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 Slf3 BY-LAWS 
 
 FOR THE 
 
 REGULATION 
 
 OF 
 
 SAINT JOHN'S LODGE, 
 
 XrVBIBER XZXZ. 
 
 HELD AT 
 
 SAINT JOHN, NEW-BRUNSWICK. 
 
 DULY CONSTITUTED BY WARRANT FROM THE 
 
 ^xwSti Eoti^r 
 
 OF 
 
 Sr<I^TA»^®®l^lA< 
 
 SAINT JOHN, N, B. 
 
 PRINTED BY BROTHER HENRY CHUBB. 
 
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 teY-LAWS, &c. 
 
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 fCiHAT this Lodge shall be held on the first 
 JL Tuesday of every Calendar Month, at Ma- 
 sonic Hall, or such other place, within the City, 
 as the Worshipful Master and a majority of the 
 Members present at any regular neeiyi^r^ ,^ay 
 determine. The hours of meeting to be as' raPi(P#« : 
 viz.— From the Vernal Equinox to the Autnmnalk 
 Equinox, at Seven o'clock in the Evening ; and 
 from the Autumnal Equiiiox aforesaid, to the Ver- 
 nal Equinox following, at Six o'clock. Lodges, of 
 Enquiry may at any time be called by order of the^ 
 Worshipful Mastidr^ or^ in his absence, by the Se- 
 nior Warden. 
 
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 II. 
 
 That a Master, Treasurer, and Tyler, for thiat 
 Lodge, shall be Elec^d annually by Ballot, on 
 the regular night in ]A>vember, anu on the Saint 
 John's Day following, when the Minutes are con- 
 firmed, the Master elect shall be installed in the 
 Chair, according to ancient usages ; afler which 
 he is to appoint his Wardens and other Officers, 
 and regularly install them, as also the Treasurer 
 and Tyler, before elected, into their respective 
 Offices. * 
 
 
III. 
 
 It is the joint expectation of the Members of 
 this Lodge, that punctual attendance will at all 
 times be given at their regular communications, as 
 also at Lodges of Emergency, when thereunto 
 required by summons; and any Member so far 
 forgetting the respect due to his Brother and the 
 Lodge, as not to appear in clean and decent ap- 
 parel, shall, for the first offence, be admonished 
 by the Master in the Chair, and for a second of^ 
 fence of a similar nature, he maybe ordered to 
 leave^the Lodge for the evening, and should he on 
 a thir\J|occasion /be .guilty of the like disrespect, 
 by th€^VoiceT)f a.ino|opity of the Members present, 
 bi iKki^ )ie su9i:<ended until he make due submis- 
 sion^ and pitraatse atnendmentt > i - v„*s ivxy ^.tn-ijf^^ 
 
 
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 f..fPH,A.T any person wishing to be made a Mason 
 iQ this Lodge, must make application in writing — 
 be proposed in open Lodge by a Member-^and de- 
 posit at the time he is proposed. Twenty Shillings. 
 If he be admitted, this shall be considered as 
 part of what he is to pay into the fund — (if he be 
 rejected, the money to be returned; but should 
 the Candidate decline comuig forward, the money 
 to be forfeited to the Lodg^ — He shall stand on 
 the Books one month, that strict enquiry may be 
 made as to his character ; (unless proposed at an 
 emergency, and the character of the individual so 
 well known by the Members, as to preclude the 
 necessity of further enquiry;) then to be balloted 
 for on the next regular Lodge night, when, on the 
 ballot being taken, if one negative appear, be shall 
 
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 be declared duly admitted, unless the Brother 
 making the objection, rise and state to the Lodge, 
 reasons for the applicant's bein^ refused, to the 
 satisfaction of a majority of the Members pi'esent ; 
 but two negatives shall exclude, without any rea- 
 son being assigned. 
 
 In balloting for a Brother to become a Member, 
 if two negatives are against him, he shall be ad- 
 mitted, unless satisfactory reasons are assigned-, 
 as before, for his being rejected ; but three nega- 
 tives shall exclude without any reason being given. 
 
 That every Candidate, after being balloted for 
 and accepted, shall, before he is admitted, pay or 
 cause to be paid into the hands of the Secretary, 
 the sum of Five Poun^ls Five Shillings, (which 
 sum entitles him in due course to the Master *s 
 Degree,) of which the Twenty Shillings deposited 
 at the time of his application, shall be deemed a 
 part; and should an Emergency be called for 
 giving either of the Degrees, at the request of a 
 Candidate, he shall defray the whole of the e.^<- 
 pence. 
 
