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CONSTITUTION

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DECLABATION.

The ladies and gentlemen tvhose names are annexed,
feeling that it is both natural and reasonable that those
ivho have common lights to protect, common interests
to defend, and common objects to obtain, should act
together and know each other, have resolved to form an
association for the protection of ourselves and our
fellow-beings from the evils of intemperance — for
the securing of mutual assistance when needed - • and
for the elevation of our intellectual and moral charac-
ters; and being aware that through want of that organ-
ization which secures concentrated effoii, the benevolent
objects of patriots and. Christians are often frustrated,
and the best and noblest exertions for the public weal
defeated, ive do hereby pledge ourselves, with a view to
secure needed organization, to be governed by the con-
stitution and laws of the Order of Bntish Templars.

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K S. GRAND LODGE.

ART. I— XAME AND JURISDICTION.

1. This body shall be known as " The Grand Lodj^e of the Order of
British Templars," of Nova Scotia, and all County, Primary and Juvenile
Lodges in this Province shall be subject to this Lodge, in all matters not
inconsistent with the Constitntion.

2. This G-rand Lodge has jurisdiction over all lodges represented or re-
cognized in the session held at Windsor, on the 12th of December, 1864, at
which time this Q-rand Lodge was instituted, and all other Lodges working
under Charters granted by this G-rand Lodge, and is the Head of the Order
in Nova Scotia. It possesses the sole right and power, in the manner here-
inafter provided, of granting or suspending Charters, of receiving appeals
and redressing grievances arising in the lodges ; of originating and regula-
ting the means of its support ; of deciding all questions arising out of this
Constitution, By-Laws and Rules of Order ; and of doing all other acts
necessary to promote the interests of the Order, subject to the Constitu-
tion and By-Laws of the Order.

ART. II.— HOW COMPOSED.

1. Those entitled to sit and yote in this Grand Lodge shall be, its own
officers and Degree Templars, County Deputies; County Chiefs and
County Secretaries, and a County Representative for every five Primajry
lodges at work in the County, and the Provincial Deputy of each Primly
lodge, together with a Representative for each Primary lodge for every
twenty members elected trom the Present and Past Chiefs and Vices, at
the first meeting in August. No County or Primary representative shall
be allowed to speak or vote ijinlese the returns and capitation tax of his
Lodge have been regulai'ly sent in up to the time of meeting of the Grand
Lodge.

ART. III.— QUORUM.

1. To form a quorum for the transaction of business in this Grand
Lodge, there shall be present not less than twelve members, representing
at least one County and live Primary Lodges.

ART. IV.^TIME AND PLACE OF MEETING.

This Grand Lodge shall meet in annual session the second Tuesday
!n Oc ber, at such hour and place in each year as may have been
deternaned by ballot at the next preceding session, and shall elect its offi-
cers and transact the other business of the Grand Lodge.

■2. The Order ot Business shall be as follows :

Organizing lodge, appointing Cotnmittees on Credentials, Finance, state
of the Order, on Reports of Officers, Appeals, Memorials, &c., receiving re-
ports of G. W. C. Templar, G. W. Secretary, G. W. Treasurer andG. W.
Lecturer; receiving reports of Committees appointed at last session to re-
port at present ; notices of motion ; unftnishod business ; reports of
Finance and other Committees I'equired to report previous to election of
Officers; fixing time and place of next meeting; notices of motions;
motions ; nomination and election of officers, who may be installed Ju
public or in private as the vote of the lo(Jgo shall decide^

CONSTITUTION OF

3. Upon resiiming business after an adjoummont, the Cr. W. yecretary
•ball read the minutes of previous sitting, and always before ciosing the
Grand Lodge the minutes of last sitting shall be read.

ART. v.— OFFICERS.

1. The officers in this Grand Lodge shall be a— Grand Worthy Chief
Templar, — Lecturer, — Counsellor, — Vice Templar, — Chaplain, — Secre-
tary, — Treasurer, — Marshal, — Deputy Marshal, — Inner Guard, — Outer
Guard

.2 The election of officers shall be bv ballot at each annual session of
the Grand Lodge, and any member of the Grand Lodge present and in
good standing shall be eligible for office, a majority of all the votes cast
shall be necessary to a choice, the name of the candidate having the
lowest number of votes at each Ijalloting being withdrawn, and in case of
a tie between the two last the G. W. C. T. shall give the casting vote..

3. The first seven officers, together with the last Past G. W. C. T. shall
form the Executive Council of the Grand Lodge, to act in the interval
between the annual sessions of the Grand Lodge, and are during the
term of their office, ex-officio, Provincial Deputies with power to organize-
new Lodges, and members of any lodge they may choose to visit and
entitled to speak and vote on any question, excepting the election of
officers, the bye-laws of the lodge and the distribution of the lodge funds.
They shall be the Committee cm the laws of the Primary lodges. Of said
Committee the G. W. C. T. shall be chairman, and he shall call meetings
thereof when business requires, and at such points within the jurisdiction
of the Grand Lodge as shall seem for the best Interest of the Order ; and
none but members of the Grand Lodge shall be admitted ; at which tlme^
any ordinary business may be transacted.

4. The G. W. C. T. shall preside at all meetings of the Grand Lodgfr
and enforce a due observance of the Constitution of the Ord^r ; appoint
Grand Officers pro tern., ^nd all Committees not otherwise providod for;
give the casting vote when a tie shall occur, decide all points of order,
subject to an appeal to the lodge, see that the quarterly password Is
regularly sent to those entitled to receive it, appoint and instruct Prov.
Deputies, and perform such other duties as from time to ilme may be
necessary for the spread of the Order and of the principles of Temperance
in the Province.

5. The G.W.L. shall, when directed by the Executive Council, or by
the Grand Lodge, visit lodges and places in the Province for the purpose
of giving public lectures on the principles of Temperance, and explaining
to Lodges the unwritten work of the order, and otherwise to promote the
objects of the Order.

6. The Grand Worthy Counsellor shall support the G.W. C. T. in pre-
siding, and in his absence shall fill the chair for him. In the event of a va-
cancy In the office of G. W. C. T., the G. W. C. shall become G. W. C. T.
for the balance of the term.

The G. W, V. Templar shall assist the G. W. C. T. In conducting^
the business of the Grand Lodge; heorshe shall have special charge of the
door, and in the absence of the Q . W. C. T. and G. W. C. shall preside ; and
incase of a vacancy of both, of those offices, shall become G. W. C.T.for
the balance of the term.

