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Adopted by the Rl^ht Worshipful the Grand Lodge, in the Court House, in the Town of Brockville, Upper Canala, on the First day of January, 1830. Revised hy the Right Worshipful the Orand Lodge, at the Town of Belleville, U. , in June, 1846. Further revised by the Right Worphlpful the Orand Lodge, in the Olty of Hamilton, In June, 1860 ; and finally revised, con- firmed and settled, by the Right Worshipful ihe Orand Lodga at a Meeting specially called for that purpose, at Barrie, in the Oonnty of Stmooe, U. O. , on the 14th day of November, 1864, and adjourned to Toronto, the 22nd day of the same Month and Yaar. t ' T0I103^TT0 s PRO. A. JAOQUHS, PHINTBR — BION OP THI GOLDIM »VJI, m i ■.;■. '■I^i? GKAND OFFICERS. POB THE YMABS 1858-9. < , < ■» » > Bight Worahipful Grand Master, GEORGE LYTTLETON ALLEN, ESQ., Palace Street, Toronto. . > Deputy Grand Maeters, C. W., GEORGE O. WARD, ESQ., Port Hope. THOMAS R. EERGUSON, ESQ., M. P., Cookstown. EDWARD W. POTTER, ESQ.^ Nova Sootla. HON. JOHN EARL, New Brunswick. WILLIAM MEIOKLE, ESQ., Prince Edward Island. [Grand Chaplain, REV. STEPHEN LETT, L. L. D., Toronto. Grand Secretary, NASSAU 0. GOWAN, USQ., Toronto. Grand Treasurer, WILLIAM STRAOH AN, ESQ., Toronto Gi and Director of Ceremonies, • B.B. CAMPBELL, ESQ., Toronto. Grand Tyler, JOHN OARKEEK, ESQ., Toronto- Knight-at-Arms, ALEXANDER JACQUES, ESQ., Toronto. iPSTSS^srv f opi Draiige instiiutioit. " Thou Bbalt teach men ordinanoeBand laws, and shalt show them the way wherein they must walk, and the work they must do ; moreover, thou shalt provide out of all the people, able men, Buch as fear God, men of truth, hatin^r coTetouBneee, and place them to be rulers over thousands, and rulers of hundreds, and rulers of tens."— Exodus, jshap. xvlii., ver. 20, 21. - ♦■» 0^ GENERAL DECLARATION. At all times nothing can be more natural, and at this time nothing can be more reasonable, than that those who have common rights to protect and common interests to defend, should act togetiier and knov each other. It is by division, that the benevolent objects of true patriots are frustrated, and their best and noblest eflforts for the public good defeated. In these distant but important ap- pendages of our Great Empire, it must bn obvious to every loyal and reflecting mind, that a union of intelligence, an increase of means, and a knowledge of each other are essential. The LOYAL ORANGE INSTITUTION is formed by persons desirous of supporting, to the utmost of their pow- er, the principles and practice of the Christian Rilioion, to maintain the Laws and Constitution of the Country, ittforde Assistance to Distressed Members of the Order, and otherwise promote such laudable and benevolent pur- poses as may tend to the due ordering of Religion and Christian Charity, and the supremacy of Law, Ordbr and Constitutional Freedom. ^';il Its Members associate in honor of King Willium the III, Prince of Orange, whose name they bear, and whose im- mortal memory they hold in reverence, tending as he did, under Dirine Providence, to the overthrow of the most oppressive bigotry, and the restoration of Pure Religion and Liberty. They revere the Memory of that Immortal Prince, not only as a Patriot, a Constitutional Monarch, and a Hero, but also as i true Christian ; and hope in the adoption of his name, to emu][ate his virtues, by maintain- ing RsLiaiON, without persecution, or trenching upon the right i of any. The Orange Society lays no claim to exclusive Loyalty or exclusive Protestantism , but It admits no man'^within its pale whose principles are not Loyal, and whose creed is not Protestant. Disclaiming an intolerant spirit, the Society demands as an indispensable qualification, witftout which the greatest and the wealthiest may seek admission in vain, that the candidate shall be believed to be incapable of persecuting or injuring any one, on Recount of his Religious opinions. The duty of every Orangeman being, to aid and defend all Loyal Subjects, of every Religious percuasion, in the enjoyment of their constitutional rights. The Rules of the Society are open, not only to Members of the Institution, but to the whole community ; there is no reserve, except the signs and symbols whereby Orange- men know each other ; and these mysteries are essential to the proper qualification of the brotherhood, to the re- cognition of the Members, and the prevention of intrusion and imposture from strangers and enemies. The Associa- tion is general, not confined to any particular place, per- son, or nation, but extends itself wherever a Loyal Pro- WiimyifiFMifiiiii ■■ testant Briton is to be found, to the remotest corners of the Globe, for the establishment of Protestant Faith and British Liberty, to the latest ages of posterity. The whole Institution is one neighborhood, Tf ithin which every Orangeman is at home, in the farthest