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June. 1840 ; and now nlso stil' tlll^^ ""^ ' ''^ *^^ ^''' ^f enlarged, at a meeting of the Srand S,f T,^^^^^"^^ ««J W., on Tuesday, th'^ 9th day Sne isSr J'?,'" Belleville, O. oa Wednesday, the 10th ^ ' ^®*^' ''"'^ ^^ adjournment r^w ST. JOHN, N. B. PRINTED AT THE " CHRONICI^JK^^^fJ. ^^^ 1848. r ^A ^ I • rf/i BttJ^ ./ r " Til " them "(loj m " sucli J " them " of ten; ( this tin those V interesi other. true pa efforts ( im porta be obv an unio knowle( Th persons power, Religior the Cou of the c and ber aoi?al &tanse l^tatittttiim. GENERAL DECLARATION. Ihis Hmn^'lnir' "°""".° '=''"' ^^ "°''« """™1. and at oJ?f , '"° •='" ''^ ■""« reasonable, than tim o ler r iff ,• f''.°"l<' a" together and know each other. It 13 by division that the benevolent obiecta of iZ,'""?""", ?•'•' '■'■""^""=''' «■><' "'^i^ best and noblest efforts of public good defeated. I„ thes. dislarabM important appendages of our Great Empire mu, bo obvious to every loyal and reflecting mnd Ir an union of intelligence, an increase of meTs a. d a knowledge of each other are essential. „... '^'' J ^''"""' 9"'""''' Institution is formed bv now^r' fr°-' ?f '"PP"«i''g. 'o the utmost of their power, the principles and practice of the Chris ia t^fcTntr'; TT'" !'" '"'^' ""<' CoimUuti'o'rf of the ordJ; A^ af '"an" to distressed members and benevo ' ? ""' ^""""'^ '"<='' 'a^-lable anu benevolent purposes as may tend to the due nrdoring of Religion and Christian Charity, and ih& supremacy of Law, Order, and Constitutional Free- dom. Its members associate in honour of AVw Wil- liam the III., Prince of Orange, whoso name they bear, and whose immortal memory ihcv hold in re- verence, tending as he did, under Divine Providence, to the ovei throw of the most oppiessive bigotry and the restoration of pure Religion and liberty!' They revere the memory of that immortal Priucc, not only as a Patriot, a co>i«titulional Monarch and a Hero, but as a true Christian, and hope in ihp adoption of his name to emulate his virtues, by maintaining Ri:- r.iGioN without persecution, or trenching upon the rights of any. ' The Orange Society lays no claim to exclusive loyalty or exclusive prolestanism, but it admits no man wiihm its pale whose principles are not loyal, and whoso creed is not Protestant. Disclaiming an intolerant spiiif, the Society dc- mands as an indispensable qualification, without which the greatest and the wealthiest may seek admission in vain, that the candidates shall bo believed to be inca- pable of persecuting or injuring any one on account of his religious opinions ; the duty of eveiy Orange- man being to aid and defend all loyal subjects, of every religious persuasion, in the enjoyment of their consti- tutional rights. The Rules of ihe Society are open not only to members of the Institution, but to the whole commu- nity ; there is no reserve except the signs and cymbola, whereby Orangemen know each other, and these mysteries are essential to the proper qualification ot* the brotherhood, the recognition of the members, and the prevention of intrusion and imposture from strau- \^\ the gers ami enemies. The association is general, not confined to any particular place, person or nation, but extends Itself wherever a loyal Protestant Briton is to bo tound, to the remotest corners of the globe, for iho establishment of Protestant faith and British liberty to the latest ages of posterity. Its whole institution |s one neighbourhood, within which every Orant^eman Ks athorne m the furthest part of the worldfTna such IS tho mechanism of the association, that while ITJr 1?"' T '''"' «^»«"^led, its every movement 18 alike felt and answered in every pan. In short the Orange Institutinn. like a ^^^m^.- moai luminary, ,3 intended to pour its refulgence, not on mepartonhj of the ample circumference of the Bniish dominions, but simultaneously ^«avrv/>c;AnV.