • 
 
 FINANCIAL SECRETARY. 
 
 34. (I) It shall be the duty of the Financial Secretary 
 to keep just and true accounts between the Court and its 
 members; to notify, by circular, at the beginning of each 
 month, every brother who may be in arrears, provided that 
 a failure to thus notify a delinquent brother shall in no wise 
 bar the suspension of such delinquent, as provided in this 
 Constitution and Laws ; to regularly supply the Physician 
 with the names of members received into, or suspended 
 trom, the Court ; to keep the accounts of the members for 
 dues and endowments in proper books ; to receive all Court 
 moneys, and pay the same forthwith to the Treasurer, taking 
 
 .1 '^f'^i .""m \^^ '^""^ ' "P^^ ^^^h night of meeting to 
 submit a detailed report of all moneys received by him since 
 last report, giving each name and amount separately; to 
 furnish the Court at the last meeting in each term, or oftener 
 If requirea bythe Court, a statement of the finances: to 
 prepare and present to the Court, on the first regular night 
 
CONSTITUTION. 
 
 29 
 
 of meeting m each month, the monthly assessment report 
 as required by the Endowment Law ; and perform such 
 other duties in connection with Court finances as may be 
 required of him by the Court or by the Constitution and 
 Laws of the Order. 
 
 (2) He shall give a bond with two good sureties in a sum 
 of not less than two hwtdred dollars, and shall receive for 
 his services such salary as the Court may determine. 
 
 PAYMENTS TO SUPREME OR HIGH COURTS. 
 
 (3) As the Financial Secretary is the Officer of a Subor- 
 dinate Court, the Supreme Court shall in no wise be held 
 accountable for any dereliction of duty on the part of the 
 l^^inancial Secretary or of any other Officer of a Subordinate 
 Court, and no payment shall be deemed to have been made 
 to the Supreme Court or to a High ( 'ourt by any member 
 
 ^"y/iues, taxes, assessments, or other claims whatsoever, 
 until the money is actually transmitted or otherwise paid to 
 the Supreme or High Court, as the case may be, notwith- 
 standing such member may have paid regularly into the 
 treasury of his own Subordinate Court. 
 
 (4) No payment shall be deemed to have been made until 
 the money or its equivalent in negotiable bai^ draft or Post 
 Uthce money order has been mailed to the proper Officer in 
 a duly-registered letter, then, but not till then, shall payment 
 be deemed to have been made, and the responsibility of the 
 members cease m respect of such payments. 
 
 TREASURER. 
 
 35, (I) It shall be the duty of the "Court Treasurer to 
 receive from the Financial Secretary all funds paid into the 
 Court during his term of office, giving his receipt for the 
 same, and forthwith deposit to the credit of the Chief Ranger, 
 Recording Secretary and himself, as Trustees for the Court, 
 m such Chartered Bank as the Court may direct ; to pay 
 all orders having the Court Seal attached, and duly attested 
 fZ fi^ ^ ! ^^"^^' ""^^ Recording Secretary, and all claims 
 
 „ ,, " T i"^ i «ixvi, aixu <3ik:,:=. una runerai l>enehts, 
 
 as they become due out of such funds of the Court. 
 
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 CONSTITUTION. 
 
 (2) At the end of his term of office, he shall deliver all 
 moneys, papers, books and other property of the Court, in 
 his possession or custody, to his successor in office or at 
 any time, on demand, to the Supreme Chief Ranger, or 
 to such Deputy as the Supreme Chief may appoint. Heshalll 
 give security for the faithful performance of his duties to the 
 amount of not less than t7vo hundred dollars ; he shall be 
 ex-officio, one of the Trustees of the Court. 
 
 WOODWARDS. 
 
 n\^^* W ^^ ^^"l" ^^ ^^^ ^"^y ^f the Woodwards to take 
 
 .7. ?h.? .1 ''^^^'^ ^""'l ^^^^' P'°P^^ty °f the Court, andl 
 see that they are properly distributed for the use of the 
 , members in the Court during its sessions ; also, at the closd 
 of each meeting of the Court, to gather up th^ reJalk and 
 o her property of the Court, and r^rn them uTtK" 
 
 W^ "^^^' " r^!^^ ^^^ P^^P-^y «f the Court is ^l 
 of'l'k member^"' "' '^"^ "^"^^'' "^^^^"^ ^^^ -^^i^-" 
 (2) They shall also pay to sick members all benefits that 
 may be ordered by the Chief Ranger or Court for them 
 withm twenty-four hours after the order has been made 
 
 BEADLES. 
 
 37. (I) The Senior Beadle shall attend the inner door 1 
 and s^ that no brother enters without permiss on^?^ 
 Uiief Ranger, un ess in possession of the proper passwo^ I 
 He shall not admit into tl e Court any but a trSe^n^Sl f 
 member of the Order neither «haii i \a v ^awnii | 
 
 who is intoxicated ' ^" ^ ^^"^'^ ^"^ "^^"^berj 
 
 (2) The Junior Beadle shall have charge of the antP i 
 room, and remain at the outside door during ^he^nitiadon 1 
 of members, and on any other occasion when^required ^ 
 
 COURT PHYSICIAN. 
 
 38. (I) The duties of a Court Physician shnll hp fn .v. I 
 amme careiuiiy and minutely all candidates for memb'ershi'p " 
 
 or a 
 
 upo] 
 fortl 
 
 (2 
 the] 
 Cou] 
 may 
 
 (3 
 illne: 
 
 ofth 
 
 treat 
 
 (4) 
 after 
 
 any i 
 
 shall 
 
 atten 
 
 Ooun 
 
 (5) 
 
 one c 
 
 stand 
 
 (6) 
 a me: 
 shall 
 mileai 
 the oi 
 
 (7) 
 furnis 
 
 (8) 
 for att 
 
 (9) 
 a fee c 
 
 nation 
 
 fee shj 
 
 (ID) 
 
 ingly, 
 give a 
 will su 
 peiied 
 
CONSTITUTION. 
 
 31 
 
 ^lall deliver all 
 the Court, inj 
 n office, or at! 
 sf Ranger, oil 
 oint. Heshalll 
 5 duties to thei 
 ; he shall be,. 
 
 wards to take! 
 le Court, and! 
 le use of the: 
 , at the close; 
 e regalia and 
 > the chest or' 
 >urt is usually 
 the condition 
 
 benefits thati 
 rt for them, 
 ;n made. 
 
 s inner door, 
 ssion of the 
 sr password. 
 2 and lawful 
 any member^ 
 
 »f the ante- 
 he initiation 
 :iuired. 
 
 ill he trt u-v. B 
 
 or applicants for reinstatement, or for increased endowment 
 upon the forms of the Supreme Court, and report the same 
 forthwith to the Medical JBoard. 
 
 (2) To attend during the continuance of any illness all 
 the members of his Court (as well as the members of other 
 Courts who may be taken ill within his jurisdiction) who 
 may require his professional services. 
 
 (3) He shall, at every regular meeting during a brother's 
 Illness present to the Court a certificate stating the nature 
 of the brother s complaint, and whether he is still urder his 
 treatment. 
 
 « 
 
 (4) Should he refuse or neglect to attend any member, 
 after being duly notified, the Chief Ranger, or in his absence 
 any member of the Sick Committee, according to seniority. 
 T^f A .i.^'^^TT'^.^'' ^"S^Se any certified physician to 
 c"un Ph sickn ^""^ ""^^'^^ ^^^ expenses to the 
 
 (5) The salary of the Physician shall be at the rate of 
 one dollar per annum for each and every member in good 
 standing m the Court, to be paid at the end of each quarter. 
 
 (6) Should the Court Physician be called upon to attend 
 a member residing more than one mile from his office, he 
 shall be at hberty to charge such brother the regular fee for 
 theTne mTle "''^ necessarily travelled over and above 
 
 fur^n'L'^d b? h!in.^" '^ ''''''''' '' ""' ^^' ^^ ^" -^^--- 
 
 for^ilte^'nLttot^he^^^^^^^^ ^^^" '^^ ^"^ '^'''^^' --' -^ 
 
 (9) He shall receive for every examination made by him 
 a fee ot not less than^«^ dollar ; and if a microscopic exami- 
 nation or an analysis is ordered by the Medical Board, the 
 fee shall be not more than t/iree dollars. 
 . (lo) If the Court Physician makes, at any time, know- 
 a3*. f^ ""^^"^.^statement regarding any (Examination, or 
 give a false certificate, by which the Court or the Order 
 will suffer, he shall forfeit anv salarv d"- hi- --^ ^'^ 
 peiied from the Order, if he be a member thereof; andlf 
 
32 
 
 CONSTITUTION. 
 
 ill 
 
 not a member, he shall forfeit any balance of salary due to 
 him by the Court. ' 
 
 (11) If a Court Physician's examination is repeatedly 
 defective, or should he recommend an improper risk, or 
 certify to any improper or illegal claim for any of the bene- 
 hts ot the (3rder, his commission may be summarily revoked 
 by the Supreme Chief Ranger. - 
 
 (12) Before being commissioned, he must procure from 
 the bupreme Secretary, for his use and guidance, the in- 
 structions to Medical Examiners. ' 
 
 APOTHECARY. 
 
 39. An Apothecary may also be elected annually, who 
 for memb" "^ed^cmes ordered by the Court Physician 
 
 MEDICINES, 
 
 hvlill*,.'^" medicines used by any member must be paid for 
 by the member himself, unless it is provided in the By-laws 
 of the Court ^""^^ medicines be paid for out of the funds 
 
 TRUSTEES, 
 
 o !*• ^^L'^^t^^'^^ Ranger, the Secretary and Treasurer, 
 as the ex-offiao Trustees of a Court, shall have the legal cus- 
 tody and control of all the funds and property ancl effects 
 
 sarne?o^r.r''^T'' ^"^ '^^" ^^\^g^\\y liable for the 
 same to the Supreme Court. 
 
 rifi '^^^//"ste^f shall transact all the legal business of the 
 Court, and through whom the Court shall sue or be sued. 
 J^x '^h^Trustees of a Court, together with the Officers, or 
 members having the custody or possession of any of the 
 property, or effects, or funds of a Court at the time of the 
 suspension, surrender or forfeiture of the Charter or Dis- 
 pensation of a Court shall be jointly and severally liable in 
 any suit which may be brought under the provisions of this 
 Constitution, provided that any such Trustee, officer or 
 
 member, ran fr<^^ >.,-r«o^if a. „.._!. ,--.i .... ,' . "V.."^ 
 
 --, .x*xxx^v,ii xxwiii c;uuii liauiiity, Dy iurmshmg 
 
CONSTtTUTlON. 
 
 9H 
 
 ilary due to 
 
 repeatedly 
 »er risk, or 
 )f the bene- 
 ily revoked 
 
 ocure from 
 ice, the in- 
 
 ually, who 
 Physician 
 
 3e paid for 
 le By-laws 
 f the funds 
 
 Freasurer, 
 legal cus- 
 nd effects 
 le for the 
 
 less of the 
 )e sued. 
 
 'fficers, or 
 ny of the 
 ne of the 
 r or Dis- 
 liable in 
 is of this 
 officer or 
 urnishing 
 
 ^*" ss 
 
 satisfactory evidence of his loyalty to the Order, and of 
 
 &of "^h^S?"' '" 'r l^™"'''""' °f "'^ ConMitu'tion and 
 i.aws ot the supreme Court. 
 
 MEMBERS HAVE NO RtGHT OF ACTION TILL APPEALS ARE 
 
 EXHAUSTED. 
 
 48 No member shall b« entitled to bring anv action 
 agamst the Supreme Court or any other Court of the ol ler 
 «"nnl?.' ?^' "''^"''r''' ^" ">« '«™«^'«' P'°"ded for in the 
 otherwi"se°" ' ^^' °' '^' °'^"' ''>' »PP*»' ""^ 
 
 REPRESENTATIVES 
 
 (A) OF HIGH COUJfJS. 
 
 43. (I) Each High Court jurisdiction, not set apart into 
 a separate endowment urisdiction, shall be entitled to two 
 Representatives in the Supreme Court, and one addiUoTa" 
 Representative for every hundred members in good standW 
 upon Its roll at date of election. sianamg 
 
 (2) Each High Court, at its regular session immediately 
 preceding the annual session of the Supreme CW shaU 
 elect Its Representatives to the Supreme CourUo serve for 
 one y,ar from the date of election, or till the ^^t succeed' 
 ing annual sess on of the High Court, or ^ntif their 
 
 7Z^^T\ r'- """'y "''"^^- Representatives e?ectei or 
 appointed during a term shall serve the balance of the term 
 Any vacancy in the office of Representative may be filled "; 
 th» High Court at its regular meeting, or by its High stand 
 ing Committee during the recess of the High Courf 
 Pal^' rhffZ Representatives from High Courts must be 
 
 (Wrf'^^i /r '\^°°^ ''^■'^'"g in some Subordinate 
 Court, and must have been elected by the High tourt thev 
 represent, or appointed by the High Standing Committee 
 during a recess of their High Coutt^ Repreentath,™ shall 
 furnish a certificate of their election or appointmen tas such 
 Mgned by the High Chief Ranger and HF^hTc,»,,T"'ri 
 atte:>lea with the seal of their High Court.""" "" "■■" """* 
 
S4 
 
 CONSTITUTION, 
 
 (4) Any Representative of a High Court who shall Vacate 
 or resign his office of Representative shall be deemed, by so 
 doing, to have vacated or resigned any office held by him in 
 the ^5upreme Court, provided that the expiration of his term 
 as Kepresentative shall not vacate any elective office held by 
 nim m the Supreme Court. ' 
 
 (5) The Officers, Past Executive Officers and Representa- 
 tives, shall be the only persons entitled to vote in the Su* 
 prenie Court, provided that in case of a tie, the Officer 
 presiding at the time shall, except in elections of Officers and 
 the selection of the place of meeting, give the casting vote. 
 
 (6) No Representative shall be entitled to vote in the 
 Supreme Court unless the High Court which he represents 
 s clear upon the books of the Supreme Court at the time 
 
 that such books are closed. 
 
 (B) OF SUBORDINATE COURTS. 
 
 rnnrf*hi*- There shall be elected from each Subordinate 
 ofT Ht\ P^ fifty members or less, within the jurisdiction 
 «nrf nnl^^i?.'?'''^', ^^"^ ^Representatives to such High Court, 
 and one additional Representative for each additional twenty' 
 
 shdl'Se'llelT^t^h' ^'"^'^ part thereof. The elections 
 
 snail be held at the regular June or December elections im- 
 
 ^f'St '^-P^'P^'"^ '^^'""'^ "^ ^^^^^"g the annual sessions 
 
 Shan be I^ ^''"'"'' 7u' i''^ ^^ ""^'^ «f Representatives 
 shall be onej;ear, or till their successors are duly elected 
 
 Should a postponement of the time of holding the an- 
 nual session of a High Court take place after the electLn 
 
 stnLdr""^^^^^^^^ '' ^'^" ^^' ^^-^ the validUyTf 
 • ^2) Any beneficiary member of the Order in good stand- 
 
 fi« VrnT,."P°° '^l ^"^^ °^ ">« High Court upon'^^he 
 Clf/es.l 'i! ::rr' '"-^"''"^ *^' '» -"-"^ 'h'e High 
 
COiySTITUTIOf* 
 
 VOTES. 
 
 H O W (; I V E N . 
 
 45. (I) Voting shall be by the usual voting sign, except 
 beTrder^ed^ ^'^'^ members, when the j^eas and ^^ shall 
 
 (2) Whenever the j^eas and naj^s are ordered, the names 
 of all voters shall be entered m the division lists, so that a 
 proper record of each division may be preserved in the 
 journals of the Supreme, High; or Subordinate Court. 
 
 (a) in the supreme court. 
 
 46. (I) Each Officer or Past Executive Officer of the Su- 
 preme Court shall be entitled to cast one vote as such ; pro- 
 vided, that if an Officer also holds the rank of a Past 
 Executive Officer, he shgll be entitled lo cast only one vote 
 
 (2) Each Representative from a High Court, in good 
 standing, shall be entitled to cast one vote. 
 
 (3) An Officer or Past Executive Officer may, at the same 
 time be a Representative from a High Court, in which case 
 he shall be entitled to vote both as an Officer or Past 
 Executive Officer and as a Representative. 
 
 (b) in a high court. 
 
 n *T' t, <,Vu^^^^ P^^^'^ ^^ Past Executive Officer of a Hieh 
 Court shall be entitled to cast one vote as such; provided, 
 that if an Officer also holds the rank of a Past Executive 
 Officer, he shall be entitled to cast only one vote. 
 
 (2) Each Representative from a Subordinate Court shall 
 be entitled to cast one vote. 
 
 (3) An Officer or Past Executive Officer may, at the 
 same time, be a Representative from a Subordinate Court 
 m which case he shall be entitled to cast one vote as such 
 Officer or Past Executive Officer, and one vote as Jnh 
 ivepresenlalive. " ""'" 
 
36 
 
 CONSTITUTION. 
 
 (C) IN A SUBORDINATE COURT. 
 
 48. Each member of a Subordinate Court shall be entitled 
 to cast one vote. 
 
 VOTES OF ABSENTEES. 
 
 49, ( I ) In the event of the absence of any of the Repre- 
 sentatives of a High Court, during the time any vote or 
 ballot is being taken in the Supreme Court, the Representa- 
 tive or Repic'sentatives present of such High Court shall be 
 entitled to cast all the votes or ballots to which such High 
 Court is entitled. 
 
 (2) In the event of the absence of any of the Repre- 
 sentatives of a Subordinate Court during the time any vote 
 or ballot is being taken in a High Court, the Representative 
 or Representatives present from such Subordinate Court 
 shall be entitled to cast all the votes or ballots to which 
 such Subordinate Court is entitled. 
 
 (3) In either of the above cases, the votes shall be divided 
 equally among the Representatives present, and if there are 
 any odd votes they shall be cast as the majority of the 
 Representatives present shall determ le ; or if only two are 
 present, the odd votes shall be cast by the senior Repre- 
 sentative. 
 
 VOTES OF PRESIDING OFFICERS. 
 
 50. (I) The Presiding Officer in the Supreme, High or 
 Subordinate Court shall not vote except in case of a tie, in 
 which case he shall give the casting vote, except in the 
 election of Officers or the selection of place of meeting, 
 when the Presiding Officer shall cast his ballot the same as 
 other Officers and members entitled to vote. 
 
 (2) In case of a tie in the election of Officers, or the 
 selection of a place of meeting, the Presiding Officer shall 
 not be entitled to give the casting vote, but a new ballot 
 shall be taken until there is a clear majority of the votes cast 
 duly declared. 
 
 BLANKS NOT TO BE COUNTED. 
 
 51, All blank ballots, and all ballots marked for any one 
 or for a place not in nomination at that particular ballot, 
 shaii be counted as blanks, and not to be taken into account 
 m determining the majority. 
 
 ■ G( 
 
CONSTITUTION. 
 
 37 
 
 be entitled 
 
 he Repre- 
 ly vote or 
 epresenta- 
 rt shall be 
 iuch High 
 
 le Repre- 
 
 any vote 
 
 esentative 
 
 ite Court 
 
 to which 
 
 )e divided 
 there are 
 ty of the 
 y two are 
 or Repre- 
 
 High or 
 f a tie, in 
 Dt in the 
 meeting, 
 ? same as 
 
 , or the 
 icer shall 
 ew ballot 
 'otes cast 
 
 r any one 
 ir ballot, 
 ) account 
 
 DEPUTIES 
 
 (A) OF THE SUPREME CHIEF RANGER. 
 
 5^. Deputy Supreme Chief Rangers shall be duly com- 
 missioned by the Supreme Chief Ranger, and shall-! 
 
 (1) Be the Representatives of the Supreme Chief Ranger 
 m their respective territories. ^ 
 
 (2) Have power to organize and institute Subordinate 
 ?Z. A'^^^'c''' not proscribed by the Constitution or 
 Laws of the Supreme Court, or by the Executive Council. 
 
 (3) Receive such K:ompensation for their services as may 
 be hxed by the Executive Council. ^ 
 
 Rin^f""^ ""'^^' ^^^ directions of the Supreme Chief 
 
 (5) Remit to the Supreme Secretary all moneys received 
 or Charter fees and supplies forthwith after receiving them 
 
 SrFTrms' ' ''' '' ^'' "^'"^^ """^^^^' ^" 'he pre! 
 
 (B) OF THE HIGH CHIEF RANGER. 
 
 cn??*/^^ High Chief Ranger shall have power to appoint 
 and duly commission any member of any of the Courts in 
 his jurisdiction, as— 
 
 Jo^^ ,^T''',''''i ^f^^'^y ^^Sh Chief Rangers, whose duty 
 shall be to look after the general interests of the Order • 
 to spread the principles of Forestry, by public lectures and 
 otnerwise, and to advance the interests of the Order by all 
 legitimate means; institute Courts anywhere within the 
 jurisdiction, in accordance with the Constitution and Laws 
 of the Order ; in the absence of the District Deputy High 
 Chief Ranger, or any superior Officer, to install the Officers • 
 give decisions on points of law when appealed to, and 
 enforce a strict adherence to the laws and usages of the 
 
 o'^tT^rof 't^e H--"-' '^- ^h^.i"^tr"^ti«ns of the High 
 rk- f ^ '^" :3ranamg Committee, or of the High 
 
 Chief Ranger ; to send a report of all their official acts to 
 
38 
 
 CONSTITUTION. 
 
 the High Chief Ranger at least once a quarter, and to make 
 such suggestions as they may deem to be in the interests of 
 the Order. 
 
 (2) District Deputy High Chief Rangers, whose duties 
 shall be to look after the interests of the Order, institute 
 Courts, and to visit the Courts in their respective districts, 
 at least once a year, and see that they conform to the Con- 
 stitution and Laws of the Supreme Court ; to hear and 
 determine all appeals brought before them in due form, 
 and to perform such other lawful duties as the Constitution 
 or Laws of the Supreme ( ourt may require, or as the High 
 Chief Ranger or the High Standing Committee may from 
 time to time direct. 
 
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 (3) Court Deputy High Chief Rangers, who shall be the 
 medium throu :h whom all official commur' cations from the 
 High or Supreme Court shall come for each Court in their 
 respective High Court jurisdictions, whose duty shall be to 
 spread the principles of Forestry, by public lectures and 
 otherwise, and to advance the interests of the Order by all 
 just and legitimate means ; institute Courts anywhere within 
 their respective districts, in accordance with the Constitu- 
 tion and Laws of the Order ; in the absence of the District 
 Deputy High Chief Ranger, or other superior Officer, to 
 mstall the Officers, give decisions on points of law when 
 appealed to, and enforce a strict adherence to the laws and 
 usages of the Order, and an obedience to the instructions 
 of the High (^urt or of the High Chief Ranger ; to send 
 a report of all their official acts to the High Chief Ranger 
 at least once a term, and to make such suggestions as they 
 may cleem to be in the interests of the Order ; to lay before 
 their Courts promptly all official communications received ; 
 hear and determine appeals from the Courts, and generally 
 to see that the Constitution and Laws of the Supreme Court 
 are observed by their Courts. 
 
 PAST CHIEF RANGERS. 
 
 54. A Past Chief Ranger shall be— 
 ^(l) One who holds, or has held, a commission either as 
 ^eputy uf the Supreme Chief Ranger, or of a High Chief 
 Kanger, or as Court Physician. 
 
CONSTITUTION. 
 
 d to make 
 nterests of 
 
 ose duties 
 , institute 
 I districts, 
 ) the Con- 
 hear and 
 lue form, 
 •nstitution 
 the High 
 may from 
 
 all be the 
 ; from the 
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 hall be to 
 ures and 
 der by all 
 ire within 
 Constitu- 
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 officer, to 
 aw when 
 laws and 
 itructions 
 ; to send 
 f Ranger 
 s as they 
 ly l)efore 
 eceived ; 
 generally 
 ne Court 
 
 either as 
 gh Chief 
 
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 of Past Chief 
 
 (2) One who was elected to the office 
 Kanger at the institution of a Court. 
 
 held he office of Chief Ranger during a regular term or 
 the balance of an unexpired tefm. ^ ' 
 
 (4) A clergyman who has filled the office of Chaplain 
 durmg a term or the balance of an unexpired term ^''^^'^''' 
 
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 STANDING COMMITTEES 
 
 (a) of the supreme court. 
 
 ^^* A^K^\ ^^^ opening of each annual meeting the Su- 
 prerne Chief Ranger or the Presiding Officer shall appoint 
 membersT vfz. ""^ Committees, each to consist ofXee 
 
 Committee on Credentials, 
 
 Finance, 
 
 Appeals and Petitions, 
 " Constitution and Laws, 
 *' State of the Order, 
 " New Business. 
 
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 DorffofV,.^ "^^^'^ Credentials shall examine and re- 
 
 port to the Supreme Court on the credentials of Representa- 
 tives, and report if they are in good standing. '^^P'^'^''^* 
 
 presented during each annual session, and estimate the 
 
 Cott orT''""' ""'^''''''^ ^^' !^' ^"P^"«^^ °f the Supreme 
 Court for the ensuing year, and report the same in writing; 
 
 ?or us^bef ^'T' r '^'?^P'^^^ Court, and have real; 
 tor use before the close of each annual or special ses- 
 sion, pay roll, showing the name, residence, and actual 
 
 mlTnrclir^fH )' '''\ ^^^^^ ^-^"^ Representadve 
 making claims therefor* anri i^^vf^,.*,, ^..-,u -<i- 1 .. 
 
 as may be assigned them by the Supreme Chief Ranger 
 or Executive Council, or Supreme Court. ^ ' 
 
40 
 
 CONSTITUTION. 
 
 (4) The Committee on Appeals and Petitions shall ex- 
 amine and report on all appeals taken to the vSupreme 
 Court ; also, consider and report on all petitions. 
 
 (5) The Committee on the Constitution and Laws shall 
 examine and report, with their approval or rejection. By- 
 laws of High or Subordinate Courts submitted to them, as 
 also subsequent alterations made thereto ; examine and ap- 
 prove manuscript of all By-laws that High or Subordinate 
 Courts desire to print, before being printed ; have referred 
 to them, for examination and report, all proposed alterations 
 or amendments of the Constitution and Laws of the Order ; 
 compile and arrange for publication all amendments adopted 
 by the Supreme Court. 
 
 (6) The Committee on the State of the Order shall an- 
 nually present to the Supreme Court an exhibit of the con- 
 dition, progress and prospects of the Order in its jurisdiction; 
 examine and report on all correspondence of the Supreme 
 Court, and suggest any measures to be taken in connection 
 therewith. 
 
 (7) The Committee on New Business shall have referred 
 to them what can not properly be referred to Committees 
 heretofore named, and report to the Supreme Court at each 
 session thereof; also present any new business which they 
 may deem to be in the interests of the Order. 
 
 (8) When deemed necessary, the Supreme Chief Ranger 
 may direct any Committee to meet at least one day before 
 the annual session of the Supreme Court, for the examina- 
 tion of any business that may be referred to them. 
 
 (b) of high courts. 
 56. (i) The High Chief Ranger, at the beginning of 
 each annual meeting of his High Court, shall appoint the 
 following Standing Committees, each consisting of three 
 members, viz. : 
 
 Committee on Credentials, 
 Finance, 
 
 Appeals and Petitions, 
 State of the Order, 
 New Business. 
 
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CONSTITUTION. 
 
 41 
 
 (2) The duties of such Standing Committees shall be the 
 same as laid down for the corresponding Supreme Court 
 Committees, in so far as they are applicable to Hi^h Court 
 Committees. 
 
 (C) OF SUBORDINATE COURTS. 
 FINANCE COMMITTEE. 
 
 5T. (i) A Finance Committee, consisting of two mem- 
 bers, shall be elected at the same time as the other Officers 
 Their duty shall be to examine all bills or accounts presented 
 to the Court, and report upon their regularity and correct- 
 ness before being paid. 
 
 (2) Also, at the close of the term, or at any other time 
 ordered by the Court, to audit the books of the Financial 
 Utficers of the Court, and report the result in writing to the 
 Court ; such report to include a duly prepared balance-sheet 
 ot the hnances for the past term, and perform such other 
 duties as may be ordered by the Court. 
 
 .J^'^rJ^^ Recording Secretary, the Financial Secretary and 
 the Treasurer shall not be eligible for election on the 
 b inance Committee. 
 
 THE SICK COMMITTEE. 
 
 ,,.^4) '[H^ick Committee, consisting of the Chief Ranger, 
 Vice-Chief Ranger, the two Woodwards, the two Beadles, 
 and the Chaplain, shall see, after they have received notice 
 of the sickness of a brother, that he is visited once each 
 Clay, during his illness, by at least one member of said Com- 
 mittee ; and the Committee shall report the condition of the 
 sick brother to the Court at each regular meeting. 
 
 (5) If, in the opinion of said Committee, it should in any 
 case be necessary that watchers be provided for the sick 
 brother, the Chief Ranger shall notify two members of the 
 Court to perform such duty each night, and the brothers 
 thus notihed shall be those whose turn it shall be according 
 to the order m which their names appear on the roll of 
 members ; anu should any brother thus notified find it in- 
 convenient to attend to this duty himself, he must either 
 immediately provide a suitable substitute or payj^the Chief 
 
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 CONSTITUTION. 
 
 i; 
 
 ,^!?^l' '^^A •i°"f ! '° ^ expended by him for that purpose ; 
 and should he fail to comply with the above, he shal 
 pay a hne ot two dollars. 
 
 (6) The Court or Sick Committee may at any time order 
 a consultation of physicians if the circumstances of the case 
 
 t"Ie"s4 brotS ''^^" '"^^^°^ '""^^^^"^ """^^ '^ ^"^"^ 
 
 nnMJ'lT!'^'? .""^l^^^^^^^x"' °' <oriagious diseases, it shall 
 not e the duty of members of this Committee to visit per- 
 sonally, or of other brothers to watch, and if attendance s 
 needed, a competent nurse shall be employed to be oaid 
 from the funds of the Court. »pioyea, to be paid 
 
 ARBITRATION COMMITTEE. 
 
 Palf .TjJ|^,A^^^itration Committee shall consist of the Junior 
 Fast Chef Ranger, Chaplain and Vice-Chief Ranker to 
 whom all charges in a Subordinate Court shall be Seel 
 
 l.nSl /" ""^u '^"^ "'^'''^'^' ^^ ^'^"^^ Committee shall be chal- 
 
 VACANCIES. 
 
 S». (I) All vacancies in the Executive Council not 
 otherwise provided for in this Constitution shall he (il"ed 
 by the Supreme Court, if in session, and during the 7„fJX 
 of sessions by the Executive Council. ^ 
 
 Court lall rfillfl '," '!l' ^PP°'"'«' offi<=es of the Supreme 
 court shall be filled by the Supreme Chief Ranger, subiect 
 to the approval of the Executive Council. ^ ' 
 
 bv*?he1li Jh?n''f -f" ''*^''- '" "" "'8'^ Court shall be filled 
 by the High Court, if in session, and during the m/eru» nf 
 sessions by the High Standing Committee. 
 
 fhh*- ^'1 ™'^'^"<='e'* in ^ Subordinate Court shall be filled by 
 he Court as soon as the vacancy is declared. Any office 
 
 Hitlf p ""^'^ S°""' """^^P' 'hat of Representative to a 
 High Court, may be declared vacant Iw /t,.,.,.!;"! . .^ 
 
 of the Court, on the Officer absenting ^himseif"from \wo 
 successive regular meetings of the Court 
 
CONSTITUTION. 
 
 48 
 
 MEDICAL EXAMINATION. 
 
 59. The "Medical Examination of the Order" consists 
 of three parts, viz. : 
 
 (1) The full, explicit and correct answers (o all the ques- 
 tions propourfded to applicants in the Medical Exrmination 
 F orms ; 
 
 (2) The Examination, which is to be made upon the 
 prescribed Form by a duly commissioned Court Physician, 
 or by a physician specially authorized by the Supreme Chief 
 Ranger to make the medical examination ; and 
 
 (3) The /Review of such medical examination by the Medi- 
 cal Board. 
 
 REVENUE. 
 
 (a) of the supreme court. 
 
 CO. The revenue of the Supreme Court shall be derived 
 from — 
 
 (i) The Charter Fees of High Courts, Subordinate Courts, 
 and of Encampments of Royal Foresters, instituted by 
 the Supreme Court, and the fees for the Charters of Subor- 
 dmate Courts instituted by High Courts. 
 
 (2) A per capita tax from every beneficiary member of 
 Subordmate Courts not under a High Court. 
 
 (3) An annual tax from each High Court, based on its 
 membership, and payable semi-annually in advance, in Tf i- 
 uary and July of each year. 
 
 (4) The profits on the sale of supplies and fror.x such other 
 sources as the Supreme Court may from time to time deter- 
 mme. 
 
 (5) All books, blanks, badges, sashes and emblems used 
 by High and Subordinate Courts shall be of the same size 
 and pattern, and shall be furnished by the Supreme Court, 
 and the profits on the same form part of its revenue. 
 
 
 uF HIGH courts. 
 
 ^1. (I) The revenue of High Courts shall be ; for Sub- 
 ordmate Court Dispensation and Supplies, instituted by such 
 
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 CONSTITUTION. 
 