 VI. 
 
 A Brother desirous of becoming a Member of 
 this Lodge, must produce a certificate of his good 
 conduct from a Lodge to which he formerly be- 
 longed — be proposed by a Member in open Lodge, 
 and shall stand on the Books one month, that 
 strict enquiry may be made as to his character, 
 unless proposed at an emerjgency, and his charac- 
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 further enquiry imneceasary ; then to he balloted 
 /or as by the 4th article, on the next regular 
 JLodge night, and if admitted, he shall pay into 
 ,the mnds Fifteen Shillings, as also his proportion 
 .of the evei^ing's expences. 
 
 VII. 
 
 Evert person initiated into this ]^odge, shall 
 be considered a Member on receiving the Degree 
 of a Master Mason, from which time his Dues 
 shall commence ; nor shall any Memb^, be al- 
 lowed to withdraw his Memlxership, or declare 
 off, without paying up all his Dues. 
 
 Till, 
 
 . If wy Member shall pmume to come into the 
 Xiodge in a state of intoxication, use profane or 
 immoral language, or shall behave with disrespect 
 to the Master, Wardens, or Brethren of this 
 ![4odge, in any manner $o as to disturb the peace 
 ffiA narnwHuy of the Brethren, he shall for the first 
 iHid second offence, be admonished by the Master 
 in the Chair, and for a third of the like nature, he 
 shail be suspended, and reported tq the Grand 
 Lodge for expulsion, 
 
 IX. 
 
 In, all debates concerning the affairs of the 
 Lodge, complaint made, or questions that may 
 aHse, every Brother shall stand up while he 
 speaks, and address himself to the Master ; and if 
 more than one speak at a time, the Master shall 
 order the %st v^no stood t^p, to proceed, an<f the 
 
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 rest shall immediately sit down and be silent, un? 
 tjil such Brother has done ; and no private sdterv 
 cations or disputes are to be suffered during 
 Lodge hours — the Master and Wardens shall bo 
 strictly attended to, and punctually obeyed hi 
 their official capacities, nor is any** Brother to quit 
 the Room without leave from the Master. 
 
 Evert Member of the Lodge shall pay into the 
 funds the sum of One Shilling and Four-pence per 
 month, and the Secretary is hereby required to make 
 out and lay beforojihe Lodge, at the regular Lodge 
 night preceding tne 24th' June and 27th Decern*? 
 ber, of each year, a statement of all Dues owing 
 to the Lodge, at whic^ times it is expected every 
 Member will atte^.^Au4rpay his. Dues ^ii^ lull, 
 or forward them to |h& Secretary, {Hat the iSOo^s 
 may be cleared ; 4^ everv Member who 'does 
 not, within three months after the period \^bo^e 
 stated) pay his Dues, shaU not, upon any o^ca* 
 
 suspended and reported to the Grand Lodge ^f 
 expulsion, unless some cause appears to satisrjT the 
 Lodge, and they grant further indttlgence. 
 
 XI. 
 
 If at any time, on a ballot being taken for the 
 admission of a Candidate or Member in this 
 Lodge, the person applying be rejected, it is re- 
 quired of every Brother present, fas well ^em- 
 bers as Visiting Brethren,) that tney do nqi, q|} 
 
 
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 the honor of a Mason, c^t any time, or under any 
 circumstances, disclose the name or names of the 
 Brethren who oppose the admission ; and any 
 Brother offending aeainst this rule, if he be a 
 Member of the Lodge, shall be suspended from 
 Membership, and his name taken from the list of 
 Members — and if a Visiting Brother, he cannot 
 be again allowed to visit this Lodge, or become a 
 Member thereof; and that any Brother present 
 may not plead ignorance of this By-law, the Mas- 
 ter shall direct this clause to be distinctly read in 
 open Lodge, immediately after a negative passes, 
 and previous to any communication oeing made to 
 the applicant that he is rejected. 
 
 XII. 
 
 THikT a Brother under the Degree of a Master 
 Mason, shall not be permitted to walk in proces- 
 sion at a funeral in this Lodge, nor shall any Vi- 
 siter be admitted without the consent of the Mas- 
 ter in the Chair. A Brother that is not a Member 
 of a Lodge, cannot visit more than once, during 
 bis cessation from the Craft — Sojourners excepted. 
 
 xin. 
 