« equally enlightening the whole periphery. The Institution in these Colonies can never bo suppressed but by means which would subvert tho constitution, and annihilate the connection with tho iHotner country. In many quarters where the true nature of tho Orange In,t.t«t.on 13 not properly known, its designs bvo,& •''"'' '■y '""JO bee- "..sund.rstoocl, U by others misrepresented. Krom the n. , a it bears ofXI^a"*"!"', '"T"^ ""*'' '"'■"' "'"" ">e bistort of parties m Irelaijd, some are apt to suppose that it, sphere .s necessarily confined, not reflecfing that an .ns trument wh.ch ha, been chieOy used in thf country of ts birth to suppress rebellion, repel invasion, and secure domestic tranquillity, may be found equally efficacious to loyal men of all comtrie, in protecting Thi ,n'°'; ''.''^■'""•.^"J properties ,„ the,l Colonic. Ihe society 13 constituted upon tho broadest princi |)Ies of national freedom. Jf takes its stand vpon tJie glorious principles of the Revolutim ff lO&S ; it lava its foundation in llio field of British liberty ; it dis- dains th« bodgo of faction, and knows no emblem save the " Altar and the Throned As iho Prince of Orange was invited to England hy a coalition of parties, who were united by a commoii sense of their sacred duty to preserve their religion and liberties, so the Orange Society, named after that immortal iVince, invites a similar combination, and calls upon the sons of Britain to lay aside political leuds, and, lilce their illustrious ancestors, who signed and sealed the Great Covenant of freedom, to sacri- tice every pr-ivatc consideration, and establish a cen- trahzation of freedom upon such a comprehensive basis as will enable every limb and fibre to receive vitality and nourishment from the parent stem. \. QUAMFICATIOX.S E«r.NT.Ar. ron .» „i:,,„,„ „r ^„„ ,,s,,t.,t,„.,. Ho *l,oalJ have a .incerc l,.vo nn.l veneration for MS AIn„8l„j- Afakor, p,.„,lu„ivo „(• ,h„,„ ,,.,.^., ^ •'»|.l.y /ru.t,, r.gl„oous„...saand ubclicnco .0 hi.com- niand3i firm and s.oadfo« fai.l, i„ ,r,„ saviour nC the world, convinced that He i, .ho .,„lv Mediator between a smfui creature and an oni-nded Creator- 1..3 d,spoa,t,on ,hould be humane and compa,,,ionn,o .ndh.sbohav,our kind a,.d conciliatory; he should be an enemy to savage brutality and every species of unchr,st,an conduct, a lover of rational and improving society, faithfully regarding the Protestant iteli.ion": and smcerely desirous ,0 propagate its prec'epts- r'.c.)char,ty and good will to all men; zealou in prometmg the honour, happiness, and prosperity of bis Queen and country ; heartily desirous of success m those pursuits, yet convinced that God alone can grant them ; he .hould have an hatred of cursing and swearing, and of taking the name of Go.l in vain • he should use all opportunities of discouraginR them among his brethren, and shun the society of all per sons addicted .„ those shameful practices; prudence should guide all his actions ; temperance, sobriety 8nd honesty direct his conduct, and the laudable objects of the Association be the motives of hi, endeavours. GENERAL REGULATIONS. aziAivi^ xoDas. TITLE. 1. The Title of the Society is " The Loyal Orange Institution of British North America." ADMISSION. 2. It consists of an unlimited number of Members, whoso aJmission must be regulated in strict accord- ance with the Rides and Regulations of the Society, and whose principles must be duly vouched for as in conformity with the General Declaration and Quali- fications essential for a Member. bo 3. No person of improper chaiacter shall deemed admissable as a Member of the Society. 4. All candidates for admission must be certified to as being 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. 5. That all votes upon the admission of Members shall oe given m'a iw6 ; tiiat if there shall be over three negatives, the vote shall be considered conclu- sive, but if only three or under, the case shall bo aub- n I \v tl; af in th Gi rei bo are 3 offe bo 9 milteJ to a Committee of the Lodtrp vvIw^c« i • • mode known .o the Lodge byS't.si 'drbel:,':;:'"' LODGES. 