Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1855-04-28

be requisite to an election to any Office.
SkCTIoN S.-All officers and delegates may be iuh
degree members of this Organization - -
8 Section All vacancies in the elective ofnceSss
shall be filed by ayote of the Grand Council, and
only for the'unexpired term of said vacancy.
ARTICLE SEyESTH.
IS Section The Grand Council shall entertain and
decide all of appeal and it shall establish
form of appeal
SECTION 2-The Grand Council shall levy tax
upon the State District Territorial Councils, for
the support of the Grand Council be paid in such
manner and at such times the Grand Council
determine.
ARTICLE EIGHTH.
The Grand Council may alter amend this Con-
stituton, at any regular annual meeting by two
thirds vote of the members present: pr00tte@ such
amendment shall be adopted by two-thirds vote of
the Grand Council at its next succeeding annual
meeting.
sGENERAL RULES AND REGULATIONS.
RULE 0NE-Each State, District Territory. in
which there may exist five or more Subordinate
Councils working under dspensations from the Grand
Council of the United States of North America, or
under regular dspensations from State, District
or Territory, duly empowered to establish them
selves into State, District or Territorial Codncl
ana when so established, to form for themselves
Constitutions and By laws for their government IN
pursuance of and in consonance with the Consutu-
ton of the Grand Council of the United States
rouded hoaoerer that all District Territorial con-
situations shall be subject to the approval of the
Grand Council of the United States
RULE Two.-Ail State, District or Territorial Coun-
ellis when established shall have full power and a u
thority to establish all Subordinate Councils within
their respective limits and the Constitutions ana
Bylaws of all such Subordinate Councils must be
approved by their respective State District or Terri
torial Councils.
RULE THREE.-All State, District Territorial
Councils when established and until the formation
of Constitutions, shall work under the Constitution
of the Grand Council of the United States
RULE FouR.-in all cases where, for the convent
ence Of the Organization, two State or Territorial
Councils may be established the two Councils to-
gether shall be entitled to but thirteen delegates in
the Grand Council of the United StateS-the pro-
portioned number of delegates 10 depend on the
number of members of the Organization; pr0caded,
that no State be allowed to have more than one
State Council without the consent of the Grand
Lodge of the Z. States.
rule FIvE.-In any State, District Territory
where there may be more than one Organization
working on the same basis Ito wit: the Lodges
and Councils y the shall be required to com
bine; the officers of each Organization shall resign
and officers be elected and thereafter these
bodies shall he known State Councils and Subor-
,linate Councils and new charters shall be granted
to them by the e. and Councils.
RULE Sfx-It shall be considered penal offence
for any brother not an officer of subordinate Coun-
Gill; to make of the sign or summons adopteutor
public notification except by direction of the PreSl-
dent for the officer of Council to post the same
at any other time than from midnight TO one hour
before da yhreak and this rule shall be lncorpora-
ted into the Bylaws of the State, District and Ter
ritorial Councils.
rule SEvEN.-The determination OF the necessity
and mode of issuing the posters for public notification
shall be entrusted to the judgment Of the State Dis
trict or Territorial Councils.
RULE EIGHr.-The respective State, District or
Territorial Councils shall be required make state
mens of the number of members within their re-
spective limits at the meeting of this Grand
Council. and annually thereafter at the regular an
nual meeting
RULE NINE.-The Grand Council of the United
States shall pay from its treasury the necessary ex
penses of its members in attendance upon its ses-
SionS.
RULE TEN.-Each State, District and Territorial
Council shall be taxed ten dollars per annum for each
Subordinate Council under its jurisdiction and tax
to be paid in semi-annua instamcnts of five dol
each, payable the months of June and Decem-
Der.
RULE ELEvEN.-The following shall be the key to
determine and ascertain the purport of any commu-
nicaon that may be addressed to the President of
State District Territorial Council by the President
of the Grand Council who is hereby instructed to
communicate knowledge of the to said Off
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