 On the regular night of meeting in November, 
 a Cx^^amittee of three Members shall be nominated 
 by the Master, and approved by a majority of the 
 Members present, to examine the Secretary and 
 Treasurer's accounts, and report on the same to 
 the Lodge, on the 27th of December following ; 
 and it shall be the duty of said Committee to see 
 that the accounts are correctly and properly ad- 
 justed, and that no accounts are paid by the Trea- 
 
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 surer, unless duly authorized by the Lodge, and 
 signed by the Master. 
 
 XIV. 
 
 That a standing Committee of five persons be 
 appointed, whose duty it shall be to investigate 
 into the characters of all persons applying for ini- 
 tiation, and also into the characters of Masons ap- 
 plying to become Members, on the report of which 
 Committee, or of any three of them, given in wri- 
 ting, the Lodge may proceed to ballot for a 'mis- 
 sion. — And during the recess of the Lodge, all ap- 
 plications for Charity shall be made to this stand- 
 ing Committee ; and if in any case, assistance 
 may be required previous to the regular Lodge 
 night, the Master may, on the favorable recom- 
 mendation of any three of said Committee, order 
 a sum not exceeding Two Pounds, to any one ap- 
 plicant, to be paid by the Treasurer, who is here- 
 by authorized to pay the same from the funds. 
 
 XV. . ' 
 
 That these rules and orders shall be read by 
 the Secretary, or some other Brother of the Mas- 
 ter's appointing, as often as occasion shall require, 
 in the Lodge; and that every Brother shall fur< 
 nish himself with a copy of tne same. 
 
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 EvEHY Member, on his admission, shall sign 
 these Laws, and shall observe and keep them 
 and* all such as shall hereafler be enacted, as well 
 as all the Laws, Orders, and Regulations laid 
 
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 down in the la«t edition of the Book of Oonstitiit 
 tions of Masonry, and such as sha}l hereafter be 
 made or published by authority of the Grand 
 Lodge ; and if any Member of this Lodge break 
 any of these Rules or Orders, he shall, by the 
 voice of a majority of the Members present at any 
 meeting, be stisfiend^d a,tid reported to the Grand 
 Lodge f^ exptrision. If nhy Member refuse or 
 neglect to sign these By-lAws, when requested so 
 to do by the Secretary, he shall not be suffered to 
 Tote on any questions that may come before the 
 Lodge, until Jie shew his oomptiance by putting 
 his name thereto. 
 
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 That if any Member be found guilty of any 
 misdemeanor, not directly specified in the fore- 
 going Rules and Orders, he shall be dealt with 
 according ^o the discretion of the Master and a 
 majority of the Brethren present, whose decisionji 
 nevertheless, shall be subject to an appeal to the 
 .iprand Lodge. 
 
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 GRAND ROYAL ARCH CHAPTER, 
 
 FOia THE 
 
 Provmccs of Nova-Scotia and New-BruBiwick, and the Ma-? 
 sonkal Jurisdkti^ii ttMreunto appfcrtaining. 
 
 Jffeld*mder thi sanction ofiKe Oramd Lodge o/NanwScotia* 
 
 Section 1. The Grand Chapter shall consist of 
 a Grand High Priest, Deputy Urand Hieh Priest > 
 Grand King and Grand Spribe, Grand Treasurer^ 
 Grand Secretary, Grand Chaplain; and also of 
 the High Priests, Kings and Scribes for the time 
 being of the several Cnapters over which it shall 
 preside, which comprises all Royal'Arch Chapters 
 held within the jurisdiction of the Grand Lodge of 
 Nova-Scotia, either by virtue of the warrant of 
 a private Lodge, or under the sanction of any 
 other Grand Lodge already had and obtained; and 
 also of the Past Grand Officers, Past Grand and 
 Deputy Grand High Priests, Kings and Scribes 
 of the said Grand Chapter, and Past Chiefs of 
 Private Chapters — And the said enumerated Offi- 
 cers shall be the only members and voters in this 
 Grand Chapter. 
 