parts of the world ; and such is the mechanism of the Association, that while its operations are thus extended, its every movement is alike felt and answered in every part. In short, the Orange Institution, like a glorious moral luminary, is intended to pour its refulgence, not on one part only of the ample circumference of the British domin- ions, but simultaneously on every portion, equally en- lightening the whole periphery. The Institution in these Colonies, can never be suppress- ed, but by means which would subvert the Oonstitution, and annihilate the connection with the Mother Country, In many quarters, where the true nature of the Orange Institution is not properly known, its designs and objects h^ve, by some, been misunderstood, and by others mis- represented. From the name it bears, — being connected in every one's mind with the history of parties in Ireland, some are apt to suppose that its sphere is necessarily con- fined ; not reflecting that an instrument, which t-s been chiefly used in the Country of its birth to suppre.iS Re- bellion, repel Invasion, and secure Domestic Tranquility, may be found equally efiicacious to loyal men of all coun- tries, in protecting their lives, liberties, and properties, in these Colonies. The Society is constituted upon the broadest principles of National Freedom. It taket its stand upon the glorious principles of the Revolution of 1688; it lays its foundation in the field of British Liberty ; it dis- dains the badge of faction, and knows no emblem save the *' Altar and the Throne." e As the Prince of Orange was invited to England by a Ooalition of Parties, who were united by a common sense of their sacred duty, to preserve their Religion and Liber- ties, so the Orange Society, .named after that Immortal Prince, invites a similar combiaation, and calls upon the sons of Britain, to lay aside political feuds, and, like their illustrious ancestors, who signed and sealed the Great Covenant of Freedom, to sacrifice every private considera- tion, and establish a centralization of Freedom, upon such a comprehensive basis, as will enable every limb and fibre to receive vitality and nourishment from the parent stem. i W i. ..........,.^.,.....^>., ■■^■-^''^^''^''^i^^^ f ualifitations €s&tvM for a Pmlftr. {!»' ■:■» tie thonld bave a elnoere love and veneration for his Almighty Maker, productive of thode lively andliappy fmitB— righteotisneBS, and obedience to his commanda, and a firm and steadfast faith in the Saviour of the world,— convinced that He is the only mediator between a sinful creature and an offended Creator. His disposition should be humane and compassionate, and his behaviour kind and conciliatory : he should be an enemy to brutality^ and every species of unchristian conduct ; a lover of rational and improving Boclety ; faithfully regarding the Protestant religion, and sincerely desirous to propagate its precepts (<'. e.) charity and good win to all men ; xealous in promoting the honour, happiness and prosperity of his Queen and country ; heartily desirous of success in those pursuits, yet convinced that Qod alone can grant them. He should have a hatred of cursing and swearing, and t>f taking the name of God in vain : he should use all opportunities of discouraging them amongst his brethren, and shun the society of all parties addicted to thosa shameful practices ; prudence should guide all his actions ; tem« perance, sobriety, and bori^sty, direct his conduct, and the laudable objects of the Association be the motives of his endeavours. Constitntian anb fains. t Is i 1. The Title of the Association is, << The Loyal Oraage Institution of British North America." 2. It eonsists of an unlimited number of Members, whose admission must be regulated in strict accordance with the " Gonstitution and Laws," and whose principles must be dulj vouched for, as being in conformity with the " Ge- neral Declaration" and the " Qualifications essential for a Member." 3. No man but a sound Protestant, and a good subject of the British Empire, can be admitted a Member. 4. All candidates for admission must be certified to, as being at lea»t eighteen years of age, and must be proposed by one and seconded by another member^ at one meeting and admitted or rejected at a subsequent one, except in cases of extreme necessity. 6. There are five Degrees, and no more, in the Order of Orangeism, namely : Orange^ PurpUy Blue^ Royal Arch Markf and JRoycU Scarlet, 6. A preparatory Order to the Orange, is instituted, called <* Cadets of Orangeism ;" into which the Loyal and Protestant Youth of the country, under eighteen years of age are admitted ; and who, if over that age, would be qualified for full communion with the Orange Body. The Master of the '' CadetSf" Lodge to be selected by the Cadets themselves, at their regular annual meeting in December, in every year. 9 7. The Institution is divided into Private, Districts, and County Lodges, and is governed bj a Grand Lodge. 