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 High Courts, one Aunulrvc/ dollain ; a per capita tax not exceed- 
 ing 07ie dollar per annum for every beneficiary member of the 
 Order within its jurisdiction, to be fixed by each High 
 Court, twenty-five cents of which must be paid to the 
 Supreme Court. 
 
 (2) The revenue of a High Court shall not be for accumu- 
 lation or investment, but shall be raised for the purpose 
 only of defraying the actual necessary expenses thereof, and 
 promoting the growth of the Order in its jurisdiction. 
 
 (3) At each annual session the amount required by a High 
 Court shall be assessed as a per capita tax upon every Sub- 
 ordinate Court for each member thereof, payable semi-an- 
 nually in advance. 
 
 (C) OF SUBORDINATE COURTS. 
 
 6^« The General Fund of Subordinate Courts shall 
 be composed of all moneys received on account of initia- 
 tions, dues, certificates of brothers from other Courts, fines, 
 forfeitures, donations, taxes and interest, and any special 
 tax or assessment that may be ordered by the Court, and 
 shall be applied solely in carrying out the objects of the 
 Court, in paying the salary of the Court Physician and other 
 Officers, managing and supporting the Court, and keeping 
 up the Sick and Funeral Benefits. 
 
 SUPPLIES. 
 
 63, (I) Supplies furnished by the Supreme Court must 
 be paid for on or before delivery. 
 
 (2) The price of all supplies furnished to High Courts 
 shall be twetity per cent, less than the price fixed to Subor- 
 dinate Courts. 
 
 (3) Supplies of all kinds shall emanate from the Supreme 
 Court exclusively. The Executive Council shall designate 
 and define what are supplies. 
 
 (4) No Deputy shall institute a Court without having and 
 delivering to said Court, at the time of institution, the sup- 
 plies necessary therefor. 
 
 (5) The Supreme Secretary shall furnish directly to the 
 High Courts all supplies for the Subordinate Courts within 
 their respective jurisdictions. 
 
CONSTITUTION. 
 
 46 
 
 t exceed- 
 )er of the 
 :h High 
 I to the 
 
 accumu- 
 
 purpose 
 
 •eof, and 
 
 ya High 
 ery Sub- 
 semi-an- 
 
 ts shall 
 3f initia- 
 ls, fines, 
 ^ special 
 urt, and 
 :s of the 
 nd other 
 keeping 
 
 urt must 
 
 1 Courts 
 3 Subor- 
 
 5upreme 
 esignate 
 
 ^ing and 
 the sup- 
 
 ^ to the 
 s within 
 
 CIRCULARS. 
 
 64. No circulars or documents relating to this Order shall 
 be muiled or circulated by any Subordinate Court or mem- 
 ber of the Order, or be read in or acted upon by any 
 Subordinate Court, unless the same shall bear the approval 
 of the Supreme Chief Ranger or High Chief Ranger of the 
 jurisdiction in which it is issued or circulated endorsed 
 thereon. A contravention of this Section shall subject the 
 offender to suspension or expulsion, and if a Court so 
 offends, to suspension or revocation of its Dispensation or 
 Charter. 
 
 QOOD STANDING 
 
 (a) of courts, 
 
 65, (i) A Court is in "good standing" only when it is 
 working under an unforfeited or unreclaimed Charter, or 
 other due authority from the Supreme Court, and is not at 
 the time suspended, and has paid all claims of the Supreme 
 or High Court at the time prescribed by the Constitution, 
 and has made also at the proper time all required returns and 
 
 reports. 
 
 (b) of members. 
 
 (2) The term ''good standing" in this Order signifies that 
 the member is not either suspended or expelled from his 
 Court or from the Order, and that he has paid within the 
 prescribed time all his assessments for the Endowment or 
 other Benefit Funds of the Order, as well as all Court dues, 
 capitation tax, fines, or other demands of the Order. 
 
 (3) If a member is not in good standing, he is not eligible 
 to office, and if an Officer, he forfeits his office. A member 
 not in good standing loses all his rights and claims upon the 
 Order, of whatsoever kind and nature, and can only regam 
 them when reinstated according to the Constitution and 
 Laws, 
 
 NOTICES. 
 
 HOW GIVEN. 
 
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 nf 
 
 6G« (i) Any , , 
 
 Laws to be given to a High Conrt shall be deemed to be 
 
46 
 
 CONSTirUTIOlV. 
 
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 duly given upon the mailing of such notice in a registered 
 letter, directed to either the High Chief Ranger or High 
 Secretary of such High Court, at their last known Post 
 Office address ; the time of such notice shall be computed 
 from the date of the mailing of such letter. 
 
 (2) Any notice required by the Constitution and Laws to 
 be given to a Subordinate Court, or to any of the members 
 thereof, shall be deemed to be duly given upon the mailing 
 of such notice in a registered letter, directed to either the 
 Court Deputy High Chief Ranger, the Chief Ranger, or the 
 Recordmg Secretary of such Court, or to the member him- 
 self, at the last known Post Office address ; the time of such 
 notice shall be computed from the time of mailing such 
 letter. ^ 
 
 CHARGES AND SUSPENSIONS 
 
 (a) of courts. 
 
 OT. The Dispensation or Charter of a High or Subor- 
 dmate Court may l)e suspended and the Court dissolved, and 
 Its Charter or Dispensation forfeited to the Supreme Court— 
 
 (1) For improper, insubordinate, or rebellious conduct. 
 
 (2) For neglecting or refusing to conform to the Constitu- 
 tion, Laws, Rules or Regulations of the Supreme Court. 
 
 (3) For neglecting to hold regular meetings, unless pre- 
 vented from doing so by some unforeseen circumstance, or 
 when Its membership diminishes to less than five in number. 
 
 (4) For neglecting or refusing to make any required re- 
 turns, or for nonpayment of any assessment, or tax, or dues 
 provided for in the Constitution or Laws, or that may be 
 ordered by the Supreme Court or Executive Council, or by 
 a High Court, or by a High Standing Committee. 
 
 NOTICE OF CHARGES. 
 
 68. (I) But the Dispensation or Charter shall not be 
 torteited m either of the above cases, except as provided in 
 
 stitution, until the High or Subordinate Court shall have 
 
CONSTITUTION. 
 
 egistered 
 
 or High 
 
 wn Post 
 
 :omputed 
 
 Laws to 
 members 
 2 mailing 
 ither the 
 ir, or the 
 ber him- 
 2 of such 
 ing such 
 
 NS 
 
 r Subor- 
 ved, and 
 Court — 
 
 iduct. 
 
 -^onstitu- 
 ourt. 
 
 ess pre- 
 ance, or 
 number. 
 
 aired re- 
 or dues, 
 may be 
 il, or by 
 
 not be 
 /ided in 
 
 il have 
 
 been notified of its offence by the Supreme or High Sec* 
 retary, and an opportunity has been given to answer the 
 charge or charges against it. 
 
 (2) In the case of a High Court, at least thirty days must 
 elapse between the date of notice of charges and the date 
 of trial, and in the case of a Subordinate Court, at least 
 seven days must elapse between such dates, 
 
 DISSOLUTION OF COURTS. 
 
 69. (i) To dissolve a High or Subordinate Court, and 
 declare the Charter or Dispensation forfeited to the Supreme 
 Court, a two-thirds vote of all the members present at any 
 regular session of the Supreme Court, or at a special session 
 called for the purpose, shall be required. 
 
 (2) Or it may be done by a unanimous vote of the mem^ 
 bers of the Executive Council present at any meeting. 
 
 (3) If a High Court shall be suspended as above, the 
 Subordinate Courts under its jurisdiction shall immediately 
 come under the exclusive jurisdiction of, and make all their 
 reports and remittances to, the Supreme Court. 
 
 COMMISSIONERS MAY TAKE TESTIMONY. 
 
 TO. (i) If the Executive Council or High Stan4ing Comr 
 mittee, on receipt of the answer of the Subordinate Court 
 to charges which shall have been preferred, is not in pos^ 
 session of the facts connected therewith, t may proceed to 
 summon before them such members of .he Order as are 
 cognizant of the facts, and direct also the presentation be- 
 fore them of all books, papers, letters and other document^ 
 bearing on the subject-matter. 
 
 (2) Should it, however, be inconvenient for the Exe- 
 cutive Council or High Standinfg Committee to sit and 
 hear the evidence, or any part thereof, it may refer the 
 same, or any part thereof, to one or more Past Chief 
 Rangers, residing near the location of the accused Court, 
 to act as Commissioners to take testimony, and before 
 whom the i:>arties shall be summoned, with their Counsel and 
 evidence, their boqk^ and papers. The evidence so taken 
 
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 48 CONSTITUTION. 
 
 shall be reduced to writing, and returned by the Commis- 
 sioners to the Executive Council or High Standing Com- 
 mittee. 
 
 (3) Upon receipt thereof, by the Supreme Secretary 
 or High Secretary, he shall give notice to the parties, 
 when the written testimony will be presented to the 
 Executive Council or High Standing Committee .ind the 
 respective parties shall be heard by Counsel, if they desire it, 
 after which the cause will be deiermined. No person shall 
 appear as Counsel except a Forester in good standing 
 
 CONTEMPT OF SUMMONS. 
 
 71. When charges are preferred against a High or Sub- 
 ordinate Court, and it neejlects or refuses to answer the same 
 within the time prescribed by Section sixty-eighty Sub-section 
 tivo of the Constitution, such charges may be tried ex parte ^ or 
 the Charter or Dispensation of the Court may be suspended, 
 and the Court dissolved for contempt of summons, at the 
 discretion of the Supreme Court or of the Executive Council. 
 
 COURT UNDER CHARGE CANNOT DISPOSE OF PROPERTY 
 
 OR FUNDS. 
 
 Y^, When a Subordinate Court shall |have notice that 
 charges are preferred against it, or that its Charter or Dis- 
 pensation has been suspended, such Court shall not, during 
 the pendency of such charges, or during the continuance of 
 such suspension, grant any withdrawal card except to mem- 
 bers who have removed, or who intend, bona fide ^ within 
 one month after their application, to remove out of the 
 district in which such Court is located; and until such 
 charges are disposed of, such Court shall make no disposi- 
 tion or transfer of any of its property — rituals, books, regalia, 
 furniture, effects or funds — except to pay its debts and cur- 
 rent expenses, benefits accruing to members, and assessments 
 for the Endowment or oth<jr Bi;*iefit Funds of the Order. 
 
 SUMMARY SUSPENSION AND DISSOLUTION OF COURTS. 
 
 YS* ( I) A High or Subordinate Court may be summarily 
 suspended, and the members thereof deprived of ^(1 
 
CONSTITUTIOIf. 
 
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 the benefits of the Order by the Executive Council, or 
 by the Supreme Chief Ranger, whenever such High or 
 Subordinate Court shall wilfully refuse or neglect to make 
 its returns, or fails to pay its assessments to the Endowment 
 or other Funds, or fails to pay its taxes or dues to the Su- 
 preme or High Court at the time they fall due, or wilfully 
 violates any law of the Order. 
 
 (2) When a High Court is in open rebellion to the Con- 
 stitution or Laws, or is in contempt of the authority of the 
 Executive Council or of the Supreme Chief Ranger, its 
 Dispensation or Charter may be immediately suspended by 
 the Executive Council or by the Supreme Chief Ranger, 
 and the Court may thereafter be dissolved, and its Dispensa- 
 tion or Charter declared forfeited by the Executive Council. 
 
 (3) When a Subordinate Court is in open rebellion to the 
 Constitution or Laws, or is in contempt of the constituted 
 authorities, it» Dispensation or Charter may be immediately 
 suspended by the Supreme Chief Ranger, or by the High 
 Chief Ranger of the jurisdiction, and its Charter or Dispen- 
 sation may be declared forfeited by the Executive Council. 
 
 CONTEMPT BY A COURT. 
 
 T4.. Any Court refusing or neglecting to transmit any 
 books, papers or returns required by the Executive Council, 
 or by the Supreme Chief Ranger, or by the High Standing 
 Committee, or High Chief Ranger, as the case may be, or 
 refusing to obey the legal mandates of the Executive Council, 
 or of the Supreme Chief Ranger, or of the High Standing 
 Committee, or of the High Chief Ranger, shall be deemed 
 to be in contempt, and may have its Charter or Dispensation 
 forthwith suspended by the Executive Council, or by the 
 Supreme Chief Ranger, or by the High Standing Com- 
 mittee, or by the High Chief Ranger, as the case may be, 
 and its Charter may thereafter be declared forfeited by the 
 Executive Council or by the Supreme Court, and the Court 
 dissolved. 
 
 COURT STANDING SUSPENDED. 
 
 75. Any Court which fails to transmit the monthly or 
 other returns required hy the Constitution antj Laws, within 
 
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 CONSTITUTION. 
 
 the time specified therein, or fails to pay, at the time specified 
 by the Constitution and Laws, any dues, capitation tax or 
 assessments, may be forthwith suspended by the Executive 
 Council or by the Supreme Chief Ranger ; or if not so 
 suspended, and such Court continues to be in default to the 
 end of the then current month, then in that case it shall ipso 
 facto stand suspended upon the first day of the next succeeding 
 month after such default ; and any time thereafter its Charter 
 or Dispensation may be revoked and declared forfeited by 
 the Executive Council or by the Supreme Court, and the 
 Court dissolved. 
 
 PROPERTY AND FUNDS OF SUSPENDED OR DEFUNCT 
 
 COURTS. 
 
 70. (i) Upon the suspension, or surrender, or forfeiture 
 of the Charter or Dispensation of a Court, it shall be the 
 dutyf collectively and individually, of the Officers having 
 the custody of the Charter or Dispensation, books, papers, 
 furniture or other property or effects and funds of the Court, 
 to assign, transfer and deliver the same to the vSupreme Chief 
 Ranger, or to such party or parties as may be specially de- 
 puted by the Supreme Chief Ranger to receive the same, 
 which shall be held by said party so receiving, subject to the 
 order of the Supreme Chief Ranger, or of the Executive 
 Council. 
 
 (2) Any Officer or member having any Charter, Dispen- 
 sation, rituals, books, papers, furniture or other property or 
 effects, or funds of such suspended or dissolved Court in his 
 custody, possession, or control, neglecting or refusing to 
 assign, transfer and deliver the same forthwith to the Su- 
 preme Chief Ranger, or to the duly appointed Deputy of the 
 Supreme Chief Ranger, shall l)e forever excluded from mem- 
 bership in the Order, notwithstanding such Court should 
 afterwards be restored to good standing, and shall be liable 
 to the Supreme Court to double the value of such property, 
 and which may be recovered in any court of competent 
 jurisdiction, at the suit of the Supreme Court, or of any other 
 party who may be duly authorized to a^t in l)ehalf of the 
 Supreme Court, by the Supreme Chief Ranger. 
 
CONSTITUTION. 
 
 51 
 
 specified 
 Dn tax or 
 j^xecutive 
 f not so 
 lit to the 
 shall ipso 
 icceeding 
 s Charter 
 ffeited by 
 , and the 
 
 FUNCT 
 
 forfeiture 
 ,11 be the 
 rs having 
 ;, papers, 
 he Court, 
 ;me Chief 
 cially de- 
 he same, 
 ect to the 
 Executive 
 
 , Dispen- 
 operty or 
 lurt in his 
 ifusing to 
 the Su- 
 uty of the 
 om mem- 
 rt should 
 be liable 
 property, 
 lompetent 
 anv other 
 alf'of the 
 
 SUCH PROPERTY AND FUNDS TO BE KEPT SEPARATE. 
 
 YT The Charter or Dispensation, rituals, books, papers, 
 furniture or other property or effects or funds received from 
 any Subordinate Court under the preceding Section, shall 
 l)e kept separate and apart from the other property or funds 
 of the Supreme Court, and such funds shall not be estimated 
 as part of the funds of the Supreme Court, but shall be held 
 for the purpose of returning to the Court whence it came, on 
 its being reinstated, or upon the expiration of the period of 
 its suspension ; provided, however, that in the event said 
 Court should not be reinstated within one year, the funds 
 and effects received from such Court shall be disposed of 
 and used, under the direction of the Supreme Chief Ranger, 
 in aiding or assisting the growth and progress of the Order. 
 
 VALUING PROPERTY AND EFFECTS OF DEFUNCT 
 
 COURTS, 
 
 18. Whenever the Trustees or other Officers or mem* 
 hers of a Court, whose Charter or Dispensation has been 
 suspended, annulled, surrendered or forfeited, fail forthwith 
 to assign, transfer, and deliver the Charter, Dispensation, 
 books, papers, furniture or other property or effects and 
 funds of such Court, to the Supreme Chief Ranger, or to 
 such party or parties as may be specially deputed by him, as 
 provided in the Constitution and Laws of the Supreme 
 Court, the Executive Council shall forthwith estimate the 
 value, to the Supreme Court, of such property or effects, or 
 any part of the same, and such estimate shall be taken as 
 the value of such property or effects in any suit which may 
 be brought under the provisions of this Constitution. 
 
 STATUS OF MEMBERS OF SUSPENDED OR DISSOLVED 
 
 COURTS. 
 
 10. (I) Any member of a Court whose Charter or Dis- 
 pensation has been suspended, and any member of a Court 
 which has surjendered or forfeited its Charter or Dispensa* 
 tion, who was in good standing at the time of such suspen- 
 sion, surrender or forfeiture, may be admitted into any other 
 
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 CONSTITUTION. 
 
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 Court, after having received from the Supreme Chief Ranger 
 a card signed by him, and countersigned by the Supreme 
 Secretary, under the seal of the Supreme Court. 
 
 (2) Such card shall not be granted until the brother has 
 given satisfiactory evidence that he was in good standing at 
 the date of such surrender, suspension or forfeiture of such 
 Dispensation or Charter, and has paid into the Supreme 
 Court all fees, dues, assessments, capitation tax, fines or 
 other claims to date, that he would otherwise have had to 
 pay, including any deficiency arising from neglect or failure 
 of the Officers of such defaulting or defunct Court to pay 
 over to the Supreme Court any assessments, fees or dues, 
 capitation tax or other claims paid by such member into the 
 treasury of his Subordinate Court, and which should have 
 been paid over to the Supreme Court by such Subordinate 
 Court ; and such member shall apply for such card within 
 t/iirt}/ days from the date of the suspension, surrender or 
 forfeiture of the Charter or Dispensation of the Court. 
 
 (3) The application for such card must also be accompanied 
 with the fee of one dollar, and a declaration of health, or if 
 required by the Executive Council, or by the Supreme Chief 
 Ranger, then such applicant must also fur-nish the cer- 
 tificate of the Medical Board that the applicant has 
 passed the Medical Board within the last past ten days ; the 
 card shall hold good for one yeai% when it must be renewed. 
 
 (4) Members of a Court whose Charter or Dispensation 
 has been suspended, surrendered or forfeited, shall not be 
 entitled to any benefits until they have received a card from 
 the Supreme Chief Ranger, as above provided ; and if they 
 fail to apply for such card within thh-ty days from the date 
 of such suspension, surrender or forfeiture of the Dispensa- 
 tion or Charter of their Court, they shall stand suspended ; 
 but they may be readmitted into another Court as new 
 members, without the ceremony of initiation ; provided, 
 that a statement of the facts in the case shall be submitted 
 with, and made a part of, the application for such new mem- 
 bership. 
 
 (5) Any member of such Court who had his assessments, 
 at the time of such suspension, surrender or forfeiture, paid 
 
CONSTITUTION. 
 
 53 
 
 in advance into the Supreme Court, shall be deemed to be 
 in good standing during the period covered by such advance 
 payments, notwithstanding such suspension, surrender or 
 forfeiture, unless he shall have wilfully contributed towards, 
 or been a party to, such suspension, surrender or forifeiture, 
 by rebellious, insubordinate or other unlawful conduct, in 
 which case he shall forfeit all his rights in the Order as well 
 as all his payments. 
 
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 MEMBERS AT LARGE. 
 
 80. (i) Any member of a Court whose Charter or Dis- 
 pensation has been suspended, surrendered or forfeited, who 
 may be rejected, on depositing his card in other Courts may 
 be preserved as a member at large ; in which case he shall 
 continue to pay his assessments to the vSupreme Secretary ; 
 and in case of death, his beneficiary or personal representa- 
 tive shall be entitled to the endowment and other benefits 
 of the Order, the same as if he were regularly a member of 
 some Subordinate Court ; provided, further, that said mem- 
 ber shall pay, as dues, to the Supreme Court, Mr^^ dollars per 
 year in advance. 
 
 (2) A member at large shall be entitled to receive the 
 current S.A.P.W. from the Chief Ranger of any Court, 
 upon the order of the Supreme Chief Ranger. The Su- 
 preme Secretary shall keep a roll of all members at large, 
 and their standing in the Order. In case of the death of a 
 member at large, the necessary proofs of claim may be exe- 
 cuted by the Officers of the nearest Court or by the Supreme 
 Secretary. 
 
 (b) TRIAL OF MEMBERS. 
 
 81. Every member shall be entitled to a fair trial for any 
 offence involving fine, reprimand, suspension or expulsion, 
 excepting for nonpayment of dues or capitation tax, or 
 assessments, or for contempt of the Constitution and Laws, 
 or for insubordination or rebellion, or for other causes speci- 
 fied in the Constitution and Laws. 
 
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 CONSTITUTION. 
 
 CHARGES. 
 
 8^, No member shall be put upon trial unless charges 
 duly specifying the offence, and date of such offence, so as 
 fully to apprise him of the nature thereof, and enable him 
 to prepare for his defence, shall be submitted in writing to 
 the Court having jurisdiction, or to the High Standing Com- 
 mittee, or to the Executive Council, signed by a member of 
 the Order. 
 
 CHARGES IN SUBORDINATE COURT. 
 
 83. (i) If the charges are preferred in a Subordinate 
 Court, they shall forthwith be referred to the Arbitration 
 Committee. 
 
 (2) Such Committee shall, before the next regular meet- 
 ing of the Court, summon the parties and try the case, 
 giving to the parties at least tzventy-four hours' notice of 
 trial. 
 
 (3) They shall keep minutes of their proceedings and 
 evidence, which they shall report to the Court at its next 
 regular meeting, together with their decision on the charges. 
 Upon such report being made, notice thereof shall forthwith 
 be given, by the Secretary, to the parties in the cause, and 
 if neither party take an appeal therefrom, in writing, within 
 the time specified in Section one hundred and fourteen, it 
 shall be final. 
 
 (4) Any member of the Arbitration Committee making 
 known the individual action or votes of any member thereof, 
 in any trial, shall be expelled or suspended, as the Court 
 may determine. 
 
 WITNESSES MUST ATTEND. 
 
 84. Any member duly summoned to attend as a witness 
 to give evidence on any trial, failing to do so without a 
 proper excuse, or failing to give proper and truthful answers 
 to all legitimate questions on such trial, may be finedj sus- 
 pended or expelled, as the Court, or Executive Council, or 
 High Standing Committee shall direct. 
 
CONSTITUTION. 
 
 5S 
 
 FIXING PENALTIES. 
 
 85. If the Committee decide that the charges are sus- 
 tained, and no appeal taken therefrom, or if the Court shall, 
 on appeal, decide that the charges are sustained, it shall 
 proceed to fix a penalty for the offence. If a specific pen- 
 alty be provided in the Constitution and Laws, the Chief 
 Ranger shall enforce it. If none be so provided, the Court 
 shall decide, by ballot, whether the penalty shall be expul- 
 sion, suspension, fine or reprimand. During the ballot the 
 accused brother shall withdraw from the Court-room. If 
 two-thirds of the ballots are for expulsion, then the penalty 
 shall be expulsion ; but if there are not two-thirds for expul- 
 sion, and it should appear that the number of the ballots, 
 if any, which are cast for expulsion, together with those 
 which are cast for suspension, amount to two-thirds of the 
 ballots cast, then suspension chall be the penalty, and the 
 Court shall proceed to fix the duration of such suspension. 
 If neither expulsion nor suspension is determined, as the 
 penalty above provided, then the penalty shall be fine or 
 reprimand, as the Court may determine. No ballot held 
 under this wSection shall be reconsidered. 
 
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 CONTEMPT BY A MEMBER. 
 
 86. If the accused refuse or neglect to stand trial when 
 personally duly summoned, the Committee shall report him 
 guilty of contempt of Court, which report shall be conclusive 
 as to the guilt of the accused, and the punishment shall be 
 determined as laid down in Section eighty-five^ which shall 
 take effect at the expiration of two weeks, unless an 
 excuse is tendered for such absence which will be satisfactory 
 to the Court. If a satisfactory excuse is given, the trial 
 shall be begun de novo. In case of non-residence of the 
 accused, he may be represented by his Counsel, and tried as 
 though present, if he so elect. 
 
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 REPRIMAND — HOW GIVEN. 
 
 8t. When a member shall be subject to the penalty of 
 reprimand, he shall be summoned to attend at some regular 
 
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 CONSTITUTION. 
 
 meeting, to be fixed by the Chief Ranger, to be repri- 
 manded from the Chief Ranger's chair ; and should he fail 
 to attend at the time appointed, he shall thereby be sus- 
 pended from all the benefits and privileges of membership 
 until he so attends and is reprimanded ; and if a member is 
 fined, he shall pay the same before the first day of the next 
 succeeding month, failing which he shall stand suspended 
 until the fine is paid and the member properly reinstated. 
 
 NOTICE OF SUSPENSION TO BE GIVEN. 
 
 88« Notice of the expulsion or suspension of a member 
 shall, after the expiration of twenty days from the date 
 thereof, be given to the Courts of the district ; provided, 
 if a member, expelled or suspended, has filed, according 
 to law, an appeal against the action of his Court, such 
 notice shall not be given until the higher tribunal or tribu- 
 nals shall have adjudicated upon the matter. 
 
 OFFICERS UNDER CHARGE NOT TO OFFICIATE. 
 
 89. (i) No Officer shall officiate during the trial of a 
 charge duly preferred against him. Should the Supreme 
 Chief Ranger or High Chief Ranger be under charges, 
 the Junior Past Supreme Chief Ranger or the Junior Past 
 High Chief Ranger, as the case may be, shall preside while 
 any question arising therefrom shall be under consideration ; 
 but should there l^e no Junior Past Supreme Chief Ranger 
 or Junior Past High Chief Ranger present, then the Supreme 
 Court or Executive Council, or High Court or High Stand- 
 ing Committee, as the case may be, shall designate any 
 member or Officer of the Order to preside. 
 
 (2) When charges are preferred against an Officer of the 
 Supreme or High Court, the same shall be tried by the Su- 
 preme Court or Executive Council, or by the High Court or 
 High Standing Committee, as the case may be. 
 
 CHARGES AGAINST DEPUTIES. 
 
 90. Charges against any Deputy oi tlie Supreme Chief 
 Ranger or of a High Chief Ranger, for acts connected with 
 
CONSTITUTION. 
 
 •7 
 
 be repri- 
 ild he fail 
 ly be sus- 
 imbership 
 nember is 
 f the next 
 suspended 
 stated. 
 
 a member 
 the date 
 provided, 
 according 
 >urt, such 
 I or tribu- 
 
 lTE. 
 
 trial of a 
 
 Supreme 
 
 charges, 
 
 nior Past 
 
 iide while 
 
 deration ; 
 
 if Ranger 
 
 Supreme 
 
 (h Stand- 
 
 ;nate any 
 
 :er of the 
 
 y the Su- 
 
 Court or 
 
 :me chief 
 cted with 
 
 the discharge of his official duties, shall be tried by the Ex* 
 ecutive Council or by the High Standing Committee, as the 
 case may be. 
 
 MEMBERS STANDING SUSPENDED. 
 
 01 • (i) Any member failing to pay any dues, capitation 
 tax, assessment, special tax or other demands of the Order, 
 within the time specified in the Constitution or Laws, shall 
 ipso facto stand suspended. 
 
 (2) Any member who shall be guilty of contempt of the 
 Constitution or Laws, or for insubordination, or for rebellion 
 to the constituted authorities of the Order, shall ipso facto 
 stand suspended. 
 
 SUSPENDED MEMBERS NOT ENTITLED TO SEATS IN 
 
 COURT. 
 
 93. Any suspended member forcing himself into a Court 
 when in session shall ipso facto stand expelled ; and any 
 Court permitting a suspended or expelled member to sit 
 in Court while in session shall have its Charter or Dispen- 
 sation forthwith suspended by the Supreme Chief Ranger 
 or by the High Chief Ranger, and reported to the Execu- 
 tive Council or High Standing Committee, who may at once 
 annul or revoke the Charter or Dispensation, and dissolve 
 the Court. 
 
 SUSPENSION WORKS A VACANCY IN OFFICE. 
 
 03. Suspension from the Order shall operate as a dis- 
 qualification for office ; and any office held in the Order at 
 the time of suspension shall be deemed to have been vacated, 
 and shall be filled as provided by law, unless an appeal is 
 duly taken, in which case the disqualification shall not take 
 place till the appeal is determined. 
 
 PROFANITY IN COURT. 
 
 01. A member who shall be guilty of profanity in the 
 Court, or enter any Court in a state of intoxication, shall be 
 
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 CONSTITUTION. 
 
 suspended or expelled, as the Court of which he is a member 
 may determine, provided that for the first offence he may be 
 fined five dollars. 
 
 REVEALING SECRETS. 
 
 05. A member who shall reveal any of the private affairs 
 of this Order shall be expelled. The mode of procedure to 
 gain admission into any Court, its signs, grips, passwords, 
 business transacted in any Court, etc., are matters alike to 
 be kept inviolate. 
 
 MISAPPROPRIATION OF FUNDS OR PROPERTY. 
 
 96. (i) Should any Officer or member wilfully appro 
 priate any of the funds, property or other effects of the 
 Order, or of any Court thereof, to his own use, he shall, 
 upon conviction thereof, be expelled. 
 
 (2) Or should he wilfully damage or destroy any part of 
 the Regalia or other property of any Court, he shall make 
 It good at his own expense, or be suspended from the Court 
 
 CONCEALING INFIRMITIES. 
 
 97. No member shall be entitled to any Sick, Funeral 
 or Endowment Benefits who may have concealed any dis- 
 order or infirmity at the time of his entrance ; and for false 
 statements in his application or medical examination he shall 
 stand expelled. 
 
 OBTAINING MEMBERSHIP OR BENEFITS THROUGH 
 
 FRAUD. 
 
 98. Any member who shall obtain membership, or try to 
 obtain any benefits through fraud, by false representations 
 m his application or medical examination, or concealing his 
 age, or any mental or physical infirmity, or suppressing any 
 material facts relating to himself, shall ipso facto forfeit all 
 benefits whatsoever that he or his heirs would otherwise have 
 been entitled to receive, and on conviction shall stand ex- 
 pelled from the Order. 
 
CONSTITUTION. 
 
 59 
 
 SUSPENDED OR EXPELLED MEMBERS CANNOT BE 
 RECEIVED INTO OTHER COURTS. 
 
 09. No suspended or expelled member of one Court can 
 be received into membership in another Court without the 
 consent of the Court from which he was suspended or ex- 
 pelled, unless by dispensation of the wSupreme Chief Ranger. 
 
 UNWORTHY MEMBERS. 
 
 100- (l) Any member who shall violate any of the prin- 
 ciples of the Order, or offend against the Constitution, Laws 
 or Rules of Order, or throw discredit upon the Order by 
 improper or disreputable conduct, may be fined, reprimand- 
 ed, suspended or expelled. 
 
 (2) Any member who shall try to bring contempt upon 
 the Order by speaking disrespectfully of the Supreme Court, 
 or any of its Officers, or of any High Court, or of any of 
 its Officers, or of any Subordinate Court, or of any of its 
 Officers, may be immediately suspended by the Executive 
 Council, and, on conviction, shall be expelled from the 
 Order. 
 
 (3) If an Officer so offends, the Supreme Chief Ranger 
 or High Chief Ranger shall suspend him from office at 
 once, and the fact reported to the I£xecutive Council, or 
 High Standing Committee, or Subordinate Court, as the 
 case may be, to be further dealt with, and, on conviction, 
 shall be expelled. 
 
 INTEMPERATE MEMBERS. 
 
 lOi. (i) The Supreme Chief Ranger, upon receiving 
 credible information that a member is habitually using in- 
 toxicants or narcotics to such excess as to endanger his life, 
 or to materially affect the risk upon his life, shall order the 
 Supreme Physician, or some other physician, to make a 
 proper investigation, and if, upon the investigation, the Su- 
 preme Chief Ranger is satisfied from the evidence that the 
 brother is using intoxicants or opium or other narcotics to 
 such excess as to endanger his life, or to materially affect the 
 
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 CONSTITUTION. 
 
 risk upon his life, he shall so report to the Executive Coun- 
 cil, whereupon the Executive Council shall suspend such 
 offending brother from all benefits of the Order. 
 
 ^ (2) A member of the Order suspended under this 
 Section cannot again ])e reinstated, except he first pass 
 the medical examination prescribed for initiates, and 
 being balloted for and accepted by his own Court, when 
 the Executive Council may order his reinstatement. Upon 
 the receipt of such order of the Executive Council by the 
 Subordinate Court, and upon the suspended member paying 
 all dues and assessriients he would otherwise have paid had 
 he remained continuously a beneficiary member, he shall be 
 reinstated to his former status in the Order. 
 
