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CONSTITUTION, 
 
 General Regulations, Forms, Etc. 
 
 OF THE 
 
 GRAND COUNCIL 
 
 OP 
 
 ROYAL AND SELECT MASTERS 
 
 OF THE 
 
 STATE OF NEW YORK. 
 
 REVISED AND AMENDED AUGUST 28, 1900, A. DEP. 2900. 
 
 NEW YORK: 
 PRESS OF JOHN F. BALDWIN, 
 
 1901. 
 
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PREAMBLE. 
 
 We, the several Councils now hailing from and constituting the jurisdiction 
 of the Grand Council of Royal and Select Masters of the State of 
 New York, for the purpose of promoting harmony and brotherly love, 
 advandng our Order, diffusing Masonic instruction, and regulating our 
 labors by one uniform standard. Do Ordain and Declare the follow- 
 ing Articles to be the Constitution of this Grand Council. 
 
 Constitution 
 OF THE Grand Council. 
 
 ARTICLE I. 
 
 Section 1. This Grand Council shall be composed of a Grand Master 
 (whose title is Most Illustrious), a Deputy Grand Master, Grand Principal 
 Conductor of the Work, Grand Treasurer, Grand Recorder, Grand Cap- 
 tain of the Guai'd, Grand Conductor of the Council, Grand Chaplain, 
 Grand Lecturer, Grand Marshal, Grand Standard Bearer^ Grand Steward 
 (the title of all of whom is Right Illustrious), and Grand Sentinel (whose 
 title is Illustrious), and all Masters, Deputy Masters, and Principal Con- 
 ductors of the Work, of the several Councils under its jurisdiction, to- 
 gether with all Past Masters of such Councils, so long as they sihall 
 remain members of a Council under the jurisdiction of this Grand Council. 
 
 Sec. 2. Each member of this Grand Council, when present, shall be 
 entitled to one vote, and the acting Grand Master to an additional vote 
 in case of an equal division; and each Coundl of fifty members shall be 
 entitled, if duly represented, to aw additional vote for each additional fifty 
 members, such additional vote to be cast by its senior officer present. 
 Members may vote as such, and as proxy representatives, providing the 
 Companion giving the proxy is not present. 
 
Sec. 3. Bach chartered Council within this jurisdiction shall be entitled 
 to be represented in this Grand Council by its first three officers, but in 
 case any of them cannot attend, the Council (or in the event of its failure 
 so to do, its Master, or acting Master) may appoint in place of the absent 
 officer a proxy, who shall be a member of a Council under the jurisdiction 
 of this Grand Council, and shall furnish said proxy a certificate of appoint- 
 ment over the signature of the Master (or acting Master), attested by the 
 Recorder, and under the seal of the Council. 
 
 Sec. 4. The officers of this Grand Council, with the exception of Grand 
 Chaplain and Grand Sentinel, shall be elected at the Annual Assembly 
 by ballot, and by a majority of votes. The Grand Chaplain and Grand 
 Sentinel shall be appointed by the Grand Master to hold office during 
 his pleasure. All officers must be members of a Council under this juris- 
 diction, and none but Masters or Past Masters of Councils shall be eligible 
 to any elective office. 
 
 Sec. 5. The Grand Council shall have the sole government and super- 
 intendence of the several Councils under its jurisdiction; shall have power 
 to assign their limits, prescribe the fees for admission, and settle contro- 
 versies that may arise between them. It shall also have power to grant 
 Charters to new Councils within the State of New York. 
 
 Sec. 6. The Grand Master shall have power: 
 
 1. To convene any Council within this jurisdiction, preside therein, inspect 
 
 its proceedings, and require its conformity to Masonic rules. 
 
 2. To require the attendance of, and information from, any Grand 
 
 Officer respecting his office. 
 
 3. To suspend any elective officer of a Council from the functions of his 
 
 office for just cause. 
 
 4. To suspend the charter of any Council for just cause until the next 
 
 Annual Assembly of the Grand Council. 
 