8. No business connected with the affairs of the Institu- tion can be transacted, except when the Lodge is regular- ly open, and guarded bj a Tjler. r presiding ; and any Brother violating this Rule shall be summonnd to appear at the next meeting, and shall bo fined not less than Is. 3d., nor more than 58. 40. Any Member failing to attend, when summonedi shall thereafter be cited to appear before the Committee, who, after having investigated the charge, may adjudge the Brother to pay a fme not exceeding lOs, or to be sus- pended or expelled; judgment to be reserved for the decision of the Lodge. 15 41. All fines shall be ordered to be collected under th« wrlttea authority of the Al aster. 41. Any Membeii suspended for the non-payment of dues or fines, shalnpay the same before he can be rein- stated, having been previously notified of the amount thereof. 43. Each Lodge may appoint a Proxy, at any period, to attend the meetingi of the Grand, the County, or the District Lodge, who may exercise all the functions, as the hepresentative of such Lodge. 44. No Proxy shall be entitled to vote when the Master of such Lodge shall be present, or in case the Grand Lodge dues shall not have been paid up. 46. In all cases where the word " dues" is used, it shall be held to include all County, District, and Private Lodge as well as Grand Lodge dues. 46. The Committee are empowered to try any case of defalcation, under the general Constitution and Laws, as well as under the By-Laws of Private Lodges ; they are to enquire into the reputation of Candidates, whether specially submitted to them or not. They are to be guided as well by the By-Laws of their own Lodge, as by th« Constitution and Laws of the Grand Lodge — the latter governing in all cases where provisions are made ; and the report of such Committee may either be confirmed, amended, or rejected. The Committee shall, in all cases, report by resolution, which resolution shall set forth the conclusion they have arrived at,- from the testimony before them, with their recommendation in the premises. 47. There shall be two Tylers to each Lodge, aamely, an inside and an outside Tyler. The outside Tyler's post shall be outside the Lodge Room door, and he is to be ap- pointed under the By-Laws of the Private Lodge ; but he shall, before taking his post, undergo examination by the Master, to see if he is duly qualified to examine all appli- cants for admission. The Grand Lodge will not object to any regulation, by which such outside Tylers may be paid. 48. After the Lodge is opened, no person shall be ad- tnitted without giving the Anaual to th3 cutiido Tyler; J, -<«u.4-^i'r»i>\%£tt!h:f.l.l«fek*iii* ' il h ■ f it ? 16 and should any inside or outside Tyler admit any one without the Annual, or leave his post without permission, he shall be subject to such punishment as the Lodge shall award ; nor shall he allow a Brother to leave the room without the sanction of the Master. ^ 49. Any Member who shall be in default for six montbf , and "^ho shall remain in default for one month after demand for payment has been made to him, shall be sus- pended or expelled, in the discretiofi of the Lodge. 60. It shall be the duty of the Master, or the Officer presiding at a Lodge, after the dues of the night have been collected, to call for a return of all those who have been six months in arrear, and direct the Treasurer to make a demand for payment ; and it shall be the duty of the Treasurer to make such demand of payment, and report on every case at the next monthly meeting, when process shall be ordered to issue against all the defaulters, to appear before the next monthly meeting. 51. It shall not be lawful for any Member to absent himself, without excuse, from more than three regular monthly meetings, and upon the attention of the Master being called to the fact of a longer absence, he, the Master, shall cause the Mrmber so offending, to be sum- moned to appear before the Committee, who shall report his cas« to the Lodge, and who shall take such action upon it. as they may deem advisable. 62. No Member of a Lodge shall absent himself from the December monthly meeting, unless by special per^nis- sion of the Master, or in case of urgent necessity. 63. Any person entering a Lodge Room in an improper state, shall be fined Is. 3d. for the first offepce, 2 s. 6d. for the second offence, and for the third offence, shall be brought up before the Lodge, and either suspended or expelled, as a majority shall determine. 