 FELONY AND TREASON FELONY. 
 
 103, Any member of the Order engaging in or partici- 
 pating in any felony or treason felony, shall ipso facto stand 
 expelled from the Order. 
 
 DEFRAUDING THE ORDER. 
 
 103. Any Officer or member guilty of an attempt to de- 
 fraud the Supreme Court, or a High Court, or a Subordinate 
 Court, by improperly claiming benefits, or falsely certifying 
 to any alleged illness or disability, shall, on conviction, stand 
 expelled from the Order, and the trial shall be held before 
 the Executive Council or the High Standing Committee of 
 the jurisdiction. 
 
 DETAINING FUNDS OF THE SUPREME COURT OR OF 
 
 A HIGH COURT. 
 
 104, (i) Any Officer of a Court, or any Deputy de- 
 taming any funds whatsoever, paid by any member, either 
 for the Endowment Fund or the Supreme Court Sick and 
 Funeral Fund, or any capitation tax or dues, and failing to 
 forward the same to the Supreme Court at the time directed 
 in the Constitution and Laws, shall ipso facto stand sus- 
 pended, and he may be further dealt with, snmmarilv or 
 otherwise, by and at the discretion of the Executive Council 
 
CONSTITUTION. 
 
 61 
 
 (2) Any Court sanctioning or allowing the detention of 
 any funds, by the Financial Secretary, or by any of its 
 Officers, shall ipso facto work a suspension of its Charter or 
 Dispensation, and it may be further dealt with by and at the 
 discretion of the Executive Council. 
 
 (3) Any member of a Court suspended as above, who 
 has been a party to, or aided in any way whatsoever, directly 
 or indirectly, in the detention of such funds, shall stand sus- 
 pended, and shall not be reinstated, except at the discretion 
 of the Executive Council. 
 
 REINSTATEMENTS 
 
 (a) of courts, 
 
 105« (i) Any High or Subordinate Court, whose Dis- 
 pensation or Charter has been suspended by the Executive 
 Council, or by the Supreme Chief Ranger, may be reinstated 
 upon the removal of the cause of suspension, or the Execu- 
 tive Council or Supreme Chief Ranger may, for satisfactory 
 reasons, rescind the order of suspension ; provided, that in 
 «ase a ^Subordinate Court has been suspended for more than 
 one months it shall not be reinstated, or the order for its 
 suspension rescinded, until the members thereof desiring to 
 be reinstated have passed the medical examination, as re- 
 quired from original applicants for membership, and paid all 
 assessments that they would have otherwise paid had they 
 not been suspended. 
 
 {2) Upon the application of five or more members for the 
 reinstatement of a suspended Court, said applicants, or such 
 portion thereof as may be approved of by the Supreme 
 Chief Ranger, if they exceed five in number, may have said 
 Court reinstated, and be restored to fellowship therein. Said 
 reinstated Court, with such of the members as may be 
 accepted, may again receive the Charter and Dispensation, 
 or, in case of its loss, a new one, together with any effects 
 or funds of the Court at the time of its suspension or disso- 
 lution that may yet be in the hands of the Supreme Court 
 undisposed of. 
 
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 CONSTITUTION. 
 
 (3) No Court, however, shall be reinstated until all its 
 arrearages to the Supreme Court and to the High Court shall 
 have been paid up in full, and till the applicants therein 
 shall have passed the medical examination required of 
 initiates. 
 
 (n) OF MEMBERS. 
 
 106. (i) Any member of a Court having been regularly 
 expelled or suspended for other causes than nonpayment of 
 any accrued liabilities, may be reins ated to his former status 
 by being duly proposed therefor at a regular meeting, and 
 his case referred to a committee of three brothers, who shall 
 report at the next regular meeting, when the vote shall be 
 taken by ball ballot, and if two-thirds of the members voting 
 are in favor of the reinstatement, it shall be made, on the 
 applicant passing the medical examination required of initi- 
 ates. 
 
 (2) Provided that in case of an expelled member the vote 
 for reinstatement shall not be final until approved by the 
 Supreme Chief Ranger or l)y the Executive Council. 
 
 H>T. (i) A member suspended for nonpayment of 
 any accrued liability, such as assessments, dues, capitation 
 tax and fines, may be reinstated without ballot, upon the 
 presentation of a petition upon Form number seven, at any 
 time within thirty days from date of suspension, by paying 
 all assessments, dues, capitation tax and fines that he would 
 have paid had he remained continuously in good standing; 
 
 (2) Upon presentation of such petition to the Court at 
 any meeting, if the Court does not require a regular medical 
 re-examination, such petition shall be forwarded to the 
 Supreme Secretary with the recommendation of the Court 
 endorsed thereon, whereupon the Supreme Secretary shall 
 lay the same be'bre the Executive Council or Supreme Chief 
 Ranger, and if no medical re-examination is deemed neces- 
 sary by them, or either of them, the applicant shall l)e 
 deemed to be reinstated, and so '^ptered on th© bonks of 
 the Supreme Court ; 
 
CONSTITUTION. 
 
 63 
 
 ntil all its 
 Court shall 
 Its therein 
 iquired of 
 
 (3) But if the Supreme Chief Ranger or Executive Coun- 
 cil or the Court orders a regular medical examination, then 
 the applicant shall not be reinstated till after he has again 
 passed the medical examination of the Order, the same as 
 mitiates. 
 
 n regularly 
 )ayment of 
 mer status 
 leting, and 
 who shall 
 te shall be 
 )ers voting 
 de, on the 
 ed of initi- 
 
 IX the vote 
 ed by the 
 nl. 
 
 lyment of 
 
 capitation 
 
 upon the 
 
 v;/, at any 
 
 by paying 
 
 he would 
 
 standing; 
 
 I (^ourt at 
 ir medical 
 id to the 
 the Court 
 etary shall 
 erne Chief 
 ned neces- 
 shall be 
 I ]")onks of 
 
 108. (i) Any member suspended for nonpayment of 
 any accrued liability, and not having been reinstated within 
 thh'ty days from the date of suspension, as provided in Sec- 
 tion one hundred and seven^ can be reinstated on payment 
 of all arrearages, passing again the medical examination of 
 the Order, and being approved by a two-thirds vote of his 
 Court. 
 
 (2) Or by being re-examined, paying again the enrolment 
 fee, and .being rated at his present age, and being approved 
 by a two-thirds vote of his Court. 
 
 109* On the reinstatement of any member, the Fi 
 nancial Secretary shall at once transmit due notice, on 
 Form number eight to the Supreme Secretary, giving name 
 in full and date of reinstatement, and no one shall be 
 deemed to be reinstated till after the transmission of such 
 notice. 
 
 HO. No member of the Order can, under any circum 
 stances, be reinstated without he is, at the time of rein 
 statement, in good bodily and mental health ; and any 
 Court knowingly reinstating a member while ill or disabled, 
 or is in any way unsound in mind or body, shall ipso facto 
 forfeit its Charter, and the Court shall be dissolved, and 
 shall not have its Charter renewed ; and such reinstatement 
 shall be deemed to be irregular and void, and of no effect ; 
 and if the member sought to be reinstated has been a con- 
 senting party to such irregularity, he shall be expelled from 
 the Order by the Executive Council. 
 
 APPEALS. 
 
 ilia (l) The right of appeal shall be vested in every 
 member of the Order, and in case of the death or disability 
 
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 CONSTITUTIOI^* 
 
 1 
 
 of a member, the right, of appeal shall be vested in his bene- 
 ficiary or personal representative. 
 
 (2) The right of appeal shall also be vested with every High 
 Court, Subordinate Court or Encampment, and an appeal 
 shall lie against the action or decision of any Officer or of any 
 Court or Encampment, except that of the Supreme Court, 
 whose action shall be final and conclusive in all cases. 
 
 (3) Any aggrieved party failing to take an appeal from 
 any action or decision in the manner, and within the time 
 laid down in ^Section one hundred and fourteen^ shall be 
 bound by such action or decision, and shall have no further 
 recourse, whether in law or equity, in respect of the subject- 
 matter of such action or decision. 
 
 ORDER OF SEQUENCE OF APPEALS. 
 
 11^« (i) Appeals from the action of any of the Subor- 
 dinate Officers of any Court or Encampment shall be taken 
 to the Presiding Officer of such Court or Encampment, to wit : 
 the Chief Ranger, the Illustrious Commander, the High 
 Chief Ranger, or the Supreme Chief Ranger, as the case 
 may be. 
 
 (2) The appeal from the Chief Ranger shall be to the 
 Court. 
 
 (3) From the Court to the Court Deputy High Chief 
 Ranger. 
 
 (4) From the Court Deputy High Chief Ranger to the 
 District Deputy High Chiet Ranger. 
 
 (5) From the District Deputy High Chief Ranger to the 
 High Chief Ranger, 
 
 (6) From the High Chief Ranger to the High Standing 
 Committee. 
 
 (7) From the High Standing Committee to the High 
 Court. 
 
 (8) From the High Court to the Supreme Chief Ranger. 
 
 (9) From the Supreme Chief Ranger to the Executive 
 CounciL 
 
 (10) From the Executive Council to the Supreme i'ourt. 
 
CONSTITUTION. 
 
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 1 his beiie- 
 
 ivery High 
 an appeal 
 ir or of any 
 jme Court, 
 ases. 
 
 ppeal from 
 1 the time 
 I, shall be 
 no further 
 he subject- 
 
 the Subor- 
 1 be taken 
 mt, to wit : 
 the High 
 s the case 
 
 be to the 
 ligh Chief 
 ger to the 
 iger to the 
 1 Standing 
 
 the High 
 
 ef Ranger. 
 Executive 
 
 me i'ourt. 
 
 APPEALS DIRECT TO THE SUPREME CHIEF RANGER. 
 
 113. (I) By consent of the High Standing Committee 
 an appeal may be taken direct from the High Chief Ranger ' 
 to the Supreme Chief Ranger, thence in the order of sequence 
 laid down in the next preceding Section. 
 
 (2) In all matters relating to the Endowment Law or to 
 
 ^5f . 9^"^''^ ^^^' ^^^ ^PP®^^ s^^" t)e direct to the Supreme 
 Chief Ranger, thence in the order of sequence laid down in 
 the next preceding Section. 
 
 MODE OF APPEALS. 
 
 114. (I) All appeals must be taken within ten days, 
 
 (2) The appellant must take the appeal in writing (excent 
 from the decision of a Chief Ranger to a Subordinate 
 Court or from that of a High Chief Ranger to a High 
 Court in session, or from that of a Supreme Chief Ranger 
 to the Supreme Court in session), and immediately notify the 
 apptllee, the appellant certifying to that efTect. Every ap- 
 peal must state the grounds of appeal. 
 
 (3) Official copies of all the records and documents in 
 regard to the decision, and all evidence relating to the sub- 
 ject, properly authenticated,or verified by affidavit or statutory 
 declaration, shall be forwarded to thehigherauthority within 
 ten days from date of appeal ; and such return shall be final un- 
 less otherwise ordered by the authority to whom the appeail 
 IS caKena 
 
 (4) All appeals must be decided or referred to the next 
 higher authority within ten days rom the receipt of the 
 same, and the parties interested forthwith notified of such 
 decision or reference in writing, except in the case of an ap- 
 peal to a Subordinate Court or to a Court Deputy High 
 Chief Ranger, which must be decided at the same session 
 or at the next regular session of the Subordinate Court ; or 
 in the case of an appeal to a High or Supreme Court, which 
 shall be decided at the next succeeding session thereof, such 
 notification- shall be sufficiently given by posting the same, 
 enclosed m a registered letter, directed to th^* lasf tnr^wn 
 address ot the appellant. 
 
 
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 CONSTITUTION. 
 
 APPEALS OF SUBORDINATE COURTS NOT UNDER A HIGH 
 
 COURT. 
 
 115, When a Subordinate Court is working under the 
 immediate jurisdiction of the Supreme Court, all appeals 
 shall be made to the Supreme Chief Ranger from the Court 
 Deputy Supreme Chief Ranger, thence in the order of 
 sequence laid down in Section one hundred and twelve; 
 and all communications with the Supreme Court shall be 
 made through the Supreme Chief Ranger or the Supreme 
 Secretary. 
 
 INTERDICTION 
 
 OF DANGEROUS UNDERTAKINGS OR EXPERIMENTS. 
 
 116. (i) Any member of the Order, who is about to 
 engage in or undertake any experiment or employment 
 which is of so dangerous a character as likely to imperil life 
 or limb or health, may be interdicted from proceeding with 
 the same by the Supreme Chief Ranger, or any of his Depu- 
 ties, or by a High Chief Ranger, or any of his Deputies. 
 
 (2) And any member so interdicted disregarding such in- 
 terdiction, shall ipso facto forfeit all his claims upon any fund 
 or benefit of any Court of the Order; and should any injury 
 or illness result to him, directly or indirectly, from such pro- 
 posed undertaking or experiment, he shall not be entitled to 
 receive any benefit whatsoever from any Court of the Order, | 
 on account of any such injury or illness. 
 
 (3) And should his death be directly or indirectly caused I 
 by or due to such interdicted experiment or undertaking, his 
 beneficiary or beneficiaries, or personal representative or 
 representatives, shall not be entitled to receive, and 
 shall not be paid, any portion of the endowment or 
 other funds,but all claims of such beneficiary or beneficiaries, 
 
 personal representative or representatives, upon any 
 other funds of the Order shall be ipso facU\ 
 
 or 
 
 benefit or 
 forfeited. 
 
 (4) The following or similar terms shall be used in inter- 
 dicting a member : 
 
R A HIGH 
 
 under the 
 all appeals 
 
 1 the Court 
 
 2 order of 
 nd twelve; 
 rt shall be 
 le Supreme 
 
 [MENTS. 
 
 is about to 
 ;mployment 
 imperil life 
 ceding with 
 )f his Depu- 
 )eputies. 
 
 ng such in- 
 lon any fund 
 d any injury 
 m such pro- 1 
 •e entitled to 
 )fthe Order, 
 
 ectly caused 
 ertaking, hisl 
 isentative or 
 eceive, and 
 lowment or 
 beneficiaries, 
 ;, upon any! 
 be Ipso facm 
 
 ised in inter- 
 
 CONSTITUTION. (5; 
 
 To Brother 
 
 of * * i !'!"!!*!!!!! ! 
 
 Take notice, that you are hereby forbidden to engage in or 
 undertake. 
 
 (Here describe the experiment or undertaking to he inter- 
 dicted. ) 
 
 Also take notice, that if you continue the said proposed 
 experiment or undertaking, you do so at your own risk, and 
 should any injury or illness, directly or indirectly, result 
 from, or your death be caused by or be due to, such experi- 
 ment or undertaking, you will not be entitled to receive any 
 benefit whatsoever from any Court of the Order ; and in'case 
 of your death, your beneficiary or beneficiaries, or personal 
 representative or representatives, will not be entitled 
 to receive, nor will they be paid, any portion of the endow- 
 ment or other funds of any Court of the Order. 
 Yours in L. B. & C. 
 
 Signature 
 
 Dated at 
 
 this ''!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!! 
 
 (5) Any member who has jDcen interdicted, as heretofore 
 pro voided, may appeal to the Executive Council, who, if 
 satisfied that the proposed experiment or undertaking is not 
 of a dangerous character, or is of a meritorious or humane 
 character, may set such interdiction aside ; but in every such 
 case, the interdiction shall remain binding and in full force 
 till set aside by the Executive Council. 
 
 UNLAWFUL AND FOOLHARDY UNDERTAKINGS. 
 
 IIT. Any member of the Order engaging in or partici- 
 pating in any unlawful or foolhardy undertaking, shall not 
 be entitled to receive any benefits from, nor shall he be 
 paid any benefits by, any Court of the Order for any injury 
 or illness which may be directly or indirectly caused by or 
 be due to such unlawful or foolhardy undertaking; and 
 
 shonlf] llic; d'^'il'b h^^ mncprl \\\t r\r \^p. i\\\o. fo /^ii-pffKr /sv','p^« 
 
 rectly, such experiment or undertaking, his beneficiary or 
 
68 CONSTITUTION. 
 
 beneficiaries, or personal representative or representatives, 
 shall not be entitled to receive, and shall not be paid, any 
 benefit whatsoever. 
 
 FEES. 
 
 (a) of the supreme court. 
 
 11 8. The fees payable to the Supreme Court, besides 
 those provided for in the Endowment Law, and otherwise 
 in the Constitution and Laws, shall be as follows : 
 
 (i) Charter fee for a High Court $ 50 00 
 
 (2) Charter fee for an Encampment of Royal 
 
 Foresters lOO 00 
 
 (3) Charter fee for a Subordinate Court insti- 
 
 tuted by the Supreme Court lOO 00 
 
 (4) Fee for a Charter of a Subordinate Court in- 
 
 stituted by a High Court 5 00 
 
 (5) For each member at large, payable annually 
 
 in advance 3 00 
 
 (6) For each beneficiary member of a Subordin- 
 
 ate Court, not under a 'High Court, an an- 
 nual per capita tax, payable semi-annually 
 in advance I 00 
 
 (7) From each High Court an annual per capita 
 
 tax, payable semi-annually in advance, for 
 each beneficiary member under its jurisdic- 
 tion 25 
 
 (b) of high COURT.S. 
 
 119» The fees payable to a High Court shall be as fol- 
 lows : 
 
 (i) For the Charter fee of each Subordinate 
 
 Court instituted by a High Court $100 00 
 
 (2) For each Court instituted within its jurisdic- 
 tion by the Supreme Court, a royalty of. . 5 00 
 
CONSTITUTION. 
 
 69 
 
 (3) For each beneficiary member under its juris- 
 diction, a per capita tax per annum, 
 payable semi-annually in advance in Jan- 
 uary and July of each year. . . . . . 50 cts to $i oo 
 
 (C) OF SUi^ORDINATE COURTS. 
 
 1^0, The fees payable lo a Subordinate Court shall be— 
 
 (1) For initiation fee (except Charter members), such sum 
 as may be fixed by a Court in its By-laws, to be not less 
 than five dollars, which shall include the fee for a certificate 
 of membership and of endowment, as well as the bonus 
 paid to Agents for securing new members. 
 
 (2) For membership by deposit of card, fifty cents. 
 
 (3) For a Court Physician's examination," a fee of not less 
 than one dollar, whether accepted or rejected. 
 
 (4) For a travelling card, yf/?j cents. 
 
 (5) For a withdrawal card, fifty cents. 
 
 (6) Monthly dues, such sums as may be fixed by a Court 
 in its By-laws. 
 
 (7) For Sick and Funeral Benefits, such monthlysums as a 
 Court in its By-laws may provide, or according to the Su- 
 preme Court rates provided for in Section one hundred and 
 sixty-tivo. 
 
 (8) For Endowment Benefits, such monthly sums as are 
 laid down m the Endowment Laws of the Order. 
 
 (9) For Enrolment fee, a sum equivalent to one assess- 
 ment, according to age and amount of endowment taken, 
 as laid down m Section one hundred and seventy- seven. 
 
 CHARTERS AND DISPENSATIONS. 
 
 1^1. (I) All Charters for Courts shall emanate from 
 the Supreme Court only ; High Courts may, however, issue 
 i^ispensations for a Charter for new Courts within their own 
 territorial jurisdiction, and when the High Court is not in 
 session. Disnensnfinnc ^nr f>io fr^>.»v^of;^», ^r o..i j* . „ 
 
 Courts may be granted by either the High Chief Ranger or 
 
 
70 
 
 CONSTITUTION. 
 
 pit 
 
 High Standing Committee ; but in every case immediate 
 notice of the issuance of such Dispensation must be sent to 
 the SuprtMne Secretary. 
 
 (2) It is to be (Hstinctly understood that the Charter fee 
 is ]Daid for the privilege of instituting a Court, and not for 
 the purpose of paying for any suppHes. The Dispensation, 
 Charter, rituals, seal and all other supplies are given in 
 trust — /iot sold — to Courts, to be used only for the pur- 
 poses of the Independent Order of Foresters ; and whenever 
 the Dispensation or Charter of a Court is suspended, an- 
 nulled, revoked or forfeited, from any cause whatsoever, 
 the Dis]:)ensation, Charter, rituals, seal, and all supi)lies, 
 funds, furniture, regalia or" other property and effects 
 accumulated by such Ccnirt shall be delivered over to the 
 Supreme Chief Ranger, or to any one who may be appointed 
 by him, to be held, subject to the order of the Supreme Court 
 or Executive Council, for the sole use of the Independent 
 Order of Foresters, 
 
 (3) All Dispensations and Charters are subject to revoca- 
 tion and annulment by the Supreme Court or the Executive 
 Council, as provided in this Constitution and Laws. 
 
 HIGH COURTS. 
 
 INSTITUTION OF HIGH COURTS. 
 
 1*^*-?. (i) High Courts may be instituted in any Prov- 
 ince of the Dominion of Canada, or groups of Provinces, or 
 in such other localities as the Supreme Court or Executive 
 Council shall determine, where six or more Subordinate 
 Courts are in good standing, with a total membership of not 
 less than one hundred and filty, upon proper application 
 being made to the Supreme Court, or to the Supreme Chief 
 Ranger during a recess o'' this Supreme Court, Said ajipli- 
 cation must be signed by the Chief Ranger and Recording 
 Secretary of not less than six Courts, locnt<:(i within the ter- 
 ritory, and in good standing, v/ith the senls of the (^ourts 
 attached, which Courts must be a majority yj{ ill the Courts 
 
CONSTITUTION. 
 
 71 
 
 in such territory ; provided, that the Executive Council 
 may, in their discretion, grant a Charter with a less number 
 ot bubord nate Courts or members than is required auuve. 
 
 (2) The Supreme Chief Rang, r, o. his Denutv shall \r^ 
 
 t\^\?^^Vl'V^^'' ^°"^l cimmunica^Jpatl^^^^^ 
 to the High Chief Ranger, and make report thereof within 
 nve days to the Supreme Secretary. 
 
 COMPOSITION AND POWERS. 
 
 133. High Courts shall be composed of its Officers, 
 Past Executive Officers, aid Representatives from Subordin- 
 ate Courts. The powers of High Courts shall be : to 
 grant Dispensations .r the formation of, and to establish 
 Subordinate Courts within their jurisdiction ; to receive 
 appeals and redress grievances ; to decide questions arising 
 out of the Laws of the Order, except those pertaining to the 
 Endowment Y und, and Supreme Court Sick and Funeral 
 l^und subject to an appeal to the Supreme Court ; to com- 
 pensate their Officers and employes ; to exercise and have 
 general supervision of the Order in their respective iuris- 
 dictions ; provided, however, they shall have no control of 
 the Endowment Fund, nor of the Sick and Funeral Benefit 
 
 
 tho (^otirts 
 the Courts 
 
 JURISDICTION. 
 
 134. Their jurisdiction shall be coextensive with their 
 Irovmce or State, or group of such, if so organized, or other 
 orJnT'r f^y/f^lY^""^^er their jurisdiction such Sub- 
 ordinate Courts of the Order [not in a High Court jurisdic- 
 tion] as may apply there.or, by and with the consent of the 
 Supreme Chief Ranger or Executive Council. 
 
 135 A High Court shall have power to make such By- 
 laws for the regulation and government of its own internal 
 economy as it may deem best ; provided such By-laws do 
 not m any way conflict with the Constitution and Laws of 
 the Supreme Court ; and provided they do nnf ac int- 
 ellect until approved by the Supreme' Chief "Ranger "or 
 
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72 
 
 CONSTITUTION. 
 
 Executive Council, such approval to be given in writing, 
 and attested with the signatures of the Supreme Chief 
 Ranger and Supreme Secretary, and with the seal of the 
 Supreme Court. 
 
 SUBORDI NATE COURTS. 
 
 INSTITUTION OF SUBORDINATE COURTS. 
 
 1^0. (i) Subordinate Courts maybe instituted in any 
 district not proscribed by the Constitution and Laws of the 
 Supreme Court, upon the petition of at least ten respectable 
 citizens, who are otherwise qualified according to the pro- 
 visions and requirements of this Constitution and Laws. 
 
 (2) A new Court shall consist of at least ten beneficiary 
 members, holding a legal and unreclaimed Charter, granted 
 or sanctioned by the Supreme Court of the Independent 
 Order of Foresters, or holding a legal and unreclaimed Dis- 
 pensation granted by a High Court in good standing in the 
 Order. 
 
 (3) It cannot voluntarily surrender its Dispensation or 
 Charter, or dissolve so long as five members (which consti- 
 tutes a quorum) in good standing shall object thereto. 
 
 ' liSil 
 
 NEW COURTS WHERE OTHER COURTS E" iST. 
 
 l^^* A new Court shall not be instituted in any 
 locality where a Court or Courts already exist without the 
 consent, by a majority vote, of the members present of the 
 Court or Courts already ex* ling in such locality ; pro- 
 vided, that where Courts object to the formation of a new 
 Court the matter may be laid before the Supreme Chief 
 Ranger, who may, with the concurrence of the Executive 
 Council, overrule the objection of the Court or Courts, and 
 grant a Charter for a new Court, if in his opinion the good 
 of the Order requires it. 
 
 NAME OF COURT. 
 
 1t2H. A Court shall not be named after a livinp nerson, 
 
 _ — 01- ' 
 
 nor adopt the name of an existing Court. A Court having 
 
y'lnp- nerson. 
 
 CONSTITUTION. 73 
 
 been organized M^V/;/ days, and having adopted a legal 
 name cannot cjiange i^t without consent of the Supreme 
 
 over it '' ^'^^ ^°"'^ ^''^'''^ jurisdiction 
 
 FEES PAYABLE BY CHARTER MEMBERS. 
 
 1^9. (0 The fees payable by Charter members 
 
 shall be the Charter fee $100 00 
 
 (2) Fee for Certificate of Membership and of En- 
 
 dowmentj each 100 
 
 (3) Medical Examination fee, each $1.00 to 3 00 
 
 (4) An Enrolment fee, equivalent to one assessment, de- 
 pendmg upon age and amount of endowment taken. 
 
 (5) The whole Charter fee must be paid by the Charter 
 members at the time of the institution of the new Court, 
 but the Charter members shall be entitled to a rebate, to 
 be paid out of the first initiation fees, until their payments 
 t^owards the Charter fee shall have been repaid to them in 
 
 CLOSING OF CHARTER. 
 
 130. The Charter shall be closed at the time of insti- 
 tuting a Court, and no person can be received as a Charter 
 memlDer after that time unless, previous to the institution of 
 he Court, he shall have signed the application for a Char- 
 ter or unless at the next meeting after institution the Court 
 determines to reopen its Charter, or unless a Dispensation is 
 granted by the Supreme or High Chief Ranger. 
 
 BALLOTING AMONG CHARTER APPLICANTS. 
 
 ,}^^' ^i^ Supreme or High Chief Ranger, or oth* in- 
 stituting Officer shall require (at the request of any one of 
 
 he applicants) the signers of an application for Charter to 
 ballot among themselves to see whether or not they will 
 associate with, as members of this Order, all the signers of 
 the application. Should three black balls appear against 
 any one, he shall have all his fees, except medical examinn- 
 tion lees, returned to him at once, and be permitted to retire 
 lorthwith. 
 
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 CONSTITUTION. 
 
 DUTIES OF INSTITUTING OFFICER. 
 
 139« It shall b-; u-v duty of a Deputy, acting as an in- 
 stituting Officer, to see — 
 
 ( 1 ) That the Examining Physician is legally qualified and 
 a member of the Order ; provided, that if a member of the 
 Order is not available to examine candidates, the Supreme 
 Chief Ranger may, by specinl diipertsation, authorize any 
 duly qualified physician to examine the Charter members. 
 
 (2) To explain to the Charter members the duty of each 
 Officer of a Court before an election is had. 
 
 (3) To instruct the Officers in their respective duties, and 
 to exemplify the Ritual work. 
 
 (4) Not act as the Examining Physician of the Charter 
 members unless by special Dispensation of the Supreme Chief 
 Ranger. 
 
 133» A Court instituted by a High Court shall work 
 under Dispensation until the next succeeding meeting of 
 the Supreme Court after date of its institution, when the 
 Charter may be granted by the Supreme Court. 
 
 I 
 
 MEMBERSHIP. 
 
 134# (i) The membership of this Order shall consist of 
 Beneficiary, Social, Honorary and Special Members. 
 
 (2) The Beneficiary members shall be arranged in three 
 classes, viz. : In the Ordinary Class, in the Endowment 
 Class, and in the Extra Hazardous Class, and shall 
 be composed of those {a) who have been legally elected 
 and admitted to membership, (/;) and whose medical exami- 
 nation shall have been favorably passed upon and approved 
 by both the Court Physician and the Medical Board, (c-) 
 and shall not be over fifty-jivc years of age at the time of 
 their initiation, except as provided in the next succeeding 
 Sub-section three ^ {d) and shall have paid all the fees pro- 
 vided for in the Constitution and Laws. 
 
 (3) The Supreme Chief Ranger or a High Chief Ranger 
 may grant a Dispensation to initiate a candidate who is 
 
CONSTITUTION. 
 
 75 
 
 the Charter 
 areme Chief 
 
 shall work 
 
 meeting of 
 
 I, when the 
 
 ill consist of 
 bers. 
 
 ^ed in three 
 Endowment 
 
 and shall 
 [ally elected 
 dical exami- 
 id approved 
 I Board, {c) 
 t the time of 
 
 succeeding 
 he fees pro- 
 
 under ei^/i^een years of age, and with the unanimous con- 
 currence of the Executive Council in writing, candidates 
 who are over fijty.jive years of age, being otherwise fully 
 quahhed, may be admitted as beneficiary mcm],crs upon 
 their paying at mitiation all assessments 'they would have 
 had to pay had they joined the Order at jifty-foiir years 
 01 ag6« 
 
 (4) Charter members may be initiated as Social mem- 
 bers, pending their passing their medical examinations, which 
 must be done as soon after their initiation as practicable, and 
 
 member^''' ^^'^'"''^^ ^''''^^ '^""^^ ^'^''''''^^ beneficiary 
 
 (5) Social members are {a) those who have been elected 
 and initiated into the Order, but whose medical examinations 
 have not yet been approved by the Medical Board, or whose 
 medical examinations have been disapproved by the Medical 
 Board ; [b) or who had passed the age of jifty-Uve years 
 when initiated, and who have not obtained the Dispensa- 
 tion proyiued for in Section one himdred ami thirty-four 
 Sub-section tiiree ; {c) or such beneficiary members as have 
 forieited or lost their rights as such, but who on appli- 
 cation for reinstatement have failed to pass the medical 
 examinations, but were admitted again as Social members 
 at their request. 
 
 (6) Honorary members are those who shall have been 
 elected as such by Subordinate Courts, on account of dis- 
 tinguished services to the country or to the Order, or on 
 account of eminence in learning or philanthropy. 
 
 STATUS OF SOCIAL AND HONORARY MEMBERS. 
 
 las. Social and Honorary members are not assessable 
 
 or the Endowment Fund, or for any other relief, aid or 
 
 beneht fund of the Order, nor for the capitation tax, nor 
 
 or dues, and are not entitled to any of the benefits of the 
 
 Urder. They may vote, and are eligible to any oftice ex- 
 
 ^-eprng that of Chief Ranger or that of Representative to 
 
 I- .;J 
 
76 
 
 CONSTITUTION. 
 
 QUALIFICATIONS FOR MEMBERSHIP. 
 
 136. All applicants for membership, in addition to other 
 requirements of the Constitution and Laws, shall— 
 
 ( 1 ) Believe in the existence of a Supreme Being ; 
 
 (2) Not l)e of bad character, nor lead a dissolute life, nor 
 have been convicted of felony, nor a frequenter of bad com- 
 pany, nor addicted to intoxication, nor of quarrelsome be- 
 havior, and must be in good sound health. 
 
 DISQUALIFICATIONS FOR MEMBERSHIP. 
 
 13T. (i) All underground coal miners, sailors in sailing 
 vessels, and all persons whose occupation may from time to 
 time be scheduled by the Supreme Court or by the Execu- 
 tive Council as *' Specially Dangerous, "shall not be eligible 
 for admission as beneficiary members. 
 
 (2) But such applicants may be admitted as ''Special 
 Members," and shall be entitled to the Sick Benefits and 
 free medical attendance only, and shall not be entitled to 
 the Funeral Benefits, nor to any part of the Endowment 
 Fund, nor to any benefits connected with the Endowment 
 Fund, such as the Total and Permanent Disability Benefit, 
 the Annuity Benefit for aged Foresters, or the one thousand 
 dollars, two thousand dollars, or three thousand dollars paid 
 to beneficiaries upon the death of a beneficiary member. 
 
 (3) Special members shall pay the same initiation and 
 other fees, and Court dues and capitation tax, as the bene- 
 ficiary members, except that they shall not pay the monthly 
 rates for the Endowment Fund. 
 
 (4) Any member knowingly proposing or recommending 
 a candidate who is disqualified by the provisions of the 
 Constitution or Laws, may be fined, suspended or expelled ; 
 and any Court knowingly initiating a person so disqualified 
 may have its Dispensation or Charter suspended or annulled, 
 and the Court dissolved at the discretion of the Executive 
 Council. 
 
