The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-04-07

. Deen proposed Dy one counsellor anu TeCoH.
mended by another. A person once rejected
shall not again be proposed for membership
. without one months notice at a regular meet.
ing, and by o two-thlrds vote Of those present
at q regular meeting.
4. Before his Introduction, an applicant Tor
membership SHALL give the following pledge,
in the presence OF i've councillors:
81 pledge you my honor as q man, that shall
never reveal anything that Inow know, or that
hereafter may come to my knowledge, respect
ing the council or the Organization Of which it
may be a part, unless i shall become a member
thereof, and be permitted to- DO SO by the rules.
regulations and usages of the councils, so help
me Almighty Cod"
s. Having taken such pledge, he shall be In
troduced by the FIVE attesting counsellors and
be received by the council standing, and at
the dictation of the superior officer present
shall repeat the following pledge: TN the
presence of Almighty. God and these gentle
council and its associates; and further promise
and affirm that I will be true and faithful to the
Council of Safely, its subordinates and coun-
{ sellers, and obey all lis rules and regulations,
. orders and edicts, coming to my knowledge,
and consistent with the articles of the consti-
tuition III and Ill., as read in my hearing,
while / continue a member thereof. 30 help
me Almighty God"
He shall then be enrolled by a member, and
in all proceedings of the council shall be
known. and designated by his number. The
number Of q counsellor shall never be changed.
g. A counsellor shall remain a member until
honorably or .dishonorably discharged by q
vote of q majority Of his council, Or the or
der of the executive board. &
v.-oFFICERs.
!. The officers Of q council shall be a chief
counsellor, o first assistant chief and a second
assistant chief, (who shall take precedence
in the order In which they are Named a scrioe
and bursar, who shall hold office during good
behavior, but subject to removal by MAORI
of the council, at a regular meeting, upon
cause shown, and after a months notice to the
delinquent But the executive board may, ct
at any time, suspend any officer until he may
be tried.
2. The chief counsellor shall preside over the
council when assembled, and enforce the rules
and preserve order with the aid OF the assist
ant chiefs.
5. The assistant chiefs shall: aid the chief In
enforcing the rules and preserving order, and,
in his absence, preside In the order Of their
precedence. $500
4. II neither chief nor assistant chief be pre-
sent at any meeting, a chief pro tempore will
be chosen by the counsellors present, who
shall discharge the duties Of the Office.
5. The scribe shall keep a record Of all that
may be written, and extend all orders, notices,
or summonses.
6. The bursar shall receive and disburse all
funds, as may be directed by the council, and
keep q true account OF the same
Z. Each sub-council shall elect q sub-chief,
who shall discharge the duties Of chief coun-
sellor in his sub-councM when assembled, and
at the council meetings assist IN preserving Or
der and enforcing the rules. He shall also ex-
Ind all orders, notices and summonses to his
6ub-council when requira.
M.-oF eENESG COUNCILS.
l. There shall be a general council in each
COUNTY, TO consist OF two delegates from each
council, which shall meet monthly, or on the
order Of the CHIEF, at the county seat, or other
convenient place, to consider and determine
all matters pertaining to the safety OF the
county within the scope OF this constitution,
and under the rules that may be adopted:
2. The general council shall continue IN OIL
ject to the instfuctioispt their respective csun-
ellis from time to time, and may be removed by
them for cause after a hearing.
8. The general council shall appoint a gene
raj chief and two assistants, O scribe and bur-
sar, whose precedence and duties shall be US
prescribed for similar officers Of councils;
4. All communication to and from the su-
preme council and the councils shall pass
through the chief or other presiding officer OF
the general council.
S. The general council, or upon emergency,
the chief, or other presiding officer thereof,
NAV assemble any OF all the councils under It's
jurisdiction aud direct their operations.
6. The general councils shall BIZ numbered
and 80 designated in alphabetical order.
vu.-oF GRAND COUNCILS.
l. There may be assembled, from time to
time, at the request of o. general council. OF
IDOL emergency, by the supreme council, al
some convenient place in each Congressional
district. a grand council, to consist OF two
Congressional district, to consider anu deter
mine such matters as appertain to the general
safety of the territory within their jurisdic-
ton.
2. They shall appoint such officers as are
provided for general councils, who shall exer-
else within their respective spheres similar
duties and authority, 20 hold office until such
Grand souncil shall be dissolved by its own
action, or by the direction Of the supreme
council. u,a
Such officers shall have precedence while
in office Of those of the general councils.
4. The supreme council may dissolve the
grand council when the emergency or other
cause of It's assembling shall nave passed
away.
VIII. THE sUPREM COUNCIL.
l. The supreme council shall consist, of two
(2) delegates from each general council, to
hold Office for one year, but subject 10 remoIal
for cause by the Supreme council, or oy tne
general council, by which they are delegated.
Said delegates shall be subjected 70 lnstrnc-
llUu6 tlSh lSopCSuNS SSaSA
from time 10 time.
2. The supreme council shall elect supreme
chief and Two assistants, who shall exercise
in the supreme council all the duties apper.
taining to the like officers In the general and
other councils, and shall have the right to as
sumo the same duties over any and all the
councils assembled on any emergency, IN the
order of their precedence. The supreme
council shall also elect q scribe and bursar,
who shall discharge the duties proper to their
respective offices for the supreme council.
These officers shall continue in Office Tor one
wear. and until their successors shall be ap-
pointed. bit shall be liable to be removed Tor
Cause, by a vote of the majority Of the su,
preme council after a months notice, anu
may, in like manner, be suspended from once
after charges made pending the hearing:
3. There shall be an executive board CHOSEN
by the supreme council to consist OF the ON
GERS and ten memoers thereof, who snail e8r
ercise all the general and ordinary powers OF
that body in the intervals of It's meetings, ana
may convene the same, or the general, or other
councils, whenever they may deem 1t expe-
dent.
Il. The supreme chief may, upon q sudden
emergency, exercise alone any OF the powers