^ ^^i^. IMAGE EVALUATION TEST TARGET (MT-3) ^ ^^4i<. 4^ ^ ^ / 1.0 I.I IttlM |25 m ^^ ■■■ UA lii 122 Sf l«£ 12.0 U& 11.25 in 1.4 lyi^ 1.6 PhotQgraiiiic Sciences Ckjrporation 23 WIST MAIN STRIIT WnSTU.N.Y. 14SS0 (716)«72-4503 CIHM/ICMH Series. CIHM/ICMH Collection de microfiches. Canadian Institute for Historical IMicroreproductions / Institut Canadian da microreproductiona historiquas :\ Taehnieal and Bibliographie NotM/NotM t«chniquM at bibliographiquM Th« Institut* has anamptad to obtain tha bast original copy availabia for filming. Faaturas of this copy which may ba bibliographieally uniqua. which may altar any of tha imagas in tha raproduction. or which may significantly changa tha uaual mathod of filming, ara chackad balow. □ Colourad covers/ Couvartura da coiilaur rn Covars damagad/ Couvartura andommagia □ Covars rastorad and/or laminatad/ Couvartura raataurAa at/ou paiiiculAa □ Covar titia missing/ La titra da couvartura manqua rn Colourad maps/ D (3 D D Cartas giographiquas an eoulaur Colourad ink (i.a. othar than blua or black)/ Encra da eoulaur (i.a. autra qua blaua ou noira) rn Colourad plataa and/or illuatrations/ D Planchas at/ou illustrationa un eoulaur Bound with othar matarial/ Rali4 avac d'autras documants Tight binding may causa shadows or distortion along intarior margin/ Larsliura sarria paut cauaar da I'ombra ou da la diatorsion la long da la marga intirfaura Blank laavas addad during rastoration may appaar within tha taxt. Whanavar possibia, thasa hava baan omittad from filming/ II so paut qua cartalnas pagas blanches sjoutAas lors d'una rastauration apparaiasant dans la taxta. mala, iorsqua cala itait poaaibla. caa pagaa n'ont pas «t« film4as. Additional comments:/ Commontairas suppMmantairas: L'Inatitut a microfilm* la maillaur axamplaira qu'il lui a At* possibia da sa procurer. Las d*tails da eat eRemplairf qui sent paut'Atre uniques du point de vue bibliographique. qui peuvent modifier una image reproduite. ou qui peuvent exiger une modification dans la mAthoda normale de filmage sont indiquis ci-dessous. The tot rn CokHirod pages/ D Pagae da eoulaur Pagaa damaged/ Pagas endommagias Pages restored and/oi Pagas reetauriaa at/ou palliculAes Pagaa discoloured, stained or foxei Pages d*color*es. tachaties ou piquAes Pagaa detached/ Pagas dAtach*es Showthrough/ Transparence Quality of prir Qualit* InAjBaia de I'impression Includee supplementary meterii Comprend du matAriel supplAmentaira Only edition available/ Seule Mition disponibie pn Pagaa damaged/ rn Pages restored and/or laminated/ rn Pagaa discoloured, stained or foxed/ nn Pagaa detached/ rri Showthrough/ rn Quality of print varies/ rn Includee supplementary meterial/ rn Only edition available/ The pos oft film Orii beg the sioi othi firsi sior orii The sha TIN whi Mai diff( •nti begi righ reqi mat Pagas wholly or partially obscured by errata slips, tissues, etc.. hava been refilmed to ensure the best possible imege/ Les peges totalement ou partieliement obscurcies per un feuillet d'errata. une pelure, etc.. ont M filmAes i nouveau de fa^on h obtanir la meilleure imege possible. This item is filmed at the reduction ratio checked below/ Ce document est film* au taux de rAduction indiquA ci-dessous. 10X 14X 18X 22X 28X 30X V 12X lex aox a4x 28X 32X The copy filmad h«r« has b««n raproducad thanks to tha ganarosity of: Stminary of Qusbte Library L'axamplaira filmA f ut raproduit grica i la gin^rosit* da: S4minalrt da QuMmc Bibliothtqu* Tha imagaa appaaring hara ara tha baat quality possibia conaldaring tha condition and lagibillty of tha original copy and in Icaaping with tha filming contract spacif icationa. Laa imagaa suivantaa ont 4t* raproduitas avac la plua grand aoln, compta tanu da la condition at da la nattat* da l'axamplaira fiimi, at an conformiti avac laa conditions du contrat da filmaga. Original copias in printad papar covara ara filmad baginning with tha front covar and anding on tha last paga with a printad or iilustratad impras- sion, or tha back covar whan appropriata. Ail othar original copias ara filmad baginning on tha first paga with a printad or illustratad impraa- sion. and anding on tha last paga with a printad or illustratad imprassion. Laa axamplairas orlginaux dont la couvartura •!