8. The Grand Worthy Chaplain shall conduct the opening and closing
solemnities, and other religious servic^es of theGi'and Lodge.

9. The G. W. Secretary shall have charge of the Seals, Charters, Rituals,
and other property of the Grand Lodge ; attend the meetings of the Grand
Lodge, and keep a correct record of its proceedings ; conduct its correspon-
dence, keep true accounts between the Grand Lodge and the lodges under
its control : receive all moneys due the Grand Lodge, and pay over the
same to the G. W. Treasurer, and present at each annual session of the
Grand Lodge a written report of the state and progress of the Order in this
Province: loi'ward to the County Secretary, and other parties entitled to
yecclYe them, the quarterly passwords, the blank forms, reports, Rituals,.

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Constitutions, and other necessary stock, as often as required ; and perform
such other duties as may be required by the Grand Lodge or the Constitu-
tion of tlie Order. He shall give such security for the faithful discharge of
bisduty as may be required by the Executive of the Grand Lodge, and
when letiring from office, or when required by the Grand Lodge, he shall
deliver up all the Lodge property in his possession to the officers appointed
to receive the same.

10. The G. W. Treasurer shall have charge of the funds, securities,
vouchers, etc., of the Grand Lodge, and pay ail bills properly attested ; he
or she shall present an annual report to the Grand Lodge, and shall at each
annual meeting produce his books and accounts for audit. He shall givet
such security for the faithful performance of his dut.v as maybe required
by the Executive Council, and when going out of office, or whenever re-
quired by proper authorities, shall deliver up all the property of the Grand
Lodge tliat may be in his or her possession.

11. The G. W. Marshall shall, assisted when necessary by the G. W.D.
Marshall, introduce candidates for initiation, and the Grand officers for in-
stallation ; regulate the Grand Lodge Room, tell the vote*, have charge of
matters relating to the regalia worn by members and visiters, and msmage
all processions and public services of the Grand Lodge, and perform such
other duties as the Grand Lodge may assign.

12. TheG. W. Deputy Marshall shall introduce the female candidates for
initlatiun, and see to the regalia of ladj^membcrs and visitors.

13. T\\o. G. W. Inside Guard ^all have charge of the inner door, and al-
low none to enter or retire without the proper password.

14. The G. W. Outside Guard sliallhave charge of the outer door and
ante-room, and allow none to enter hut those duly authorized.

The expenses of the Grand officers attending the Session of the Grand
Lodge, and the expenses of the Executive Officers attending meetings of
the Executive Council, shall be paid by the G-rand Lodge..

ART. VI. -DEPUTIES.

Each Primary Lodge shall as often as necessary elect by ballot and re-
commend to the O. W. C. T., as the Provincial Deputy for the Lodge, a
member in good standing wno shall have attained the full age of twenty-
•one years. If the appointment is approved, the G. "W. Chief Templar
shall grant the Brother a Provincial Deputy's commission, signed by the
O WC T, and G W S, fo'* which the fee ot one dolar shall be paid, and
which shall remain in full force so long as the Brother continues a member
>of the Lodge or until sufficient cause be shown for its revocation. It shall
be the special duty of this Provincial Deputy to instal the officers of
the Lodge, sind to' see that the quarterly returns are properly made out
.ind the dues paid previous to installation. He shall be the medium
of communication between his own Lodge and the Grand Lodge, upon
all matters relating. to the general work of the Order, and shall exercise
a general supervision over his own Lodge.

'2 \Vheil<neces8ary the Executive shall appoint County D G- W C T's,
who shall be the mediums between the G W C T, and the subordinates
tn their Counties, and have power to organize new lodges, as per Consti-
tution, forwarding the returns at once to thcG. W. S. They shall see that
-the work of the order is performed uniformly, forward immediately to the
G. W. S., all monies due the Grand Lodge, which they may reefcive from
lodges In their Counties, and report quarterly to the G. "W. C. T., of their
proceedings. They shall take cognizance of and report forthwith to the
O- W C T, all cases of violation of the Constitution and By-laws of this
Grand Lodge, or of disobedience to its lawful commands on the part of
Primary Lodges.

3 Each lodge shall elect and recommend a suitable member in good
atandlng as Degree Templar for their respective lodges, who shall he
appointed by the G W C T, and whose term of office shall be for one year
thereafter, and may be re-elected, and who shall have charge of the Key
•$,0 Password, and the Degree Books; bo the medium of communicaJtioa

CONSTITUTION* OI'

between his own lodge, and the County Chief TerapUir upon all matters
relating: to the unwritten work of the Order; and whose duty it shall be
to see that the Degrees are conferred in accordance with the Ritual and
usage, and exercise a general supervision over the Degree Lodge. Also,
to install the officers of his lodge in the absence of the O W C T or his
Deputy.

ART. VII.— OFFENX'ES AND VACANCIES.

1. Any Officer of the Grand Lodge who shall have violated his pledge
or obligation, shall be deprived of all hia official honors, and if reinetated
shall not be eligible to any Grand Office sooner than two years thereafter.

2. Any Grand Officer may be removed from his office by the Grand
Lodge for misconduct or neglect of duty ; but he shall be entitled to »
fair trial, and two-tliirds of the votes of the Representatives present stiall
be necessary to removal.

3 No officer shall officiate in the Grand Lodge during the time occupied
in his trial. Whenever the G W C T, or the officer acting as such, shall
be on trial, or whenever a resolution for his removal shall be submitted,
the Grand Lodge may direct any P G W C T present to occupy the chair.

4 Any Representative may be expelled from his seat, as such, for mis-
conduct, upon the vote of two-thirds of the Repre8entati:<^e8 present at any
meeting, after a copy of the resolution of cxptilsion shall have been served
upon him or her,

5. Vacancies in the Grand offices shall be filled by Grand Lodge, if in
Session ; if not then, by the Executive Committee, and for the term of th.e
former ineumbent.

ART. VIII.— COMMITTEES.

1. There shall be appointed at each Annual Session the following stand-
ing Committees, which shall regularly perform such duties relating to the
subjectson which they are appointed, as the Grand Lodge may direct; 1st,.
Committee of Finance ; 2nd, Correspondence ; 3rd, Appeals; 4th, Petition*
and Credentials ; 5th, On the State of the Order.