6 The Members of the Institution are divided infr. r.odges, „, the manner hereinafter described. 7. All Lodges shall make an annual rei„,n ..■ "'l?''^". according ,o the fo,m adopted by ZvL'i wi'hfopie3%?F '" ''%'-"i''>'^'' ty "'o Secretary ^.;^f/naTo'd; ,trfa°i^-'r:;at^ 'be annua! until thia regulation bo complied witl' «.and^Udg';?'^' ''"" P^y "'•• """"^"y •» 'I- ,„»?•. ''';.''f.'^'' f'O'^g*'. '1'!" ia, such Lodges as bv ?:cr:'nfe:tr:;a:;;eTtrx^Sr^^^^ arc to communicate directly >vi^. "Jhe u'an^l Mas,:,- EXPULSIONS. off'er!;ef 'r''"''"' ''*"" '"^^^ ^^'''' ^''' ^''" ^^^'^^'^^in^^. \ li 1st. For violating the obligations of ?errecy of iMgns, Passwords ami Lectures. ^' Snd For violating the Rules and Regulations of the Grand Lodge. ^ ^ "l! I; ii 10 3rd. Foi maliciously destroying or taking away ihc property of the Institution. 4tli. For following any immoral or unlawful practices for a living, upon conviction before the Lodge. .3ih. For any felony or high misdemeanor upon conviction before a jury. 12. Trials for expulsion shall take place as here- inafter specified, all due forms being observed, as laid down in the Regulations of the Grand Lodge to that effect. * 13. The names of all persons expelled from the Institution by District, County or Private Lodges, must be reported to the Grand Lodge, together with the cause of expulsion. 14. In issuing process for the trial of any delin- quent, tiie summons shall be signed by the Master and countersigned by the Secretary. Each Lodge having the right t(» fix its own rate of charges and costs for such matters. lo. Any Member who shall utter, print, publish or circulate, or who shall cause to be printed, published or circulated, or be privy to the printing, publishing or circulating any matter or thing, derogatory to the Institution, or the character of any of its Officers, or any person divulging or communicating any matter proceeding or thing, or the substance or meaning of any matter, proceeding or thing, had or transpired in open Lodge, to any person not being an actual mem- ber in attendance on some Lodge of the Institution " ^^N \ king away unlawful on before mor upon as liere- sd, as laid ge to that from the Lodges, ther with iny delin- i Master, ;h Lodge rges and jblish or )ubHshed ublishing ry to the ficers, or y matter, aning of spired in lal mem- stitution 11 ur-.'er warrant, whether the lac*s transnir.^ business transacted were in hisnr/Jn ^ ^ ^^ ^^'^ or transpired, or whether cVr^T'''^. '° transacted Brother, shal be dfener^uX^^^^^^ ^^^ ^ obligation, and shall be efpel^^ °? '"'^ -th, as the majority of theTiSe^hatd^el^ Warrants. IC. AH applications for Warrants must 1,„ . tioiied by the County Master. ""'""'=' ^^ s^nc- their CertiLatirf f at p pttTfe 'I'" '?'' be olAe Purple Order, r„dTho^ shall setZtf"" Lodge i, to be held , andthich' fc r'^^^ =!"'' ;ro?^:!:lvrtS^'dl5P-p" them, shall be%aid ovir io the New Lr P''"* ^y as the Warrant shall have been rece.^edT^'' "' '~" FORMS, RITUALS, &c. p^^eoX^Xl^rd"b;^?r^:artr• 12 If -I !■ l^oclge, and shall never be taken from the Chest, except for use, or for cases of initiation or installa- tion, 2d. The Dress, Insignia, and other decorations of llie various orders, shall be such as, and none other, than shall be set forth in the book of Forms and' Rituals as contemplated by tho 18lh section ot this Division of the Rules and Regulations. 21. No decoration shall bo worn in any Lodge, as appertaininp' to the order, except the bearer be atrictly entitled thereto. 22. That the forms of Certificates and Summonses, as given in the Schedule hereunto annexed, and none other, be the forms used by the Institution. DEGREES. 23. That there be five Degrees in the order of Orangeism ; — 24. That the Degrees are : — 1st,. Orange. 2nd, Purple. 3rd, Blue. 4th, Royal Arch Mark. 6th, Scarlet. 