 5. To grant dispensations to a Council to elect and install its officers, 
 
 when such Council may have failed to elect or install its officers at 
 the proper time, and also for an election to fill vacancies in office, as 
 hereinafter provided. 
 
 6. To grant dispensations for the formation of new Councils under the 
 
 restrictions of this Constitution. 
 
 7. To make Royal and Select Masters at sight, in a Council. 
 
 8. To appoint Representatives of this Grand Council near other Grand 
 
 Councils, and to receive and accredit Representatives of such other 
 Grand Councils near this Grand Council; provided, however, that no 
 Companion shall be acci-edited as Representative of more than one 
 Grand Council. 
 
 9. To do and perform such other things as are inherent in, and pertain 
 
 to his office, and are not in conflict with this Constitution. 
 
It shall be bis duty: To preside in the Grand Council, to exercise 
 all the executive functions of the Grand Council when it is not in 
 session, and to make a report in writing to the Grand Council at its 
 Annual Assembly containing a statement of his oflacial acts during 
 the recess, together with such recommendations as he may deem 
 expedient and for the benefit of the Cryptic Bite. 
 Sec. 7. The Deputy Grand Master sihall exercise a general supervision 
 over: 
 
 1. All Subordinate Councils and affairs of the Cryptic Rite in such por- 
 
 tion of the jurisdiction nearest his residence, as may be designated 
 by the Grand Master, subject, however, in all cases, to the approval 
 of the Grand Master; and in case of the death, absence or inability 
 of the Grand Master, will succeed to Ms powers, duties and prero- 
 gatives for all purposes. 
 
 2. In case of the death, absence or inability of the Grand Master and the 
 
 Deputy Grand Master, the Grand Principal Conductor of the Work 
 will succeed to the powers, duties and prerogatives of Grand 
 Master. 
 Sec. 8. It sihall be the duty of the Grand Treasurer: 
 
 1. To take charge of all the funds, property, securities and vouchers of 
 
 the Grand Council, except as otherwise provided. 
 
 2. To pay all orders duly drawn and attested under general regulations 
 
 or special directions of the Grand Council. 
 
 3. To attend on the Grand Oouncil, or its presiding oflBcer, when re- 
 
 quired, with the books and all necessary documents relating to his 
 oflSce, and to attend, when required, the meeting of any Committee 
 whose duty it may be to act in relation to the fiscal affairs of the 
 Grand Council. 
 
 4. To report annually to the Grand Council the amount of his receipts 
 
 and expenditui'es, by items, and from whom received, and to whom 
 paid; and the amount of securities in his hands, for funds invested 
 by the Trustees. 
 
 5. To execute and file with the Grand Recorder an ofiBcial bond, with 
 
 two or more sufficient securities, to be approved by the Grand Mas- 
 ter, conditioned that he will pay or deliver on demand to the Grand 
 Council, or to his successor in office, all funds and property of tbe 
 Grand Council that shall come into his possession as Grand Treasurer. 
 
 6. To pay and deliver, at the expiration of his term of office, to his 
 
 successor, or such person as shall be designated by the Grand Coun- 
 cil, all moneys, securities, evidences of debt, books, writings, and 
 property of the Grand Council under his control, with all proper 
 assignments, when necessary. 
 
 Sec. 9. It shall be the duty of the Grand Recorder: 
 
 1. To record the transactions of the Grand Council. 
 
2. To register the members of OouiKnls under this jurisdiction, returned 
 
 to him for that purpose, with the particulars set forth in such returns. 
 
 3. To receive, duly file and safely keep all papers and documents of the 
 
 Grand Council. 
 
 4. To sign and certify all instruments from the Grand Council. 
 
 5. To prepare for the Annual Assembly a correct list of the officers, 
 
 past officers and members of the Grand Council entitled to vote, 
 together with the names and numbers of all Subordinate Councils 
 entitled to representation in this Grand Council. 
 
 6. To receive and keep a proper account of all moneys belonging to the 
 
 Grand Council, and pay the same without delay to the Grand 
 Treasurer. 
 