2 The above Committees shdll each consist of three members.

3 The Finance Committee (jhall, in addition to other duties, aecertaiiv
and report at the commencement of each Annual Session the amount
required for the expenses of the Gi'and Lodge for the ensuing year, an<J.
suggest such measures of finance as they may deem expedient.

ART. IX.— APPEALS.

I. In all cases where a member of a lodge has been fined, rejffimandctt
suspended or expelled, or has been deprived' of any right, honor, privilege-
or benefit by his or her lodge, he or she may appeal to the D G W C TV
by filing with the Secretary of his or her lodge a notice of the ap|>eal, with
the grounds thereof ; and thereupon the lodge sHall, without clelay, send
under its seal to the D G W C T for his or her lodge, such notices of
appeal, together with certified copies of the minutes, charges, evidence,
and other books and papers in their possession or under the control of the
lodge, relating to the subject and matter of appeal, and thereupon the D-
G W C T shall hear and determine the appeal.

2 The D. G. W. C. T. shall file his decision, with the grounds thereof,
with the lodge; and deliver a copy to the opposite party. Either party
feeling aggrieved by his decision , may take an ap4)ealto the County Lodge
and from thence to the Grand Lodge, Avhich appeal shall be heard upon
the same papers submitted to the D. G. W. O. T. It shall be the duty of
the D.G. W. C. T., on notice fmm tlie ai^pellant, to transmit all suclv
papers to the County Secretary.

ART. X.— VOTES.

1. Every Lodge shall be entitled to one vote where the number o^
members returned in the next preceding quarterly report shall be twenty
or less, and one vote for each additional twenty members. Each Repre-
sentative shall, whenever the vote is taken by ayes and nays, be entitled,
to cast the number of voles to wliich the lodge or lodges he or she repre-

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GKANl) LUDGK. 7

pcnts is entitled. Eacli Grand Officer sliall be cntillod lu one vote. All
questions and votes before this Grand Lodge, not otherwise provided for
in this Constitution, shall be determined by a majority of the votes of the
Representatives and Grand Officers present.

2. The votes on any question shall be taken by ayefi and nays, when-
ever required by five lleprcsentatives ; and when so taken it shall be
r»'C(n'ded on the Journal, provided however, that all questions for the
expulsion of a Representative shall be by the votes of the Representatives
present.

ART. XI.— REVENUE.
The Revenue of this Grand Lodge shall be derived from the following
sources : — seven dollars for each charter and the property accompanying it
to new lodges within the Province. The capitation tax fixed by the Grand
Lodge as the dues to be paid by each member of the Order in the Primary
Lodges under its control. • ••.

ART. XII— REGALIA.

The Regaliato be worn by members of the Grand Lodge shall be a collar
of scarlet velvet, trimmed with silver lace, with a red, white, and blue
rosette in the centre.

2. Members of the Grand Lodge shall be deprived of the privilege of
speaking or voting unless clothed in the prescribed regalia except by per-
mission of the Grand Lodge.

ART. XIIL— NEW LODGES. ....

The G. W, Secretary shall send with each charter granted to open a Pri-
mary Lodge, the following property : Two Primary Rituals, two return
nheets, two Constitutions, two ode cards, tour Degree Rituals, and one full
set of Primary Officers' cards.

2. On the written applications often or more persons, of good standing
ill the community, praying for a Charter to open a Lodge, the Grand
Lodge, or Executive Committee during the recess, may grant the same, if
the majority consider it expedient, and such Lodge shall receive its charter
and the necessary instructions from the GWCT oraoyDGW C T, having
the requisite authority, crone specially deputed, all necessary expenses, if
any, of the Installing officers to be borne by the Lodge so opened.

3. At the end of each quarter, every Primary Lodge shall report to the
Grand Lodge, the work thereof for such quarter, which shall include the
number of those initiated, admitted by Card, withdrawn by Clearance
Card, reinstated, rejected and deceased, and the names of those suspended
and expelled; together with the number of Degrees conferred, the whole
number In membei'ship, amount due the Grand Lodge, and the result of
the election of officers for the succeeding quarter.

4. All laws, regulations, or rules for the government of Primary Lodges,
or officers, or the members thereof, shall be Incorporated into the Constitu-
tion thereof 5 and no changes therein shall be made, except as hereinafter
provided.

ART. XIV.— PRIMARY LODGES.

1. No Subordinate Lodge shall be expelled, suspended, or deprived of
any of its rights and privileges, except as provided in the Constitution,

2. "Whenever any Subordinate Lodge shall violate the Constitution, By-
Laws, Rules or Regulations of this Grand Lodge, such lodge shall be liable
to trial and punishment as herein provided.

3. Before any lodge can be put on trial, charges shall be preferred, duly
specifying the offence to the Grand Lodge by the D G W C T of the
County in which such lodge is located, by another lodge, or any member of
the Grand Lodge, a copy of which shall be served on the said lodge, audits
answer, together with the charges, shall be handed to the DGW C T, and
by him sent to the G W S, when the Grand lodge or Executive Committee
shall take such action as shall seem most expedient to determine and settle
the case.

CONSTITUTION OF

4. Upon the suspension or expulsion of a lodge, or surrender or forfeit of
it« Charter, the ofBcers of the lodge shall surrender to the O W C T, or his
deputy, all books and papers belonging to such lodge, and the same shall bo
held subject to the order of the Grand Lodge.

5. Any Primary Lodge failing to hold meetings for six months, or to make
its returns as required by this Constitution for one year, shall be deemed
an extinct lodge, and its Charter shall be forfeited.

6. Members of a suspended or expelled lodije, or of a lodge where the
Charter was surrendered or forfeited, who were in good standing at the
time of such suspension or dissolution, shall upon the recommendation of
the D G WC T of the County in which the lodge was located, receive from
the G W S a certiflcate under the seal of the Grand Lodge, to enable them
to make application for admission to membership in another lodge, provi-
ded such members are not excluded by the i^rovisions of the Constitution.

7. Upon the application often or more members of an extinct lodge to the
Grand Lodge, fot the restoration of such lodge to fellowship, accompanied.
Avith satisfactory evidence that a fair opportunity has been given to all who
■were members m good standing at tl^^ time the same became extinct,to unite
in such application, may be restored to fellowship in such lodge, together
with the Charter and books belonging to said lodge, at the time of its extinc-
tion, unless such effects have been previously disposed of by Grand Lodge,

ART. XV.— PRIVILEGE OF GRAND LODGE.

