M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1855-03-16
From the Ohio Statesman.
Know Nothing Record.
Grand COultiI Oflhe United Statcs.

ADOPTED UNANIMOUSLY, JUNE II, 1894
ARTICLE /.
This organization shall be known BY
the name and title of The Grand Conn.
Gil Of the United States of North Amer.
iea; and its jurisdiction and powers
shall extend TO all the States, Districts
and Territories of the United States.
ARTICLE II.
A person to becoms a member Of any
subordinate Council, must be tpenty.
one years Of age; he must believe in the
existence Of Supreme Being as the
creator and preserver OF the universe;
he must be native. born ciiizen; Pro.
testant, born of Protestant parents;
reared under Protestant influence, and
not united in marriage with Roman
Catholic; Provided, nevertheless, that
in this last respect, the State, District
or Territorial Council shall be author.
lied to construct their respective con.
situations as shall best promote the in.
leresls Of the American cause IN thell
several Jurisdictions; And prOpided
mOreOpsr, that no mem ber who may hay {
"a Roman Catholic wife shall be eligible
10 any office in the Order.
ARTICLE Ill.
Sec. /, The object OF this organiza'
ion shall be to resist the insidious pol,
icy OF the Church of Rome, and other
foreign influence against the institu.
tions ofour country, by placing in all
Offices ia the gift Of the people, or by
appointment, none but native born pro.
tesldnt citizens.
Sec. 2, The Grand Council shall
hold its annual meeting on the first
Tuesday OF June, at such place as shall
be designated by the Grand Council at
the previous unnual meeting, and it ma )
adjourn from time 10 time. Special
meetings shall be called By The Presi.
dent on the written request of five deli.
cations representing five State Councils;
PrOutded, that sixty days notice shall
be given to the State Council previous
TO said meeting.
SEC. 3, The Grand Council shall be
composed Of l3 delegates from each
State, to be chosen by the State Cuun.
ciIs; and each District or Territory,
where Distric; or Territorial Council
shall exist, shall be entitled to send five
delega ties, if five or more Subordinate
Councils shall exist in such District or
Territory; PrOUidcd, that in the nomin
alton Of candidates Tor President ard
Vice President Of the United States,
each State shall be entitled to cast the
same number OF votes as they shall have
members in both Houses Of Congress -
In all sessions of the Grand Council,
thirty'two delegates. representing thir
teen States, Territories, or Districts,
shall constitute ID quorum for the trans
action Of business.
Sec. 4. The Grand Council shall be
vested with the following powers aud
privileges:
1t shall be the head Of the organza
tion for the United States OF North
America, and shall fix aud establish ali
signs, grips, passwords, aud such other
secret work as may seem necessary.
1t shall have power TO decide upon all
matters appertainlng to NATIUYAL Pol
ITICs.
1t shall have power ~ exact from the
State Councils quarterly or annual state
ments as TO the number OF members un-
der their jurisdictions, and 10 relation
10 all other matters necessary to its in.
formation.
1t shall have power TO form State,
Territorial or District Councils, aud to
grant drspensations for the formations
lor such bodies when five subordinate
Councils shall have been put in opera .
tiOn in any State, Territory or District
and application made.
1t shall have power to determine up
on mode Of punishment in case Of any
derellction Of duty ON the part Of any
Of its members or officers.
1t shall have power TO adopt cabalis
tic characters for the purpose of writ.
ing or telegra phing; aud characters 10 be
communicated 10 the Presidents of the
State Councils, and by them to the
Presidents Of subordinate Councils.
1t shall have power 10 adopt any and
every measure it may deem necessary 10
secure the success of the organization;
provided, that nothing shall be done by
said Grand Councll in violation of the
constitution, and prOUidcd further, that
in all political matters, its members
may be instructed by the State Councils.
and ii SO instructed, shall carry out
such instructions OF the State Councils
which they represent, until oyerruled
by majority of the Grand Council.
ARTICLE ".
The President shall always preside over
the Grand Council when present, and
in his absence the Vice President shall
preside, and in the bsence Of both, the
Gland Council shall appoint President
pro tempOrc; aud the presiding officer
may at all times call member to the
chair, but such appointment shall not
extend beyond one session Of the Grand
Council.
ARTICLE V.
SEC. l. The officers of the Grand
Council shall be a President, Vice Pres
icenI, Corresponding Secretary, Record
ing Secretary. Treasurer, two Senlinels,
und such other officers as the Grand
Councils may see fiji to appoint from
time 10 time, and the Secretaries and
SenIinels may receive such compenSa-
tion as the Grand Council may deter.
mine.