% papiar aat ImprlmAa sont fiimAs un commandant par la pramlar plat at an tarminant soit par la darniAra paga qui comporta una amprainta d'imprassion ou dlllustration, soit par la sacond plat, salon la eaa. Tous laa autras axamplairas orlginaux aont filmis an commanfant par la pramiira paga qui comporta una amprainta d'impraaaion ou d'illustration at an tarminant par la darniAra paga qui coniporta una talla amprainta. Tha last racordad frama on aach microflcha shall contain tha symbol ^^ (moaning "CON> TINUEO"). or tha symbol V (moaning "END"), whichavar applias. Un das symbplas suiyants apparaltra sur la darniira imaga da chaqua microflcha. salon la cas: la symbola '— »- signlfia "A SUIVRE". la symbola ▼ aignifia "FIN". Maps, plataa. charta. ate. may ba filmad at diffarant raduction ratioa. Thoaa too larga to bo antiraly included In ona axposura ara filmad baginning in tha uppar laft hand cornar, laft to right and top to bottom, aa many framas aa raquirad. Tha following diagrams illuatrata tha mathod: Laa cartaa. planchas. tablaaux. ate. pauvant Atra filmte i das taux da reduction diffArants. Lorsqua la documant ast trop grand pour Atra raproduit an un saul clichA. 11 ast filmA A partir da I'angla aupAriaur gaucha. da gaucha A droita. at da haut en baa, an pranant la nombra d'imagaa nAcassalra. Laa diagrammas suivants iliuatrant la mAthoda. 32X 12 3 1 2 3 4 5. 6 OP THB 6TH ENCAMPMENT OF THB KNIGHTS OF WERANCE. Am drawn up liy a Oomvittae and nnetioned l>y the Bncampment. PRINTED BY R. MIDDLETON, No. 27, SAULT-AU- ICATELOT STREET. 1864. c r OF TBB era ENCAMPMENT Ai drawn iq^ by the Coamiittee appointed fbr that duty. No. 1. — ^The stated assemblies of tbis Encampment shall be on the Friday evening of each week. The regular hours of business shall be from 8 o'clock, P. M., to 10 P. M. The Encampment shall be opened at 8 o'clock, P.M., precisely. The Encampment shall come to order within 10 minutes of the ap- pointed time for its assembly, provided there be a quoruja of five present. Should the Kt. Rt. and the Y. Kt. Rt. be absent, any past Kt. Cr., or other past officer or companion elected pro. tem. shall take the chair. Absent officers shall be fined T^d., unless sufficient reasons are given. BT-LAWS. No. 2. — Every Companion shall give his place of residence to the Kt. Rr., who shall enter it in a book kept for that purpose, and in case he change his residence, he shall inform the Kt. Rr. within four meeting nights. No. 3. — Any Knight of this Encampment wishing to resign must send in his written communication to that effect, having the attestation of the Kt. Fr. that all his dues and fees are settled up to date thereof. No. 4. — The regular dues of this En- campment shall be, 5s. entrance fee, and 7 Jd. per month, dues, payable on the first Friday in each succeeding month after the member joins and remains a member. No. 5. — Each Companion shall be requir- ed to take a copy of the Constitution, General Laws and By-Laws ; paying therefor the value, or not more than TJd. No. 6.— It shall be the duty of the Kt. Rt. to post up the members' names of the Man- aging and Sick Committees in the assembly toaai of the Encampment after every quarterly night. No. 7. — It shall be the duty of the Visiting Committee to visit Companions reported sick, to render them assistance as the case may BY-LAWt. require (except the individual is sick of some infectious disease.) They shall visit the sick in the following order : — ^The Ki, Rt. on Fri- day ; No. 1 on Saturday ; No. 2 on Sunday ; No. S on Monday ; No. 4 on Tuesday ; No. 5 on Wednesday ; No. 6 on Thursday ; all of whom shall render a verbal report at each meeting of the Encampment until the Com- panion is declared well. And any of the Committee failing to visit at all shall be fined *H. 3d. cy., sickness or absence from the city only excepted ; The Committee shall be ex- empt from watching with the sick. No. 8. — ^The Kt. Rt. shall be chairman of the Visiting Committee, and in case of the sickness of a Companion, he shall appoint in rotation two Companions to act as watchers (i. e. when repaired), who shall attend to such duties under :/ penalty of Is. 3d., provided always that the disease be not contagious, infectious, or