This Grand Lodge may enact, alter or amend such Bj'-laws as may bo
necessary to carry into eti'ect the provisions ofthis Constitution, andofre-
gulatingthe proceedings of its offlcei's and committees ; and providing for
the safety and security of the funds and property, provided at least one
day'snoticein writing be given at the annual session, of such By-laws or
amendment, and that the same do not in any wise contravene tljis Consti-
tution.

2. The Grand lodge may, in like manner, make such Rules of Order as
may be necessary forthe regulation of its session, and. for securing good or-
der and the despatch of business. Such Rules ot Order may be suspended
at any meeting by a two-third vote, provided that such suspension shall not
extend beyond the meeflng which voted therefor.

ART . XVI.— AMENDMENTS . '

1. No part of this Constitution shall be amended, altered, annulled or
suspended, nor shall any addition be made thereto, except at the Annual
Session, and in the manner hereinafter provided.

2. A proposition to amend this Constitution shall be recommended by a
Majority of the votes of the Representatives present, constituting a quorum
of the Grand Lodge. The amendment proposed shalh be referred to a com-
mittee of thi'ee,who shall report thereon at the present session and the Grand
Lodge may consider the same ; but no amendment shall be made to this
Constitution except by a vote of at least two-thirds of the Reprosentivti vea
present at an annual se»sion of the Grand Lodge.

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CONSTITUTION

OF THE

COUNTY lodge:

ART. I.— FORMATION.

1. As soon as there are five Primary Lodges in ^jV-od stand-
ing in any County, the County Deputy shall call, by n ;tice to
the W. C. T. of each Primary Lodge in the County, a meeting
at such time and place as he may deem most c/j i.venient, for
the purpose of organizing a County Lodge.

2. The Couuiy Deputy shall preside at such meeting until
the Conty officers have been elected and the County C. 'V.
installed, after which his duties and powers shall be merged i.i
the County Chief Templar, who shall then instal the other
officers of the County Lodge.

3. In Counties where there are less than five Primary
Lodges, those Lodges may unite for County purposes with tiitj
adjoining County which may be most convenient, and maice
returns and pay dues through such County Lodges, and receivo
the quarterly password from such County Chief Templars.
Lodges, when not so united, shall make their returns to the
County Deputy, and if there be none, to the Grand Lodge and
receive the quarterly password direct from the G. W. ^ec.

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ART: 11.— HOW COMPOSED.

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1. County Lodges shall be composed of the Grand Officers
its own officers. Provincial Deputies, Degree Templars, the
W. C. T., W. V. T., W. Secretary and W. Treasurer, and
last Past W. C. T., and Secretary of each Primary Lodge
in the County, together with a representative from each
Primary Lodge, for every thirty members, to be elected
on the niq:ht of installation of each term. • *. . . •

ART. III.— POWERS.

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1. County Lodges shall have power to adjudicate on any
appeals from the decisions of Primary Lodges, or of Provincial
or County Deputies residing within or belonging to any Lodge
within the County ; to settle disputes arising between two or
more Primary Lodges ; to send its Chief or Lecturer to visit
Primary Lodges, for thfi purpose of delivering public lectures

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on the Order, or on the principles of Temperance ; recommend
to the Executive s'lch Provincial Deputies as it may deem pro-
per, to be invested with authority to institute new Lodges ;
redress grievances arising in Primary Lodges, and of doing all
the acts necessary or wise to promote the interests of the Order
in the County over which it presides.

2. The County Lodge shall receive one cent of the capitation
tax per quarter for each and every member of the Primary
Lodge?, which shall be sent by the Provincial Deputy of each
Primary Lodge, with the quarterly returns and otlier dues, to
the County Secretary, who shall pay over the County dues to
the County Treasurer.

3. The County Lodge may by a two-third vote levy an ad-
ditional tax in its own county, if necessary.

ART. IV.— SESSIONS.

1. County Lodges shall hold a regular quarterly session on
the last Wednesday in the months of March, June, September
and December. -^

2. The County Lodge shall always work in the County
Degree, hence none save those who have attained to that De-
gree can gain admission to its meetings.

3. The wearing of Regalia in County Lodges may be dis-
pensed with at the option of each County Lodge ; but when
worn it shall be of the following description: — A blue velvet
collar, untrimmed, and a red rosette made in the shape of a
heart in the centre.

ART. v.— OFFICERS.

1. The officers of the County Lodge shall be the same in
number, bear the same name, .discharge the same duties, and
enjoy the same privileges respectively in their County Lodges,
as do the officers of the Grand Lodge.

21 County officers and representatives to the Grand Lodge
shall be elected at the September session.

3. The County Chief Templar, in the absence of the G. W.
C. T shall be the senior officer in his County, the medium of
communication with the Grand Lodge, and to liira shall be sent
by the G. W. Sec, the passwords of the Order, to be by him
sent to the Degree Templar of Primary Lodges ; he shall pre-
side at the meetings of the County Lodge, and enforce in his
County a due observance of the constitution and laws by the
various Lodges therein, llis ruling on questions of order, as
well as his decisions on iurisprudence, shall be subject to ap-
peal to the Lodge over which ho presides ; and when an appeal
against his decision is put to the Lodge, it shall be thus,
" Shall the decision of the County C. T. be sustained?" He
may appoint all pro tern officers and committees not otherwise

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provided for; ho shall sign all orders ^^^ W-ent «- ^he
fcounty Treasurer; he f-,;^^"^VseSry, immediately

make out and forward to t^^%^; }Vountv Se, ^

after the September nj^^^mg of the Couu^y l^oage ^^.^^^

"rScounty secretary shall within gn ^ays after th.
close of the County Lodge, send to the G. W. bee.
and true account of all the business done therein.

CONSTITUTION '

OF THE

P R I M A R Y L B G E S .

ART. I.— NAME.

This Lodge shall be hailed and entitled as a 'Lodge of
lie Order of British Templars, holding a legal charter, granted
ty the Grand Lodge of Nova Scotia, and shall consist of at
least ten members, and cannot voluntarily surrender its charter
or dissolve so long as ten members in good standing object
thereto.

ART. II.— PLEDGE.

No member shall make, buy, sell, or use as a beverage any
spirituous or malt liquorg, wine, cider, or otlicr intoxicating
drinks, and shall discountenance the manufacture and sale
thereof in all proper ways.

ART. III.— ELIGIBILITY OF MEMBERS.

Sec. 1. No person can bo admitted to membersliip in this
Lodge who is under 14 years of age. And in the case of Char-
ier members, no one will be eligible to receive the degrees till
he or she has arrived at the age of 18.