25. The Grand Master, Deputy Grand Master, Grand Treasurer, Grand Secretary, Grand Chaplain, and Grand Lecturer, shall have power to confer the Degress of Purple, Blue, Royal Arch Mark and ot I Chest, insialla- Llions of B other, ms and of this >dge, as irer be monses, 1(1 none rder of Master, laplain, Per the rk and 13 f\7l!n ^l^'r^^'^T ^" ^"^ rotation as provided by whori fh n''"' hereinafter ; bat the Brethren upon whom the Degrees are 'us conferred, shall be mem Wan^ t "ThL'' ""' i^"'f ' ''^^" meeting under onTheGrnn^nr''"' ^^ ^his regulation cSnfened be used onlv i^ '' 'V"''''' Probationary time, to t!icth in an 1 '''"' ""^ necessity, by conforming Gran 1 Tnf ""'^V ""'f^'' '° '^'^ Regulations of thi ^xrand Lodge and to the peculiar ritual of the Dec^ree to be conferred, by obtaining the presence ni'tnrh number of Membe-rs as will s^atisfy H e Zuircment' of the Degree to be conferred. ^q""cment3 26. That any Brother giving any of the De^^rces "vrthemT'i,r'T '""f '"''^'y -thorrs^dTo Ob holtio^' If u^^rTi s"^^y "^ ^ ^'i'^^^t'^" onus obJigation, and shall be dealt with accordingly. 27. That at least three months shall elapse between ^ieconfernngofeach Degree, except where other v^iae provided, and in no instance shall it be lawful to give any Degree out of rotation; and any Lodge or C.. officer infringing on this Regulation shall pay a iine of not less than one pound, nor more than five pounds, to be paid to the County fund. The process to issue on the Master or Senior Officer for the time neuig when such took place. APPOINTMENTS. 28. All appointments in the Institution, of whatever gS LodT' ^'^ ^"^-^^^ '"^ ^^® approval of the DISPUTES. 29. Any dispute arising between two private lodges, or between two District Lodges, shall be JB <1 ■^ 14 ELECTION OF G. OFFICERS. Tuesd Jv''?n ?u^^''i ^°''«^ 'Wl ,„eet on the third A Grand Master. One Senior Deputy Grand Master. Three Junior Deputy Grand Masters. A Grand Treasurer. A Grand Secretary, A Deputy Grand Secretary. A Grand Oh?nlain. A Deputy Grand Chaplain. A Grand Lecturer— and The Members of the Grand Committee. Grandlodg'^l'e'"' "''^' '' '"^ -^ -te at the All present Grand Officers County Masters. District Masters. ^te^P^""-'" '^<«'g".'""3 Members of the Grand Commmee, who shall be Members of •ome Private Lodge under warrant uent, it3 le third as ihey U the of a •fthe ira of u act in any capacity. undT.urh 1 ^^ ^'' '«^'' ""^^^ having first p^id aH duesrenu redrthTl? T'^^^" and received the Five Ord^ra «?»u ^t ^. ^®«"^^*>0"s, shall any n^ember CeuJ^l^totl^TJ''''' ^'^ Scarlet Gown," ,?i;i'ejL^"? " convenient, procure fringe. ' ""'^'' "'"' """g*. Purple, and blue DUTV OF G. M. f-'Odge, and he shall at all ulLf^ , '^® ^^a" «'»"<» \ HU 16 "■ei^odge, l,i, j dgmen .fa'^r'If/VI"'" wafers of which shall be a«edTnr,n ,n,"i , ^'**" '" "'■""'S, «-a Lodg, ..r .r oSero,."a'::&.''' "•'■ I'ofserbe'^l';;;!!::;,-',^ Co.„,i»eos „f ,„e Gran., wuh the conse^r of'.'ha olZ toT^^. ""«-' '>y -'' «• OFFICERS 10 MEET ,N MONTREAL. » ^^-^.e, „o.L 'r ^whL"':hatc^'^i,:: 'l;; the a M. D. G. m/s OF C. E. AND N. B. — * ^ • JL#» Canada East, each I,,- ^"""swick and one in WageofCountvandD!?^ f^J*"" '" '"" "" ^ssem Private Lodges for ,h, '" ^^^'^P *"'' "«»'«" of Grand Secre?a"/°a Uc^r^r^f /t^'^^^''^ » 'o«a r^oca! Grand Chaplain „*j ? "^ Treasurer, and a "P'ain, and to pass such other local \ ' Insfiiutior;, 1 matters of I in writing, '^'^^S <^' the lulled. 3 of Grand 'I'ling it, by Jce, or any or Deputy tlie Grand er, by and REAL. reeling of ' of Mon- f'le open- inie more 's of the given by 17 regulations deemed roouislt*. n,.. !-"t to the Rules and HeVilLi'"^''? '' ^^P"S- J.od?e« ' ^' ^regulations of the Grand l^. LECTURER. . fJ. lliatit shall be the Grinr? r . visit every County once n e\l,^ ^^ecturer's duty t. ^^^ounty Lodge, gi^^e Uc ures'of' L'V"^ '^'''' «^ ^ ^o as to instruct the meXfs ^ 1^''"' ^^'^'""- whose duty it shall fun) JL'T \^ '""^^ ' ^"^^ i-c?ge dues and arrea are paid '?, 1^^^ ^^^ ^'^^".