64. Every Member, on entering, shall make a full stop in front of the Master, and give the sign of the Order then at work. 65. In case of a change of Officers, it shall be the duty pf the Past Master, on the night of the Instalation, to Wiiiil jy^jgajy m I- ir r J d I) t p r J instal the Master elex^t, who shall then instal the other Officers of the Lodge, agreeable to the forms laid down in (he Constitution and Laws. 56. In case of death or resignation of the Master elected by the Lodge, then the Deputy Master shall take his place and the Senior Committee-man shall take the place of the Deputy Master, and the Lodge shall elect another Com- mittee-man, who shall be the junior: the Committee men rising by the vacancy : and in the same manner shall all other vacancies be fliled, by calling the senior Committee- man to the vacant office — except the office of Secretary and Treasurer, in which case the Lodge shall make a new election. 57. All votes upon the admission of Members shall be viva voce ; if there shall be over three negatives the vote shall be considered conclusive : but if only three, or under the vote shall be submitted to the Committee of the Lodge whose decision, made known by report, shall be final. 68. The Master of the Lodge may at any time call a meeting of Emergency, *tak a Member of th« Institution, or properly vouched for as such. 60. It shall not bo law'ful for any Lodge to admit a Brother who is not a regular Member, nor allow one to deposit his Certificate, when such Certificat* has been obtained surreptitiously. 61. All the Officers shall be chosen by the Lodge, and the election shall be determined by a majority of the Members present. 62. The Annual shall be communicated by the Master of •very private Lodge to the Members of his Lodge, but he is strictly forbidden to communicate the same to any Member in default for bis dues. I 63. Ko Member shall receive the Annual at any Lodge but that of which be is a Member ; nor shall any Master giye the Annual to any Member out of the Order, except to the Members of his own Lodge. Any Master or other OfBcer violating this order shall, upon conviction, be subject to expulsion, or such other punishment as the Lodge may deem meet. f 4. It is the particular duty of the Master, to see tlrat no Brother be advanced to a degree, who has been guilty of immoral or iiiproper conduct, or wm has not worthily, in all matters, conducted himself as he should have done, in the Degrees already conferred. 65. Any Member wishing to withdraw his Certificate, shall, in the first place, deposit the fee for the same, then, if the granting the Certificate be sanctioned by the Lodge, it may be made out and delivered forthwith ; and in case of necessity, it may be made out and delivered by the Officers of the Lodge ; but in no case, shall it be retained longer than one month from the date of the application, and no demand for dues shall be made after a legal demand upon the Lodge for a Certificate , the Member demanding the same, having previously paid all his just dues. 66. It shall be the duty of the Secretary to keep the records of his Lodge ; to enter all the proceedings in the form they take place, iu open Lodge, and shall obtain the Master's signature, at the end of each session, he, (the Secretary,), countersigning the same. He shall make out all returns, in manner provided by the Grand Lodge, and shall in all things conform to the Constitution and Laws in keeping his books and enteries, and to perform i^ny other duties which his own Private Lodge may impose i^pon him. 6*7. The Treasurer shall receive all money's and shall balance his accounts as often as the By-Laws of his own Private Lodge shall direct, and shall, in no case, pay out money without the order or under the regulations of the Lodge. He shall also be the guardian of all th3 other property of the Lodge of whom he is a Member, unless the Lodge may assign such duties to the other Officers. 19 68. No Master shall be at liberty to receire the Annual Password until he shall have first paid all the dues of his Lodge for such year , and he is strictly forbidden to communicate it to any Member of his Lodge, who may be in default of his dues. 69. When the worshipful the Master is absent, then shall the Deputy Master preside ; when both these are absent, then the senior Committee-man present; and in case of the absence of all five Committee-men, then the Lodge may elect one from amongst the Brethren in attend- ance, to preside. 70. The following shall be the order for business in a private Lodge. 1. The Lodge to be opened with Prayer. 3. The Lecture to be repeated. 3. Minutes of former Meeting read. 4. Candidates to be Initiated. 6. Members to be proposed. 6p Public business, connected with the principleS| honor, or prosperity of the Institution discussed. *l. Lecture repeated. 8. The Lodge closed with Prayer. ♦ • ^ DISTRICT LODGES. 11. Each Township, or Union of Townships, fsubjectto the approval of the County Master,) shall be entitled to form a separate District Lodge, and to elect, for the year, a District Master, a Deputy District Master, a District Secretary, and a District Treasurer, to be chosen on the second Tuesday in January in every year ; and the persons entitled to sit and vote in the District Lodge shall be the District Officers, together with the Masters, Deputy Masters, last past Masters, and the Treasurers, Secretaries and the Senior Committee-men of all Lodges meetinir within the District. ^ r- » mom i lii t (' 1 '-^ I ! |i in I ' ! J h . 