Sec. 2. The name and residence of a person offered for
membership must he printed, or in writing, and the proposition
made by a member of the Lodge, with two references, which
nmst be entered on the records, and the subject referred to
lliree members for investigntion, two of whom shall be appoint-
ed by the W. C. T., and the third ^y the W. V. T., who shall
report in writing at the next regular meeting, (except where
the interests of the Order require, when at the request of the
Lodge, the D. G. W. C. T., Degree Templar or Senior P. W.
(\ T. present may grant a dispensation to propose and initiate
tlic same evening.) But any Lodge may, by a By-Law re-
iiularly adopted, dispense with the two References and the
C/ommittee. Any member, (however,) in good standing may
demand the appointment of said Committeo, who shall act in
ticcordance with tliis section, notwithstanding such By-LaAv.
All candidates must be balloted for with ball ballots, but if not
more than four black lialls a])pear against him or lior, he or
she shall be declared elected, but if more than four black balls
appear against him or her, or if all the vote? cast be black, he

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or she shall be rejected, and so declared. No person so reject-
ed shall be again proposed or initiated in any Lodge of the ^
Order under three months, unless by dispensation from the G.
W. C. T., or his Deputy.

Sec, 3. A proposition for membership shall not be with-
drawn after it has been returned to a Committee for investiga- .
tion, without the consent of the members present.

Sec. 4. No suspended member of the Order can be received
in membership in this Lodge, except on being reinstated and
receiving a Card of Clearance from the Lodge which suspended
him or her.

ART. IV.— FEES AND DUES.

Sec. 1. The initiation fee of this Lodge shall not be less
than fifty cents for males, and twenty-five cents for females.
Each Lodge shall regulate their weekly dues so as to meet the ir
expenditure, the dues shall be paid quarterly in advance.

Sec. 2. Each Lodge granting a certificate for Degrees to a
member, shall receive for each degree such sura as may be re-
gulated by the Lodges, which shall go into the funds of the
Lodge.

Sec. 3. Persons in destitute circumstances may be adniiitod
without initiation fees or dues, by the unanimou3 vote of the
Lodge.

ART. v.— DEGREES.

Sec. 1. A member wlio is eighteen years of age and has
been in membership one month, shall be eligible for Degrees,
but shall not be evicted to more than one Degree at the same
meeting, unless by dispensation from the G. W. C. T., his
Deputy, or Degree Templar of the Lodge.

Sec. 2. Applications for Degrees shall be accompanied with
the amount required, and shall be made to the Financial Sec,
who, at the proper time, must apply for the same to the Degree
Lodge, and state that the member is entitled to the Degree
applied for, that he or she has paid for the same, and that the
applicant is in good standing, and of proper age. Whenever
the Lodge is opened in said Degree, a Isallot shall be had, and
if not more than four black balls appear, the Degree shall bo
granted.

Sec. 3. All applications for Degrees nmst be balloted for in
the Lodge opened in the particular Degree applied for, and the
proceedings of the Lodge, when balloting for Degrees or con-
ferring the same, are to be recorded in a separate record book
kept for that purpose.

Sec. 4. Tlie Degrees sliall 1)0 conferred by the Degree
Templar of the Lodge, or the G. W. C. T. or his Deputy, and
the officer conferring the Degree:j may call to his aid such
members of the Order as he niiiy require ; or the Degree

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Lodge may elect its own officers from tliose members who have
taken all the Degrees, whose term of office shall be for one

year. , , ..

ART. VL— OFFICERS. ' '

Sec. 1. The elective officers of this Lodge shall consist of
W. C. T., W. V. T., W. C, W. S., W. T., W. F. S., W. M.,
W. I. G., W, O. G. No person shall be eligible to the offices
of W. C. T. or W. V. T who have not received the First and
Second Degree.

Sec. 2. The appointed officers shall consist of W. A. S., W.
D. M., W. R. H. S., W. L. H. S.

Sec. 3. After a Lodge has been instituted three full terms,
no member shall be eligible to the office of W. C. T. unless he
has served a term in some subordinate office, and no officer
shall be installed until clear of any charges on the books.

Sec 4. The election of officers shall be by written ballot at
the last regular meeting in each term, and installed at the first
regular meeting in the succeeding term. A term of office shall
not be less than three nor more than six months, and shall date
from the beginning ot a regular quarter.

Sec. 5. Vacancies in any elective office may be filled at any
regular meeting.

Sec. 6. Any officer absenting himself or herself from the
Lodge for three successive meetings, their seat may be declared
vacant by a two-thirds vote of the members present, after one
week's notice, unless sufficient excuse for absence be given.

Sec. 7. In case the seat ol any officer becomes vacant, such
vacancy sliall be filled, and any member who shall be elected
to, and installed in such office, shall be entitled to the full
honors of the term. ,

ART. VII.— DUTIES OF OFFICERS.

Sec. 1. It shall be the duty of the W. C. T. to preside in
the Lodge, 'enforce a due observance of the Constitution and
By-Laws, and exact a compliance to the rules and usages of
the Order; to sec that all officers perform their respective
duties; appoint all committees and officers not otherwise pro-
vided for : give the cas ing vote on all matters before the Lodge
when A tie may occur ; inspect and announce the result of all
ballotings or other votes ; direct the W. S. to call special meet-
ings, when application shall be made in writing, by five mem-
bers of the Lodge ; draw on the W. T. for all sums necessary
to pay the appropriations made by the Lodge. He shall on the
night he vacates the chair, see that the quarterly returns are
prepared for the Grand Lodge, certified by him with the seal
jf the Lodge, and also see that whatever amount may be due
the Grand Lodge, is paid to the installing officer. He shall per-
form such other duties as the Lodge or his charge shall require.

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Sec. 2. It shall be the duty of the W. V. T. to render the
W. C. T. such assistance as he may require of him or her, and
in the absence of the W. C. T. the W. V. T. shall perform his
duty, or appoint a Brother to fill the chair in his or her stead.