^ ^''® '""^ of shall 1 / 1 ' "^ '"^ ^'^'^ ^'^at «3utv ponces and loss of time '""^'"^ ^"""^ ^'^^ ^^'^^ ex' ^•-c];of;h\Gitd'^^^^^^^^^^^ lodged i„ the i"-«duce his Books and A.' "^ ^^'^' ''^^^'^ s^^ai] 'neeting of the Grand lll^^^^^^^^^ ^^'^^v annual --mined and audited. ^V^^Ma^ «^^" ^- ^-n, is decilied in th^f^Lt-.S^oX;!'^^ '"^^'^- i. The Grand Master. 2. The Deputy Grand Master. 3. The Junior Grand Mq'• No Mee.inR of .he f;„„ i t , except .he GraSd Was.e' i^'"'S^ ^'"' ^-^ '>eld. M" er, or the Presidenrof ,h» r? "fP-'^ ^'^^arno« sfisll },avc' llie right U. jppcal 'r, eveiy in' stance to the- |/„(. i^t Lodge, then to the t .unty, and lastly to the (Jrand Lo(}^t. 1. shall 1 ^ear. 2. C puty I^ as the ters an of eacl niiitee, J-todge, duly su 3. Ai attend, attcndai creiion shillings 4. At a'e entiil notice, t^ Ch tJ- rra, ach »^ 'Mumy Officer,, I )i,„ie,, 3. Ai a..encr7nrr'':;"^t^ ^"-'y ^-dgo failing ,„. retion of ,|,e L„d4 ,h" «. '" ""^''' ^' '^^ 'li'- shiliin gs- 'Se ; the fine „„, ,„ •,^^-^ ^.^ "otice. the Lodge shall elec,!!!' '''"" ""^"'' '^i"'""' - C'ounty Master, A County Deputy Master, A County Secretary A County Treasurer. A County Chaplain, and A County Proxy. if ■ .'■' ! »■ I' i •i h- 22 ^' It shall be the dutv nf »K« n countersiVn all wLtnll ' ^^« County Master to rant i, directed' ' ^'°"'" "> "''•o™ "'« War- Officer, ora JnsTthe m' ? "'??' ''^''"" « "'^'"c' er 10 call fp'i°,"'^''"'y °'^"'« County -Mas •in,e not t exce"e"l *'"'"'! 7"''" ' ^"--"e »hall have been "de»nrT'n ^^'" '""^ eomplaint complained of to ,1' 'M' «•■«>"«"" 'he party notify'henaHv"?'^*"'?"'''''^" " "'« 'ame time -bst^a^fittrhL^S'"^,- -""''• '" """ - to appet^wittu'tTP'"'- ="" '^^""•'^ "^ Brethren fail a...l "ehair .hefr dit eln 'fi ''".'""P''''"*'' ''^' Brother or Brethren 10 ror^hoJIa tl '"'"P"'"'"« out to be fnvnlni.o o^j "rsnouk! the cliarge turn addition to he CslSTh'"' ',''?• ^"^''^^ "-X. - or Brethren. ^ ' ""^ delinquent Brother f-dge procee" toeS^ne^w^itrre"' a'nd".ot" l"" ">e case ; and may, accordinrfA !h ■ ° ''■'"''se any matter not disiinr.lv o„"® .^"T "P'n'ons, in visions o( .1.6 ct d Lo'dT !"„§;« '1'^ 'P^"^' P^"- ^""ge, mnict a hne in a sum not i"ty Master to 'g liis lime of d. that should old his signa- U Worshipful lom the War- nade, by not 8t a District Vfasterofany County 3Ias- 1 reasonable h complaint JS the party ! same time in order to brethren fail len shall the nplained of, complaining :liarge turn ?e may, in nt Brother 23 exceeding lOs • hi * • ^ P'^^''^"s County hren fail to shall the to adjudge jinions, in pecial pro- a sum noj BII^TRI€T LODGES. i'^i m 1. The Annual Meeting for the Election of Dis- trict Officers, shall be held on the second ilonday in January in each year. 2. Each District Lodge shall elect for the year a District Master, Deputy District Master, District Treasurer and District Secretary. 3. That the Master, Deputy Master, Treasurer, Se- cretary and Senior Committee-man, and all last past Officers of private Lodges, and all members of the Grand Committee, shall be entitled to sit and vote within the limits of their respective Districts. 4. District Masters shall visit the several Lodges within their Districts as often as convenient, and at least once in every year, and shall have the power to correct all irregularities, taking for their guide tho Regulations of the Grand Lodge. 5. Any person being an Orangeman, and having withdrawn from constant and regular attendance, by Certificate or otherwise, and thereafter being deemed guilty of any crime unworthy the character of an Orangeman, his case shall be considered by the Dis- trict Lodge ; and if after such consideration it shall be decided that the charge involves expulsion, then he shall be notified by the Distiict Secretary, that the charge or charges preferred against him will be heard and examined into at the next ensuing County Lodge, and that he is required to appear with his Certificate, J r V t( h G P< al ex hi 25 to answer such chartre« i,> „««^ r i • and proof of .he frvlce of "e imi""";''PP^'''^"=« n.ade, then the decision of ?hVDis,Z%'l7"S ^"^ the penalty of expulsion shall hi.S fS^' ^' '» .hereof .ha',1 be gL„:o\t;Lt:lrerne"'"°*'" caL?n; .""uSa^e^officeftobe"^ "'^ ^"-^ '" ihe District Lodge forTnvJn.' '"""/"""^^ ''«''"™ given in confor„,ify wit , "h^^ RuU '° "^'K ''" "'"^^^^ of the Grand Lod/e and sn^f. ., °"'' P'S^'ations, ceeded with, in mfn'„er.