 7. To report annually to the Grand Council the amount of moneys re- 
 
 ceived by him, by items, and the specific sources from which it was 
 received; also the Councils that have neglected to render p/oper re- 
 turns of their elections, members and dues, and such general informa- 
 tion as to the state of the Councils as may be proper for the informa- 
 tion or action of the Grand Council. 
 
 8. To conduct the correspondence of the Grand Council under the direc- 
 
 tion of the Grand Master, and in a Masonic manner. 
 
 9. To attend, with all necessary writings, papers and documents under his 
 
 control, on all assemblies of the Grand Council, and also to attend 
 upon the Grand Master or Deputy Grand Master on Masonic business, 
 when required. 
 
 10. To transmit to the several Grand Councils in correspondence with 
 
 this Grand Council a certificate of the election of the Grand Officers 
 immediately thereafter under his hand and the seal of the Grand 
 Council. 
 
 11. To attend to all such other matters and duties as, by Masonic usage, 
 
 appertain to his office. 
 
 Sec. 10. It shall be the duty of the Grand Lecturer to attend the Annual 
 Assembly of the Grand Council and, when requested, exemplify before it, 
 or a committee thereof, the Standard Work and Lectures of the Cryptic 
 Rite, of which he shall be the custodian, subject to the direction of the 
 Grand Council. It shall also be his duty to impart said Work and Lectures 
 to the Subordinate Councils, whenever he shall be invited to do so. He 
 shall make an annual report of the state of proficiency of the Councils he 
 may visit. 
 
 Sec. 11. It shall be the duty of the Grand Officers whose duties have not 
 been hereinbefore specifically set forth, to discharge such functions as by 
 ancient usage pertain to their offices. 
 
 Sec. 12. The Grand Council shall, by resolution, at each Annual Assem- 
 bly, fix the time and place for holding the next Annual Assembly, and the 
 presence of one of the first three Elective Officers of this Grand Council 
 
and the representatives of five Subordinate Councils, shall be necessary 
 to constitute a quorum; but a Special Assembly may be called, whenever 
 the Grand Master may deem it necessary; and also, whenever it shall be 
 required by five Councils under this jurisdiction, provided such requisition 
 be made in writing to the Grand Master. 
 
 Sec. 13. The management of the Permanent Fund shall be vested in 
 a Board of Trustees, denominated the "Trustees of the Permanent Fund," 
 whose duty it shall be to take the best measures for the security and 
 increase of said fund, and all of the invested funds of this Grand Council, 
 and to invest, from time to time, as a majority may decide upon, all money 
 which shall come into the hands of the Grand Treasurer, after paying the 
 necessary current expenses, and after leaving in his hands such sum or 
 sums for contingent purposes as the Grand Council may from time to 
 time direct. The said Trustees shall deposit in the hands of the Grand 
 Treasurer the securities and vouchers of the said invested funds, and 
 shall not have the power to transfer, sell, dispose of, or appropriate any 
 part of the invested or permanent fund, without a vote of the Grand 
 Council, at its Annual Assembly. Said Board of Trustees shall consist 
 of three members of the Grand Council, whose term of service shall be 
 three years, and the Board shall be so classified that but one Trustee 
 shall be elected each year, at the same time and in the same manner as the 
 OfHcers of this Grand Council. 
 
 Sec. 14. There shall not be a greater number of Councils established in 
 the State than there are Royal Arch Chapters, nor more than one Council 
 within the jurisdiction of each Chapter; and a Council shall not confer the 
 degrees upon a candidate who resides nearer some other Council without 
 the conesnt of such Council; nor upon a candidate who resides in another 
 State, without the consent of the Council in whose jurisdiction he resides; 
 but two or more Councils located in the same city or village shall be 
 accounted as equally near, and shall hold concurrent jurisdiction. 
 