 MODE OF ELECTION OF MEMBERS. 
 13Sa (l) The name d^ tVip r>i:»rcr^r» n((c^-,-c^A r^* ,^ — 1,-^,-. 
 sttip, with his age, residence and occupation, must be pro- 
 posed at a regular meeting by a member. 
 
CONSTITUTION. 
 
 77 
 
 ion to other 
 
 (2) The apphcation for membership must state the amount 
 of endowment required, and the name or names of the bene- 
 ficiary or beneficiaries, aji. • must be signed by the applicant. 
 
 (3) It must be ac .ya: ed by at least ^tao dollars as 
 part o' the initiation itc. 
 
 (4) The application sh,... forthwith be refeired to a com- 
 mittee of three membt.i. ior investigation, who shall report 
 at the next succeeding regular meeting as to character and 
 physical fitness. 
 
 (5) Unless the committee on character report unanimously 
 against the applicant, the candidate shall be balloted for with 
 ball ballots, and if not more than two black balls appear 
 against him he shall be declared to be elected ; but if three 
 or more appear, he shall be declared rejected ; or if the 
 committee report Unanimously against the applicant, or if he 
 has failed to pass the medical examination, he shall be de- 
 clared to be rejected without ballot. 
 
 (6) In case of emergency, at the request of the Court, a 
 Dispensation may be granted to ballot and initiate on the 
 night of proposal. 
 
 (7) In case of rejection, the sum of ^zao dollars, being part 
 of the initiation fee, shall be refunded. If elected, and he 
 fails to present himself for initiation within ////>•/>/ days but 
 presents himself within forty-five days, he may be initiated, 
 upon the Court Physician certifying that he is in as good 
 health as when he examined him. If he fails to secure such 
 certificate, or fails to present himself for initiation within 
 iht forty-five days, he must again be re-examined; and if he 
 fails to present himself for initiation within three months 
 lie shall forfeit all the fees he has paid, and he must again 
 be proposed in the usual way, re-examined, and pay the fee 
 of two dollars. 
 
 (8) Every candidate, on the night of his initiation, shall 
 pay the balance of his initiation fee, and the enrolment fee 
 provided for in Section OTte hundred and seventy-seven, and 
 sign the Constitution and By-laws, and be furnished with a 
 copy of the same, also, as soon thereafter as possible, with 
 a certificate of membership and the endowment certificate. 
 
 ^*W* 
 
78 CONSTITUTION. 
 
 CANDIDATES TO PAY MEDICAL EXAMINATION. 
 
 i:i9. A candidate must pay for his own medical exami- 
 nation by the Court Physician, which shall in no case be 
 refunded, whether the candidate is accepted or rejected by 
 the Medical Board or by the Court. 
 
 JOINING BY CARD. 
 
 140/ (i) Any brother desiring to join the Court by 
 card shall present his withdrawal card, and a fee oi fifty 
 cents, at any regular meeting of the Court, when it shall 
 be referred forthwith to a committee of three, to report at 
 the next meeting, when, if a majority of the members pres- 
 ent ballot in favor of the applicant, he shall be declared 
 elected, and duly enrolled, 
 
 (2) If a brother, who has not yet received his withdrawal 
 card, makes application for affiliation with ^ Court, by 
 unanimous consent the application may be referred forthwith 
 in the same manner as if the Court was in possession of the 
 card, as laid down above ; provided^ however^ that such 
 applicant shall not be enrolled as a member of the Court 
 until he deposits the necessary fee of fifty cents, together 
 with his withdrawal card. 
 
 RECONSIDERATION OF AN UNFAVORABLE BALLOT. 
 
 141* By unanimous consent, an unfavorable ballot on 
 the application for initiation, affiliation or reinstatement, 
 may be reconsidered, provided it is done the same night. An 
 unfavorable ballot cannot be reconsidered more than once, 
 except by special Dispensation from the Supreme Chief 
 Ranger. 
 
 CANDIDATES MAY BE INITIATED IN ANOTHER COURT. 
 
 14*^. A candidate who has conformed to the require- 
 ments of the Order, and who has been legally elected to 
 membership in a Court, in the event of his inability to be 
 present at the regular meetings of his said Court, and be 
 initiated therein, may have the degree conferred on him by 
 another Subordinate Court by request of and for the Court 
 
CONSTITUTION. 
 
 79 
 
 ON. 
 
 ,1 exami- 
 ) case be 
 yected by 
 
 Court by 
 e oi fifty 
 n it shall 
 
 report at 
 bers pres- 
 
 declared 
 
 ithdrawal 
 "ourt, by 
 forthwith 
 ion of the 
 that such 
 the Court 
 , together 
 
 LLOT. 
 
 ballot on 
 statement, 
 night. An 
 han once, 
 me Chief 
 
 COURT. 
 
 e require- 
 slected to 
 ility to be 
 t, and be 
 on him by 
 the Court 
 
 in which he was proposed and elected ; provided, however, 
 that all his fees, dues and assessments be paid into the Court 
 receiving his petition. 
 
 MISTAKE OR FRAUD IN APPLICATION. 
 
 143. (i) If it shall appear that a beneficiary member 
 has made a mistake in giving his age at the time of his 
 admission, he shall make a written statement of the facts 
 in his case to the Court. 
 
 (2) The Court, if satisfied that no fraud was intended, 
 may recommend under its seal that the age upon the Regis- 
 ter and the assessment of the member be corrected. 
 
 (3) The written statement of the member and a statement 
 of the action of the Court relating to the case shall be trans- 
 mitted under seal of the Court to the Supreme Chief Ranger, 
 and if approved by him, he shall transmit it to the Supreme 
 Secretary, who shall make the correction in accordance with 
 the facts. 
 
 (4) If the member reported his age at admission younger 
 than he really was, he shall pay to the Financial Secretary 
 of his Court the difference between what he has paid and 
 the amount due for his correct age on all assessments accrued 
 subsequently to his admission. Said sums must be imme- 
 diately forwarded to the Supreme Secretary as additional on 
 said assessments. 
 
 (5) If he reported his age older than he was at the time 
 of his admission, he shall not be entitled to have anything 
 refunded to him from the Endowment Fund for the over- 
 payment, but shall be assessed at his correct age from and 
 after the date of the receipt, by the Subordinate Court, of 
 his notice of error . 
 
 REJECTIONS. 
 
 144« When a candidate has been rejected, notice thereof 
 shall be sent without delay to all the adjacent Courts, and 
 he cannot be proposed again in any Court for the space of 
 six months a'"ter such rejection, except by Dispensation ot 
 the Supreme or Hitrh Chief RanL^er. This Section shall 
 
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 CONSriTUTION. 
 
 
 I 
 
 not apply to an applicant for admission by card or by rein- 
 statement who may be proposed again at any regular meet- 
 ing after rejection. 
 
 WITHDRAWAL OF PROPOSITIONS. 
 
 145* A proposition for membership may be withdrawn 
 previous to the report of the Committee to whom it has been 
 referred, but it cannot, alter the Committee has once re- 
 ported thereon, except by unanimous consent. 
 
 ENROLMENT OF MEMBERS. 
 
 140, Every member, on initiation, shall be entered on 
 the rolls of his Court according to the date of his admission 
 into the Court, with his age, occupation and place of abode, 
 amount of endowment allowed by the Medical Board, to 
 whom designated, and rate of assessment ; and should any 
 member change his occupation or place of residence, he 
 shall at once give the Recording Secretary of his Court 
 notice in writing of such change. 
 
 THE FUNDS AND PROPERTY OF COURTS. 
 
 14Y» The funds and property of a Court cannot be 
 divided in any manner among the members individually 
 or between a Court and any other that may branch from 
 it, without the assent of two-thirds of the members in good 
 standing in the Court, and the approval of the Executive 
 Council or of the High Standing Committee of the juris- 
 diction, which approval must be attested by the Supreme 
 Secretary under seal, or by the High Secretary under seal. 
 Whenever a brother ceases to be a member of a Court, 
 by reason of his death, expulsion, suspension or withdrawal, 
 his right, title and interest in and to the property or lunds 
 of the Court, or any part thereof, thereby becomes extin- 
 guished. 
 
 PAYMENT OUT OF FUNDS. 
 
 148. No payment out of the funds of the Court shall 
 be made without a vote of the Court, and an Order, signed 
 by the Chief Ranger and Secretary with the seal of tht; 
 
CONSTITUTION. 
 
 81 
 
 Court, is presented, except for the enrolment fees and sick 
 and funeral benefit and endowment assessments, which shall 
 be immediately paid by the Treasurer on completion of the 
 required returns, or for the weekly sick benefits, which shall 
 be paid on the certificate of the Court Physician ; but in all 
 such cases the Treasurer shall report such payments to the 
 Court at its next meeting, whereupon the Chief Ranger and 
 Recording Secretary shall issue the necessary orders to cover 
 such payments. 
 
 TERMS AND RETURNS. 
 
 140. Ilegular semi-annual terms shall commence on 
 the first days of the months of July and January in each 
 year. 
 
 150. It shall be the duty of the Officers of the Court 
 to prepare and have transmitted to the Supreme Secretary, 
 immediately after the last regular meeting in each term, a 
 regular report of the work of the term, including the names 
 of those initiated, rejected, admitted by card, reinstated, 
 withdrawn, suspended and expelled, with the cause therefor ; 
 the names of those deceased ; the whole number of member- 
 ship ; the names of the Past Chief Rangers, and their Post 
 Office address ; the number of brothers and widows relieved ; 
 the number of brothers buried, with the amount of money 
 applied to each of those purposes; the amount paid for 
 expenses ; the amount of receipts ; and the result of the 
 election of Officers, and the names and residences of the 
 Officers-elect. 
 
 SICK AND FUNERAL BENEFITS. 
 
 151. (I) Every C;>iirt F.^.ust form and support a Sick and 
 Funeral Benefit Funr- f>xcept as hereinafter provided, to 
 which every member must contribute his due proportion. 
 
 (2) Each Conn shaH fix the amount of its own Court 
 benefits, provided the weekly sick benefits are i^ot less 
 than three dollars ptr week and medical attendance, and 
 the funeral benefit not less than thirty dollars. 
 
 (3) It shall also determine the rates of monthly dues r.nd 
 rates for sick a»^d fui-eral ass'^ssments, whicli shall be such as 
 
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 82 
 
 CONSTITUTION. 
 
 to adequately support the Sick and Funeral Benefit Fund, 
 besides providing for the current running expenses of the 
 Court. 
 
 15^. A Court may, by a majority vote of the members, 
 dispense with the wSick and Funeral Benefits, except medical 
 attendance, and the care of the Sick Committee or of 
 nurses. 
 
 153. Any member of a Court, which has resolved as above 
 (after having given notice of such motion at the previous 
 regular meeting, or at any time by unanimous consent of all 
 the members of the Court present) to dispense with the 
 weekly Sick and Funeral Benefits, may be enrolled for the 
 Supreme Court Sick and Funeral Benefits. 
 
 SICK members' deportment. 
 
 154. Any member taken ill must give notice in writing 
 to the Court within the first week of his illness, and if any 
 member fails to give such notice, then in that case the sick 
 benefit shall date from the time at which the Court shall be 
 so notified of such illness. Once on the funds of the Court, 
 no member shall declare himself off of the funds without 
 the consent of the Court Physician ; and if he should act in 
 any manner to retard his recovery, he shall forfeit his sick 
 benefits for the balance of the time of such illness, and may 
 further be dealt with as the Court may determine.' 
 
 DUES OF SICK MEMBERS. 
 
 155. No member, while on the funds, shall be allowed 
 to become in arrears, so as to be debarred from the benefits ; 
 bil the Treasurer shall deduct from the amount due for 
 weekly benefits a sum sufficient to keep the brother clear 
 on the books of the Financial Secretary, and place the same 
 to the brother's credit in the books of the Court, 
 
 BENEFITS ON DEATH OF A WIFE. 
 
 150. A Court may, by additional By-laws, provide for 
 the payment of a funeral benefit of a sum not exceeding 
 twenty-five dollars on the death of the wife or child of a 
 mem])er in good standing. 
 
CONSTITUTION. 
 SPECIAL RELIEF. 
 
 83 
 
 15T. Special relief may be granted from the funds of a 
 Court, by a two-thirds vote of the members present, to any 
 indigent or distressed brother in good standing, provided 
 such sum shall in no case exceed ten dollars. 
 
 WITHDRAWAL CARD. 
 
 158. Any member may at any time demand his with- 
 drawal card from the Court, and upon payment of fifty 
 cents therefor he shall receive the same at once, if clear of 
 all charges upon the books, and thereupon his membership 
 in that Court shall terminate. 
 
 159* A travelling card shall not be granted for a longer 
 period than ofie year, nor less than three months ; and be- 
 fore a brother is entitled to receive the same he must pay 
 his dues in advance for the time specified, and the sum o 
 fifty cents for a card. 
 
 
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 CONSOLIDATION OF COURTS. 
 
 100, ( I ) Any two or more Subordinate Courts, desiring 
 to do so, may consolidate, when in their opinion it may be 
 to the interest of the Order for such Courts to do so. 
 
 (2) Such consolidation shall be effected by each Court 
 appointing a committee of three to arrange the terms 
 therefor. The joint committee, if favorable to consoliaa- 
 tion, shall recommend the adoption of the name and num- 
 ber of one of said Courts, and report the same to their 
 respective Courts. 
 
 (3) If two or more Courts desiring to consolidate agree 
 to the terms propo-fd, and adopt the recommendations of 
 the joint commillec. the same shall be reported to the 
 Supreme Chief -Ranj^er, and if approved by him, he shall 
 appoint a time and place for the consolidation to take 
 place. 
 
 (4) The Courts shall meet in convention at the place and 
 tune appointed, and shall surrender to the Instituting Officer 
 
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 CONSTITUTION. 
 
 their respective Charters or Dispensations, Rituals and Seals, 
 and all of their funds, books and property, taking his receipt 
 therefor. 
 
 (5) The Instituting Officer shall then proceed to institute 
 the consolidated Court in the same form and manner as a 
 new Court (except the initiatory ceremonies), under the 
 name and number agreed upon ; he shall retain for trans- 
 mission to the Supreme Secretary the Charters, Dispensa- 
 tions, Rituals and Seals of the consolidated Courts, except 
 those ot the Court under which they are to work, which, 
 together with the funds, books or other property of the con- 
 solidated Courts received by him, shall be delivered to the 
 new Court, and the new Court shall be liable for all the 
 debts of the Courts so consolidated. 
 
 SICK AND FUNERAL BENEFITS 
 
 OF THE 
 
 SUPREME COURT. 
 
 ]0I« (i) Every qualified member desiring to become en- 
 rolled for the Supreme Court Sick and Funeral Benefits, which 
 are at the rate of Jive dollars per week during twelv^ weeks of 
 any one illness, and Jifty dollars on death towards funeral 
 expenses, must present the certificate of a duly approved 
 medif^al t lamination from the Medical Board of the 
 Order ; 
 
 (2) And such examination must have been passed within 
 ^hzr^y days from date of application for enrolment ; 
 
 (3) And shall pay the enrolment fees and monthly rates 
 of assessment provided for in Section one hundred and 
 sixty-two ; 
 
 (4) Whereupon he shall be forthwith entitled to benefits, 
 if taken ill or disabled. 
 
CONSTITUTION. 
 
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 BENEFITS IN SICKNESS. 
 
 103, (i) Any member who is entitled to the Supreme 
 Court Sick Benefit, and who, from illness or injury, is in- 
 capable of following his usual employment (notwithstanding 
 he may continue to carry on, or conduct, the business by 
 his wife, servant, or children), provided such illness has not 
 been brought on by his own intemperance or immorality, 
 shall be entitled to sick benefits at the rate oifive dollars per 
 week, during tzvelve weeks of any one illness or injury, 
 which shall be paid to him weekly during his incapacity, if 
 in good standing, when taken ill or disabled. 
 
86 
 
 CONSTITUTION. 
 
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 (2) No member shall receive any sick benefit except 
 attendance of physician and the care of the Sick Committee 
 and members of his own Court, or of nurses, until he shall 
 have been one full week ill or disabled ; but when he shall 
 have been ill one full week he shall then be entitled to bene- 
 fits for the whole time of illness, including the first week. 
 After the first week he shall be paid for each week, or part 
 of a week, he is on the funds. A week shall consist of 
 seven days. 
 
 (3) Whenever a member who is entitled to the sick 
 benefit of the Supreme Court shall be incapacitated or dis- 
 abled through illness or injury, he shall send a written notice 
 to his Subordinate Court, and a like notice to the Supreme 
 Secretary, giving the date of first illness or injury, and the 
 nature thereof. 
 
 (4) Any member failing to give notice, as provided in 
 the next preceding Sub-section, shall not be entitled to any 
 benefit except rom the date at which he does give such 
 notice to his Court and to the Supreme Secretary. 
 
 CLAIMS MUST BE FILED WITHIN THIRTY DAYS. 
 
 H>4. Any member failing to file the proper claim for bene- 
 fits for any illness or disability within thirty days from the 
 time he is discharged from the funds, shall ipso facto forfi'it 
 all claims upon the funds for any benefit.^- which h^ vould 
 otherwise have had in respect of such illness or disability. 
 
 FUNERAL BENEFITS. 
 
 105, (i) On the death of a brother who was at death a 
 contributing member to the Supreme Court Sick and Funeral 
 Fund, and was in "good standing" at the time of his 
 death, his widow or heirs shall receive the sum oi fi/ty 
 dollars toward defraying his funeral expenses. 
 
 (2) A Subordinate Court may advance the funeral bene- 
 fit, in which case the Supreme Court shall not pay to the 
 widow or heirs the Jifty dollars, but shall pay the same 
 over to the Court, as a repayment of its advances to such 
 widow or heirs. 
 
 100. Members who are enrolled for the Supreme Court 
 Sick and Fnnprnl T^pnpfift: chall b** Anfifl^afl \t^ fVio cr^r^a. 
 
CONSTITUTION. 
 
 87 
 
 erne Court 
 
 medical attendance, and the care and attendance of the Sick 
 Committee and of nurses, as all the other members of the 
 Court. 
 
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 lOT. In any case not provided for by the foregoing 
 Laws, the Laws, Rules and Regulations for the government 
 of the Sick and Funeral Funds and Benefits of Subordinate 
 Courts shall, in so far as they apply, be the Laws, Rules 
 and Regulations for the government of the Sick and Funeral 
 Fund and Benefits of the Supreme Court. 
 
 ENDOWMENT LAW. 
 
 THE ENDOWMENT BENEFIT. 
 
 1(>8. The endowment benefit payable on the death of a 
 beneficiary member who was in good standing at the date of 
 his death, or upon the completion of his Expectation of Life, 
 as provided in these Laws, shall be 07te thotisaitd dollars, two 
 thousand dollars, or three thousand dollars, according to 
 the sum for which he shall be enrolled at the time of his 
 death, or at the date of his completing his Expectation 
 of Life. 
 
 CLASSES OF BENEFICIARY MEMBERS. 
 
 169, The beneficiary members shall be divided into 
 three classes, viz. : 
 
 (i) The Ordinary Class. 
 
 (2) The Extra Hazardous Class. 
 
 (3) The Endowment Class. 
 
 THE ORDINARY CLASS. 
 
 ITO, The Ordinary Class shall be composed of those 
 beneficiary meml:)ers who are neither in the Extra Haz- 
 ardous Class nor in the Endowment Class. 
 
 EXTRA HAZARDOUS CLASS. 
 
 ITK Every membirwho is engaged in or follows any 
 of the undermentioned occupations or callings, viz. : blast- 
 
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 88 
 
 CONSTITUTION. 
 
 dealing in explosives, seafaring occupations, navigating 
 lakes and rivers, and engineers, firemen, brakemen, and 
 conductors of railway trains, and mail clerks, expressmen, 
 baggagemen and other employes on railway trains, car- 
 checkers, switchmen, shunters, and who are not scheduled 
 as specially dangerous, shall be deemed to be in the Extra 
 Hazardous Class, and rated according to the schedule of 
 rates provided for in Section one hundred and seventy- 
 nine. 
 
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 ENDOWMENT CLASS. 
 
 W% (i) Each member of the Order in good standing 
 upon the ist day of September, 1884, at his own option, 
 may be enrolled in the Endowment Class on or before the 
 1st day of October, 1884, by his paying a special enrolment 
 fee equivalent to one assessment, according to his present 
 rating. 
 
 (2) Thereafter he shall pay semi-annually, before each 
 first day of January and before each first day of July in 
 each year, one extra assessment equivalent to one assess- 
 ment, according to his present rating. 
 
 (3) Candidates, on initiation, may be immediately en- 
 rolled in the Endowment Class, by paying a special enrol- 
 ment fee equivalent to one assessment, according to their 
 age and amount of endowment taken, and according to 
 the schedule of rates provided in Sections one hundred and 
 seventy-eight Sind one hundred and seventy -nine. 
 
 (4) Thereafter they shall pay semi-annually, before each 
 first day of January and before each first day of July in each 
 year, one extra assessment equivalent to their monthly rates 
 of assessment for the time being. 
 
 ^ 1T3. (i) Members other than those embraced in Sec- 
 tion one hundred and seventy-two may be enrolled or re- 
 instated in the Endowment Class by paying a special enrol- 
 ment fee equivalent to one assessment, according to the 
 schedule of rates provided for in the Endowment Law, 
 for their actual age, and according as they are in the Ordi- 
 
CONSTITUTION. 
 
 09 
 
 nary Class, or in the Extra Hazardous Class, at the time of 
 such enrolment or reinstatement. 
 
 (2) Thereafter they shall pay semi-annually, before each 
 first day of January and before each first day of Tulv^n 
 
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 FORFEITING STATUS. 
 
 ^l^A ^'\4,?y"^«^ber who is enrolled in the Endow- 
 nient Class laihng at any time to pay the required extra 
 
 nlTZT^'Y ^"^^^ his stand/ng' m the Endowment 
 Uass, and shall revert bn^k to the Ordinary Class or to the 
 Kxtra Hazardous Class, according to the occupation which 
 he may be followmg at the time he so forieits his 
 stand mg. 
 
 (2) Any member who has thus forfeited his standing in 
 the Endowment Class may be reinstated in such class by his 
 agam paymg the special enrolment fee and two extra 
 assessments for^ach extra assessment he may be in arrears 
 at the time of remstatement. 
 
 (3)^ Or he may be reinstated in the Endowment Class at 
 any time by paying the special enrolment fee according to 
 his then actual age, and thereafter paying the rates for 
 such age. ^ y & 
 
 (4) If he is over stx^yjyears of age, the Executive Council 
 shall determine the amount of the enrolment fee to be paid 
 jy him and the rates of extra assessments he shall pay for 
 the Endowment Class. 
 
 
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 ITS. (i) Members in the Endowment Class shall have 
 their endowments paid in full to themselves within t/itrly 
 ;^;'.c after completing their Expectation of Life, according to 
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 (2) Within thirty days from the date of the filing with 
 the Supreme Secretary of the required " proof of claim " 
 prdVing the death of a beneficiary member, who was in good 
 standing at the date of his death (together with the necessary 
 papers of the Probate Court, if the beneficiary was a minor), 
 the endowment hereinafter provided shall be paid to tb*? 
 beneficiary or beneficiaries or personal representatives of the 
 deceased brother who shall have be* h designated by the de- 
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 CONSTITUTION. 
 
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 1T6, (i) If the required "proof of claim" is not filed 
 within t7velve calendar months from the date of the death of 
 the brother, then in such case all claims whatsoever which 
 the beneficiary or beneficiaries or personal representatives 
 might have had against the Supreme Court, in respect of 
 such death, shall lapse and become absolutely null and void. 
 
 (2) On the payment of the full endowment to a member 
 in the Endowment Class, all claims or interest of such mem- 
 ber, or of the widow, orphans or beneficiaries, heirs, execu- 
 tors, administrators or assigns of such m -mber, to the En- 
 dowment Fund of the Order shall thereby cease, and become 
 absolutely null and void. 
 
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 ENROLMENT FEE. 
 
 ITT, Every beneficiary membar, upon being enrolled as 
 such, shall pay to the Financial Secretary of his Subordinate 
 Court an Enrolment T^ee equivalent to one assessment ac- 
 cording to the schedule of rates provided for in Section 
 one hundred and seventy-eight or Section one hundred and 
 seventy-nine of these Laws, according as he is enrolled in 
 the "Ordinary Class" or in the "Extra Hazardous Class." 
 
 SCHEDULE OF MONTHLY RATES FOR THE ORDINARY 
 
 CLASS. 
 
 ITH, The monthly rates of assessments which every 
 beneficiary member in the "Ordinary Clss" shall pay. 
 according to his age at the date of his enrolment, shall be 
 as follows : 
 
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 SCHEDULE OF MONTHLY RATES FOR THE EXTRA 
 HAZARDOUS CLASS. 
 
 1T9. The monthly rates of assessments which every 
 beneficiary member in the Ej^tra Hazardous Class shall pay, 
 
according to 
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 CONSTITUTION. 
 
 And shall pay the same rate of assessments thereafter so 
 long as he remains continuously in good standing, and is in 
 the Extra Hazardous Class. 
 
 AGES. 
 
 180. A member shall be deemed to be eighteen years of 
 age till his nineteenth birthday, and nineteen years of age 
 till his tiventieth birthday, and so on for each year in the 
 schedule. 
 
 CHANGE OF OCCUPATION. 
 
 I8U (i) Any member changing his occupation to any 
 one of the occupations classed as Extra Hazardous must 
 forthwith give notice to the Supreme Secretary of such 
 change, whereupon the ^Supreme Secretary shall increase his 
 rating from the Ordinary Class to the corresponding rales in 
 the Extra Hazardous Class. 
 
 (2) Any member changing his occupation to one of the 
 occupations classed as Extra Hazardous, and failing to give 
 notice of such change to the Supreme Secretary, shall 
 thereby forfeit all his rights and claims to any benefit or 
 other funds of any and all of the Courts of the Order, such 
 forfeiture to continue till he does give due notice to the Su- 
 preme Secretary of such change of occupation ; and in the 
 event of his death, during the continuance of such forfeiture, 
 his beneficiary or beneficiaries, or personal rep sentative 
 or representatives, shall not be entitled to the endow- 
 ment or any other benefit of the Order, notwithstand- 
 ing he may have continued regularly to pay the rates pro- 
 vided for the Ordinary Class. 
 
 (3) Any member in the Extra Hazardous Class changing 
 his occupation to one not classed as Extra Hazardous, shall 
 ttS entitled to have his rates of assessments decreased 10 a 
 corresponding rate in the Ordinary Class. Such decrease of 
 rating shall begin from the date at which the notice of I 
 such change of occupation shall be received by the Supreme 
 Secretary. 
 
CONSTITUTION. 
 
 95 
 
 MEMBERS ENTERING FOREIGN MILITARY SERVICE. 
 
 18^. Any beneficiary member entering the military service 
 of a Foreign Power shall ipso facto forfeit his P:ndowment 
 Certificate and all other benefits of the Order, unless he shall 
 have, previously to entering such military service, obtained 
 the permit of the Executive Council, under the seal of the 
 Supreme Court. 
 
 MONTHLY ASSESSMENT. 
 
 183. ( I ) At or before the close of each and every month, 
 each beneficiary member of the Court shall pay into the 
 hands of the Financial Secretary, to be placed to the credit 
 of his endowment account for the next ensuing monthly 
 assessment, a sum sufficient to leave a balance at the begin- 
 ning of the next ensuing month of that account in his favor, 
 of at least one full assessment for every thousand dollars of 
 endowment held by him, according to the schedule of rates 
 provided for in Sections one hundred and seventy-eight or 
 one hundred and seventy-nine, 
 
 (2) In case a Subordinate Court is indebted to a brother, 
 and such brother fails to pay his assessments as above pro- 
 vided, then in that case the Court shall pay such assessment 
 till it has paid out in this way the whole of its indebtedness 
 to such brother. 
 
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 PENALTY FOR NONPAYMENT, 
 
 184. And in case a beneficiary member has not to his 
 credit in the Court Treasury the full amount of one assess- 
 ment for each one thousand dollars of endowment held 
 by him on the -first day of each and every month, he 
 shall stand suspended, and he shall not be entitled to any 
 benefits from the Court or Order during the time of such 
 suspension, and until he has been duly and legally reinstated ; 
 provided, that if the Subordinate Court is indebted to a 
 brother on any account he shall not stand suspended until 
 the Court has paid out for such brother's dues, taxes and 
 assessments, the whole of such indebtedness. 
 
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 CONSTITUTION. 
 
 MONTHLY REMITTANCE. 
 
 185* (i) On the first day of each and every month the Fi- 
 nancial Secretary shall receive from the Treasurer, and shall 
 immediately transmit the same, by draft or Post Office 
 money order, to the Supreme Secretary, a sum sufficient to 
 cover the following items : 
 
 (a) The amount of one assessment, for the Endowment 
 Fund, for each member of the Court then in good standing; 
 
 {d) And the amount of all arrearages due on each rein- 
 stated member ; 
 
 (t) And the amount of one dollar for certificate and 
 policy for each member initiated since last report ; 
 
 {d) The amount of one enrolment fee for each member 
 initiated since last report ; 
 
 {e) The amqunt of the special enrolment fees paid by 
 members in the Endowment Class since last report ; 
 
 (/) And in January and July of each year the amount of 
 one extra assessment for each member of the Endowment 
 Class ; 
 
 ig) And the amount due for enrolment and monthly 
 assessments from those reported in the ^ck and Funeral 
 Benefit Fund of the Supreme Court. 
 
 (2) All drafts shall be made payable to the order of the 
 Supreme Treasurer and the Manager of the Bank in which 
 the deposits o^ the Supreme Court are made for the time 
 being, and all Post Office money orders shall be made pay- 
 able to the order of the Manager of such Bank. 
 
 (3) Upon the receipt of sucli remittance, the Supreme 
 Secretary shall forthwith send a proper receipt to the Court 
 Deputy High Chief Ranger of the Court. 
 
 MONTHLY REPORTS. 
 
 186. ( I ) On the first day of each month, the Financial 
 Secretary shall make out the monthly report, in duplicate, 
 upon Form number tkree^ giving name and age of each 
 member in good standing in the Court on the first day of the 
 then current month ; names and ages of all who have been 
 
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CONSTITUTION. 
 
 1»7 
 
 admitted o membership or reinstated since last reiv^rt • 
 names and ages of those who have died, been suspe^ed 
 expel ed, or who have withdrawn from the OrL sine" jasf' 
 report ; names of all those who are taking fh^ q ^ 
 
 Court Sick and Funeral Benefits Ihfchfep^^^^ ^shK 
 verified and attested by the Chief Ranger anTLcordinp 
 Secretary under the seal of the Court. recording 
 
 (2) He shall transmit one codv of surh r^n^rf «„m, ^u 
 
 th" Tott ^i^K T' "^^ ""r^ ^^"fi^d -d apS by 
 Wa^' ^' ^^^''^ ^" ^^^^^^^ the Recording 
 
 (4) Should such report be found to be defective or 
 erroneous it sliall be corrected, and the Recording Secretarv 
 shan^at once notify the Supreme Secretary of Ich TeS 
 
 PENALTY FOR COURTS FAILING TO REMIT. 
 
 I8T. Any Court not forwarding, at the beginning of 
 
 Z}:^T^'. '^' r'''''''' ^^'^ ^^^"^« Section o"L^a 
 and eighty-five above and continuing in such default to the 
 
 th^ nf / ' '^°^-^' '^"" l'""^ suspended on the first day of 
 the next succeeding month. ; ^ uay 01 
 
 REINSTATEMENT OF COURTS. 
 
 ^^^\t^^ Court SO suspended may reinstate itself any time 
 withm thtrty days from the date of suspension, by the pTy 
 ment of the amount for which the Court became suspended 
 and by each member sought to be reinstated presenting an 
 application upon Form number seven, and passing the 
 Medical Examination of the Order, if required by the Ex- 
 ecutive Council or by the Supreme Chief Ranger ; bit if after 
 thirty ^ days, then each member must pass the Medical 
 i^xammation of the Order at the expense of the Court, and 
 must also be approved by the Executive Council, 
 
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 CONSTITUTION. 
 
 NOTICE OF DEATH TO BE SENT, 
 
 
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 189, Immediately upon the death of a brother 
 good standing, due notice thereof must be sent to the Su- 
 preme Secretary on Form number nine^ 
 
 190* Upon the receipt of said notice,' the same shall be 
 laid before the Supreme Chief Ranger, and if everything 
 be satisfactory, a cheque or draft for the payment of the 
 amount to which the heirs or beneficiaries are entitled shall 
 be drawn, which cheque or draft shall be signed by the 
 Supreme Chief Ranger and Supreme Secretary and Su- 
 preme Treasurer, and be made payable to the person or 
 persons designated by the brother to receive it, or to hi* 
 personal representatives. 
 
 19L Such cheque or draft shall be sent to any member of 
 the Executive Council living in the immediate locality, or to 
 the Court Deputy High Chief Ranger of the Court of which 
 the deceased was a member, or to the Court Deputy 
 High Chief Ranger living nearest to the beneficiary or 
 beneficiaries, and be delivered by him in the presence 
 of the Chief Ranger, or Recording Secretary, or Financial 
 Secretary, to the beneficiary or beneficiaries, on their 
 surrendering the benefit certificate of the deceased ; pro- 
 vided, however, if satisfactory proof is given of the loss or 
 destruction of the benefit certificate, the cheque or draft 
 may be delivered on the execution of a proper release of 
 all claims against the Order. 
 