 Section 2. The Grcnd Chapter shall be hoidcn 
 at the Mason Hall at Halifax, on the first Wed- 
 nesday in February and August in each and every jj|| 
 year ; and the Grand or Deputy Grand High 
 Priests, and in their absence the Grand King or 
 Scribe for the time being, may at any time call Ht 
 special meeting, to be held at the Mason Hall 
 aforesaid. 
 
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 Section 3. The Chiefs of the Grand Chapter shall 
 be the Grand Master, Deputy Grand Master, and 
 Senior and Junior Grand Wardens of the Grand 
 Lod^ of Nov«i-Scotia for the time being ; and the 
 otherOfficers shall be appointed at theAnnualMeet* 
 ing which shall take place inFebruary in each year* 
 
 Section 4^ The Gnmd Chapter shall have the 
 Bole Government and Superintendence of the sC' 
 vcral Royal Arch Chapters, and Lodges of Most 
 f Excellent Master Masons, within the Jurisdiction 
 of the Grand Lodge of Nova-Scotia ; to assign 
 their limits, regulate their mode of working, and 
 settle controversies that may happen between 
 them or the members thereof; and shall have 
 power under its seal and the sign-manual of the 
 Grand High Priest, or in his absence the Deputy 
 Grand High Priest attested by the Secretary, to 
 constitute new Chapters of Royal Arch Masons, 
 and preparatory Lodges of Most Excellent Mas* 
 ter Masons within the Jurisdiction of the Grand 
 Lodge of Nova-Scotia. 
 
 » Section 6. No Warrant for the Institution of a 
 new Chapter of Royal Arch Masons shall be 
 granted, except upon the Petition of nine regular 
 lloyal Arch Masons ; which petition shall be ac- 
 companied by a Certificate from the Officers of the 
 Lodge, nearest the place where the new Chapter 
 is intended to be opened ; vouching for the moral 
 characters and masonic abilities of tne petitioners, 
 and recommending to the Grand Chapter to grant 
 their prayer. 
 
 Section 6. The Grand High Priest, and in his 
 absence the Deputy Grand High Priest, shall 
 have the power and authority whenever they shall 
 
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 deem it expedient (during the recess of the Grand 
 Chapter of which they are Officers) to grant Mat- 
 ters of Dispensation under their respective hands 
 and private seals, to a competent number of peti- 
 tioners, required by the fifth section of this Con- 
 stitution ; empowering them to open a Chapter of 
 Royal Arch Masons, for a certain specified term 
 of time ; provided, that the said term shall not ex- 
 tend beyond the next meeting of the Grand Chap- 
 ter ; and provided further, that the same fees as 
 are required by this Constitution for Warrants,^ 
 shall be first deposited in the hands of the Grand 
 Treasurer of the Grand Chapter. 
 
 Section 7. And in all cases of such dispensa- 
 tions, the Grand or Deputy Grand High Priests, 
 respectively, who may grant the same, shall make 
 report thereof, at the next stated meeting of the 
 Grand Chapter, when that Body may either con- 
 tinue or.recal the said dispensations, or may grant 
 the Petitioners a Warrant of Constitution ; and in 
 case such Warrant shall be refused, the fees that 
 may have been paid, shall be refunded, excepting 
 only such part thereof as shall have been actually 
 expended by means of the application. 
 
 Section 8. The Grand Chapter shall possess 
 authority, upon the institution of new Royal Arch 
 Chapters or preparatory Lodges of Most Excel- 
 lent Master Masons, within its jurisdiction, to in- 
 spect and approve of the Bye Laws and Regula- 
 tions of such Chapters and Lodges- 
 
 Section 9. No Warrant shall be granted for in- 
 stituting preparatory Lodges of Most Excellent 
 Master Masons, independent of a Chapter of 
 Royal Arch Masons, 
 
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 Section 10. . The Grand Secretary of the Crrand 
 CMltpter shall make an annual communication to 
 the Grand Secretary of the Grand Lodee, contain- 
 ing all such matters as may be deemed necessary 
 for the information of the Grand Lodge ; and the 
 Grand Secretary of the Grand Chapter shall also 
 transmit to the Grand Lodge a copy of its Con* 
 stitutions and Regulations. 
 
 Section 11. No Companion can belong to a 
 ^Royal Arch Chapter, unless he be a subscribing 
 mnember of a regular Lodge; any member suspend- 
 ed or excluded by a Royal Arch Chapter for un- 
 masonic conduct j must be reported to the Grand 
 Chapter, and any member suspended or excluded 
 by a private Lodge, cannot be permitted to risit or 
 belong to a Royal Arch Chapter within this ju- 
 risdiction. 
 