„^ /""""•' =''*" ''e Pi-o- Regulationa'fo" Count; ^50/"' '"'""*'' ""' '" "'« s.ali i.^ r ^Ltf "Jthfn t St' -^"'^ '" '"■ see^h':tt"at::;^:L^3"r'.it^,^'^^^ Lodge dues paid, by Priva^ Tnt' ""^ -'^.^ '^''"'i ;rfL^^ '^« ^--™otii°&r "/- |er!\Jretl'tr^^^^^ 10. That the powers conferred anA r^• j .- ■ posed, upon the District Ma«f.r !; u * °''"*' '™- performed by the DeDutfDuf ' ??J ''* exercised and absence of bo^h,1he sKwe 1 .J'd'"^"'- ""^ '» ""e PRIVATE LODGES. WARRANTS. 1. No Lodge can be opened without a Warrant from the Provincial Grand Lodge of ^^^^^V^.^V^ America, for which the sum of One Pound shall be paid. 2 All Lodges under Warrant, must have a Master and Deputy Master, a Treasurer, a Secretary, and, as Boon as possible, five Committee-men. ELECTION OF OFFICERS. 3. The election of Officers shall take place at the December Monthly Meeting in each year, and the officers then chosen shall enter on the duties ot their respective offices on the first Monthly Meeting in January next ensuing. 4 That if in case of accident, necessity or any other justifiable cause, an election should not take place, on the night specified in the 3rd Rule of this Section of the Regulations, then it shall be lawful for the Master, or senior Officer for the time being, to call a Special Meeting for the purpose, as early as possible, or to leave such Election to the first Monthly Meeting that may take place after the meeting fixed for December. 5. The Master shall be chosen by the Tif>^gJ» and the other Officers shall be nominated by the Master, 27 with tho approbation of the Lodge ; and, in case the Lod^ decline to ratify any nomination, the Master shall at once name another Brother. 6. That in case of a change of Officers, it shall be the duty on the uight of Election of the Past Master, to install the Master elect, who shall proceed to install the other Officers of the Lodge, agreeably to the forms laid down in the Rules and Regulations. 7. A majoiity of the votes shall be sufficient to elect a Master and the other officers. 8. 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 Committee-man, who shall be the junior, the Committee-men rising by the vacancy ; and in the same manner shall all other vacancies be filled, by calling the senior Committee-man to the vacant office. ADMISSION. 9. Upon the admission of a Member, the Record- ing Officer shall take down his name, age, residence, and profession ; and all persons applying for admis- sion, must make application to the Lodge held nearest to his place of residence, or by certificate from the Master of such nearest Lodge to such other Lodge as he may particularly desire to join, and this prohibi tion shall be extended to conferring Degrees ; so that a Member shall only be entitled to receive the various Degrees in his own Lodge ; and any Master acting contrary to this Regulation shall be subject to a fine 28 the division where the candidate Iive«, T ,;1 a »• not to have force in CiHes, IWn] Ind VHltges ^^"'^ thi n 7^''" ? o^' •'^®'' '^^^"^ initiated, he shall sia„ he Rules and Regulations of the Grand LoZ an shall receive a prnted ccmv nf ti.o « ^""ge, ami pose frnm fhJ^T^ co|)y ot the same for that pur- pose trom the Ireasurerof the Lodge. If rp, LODGES, its own Rv r"'' ^°^^^ ''^'" ^^^« P^^'^^ to make Tn?