 19/$t If there is any doubt as to the validity of a claim, the 
 Supreme Chief Ranger shall lay the same before the Exe- 
 cutive Council for their decision upon the matter. 
 
 ENDOWMENT CERTIFICATE. 
 
 193* Every person, at the time of applying for ad- 
 mission, shall state in the application what amount of endow- 
 ment he desires to take, and a certificate for the sum chosen 
 shall be issued to him, unless the sum so chosen shall have 
 been reduced by the Medical Board, in which case the cer- 
 tificate shall only be for the sum granted by the Medical 
 Board. 
 
CONSTITUTION. 
 
 194. He shall not be privileged thereafter to chanee the 
 same except as provided in the Constitution and Laws and 
 upon due notice lo his Court, and paying a fee of aI> cems 
 
 To^ stpfe^el^'i;:' ^'' ^P'^'-"™ ^™ ^-^^-^^ 
 
 ADDITIONAL ENDOWMENTS. 
 1»«. For additional endowments after initiation he shall 
 
 S^^lbil'X " '° --"-who have passed their 
 
 ENDOWMENT ASSESSMENTS A FIRST LIEN. 
 
 1»«, The endowment assessments shall be a first Hen 
 upon all the funds of a Court, and any Officer neglect 
 
 shf nVr'S"^ '" ^"^"'^^ '^' ^^"^^ '- ^he Supr metou t 
 shall be liable to summary expulsion by the Supreme Chief 
 Ranger or by the Executive Council. ^ 
 
 SPECIAL RATING. 
 
 in^ iHl ^' M ' '^^'' have not since forfeited their stand- 
 ^^^A u :i ""'^ assessments for the amount of endowments 
 
 .. or^far.r/'^^'^T^' '^^°' be rated at their actult 
 age, or as at thirty years of age. 
 
 SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS* 
 
 fhir??* Whenever by reason of an excessive mortality, 
 there are no available funds to meet promptly the endow 
 ment claims of the beneficiaries or peLnal represenaUv^s 
 of deceased Foresters, the Executive Council shall order a 
 special assessment, which shall be immediately paid by [he 
 Subordinate Courts, in which case the funds of the Treas 
 
 thTmlbe"'"'"'^' "^^"^^^ ^'^" ^^ ^^^^ b^ -P^-^^ by 
 
 th}^?dn}X ^°"fi.' ^^f^^ ^°. P?y -'P^^^^^ assessments within 
 i^rtydays from the date of the Supreme Secretary's call 
 lor the same shall stand suspended. J' ** ^ 
 
 of ^fhl^^""^^"' ^c'""^ ^"^ P^y» ^^^^^^ ^'^'''^y <^^y' from date 
 died btTn'^'S^' Secretary's call, the special assessments or- 
 dered by the Executive Council shall stand suspended. 
 
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 41" 
 
100 
 
 CONSTITUTION. 
 
 REPAYMENT OF SPECIAL ASSESSMENT. 
 
 5S00« As soon as the endowment fund permits, after a 
 special assessment, the extra assessments paid by members 
 shall be refunded to them, by the Executive Council i emitting 
 their monthly assessments till the extra sums paid by the 
 members are fully repaid. 
 
 RESERVE FUND. 
 
 itOU Whenever the Reserve Fund accumulates so as ta 
 exceed the proportion of twenty-five dollars for each mem- 
 ber in good standing, the Executive Council shall pay 
 death claims oat of the Reserve Fund, in which case the 
 monthly assessments of all members of twelve months* 
 Standing or over shall be remitted till the excess of Reserve 
 Fund is paid out. 
 
 ANNUITY BENEFIT. 
 
 ^0^. Every member on reaching his seventieth birth- 
 day shall be entitled to have paid to him thereafter annually 
 one-tenth of the amount of endowment on which he shall 
 have paid assessments during the last past fifteen consecutive 
 yearsy until the whole amount of endowment shall have 
 been paid ; provided, that if the member dies before reach- 
 ing his eightieth birthday^ the unpaid balance of endowment 
 shall be paid to his beneficiaries or personal representatives* 
 
 ^03* Members in the Endowment Class, who reach their 
 expectation of life after their seventieth birthday^ shall b« 
 entitled to the annuity benefit provided for in the next pre- 
 ceding section ; and when they reach their expectation of 
 life they shall receive their endowments, as provided for in 
 Section one hundred and seventy five^ Sub-section one, less 
 any sums received by them as annuity benefits ; provided^ 
 that if they die between their seventieth birthday and their 
 expectation of life, the unpaid balance of endowment shall 
 be paid to their beneficiaries or personal representatives. 
 
 TOTAL AND PERMANENT DISABILITY BENEFIT, 
 
 1S04* (i) Every member who shall, from mental or 
 physical causes, become totally and permanently disabled 
 from following or directing any labor, business or profession, 
 and which disability shall appear to the Supreme Physician 
 to be permanent, provided such disability did not arise from 
 
CONSTITUTION. 
 
 101 
 
 meml^erS' 
 ! emitting 
 d by the 
 
 s so as to 
 ich mem- 
 shall pay 
 case the 
 months* 
 f Reserve 
 
 tth birth- 
 ' annually 
 ti he shall 
 onsecutive 
 lall have 
 )re reach- 
 idowment 
 entatives* 
 
 each their 
 ', shall b« 
 next pre- 
 station of 
 ded for in 
 I onCy less 
 provided^ 
 and their 
 lent shall 
 Ltives. 
 
 FIT, 
 
 nental or 
 1 disabled 
 rofession, 
 Physician 
 irise from 
 
 his voluntary act, or from intemperance, or any immoral or 
 unlawful conduct on his part, or from a violation of the laws 
 of the country, shall have his dues and assessments paid out 
 of the General Fund of his Subordinate Court. 
 
 (2) If the disability continues thereafter for the space of 
 SIX months then the Siipreme Chief Ranger shall appoint a 
 Board of three reputable physicians, members of the Order 
 It possible, neither of whom shall be the family physician of 
 the applicant, to examine into the facts of the case, cause 
 of injury, and permanency of the disability, and re ort 
 thereon to the Supreme Physician. ^ 
 
 (3) If the report be that it is a clear case of permanent 
 and total disability, and it meets wit^ the recommendation 
 and approval of the Supreme Physician, the member shall 
 be entitled to the Total and Permanent Disability Benefit 
 less any sums paid for him by his Court out of its General 
 
 u n I assessments, during his disability, which sums 
 shall be refunded to the Court by such member. 
 
 (4) The Supron:e Chief Ranger may appoint a deputy to 
 appear before the Board in behalf of the Order. 
 
 (5) Upon the payment of a Total and Permanent Dis- 
 ability claim, the member receiving the same shall endorse 
 such payment upon his endowment certificate, such endorse- 
 ment to be witnessed by the Chief Ranger and Recording 
 Secretary. * 
 
 (6) And the member shall cease thereafter to pay any 
 assessments, dues, capitation or other tax. , 
 
 EPIDEMIC. 
 
 ^05. Whenevei any pestilence or epidemic disease shall 
 prevail, or shall be threatened in any district where a Court • 
 or Courts of this Order are established, the Supreme Chief 
 Kanger shall immediately, upon being notified thereof, or in 
 any manner acquiring knowledge of the same, suspend the 
 initiation of new members into said Court or Courts during 
 the continuance of said pestilence or epidemic. The terri- 
 toiy to be proscribed, and the period of suspension aforesaid 
 to be defined, by the Supreme Chief Ranger, upon the ad- 
 vice of the Supreme Physician. 
 
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102 
 
 CONSTITUTION, 
 
 REGISTRATION OF MEMBERSHIP. 
 
 ^06* (i) On receipt of the notice o'" the Recording 
 Secretary of the Court, provided for in Section two hundred 
 and twenty-eighty the Supreme Secretary shall enter the 
 member's name upon the Register, together with his age, 
 occupation, date of acceptance as a beneficiary member, rate 
 of assessment, number of the certificate, name or names of 
 beneficiary or beneficiaries, and, if more than one, the fro 
 rata interest ot each, and such other facts as may be deemed 
 necessary. 
 
 (2) He shall number and file the application for reference 
 in his ojffice, and j^^^urn to the Subordinate Court, provided 
 all the assessmf j, fees and dues up to the then current 
 month have been paid by the Court, an endowment certifi- 
 cate under seal of the Supreme Court, and made payable 
 to such beneficiaries as the member shall have designated 
 in his application ; and the Recording Secretary of the 
 Subordinate Court shall enter on its records the number 
 thereof. 
 
 (3) No endowment certificate shall be forwarded to any 
 Court which has failed to forward from month tO month all 
 the enrolment and other fees and assessments due from its 
 members. 
 
 DESIGNATION, 
 
 ^0T« Each beneficiary member shall enter upon his 
 application the name or names of the members of his family 
 or other beneficiaries to whom he desires his benefit paid, 
 giving the Christian name in full in each case, as well as the 
 surname of the beneficiary or beneficiaries, and the same 
 shall be entered in the endowment certificate according to 
 said direction, with all Christian names to be written out 
 in full. 
 
 SURVIVING BENEFICIARIES. 
 
 OAQ T_ i.u« 4. _r i.u_ .i_-i.i- _r _.. „- _r xi. . 
 
 f0'93x3m iii tilC CVCiiL Ui lliC UCULIi UI UIIC Ur IllUfC Ui IIIC 
 
 beneficiaries selected by the beneficiary member before the 
 decease of such member, if he shall make no other or further 
 
CONSTITUTION, 
 
 103 
 
 fn«Th*rvLTg^''^^^^^^^^^^ be paid 
 
 « provided in the end^owmem certTfi^^^^^ "°^ ^^ '""'' 
 
 seS4"themrmtr before t'd °' ^" ^''^ beneficiaries 
 if he shall make no oKr further Hk^v ™'l? "^"ber. 
 benefit shall be divided eQuanv,mnnPi??"'°'i *""°f' "'e 
 dren. or if there be none s^h ^^'^f ,^1^" °^ ?J"^ •^•'''■ 
 
 n^r^?:lnT=-^;„%^^^^^^ 
 
 ^'enttd!^- °^ '^^ «'<^- '""a^llrirthTK^tt 
 
 CHANGING BENEFICIARY. 
 »IO. (l) A member may at anv timp «/!.»., : 
 standmg surrender his endowment certificatranH ^°'^ 
 certificate shall thereafter be issued, payable to such h.T 
 
 p':s^r:'^c"sri'ee\7T^^^^^^ 
 
 anS direction'^m';"' t"4tdrin°lf5^{g'=:^^d1v thJ" "'^' 
 ber and forwarded, under seal oHh^Tbordttr"'"!" 
 
 SeSe'ta^;'' ^"''°^'"-' -''«-'^ and^ettthe^r; 
 
 St ir-if- --' ^ ciupKSx^ t 
 
 (3) Whenever a second cer^'ficate k I'ccno^ *i, ^ 
 shall ipso facto become ^^j^" ""^ate is issued, the first one 
 
 REDUCING ENDOWMENT. 
 
 lar?i?;nV' "^ '"'="''?'■ .^"'.^'"S """"e than o«<r thousand do\. 
 ars of endowment who des res to reduce his pnrfnwrTrJ; ? 
 
 ower amount, shall give written notice ,0 WsCou^t" '^ 
 
 t.me to change to the lower amount designated ^°^ 
 
 du'e1.fo"rtlSdth "n|:^ '"" ^^'^^ °" ^" ~"'* 
 
 (3), He shall also surrender to his Court hf. Pn.]^,.,^_, 
 
 ccruncaie, and pay ^y/y cents, which, with"the'rnernber"s 
 
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 CONSTITUTION. 
 
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 notice, shall be forwarded by the Recording Secretary to 
 the Supreme Secretary, who shall thereupon issue to such 
 member an endowment certificate of the lower amount des- 
 ignated. 
 
 INCREASING ENDOWMENT. 
 
 ai^, (i) A member under jifty-jive years of age de> 
 siring to increase his endowment shall make written appli- 
 cation to his Court. 
 
 (2) If the Court agrees to such application, it shall be 
 endorsed thereon, and attested with the signatures of the 
 Chief Ranger and Recording Secretary and the Seal of the 
 Court, and forwarded to the Supreme Secretary, who shall 
 lay the same before the Supreme Chief Ranger. 
 
 (3) If the application is made within thirty days of the 
 last medical examination, unless a fresh medical examina- 
 tion is required by the Supreme Chief Ranger or by the 
 Executive Council, the applicant shall simply sign the decla- 
 ration of health contained in Form number seven. 
 
 (4) If the application is made more than thirty days after 
 the last medical examination, or if required by the Supreme 
 Chief Ranger or Executive Council, then the applicant must 
 again pass the medical examination, the same as initiates. 
 
 (5) Upon complying with the foregoing provisions to the 
 satisfaction of the Supreme Chief Ranger or of the Execu- 
 tive Council, the Supreme Secretary shall notify the appli- 
 cant to forward his old endowment certificate, together with 
 a fee of fifty cents and the amount of one assessment re- 
 quired by the change. 
 
 (6) Upon the receipt of the above by the Supreme Secre- 
 tary, he shall duly enter the changes in the Register, and 
 forthwith forward to the brother a new endowment certificate 
 for the increased amount of endowment. 
 
 FORM OF ENDOWMENT CERTIFICATE. 
 
 213, Each endowment certificate shall be in the form pre- 
 scribed by the Supreme Court, shall bear the signature of 
 the Supreme Chief Ranger and Supreme Secretary (or 2, fac- 
 simile thereof), and an impression of the seal of ihe Supreme 
 Court. Before delivery to the member, it iihaii be signed by 
 
CONSTITUTION. 
 
 106 
 
 failure or ne^rshall have In '"^''■' ^^'^^ "°"« °f »"<* 
 the High Coitn whose iuriS,?'"'"" 'I 'J?" C°"«' ^"^ 'o 
 
 member failing or refusinp- to TrTm^f '-.t ^^^ ^"'c^' <"• 
 
 the Constitution and Laws shaffL- ""^ P""''""' °^ 
 a member of the OrdeT if T. '" '^""f^guence cease to be 
 
 Supreme Chief Ranges ' ° °'''"'''' '" ^"'"'g by the 
 
 38TH PARALLEL. 
 
 ica^outh ^f°he?hfrtj^:LEralM "/f'''-^ '" ^^^'h Amer- 
 period than M "/r ^^^f wi?hou «n ^l'""''''. ^"^ ^ '""g^^ 
 Supreme Chief RaS' rn ,nf! • P'^'^j"', I*™'' f"^"" «he 
 Sectary, ani thet^ff of thTsupX^'cott 'tuJTZ 
 paymg such a,dditionaI rates of a^.t-.m^n/^'^' *"'' 
 
 foS^wVr-e Clrt hf;ei''" ^^f^^P' ^--h^ 
 
 ™ Of sectio„^r.lx.^:rs^- -^^^^^^^^^^ 
 
 CLAIMS NOT TO BE ASSIGNED AS COLLATERALS. 
 
 shall th! beneficiary or benefifirSbrS/d ''''''' "°' 
 the manner provided forT thrcLsdtS^KdTat '" 
 
 FELO DE SE. 
 
 thereby forfe?? ..lT?f .u"f.„ ^L ^^f ^H?^^, ^"^^ne, shall 
 
 of the' Order' anH "fL'^r c •''" '""f i^'nUowment Fund 
 
 me urder, and the beneficiary, beneficiaries, or per- 
 
 5: .; 
 
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r »?-•*■ 
 
 106 
 
 CONSTITUTION. 
 
 sonal representative or representatives shall not be en- 
 titled to receive the endowment or other benefits of the 
 Order. 
 
 (2) But the Executive Council shall pay back to the 
 heirs or assigns all sums paid into the endowment fund 
 by the felo de se. 
 
 (3) They may also, at their discretion, donate a sum 
 not exceeding: one-half of the amount of endowment held 
 by the deceased to the beneficiaries of the deceased, as 
 may have been designated by the deceased iii his benefit 
 certificate. 
 
 FOR MANAGEMENT EXPENSES. 
 
 ^18. An amount not exceeding the enrolment fee in 
 
 the Ordinary Class and the special enrolment fee in. the 
 
 Endowment Class, and five per cent, of the gross receipts of 
 
 the various benefit funds, may be taken by the Supreme 
 
 Court to pay management expentes. 
 
 PROOF OF OLAIM 
 
 FOR— 
 
 ENDOWMENT BENEFIT. 
 
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 S19« (i) ^',5on the death of a member in good stand- 
 ing in the Court, the Chief Ranger, or, in his absence, the 
 next Junior Officer available, shall call a meeting of the 
 Court, at which the following **Proof of Claim** shall be pre- 
 sented for investigation and examination by the Court, to 
 wit s 
 
 Form No, g, 
 
 (a) CERTIFICATE OF DEATH. 
 
 Chambers of Court No. 
 
 188 
 
 To the Executive Council of the Supreme Court, Inde- 
 pendent Order of Foresters : 
 
CONSTITUTION, ^ 
 
 2. That the said Brother died nf • .1, 
 ProTinceof on th*. aied of m the 
 
 at the age of years "^^^^^ '^^ 
 
 3. That at the date of his being taken w\th Kic u.* -n 
 No"" ' ShltV"^' standing ^ur""^^^^^^^^^^ 
 
 S? W dW of hrs^a^r"'^"^^ ^^^^ ^- S-^ standing 
 ^^4. And that at the time of his death, he, the said 
 Court Na ^"""^ ''^"^^"g ^^ o"' said 
 
 Com' '^' ^ t.' ^^"^f o'f' /^'"1!"^ S^^-^^'y of 
 
 above facts were submitted .n^* do hereby certify that the 
 proved satisfr'tory ?ol?Cou?^^ and tJf .^^'^ ?.°"''' ^"^ 
 to be correct and fru^ in eve^^^^culan'' "' '^'^^^ ''^"^ 
 ^^As witness our hands hereto, and the seal of our said 
 
 / Court 1 
 
 "l Seal. / 
 
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 (b) medical certificate. 
 
 , Chief Ranger. 
 Recording Secretary. 
 
 ^f M.D,, certify that ot Prnv,*n..« 
 
 ?LiA ,^^^ J^te a member of Court No S 
 
 In witness whereof T hav^ v«-^* **-_!.. ^ 
 
 this day of "' "188 '^ "'"''"" """^'"^a *«y signature 
 
 M.D, 
 
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108 
 
 CONSTITUTION. 
 
 AFFIDAVIT OF FINANCIAL SECRETARY. 
 
 f L. 
 
 
 I, 
 
 the 
 of 
 
 of 
 Province of 
 
 {name infult) of 
 in the County 
 
 make 
 
 No. 
 
 County of 
 Province of 
 
 To Wit : 
 oath and say : 
 
 1. That I am the Financial Secretary of Court 
 
 Independent Order of Foresters, located at 
 Province of 
 
 2. That I personally knew our late Brother {give 
 name in full) of Province of , and that at 
 the date of his first being taken ill of the disease of which 
 he died, he was a member in good standing of Court 
 
 No. I.O.F., and that he continued so in good stand- 
 
 ing till his death, on the said day of i88 
 
 3. That I personally know the attending physician, and 
 that the said physician signed the Medical Certificate 
 marked " B " in my presence. 
 
 4. That the statements contained in the Certificate of 
 Death marked "A" were read in open Court of 
 Court No , and duly certified to by the 
 Chief Ranger and Recording Secretary of said Court, and 
 that all the statements therein contained, as well as the 
 statements contained in the Medical Certificate marked 
 " B," are correct and true to the best of my knowledge and 
 belief. 
 
 No. 
 
 Financial Secretary of Court 
 Taken and sworn to before me at in the County 
 
 of Province of this day of in the 
 
 year of our Lord 188 , and certified under my official 
 seal. 
 
 / Notarial \ a Notary Public, &c. , in and for the 
 
 \ Seal. J County of Province of 
 
 (2) Any Chief Ranger or Recording Secretary who shall 
 certify to the correctness of the above Certificate of Death 
 marked *' A," before being submitted to the Court, or shall 
 certify the same, knowing the facts therein alleged to be 
 untrue, shall stand excelled from the Qrdej:, 
 
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CONSTITUTION. j^^ 
 
 cerledTo,'^rwr/^^^^^^^^ Claim" being 
 
 Death marked - A" to be Lorr^^^^^^^ 
 facto forfeit its Charter. "'^ °' ""*'"^' ^^a" ^>^ 
 
 (4) Upon the presentation of a "Proof r^f ri • » 
 Court, the members oresenf cioii .^ r ?^ Claim" to a 
 the facts as thereiS sef forth '^^^'^^^ themselves that 
 
 examination of t^ book^of the' F^'' • "?% ^^"^' ^^ ^^ 
 other records of the Court .ml K f ^"^^^i Secretary and 
 testimony ; ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 
 
 following question : " Shall the ' Vr^Jtc?, • , ' P"' *« 
 be certiSed to as correct and true V'ThhI ^'^™: .J"J' '^^d 
 tion the yeas and navs ^^M hi! 1 ^ "P,°" "^^'"^ V^es. 
 entered upon the recXis of th! r "!"' l"*^ .""^ ^"'^ duly 
 brother vo'ted, whefheri/or 4^°"'-'' ^'>°^i"g how eac{ 
 
 AMENDMENTS, 
 
 p.™ c.u„, .h^vs^tis"' trzoBi'"- 
 
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 110 
 
 GENERAL LAWS. 
 
 GENERAL LAWS. 
 
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 BENEFICIARY MEMBERSHIP. 
 
 2'ltl, No one shall be deemed to be a beneficiary mem- 
 ber, notwithstanding he may have been duly initiated and 
 enrolled as a member of the Order, and a Certificate of 
 Endowment duly made out and delivered to him, and has 
 paid all fees, dues, taxes and assessments, until he shall have 
 first passed the " Medical Examination of the Order," as 
 required by the Constitution and Laws of the Supreme 
 Court. 
 
 SPECIAL QUALIFICATIONS OF OFFICERS. 
 
 ^!5f5. The Supreme Chief Ranger, Supreme Secretary, 
 and Supreme Treasurer, in addition to other qualifications 
 required by the Constitution, shall be of the full age of 
 twenty-one, and shall be residents of the Dominion of Can- 
 ada. The Court Physician must be a member of the Order 
 in good standing, except in cases where it is impossible to 
 secure one who is a member of the Order, in which case a 
 physician outside of the Order may be elected upon the 
 special Dispensation of the Supreme Chief Ranger. A 
 Court may elect two Court Physicians. 
 
 DISPENSATIONS. 
 
 223. ( I ) The Supreme Chief Ranger may grant Dispen- 
 sation to initiate without the usual ritualistic formalities; also 
 to initiate at any time, at less than regular fees ; also to elect, 
 in case of absolute necessity, as Court Physician, one who 
 is not a member of the Order. 
 
 (2) Also, with the unanimous consent of the Executive 
 Council- the Sunreme Chief Ranger may issue a special Dis- 
 pensation, in each case, for the Institution of a Court south 
 
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KBNBRAL LAWS. 
 
 Ill 
 
 of the thirty-eighth parallel of Latitude, any where within the 
 District of Columbia and the States of Maryland, Virginia, 
 West Virginia, Kentucky, Missouri, Kansas, Colorado, Utah, 
 Nevada and California. 
 
 (3) Provided that no Court can be instituted in atiV local*- 
 ity where an epidemic of yellow fever has ever prevailed. 
 
 REGALIA, ETC. 
 
 224. The Regalia of the Order shall consist of a badge 
 with two clasps and ribbon, and a pendant jewel in the form 
 of a Maltese Cross, to be worn on the right breast, also a 
 sash, to be worn over the left shoulder. 
 
 COLORS AND SASHES. 
 
 f^. (I) The colors of the Order shall be cardinal, 
 white, royal blue, and purple. 
 
 (2) Subordinate Court Officers shall wear blue ribbon 
 with the clasps, and cardinal sashes. 
 
 (3) Deputy High Chief Rangers shall wear scarlet ribbons 
 with the clasps, and cardinal sashes. 
 
 (4) High Court Officers shall wear purple ribbons with 
 the clasps, and cardinal sashes. 
 
 (5) Deputy Supreme Chief Rangers shall wear red, white 
 and blue ribbons with the clasps, and cardinal sashes. 
 
 (6) Supreme CourfOfficers shall wear red, white and blue 
 ribbons with the clasps, and blue sashes. 
 
 (7) The sashes for members of Subordinate Courts shall 
 l)e scarlet ribbon or velvet from three and a half to five 
 inches wide, with shoulder straps of blue ribbon, and gold 
 Irmges at end of sash. 
 
 (8) For Officers of Subordinate Courts, the sash shall be 
 the same as for members, except the shoulder straps, which 
 siiall be gold. 
 
 c ^^^ J^^r???^/^ ^^^ Deputies of the High Chief Ranger and 
 -upreiiie Chief Ranger shaii be the same as for Officers of 
 Subordinate Courts. 
 
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 GENERAL LAWS. 
 
 
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 l,o\ The sashes ior members of High Courts shall be^the 
 saie'ls'fSr Ss of Subordinate Courts wit^theaddjUon 
 of a gold band of from i.'irei quarters to me mch wwe 
 around the edge of sash. 
 
 (,.) For appointed Officers of High Courts, chesashe^ 
 shlll be the same as for members, with the addition of a 
 Maltese Cross on the centre of the breast. 
 
 (12) The sashes for the High Standing Committee shall 
 have in addition to the Maltese Cross, the emblem and 
 IStials of office on the breast and blue centre m shoulder 
 
 * Tfi^ For Past Hieh Chief Ranger, the sash shall be the 
 saie L^or ffigh Chfef Ranger, with the addition of a gold 
 fringe on lower edge of sash. 
 
 (,4) The sashes for members of t^e Supreme Court shaU 
 be blue ribbon or velvet, from three and a ''^V^fi^'J^^^ 
 wide with eold braid from three quarters to otu inch wme 
 TrtAd the^Xe. and gold fringe at end of sash, and gold 
 shoulder strap. 
 
 (15) For appointed Supreme Court pffif"^^ «J|f f ^^ 
 shill be the fLe as for members with the addition of . 
 gold Maltese Cross on the centre of the breast. 
 
 (,6) For the Executive Council, they shall ^J^^^^ 
 as for appointed Officers, with the addition of the emblems 
 Ind initials of office on the centre of the breast, and red 
 centre in shoulder straps. 
 
 (17^ For Past Executive Officers, the sashes shall be the 
 samjU for the Executive Officers with the addition of a 
 gold fringe around the lower edge of the sash. 
 
 SEPARATE ENDOWMENT JURISDICTION. 
 
 ««6. ( I ) Whenever a High Court located outside of the 
 Dfmi^on of Canada or Province of Newfoundland having 
 t^o thousand members^or ^or...g^^J^r.A.^,^^^<^X^^^ 
 
 ca Ikd for the purpose, petition the Supreme Court to be 
 ^t apart into a seVate endowment jurisdiction, the Su- 
 
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GENEIAL LAWS. |J3 
 
 '^'.T^ ^}^^f. Ranger, as soon as such High Court I ,« 
 settled all claims then due to the Supreme Cnnrt .hu\ 
 
 oeeding the issuing of such proclamation '^" 
 
 (2) From and after the said first day of such month t),» 
 
 SS. "'' "''"•' """^ '''=""* "ft-' '"ch date of 
 
 (3) Members in such jurisdiction shall not be liable there- 
 »fter for any dues or assessments to the Supreme Court 
 
 thl'^lllce oV'fL^q,?" °^ '?-"•• jurisdiction shall stand in 
 tne place of the Supreme Court, and shall possess the 
 
 ^s"iC;rknH"r "" ^r"^S^^ ■" '^''''■°" "> an Cefits! 
 
 ^sred'byrhesirp^^rcouft! °'"' '""''^''="°"' ^^ -- 
 
 (5) But the power to make or amend the Constitution or 
 Laws, and the control of the ritual and the unwrUten 
 work, shall continue to be vested only in the Supreme 
 
 MAKING A FORESTER AT SIGHT. 
 
 Ra^!J; .Jr?"?!- Tr^T^SI"^^^ ^^"S^"^' P^^t 'Supreme Chief 
 Ranger and High Chief Rangers within their own jurisdic- 
 lons, shall have power to make Foresters-at-large at sight, 
 but they shall only rank as Social members till they sha 
 have passed the medical examination of the Order, and 
 have been duly registered by the Supreme Secretary. 
 
 NOTICE OF INITIATIONS. 
 
 228. On the initiation of a candidate, the Recording 
 Secretary shall immediately transmit to the Supreme Secre- 
 ary the name, age, occupation and Post Office address of 
 w " ----"-:—' - ""^ ■-" -^i^^-.ynicin. uiiuwea oy tne Medical 
 
 ^^fuu T"^^ ""' ^^""^^ '• >^^' ^"d Post Office address, 
 ot the beneficiary or beneficiaries. 
 
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 OBNERAL LAWS. 
 PROSCRIBING HOSTILE SOCIETIES. 
 
 ooo Anv Society or Organization, which acts in a 
 facto cease to be a member of the Order. 
 
 CERTIFYING AN ILLEGAL CLAIM. 
 
 «^A (n Anv Officer of the Order certifying to any 
 mS or iSrop- cTaim upon any «; ^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^i 
 
 double the amount paid by the Supreme uouri or y jr 
 its branches upon such improper certificate. 
 
 Council. rvfl:^„^ cr^. 
 
 /^\ If the nenaltv is recovered from any one Officer, so 
 
 may have signed such improper certificate, shall cease ana 
 
 determine. 
 
 . DEFERRED ELECTIONS. 
 
 «3l. In the event of any election not being hHd aUhe 
 fciivp nrescribed bv the Constitution and Laws, ' uV^re 
 S^^g'no pr"vts1^^^^^ the Constitution for ^ol^^f^i^^r^^^^ 
 Select^ion, or filling the vacancy, ^^ben m^^a^^^^^^^^^ 
 
 election may be held at ^^V '''^%''^'' '^^J^'rhi^^^^ 
 the Supreme Chief Ranger or of the High Cniet Kange 
 
 of the juriscji.A on. 
 
 DEFE.^RED MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS. ^^^^^ 
 
 Q^« Anv member having been admitted as a oOCiSx: 
 meS, p^nTir^ the passing'of his medical exammat.on. 
 
aENERAL LAWS. 
 
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 in a 
 pro- 
 
 ti tlie 
 
 ir tiie 
 who 
 
 11 ips0 
 
 3 any 
 ids of 
 ion to 
 Laws, 
 >urt to 
 any of 
 
 to an 
 them, 
 iiscre- 
 jcutive 
 
 shall be liable for all dues, taxes and assessments accrufne 
 after such admission, notwithstanding he is. in the mean- 
 time, only a Social member, unless the delay in passing the 
 medical examination is due to the action of the Medical 
 Board, or of some member of the Executive Council. 
 
 RE-ELECTED OFFICERS, 
 
 ^33. (I) If an Officer is re-elected to the same office, it 
 shall not be necessary to re-install him. 
 
 (2) And if he is a bonded Officer it shall not br necessary 
 for him to give new bonds, unless so required by the Su- 
 preme Chief Ranger or Executive Council, but he shall be 
 held under his old bonds. 
 
 ROYAL FORESTERS. 
 
 :er, so 
 
 Court 
 
 g they 
 
 Lse and 
 
 I at the 
 ' ih^lfe 
 sreafter 
 ,se such 
 ition of 
 Ranger 
 
 ination,. 
 
 ■NCAMPMENTS. 
 
 234. Upon the petition of twenty or more members of 
 the Order m good standing, the Supreme Court or the 
 h.xecutive Council may issue a Charter for an Encampment 
 of Royal Foresters. 
 
 ^35, The Charter fee for an Encampment shall be 
 paid by the Charter members ; but they shall be entitled to 
 a rebate from first initiation fees to the full amount paid by 
 them for the Charter. 
 
 ^3^ Each Encampment shall fix its own initiation fees ; 
 provider that it shall not be less than two dollars. 
 
 ^3T. The dues shall be fixed at such rates as to oay th* 
 current expenses of the Encampment, and no more, * 
 
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 GENERAL LAWS. 
 
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 ^38. The Convocations of the Encampments shall be 
 held quarterly, in January, April, July and October, or 
 oftener, as the Sir Knights may from time to time deter- 
 mine. 
 
 ^39. (i) A proposition for membership shall be sub- 
 mitted in writing, and shall state the name of the applicant 
 and the Court of which he is a member. 
 
 (2) Such proposition shall be entered in the summons for 
 the next Convocation, to be sent to every Sir Knight.. 
 
 (3) At such Convocation, the ballot shall be taken, and 
 if unanimously in favor of the candidate, he shall be de- 
 clared to be el«cted, otherwise he shall be declared to be 
 rejected. 
 
 (4) If elected, he may be at once initiated. 
 
 fJ40. (I) The Executive Council of the Supreme Court 
 shall be ex offiQio^ the Supreme Officers . of the Encamp- 
 ments. 
 
 (2) The Officers of the Encampment shall be-— 
 
 Illustrious Commander. ♦ 
 
 Illustrious Lieut. -Commander. 
 
 Illustrious Orator. * 
 
 Illustrious Chancellor. 
 