Sec. 3. Ths W. S. shall keep a fair and impartial record of
the proceedings of the Lodge ; write comitfunications ; he shall
fill up certificates ; notify meetings, when ordered by the "W. C.
T. ; attest to all moneys ordered to be paid at a regular meet-
ing and none other; he shall make out at the end of the
term for the Lodge a full report of the proceedings during his
terra, and also the quarterly returns to the Grand Lodge, and
witli the W. C. T. certify to the same. He shall perform such
other duties as may be required of him by the Lodge or his
charge, and deliver up to his successor, within one week from
the expiration of his term, all books, papers or other property
in his possession, belonging to his office. He shall notify all
Primary Lodges, not more than ten miles from its place of
meeting, within one week after, of the name and residence of
every person suspended, withdrawn, rejected or expelled from
his Lodge.

Sec. 4. The W. A. S. shall be an aid to the W. S., under
whose direction he or she shall act. He or she shall render to
the "W. S. such assistance in the performance of his or her
duties as he or she or the Lodge may require of him or her.

Sec. 5. It shall be the duty of the W. F. S. to keep just and
true accounts between the Lodge and its members, credit the
accounts paid, and pay the same over to the Treasurer imme-
diately, taking a receipt for the same. At the end of his term
he shall make out for the Lodge a full report, and furnish the
W. S. with the amount of receipts, initiation fees and dues
during his term, with any other information connected with his
office necessary to enable the W. S. to prepare correct returns
for the Grand Lodge. He shall deliver up to his successor all
matters appertaining to his office, in his possession. He shall
perform such other duties as the Lodge or his charge may re-
quire of him.

Sec. 6. It shall be the duty of the W. T. to give a bond of
not less than one hundred dollars, if requested, with such sur-
ety as may be approved by the Lodge, to pay all orders drawn
on him or her by the W. C. T. attested by the W. S., and none
others. He or she shall receive all moneys of the Lodge, and
hold the same until the expiration of his or her term, unless
otherwise ordered by the Lodge. Shall keep a full and correct
account of all moneys received and expended, and deliver up
when legally called upon, all moneys, books, papers, and other
property of the Lodge, to his or her successor in office, or to
whom the Lodge may especially appoint. He or she shall

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make a report at the end of his or her term, and perform such
other duties as may be required of him or her by the Lodge or
their charge.

Sec. 7. It shall be the duty of the "W. M. to introduce for
initiation persons who have been previously elected; also the
Grand Officers and visitors. He shall examine those present
at the opening of the Lodge. He shall see that the officers'
regalias are in their proper places at the opening of the Lodge,
and take charge of the same at the close. He shall have charge
of such property of the Lodge as may not otherwise be provid-
ed for.

Sec. 8. it shall be the duty of the W. D. M. to render such
service as the W. M. or the Lodge may require of him or her.

Sec. 9. It shall be the duty of the W. I. G. to attend the
door, to admit none but raembcjra of the order and candidates
for initiation.

Sec. 10. The W.O.G. shall guard the outside door and keep
off intruders.

Sec. 11. The Degree Templar of the Lodge shall, in the
absence of the G. W. C. T., or his Deputy, install the officers;
provided always that the quarterly returns are made out, and
the per centage pdid previous to their installation.

ART. VIII.— TERMS.

The regular quarterly terms of this Lodge shall commence
on the first of November, February, May and August ; and any
Lodge refusing or neglecting to make their returns to the
Grand Lodge for one year shall forfeit their Charter.

ART IX.— QUORUM.

Seven members shall constitute a quorum for the transaction
of business.

ART. X.— OFFENCES.

Seel. Any officer of this Lodge who shall viola* 3 his or
her pledge shall be deprived of all official honors previously
attained to, and shall not be eligible to office 30oner than one
year thereafter.

Sec. 2. Any member who shall violate his or her Pledge,
Obligation, the Constitution, or the By-laws, shall be fined, re-
prmanded, suspended or expelled.

Sec. 3. — Any member who may have good reason to believe
that a brother has violated his obligation or pledge, the Con-
stitution or By-Laws, or has been guilty of conduct unbecoming
a Templar, shall prefer a charge in writing, stating the nature
of the offence ; he shall also give the time, place, and circum-
stances, as near as possible, under which said offence was
committed.

Sec. 4. When such a charge has been preferred, (ohould

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the Lodge decide that it can be sustained) the W. C. T. may
be authorized to appoint a Committee, whose duty it shall be
to see the accused, notilying him of the charge. They shall
invite him to attend the next regular meeting of the Lodge, to
answer to the same. Said Committee shall report to the Lodge
the result of their interview, on the first regular meeting after
this appointment. Or, the Lodge may order a copy of the
charge, signed bv the W. C. T. and W. S., to be served upon
the accused by the W. M., notifying hira when to appear to
answer to the said charge. Should the accused refuse or fail
to appear upon the request of the Committee, a copy and notice
should be sent to him. Should the accused appear and plead
not guilty, the W. C. T. shall appoint a committee of five
members in good standing, whose duty it shall be to hear, exa-
mine and receive all witnesses and testimony that may be
brought before tliem relative to said charge. He shall also
appoint one or two members to conduct the trial on behalf of
the Lodge, and the accused shall have the right to select one to
assist him in his defence.

Sec. 5. All parties shall be duly notified of the time, when
the committee propose to receive testimony, and all witnesses
should attend. All testimony shall be reduced to writing, and
when complete, shall be read before the Lodge upon which the
Lodge shall take final action, which will be to declare the
accused guilty or not guilty, and if guilty to afiix the penalty in
accordance with the Constitution and By-Laws.

Sec. G. If the accused fail to appear, when duly summoned,
he or she shall be declared guilty of contempt by the Lodge,
which declaration shall be final, and the Worthy Chief shall in
two weeks thereafter declare the member expelled, unless it
shall appear that the accused was unavoidably absent, in which
case the accused shall be entitled to a re-hearing.

Sec. 7. All votes for reinstatement or expulsion (except for
contempt) shall be by ball ballot.

Sec. 8. Should a member come forward and acknowledge
the violation of Article 2nd of the Constitution, the Lodge shall
accept his plea, and may, at their option, reinstate, reprimand,
expel, or affix such penalty as they may deem expedient, in ac-
cordance with the Constitution. . ".,".

Sec. 9. A member who has been reinstated and who does not
come forward to be ro-obligated .vithin six 'veeks shall be de-
clared expelled by the W. C. T.

Sec. 10. If the accused be not satisfied with the decisijn of
the Lodge, appeal may be taken to the D. G. W. C. T. to whom
the minutes of the trial shall be delivered ; and his decision
shall be final, unless appealed from to the County Lodge, from
thence to the Grand Lodge.