dangerous to others. No. 9. — Whenever it may become known to the Encampment that any Knight or Com- panion has been reduced to a state of pecuniary distress by any sudden or unlooked-for dis- pensation of Providence, his case shall be referred to a special committee of three Com- O BY-LAW8. panions, whose duty it shall be to examine into the case and report to the Encampment whether any, and what sum, in their opinion, should be granted for his relief from the En- campment ; and it shall be competent for the Encampment, at a special meeting, by a vote of not less than two-thirds of the Knights and Companions present to grant him any sum not exceeding such amount as may be recom- mended by said Committee : provided such amount is in the coffers of the Encampment. No. 10. — Any Knight or Companion not having his dues paid at the end of the quarter, shall not speak or vote on any question before the Encampment, nor shall he receive the Password, until the same are paid up. No. 11. — Suspended members, on being reinstated, shall pay the amount standing against them at the time of their suspension, together with the whole sum to w;hich they would have been subject had they not been suspended : provided, however, that the sum do not exceed 6s. No. 12.-*-All Committees appointed for special purposes, as also the Managing Com- mittee, shall report their doings in writing to the Encampment, signed by a majority. No ^ -'^^ ST-LAWS. amine pment Mnion, he£n- for the a vote Its and urn not recom- 1 such pment. Lon not. uaxter, L before Lve the 1 being anding snsion, jh they >t been le sum ted for f Com- dng to . No member shall be appointed on a Committee, unless he is piesent at the time of appointment. No. 13. — Should a vacancy occur in any Committee, the same shall be filled at tho^ next meeting of the Encampment. No. 14. — The appointment of officers is to take place on the last Friday evenings of September, December, March and June, and installed on the first Friday evening of Octo* ber, January, April and July. No. 15. — All Resolutions and Motions are to be in writing, duly moved and seccmded, and handed to the Kt Rt. by one of the Lieutenants. No. 16.-— The Kt. Fr. shall, at the end of his term of office, make out the accounts of all the Knights and Companions in imrears and present the same for payment. No. 17 — ^The night of meeting- for the Managing Committee shall be on Fridays at half-past 7 P. M. No. IS. — ^Members being received into the ^campment shall pay the Initiation Fee in the ante-room to the Kt. Fr. before entrance. No. 19. — ^If a Knig^ or Companion come forward and acknowledge thait he has broken the pledge, the Encampment, after erasure ^^-%, 8 BY-LAWS. of his name from the books and imposing a fine of 28. 6d. for the first olTence, may, at their option, reinstate him on the same even- ing, if two-thirds of the members present are in favor thereof, (the offending individual paying the 2s. 6d. fine and re-signing the Constitution.) For the second like offence, to be reinstated by ballot, and paying the Initiation Fee of 5s. No. 20. — No subject of a sectarian or political nature shall be introduced before this Encampment. No. 21. — It shall be the imperative duty of the Kt. Rt. to enforce the penalties of the Constitution, General By-Laws, andfiy-Laws, upon any and every Knight and Companion who renders himself liable thereto, unless excused by a majority vote of the Encampment. No. 22. — Amendments or alterations of these By-Laws must be proposed and the merits thereof discussed in open Encamp- ment, and no alteration or addition shall be made without the concurrence of two-thirds of the Companions present ; nor unless two weeks notice shall have been firsit given in writing to the Encampment of the proposed alteration or addition. ft * t ^-f ^ ■m ''4' :,:-,■■ • .•■'.'■ t.<' ,'■;'■''■'.■ A , .#*' posing a may, at ne even- !sent are dividual ling the offence, ing the irian or fore this % ' '1 .J 4^'v.*i#% 'S'-:k-'^A., W' f;*W '•( ? 1j>>< > ♦ « r , ' .< " *. ..;, 1" Lve duty 8 of the ^-Laws, fipanion ^ unless ipment. tions of md the Incamp- shall be o-thirds ess two ;iven in roposed !lBBr f -» (,>,>. *^ 4'' ■51 ^fi) ^y^Mf « /lOj't' 4- jrf iit- !' J, Y-