 Section 12. Any private Chapter however form- 
 ed, whether under the Warrant of a private Lodge, 
 or otherwise^ which shall refuse to conform to this 
 Constitution, shall be suspended and forbid work- 
 ing until it make due submission : and upon refil- 
 ling to comply with such suspension, the members 
 thereof shall be reported to the Grand Lodge for 
 expulsion. 
 
 Section 13. And for the purpose of diffusing « 
 knowledge of the Lectures in the Royal Arch and 
 Most Excellent Masters Degree, and promoting 
 a uniform mode of working in the several Chap- 
 ters and Lodges throughout the jurisdiction of 
 this Grand Chapter ; the Grand High Priest and 
 Deputy Grand High Priest, are hereby authorized 
 and empowered to visit and preside in any and Qye>' 
 ry Chapter of Royal Arch andPreparatory Lodgo 
 
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 ofMost ExcellentMasters within said junsoictionry 
 and to giv» such instructions and directions as the 
 .good of the Fraternity may require ; always ad- 
 hering to the ancient landmarks of the Order. 
 
 Section 14* No person shall be admitted to the 
 Degree of a Royal Arch Mason, unless he has re- 
 gularly and faithfully attained the three progressive 
 degrees, has duly passed the Chair and been recei- 
 ved and acknowledged Most Excellent Master ; 
 nor until his name has been on the Books of i^^ 
 regularly-warranted Lodge Twelve Months as aB 
 Master Mason, prior to his application for that 
 purpose. He must also produce to the Chiefs of 
 the Chapter previous to his exaltation, a Certifi- 
 cate signed in open Lodge, (the form of which is 
 hereunto annexed) to be signed by the Masters 
 and Wardens of the Lodge. 
 
 Section 15. And every Royal Arch Mason 
 who shall hereafter be exalted without complying 
 with the regulations contained in the foregoing 
 sections, shall be deemed to be illegally made ; 
 and all Masonic communication is hereby inter- 
 dicted and forbidden, between the Royal Arch 
 Chapters under the junsdiction of this Grand 
 Chapter, or any member of either of them, and 
 any Chapter which may so illegally make Royal 
 Arch Masons and the individual so exalted. 
 
 Section 16. There shall be paid into the fundsl 
 of the Grand Chapter, for the granting of a war- 
 rant the sum of Three Pounds Ten Smllings; for 
 every Companion who may be regivtered in the 
 Books of the Grand Chapter, Two Shillings and 
 Six-pence ; and for every GrandChapter Certifi- 
 cate, Seven Shillings & Six-pence ; Two Shillinga 
 
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 and Six-pence whereof shall be paid to the Grand 
 Secretary for drafting the same. ^ 
 
 Section 17. A correspondence shall be main- 
 tained with the Grand Lodge of England, and a 
 copy of tliis Constitution transmitted to the Grand 
 Secretary of the same ; and a Report shall be made 
 annually of the names of all Companions who shall 
 be registered in the Books of this Grand Chapter. 
 Resolution of the Grand Lodge of Nova-Scotia :— 
 
 ijjf These Laws and Regulations are to be consider- 
 J^eA^s part of the Rules and Orders of the Grand 
 Lodge of Nova-Scotia; a due attention to which 
 is strictly enjoined to be observed. An4„ it is 
 hereby Ordered that they be inserted in the Book 
 of Bye-Laws of every Lodge within this Jurisdic- 
 tion, in order to refer to, whenever wanted. 
 
 FORM OF CERTIFICATE. 
 
 To the Presiding Chiefs of the Chapter of Excellent 
 Royal Arch Masons, under the sanction of 
 
 Whereas our trusty and well-beloved Brother 
 
 a Geometrical Master Mason and Member 
 of our Lod|e, has solicited us to recommend 
 him as a Master Mason, every way qualified 
 for passing the Royal Holy Arch : We do here- 
 by certify, that so far as we are judges of the 
 necessary qualifications, the said Brother has 
 obtained the unanimous consent of our Lodge 
 for this Recommendation. 
 Given under our Hands this day of 
 A. L. 582 A. D. 182 
 
 W. M. 
 Secretary. S. W. 
 
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