The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-09-19


That State shall be allowed TO have than one State
council without the Of the national council Of the
United States. (June, l65A)
Rule g. In any State distrct Territory where there
may be than organ zaton working ON the same
bassto wit the "lodges and "councs"-the same shall
be required to combine the officers of each organization
shall resign and officers be elected and thereafter
these bodies shall be known State councils and sIoord
nate councils and charters shall be granted TO them
by the national council. (June, 1851
Rule G. 1t shall be considered penal offence for any
brother not officer of the subordinate council TO make
Of the sign summons adopted for pubic nouhcauon
except by the direction of the president for the ocers
of council post the at any other time than from
midnight hour before daybreak and this rule shall
be Incorporated into the bylaws Of the State district and
territorial councils June, 1854
Rule I. The determination of the necessity and mode OF
issuing the posters for the public notification shall be in
trusted to the judgment of the State district or territorial
Rule g. The respective State district and territorial
councils shall be required TO make statements OF the num-
Der members within their respective limits at the next
meeting of this national council and annually thereafter
al the regular annual meeting June, 1854
Rule 0. The delegates of the national council OF the
United States of North America shall be entitled to three
dollars per day for their attendance upon the national
council and for each day that be necessary in gong
and returning from the same and five cents per mile
every mile they may necessarily travel in going TO and
returning from the place of the meeting of the national
counco be computed by the nearest mail route-which
will be paid out of the treasury OF the national council
| November 1904
Rule TO- Each State district territorial council shall
be taxed four per cent per annum for every member In
good standing belonging 10 each subordinate council I'M
der its jurisdiction the first day of April which shall
be reported the national council and paid into the
tonal treasury before the first day of the annual
session. to be held in juno and on the same day OF each
succeeding year. And the first fiscal year shall be consd-
cred commencing the first day of December 1854,
and ending the fifteenth day of May, 1855. (Novem-
Der, 1904
Rule III The following shall be the key to determine and
ascertain the purport any communication that may be
addressed the president of State district territorial
council by the president of the national council who is
instr IN
TO said officers
| June 1854.
Rule H. The clause of the article Of the constitution
relative belief in the Supreme Being obligatory
every State and subordinate council well upon each
individual member. June 1851
Rule 49, The following shall be the compensation Of the
officers of this council
lst The corresponding secretary shall be paid thou
sand dollars per from the 18th day of june 1854
3D. The treasurer shall be paid five hundred dollars per
annum from the nth day of June, 1854
3D. The sentnes shall be paid FIVE dollars for every day
they may be in attendance the sttngs OF the national
council
4h The chaplain shall be paid hundred dollars per
anHum from the nth day Of June, 1854
5h The recording secretary shall be paid five hundred
dollars per annum from the l7th day of june, 1854
9Th The assistant secretary shall be paid five dollars
day for every day he may be in attendance the tngs
| of the national council
All of which be paid out Of the national treasury
on the draft Of the president November, 1851
/
Vote Frs.This national council hereby grants to the
State of Virginia State councilsthe be located
in eastern and the other in western Virginia. the Blue
Ridge mountains being the geographical line between the
| two jurisdictions. (June, 1851
Vote Sec0ndThe president shall have power, till the
session of the national council grant dpensatons
for the formation of State district, territorial councils
in form most agreeable to bis discretion upon proper
application being made. June 1851
Vote ThirdThe of all delegates to- and members
Of the present national council shall be vacated the
FIRST Tuesday in june 1885, at the hour Of six o'clock in
the forenoon and the national council converting in
nua session upon that day shall be composed exclusively
of delegates elected under and in accordance with the
visions Of The constitution as amended at the present
sion OF this national council Prorided That this esou
ton shall not apply to the officers of the national council
/ November, ls54)
Tote Fourlhe corresponding secretary Of this coun.
Gil is authorized to have printed the of all the dele
gates to this national counc ALSO those of the presidents
and corresponding secretaries of the several State district
and territorial councils together with their address, and ,o
forward copy Of the same to each person named and
further the corresponding secretaries Of each State dis
trct and Territory are requested to forward copy o
their several constitutions to each other November
1851
/ Vote FYth-In the publication of the constitution and
ritual under the direction of the commttee--Brothers
passwords of the order shall be indicated by stars
and copy of the shall be furnished each State
district and territorial council and to each member of this
Vote Sir-A copy of the constitution Of each State
district and territorial council shall be submitted to this
council for examination. November, 1851
Vote Secenh-t shall be the duty of the treasurer Al
each annual meeting of this body, make report of all
moneys received expended in the interval (November
/ 1851
Vote Eghh.-Messrs. Clifford of Pa; Barker of N y.
Deshler of N. j. Williamson, of Va; and Stephens OF
Md, are appointed committee to confer with similar
committees that have been may be appointed the
purpose of consolidating the various American orders
with to make the necessary for such
consolidation, subject to the approval of this national
council at its next session November, l854)
Vote NinM.-On the receipt of the ritual by the
members of this national council who have received the
third degree they any Of them may and they are here
by empowered to confer the third degree upon members
this body in their respective States districts Terrific
res and upon the presidents and other officers of their
State district and territorial councils And further the
presidents of the State district and territorial councils
SHALL in the first instance confer the third degree upon
many Of the presidents and officers of their subordinate
councils be assembled together in their respective
localities, and afterwards the may be conferred upon
officers of other subordinate councils by any presiding
officer of council who shall have previously received Il
under the provisions of the constitution. November,
| 1851
Vote 7s-To cnttlc any delegate to seat in this ma
uonal council at its annual session in June next he
present properly certificate that he was
substitute in accordance with the requirements OF the con-
stutons of State territorial district councils and
delegate shall be received from any State district terrific
rial council which has not adopted the constitution and
ritual OF this national council. November, 1851
Vote E7erenhThe committee printing the constitu-
ton and ritual authorized to have sufficient number
the printed for the of the order and State
district territorial council shall be allowed to reprint
the work. November, 1851
Vote Tweih-The right TO establish all subordinate
councils any of the States districts and Territories rep
in shall be m