CONSTITLTION Ul

Sec. 11. A member under charges, arid during the investi-
gation thereof by the Lodge is under a state of suspension, and
cannot vote or speak on any question before the Lodge unless
by permission of the Lodge.

Sec. 12. Any member who shall wilfully or maliciously
bring charges against a member, and fail to prove the same,
shall be fined, reprimanded, suspended or expelled as the Lodge
may determine.

Sec. 13. Any member having been expelled shall not bo
again proposed for membership under three months from the
date of expulsion, unless by dispensation of the G. W. C. T. or
his deputy at the request of the Lodge.

Sec. 14. Any member six months in arrears shall be notified
of the same by the W. F. S. of the Lodge, and if such arrears
be not cancelled as the Lodge may direct, the member may be
expelled by a vote of the members at any regular meeting.

Sec. 15 Any member who shall be guilty of any objection-
able or disorderly conduct, or disrespectful language in the
Lodge, may be fined, reprimanded, suspended, or expelled, a^
the Lodge may direct by ball ballot, at the time the offence is
committed, or at either of the next two subsequent meetings.

. ART. XL— CARDS AK'D TRAVELLING MEMBERS.

Sec. 1. A card of Clearance shall only be granted and used
when a member wishes to leave one Lodge to join another^
which card shall be available for the length of time a member
pays his dues, but shall not exceed six months from the date
thereof. A Travelling card shall only be granted and used
when a member is about to go a journey, or to sojourn for a
definite time in another County or District.

Sec. 2. Application for either Travelling or Clear.ance cards
must be made in open Lodge, at a regular meeting thereof; the
same shall be granted, provided that there is no charge pending
against him or her, and the member shall be clear on the
Worthy Financial Secretary's books.

Sec. 3. A member receiving a travelling card must pay all
dues up to the time for which the card is drawn.

Sec. 4. No strarge member can visit any Lodge without
he or she is in possession of the Password for the current
quarter, unless he or she presents a regular travelling card,
and proves himself or herself in the T. P. "W. On the presen-
tation of the Card, the W. C. T. shall appoint a Commttee of
three to examine the visitors ; one member of the committee
must be the W. C. T. himself, and the other two members of
the committee must be of the third degree. The committee
shall first examine the visitor privately in the quarterly pass-
ward and T. P. W., and the visitor must commence. If the
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Sec. 5. Brothers or sisters holding travelling or clearance
cards continue to be members of the Order, and are amenable
to all the laws of their respective Lodges in the same manner
as other members.

Sec. 6, Every Travelling or Clearance Card must bear the
signature of the G. W. S. of the Grand Lodge, or a fac-
simile thereof. It must be signed by the "W, C. T,, and at-
tested by the W. S., under the Seal of the Lodge granting it.
The name of the holder must also be written on the margin in
his or her own handwriting.

Sec. 7. Any member applying for a tiavelling or clearance
card, may withdraw his or her application at any time before
the Card is actually granted.

Sec. 8. A person holding a travelling card that has expired
by limitation, can make application to his or her own Lodge
for membership, as if the time had not expired, but a person
cannot be admitted as visitor to a Lodge on an expired Travel-
ling Card.

Sec. 9. A member in good standing, wishing to withdraw
from the Order, can do so, by making application in writing,
provided that he or she is clear of any charges on the books of
the W. F. S.

Sec. 10. A member holding a card of clearance and who
may be desirous of again connecting himself with the Order,
shall be subject to the same ballot as a new applicant.

^ ART. XIL— BYrLAWS.

Sec. 1. Any Subordinate Lodge shall be at liberty to adopt
such By-laws and Hegulations as they may deem advisable ;
provided, however, that no By-law, Regulation or Order of
Business shall conflict with this Constitution, or the Constitu-
tion, of the Grand Lodge.

See. 2. Each Subordinate Lodge, shall send a copy of their
By-Law« to the G. W. S., for examination and correction by
the Grand Lodge, and a copy thereof must be deposited with
the G. W. S.

ART. XIII.— PER CENTAGE.

Each Subordinate Lodge shall pay to the Grand Lodge, such
assessment as may be made at the Annual Session of tho
Grand Lodge.

ART. XIV.— PASSWORD.

No member shall be entitled to receive the P. W. unless he
or she is clear of any charges on the books at the commence-
uient of the current quarter*

CONSTITUTION OF PRIMARY LODGES.

ART. XV.— AMENDMENTS.

Sec, 1, This Constitution shull only be amended at an An-
nual Session of the Grand Lodge, by a vote of two-thirds of
the members present, upon a call for the ayes and nays.

See. 2. A proposition to amend the Constitution shall not
be entertained except by consent of a majority of the Represen-
tatives,' to be given without debate, unless such proposition
come from some appropriate committee. ■ > • .: :> jii.jir:

ART. XVI,— ADMISSION OF CLERGYMEN.

Clergymen may be admitted to this Lodge as members, on
being elected in the same manner as regular members, not to
be subject to the payment of initiation fee, or quarterly dues,
ftnd to enjoy the like privilege in the Degree Lodge,

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RULES OF OllDER.

DUTIES AND PRIVILEGES OF W. C. T.

1. It shall be the duty of the W. C. T. to preserve order, and
to endeavour to conduct all business before the Lodge, to a
speedy and proper result.

2. He shall state every question properly presented to the
Lodge ; and before putting it to vote, shall ask, " Is the Lodge
ready for the question ? " Should no member offer to Bpeai,
he shall rise to put it ; and after he has risen no member shall
be permitted to speak upon it.

3. The W. C. T. shall have a casting vote in case of a tie, but
in ordinary cases shall not vote. He shall announce all votes
and decisions. His decisions on points of order shall not be
debatable, unless entertaining doubts on the subject, he shall
invite discussion.

4. He may speak to points of order, in preference to other
members of the Lodge, rising from his seat for that purpose ;
and shall decide questions of order, subject to an appeal to the
Lodge by any member. On such an appeal no member shall
speak more than once.

6. When an appeal is made from the decision of the W. C. T.
he shall put the question thus : " Shall the decision of the Chair
be sustained?"

6. It shall be the duty of the presiding oflScer, arid the privi-
lege of any member of the Lodge to call a membei »o order
who violates an established rule of the ojder.

MOTIONS.

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7. A motion must be seconded and afterwards repeated from
the Chair, or read aloud before it is debated. A motion shall
be reduced to writing, if any member require it. .

8. All resolutions shall be submitted in writing.

9 Any member having made a motion may withdraw it, with
leave of his second before it is debated, but not afterwards,
without leave of the Lodge.