 Illustrious Archivist. 
 
 Illustrious Marshal. 
 
 Illustrious Captain of the Guard. 
 
 Illustrious Standard Bearers. 
 
 Illustrious Sword Bearers. . 
 
 Illustrious Guards. 
 
 %^\. The election of Officers shall take place annually, 
 at the July Convocation. 
 
 %^%* The Sir Knights of the Encampment shall have the 
 rank of Past Chief Rangers. 
 
 «4a, ( I) The uniforms shall consist of a chapeau, sword 
 belt, cuffs and sash, 
 
CxRNERAL LAWS. 
 
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 shall be 
 ober, or 
 le deter- 
 
 be sub- 
 ipplicant 
 
 mons for 
 it. 
 
 cen, and 
 11 be de- 
 red to be 
 
 me Court 
 Encamp - 
 
 annually, 
 I have the 
 ;au, swor4 
 
 in^sJ^lfS'Tuf, '^' ^J ^^I^'^^" g'^de' of Officers 
 in Kuie 22 shall be trimmed with red, white and hln^ 
 
 plumes bulhon tassel in front, and silk and gold hce and 
 fbeldL " '°''"' *'* *^ ^'"^'^■" °f thf Order u^on 
 
 wil^'g^^^d'Si/i^L'^ ^"' ^"' "'^ '^^" *^" ''^ '-^'' 
 
 (4) The cuffs shall' be of royal blue silk .velvet trimmed 
 with heavy gold lace, and with the emblem ofThe OrTer 
 
 is l^nlitTe'd^o weSr" '' ''' "^"^^^"" sash which the Bro. 
 
 fhPlfi! ^^l ^^^ chapeaux of Sir Knights of the loth to 
 the 30th grade, both inclusive, shall be trimmed with blue 
 
 'heoX "^'^ '''"' '"V"'^^^^ '""''''^ and emWem of 
 
 (2) The sword shall be of white metal with gilt mountings. 
 
 wiih^gold\rdd '^'" ^" ^^"' '"""'"""^ ^'"'^''^ ^"^^^^ 
 
 hif '^^VK^'^'^^l^ ^^ "^^ ^^"^ ^'^^ velvet, trimmed with 
 heavy gold braid. and emblem of the Order. 
 
 Jc l^i-J^''.^''^^ shall be the regulation sash which the Bro. 
 15 entitled to wear. 
 
 ^45, (I) The uniform of Officers of 31st to the 44th grade. 
 
 /,?! /"" J^'T' 'Yl ^^ '''^^^' ^° those prescribed in siction 
 ^7C'o hundred and forty-four ^howe, except that the color of 
 the plumes, rosette, belt and cuffs shall be cardinal instead 
 or royal blue. 
 
 . (2) The sash shall be the regulation sash which the Bro. 
 IS entitled to wear. 
 
 ?*^* J ^J^ ^^^ chapeaux of Sir Knights other than those 
 embraced above shall be trimmed with cardinal plumes and 
 rosette of the Order. 
 
 (2) The swords shall be in white metal. 
 
 (3) The belt shall be of buff leather, wifh scoHnnAd red 
 border, with white mountings, ' ' ' 
 
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 GBNERAL ?,AWS. 
 
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 (A For the Illustrious Officers of an Encampment, the 
 belf sh!5\l rtimm^ with gold braid with g^t -o-Ungs. 
 
 (5) The sash shall be the regulation sash which the Bro. 
 is entitled to wear. 
 
 16\ The cuffs shall be buff leather, with the emblems ot 
 the Ordpr. and for the Illustrious Officers, trimmed with 
 gold braid, 
 
 «i.» Every Sir Knight within twenty miles shall attend 
 
 the^tn;ralofi:Bro. Sir^night ; '^"^'^ ^e faU^ {Jf ctnTrai 
 without a satisfactory excuse, he shall pay t° Ae General 
 Fund of the Encampment the sum of /»« dollars. 
 
 AMENDMENTS. 
 
 248. This General Law of the Order shall not be 
 
 altfrtd or amended except a Pr°P°^W°" »!?=' ^I or morl 
 in writing or in print, and recommended by one or mor» 
 High Courts, and entered upon the minutes of the Supreme 
 Court a° a regular annual session thereof. Such proposi- 
 tion hall be sent to all High Courts for act.on thereon. At 
 the next regular annual session of the Supreme Court, after 
 bdng so offered, if no objections are filed wiA.the Supreme 
 Setary by aAy High Court, such proposition shall be 
 coS«d, U ^shall be subject to amendment, alterauon 
 or postponement by a majority vote of the Officers wd mem- 
 bers present; and upon its final passage, if '^"^f^^^ 
 two-thirds of the Officers and members present, on a call ot 
 he y"^ ^d nays, such proposition sha^l be declared to be 
 adorned, and the alterations and amendments duly made. 
 If objections to the proposed alteration or ?">«""."„ 
 filed Lb the Supreme Secretary by any High Court hen 
 such proposition to alter or amend shall not be s^'^mitted 
 to the Supreme Court for consideration or adoption, but 
 shall be deemed to have been rejected. 
 
LAWS. 
 
 Ud 
 
 SUBORDINATE COURT BY-LAWS, 
 
 or mor» 
 
 NAME AND LOCATION. 
 
 ^40. (i) This Court shall be hailed and entitled 
 Court I^Q^ 
 
 of the Independent Order of Foresters 
 
 (2) It shall be located in and before a 
 
 change of location shall take place, a motion must be made 
 m writmg at a regular meeting, when, if two-thirds of the 
 members Resent approve of the same, it shall be declared 
 SfJ."!^- T^e same shall then be submitted to the High 
 Chief Ranger of the jurisdiction, or if not under a High 
 Court to the Supreme Chief Ranger, and if approved, the 
 change shall take place. 
 
 TIME OF MEETING. 
 «50. The Court shall hold its regular meetings on the 
 
 of the month, at the hour of o*clock p.m. , 
 
 between the 1st of April and the 1st of October, and at 
 the hour of o'clock for the balance of the year. The 
 
 Supreme Chief Ranger, the High Chief Ranger of the juris- 
 diction, the District Deputy High Chief Ranger, the Court 
 Deputy High Chief Ranger, the Chief Ranger, or, in his 
 absence, the Vice-Chief Ranger, and Secretary may also 
 call special meetings at any time, by giving every member 
 twenty-four hours^ notice, in which shall be specified the 
 purpose for which the special meeting is called. 
 
 FEES AND DUES. 
 
 f851. (I) The initiation fee shall be dollars, 
 
 of which the sum of Hnllar chall Via r^oi'M to ♦*»- 
 
 brother who secures the candidate for initiation. 
 
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 toA LAWS. 
 
 (2) The annual dues Shall be dollars per 
 
 an'nl payable monthly n advance ;^ -J ^-'J^-^, 
 
 Ills yiraTv^ncef o) it'shall be ac Jding to the sjhdule 
 TratesVrovided for in Section one hundred and nxtyt^o. 
 
 BENEFITS IN SICKNESS. 
 «58. Any member who, from Mness, is incapable of 
 folfowtg hil usual trade or e-ployment (notwith standmg 
 he mav continue to carry on, or conduct, the busmess by ms 
 wif^ servant, or children), provided such illness has no 
 been brought on by his own intemperance or immorality or 
 bv a Si violation of the Constitution or Laws of the 
 I'upreme Court, shall be entitled to sick benefits at the ra^ 
 of dollars per week, for a period of ..^^-l' 
 
 t any one illness, which shall be paid to him weekly during 
 his incapacity, if clear on the books when taken ill. 
 
 253. No member shall receive any sick benefits, except 
 attendance of physician, and the care and attendance of the 
 mlr^ibers or o? nurses, until he shall have been -- ^^/^^^ 
 member of the Order ; and shall have paid all dues, hnes, 
 ™nXwment assessments, &c., unless he shall W at .n.t.a_ 
 "sum equal to six ;«.«M/dues, or unless he "^ enrolled 
 for the Supreme Court Sick and Funeral Benefits. Any 
 member bdng declared on the funds shall not be entitled to 
 ™or receive benefits until he has been one full week 11. 
 After the first week he shall be paid for the time heison the 
 'funds. 
 
 FUNERAL BENEFITS. 
 
 2 »S 4. ( I) On the death of a brother who has been a con- 
 tributing member for six months, his widow or nominee 
 shall receive the sum of dollars towards defraymg 
 
 hislne^^^^^ expenses, and in case the deceased has p^^^^^^^^^^^ 
 requested it, or at the request or consent of his family or 
 relatives, he may be buried with the rites of the Order. 
 
 (2) Providing, that if the death of the brother is caused 
 
 \z) ^iuvi^ii g, ^.^ ;.^^r,.i,iM ViP mav be denied 
 
 bv his own immoraiuy wi nii=^v..i------- j — -—■>. r'^.i.-f 
 
 the rites of burial by the Order, at the option of the Court. 
 
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 2. 
 
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 4. 
 
 5. 
 6. 
 
 7. 
 8. 
 
 10. 
 
 II. 
 
 12. 
 
 14. 
 16. 
 
 18. 
 19. 
 
 20. 
 
LAWS. 
 
 121 
 
 lars per 
 ick and 
 payable 
 schedule 
 'ty-two. 
 
 pable of 
 standing 
 ss by his 
 has. not 
 rality, or 
 s of the 
 ; the rate 
 weeks, 
 ly during 
 
 s, except 
 ice of the 
 months a 
 les, fines, 
 at initia- 
 s enrolled 
 its. Any 
 ntitled to 
 week ill. 
 e is on the 
 
 een a con- 
 ■ nominee 
 
 defraying 
 previously 
 
 family or 
 irder. 
 
 r is caused 
 be denied 
 the Court. 
 
 SALARY OF PHYSICIAN. 
 
 ^55. The salary of the Court Physician shall be paid by 
 the Court at the end of each quarter. 
 
 ADDITIONAL BY-LAWS. 
 
 ^56. (I) A Court may make additional By-kws for 
 Itself, or it may amend its By-laws by a two-thircfs vote of 
 the members present at a regular meeting, after having 
 been submitted in writing, and entered upon the minutes 
 of a previous regular meeting ; provided they do not con- 
 trayene in anywise the Constitution, Laws, Rules and Regu- 
 lations ordained by the Supreme Court. 
 
 (2) All By-laws, or amendments to same, before becoming 
 law, must have the approval of the Supreme Chief Ranger 
 duly endorsed thereon. 
 
 ^5T« ORDER OF BUSINESS OF SUBORDINATE COURTS. 
 
 1. Opening Ceremonies. 
 
 2. Calling the Roll of Officers. 
 
 3. Reading and Confirmation of Minutes of last Meeting. 
 
 4. Proposition for Membership. 
 
 5. Reports of Committee on Character. 
 
 6. Balloting for Candidates. 
 
 7. Initiation of Candidates. 
 
 8. Intermission {during which payments a^-e to be made to 
 
 the Fiftancial Secretary). 
 
 9. The F. S. will announce the names of all who have been 
 
 suspended or reinstated since last meeting. 
 
 ID. Has the Court Deputy any Communications to submit. 
 
 11. Reception of Communications generally. 
 
 12. Reports of the Sick Committee. 
 
 13. Reports of Committees generally. 
 
 14. Bills or Accounts. 
 
 15. Unfinished Business. 
 
 16. General Business. 
 
 17. (Reports of Officers.)* 
 
 18. (Election of Officers.)* 
 
 19. Good and Welfare. 
 
 20. Closinrr. 
 
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 * To be called only at the time of election of Officers. 
 
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 RULES OF ORDER. 
 
 RULES OF ORDER. 
 
 Rule i.— The Presiding Officer shall decide questions of 
 order without debate, subject to an appeal to the Court by 
 any member, when the question before the Court shall be . 
 ** Shall the decision of the Chair be sustamed ? 
 
 Rule 2.— Any member who shall misbehave himself in 
 the meeting of the Court, disturb the order and harmony 
 thereof, either by abusive, disorderly or profene language, 
 or shall refuse obedience to the Presidmg Officer, shall be 
 excluded from the Court-room for the evenmg, and atter- 
 wards dealt with at the pleasure of the Court. 
 
 Rule 3.— No member shall be interrupted while speak- 
 ing, except to call him to order, or for the purpose of expla- 
 nation. 
 
 Rule 4.— If a member, while speaking, be called to order, 
 he shall take his seat until the question of order is determmed, 
 when, if in order, he may proceed again. 
 
 Rule 5.— Each member, when speaking, shall stand and 
 respectfully address the Chair, confine himself to the ques- 
 tion under debate, and avoid all personahties and mdeco- 
 rous language. 
 
 Rule 6.— A motion carried in the affirmative, or nega- 
 tive shall not be subject to reconsideration, unless such ac- 
 tion shall take place at the same or next regular meeting, 
 and unless the motion is made and seconded by a brother 
 who voted in the majority. A motion to reconsider once 
 decided cannot again be renewed. Every member present 
 entitled to vote must vote, unless excused by vote ot tne 
 Court. 
 
 Rule 7.— If two or more members rise to speak at the 
 same time, the Chief Rangor shall decide which is eiititiev. 
 to the floor. 
 
RULES OF ORDER. 
 
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 tions of 
 ourt by 
 lall be : 
 
 nself in 
 larmony 
 nguage, 
 shall be 
 id after- 
 
 e speak- 
 (f expia- 
 te order, 
 srmined, 
 
 and and 
 
 he ques- 
 
 indeco- 
 
 or nega- 
 such ac- 
 meeting, 
 I brother 
 der once 
 r present 
 te of the 
 
 ak at the 
 
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 Rule 8.— A question shall not be subject to debate until 
 It has been seconded and stated from the Chair, and it 
 Officer "^^^ ^"^ writing, at the request of the Presiding 
 
 .h^^^^A 9-77^^efore putting a question, the Presiding Officer 
 shall ask. Is the Court ready for the question ? ^ If no 
 member rises to speak, he shall rise and put it ; and after he 
 rises tr put the question, no member shall be permitted to 
 speak upon it. ^ 
 
 r^^,"^^ 10. -When the Presiding Officer is addressing the 
 Court or putting a question, he shall not be interrupted. 
 
 Rule ii.— A member shall not speak longer than /Xz/^ 
 mmutes, nor more than once, on the same question, until 
 all who wish to speak have had an opportunity to do so, nor 
 Officer ^^ ^^ice without the permission of the Presiding 
 
 Rule 12.— Any member may call for a division of the 
 question when the sense will admit of it. 
 
 f ^ule 13.— When a question is before the Court, no mo- 
 tion shall be in order, except to adjourn, for the previous 
 question to postpone indefinitely, to postpone for a certain 
 time, to divide, to refer, to recommit, to lay on the table, 
 or to amend. . * 
 
 Rule 14.— On motion, a majority of the Court may 
 - cf f,^tf '^""'"V^ question, which shall be put in this form: 
 
 J^nall the mam question be now put?" and until it is 
 decided it shall preclude all amendments and all further 
 debate. 
 
 Rule 15.— A motion to adjourn is always in order, ex- 
 cept while another member has the floor, or except when 
 no action or motion has intervened since the last motion to 
 adjourn was made, which motion shall be decided without 
 debate, unless the motion is to adjourn to a stated time. 
 
 Rule 16.— A motion to lay on the table, to adjourn 
 simply, to reconsider an undebatable question, for the pre- 
 vious question, to take from the table, are not debatable. 
 
 
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 124 
 
 RULES OF ORDER. 
 
 RULE I7.-When a question is indefimtely postponed, it 
 shall not be again acted on durmg the te™ 
 
 member of another Committee. r„„„,utee shall 
 
 R„i,E I9.-The first person n-,^^^^- ^^^^ Ser' of 
 act asChaiman, until another IS c^^^^^^^^^ ^^ ^ 
 
 tp\5rcr: Uee^S'^usru firs^ named thereon 
 
 RULE 20.-The following, or similar Forms, shall be the 
 Code of Procedure observed in trials : 
 
 Form No. lO.-Charge and Specifications, ^^ 
 To C^our^No! . Independent Ordex 
 
 of Foresters— rr^„rf 
 
 The undersigned, a member of Court ^^ 
 
 No. , does hereby charge Bro. ^^^^^^^ ^^^ecoming 
 
 specihcation]. Fraternally submitted, 
 
 (Signed) 
 
 Form No, ii.-Notice to the Accused. 
 
 (Date) ^^. ^ 
 
 — Inclosed with this notice 1 
 
 .^^it copy of charge and s^ec^'«-ion^^^ 
 
 you by rJro. » fpive names]. 
 
 ^re o^ets 'ors^dTSttl will notify yo^of the time 
 
 and place lo appcui uiivi c^..-t,,-.. 
 ^ Fraternally, 
 
 ,- c , Recording Secretary. 
 
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 II 
 11 
 ii 
 
 11 
 II 
 11 
 
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ned, it 
 
 serving 
 le is a 
 
 le shall 
 bers of 
 d to a 
 
 . be the 
 
 i8 
 t Order 
 
 ot 
 ecoming 
 3re par- 
 vit : 
 
 , did, on 
 state the 
 
 RULES OF ORDER. 
 
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 3 notice I 
 d against 
 rhe same 
 
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 e names], 
 the time 
 
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 Form No. 12.— Notice to Attend TnaL 
 
 (Date) 18 
 
 - ^'o- :--The Committee on Trial on the 
 
 charge and specifications preferred by against 
 
 will meet [give time and place]. You are 
 hereby notified to be present and [sustain, or defend] the 
 •**^^* Chairman. 
 
 Secretary. 
 
 Form No. i}, —Notice of Appeal. 
 
 To Court , No. , Independent Order 
 
 of Foresters [or other tribunal] : 
 The undersigned hereby appeals to the 
 from the decision of the in the matter of 
 
 , , The appeal is taken on the [state 
 
 grounds of appeal]. 
 
 Fraternally, 
 
 (Signed) 
 
 Form No. 14.— [Place yourself in the attitude of Obligation.^ 
 To be administered by Chairman of Committee. 
 
 You do sincerely declare, upon your honor as a Forester, 
 that the evidence you shall give in the matter of charges 
 preferred by against now 
 
 pendmg, shall be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing 
 but the truth. This you do solemnly affirm. 
 
 Rule 21.— Forms shall bear the following numbers, 
 Tiz. : 
 
 Form No. i. Application for Membership. 
 " •* 2. Medical Examination. 
 
 3. Monthly Report. 
 
 4. Notice to Members of Meetings of Court. 
 
 5. Application for Enrolment in Sick and Fu- 
 neral Benefit Department. 
 
 6. Claim for Sick Benefits. 
 
 7. ApplicatiQn for Reinstatement. 
 
 8. Notice of Keinstatement. 
 
 9. Proof of Claim for Endowment. 
 
126 
 
 RULES OF ORDER. 
 
 i I 
 
 II 
 
 PRECEDENCE OF OFFICERS. 
 
 Rule 22. -The Officers of the Order shall rank and 
 have precedence as follows, viz. : 
 
 1. Supreme Chief Ranger. 
 
 2. Junior Past Supreme Chief Ranger. 
 
 3. Past Supreme Chief Rangers, accordmg to seniority. 
 
 4. Supreme Vice-Chief Ranger. 
 
 5. Supreme Secretary. 
 
 6. Supreme Treasurer. ^ 
 
 7. Supreme Physician. 
 
 8. Supreme Counsellor. . 
 
 Q. Hich Chief Rangers, according to seniority. ^ 
 
 10. Junior Past High Chief Rangers, according to seniority. 
 
 11. Past High Chief Rangers, " ^ 
 
 12. High Vice-Chief Rangers, " 
 
 13. High Secretaries, ** 
 
 14. High Treasurers, '| ^^ 
 
 15. High Physicians, || ^^ 
 
 16. High Counsellors, 1. .u tj c r 
 17 Past Supreme Executive Officers, other than P. b. L.. 
 
 Rangers, according to grade and seniority. 
 
 18. Past High Standing Committees, other than P. H. C. 
 
 Rangers, according to grade and seniority. 
 
 19. Supreme Auditors. 
 
 20. Supreme Chaplain. 
 
 21. Supreme Journal Secretary. 
 
 22. Supreme Senior Woodward. 
 
 23. Supreme Junior Woodward. 
 
 24. Supreme Senior Beadle. 
 
 25. Supreme Junior Beadle. 
 
 26. Supreme Marshal. 
 
 27. Supreme Conductor. 
 
 28. Supreme Messenger. 
 
 29. Representative to Supreme Court. 
 . 30. High Auditors. 
 
 31. Deputy Supreme Chief Rangers. 
 
 32. High Chaplain. 
 
 33. High Journal Secretary. 
 
 34. High Senior Woodward. 
 
 35. High Junior Woodward. 
 
HULES OF ORDER. 
 
 127 
 
 (I 
 It 
 II 
 It 
 
 40 
 
 41 
 42 
 
 43 
 44 
 45 
 
 36. High Senior Beadle. 
 
 37. High Junior Beadle. 
 
 38. High Marshal. 
 
 39. High Conductor. 
 High Messenger. 
 
 Provincial Deputy High Chief Rangers. 
 District Deputy High Chief Rangers. 
 Court Deputy Supreme Chief Ranger. 
 Court Deputy High Chief Rangers. 
 Court Chaplains (Clergymen only). 
 
 46. Court Physicians. 
 
 47. Chief Rangers. 
 
 48. Past Chief Rangers, according to seniority. 
 
 49. Vice-Chief Rangers, •» " 
 
 50. Recording Secretaries, »♦ * »• 
 
 51. Financial Secretaries, •» m 
 
 52. Treasurers, •• »• 
 
 53. Representatives to High Court, according to seniority. 
 
 54. Chaplains (Laymen), according to seniority. 
 
 55. Senior Woodwards. 
 
 56. Junior Woodwards. 
 57- Senior Beadles. . 
 58. Junior Beadles. 
 
 Rule 23.— The following abbreviations maybe used in 
 any official or other document required to be used in con- 
 nection with the Order : 
 
 I. O. F. for Independent Order of Foresters. 
 
 S. C. R. »» Supreme Chief Ranger. 
 
 P. S. C. R. •» Past Supreme Chief Ranger. 
 
 J. P. S. C. R. •» Junior Past Supreme Chief Ranger. 
 
 Supreme Vice-Chief Ranger. 
 
 Supreme Secretary. 
 
 Supreme Treasurer, 
 
 Supreme Physician. 
 
 Supreme Counsellor. 
 
 Supreme Chaplain, 
 
 Supreme Journal Secretary, . 
 
 Supreme Senior Woodward. 
 
 Supreme Junior Woodward. 
 
 duprenic ocnior lieaaie. 
 
 Supreme Junior Beadle. 
 
 'ti 
 
 S. V. C. R. 
 
 S. s. 
 
 S. T. 
 S. P. 
 S. C. 
 S, Chap. 
 S. J. S. 
 S. S. W. 
 S. J. W. 
 
 n ft 
 
 O. 3. jD* 
 
 S. J. B. 
 
 ii 
 
 II 
 
 ii 
 
 II 
 
 II 
 II 
 
 u 
 
 t; 
 
128 
 
 S. M. 
 
 S. Cond. 
 
 S. Mess. 
 
 S. A. 
 
 D. S. C. R. 
 
 C. D. S. C. R. 
 
 H. C. R. 
 
 P. H. C. R. 
 
 J. P. H. C. R. 
 
 H. V. C. R. 
 
 H. S. 
 
 H. T. 
 
 H. P. 
 
 H. C. 
 
 H. Chap. 
 
 H. J. S. 
 
 n. S. W. 
 
 H. J. W. 
 
 H. S. B. 
 
 H. J. B. 
 
 H. M. 
 
 H. Cond. 
 
 H. Mess. 
 
 H. A. 
 
 H. Rep. 
 
 D. D. H. C. R. 
 
 P. D. H. C. R. 
 
 C. D. H. C. R. 
 
 P. C. R. 
 
 C. R. 
 
 V. C. R. 
 
 R. S. 
 
 F. S. 
 
 T. 
 
 s. w. 
 
 J. w. 
 
 S. B. 
 
 J. B. 
 
 Chap. 
 
 P. 
 
 L. B. 6. 
 
 RULES OF ORDER. 
 
 for Supreme Marshal. 
 Supreme Conductor. 
 Supreme Messenger. 
 Supreme Auditor. 
 Deputy Supreme Chief Ranger. 
 Court Deputy Supreme Chief Ranger 
 High Chief Ranger. 
 Past High Chief Ranger. 
 Junior Past High Chief Ranger. 
 High Vice-Chief Ranger. 
 High Secretary. 
 High Treasurer. 
 High Physician. 
 High Counsellor. 
 High Chaplain. 
 High Journal Secretary. 
 High Senior Woodward. 
 
 High junior Woodward. 
 
 High Senior Beadle. 
 
 High Junior Beadle. 
 
 High Marshal. 
 
 High Conductor. 
 
 High Messenger. 
 
 High Auditor. 
 
 High Representative. 
 
 District Deputy High Chief Ranger. 
 
 Provincial Deputy High Chief Ranger. 
 
 Court Deputy High Chief Ranger. 
 
 Past High Chief Ranger., 
 
 Chief Rangeir. 
 
 Vice-Chief Ranger. 
 
 Recording Secretary. 
 
 Financial Secretary. 
 
 Treasurer, , 
 
 Senior Woodward. 
 
 Junior \Voodward. 
 Senior Beadle. 
 
 Junior Beadle. . ' 
 
 Chaplain. 
 
 Physician. 
 
 Liberty, Benevolence and Cencord. 
 
 11 
 
 II 
 
 II 
 
 II 
 
 II 
 
 II 
 
 II 
 
 II 
 
 II 
 
 II 
 
 II 
 
 II 
 
 ii 
 
 II 
 
 II 
 
 II 
 
 II 
 
 II 
 
 II 
 
 II 
 
 M 
 
 II 
 
 II 
 
 II 
 
 II 
 
 II 
 
 II 
 
 II 
 
 II 
 
 II 
 
 II 
 
 II 
 
 II 
 
 II 
 
 II 
 
 II 
 
 II 
 
 II 
 
 II 
 
 tl 
 
Langer 
 
 INDEX TO SUBJECTS. 
 
 Abbreviations P*f • 
 
 By-Laws for Subordiimte Courts .,..','.", }?I 
 
 Constitution for Supreme Court .. ? 
 
 " HijJhCourts ... 
 
 •* Subordinatu Courts 
 
 Declaration of Incorporation 
 
 Endowment Law 
 
 General Laws 
 
 6 
 
 70 
 72 
 
 3 
 87 
 
 Law of the Royal Foresters }J9 
 
 Precedence of ()fficer8 jif 
 
 Rules of Order [][][ J;^ 
 
 Sick and Funeral Benefits of the Supreme Court. .V.V. ".".'.'.*.'.".*.'.".'! 84 
 
 anger. 
 
 Ranger. 
 
 Qger. 
 
 mcord. 
 
 GENERAL INDEX. 
 
 Ab1>rcviaitioiiH Rule 23 dT^^ITt 
 
 Absence at Installation may vacate office 14 fA 
 
 " for two ni«ht8 may" vacate office 5S (4) 
 
 Absentee Representative, who cants votes of 49 
 
 Action at !aw, -aimot lie till appeals are exhausted . . . , 42 
 
 Action of Executive may be taken bv correspondence ..'.!'. 25 
 
 Additional Ry- Laws of Subordinate Courts. 256 
 
 " Endowments ] 95 
 
 Adjourn, motion to, always in order, except, etc , . .Rule 15 
 
 Advance fees from candidates 138 /.v 
 
 Advancing? Funeral Benefit, by Courts ... .......'....."..'.' 165 ^2) 
 
 Affidavit of F. S. in death claim 219 
 
 Age, error in, how corrected ..*..!.! 143 
 
 " of candidates, 55 years the maximum . .. 134 ( 
 
 " '• 18 years the minimum.. iso 
 
 ** unless by dispensation 134 (^\ 
 
 Ages, how reckoned _" ' jgQ 
 
 Amendment of Constitution and Laws /......... 220 
 
 '* General Laws 248 
 
 " Subordinate Court By-Laws ., 256 
 
 Annual Dues of Sub. Courts payable monthly [[ 251 (2) 
 
 Annual Session of the Supreme Cour^ .'. "5 
 
 Annuity Benefit begins at 70 years of age 202 
 
130 
 
 INDEX. 
 
 
 ii ^' 
 
 Sho. 
 
 Annulling a Dispensation or Charter, can be done only by S. ^^ 
 Court or E. C .'.'.*...'.** 39 
 
 fflT v«i'd in all Ciutii'iid a^mii^^'. i ! '. ! i ." .' i " • • • • • 111 
 
 •• order of sequence Of ^^ jjj 
 
 when direct to S.C.R !!!!..*.'. 114 
 
 mode of taking — .••:•• * — • iii 
 
 must be taken within 10 days JJJ 
 
 «« be in wr mg. ......... • • • • • • • • *•;.•:••• 114 
 
 the evidence must be forwarded in 10 days ii* 
 
 Tcte^of'sfb^ C?ur^ *^ouri:'.V. 115 
 
 ^UeatiSgr^^-^^e^^^ 
 
 must contain name of beneficiary ^1^^ (i) 
 
 14 
 «l 
 
 4< 
 « 
 « 
 «( 
 << 
 <• 
 
 (2) 
 (8) 
 (4) 
 
 (5) 
 
 « 
 « 
 ** 
 
 <( 
 
 must contain __ 
 
 *' be accompanied by vz.ou . . 
 to be forthwith referred to com 
 
 mistakeo^r fraud in.how corrected 143 
 
 Appointed Officers of ^z^:::^::'''''-''-^^^^^ ,1 
 
 Appointment of Offlcen ''......*.•• W 
 
 Arbitration Comm,ttee_^.^^ ■y^'-^Meng^ ":::.. .■-■ " 
 
 «' when charges are to be tried b. . . • - 
 " making known individual action of 
 ^. a. .ji A»<.i iiniaciu •.nnAaied. oa 
 
 138 (4) 
 
 (2) 
 
 4( 
 it 
 
 67 
 83 
 83 
 
 (8) 
 (9) 
 
 (8) 
 
 (I 
 
 report of, final unless appealed 8d 
 
 AMwament rates of, in Ordinary Class « • • • • • • ' 
 
 Assessmenii, r»wj^ ' Endowment Class. 17 A i/s 
 
 Extra Hazardous Class. ••• ••••^: ^'* 
 
 Supreme Court Sick and Funeral 
 Benefits »•• }^ 
 
 monthly, payable in ^/J^^f^o ^^S ' . i '• *• * •' 1^ 
 •« when payable by Courts. 
 
 penalty (or nonpayment, by Courte-;^. ... .•• ^^ 
 
 tsrsUhou *&■ on ■ii.i^. ::::•■■: i§ 
 
 '^n'*'' r^b'e ^rfy Coiri, -^^ % g^ 
 " to be paid by members within 20 days, iw {z) 
 
 «« repaid • " j 227 
 
 At sight, making a Forester . ''••'' \'\q< * ' * 'gg' (j) 166 
 
 Att^ndftnce free medical, of members 4 ^o; », 00 w 
 
 ^***r*"''' of Officers Rt meetings ; ^ 
 
 27 
 
 It 
 II 
 II 
 
 II 
 II 
 II 
 II 
 II 
 |i 
 11 
 II 
 It 
 II 
 
 of Nurses 
 
 tt fSghCtiAirts • • 
 
 «« Subordinate Courtis- 
 
 II to present a printed 
 
 .•••.•••' 
 
 57 
 
 (4) 
 (7) 
 0) 
 (1) 
 
 report 
 
 .27(2)67 (2) 
 
INDEX. 
 
 m 
 
 •aUotlne among Charter applicants. ... i jii *'* 
 
 « for'catSs''' '^"^ °^^*^*' ^y dUpensatiin.::: IS (6J 
 
 ^"''^'?ec''orn«'„g^ '?2 ja} 
 
 I! wJ'l^®^*?^^*^ ^^'^'^ ^'^^^se of Session ! ! '. ! .' .* *. WW" \l vA 
 blank not to be counted... .„ i, W 
 
 ^^11-" ♦^""^tT^*"?^'®'.^*^ ^ereconsideied..**.*;;;;;;;;;;; " ui 
 
 Balls, three black, rejects iqi loi 
 
 Bank books of S. Court may be inspected. 20 
 
 Beadles ^"^' ^°"'**^ *** ^® inspected monthly. '.'.'.'.'.','.'. 31 
 
 Beneflciarj^ members,' three'clas'ses'of.V.'.V.'.*.*.'. ""ikl ?9x i*q 
 
 membership depends on med. exam. .*.*.'" i 34 Jo^ (i\ 001 
 
 Beneficiaries must be designated !:; iSvOr oni 
 
 " howchanged iin' 
 
 u surviving, to get pro rata '.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'. 201 
 
 » a^ .*"<iy»»l?» endowment is divided amoni? heirs'" 200 
 
 Benefit annuity, for aged Foresters . . fl (6W' J02 
 
 of Endowment members I (5\foi 
 
 •• Endowment '± iS ?ai 
 
 „ ,, cannot be assigned as collateral 2I6 
 
 payable within 30 days Vl76 (1) (2) 
 
 •« T^fni A n ^*P®®^' l'i?.°* claimed within 12 months 176 
 
 « «^ T?*,*^ *"^ Permanent Disability 4 re^ e 204 
 
 Benefit, Sick, of Subordinate Courts ^U\ 9K9 
 
 ;; not payable till 6 months a member. ...!!.'; ofil 
 
 II may bo dispensed by Courts , 15^ 
 
 D «i. o?^ P*^*« ^*^» ^' caused by intemporance,' etc. *.'.**** 252 
 
 '? 'Ss?L T.'"".' !:T! .....4 (6) &; le? 
 