72. It Bhall be the duty of the District Master (and fn bis absence that of a Brother deputed by hiiu) to install all Masters of New Lodges, see that all dues are paid, all annual returns made, and to report all defaults and irre- gularities to the County Master. All annual dues and returns of members to be made not later than the First Monday in February in every year ; and any Lodge fail- ing to make such return, shall pay a fine of five shillings to the District Lodge. t3. District Masters shall visit the several Lodges within their Districts, as often as convenient, and at least once in every year; and shall have power to correct all irregularities, taking for their guide the Constitution and Laws. 74. Any person being an Orangeman, and having withdrawn his Certificate or otherwise, and thereafter being deemed guilty of any crime unworthy the character of an Orangeman, his case shall be considered by the District Lodge, and if, after such consideration, it shall be decided that the charge involves expulsion, then he shall be notified by the District Secretary that the charge or charges preferred against him, will be heard and exami!:ed into at the next ensuing District Lodge, and that he is required to appear with his Certificate, to answer such charges ; in case of his non-appearance, and proof of service of the notice having been made, then the decision of the District Lodge as to the penalty of expul- sion, shall be considered, and notice thereof shall be given to all parties concerned. 75. The District Master shall have power, to cause any subordinate Ofiicer to be summoned before the District Lodge, for any refusal to obey bis ordeirs, given in con- formity with the Constitution and Laws, and such summons shall be proceeded with, in manner and form, M pointed out in the regulations for County Lodges. 76. Upon any complaint being made against the Master of any Private Lodge, it shall be the duty of the District Master, to call a District Mee>.mg within a reasonable time, not to exceed one month afttr such complaiht shall have kden made, and summon the party complained of to hi III' i i I ;f ii: ! ; riHM tm^tmm en %* 91 appear, and shall, at the same time, notify the parties complaining to attend, in order to substantiate his or their complaint. 77. The powers conferred, and the duties imposed upon, the District Master, may be exercised and performed bj the Deputy District Master, and, in the absence of both, the said powers and duties may be exercised and performed by the lenior Members of tfaeJLodge present. 78. In case of any dispute arising between two Private Lodges, it shall be leferred to the District Lodge for ad- justment. 79. At a District Meeting a f<^e may be established, for District purposes, and, when so established, the Lodges and Officers within its limits shall be held liable for the same, under such regulations as may be adopted. 80. At all Meetings of the District Lodge, before an adjournment, it shall be determined by vote, where the next Meeting shall be held. COUNTY LODGES. 81. The County Lodge is to consist of the County Officers, District Officers, Members of the Grand Com« mittte resident within the County, and Masters of Lodges ; and in the absence of the Master of any Lodge, such person as the Lodge may authorize in his place, who are to meet on the first Monday in February in every year, and elect, for the year, a County Master, County Deputy Master, County Secretary, County Treasurer, County Chaplain, and County Proxy, (the latter, if conve- nieot, to be resident at or near the seat of the Grand Lodge) and his duty shall be, to corresppnd with the County he may represent, to see that its affairs are punctually attended to. 82. Any Member of the County Lodge failing to attend and not assigoiog any ^ood reason for non-attendance, may be admonished or fined, at the discretion of the Lodge, |,he ^ue not to exceed five shillings. ^,n VtiiiKia T^ J . '. I S3 t c> i i i Mm ii I i 83. It shuii be the duty of the County Master, to coun- tersign all Warrants issued during his term of Office, in bia County ; it being understood, that should anything occur, to induce him to withhold his signature, he shall at once "^ cquaint the Right Worshipful the Grand Master, and the Broil r to whom the warrant xs directed 84. Upon any complaint being made against a District Master, it shall be the duty of the County Master, to call a County Meeting within a reasonable time, not to exceed one month after such complaint shall have been made, and summon the party complained of to appear, and shall at the same time notify the parties complaining to attend in order to substantiate his or their complaint. 