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s1 SEC. 4-The selection of candidates for members
of the General Assembly, shall be by the Subo' din
ate Councils in the following manner, viz For mem
of the County and Superior Courts. County Solicit
tors and all other officers elected by the people or
the County Courts, ii there be but one Council in
the couaty, the Council shall make the selection by
the vote of the majority-if there be than one
Council in the county, then each Council shall select
one delegate for every thrteen members, not count
ing fractions, in the same, and when delegates from
the several Councils shall have met at such time
and place may be agreed upon, the majority shall
make the selection; provided, however, that where
there is more than one Council in county, the
Council at the county seat shall have the power to
appoint The time and place for the assembling coun
ty conventions for the nomination of candidates. and
calling general meetings OF the Order in said county
for the good of the same. In the selection Of can.
ddates for State Senators, the same rule shall pre-
vail except that the delegates from the Councils in
the District where the District is composed of more
counties than one shall meet at such time and place
may be agreed on by them, and then and there
make the nomination.
Sec. s.-Members of the Order who shall fail to
sustain the nominations of the same for Office shall
be dealt with in the following manner, viz A MEM
Der of the Order who shall merely fail to vote for
the candidate of the Order, without voting for any
esc shall, for the first offence, be reprnanded
by the President, III the presence OF his council
and for the second offence, shall be expelled Those
voting against the candidates of the Order, or who
allow themselves to be run opposition candidates
against the same, shall be expelled Members of
the Legislature who shall refuse to support the
inee of the State Council for offices to be filled by
the General Assembly, shall be reported by the
President of the State Council to the Subordinate
Council to which such member may belong, to be
dealt with provided, however, that in all these
here provided for every such recusant member
shall, before being dealt WITH be duly notified to ap
pear before the Council, and be heard in defence
and if three fourths Of the Council then present,
shall suppose that the recusant member has acted
ignoranty, from a want of full appreciation of
his obligations, the Council may, by vote Of three.
fourths excuse him, upon the promise that he will
not offend again.
SEC 9.-When member is expelled by any
of the Subordinate Councils, the same shall be no.
titled to the President of the State Council with the
name, age, and occupation of the person expelled
and the President Of the State Council shall imme
diately notify every Subordinate Council ir the
State 7hs person so expelled to be thus published
PERJURER and TRAITOR, unworthy the
tice regard Of men and the President Of the the
State Council shall keep hand blank notices print
cd, for immediate use.