^ *'^u^"^f' ^"^ Kegulalions of the Grand By W. ?n7er''" '^" ^^^ ^'^'^^ '^ establish h xjy J^aws, under pains and penalties to onfntv^ o 7 observance of , heir own RegulaonVto protect Com" nn ice-men ami other Officer, i„ iheZCseoftZ- duty to punish by fine, suspension or expulsion anv J«obed.ence to the orders or ti.e summon "f^be A.S' Z''''\' Committee, and for all ,hin"s neces' ZLodge'""'"'^ """^""""'•^ Sood government of ^^l?\^"^"'l''^^<^'»'ectedwkh the affairs of the T^:rzt[i;i:r"'' '"''''' '" ""'" ''"'^^-^^ 13. That it shall not be lawful for a Lodge to ad- journ fiar „,ore than five weeks at a time, a^nd to the any iij- !ct to a dvance- ^ihat if. Session, itiate a ing the within Article s. iH sign ;e, and at pur- make id mi- Grand hsuch a due Com- f their n, any nf tb^ neces- ;nt of )f the i, and ) ad- o the 29 such a Resolue,„„ ,o the Moe.ing, under a Penalw'^nf be^iLHbed'f^^rff' '"" "'•"^P " ^°°^ '" "hich shall and R^Jni ,• ","S '° "™« *" "'« Rules, Order, and Kegulationa and Reports of the Grand I,odge ,h.^f;,^™"°"' '° °P'"'"S 'he Lodge, the Master shall cause every one in the room to be examineT anJ no one shall be allowed to reradn wh "eTho s'^t aVCbef° '' "»' ^""^ "-"««" '» P- "i- ir. It shall not be lawful for any Lodge to admit a Brother who is not a regular Member.Vr to alW ,h.ll k V' *".' Certificate, when such Certificate nahl o7lo,'rh'"'' -l*^ surreptitiously, under thope naly of 203. to be paid to such funds as shall be di- ard':ix?h°e"r'"''^^' ^^^°-«'«"" '^^" -'^ offelt^ttltr^SaltSirp^^ S'}f'''"K-'°"''f"'« ">"''<'"''«' »f the Tnstit'uTion rt^aiterdroCt;Sir°'^-''-''^- c2 30 19. Every Member on entering shall make a full stop m front of the Master and give the sign of the Order then at work. *=* ^0. The following shall be the order for business in a Private Lodge ; 1. The Lodge to be opened with Prayer. 2. The Lecture to be repeated. 3. Minutes of former Meeting read. 4. Members to be proposed. 5. Members to be initiated. 6. Public business connected with the principles honor or prosperity of the Institution, dis- cussed. 7. Lecture repeated. 8. The Lodge closed with Prayer. 21. When the Worshipful the Master is absent then shall the Deputy Master preside ; vvhen both he e are absent, then the senior Committee-man pre- ^e 'then ZTJ'''^' '""T'' °^^^' ^^ ^ommi^ee rnen, then the Lodge may elect one from amon^rst the i>rethren m attendance, to preside. ^"'^"oSt the ANNUAL. m!^: T^^u"^??"^^ '^^" be communicated bv the indSrhTrr^^'^^^"^ '^ any Membe^ 31 DEGREES. {He^no^y^ote^^^^^^^^^^ ^jie Master to see ^^^n guilty of cur.inr»ulr n ' ^^f'-""' ^^^« ^3^' ^•ess. or who has not woV hify "f,?"^ ^""'^'"S to ex- ^^'"^self as he should have jL " '^'"f ' ^^"^"cted conferred. "^^® '''^ne, m those already _, CERTIFICATE. -4. Any Member wishi'nrr ^« • lj cate sl^Ilin the first ^atp^;;^^^^^^ ^is Certifi- which having been paid ?o? U.v /'^ ^"^ ^^^ '^^^> With incase of necessity b^tT/ ^' ^''"^^^' ^««h- tamed longer than one momh I "^ .^^'^ ^^ ^^ re- application", if there be „o,h 5 ^''' '^ '^' against the applicant. "^^^'^^ °^ impropriety SECRETARY. 2o. Itshallbe thedutvcrfrh^^l ^ Records of his Lodge, to^nter alf fh'""''^ '^ ^"^P ^^^^ the form they take nlar/ • '^® Proceedings in obtain the Ma^sterl s&ure\tT ^°^°^' ^"^^ °«ha S'on. he, the Secretary rn.f .'^® """^ ^^ each Ses- shaJl make out a 1 e J^n^ "^^^'^'""g the same. He Grand Lodge, and sTa f 'oLS" in" TV'^' ^"^ ^^e regulations, in keeping his boX I ,'" '^''"^^ ^"^ the Performanyoiherdutieswhrh- ^^^^ ^"^ to '"ay impose upon him ^' ^'' °^^" ^"'^ate Lodge TREASURER. AltcIilZZT. "r^ ^" """ie^. and 32 case pay ont money without the order, or under the Regulaliona of the Lodge. He shall also be the guar- dian of all the other property of tho Lodge of which he is a Member, unless the Lodge may assign such duty to other ofiicers. COMMITTEE. 27. The Committee are appointed to try any cases of defalcations under the By-laws of iheir Piivato Lodge, to enquire into the reputation of Candidates, whether submitted to thera by a negative vote of the Lodge, or not. They are to be guided as \vell by tho 3y-Iaw3 of their own Lodge, as by the Regulations of the Grand F.odge, the latter governing in all cases where provisions are made. TYLER. 