85. Should the complaining Brother or Brethren fail to appear, without assigning any reason, then shall the Lodge acquit the Brother or Brethren complained of, and' shall, at their discretion, fine the complaining Brother or Brethren ; or should the charge turn out to be frivolous or vexacious, the Lodge may, in addition to the fine, suspend the delinquent Brother or Brethren. 86. Should the defending Brother or Brethren fail to appear, without assigning an j r ^ason, then shall the Lodge proceed to examine witnes:^es, and to adjudge the case ; and may according to its own opinion, in any matter, not distinctly coming under the special provisions of the Constitution, inflict a fine in a sum not exceeding 10s *, but, in all other matters, shall proceed upon the penalties set forth by the Constitution and Laws. 8T. In all such cases, the County Master shall summon the meeting of the County Lodge, at some proper place, most convenient to all parties, except when decided otherwise at a previous County Meeting. 88. Members of County Loil,;e3 should havf^, at iV^c^^ the Orange, Purple, Blue and Royal Arch De{. ' j? 89. At a County Meeting a fee may be established for county purposes ; and when so established, the Lodges and Officers within Its limits, shall be held liable for the same, nder such regnlations as may be adopted. 90. V' ' ".r^rer any Lodge becomes dormant by the mon- attenox-sriii of Members, or from any other cause, the ii »3 Warrant, Lodge Chest, and other property of said Lodg^, may at once be taken into possession by the County Master, with the advice of the County Lodge, in the name and on behalf of the County Lodge to whi^h such Lodge has been attached ; and any claims for rent which may be standing against such property or Warrant, shall be liquidated by such County Lodge so taking possession, and any person or persons applying for such Warrant er pvoperty thereafter, shall reimburse such County Lodg« i'.- liny sum not exceeding one pound, paid by it on ac* count of such Warrant, previous tQ receiving it. 91. Any dispute arising between two District Lodge?, shall be referred to the County Lodge for adjustment. 92. At all meetings of the County Lodge, it shall be determined before an adjournment, where the next meet- ing shall be held. 93. The County Master shall be particular to see that the Grand Lodge dues of his County are punctually paid ; that all Returns are made, and that the Order is in a complete and efficient state of organization. He will be the Local Adviser of the Right Worshipful the Grand Master, who will look to him for the steady, proper, and successful working of the Order within his jurisdiction. m • m GRAND LODGE. 94. The title of the Grand Lodge is ** The Right Wor- shipful the Grand Lodge of the Loyal Orange Institution of British Jlmerica. 95. The Annual Session of the Grand Lodge commences on the Third Tuesday in June in every year, at such place as may be appointed by resolution of the next preceding Annual Meeting. The election of Grand Officers for the year, will commence at twelve o'clock on the second day of the Session, when "vill be elected the Right Worshipful the Grand Master and Sovereign, the Deputy Grand Masters, the Grand Chaplain, the Grand Treasurer, the 24 l!,tt Grand Secretary, the President of the Grand Committee^ the Grand Lecturer, and the Grand Director of Cerfs- monies. These high dignitaries constitute the Executive of the Grand Lodge, and the Confidential Counsellors of the Grand Master. Immediately after their appointment the Grand Lodge will also elect, for the year, a Deputy Grand Treasurer, a Deputy Grand Secretary, a Grand Tyler, and so many GraLd Chaplains and Deputy Grand Lecturers, as the interest of the Order may seem to ■require ; and also appoint to the Grand Committee such Members of the Order, as from long services, distinguished merit, or other cause, it may deem just dnd necessary. The Members entitled to sit and vote in the Grand Lodge, are all present Grind Officers, all past Grand Officers, being Members of a Private Lodge ; all County Masters and County Proxies, all District Masters, all Masters of Private Lodges, (or the Special Proxies of Lodges when the Master is not present), and all Members of the Grand Committee ; Provided always^ that in no case shall any Member exercise a plurality of votes. 