10. A motion to amend an amendment to an amendment
shall not be entertained.

11. An amendment destroying or altering the intention of a
motion shall be in order, but an amendment relating to a differ-
ent subject shall not be in order.

12. On an amendment to " strike out and insert," the para-
graph to be amended sliall first be read as it stands, then the

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words proposed to be struck out and those to be inserted, and
finally the paragraph as it would stand if so amended.

13. On a call for a division on the question, the majority shall
decide. The call can only be granted when the division called
for will leave distinct and entire propositions.

DEBATE.

14. When a member speaks or offers a motion, he or she
shall rise in their place, and 'respectfully address the W.
C. T., confining themselves to the question under considera-
tion, and avoiding personality or imbecoming language.

15. When a member is called to order, he shall take his seat
until the point is determined.

16. When two or more members rise to speak at the same
time, the presiding offtcer shall decide who is entitled to the
floor.

17. No member shall speak more than twice nor longer than
ten minutes each time, on any question without leave of the
Lodge, which leave shall be granted or refused without de-
bate.

18. While a member is speaking, no one shall interrupt him, ^
except for the purpose of calling to order, or asking of the '
presiding officer leave to explain or to call the previous ques-*
tion. A member allowed "to explain" shall only have the
right to explain an actual misunderstanding of language, and
shall be strictly prohibited from going into debate on the merits
of the case.

19. For any member in speaking to impeach the motives of
a fellow member or treat such with personal disrespect, shall
be deemed a violation of order, which may incur the censure of
the presiding officers, or of the Lodge.

20. If any member shall feel personally aggrieved by a
decision of the chair, he or she may appeal from such decision.

21. Any conversation, by whispering or otherwise, which is
calculated to disturb a member while speakmg, or hinder the
transaction of business, shall be deemed a violation of order,
and if persisted in shall incur censure.

PRIVILEGED QUESTIONS.

22. When a question is before the Lodge, the only motions
in order shall be : 1st, to adjourn ; 2nd, the previous question ;
3rd, to lay on the table; 4th, to postpone indefinitely; 6]th, to
postpone to a definite period ; 6th, to refer; 7th, to divide, if
the sense will admit of it; 8th, to amend. To take pre-
cedence as herein arranged, and the first three to be decided
without debate.

23. When the previous question is moved and seconded, it
3haU be put in this form : " ShaJl the main <juestion be iiow

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shall be excluded and the queation put without delay,
If the question has been amended, the question shall be
taken on the amendment first. If more than oie amend-
ment has been made the last made amendment in order shall
take precedence in the vote. It shall not be in order to
reconsider the agreement to take the " previous question."

24. When a motion is postponed indefinitely, it shall not
come up again during the session.

ADJOURNMENT.

25. A motion to adjourn shall always be in order, except, 1st,
when a member is in possession of the floor ; 2nd, while the
yeas and nays are being called ; 3rd, when the members are
voting ; 4th, when adjournment was the last preceding motion ;
or, 5th, when it has been decided that the previous question
shall be taken.

26. A motion to adjourn simply cannot be amended, but a
motion to adjourn to a given time may be and is open to debate.

A- (: '. 1 QUESTIONS NOT DEBATEABLE.

27. 1st, a motion to adjourn, when to adjourn simply; 2nd, a
motion to lay on the table when claiming privilege over another
motion ; 3rd, a motion for the previous question ; 4th, a motion
to reconsider ; 5th, a motion to read a paper ; 6th, a motion to
take up particular items of business ; 7th, questions of order
when not appealed from the decision of the "W. C. T., or
not submitted by him to the Lodge.

28. The Heading of any paper called for, relating to the sub-
ject under debate, shall always be in order. ■ •. - ■

TAKING A VOTE.

29. When the presiding officer has commenced taking a vote,
no further debate or remark shall be admitted, unless a mistake
has been made, in which case the mistake shall be rectified, and
the presiding officer shall re-commence taking the vote.

30. When the decision of any question is doubted, the pre-
siding officer shall direct the Marshal to count the vote in the
affirmative and negative, and report the same to liim.

31. The yeas and nays upon any question before the Lodge
may be called by two members, and upon the assent of one-
third of the members present, shall be so taken. They may be
called for at any time before a peremptory decision of the vote
by the chair.

32. In taking the yeas and naj's, the W. S. shall call the roll
and record the yeas and nays ; after the roll is called the result
shall be read aloud to rectify mistakes, if anr aittr which the
W. S. shall hand the vote to the W. C. T., who shall announce
the same.

KULES OF OKDEll.

33. In voting by yeas and nays, all present in regular stand-
ing in the Lodge must vote, unless excused by the Lodge, but
no member shall vote who was not in the room at the time the
question was put. A motion to excuse shall be decided with-
out debate.

' •' - ■ FILLING BLANKS. ; u; oJ.

34. "When any blank is to be filled by the names of persotis,
a vote shall be taken on the names in the order of their nomina-
tion; but when a blank is to be filled by any sums of money or
time proposed, the question shall be first put on the smallest
sum and the mo«?t remote time. Gi*

RE-CONSIDERATION AND REPEAL.

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35. A question may be re-considered any time during the
«ession, or at the first regular session held thereafter, but a
motion for re-consideration being once made and decided in
the negative, sha.ll not be renewed before the next regular ses-
sion.

36. A motion to reconsider may be made and seconded by any
- t'STo members in good standing in the Lodge, who voted in the

majority. No question shall be reconsidered more than once,
nor shall a vote to re-consider be re-considered. To re-con-
sider a resolution, &c., the decision of which has officially
passed out of the Lodge shall not be in order.

37. A motion to repeal or rescind a resolution, shall be
offered in writing, and announced at a regular session two weeks
before action shall be taken on the same, and shall -only be in
order when the motion to rc-consider is no longer available. , ,

COMMITTEES AND THEIR REPORTS.

38. The one first named on the appointment of a com-
mittee shall be chairman of the same, and shall call the com-
mittee together at such time and place as he may select ; but,
when thus convened, any committee may elect its own chair-
man and secretary.

39. All reports of comYnittees, except reports of progress,
shall be made in writing and signed by a majority.

40. When a majority report is followed bv a report from the
minority of a committee, the former after being read, shall lie
upon the table until the latter is presented ; after which, on
motion, either may be considered.

41. When a report has been read it shall be considered as
properly before the Lodge without a motion to accept.

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