 •* Sick, not payable till "after notice ".*. * '. '.".'.'.'..','.',.'. mm (4) 
 « ., ;* if„^"8^d by intemperance, etc. . . 163' (1) 
 
 ,, -, , . till one full week ill iqo >o< 
 
 Funeral, of Subordinate Courtd 254 
 
 " ** of Supreme Court "iVfiVr ifiK n\ 
 
 ;; may be advanced by Courts. . .:::::: ^^^ '' ul jl] 
 
 ." on death of wife or child " * " 156 
 
 w> Ix ^TJ^^ '®''' ™"st be filed within 30 days .'.'"' im 
 
 Benefits of the Order ^ 
 
 Bills and Accounts, must be audited "before payment ! 57 m 
 
 Black balls, three, rejects VoV 100 \A 
 
 Blank votes, not to be counted ".' *.'. *.'.*.'.*.' ' " 51 " 
 
 Bonded Officers must have bonds ready at installation. ..'.''.' 14 (e\ 
 
 Bonds, whc :nust give * ^5 qV 
 
 *' of Sup. Sec\v and Treasurer to be 'not "le's's* than $2666.'. 1ft (2) 
 
 u 5*^" ^^^'y *"d Treasurer to be not less than $1000. 15 (3) 
 
 Financial Secretary and Treasurer. . .15 (10). 34 (2V 35 m 
 
 muob nave two sureties ......... 15 (zS 
 
 *• to be in favor of Supremo Chief Ranger '," 15 (6\ 
 
 • kept hy Supreme Chief Ranger * 15 (5) 
 
 new 4 nd better bonds may be required 15 (4) (11) 
 
 i,S* 
 
132 
 
 INDEX. 
 
 15 
 
 Bonds failure to give such, vacates office .. .... • • • ^ 
 
 Bonas, lau^^ to give abend vacates office...^. ...■—• • , 
 
 .. ■ old officer! not to deliver money, books, etc., tui ^^ 
 
 bonds are executed 15 
 
 Bonds-of re-elected ^^ffi^-'ers.. ......••:••.• • ..*.'.*.' 120 (1) 251 
 
 Bonus, payable on initiation of candidates ^^^ w ^^^ 
 
 By-Laws of Subordinate Courts ••■■;;*.*; 256 
 
 amendment of "' 1^* UqVp their own .125 
 
 High Courts have power^to make tneir owi 
 
 initiatio^mu^t^s^nt themselves within ^^^ 
 
 faili^J^'^S'pment tiu^mseiveswiU^- 
 
 EC. 
 (4) 
 
 (8) 
 (2> 
 (1) 
 
 (i 
 
 Candidates for 
 
 (I 
 
 (( 
 
 (< 
 
 C( 
 
 (( 
 
 <l 
 
 l< 
 
 (( 
 
 (7) 
 (7) 
 (7) 
 
 (8) 
 
 in 45 days must be re-examined 138 
 failing to preset^t themselves, with- 
 
 in 3 months forfeit fees paid. ... . 138 
 must pay balance of fees at initia- ^^^ 
 
 musn"ay*fpr'their own medical ex- ^^^ 
 
 amination i.\" "J rAi'iV 142 
 
 maybe initiated in another Coiu^^l 4^^^^ ^^^ 
 
 Capitation Tax, of Supreme Court [[.y.'.'.'.'... Ho' (3) 
 
 ^ li «' High Courts 79 
 
 Card for members of suspt nded Courts. ['.'.'.'.'.'l9 (2), (3) 
 
 ^"i" ' wn.s viDcn which it may be giar.ted.__.^._. • • ■ _ _ ^^ {i) 
 
 
 S5=';:^---^"~-"-^^^^^^ 
 
 12 months 
 Withdrawal 
 
 drawal • • • 
 
 Casting Vol e of Presiding Officers 
 
 
 receiving 
 
 cSificaU of Endowment to be i^^^^^^' 
 
 ... 158 
 
 140 
 
 with- 
 
 140 
 
 50 
 
 . . 103. '^06 
 
 (I 
 
 << 
 
 
 cannot' brassigned as collateral. . 216 
 not to be sent to Courts in arrears 206 
 form of ■ ■ ■ ■ 219 
 
 Certificate of Death • •••;••,;• '.'.'..'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'■'■ 219 
 
 «« Medii^al, in proof of claim 930 
 
 Certifying an illegal claim penalty tor ;;; Rule 19 
 
 Chairman of Committee, who is ••• 210 
 
 Change of T^emficiaries ....^.... ;;;;'i94, 210, 211, 212 
 
 «' Endowment Certificate ' ■ ■ ^gi 
 
 Occupation *.'..'.,.... •• 67 
 
 (1) 
 
 (2) 
 
 (2) 
 
 (3) 
 
 A 
 B 
 
 (( 
 
 ^ " Subordinate Courts, 7 d'^J®,,-,,^^,^^^ ... 
 against Supreme orni^^ .^^ ^^^^^^ tried. ., 
 
 Subordinate Courts.. 
 
 It 
 
 C( 
 
 (( 
 (( 
 
 «<. 
 (t 
 
 «( 
 
 rXrs musibe laid beiora tr.al can take 
 
 (* 
 
 m a 
 
 T)1SLG6 • • • 
 
 Sub. Court go forthwith to Arb. Com . . . 
 
 68 
 68 
 71 
 89 
 90 
 OS 
 
 82 
 83 
 
 (2) 
 (2) 
 
 (2) 
 
 (1) 
 
 fcll£ 
 
 <( 
 
 CI 
 
 (( 
 
 (( 
 
EC. 
 (4) 
 
 ?} 
 
 (8) 
 (2> 
 
 A 
 B 
 
 INDEX. 
 
 Charges must be tried before next meeting of Court . 
 Charter Fee does not pay for supplies.. , . 
 
 " of Hish Courts ....■"■".■' 
 
 (< 
 
 it 
 
 (( 
 (( 
 
 (( 
 
 (( 
 
 (( 
 
 
 (( 
 (( 
 
 " Subordinate Courts , 118 (3) 
 
 " Encampments ... . . . , / 
 
 ~^ *' " niust all be paid at institution .. . ...'...'*..*."**' 
 
 ^...j" " to be repaid to charter members .] .', 
 
 Charter Members may be initiated as Social Members pend- 
 ing examination 
 
 may ballot among themselves .*. 
 
 fees to be paid by 
 
 Charter Supplies n ot sold to Courts 
 
 list must be closed at time of institution . . . . . . .. , * 
 
 to emanate from Supreme Court only ..*.", 
 
 cannot be voluntarily surrendered 
 
 can be revoked only by S. Court or E.C. 30 (2), 
 
 74 75' 
 
 may be suspended by H.S.C ' '. 
 
 Cheques for death claims to be made payable to beneficiaries 
 
 " to be signed by S.C.R,, S.C., and ST 20 (1), 
 
 " for Endowments, to whom to be sent .' 
 
 Chief Eanger, duties of .".',*," 
 
 must allow appeals, also inspect bank books.! 
 
 Social and Elonorary not eligible to be 
 
 in the absence of, Senior P.C.R. to preside. 
 Circulars not to be issued without authority, nor to be read 
 
 in Courts 
 
 Claim for Endowment, form of proof of /.V. .. .V 
 
 " cannot be assigned as collateral ., . . 
 
 Claims, doubtful, to be laid before E.C 
 
 for endowment cease on payment 
 
 . " if not filed within 12 months' lapse.. . . 
 
 upon the Order terminate with membership. 
 
 ** for sick benefits lapse if not filed within 30 days . . 
 
 Class Endowment 
 
 " " enrolment in . . 172 (ij (3)* 
 
 forfeiting status in ' 
 
 reinstatement in ,,[\ 
 
 Class specially dangerous 
 
 C'asses of Beneficiary Members. ...... isi (2) 
 
 " Ordinary , 
 
 " Extra Hazardous, , .'. 
 
 " Endowment .' 
 
 Closing Charter list '.'.'.".'. 
 
 Collateral, Benefit Certificate canrfot be assigned as .. . . . ... 
 
 Colors of the Order 
 
 Commissioners to take evidence ....*..; 
 
 " , to have notice of presentation of evidence 
 
 of parties to E. Council 
 
 Committee^ Standinsr. of RuTjrftiTun Coiirt 
 Credentials ' 
 
 
 (( 
 
 << 
 
 'It 
 
 << 
 
 (( 
 
 ■ ■I'.Vii .1 
 
 133 
 
 Sec. 
 
 fe3 (2) 
 
 121 (2) 
 
 118 (1) 
 
 119 (1) 
 118 (2) 
 129 (5) 
 129 (5) 
 
 134 4) 
 131 
 129 
 
 121 (2) 
 136 
 
 121 (1) 
 126 (3) 
 73, 
 121 (3) 
 
 30 (2) 
 190 
 
 190 
 
 191 
 
 31 
 
 31 (2) 
 10 (3) 
 
 8 (3) 
 
 64 
 219 
 216 
 192 
 
 176 (2) 
 176 (1) 
 147 
 164 
 172 
 173 
 174 
 174 
 137 
 16© 
 170 
 171 
 172 
 130 
 216 
 225 (1) 
 
 70 
 
 70 (8) 
 
 EC /1\ 
 
 55 (2) 
 
 (1) 
 (2 
 
 a J 
 
 ill 
 $ 
 
 'b'. 
 
J34 INDEX. 
 
 Sbo. 
 
 65 (i) 
 
 Committee, Financ*.... 55 l^S 
 
 «* Appeals and Petitions -- ^A 
 
 " Constitution and Laws „ \^i 
 
 ** state of the Order gg Ui 
 
 :; StlbrJurmonediomeetheforeseiion::.::: 55 U 
 
 u Standing, of High Courts...... ^ 
 
 <c " Subordinate Courts -^^^^ ^ 
 
 •« Arbitration 57 (4 to 7) 
 
 «• Sick ;;;;*..!.*.■ "67(1 to sr 
 
 « ^^^"^^^'^sVc'retkries ^nd Tre^u^e^s not eligible on 57 (») 
 
 Cemml<*ees. to be appointed by S.C.R., «"!««« o^^f'^^."** ig (^ 
 
 b^'e^'^^appoiAted by c'.RVuile^rotherwiw ^^ 
 
 ordered ' 2 
 
 Composition of Supreme Court •• j2S 
 
 ^ A^ High Courts....^ \^ /jy 
 
 «« Subordinate Courts ^|J ^"^ 
 
 «« Executive Council...... _^ 
 
 «« High Standing Committee ^ 
 
 «« Medical Board •.••••*" m fA\ 
 
 *t the Arbitration Committee °* J?{ 
 
 « the Sick Committee • J' )r{ 
 
 «« the Trustees of Sub. Courts 4^^ v^/ 
 
 Concealing infirmities 1^ 
 
 S^iro?«k^«-»«ifVe«d;r;d by-SU^^ ^7 (6> 
 
 Contempt of summons * * ' ^4 
 
 ♦* by a Court gg 
 
 «» a Member •, ; • • ,• «oo 
 
 Convocations of Royal Foresters to be quarterly ^i» 
 
 Counsel on trial must be a Forester ••••• ^^^ W 
 
 Court Physician must be a Forester ,^. 
 
 uoun r > ^^ examine candidates. ...... • • ... • • •••:;,••: ^ ^^> 
 
 u «• to attend all members, mcludmg visiting 
 
 members, free of charge „;-;^V'«v' 
 
 w «« failing to attend a member, must pay ex- 
 
 pemes of another J? )T^ 
 
 «« «« salarvof «?I ^' 
 
 « " salary of. to be paid by Sub. Cou^a 255 
 
 i* ** may charge mileage. • • • oTmiQ 
 
 " «« to be paid for medicines oi 'S\ 
 
 «« M to be paid extra for surgical cases 38 W 
 
 •t «« Fee of, for examinations. •..•••••• ; • * • XT /1 n( 
 
 « •• to be expelled for making false statement. . . 38 (10) 
 
 •< " may have commission revoked ^ Uj; 
 
 fniirt DeDutv cannot hold office of F.S. or Treas. • i" ^»> 
 
 cSSt SnffiSituted where others exist without consent 12 , 
 
 r***": « 1- !r. i. ^ r.# «nf afker livincr DerSOD 1»» 
 
 " Supreme, name of 
 
INDEX. 
 
 135^ 
 
 Sbo» 
 S) 
 
 4) 
 
 Court,Hl|rh 122®'"*^ 
 
 " Subordinate .....'."",' iftj 
 
 " initifcutcd bj High Courts to act under Dispensation.! 133 
 
 " causes for suspension of gy 
 
 •* summary suspension of 78 74 
 
 •' standing? suspended '. f5 
 
 Courts under charges not to transfer property 79 
 
 Covering Order, for the Endowment or for Sick Benefltito 
 
 be given j^g 
 
 Credential Committee of Supreme Court '.'.".".'.'.'//. 65 (a- 
 
 ■ iia* 
 
 Dftnagliig property of Courts 96 f 2V 
 
 Death, notice of, to be sent to S.S ".*..* .'.'.'.'.*.! 189 
 
 r\ t • 1* „ ^ J"® ^® *'®"* ^^ Courts by S. Secretarv. . . . . . . 19 fiav 
 
 Decisions ef S.C.R. binding till reversed . . . .'*''..,'"* ^J Sjjf 
 
 Deferred Elections 231 ' 
 
 " Medical Examinations gqa 
 
 Defrauding the Order (a2 
 
 Deportment of Sick Members '.'.. tS 
 
 Deputy Supreme Chief Rangers ] rj 
 
 Deputy High Chief Rangers-Prorincial. . .■.;*;.'.•..'.*.•.■;.:;*;.•. 63 (11 
 
 ., Court 63 (ftS 
 
 " ^ cannot hold office of F. S. or Treas .... " 10 m 
 
 Designation of beneficiary must be given \\" \\\' \m (2), SOT 
 
 Destroying property of Courts 96 m 
 
 Detaining funds of Supreme or High Court im ^ 
 
 Disability, Total and PeriAanent.. . OM 
 
 Disclosing private affairs JJ 
 
 ™-^" ^.»n<*»X*^"»l aption of ArbitnitionCommittee. *.*..'.'." 83 r« 
 Dispensations by ^th^ S.C.R 130, 124 (3), 143, 222, 223 (1> 
 
 Dispensation forV Charter! ::: .\' ::::::::::::::::; ,^f*/^^» 121 
 
 "t !! !! south of the 38th parallel! !.*.*.!".'.*. 223 (2) 
 
 .. , . may be revoked iji /•{, 
 
 \\ to admit without form !! 223 
 
 ^ at reduced fees * ' 223 
 
 « under 18 years of age '. 134 (3) 
 
 „ candidates over age 134 hi 
 
 m^ It A A, Dallot and initiate the same night lift (ei 
 
 Disqualifications for Membership m 
 
 M Office efc.D.H.c.R !!:!!::!!;::! li 
 
 „ * mance Committee of Sub. Courts 57 
 
 r«=-«i *• *« ^Chief Ranger or Representative 10 
 
 Dissolution of Courts requires two-third vote of Supreme 
 
 Court, or by unanimous vote of E. Council fig r«V 
 
 DivisiOBOf property or funds of a Court 147 ^' 
 
 of votes of ResrssAnf^t.ivi^a * ^-t, .-"-' 
 
 Dwjtsor P.O. Orders'to "boused ill' remittan^^ iH >il 
 
 •o be made payable to S.T. and Bank Manager 185 (2> 
 
 if 
 
 m 
 
 
 \l 
 
186 
 
 INDEX 
 
 i 
 
 Sso. 
 
 190 
 
 Drafts or cheques for Endowments to be signed d> S.C.R., 
 
 S.S.and S.T rv-"". iqi 
 
 ♦« for Endowment Claims, to whom to besent • • 191 
 
 Dues of Subordinate Courts payable monthly, -.151 (^). -^^1 KV 
 
 sick members to be paid out of beneflta 155 
 
 totally and permanently (hsabled member?. . . 204 (1), (3), ^b) 
 
 payable by members-at-large oj^ W 
 
 of' Encampments. • ;«\" 071 
 
 Duties of Officers of the Supreme Court " ' Iq !2 on* 
 
 High Courts , 28 to 30 
 
 Subordinate Courts. ... .. .- 31 to 41 
 
 Executive Council 24 
 
 Higji ^t!»nding Committee 30 
 
 Medical Board 2» 
 
 Auditors • • • • • ■ -■ "'•"'^*o'ko 
 
 Deputies of S.C.R. or of a H.C.R 52,53 
 
 of Instituting Offic ers. ■ l''"'' 
 
 12 
 12 
 
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 Election of Officers to immediately follow nominations.. 
 
 to be by ballot 
 
 three tellers to be appointed at. ■. • ifS 
 
 deferred :.-••/ \ ^J 
 
 to be at once declared, if only one nominated . l^ 
 
 of officers of Entanipments to be held in July 241 
 
 candidates for initiation 138 
 
 affiliation •• 1*0 
 
 Representatiyes to High Courts 41 
 
 Ropresentatiyes to Supreme Courts 4d 
 
 Eligibility for Office in Supreme Court 10 
 
 «« '« High Courts ■•• 10 
 
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 (1) 
 (2) 
 (3) 
 
 
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 Subordinate Courts. 10 (i), 135 
 
 of Representatiyes to Supreme Court. 43 
 
 High Court 44 (2), 135 
 
 Encampment of Royal Foresters 234 
 
 Endowment Assessment, a first lien i»o 
 
 (Jlj^gg A'^ 
 
 '' entitled to Annuity Benefit. . .' 203 
 
 (2) 
 
 (1) 
 (2) 
 (1) 
 (2) 
 
 (3) 
 
 
 Endowment Benefits 
 
 168 
 
 
 Certificates, 
 
 when they revert to the Order 209 
 
 how reduced 211 
 
 '* increased 212 
 
 Form of 213 
 
 how changed 210, 211 & 212 
 
 lost to be replaced 210 
 
 when a second issues the first be- 
 comes void 210 
 
 cannot be assigned as collateral 216 
 
 not to be sent to Courts in arrears.. 206 
 
 Enrolment Fees 161 (3), 162, 172 (1) (3), 173 (1), 177 
 
 << '« to be used for management expenses 219 
 
 •* of members 1*^ 
 
 Entering foreign military service .„. * 182 
 
 Epidemics, suspending initiations during. 205 
 
 K 
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 (2) 
 (3) 
 (3) 
 
INDEX. 
 
 137 
 
 ,69, 
 
 Examining- Physician, Institutinj,' Officer not to act as 
 Examinations, Medical, of the Order 
 
 *' ** to be paid for by candidates 
 
 deferred 
 
 " absolutely essential to beneficiary member. 
 
 ship 
 
 Executive action may be had by correspondence........... 
 
 Executive Council, composition and powers of '.,..... 
 
 tt 
 
 it 
 
 (I 
 
 M 
 <( 
 li 
 
 may summon persons, etc 
 may appoint Commissioners to take tes- 
 timony 
 
 to be the Supreme Officers of Encamp- 
 ments 
 
 Expenses of manaw-ement 
 
 " of bonds borne by Court '.*..'..'..*..*. 
 
 Expelled, Court Physician giving false certificate shall be.*.*.*. 
 '* for disclosing action of Arbitration Committee. . 
 
 profanity or intoxication in Court 
 
 revealing secrets ", * . ' 
 
 misappropriation of funds 
 
 members cannot be received as new members. 
 
 unworthy members to be 
 
 Expectation of Life, when reached ..!.......... 
 
 Extra Assessments for Endowment Cla-s 172 (2) (4) 
 
 [\ " on account of deficit ......' 
 
 ** '* repayment of 
 
 Extra Hazardous Class 
 
 " ratesfor ..'...'.*'''.*"'.* 
 
 False Certificate b^ a Physician Will cause his expulsion 
 
 " statements in application will cause expulsion 
 
 Fees, advance, to be paid by candidates 
 
 "* initiation.. " 120 (1), 236,' 
 
 payable to Supreme Court for Charter of a High Court. 
 
 Charter of a Sub. Court 
 
 
 
 (( 
 
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 <c 
 <( 
 <( 
 <( 
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 4( 
 
 <( 
 
 << 
 
 an Encampment of Royal 
 
 Foresters 
 
 a Charter of a Sub. Court 
 instituted by a High 
 
 Court 
 
 payable by members at large 
 
 as a per capita tax us (6) (7), 
 
 to a High Court for Dispensation of Sub. Court 
 
 as royalty for Courts instituted bv S. Court 
 
 to Subordinate Courts for initiation, etc. . .120 
 by charter members of a Subordinate Court. . 
 
 for medical examinations .120 (3), 
 
 medical, to be paid by uiiididates .' 
 
 for travelling card ' 
 
 
 Bkc. 
 
 132 
 
 (4) 
 
 221 
 
 
 139 
 
 
 232 
 
 
 221 
 
 
 25 
 
 
 24 
 
 
 70 
 
 (1) 
 
 70 
 
 (2) 
 
 240 
 
 (1) 
 
 218 
 
 
 15 
 
 (12) 
 
 38 
 
 (10) 
 
 83 
 
 (4) 
 
 94 
 
 
 95 
 
 
 96 
 
 
 99 
 
 
 100 
 
 
 175 
 
 
 173 
 
 
 198 
 
 
 200 
 
 
 171 
 
 
 179 
 
 
 38 
 
 (10) 
 
 97, 
 
 98 
 
 138 
 
 (3) 
 
 251 
 
 (1) 
 
 118 
 
 (1) 
 
 118 
 
 (2) 
 
 118 (3) 
 
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 (( 
 
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 118 (4) 
 
 118 (5) 
 
 119 (.3) 
 119 (1) 
 
 119 (2) 
 251 (1) 
 129 
 
 129 (3) 
 139 
 
 120 (4) 
 
138 
 
 INDEX. 
 
 
 M 
 
 8bc. 
 
 
 F«ei for withdrawal card J|J S|? 
 
 " on deposit of card 120 (9) 177 
 
 " enr^ment^. -„-^— -^cf ^ ] .' [i^i^i (i) W/hS (1), i74 (2) (8> 
 
 for Sick and Funeral Benefits ^^178 
 
 monthly, in Ordmary Class. ^'^ 
 
 in Extra Hazardous Class ^o/oVaV 
 
 payable by Endowment elates. . .......... • i'^ v^; V»;» 
 
 initiation, of Royal Forester, to be not less than «2. . . 
 to be returned t6 Charter applicant on being rejected.. 
 
 Felo d* t: 
 
 
 
 tt 
 
 tt 
 
 179 
 178 
 236 
 131 
 217 
 
 1 Q2 
 
 Felony and Treason-Felony... 3^ 
 
 Financial Secretary, duties of .• • • • • • • ••;;•; oa 
 
 ♦« •♦ the S. Court not responsible for acts of. 3* 
 
 Bonds of 34(2) 16 
 
 cannot be C.P.H.CR • •••• J" 
 
 when pajm'tsto S.Court are completed. 34 
 
 Five per cent, for management expenses • ^gj 
 
 Fixing penalties • ••••. 117 
 
 Foolhardy undertakings forfeit benefits J*^ 
 
 Foreign Military Service • • : • • • * : 227 
 
 Forestersat- large • o" v / ^ /. 
 
 " at sight, makmg 234 
 
 " Royal ••• 174 
 
 Forms for code of procedure gJJJ^ 2i 
 
 numbers of 
 
 (3> 
 
 ft 
 «( 
 
 tt 
 
 (3> 
 (10) 
 
 (3y 
 
 <4) 
 
 i( 
 
 Fraud in Application. 
 
 143 
 
 obtainingmembership or benefits..... ........ •.• ^ 
 
 Free medical attendance for all mcnibers. . . .4 (6) a. ^ {^h iw 
 
 FmTdflof the Supreme Court to be deposited m bank 20 
 
 Funds 01 tne supreme ^^ ^^^ ^ ^t^ ^j^, j^^^^„^ ^^cept by 
 
 cheques signed by the 
 S.C.R.,S.S.,andS.T 20 
 
 General of Sub. Courts .• ' * * V i. 
 
 and property of suspended Courts to be transferred to ^^ 
 
 „ S.C.R ;'!;;.!.'.".i!!!!.".'.' 201 
 
 Reserve :'\" 20 
 
 Surplus, to be invested. . "•''■'\ 147 
 
 and Property of Courts, how divided. ...... a4< 
 
 .. » ' rights in, ceases with membership. ..... 147 
 
 Funeral Benefit of Supreme Court. . ■ -^loi. J» 
 
 Subordinate Courts l&nx;, ^o» 
 
 on death of wife or children •••••;;•••;:• 1 « 
 may be advanced by Subordinate Courts.. 166 
 of Sub. Courts not to be less than $30. . . . m 
 
 Funeral Rites may be denied .•• ••• gj* 
 
 FuneSls must be attended by Royal Foresters 247 
 
 (( 
 
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 tt 
 
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 tt 
 
 (4 
 tt 
 
 « 
 ft 
 tt 
 
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 a> 
 
 (6> 
 
 tt 
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 ft 
 
 ttcneral Fund of Sub. Courts. 
 
 62 
 
INDEX. i2g 
 
 Good Standingof Courts «,S»?! 
 
 ;; members iv.;::::*;:; 2b ^1} 
 
 amembernot in. loses all rights ..*.**.!'.'.:; 65 (3) 
 
 ■ISk Courts, how instituted , oo 
 
 " composition and powers of . . V.V * * io» 
 
 ;; " ^irisdictionof.... {S 
 
 M .L}:^V °'' '""^^ ^^Z^ approval otk'.C.K \ . '. ". 126 
 
 „ effect of suspension of bo /ox 
 
 " " Annual sessions of r >S 
 
 " Special sessions of ,',' c )i{ 
 
 " OflBcersof 9 (% iil 
 
 "'^^ " Quorumof f )il 
 
 Hi^h Chief Ranger \\ .:::::::::'/: 28 (l\ 
 
 w* u o* J. *JL ^^** ^ preside in absence of « hi 
 
 High Standing Committee, composition and powers of. . . so 
 
 ,^ ** three the quorumof so (1) 
 
 are ex officio members ot Courts 
 
 «, ,. ^„ |n their own jurisdiction.... 30 (1> 
 
 „ ,; fill all vacancies in High Courts.. 30 (1) 
 
 may impeach and remove any 
 
 M ,, High Ofl3cer. 30 (2> 
 
 may suspend but cannot revok e or 
 
 Honorary Members annul a Dispensation or Charter 80 £) 
 
 " statmot .,::::::':::::::::'::::::'•' JiJ (^> 
 
 " not eligible for office of Chief Ranger nor 
 
 for Representative 10 (3) 
 
 Illegal Claims, certifying to,. . .' ooa 
 
 increasing Endowments '.'.'.*.*.*. 212 
 
 ** Medial examination not imperative 
 within 30 days after last exami- 
 nation 212 (8> 
 
 * ** after 30 days there must be a full 
 
 , , « „ ^ re-examination 212 (i\ 
 
 Indefinite postponement, effect of r„1o 1 7 ^ ' 
 
 Initiation W .V.V.V.m (? . 251 
 
 • of Royal Foresters to be not less than $2 . . . 236 
 
 « W **' ®"^* ^®"'*8 *o ^e no* less than $5. 120 (1), 251 (1) 
 
 <r .. a part to be paid in advance, viz., |2. .« 138 (S) 
 
 m_,^. X, balance to be paid at initiation 133 kv 
 
 Initiation, mode of 188 
 
 " may take place on night of proposal .../......'.'.' 198 i&i 
 
 •* in another Court 142 
 
 " must take place within 30 days of election.*.*.*.'. . 138 (7> 
 
 penalty if delayed to between the 30th & 45th days 138 (7) 
 if delayed beyond the 45th day there mugt ha a 
 
 re-examlnation 138 (7^ 
 
 m 
 
 !!: 
 
 H 
 
 A» 
 
140 INDEX. 
 
 Shc. 
 
 Initiation, if delayed beyond 3 months, all fees paid are for- ^^^ 
 
 feited ,'"*';". 67 (7) 
 
 Infectious diseases, nurse to be e"iP^^o>'ff .'f^; '^U ! ] *. .* ! ! 14 (l) 
 
 Installation of Officers of Supreme or lliKh Court ; . . 122 (2) 
 
 " High Courts 122 (2) 
 
 u a new High Court -^4 /2) 
 
 " Subordinate Court ••••'•••',* U" " '.VJ-L" id ('i\ 
 
 Union,orby Encampment of Royal lores^ 1* (J 
 
 Officers, mustbe clear on books before....... i* W 
 
 Bonded officers V'ii^.a" 14 (6) 
 
 OfficcrBabsentat, may vacate office.......... ^ w 
 
 or itmay be postponed, or be done by proxy. 14 iP) 
 
 re-elected officers not to be /e-mstalled ^i| i') 
 
 ^"«*^^^i»»^«^r^'^J^?oltasExamini;ig'Man8:::: 132 (4) 
 Institution of High Courts, 6 Courts and 150 members neces- ^^^ 
 
 subSatccou;ts:.v.;:;::;^v.-.;* •;i26;'223 (2) (3} 
 
 of an Encampment of Royal Foresters ^^4 ^^^ 
 
 Intemperate Members, suspension of ^^ .2) 
 
 n^ " remstatcment of ^^^ \^<^ 
 
 interdiction of fSSdrsre^S'^^.f'torfeiVail ci.iuH.'ile m. (^ 
 
 » form of..... ..;-^, .'.*.'.'. 116 (5) 
 
 " may appeal agamst. „ ^^. 
 
 Interest upon deposits to be added to principal ^^ W 
 
 Intoxication in a Court-room, penalty for ••••;; ^q ^ 
 
 Investing surplus funds 
 
 . I o » 
 
 140 
 
 joinlniS by Card. . . .... •••••••; ] 17 (1) 
 
 Junior Past Supi^meChief^Ranger^^^^^^^^^ 17 (1) 
 
 may have his seat on EC declared 
 
 vacant on account of absence 1 / K^} 
 
 » <* to take charge in temporary absence 
 
 ordisabilitvoftheS.C.R........ 1» V3? 
 
 « Past High Chief Ranger to be ^a; ojfficio a member 
 
 of the H.S.C .-, ; oAA' 
 
 „ «• to be subject to provisions of Sec- 
 
 tionl7 l^J 
 
 Jurisdiction of High Courts 226 
 
 «« ' Separate Endowment ^^^ 
 
 Laws-By, of Sub. Courts • • • 256 (1) (2) 
 
 " additional 125 
 
 " of High Courts ■ • ^'\, "ies'to 220 
 
 Laws, Endowment 
 
 
 
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INDEX. 
 
 Laws, General ... . 221 to 233 
 
 of Royal Foresters 234 to 248 
 
 *' Sick and Funeral Benefits of Supreme Court... . .161 to 107 
 Location of Subordinate Courts 249 
 
 141 
 
 Sao. 
 
 (2) 
 
 (4) 
 
 (1) 
 (2) 
 1 (1) 
 , (3) 
 i (4) 
 I (5) 
 (5) 
 
 (1) 
 (I) 
 
 (2) 
 
 
 
 (2) 
 138 
 
 (6) 
 (11) 
 
 (5) 
 (6) 
 
 Making a Forester at sight 227 
 
 Management expenses './.!..!.'.*! 218 
 
 Medical attendance of members ! ... 38* (2) 166 
 
 Medical Board, composition and powers of .' 26 
 
 " " may reduce Endowment applied for......... 26 
 
 Examinations of the Order 59 
 
 reinstating members 107 (2), 108, 
 
 for increased endowments 212 (3), (4) 
 
 fees to be paid by candidates 1.39 
 
 deferred 232 
 
 Medicines, to be paid for by members or Courts 40 
 
 Meetings, Annual, of Supreme Court .5 (i) 
 
 Special '^ " 5 (2), 16 (12) 
 
 Annual ef High Courts .. 5 (3) 
 
 Special " " 5(4\16 (12) 
 
 of Subordmate Courts to be at least monthly. 5 (6) 250 
 
 if monthly, must be after the 15th . 5 
 
 of Encampments to be quarterly 238 
 
 Executive Council 16 
 
 Members, Beneficiary I34 (2), 221 
 
 Social , ' 134 
 
 Honorary 1,}4 
 
 Special , '.*,. 137 
 
 at. large SO, 227 
 
 mode of election of » 138 
 
 entering military service of foreign country 182 
 
 inten)perate , ". loi 
 
 unworthy 100 
 
 standing suspended 91 
 
 suspended cannot be admitted into other Coui ts 99 
 
 " not entitled to seats in Court . . 92 
 
 of suspended Courts, status of 79 
 
 " ,, not entitled to benefits till 
 
 they obtain a card ...... 79 
 
 " " ** whopaidinadvance,s«a<Msof 79 
 
 Membership, Classes of 134 
 
 " obtaining, through fraud 98 
 
 " qualifications for 137 
 
 Mileage may be charged by Court Physician 38 
 
 Military service with a foreign power 182 
 
 Misappropriation of funds or property of Courts 96 
 
 Mistake in application , 143 
 
 Mode of election of candidates in Sub. Courts ISi 
 
 " <• of ofllicers 11 19 
 
 Money Orders or drafts requisite in transmitting funds .... 3i 
 
 Monthly Assessments, rates of 162, 178, 179 
 
 when payable 183 
 
 (( 
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 II 
 II 
 (I 
 II 
 11 
 
 <( 
 II 
 II 
 II 
 II 
 II 
 II 
 II 
 ti 
 
 K 
 it 
 II 
 « 
 
 (1) 
 (1) 
 
 (6) 
 (1) 
 
 (4) 
 
 II 
 
142 
 
 INDEX. 
 