96. The following shall be the order of proceedings to be observed at all meetings of the Grand Lodge. First. The Senior Grund Officer present shall take the Chair, and upon his call to ''ORDER," all Members present shall immediately take their seats, and be strictly silent. Second. The Grand Tyler (or his Deputy acting for the time being) shall then take charge of the door, receiving his instructions from the Chair. Tkird. The Right Worshipful (or the Grand Officer presiding, as the case may be) shall then name the next Senior Grand Officer present, to whom he shall commu- nicate the instructions given to the Grand Tyler, ami who shall proceed forthwith to fill the Vice. Chair. Fourth. The Grand Secretary shnll then take down a return of all the Members of the Grand Lodge present, with the offices held by each respj^ctivoly, (the Grand Master naming some two Brothers, one to examine silently and the other to report the name and office o])enly) ; but no name shall bo entered until tlie Presiding Officer shall 1 IIL •'III N. m.:\ ?t5 9ay " Record, ' after havlyg first asked, "Any Objsction ?» Should any objection be raised, the majority of the quali- fied Brothers present shall decide thereupon, and such decision shnll be final. Fifth. The Grand Lodge shall be then opened in the Royal Scarlet Degree, each Knight Companion being robed in a scarlet gown, trimmed with orange, purple, and blue fringo, and taking precedence right and left of the Chair, according to his rank in the Order. (The business of the Grand Lodge may afterwards be conducted in a lower Degree, should the Officer presiding see fit, or the interest of the Order require the same.) Sixth. The Right Worshipful, (or the Officer presiding, as the case may be), may then address the Grand Lodge- should he think fit-^and all Members are to be strictly silent while he does so. Seventh, All Letters, Reports, and other communications shall be then presented ; and it shall the right of any Member present, to ask for the reading of any one or more of them. Eighth. Committee on ^^Correspondencey^* '^Finance" and " Annual Password" shall be then appointed. Ninth, Notices of Motions, Resolutions, and Orders con- sidered. Tenth General business connected with the Institution considered. Eleventh, Reports from Committees. Twelfth, The Grand Lodge closed in duo form. 97. All Committees of the Grand Lodge are to be elected by that Body, except power to the contrary be specially delegated by resolution. 98. No Member of the Grand Lodge, to whatever office appointed, can be allowed to take his seat, or to act iu any capacity under such appointment, without having first pnid all dues required by the Constitution and Imws. 99. The Grand Tyler shall receive 1 53. a-day for every- day's service. 100. Members of the Grand Committee, shall pay yearly, iu udvanco, Five Shillings to the grand Lodge ; S6 ii provided alwaySf that no Lodge shall place on the Grand Committee, more Members than in the proportion of one, to^every ten of its Members returned. 101. No meeting of the Grand Lodge can be held, except the Grand Master, or a Deputy Grand Master, or the President of the Grand Committee, presides at such meeting, and except also, that at least twelve Members of the Royal Scarlet Order ^q present. 102. Visitors may be admitted to the meetings of the Grand Lodga, with the approbation of the Officers pro- siding. 103. The Grand Master, the Deputy Grand Master, Grand Chaplain, Grand Treasurer, Grand Secretary, Grand Lecturer,' President of the Grand Committee, and the Grand Director of Ceremonies, are ez-officio Members of all Lodges they may visit, and are entitled to exercise all the rights and powers to their respective offices therein, except in the distribution of the Lodge funds, the election of Officers, and the By-Laws of the Lodge. 104. At all meetings of the Grand Lodge, before an adjournment, it shall be determined by vote, where the next meeting will be held. Duty of Grand Masters. 105. The Grand Master may, at any time, direct the summoning of an emergent meeting of the Grand Lodge, and he shall at all times do so, when required by a requisition, signed by any three Grand OfiPcers, or by any twelve Masters of Private Lodges, with one County or District Master, In all cases stating the object for which such meeting is required, and for all meetings of the Grand Lodge, at least twelve days notice must be given. 106. When the Grand Lodge is not in Session, the affairs of the Institution are directed by the Grand Master, who is the head and sovereign, and all members are under his immediate guidance and control. His designation and that of the Senior Deputy Grand Master shall be " Thb Right WonsBipruL" ; and his Council shall consist of the Grand Officers of the Institution. Whenever his % at opinion is required upon matters of the Institution, h's judgment shall be given in writing, which must be acted upon until reversed bj the Grand Lodge. lOT. Any vacancy created in the oflRce of Grand Master, either by the death of the person filling it, by his per- manent absence, or by any other cause, shall be filled up by the Senior Deputy Grand Master. Duty of Orand Treasurer. 