28. The Tyler's post shall be outside of tho Lodge Room door, and is appointed under tho By-laws of the Private Lodge ; but he shall, before taking his post, undergo examination by the Master, to see if he is qualified to receive as well as to reject applicants for admission. The Grand Lodge will not object to any regulation by which Tylers may be paid. 29. After the Lodge is opened, no person shall be admitted, without giving the Annual to the outward Tyler ; and should the Tyler admit any one without the Annual, he shall be subject to a fine of one shilling and three pence. 30. Any Tyler, whether within or without, who shall leave his post without leave, shall be subject to a fine of one shilling and three pence. 11 su moi mor him of I] 33 cers have who I ^reas he the payme »i!-eetii agains month] 34, J ^'mseJf "lonthjj ter bein summon report hi action up nant to, r «^'lheGr 35. An nalty of e; 53 who have l,„° "*''• '» '^a'l for Vv. "*' "'^"■e ni»ht Treasurert ir ?"""'' '''Ve.rT, "'' '" "-^^ P'-Vmenf, LjreLl """"■ '» ™a\" "'i^'"' « 'hall •i.eeiiD? ,v>!L P*"^' "" every caso n,!i, " ''emand of •"""""y meefri"""' '" ""P*" S the '„Txf "ant to, nor „ v1„ i!^ ""ay deem advLblJ "'"' »"<='' w/ 34 least olght days before the day fixed, such notice to be in writing. He shall have the right, under the signa- ture of the Master, to compel the attendance of any Brother as a witness ; and any Brother, so summoned as a witness, shall attend, under the penalty of 5a. 36. That should the Brother who is to take his trial fail to appear, and no sufficient reason shall be as- signed, then the trial of the case shall be proceeded with in the same manner as if he were actually pre- sent. '' ' 37. The names of all person^ expelled from the Society, by any order of a Private Lodge, shall bo transmitted to the Grand Lodgo, together with the cause of expulsion. FINES, 38. No member of a Lodgo shall absent himself trom the first meeting in January, unless by special permission of the Master, under a penalty of Is. 3d, 39. Any person entering a Lodge Room intoxicated shall be fined Is. 3d. for the first offence, 23. 6d. for the second offence, and for the third offence shall bo brought up before the Lodge, and either suspended or expelled, as a majority shall determine. 40. Any Brother misbehaving himself during Lodge hours, shall be liable to a fine, to be imposed by the Master, not to exceed 5s. «/^*i'^"^^''''^^*®^^^^"sactingany private business, or making or promising to make any bets, or laying •lice to bo he signa- e of any immoned of 58. 9 his trial II be as- roceeded ally pre- frorr the shall bo with the t himself f special Is. 3d. 35 £^^^'^^^ :XV^ '-'^^ ^-. after Bor more than 53. "^'^ "'^^ 'ess than Is. 3j b tl « M T^". " '"fficiont 'reason'^? ? ""' "'" '»• 3d "} ti.e Ma3ler, for hi, absence! ' ''* '° ''"'a-'ed ceec^ing lOs., or to be Tufn? »^!i '° P^^' ^ ^"^ "ot ex .Hetrr-?,t?!rorrhf Zl'e;^« ^^"-" l^er DISPUTES. , "ght of appeal, in the fi^ - . *''^®''S' saving the ^econd,/P the cX '^Xr^: ^%^^« I>-Ut! [Grand Lodge. ^ J^odge, and lastly to the 36 APPEALS. foregoing clause. 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Dagreea . * * AppoiiiiiHenla .* ' , Bispiiies . ; . Election of G. Oflicdri J)ii«yofG. xM. ■ •• O. Offic">rtj to niAet in Montreal u. Q, M astore of C. E. aud N. B. . ". Cecturer G. TrasBiirer Precedence of Ai embers .* (f. Qflicernii , , <7. Lodge, when aud wh«re beld Appeals . '^ * .. OoUKTy LoDOES . •^* DlSTlilCT Li>UGJB3 . ' . * ».„,„„ . PKfVATE tODGES. Kleotion of Officers Admission Lodges ♦ ' , * . Annual , , , . \ i)ef(ree8 C^rti^cate Secretary 1 rca&urer Committee - * Kxpul«iou5 . Fitlea ; Disputes ', Appeals , ' ' Schedule of Forms. Ac ' PACK 8 8 9 9 n U 12 13 ]3 14 15 ]6 16 17 17 17 19 19 20 21 24 26 2(> 27 28 30 31 31 31 31 32 32 33 34 35 37. 38. and SO