 Sbo. 
 
 Monthly ABsessmenti, penalty for nonpayment of . . . .... ... iw 
 
 " Dues of Subordinate Courta. ........... ..A WW. ^«* 
 
 Remittance to be by Draft or P.O. Order 34 (4), 186 ( 
 
 Reports to be made in duplicate... joj 
 
 *^'« one copy to be ient to S.S. {^ 
 
 ♦♦ one copy to be kept on file by R.S ^ ^ 
 
 •« to be corrected y^ ^2) 
 
 Mortuary Statement to be sent by S. S ^^^ ^^ 
 
 Motion to adjourn, when m order ^^^^ ^^ 
 
 Motions, not debatable.^... ^^.^..^^.^^^;^..^..^ 
 
 privileged. .••■.• * • • R^ie 14 
 
 for •• previous question ^^j^ ^ 
 
 reconsideration of 
 
 It 
 
 »1 
 
 « 
 
 It 
 II 
 
 II 
 
 (1) 
 
 Name of Supreme Court '.'. .'. V. .V.V. 24« 
 
 Subordinate Courts •••••••• ior 
 
 not to be the name of another Court ^f 
 
 nor be that of a living person. "° 
 
 cannot be changed without consent. ..... ••••••••; ^^ 
 
 beneficiaries in full must be entered on Endowment ^^^ 
 
 Vote?to\tl*nteredYn miriu^^^ 2^^ ^^^ 
 
 New Sub. Co/rtTtotoS oratleaisV Wb^n^^^^^^^^ ^^^ ^^^ 
 
 I. " not to" einstituted; except by consent of 
 
 old Courts unless objection is over- 
 
 ruled by S.C.R...... ...•.•••• ^\ ,.. 
 
 Nomination of Officers of Supreme or of a High Court ii W 
 
 "°™ ♦« Subordinate Court \\ \^ 
 
 every member has the right to make ..... . • • • • JJ K^f 
 
 elections to immediately follow nominations . 12 (1) 
 if only one, the nominee to be at once at- ^^ 
 
 clared elected '~,l^JiLn 
 
 Nonpayment of dues, assessments, etc., «»"J«« g) 9? (1) 184 
 
 sion..... •• ...'..Rule 16 
 
 Not debatable, questions • 
 
 Notices to High courts, how gvv^n^^^ .^. . • ^. • or'to member 
 
 of Charges against mghCourts must be at least 30 
 
 Chi^es'agkinst SubV Courts m^^^^^ ^ ^2- 
 
 Spedal" M^^tings'of S.' Court Ve*quiV«i' 30 days • . , 
 *^ "in case of emergency, only 10.. 
 
 ~ 1 „ :_«.<. OA Haira 
 
 Ol il. iJOUrKi ruiiun»s «•-• •-•■-■'^•■' ■ • 
 
 in case of emergency, 10 days.. 
 
 Sub. Courts requires 24 hours. . 
 
 of suspension of members to be given after 20 days . . 
 
 (I 
 II 
 <i 
 II 
 
 II 
 II 
 
 44 
 
 II 
 II 
 41 
 
 II 
 
 41 
 
 II 
 II 
 II 
 II 
 
 It 
 tt 
 II 
 .1 
 
 66 
 66 
 63 
 
 5 
 5 
 
 5 
 260 
 
 88 
 
 (2) 
 
 (1) 
 
 (2) 
 
 (2) 
 
 (2) 
 (2) 
 (2) 
 
 (6> 
 
(1) 
 
 (1) 
 
 (2) 
 
 (a) 
 
 INDEX. 143 
 
 IJoMces of reinstatement of memberi ino ia« *"^* 
 
 ; initiation! V. .*. Im' Jm 
 
 " rejections IWJ, »28 
 
 " illness must be griven ....*.'!.* i Jo /o\ 
 
 " death to be sent ..;;; (Jj «8> 
 
 " time of presentation of evidence to E.' Council muai 
 
 be ^iven to parties interested 70 m 
 
 If urses, in infectious diseases 57 (7) 
 
 Objects of the Order. " | . 
 
 Objections of existing Courts to formation of* others* *.'.*"" 12? 
 ™ayj)e overruled by S.C.R " 12T 
 
 Obtaining: membership or benefits throuirh fraud... qa 
 
 Occupations, Extra Hazardous 171 
 
 '• Specially Dangerous .'.***.*. iq? 
 
 Changing..... ;. }t\ 
 
 Office, eligibility for, in Supreme Court . '.'.'. .'.'. 10 n\ 
 
 High Courts • :;;: 10 ??l 
 
 Sub. Courts iQ )ll 
 
 ; vacancy in, how filled, of Supreme Court 68 ^n f?? 
 
 ;; ;; ;; "^k'^s^"'-? Vs I 
 
 ^„ • Sub. Court KQ ;^i 
 
 Officers, elective, of the Supreme Court " " a n\ 
 
 ; ;; Highcourts :::::;;; ; g] 
 
 " " sub.courts .;; • J J3 
 
 .. "... Encampments of Royal Foresters....*.*.'.* 240 
 
 appointed, m the Supreme Court /•« 
 
 High Courts :::;••• l ;!< 
 
 " appointment of " 13 
 
 « precedence of . . •. ;.*. .' Ruii'22; page 12« 
 
 •; nomination of, in Supreme br High Court 11 m 
 
 *; " Sub.courts * li ;i{ 
 
 election of, to immediately follow nominations 12 (i\ 
 
 whenonlyonenominee.election to be at once declared 12 m 
 
 installation of, in Supreme or High Court 14 n\ 
 
 " ;' Sub.courts...: '. ii >2) 
 
 „ '/ of absentee may be performed 14 (a) 
 
 „ K ^ * V re-elected, not necessarv 14(7)233 (1) 
 
 bonda to be executed before installation 14 }r{ 
 
 under charge not to officiate 89 (if 
 
 « failing to give bonds within 16 days, vacate office. . . 15 m 
 
 to give new and better bond in 30 days, 
 
 vacate office , , , 15 u\ 
 
 JJ of Encampments of Royal Foresters 240 
 
 * ^ " . 3 to be elected in July ..'...'.* 241 
 
 who presides 8 r2WSk 
 
 Opening Sessions of Supreme or High Court. ........*..* '.* " « m 
 
 Order of Business of Sub. Courts V." 257 
 
 Order on Treasurer to cover agsessmente must be given*. ... . 148 
 
 " to be sigMed oy u. K. and R.vS . . • 143 
 
 * when «iot necessary for payment out of 
 
 funds 148 
 
 Orders, money, to be made payable to Bank Manager. .. '. '.','. '. 185 (2) 
 
*?1 
 
 144 
 
 INDEX. 
 
 Sbc. 
 
 170 
 
 -,, . 1 7Q 
 
 ordinary ^1^^,^--;;;;.;; ...^ 178 
 
 Over-a?e, candidates, how admitted. 
 
 134 (3) 
 
 (2) 
 (2) 
 
 ParaUel,3St., of I^^titude. tj. Scnjthern li^^ 
 
 ' • by consent of L.C ^^^ 
 
 Past Supreme Chief Ranger, Junior..... ;;;;;;;.';.'.' 29 
 
 " iSeh Chief Kan-er, Junior . . ........ ;^j •••'... . 54, 242 
 
 (( 
 
 (( 
 <( 
 
 out of1u.,dsrf's„b;Cou,isn«stb. upon order. ^^^ 
 
 for medical examinMtion to oe nu.-« •;.> ----- 
 ofValarv of Court Phvsicians by Sub. Couit., 
 
 255 
 of salar> ot uourii m.N 8iv.i«.x. ^^ .----^ ^ ^ gg 
 
 Penalties, how fi^^f;- • • ; •;,\ttin^'' "a^scssmentV. ■'.*'.'. '.^ 1^7 
 
 Penalty for Ur^ ^^l^^^^Z^, or for nonpayments J^5 
 
 members failini? to pay ,., 74 78 
 
 contempt of summons '■'..... 73 (2) (3) 
 
 S;i^no\SSl^ -property and iu;;ds of sus 
 
 peiidetl Courts ••••••• 
 
 detainini? funas of a Court 
 
 Perc.p^^atax^.^......... .;.;•;;;■••— ^ 
 
 ! of" the Medicai Board. -^ 
 
 it 
 
 Physician 
 
 76 
 
 ... 104 
 
 iis'ie) (7), 110 
 
 (2) 
 
 (3) 
 (3) 
 
 Supreme. 
 
 " to be one 
 
 ambers 222 (i) 
 
 Phvsicians of Subordinate Courts must be members ........ - 
 
 Ph5 sicians oi^ ^^^ ^^^^^ ^^ ^^^ ^^^ ^^^j^ Court. .••;•;•;;;;;;, 33 
 
 duties of : 57 
 
 (C 
 
 (( 
 
 4< 
 
 consulta ion ^^-{„-' ;;^d"lnstiiutini' Officers 
 
 not to act as 
 
 132 
 
 38 (5) 255 
 
 (6) 
 (4) 
 
 salary 'A..^ " 
 
 Place of Meeting? of Supreme Court • • ■ 5 
 
 
 (1) 
 (3) 
 (2) 
 (6) 
 
 lliKh Courts. ...• ...249 
 
 Subordinate Courts.. ^^ 
 
 Postponement of installation of an absentee .... ;;;;;;•;,. 3 
 
 Powers of the Supreme Court ••..■ v23 
 
 a Hiffb Court -. • • 30 (1) (2) 
 
 ?he Hiyrh Standing Committee -" _ 34 ' 
 
 and Duties of ?:xecutive Council ^g 
 
 •«. Medical Board -^^j^ 22, page 12(5 
 
 SSunrot^-TSe supreme '» 'C""': y.- ;; ; I U 
 
 .. l!!^r;iriLrcforder-wUhout deba.. Rule 1 
 
 (( 
 
 <( 
 
 Presi* ing 
 
 Prev 
 
 Privi 
 
 Proc 
 (I 
 
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 Profi 
 Prop 
 
 Prop! 
 
 Prop( 
 Prop< 
 Prop< 
 Prose 
 Prot 
 
 Qnal 
 
 Quest 
 <( 
 
 (< 
 
 (« 
 
 <i 
 
 •« 
 
 Quoru 
 II 
 
 II 
 
 «( 
 
 11 
 
 Bate; 
 It 
 
 «« 
 
 II 
 
 i.\J -J^CVJ. 
 
INDEX. 
 
 (3) 
 
 m 
 
 (2) 
 
 (1) 
 (3) 
 (2) 
 
 h 
 
 Previous question 
 
 Privileged questions 
 
 Proof of Claim 
 
 " "of members-at-lar^»-e. 
 
 (( 
 
 ^ . yeas and nays to be taken on every. 
 
 Profanity in Court. 
 
 CI 
 
 <l 
 
 Property and Funds of suspended Courts to be delivered! 
 ** " defunct Courts may be sold after a 
 
 year 
 
 Courts under charges cannot he 
 
 alienated 
 
 refusal to transfer, cause of action.'.'.. 
 
 to be kept separate * * 
 
 valuing ' * 
 
 misappropriation of .....*. 
 
 of Sub. Courts, h >w divided .*. .'.' * 
 
 accumulated by Courts belongs to the 
 
 Order 
 
 Proposals fOr membership must be at a regular meeting 
 
 and signed by a member 
 
 Proposing, balloting and initiating same night .,...." 
 
 Proposition for membership in Encampment '. 
 
 Propositions ean be withdrawn before report of Committee 
 
 Proscribing hostile Societies 
 
 Pro tern. Officers, acts of, to be binding 
 
 
 I< 
 
 
 C( 
 
 
 (1 
 
 
 « 
 
 
 (1 
 
 
 (f 
 
 145 
 
 SBO. 
 
 Rule 14 
 Rule 13 
 219 
 
 80 (2) 
 219 (4) 
 
 94 
 
 76 (1) 
 
 77 
 
 72 
 
 76 (2) 
 77 
 78 
 
 96 (1) 
 147 
 
 121 (2) 
 
 138 (1) 
 138 (6) 
 
 239 
 145 
 229 
 
 32 (2) 
 
 Qualifications, Special, of S.C.R., S.S. and S.T 
 
 " for Court Physician ...'* 
 
 " . Membership.* [[[ 
 
 " Representatives to Supreme Court. ....*."* 
 
 " Representatives of High Courts 
 
 Questions not debatable Rule 
 
 '* " till stated from the chair .* Rule 
 
 '* ** division of Rule 
 
 ;; ** privileged Rule 
 
 " reconsideration of Rule 
 
 " ** effect of indefinite postpone- 
 ment of Rule 
 
 Quorum of Supreme Court *; 
 
 " High Court -. . . V.'.*.' 
 
 " Subordinate Court ' . , . 
 
 ** E-xecutive Council ,\]] 
 
 " High Standing Committee 
 
 Rates for Assessment of the Ordinary Class 
 
 " •* Extra Hazardous Class '.'. 
 
 •* " for Supreme Court Sick and Fu- 
 neral Benefits 
 
 222 
 222 
 136 
 
 43 (3) 
 
 44 (2) 
 16 
 
 16 
 
 12 
 
 13 
 
 6 
 
 17 
 
 7 (1) 
 
 7 (2) 
 
 7 (3) 
 
 24 (1) 
 
 30 (1) 
 
 <( 
 
 « 
 
 fnr fbfi Kndnwmpnf; nliiBa 1*70 i9\ 14\ 
 
 178 
 179 
 
 162 
 
 1 IT A /•! 
 
 I 
 
 ¥*■■ SI 
 
 V^/i -'-^ V'f 
 
 I 
 
1-^ 
 
 w 
 
 ^4g INDEX. 
 
 SBC. 
 
 197 
 Eating, Special, for old Foresters ;::;:"i29*(5); 235 
 
 Reconsideration of an unfavorable ballot -^'- • • ^ 
 
 «< amotion " 22 
 
 Recording Secretary ; 12 C4') ^5^ 
 
 Recount It ballots and d^troying same ^^ • • • 1^^^ ^^) 
 
 Reducing Endowments...; :".':,":, 233 (1) 
 
 Re elected Officers not to be remstalled. .■ 9SS (2^ 
 
 Re-eleciea ^i ^ ^^^^^ ^^^^^ ^^^ ^^^ ^^^^^^ 26S i,Z) 
 
 Regalia of tbe Order. . . . • • . • • ■ • ■.'."/.'.'.'.'.. 96 (2) 
 
 *' damaging or destroymg 206 
 
 u of a suspended member |" .^„' 
 
 «« of an expelled member j^J" ^"^ 
 
 «. within 30 days for nonpayments • • • ■ • i^^ 
 
 «« after 30 days . .......•• ■" •.• • • • • -J • •; ,qq 
 
 " notice of, must be immediately sent J^^^ 
 
 while ill, irregular and void ^J . 
 
 « of intemperate members i 74 (2^(3^ 
 
 «' in Endowment Class 138 (7i 
 
 Rejected candidates to be refunded fees. . . . . ;:,/ '.VeVe inos ' 144 
 ^*'"' »» «« cannot be proposed again till alter bmob. x** 
 
 without ballot Jj;° ^""f 
 
 Rejections, notice must be sent of 131, 138 (5) 
 
 ^^^^.^^^'Sl'usuntvoVab^^^^ H^ <^> 
 
 e^.Kf n^^l^i^^r^ts When Reserve Fund ac^ ^^^ 
 cumulates ;'■",*" I'" i,"J ol«V' * 1R,5 
 
 <« penalty for not sending ^29 (5) 
 
 ReDavment to Charter members . . . . .y • , og J^v 
 
 Kepayme ^^ ^^^^ ^^ rejected candidates * ' * " ' 20O 
 
 '« of special assessments • • • • • ^^^ 
 
 Reuort, semi-annual .••';'" "i- ''l^ 186 
 
 " « ' monthly, to be made in duplicate i«» . 
 
 i( «' sent to S.o -Qo )o\ 
 
 filedwithR.S 1|« ^-^5 
 
 « " corrected • l"u*!JI^V« 
 
 i. of Court Physician, of sick members, to be made ^^ 
 
 weekly ^v u e n 70 (2) 
 
 «« Commissioners to E.G. or H.b.^^. .„ qx 
 
 Representatives of Iligh courts, n^umbe^^^^^^^^^^ 
 
 u " «« vacancies of, how filled. ... 43 (^) 
 
 ,« «« " tobeP.C.R J^ JJ5 
 
 «< Sub. Courts ,.,***.= ..-- 
 
INDEX. 
 
 147 
 
 (5) 
 
 (4) 
 
 (5) 
 (7) 
 
 (2) 
 (3) 
 (4) 
 
 (3) 
 (2) 
 (1) 
 
 (3 
 (1) 
 
 Representatives, any beneficiary m«mber eligible for 44 
 
 " Social and Honorary members not eligible 
 
 SSG. 
 
 (2; 
 
 (I 
 
 for 
 
 10 (3) 
 
 (( 
 
 (3) 
 (3) 
 
 not entitled to vote unless the Court which 
 they represent is clear on books. . 43 (6) 44 
 
 _ . , how the votes of absentees are divided 49 
 
 Reprimand, how given 87 
 
 Reserve Fund, accumulation of ....'**..'.".'.'.'." * 201 
 
 Returns, semi-annual ................. 149 
 
 " monthly, to be in duplicate. ...'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.. 186 
 
 Revenue of the Supreme Court * qq 
 
 ** High Courts '.'*.'* qi 
 
 " Sub. Courts .*.".* Q2 
 
 Revealing secrets !'..*.,. '." 95 
 
 ** action in Arbitration Committee. . ........... .. 83 
 
 R-evoking Charter or Dispensation, the prerogative of s' 
 
 Court or of E.C SO t9\ 7^ 7d tp, 
 
 Royal Foresters ...;;;.•.•.•.•.•;;.•.•.. 'WAl' ^' 
 
 Rules of Order pages 122 to 124 
 
 (4) 
 
 Salary of Court Physicians to be paid at end of quarter 38 (5) 
 
 * ,^'1 ■ " " by Sub. Courts 255 
 
 of S. Secretary to be fixed before election 19 (is) 
 
 •• of S. Treasurer to be fixed before election 20 (7) 
 
 " otherwise, to be same as paid to former incumbent 
 
 Sa,hes .. "<'\f <'» 
 
 Schedule of Rates for the Ordinary Class ....'.'.'.'. 178 
 
 * * " Extra Hazardous Class . . . ..'.."*" 179 
 „ * „. " Sick & Funeral Benefits of the S. Court 162 
 Secretary, Fmancial 34 
 
 " High ..v..........**'..' 9 (3) 
 
 Recording ..*'.'.....*.'.*.'. 33 
 
 " ex officio a. Trustee '/.....*.'.*.'...'.'.** 33 
 
 Supreme , 19 
 
 Selection of time and place of meeting of the Supremeor of 
 
 a High Court q ^ \ 
 
 Selection of time and place of meeting, if not' made at SeV- 
 
 sions, to be selected by E.C. or by H.S.C g (2) 
 
 Semi-annual terms I49 ^ ' 
 
 " reports *.'..' .. ...'///,',. '..''.'.'.'. UO 
 
 " password to be selected by S.C.R 16 (6) 
 
 Separate Endowment jurisdiction 226 
 
 Session, opening, of Supreme or High Court...'.'.*...'/.." *.*.*.'. 8 (1) 
 Sessions, annual, of the Supreme Court 5 m (21 
 
 (I 
 
 C( 
 
 It 
 
 (C 
 
 " , Of High Courts 5 (3) to (5) 
 
 regular, of Subordinate Courts 5 (6) 
 
 •* if held monthly, must be after the 15th'.'. 6 (6) 
 iflts of Subordinate Oourts IR1. 5R5! 
 
tAQ INDEX. 
 
 1*^ SEC. 
 
 «ck Benefits not payable tm 6 mo^^^^^^^^ |g 
 
 t« <« or has paid 6 months aues 253 
 
 u .« and not till one full week ill ^^^ 
 
 «i " of the Supreme Court ,^^2 
 
 :L «c to be forfeited unless filed within 30 days. .... 164 
 
 «« «« may be dispensed .. 57 (*) 
 
 «« Committee • ,".'..". 154 
 
 «' member's deportment. . •.•••••-; benefit" ". ".'.'.'.". i *. l^^ 
 
 II " dues to be paid out ot Denent ^52 
 
 (« «« benefit to be paid weekly. .. ••••••• • • '•' ;X 242 
 
 r nights of Encampments to have rank of P.C.R. • .54 [^h |^^ 
 
 must attend funerals 134 (4) (5) 
 
 Soc inembers^^..^.^.^...^..^..^^:^j-^— - ^^ ^^^ 
 
 tive • • • ■ 135 
 
 K «» status of ■ •. ■ •. ' * Rule 11 
 
 :: ra«nVofmem'iersadmUtedpVior-io-1880 W 
 
 «« assessments to meet dehcit . 2oo 
 
 <« tax in Sub. Courts '■'.■';.'.'. 6 (2) 
 
 •• Sessions of the Supreme Com t 5 J4J 
 
 „ " ot the Hish Court ....6(2)4(6) 
 
 ;; 'nf'^ " f^'' ""^'"except- -in ' an emer- 
 
 gency.when only 10 days willbe required. 6 (2)^4 (5 
 
 StandinK Committeesof ^^^'g^^^;^:::--.-::::: 66 
 
 „ «< Subordinate Courts..... - 
 
 a expelled for false statements in application ...... • • «^ 
 
 u '^^^ on conviction of "'^u^,- • • ' * . . 102 
 
 u «« for felony or treason-felony ^^g 
 
 " for defrauding the Order^ y • ^^^ ^g) 
 
 y^ suspended, in the case of CourtB^^^. --^^ ^^^ (i) & (3) 
 
 « u for not pacing fines ^^^ 
 
 u i» for detaining funds y^^ 
 
 Status of Social and Ho^o^^-^Uf ;"^'ts V.'.V.V.V. '.Vo (1), (*) 
 
 i. " afee of one dollar must be paidforcara. t w 
 
 *• *. , _j :.i „ ^Q^aam Ants in advance. • iw v**/ 
 
 J, it wno nuu j.'ai« Mcjv.— 
 
 Sub( 
 
 Suic 
 Sum 
 Sum 
 
 Sup J 
 
 Sure 
 Supr 
 
 Supn 
 
 Supr 
 
 i 
 « 
 
 < 
 « 
 I 
 ( 
 i 
 
 Supr 
 « 
 
INDK.K. 
 
 149 
 
 SEC. 
 
 ti 
 
 (2) 
 (1) 
 
 <( 
 
 It 
 
 <c 
 
 << 
 
 (1 
 
 li 
 
 (( 
 
 U 
 
 t4 
 
 It 
 
 « 
 
 • 4 
 
 l( 
 
 <l 
 
 << 
 
 « 
 
 «( 
 
 l< 
 
 Subordinate Courts, where they may be instituted, 126 (1) 223 («>) (3) 
 " " must have at Last 10 beneficiary mem- '^' 
 
 bers. ... ... 126 
 
 ** cannot be nam 1 after a living- person.' 128 
 
 Charter Fee of us (3) 119 
 
 „ . ;' must meet at ]ca,t monthly 5 (61. 250 
 
 Suicides 217 
 
 Summary suspension of Courts, can js for 73 & 74 
 
 Summons, contempt of .' ...*.".*.'.'... 71 
 
 " to produce books, etc., tie E C." or H.S.C.* may 
 
 issue 70 (1) 
 
 Supplies to be furnished for cash on v ' 63 (1) 
 
 " 20 per cent, discount to Hi^li Courts "' 63 (2) 
 
 Sureties to justify , . . 15 )^i 
 
 Supreme Chief Ranger, duties of ...'........'.. 16 
 
 to appoint all committees 16 (5) 
 
 '• D.S.O.R 16 (9) 52 
 
 call nieefinjfs of E.C 16(11) 
 
 •' special ineetinysof any Court.5*(2) 16 (12) 
 
 decide questions of law 16 (10) 
 
 install oiiicers of High Courts. . .15 7), 122 (2) 
 select the semi r»nnual password.. 16 (6) 
 
 sign all cheques 16 (7) 
 
 may suspend Courts or members.. 
 
 . , 16 (12) 73 (2) (3) 
 
 m, case of death, etc., E. C. to 
 
 elect a successor le (14) 
 
 to be paid his expwises 16(13) 
 
 Supreme Vice-Ranger to preside in absence of S.C.R and 
 
 P.S.C.R 18 (1) 
 
 " " shall take charge in absence of S.C.R. 
 
 and J.P.C.R is (3) 
 
 Supreme Secretary shall exhibit his books to members of S. 
 
 . Court 19 (16) 
 
 issue Endowment certificates 19 (14) 
 
 keep a register 19 (6) (13) 
 
 notify the S.C R; of amounts sent weekly 
 
 to the S.T 19(10) 
 
 publish minutes within a month of Ses- 
 sion 19 (1) 
 
 publish monthly a financial statement. . 19 (11) 
 
 receive all moneys of S. Court 19 (10) 
 
 salary to be fi.xed before election 19 (18) 
 
 send a mortuary statement 19 (12) 
 
 settle with ST. weeUly 19 (10) 
 
 must give 30 da\ s' notice of special ses- 
 sions of the S. Court 5 (2) 
 
 Supreme Treasure! shall deliver funds aud property on de- 
 mand 20 (4) 
 
 deposits funds to credit of S. Court 20 (1) (6) 
 
 furnish S.C.R. monthly a financial 
 
 Statement ..•....•......, 20 (2) 
 
 II 
 
 «i 
 
 II 
 
 II 
 
 «« 
 
 II 
 
 «4 
 
 It 
 
 M 
 
 11 
 
 m 
 
 II 
 
 m 
 
 II 
 
 «* 
 
 II 
 
 •« 
 
 (1 
 
 It 
 
 II 
 
 It 
 
 II 
 
 •< 
 
 II 
 
 reme 1 
 
 M 
 
 Creasu 
 II 
 
 M 
 
 «i 
 
150 '''^^^- 
 
 BlfiVa 
 
 supreme T.easure.J^his;^^ fo | 
 
 .. El^rmithisbankbookstobemspected 20 (2) 
 
 u 'report weekly to S.C.R. amounts re- ^^ ^^^ 
 
 ceived from S.S. ,":.'"* on (7\ 
 
 .. salary to be fixed before election ...^ 20 (7) 
 
 ,i «♦ send weekly to b.C.K. a ceruueu ^^ 
 
 bank statement 21 
 
 Supreme Physician du^es of .^.^^^^^^^^ 21 (1) 
 
 « be a^member of the Medical Board .... 26 (1) 
 
 Supreme Counsellor, duties of ,',',]'.','.'.'. 23 
 
 Supreme Officers, other...... 20 (5) 
 
 Surplus funds to be in^^^ted ..... .^..|^— • -^- ^-^^^^ 126 (3) 
 
 SurTendered, g^r^^SJat^rbl'^pa^^^^^^ ; ; ^l 
 
 Surviving beneficiaries to get pro rata of f^^^^^^'^^''^' '" " 67 
 
 ISspenSon of Charter or D^^Pf "f JiSef "• "• ■ "• • ' • ^8 
 *i« •< only after charges 73 74 75 
 
 « «• summary ' * ag (i) 
 
 two-thirds vote necessary. ^ w 
 
 by unanimous vote of b b ^/ 
 
 « of a High Court, effect of . ^69^^; 
 
 Suspension of intemperate menibers . ^ • ^. • • • . • • • • • • • • ; gg 
 
 «' of members, notice of, to begnen ^^ 
 
 " works a vacancyinottice ......-.•..• •••••• »q /^\ 
 
 suspended Co«t,, member of, ^^^^^^^^^^^^ ,, 
 
 " peniCfor'taVlit;" to tranafeV "property ^^ ^^^ 
 
 or funds of , • .• * 77 
 
 .. property of, to be kept separate. ^^ 
 
 suspended members -^»««trtd1n\"o"o??« Cour^ l ! ^99 
 
 to him 
 
 _ . • ♦ » ————— 
 
 118 (6) (7), 119 (3) 
 
 Tax Capitation 62 
 
 *" of Sub. Courts... ....... ..•••.•— 12 (3) 
 
 Tellers, three to be appomted at elections ^^^ 
 
 Terms, semi-annual 215, 223 (2J 
 
 Title to property or funds ceases wr.n ,^;.;»„„.xv,»— ---- ^^^ 
 bership 
 
<?] 
 
 INDEX. 151 
 
 SBC. 
 
 Total and Permanent Disability Benefit. 204 
 
 " *• payable after 6 months 204 (2) 
 
 ♦* " payment of, to be endorsed on cer. 
 
 tifieate 204 (5) 
 
 ** *• on payment of, member ceases to be 
 
 liable for dues, etc 204 (6) 
 
 Travelling Card 159 
 
 " " fee for 120 U) 
 
 Treasurer of Higii Courts, duties of 28 (1) 
 
 " of Sub. Courts, duties of ...,. 35 
 
 " " to deposit funds 35 (1) 
 
 ** ** pay benefits as they fall due <»• . 35 il 
 
 " " give security 35 (2 
 
 ** *• riot eligible for C.D.H.C.R 28 (2) 
 
 Treasurer of Supreme Courts 20 
 
 Trial of Courts .67 to 71 
 
 ** members. 81 
 
 *' " not to be put upon, till charges are laid. . 82 
 
 Trustees of Sub. Courts 31 (1), 33, 35 (2) 
 
 ** shall have control of funds and property of Courts. 41 (1) 
 
 " and shall be liable therefor to S. Court 41 (1) 
 
 " shall transact all legal business . . 41 (2) 
 
 ** shall be liable in any suit .... 41 (3) 
 
 Unlawful and foolhardy undertakings 117 
 
 Unworthy members, who are 100 
 
 Unilbrms of Royal Foresters . . .' 243-246 
 
 Union installations 14 (3) 
 
 ■» * ■^■ 
 
 Tacancies in Executive Council 58 (1^ 
 
 " appointed offices of Supreme Court 58 (2) 
 
 " offices of a High Court 58 (3) 
 
 " Subordinate Courts 58 (4) 
 
 " Representative to Supreme Court 43 (2) 
 
 Vacancy in office may be declared for absence for two nights. 58 (4) 
 
 '* ♦• caused by suspension 93 
 
 «« ♦* of S.C.R. to befilled byE.C 16(14) 
 
 '♦ in E.C. may be declared for absence of J.P.S.C.R 17 (2) 
 
 Value of property and funds, S. Court may sue for double the 76 (2) 
 
 Valuing property of defunct Courts 78 
 
 Vice-Chief Ran8:er to preside if C.R. and all P.C.R.'s are 
 
 absent 32 
 
 «• of High Courts 9 (3) 
 
 " of Supreme Court 18 
 
 Voluntary surrender of Charter, impossible while five object 126 (3) 
 Votes, who are entitled to ca^ t, in the Supreme Court.. 44 (3), 46 
 " Representatives not entitled to cast, unless their H ign 
 
 Court is clear 43 (6) 
 
152 
 
 INDEX. 
 
 810. 
 
 47 
 VoteB,whoareentpdtoca.t.inaHighCaart^ 48 ^^^ 
 
 .. except in elections, ^nd selectm l ^^^^^^ 49 W 
 
 » o? absentee Representatives ^^^S ^^^^^^ 49 (^J 
 
 «< \\ i( how aivided •••••• ^^ ^^^ 
 
 " how given..... .•• — -demand'of two me^^^^ ^^^ ^^^ 
 
 ♦. tobeby2/easand W" .•.. 
 
 .. blanks not to be counted^^^^. ^^^^ ^.^^ ^ Rule 
 
 «• every member, unless ^^ ^ ^ 
 
 • 57 (B) 
 
 163 (2) 
 
 Withdrawal card mus^^^^^^^^^ '.•:.*•••*•••—• '^5 
 
 Withdrawal of ff^Pf^^^^^^^^^^ ;;;.V;. 36 (1) 
 
 Witness must attend ana gi ^^ ^2) 
 
 Wo°dw^'^'^%o pay sick members ; - 
 
 u ^^manded by two members •• ^^ /2) 
 
 Yellow fever in a place bars insTO 
 
 ! 
 
no. 
 
 (1) 
 
 (2) 
 
 ^^\ 
 (2) 
 
 (3 
 
 (1) 
 
 (2) 
 
 .^j^,*" 
 
 7 (B) 
 
 3 (2) 
 
 10 (6) 
 
 5 
 
 J6 (1) 
 
 36 (2) 
 
 45 (1) 
 
 45 (2) 
 
 119 (4) 
 
 t23 (3)