108. All Dues, Fees, and other Income, from whatever source derived, payable to the Grand Lodge, are to be paid to the Grand Treasurer, to be subject to the orders of the Grand Lodge, for the general purposes of the Association ; and the Grand Treasurer shall, at every meeting of the Grand Lodge, and whenever requ:rad by the Grand Master, produce his books of account, with the proper vouchers, for examination and audit. Duty of Orand Secretary. 109. The Grand Secretary is the Custodian of the Great Seals, Warrants and Warrant Plates, Minute Books, Books, Correspondence, Papers, and other property of the Grand Lodge. It is his duty to attend all meetings of the Grand Lodge, and to deliver up, when required by the Grand Master, or by vote of the Grand Lodge, all the property in his possession, or under his control, belonging or relating to the Association. His salary is to be fixed by the Grand Lodge from time to time. Dnty of the Orand Lecturer. 110. It shall be the duty of this officer, (and of his De- puties), to act under direction of the Grand Officers, when and in such manner as may be required ; and the Grand Oflicers have power to award (out of the Grand Lodge funds) such reasonable remuneration for their expenses and loss of time, as may be deemed adequate and proper. Buty of the Orand Director of Ceremonies. 111. The duty of this Officer is, to attend all meetings of the Grand Lodge, and all meetings specially presided over by the Grand Master, where the ensign or standard of the Grand Lodge may be displayed, so as to indicate a$» I the presence of Head Quarters. He will have charge of all that relates to cavalcades, processions, and pablic ceremonials. He will marshal and arrange all Lodges, Orders, and Degrees of the Instil ntion, according to law and usage, and take charge generally, of all matters which may relate to the proper order of Lodges, the station and precedence of Officers and Members, and the dress and insignia to be worn by them. Bnty of Deputies, 112. The Deputy Grand Treasurer, Deputy Grand Secre- tary, Deputy Grand Lecturers, and all Deputies of the Grand Director of Ceremonies, shall be aiding and assist- ing the Heads of their respective Departments, and shall strictly obey all such instructions as they may receive from them. Precedence of Members. 113. The precedence of all Officers in the Institution, is decided in the following order :— • 1. The Grand Master. 2. The last Past Grand Master. 3. The Senior Deputy Grand Master. 4. The last Past t^enior Deputy Grand Master. 6. The Junior Grand Masters, by seniority. 6. The Graiid Chaplain. 7. ^he Grand Treasurer. 8. The Grand Secretary. 9. The President of the Grand Committee. 10. The Grand Lecturer. 11. The Giand Director of Ceremonies. 12. The Deputy Grand Chaplains. 13. 1 he Deputy Grand Treasurer. 14. The Deputy Grand Secretary. 16. The Members of the Grand Committee: 10. The County Masters. l*^, The last Past County Masters, 18. District Masters 19. The last Past District Masters. 20. Masters of Lodges, according to the number of their Warrants. 31. County Deputy Masters *^m 2^ 22. County Chaplains. ' 23. County Treasurers. 24. County Secretaries. 25. Deputy District Masters. 26. District Treasurers 27. District Secretaries. 28. Last Past Masters. 29. Deputy Masters of Lodges. 30. Treasurers of Lodges. 31. Secretaries of Lodges. 32. Committeemen of Lodges, according to their ap^ pointment. 33. Private Members. 114. No change or alteration ia the Constitution and Laws of the Order can be made, except by the Grand Lodge, nor shall they be changed or altered by that body, except two-thirds at least, of the Members present at such meeting concur in the proposed change. ./-r^^^^-m-smm ? a a 9 o a I: o New Initipted Joitieu by Cevtidoate Withdrawn Suspended Expelled S-2. 01 S" e '^m b Ji K ^ "So .2 15 Q o n3 "*^ o S '^ o d e3 to 2 OS M in tj Q OS g; eg ^1 V eS a> a 5 O eS ■♦-» n n at 9 ^ BS^' _EC^ ^_. TABLE OF CO.NTENTa \k •i-iin Rule Pag6 51. Jhsencc^ not to be for Wdr6 than three months 16 52. " none to be from December meeting 16 62. Annual Password, by whom communited 17 68. " how and when given in each Lodge 19 63. " only to be given inji Member's own Lodge. 18 68. " all dues to be paid before being communi- cated 19 27. Appeal, the right allowed in all cases 12 28. " proceedings how and by whom made out... 12 11. Applications, for Warrants how made 9 29. '' to whom and through whom mside. . . 13 11. " w^'at is to be set forth in them 9 1 1 Appointments, all subject to Hpproval of Grand L.... 9 2. Association, of what it consists 8 7. " how it is divided and governed 9 8. " when its affairs can be transacted 9 9. " its division into Private Lodges 9 38. " punishment for bringing disgrace upon it, 14 40. A 20 46. Committee, their special duties, 17 18. Complaints, how made, and how to be tried 13 76. " how complaint against a Master is to be tried 23 86. " complaints not appenring, bow punished 24 36. Constitution and Laws, a copy to be kept in each Lodge 8 114. '• how on^y they can be changed 29 as 81. 81. 82. 88. 89. 91. 92. 83. 84. 91. 93. l W*^