 Sec. 15. Any Council neglecting or refusing to make returns, and pay 
 dues for two years, shall be subject to forfeiture of its Charter, and only 
 restored by paying all back dues, unless modified by action of the Grand 
 Council, and offering sufficient apology for violation of the constitutional 
 regulations of this Grand Council. The surrender of a charter when 
 offered, or the forfeiture of a Charter when declared by the Grand Council, 
 shall be conclusive upon the Council and its members, and all the books, 
 papers, and other property of the Council, shall become the property of 
 the Grand Council, and must on demand be surrendered to the Grand 
 Council, or its authorized agent, by the person or persons having its 
 custody. 
 
 Sec. 16. No Council of Royal and Select Masters in this State shall be 
 considered legal, unless it has a Charter from this Grand Council, or a 
 Dispensation from the Grand Master; and no Dispensation shall be 
 
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 granted to form a new Council, unless upon the application of not less 
 than nine Royal and Select Masters in good standing, who must be 
 vouched for as such, and who shall furnish evidence that all dues to the 
 Council to which they formerly belonged are paid, or their connection 
 therewith severed by lawful authority; nor within sixty days next pre- 
 ceding the Annual Assembly of the Grand Council. No Charter shall be 
 granted to any such body, until it shall have given proof of its skill by 
 labor under Dispensation and shall have furnisiied a' certificate from the 
 Grand Lecturer, or other Grand OflBcer, of its ability to confer the degrees 
 of the Cryptic Rite, and shall have obtained the consent and recommenda- 
 tion of the nearest Council; and Masonic communication is hereby for- 
 bidden between any Council under this jurisdiction, or any member 
 thereof, and any Council or Assembly that may be working without such 
 Charter or Dispensation, or with any Companion, received or greeted 
 therein, until such Council or Councils, person or persons, shall have 
 been regularly healed. 
 
 Sec. 17. No Charter of a Council can be forfeited for cause other than 
 that mentioned in Sec. 15, except upon charges regularly made in the 
 Grand Council, at the Annual Assembly, of which due notice shall be 
 given the Council, and an opportunity of being heard in defence, and 
 then only for disobedience to this Constitution, ceasing to meet foi v)ne 
 year or more, or for contumacy to the authoi-ity of the Grand Master, 
 or Grand Council; but a Charter may be suspended by the Grand Council, 
 or Grand Master, at any time, upon proper cause, which suspension shall 
 not extend beyond the next Annual Assembly. 
 
 Sec. 18. All governmental powers, whether executive, legislative, or 
 judicial not expressly delegated by the Grand Council, are inherent in, and 
 reserved to it, as the supreme governing body. 
 
 ARTICLE II. 
 
 REGULATIONS FOR THE GOVERNMENT OP SUBORDINATE COUNCILS. 
 
 Sec. 19. The powers and privileges of a Subordinate Council are such 
 as are described in its Charter, by this Constitution, and by the Ancient 
 Landmarks. 
 
 Sec. 20. A Council of Royal and Select Masters shall consist of a 
 Master (whose style is Thrice Illustrious), a JJeputy Master (whose style 
 is Illustrious), a Principal Conductor of the Work (whose style is Illus- 
 trious), a Treasurer, Recorder, Captain of the Guard, Conductor of the 
 Council, Steward, and Sentinel, and as many members as may be con- 
 venient, congregating and working by virtue of a Charter held under 
 the Grand Council, and at a place designated in the Charter, or by the 
 Grand Council. 
 
Sec. 21. The first five officers of a Subordinate Council, hereinbefore 
 named, must be chosen annually, by ballot, and by a majority of the votes 
 cast at the last stated Assembly of December, and must be installed 
 on or before the next stated Assembly thereafter; and the remaining 
 officers shall be appointed by the Master, and hold office during his 
 pleasure. 
 
 Sec. 22. A Master may fill vacancies in office, except those of Master, 
 Deputy Master, Principal Conductor of the Work, Treasurer, and Re- 
 corder, at any stated Assembly; in case of vacancy in the offices in this 
 section mentioned, an election can only be held by virtue of a Dispensation 
 from the Grand Master, which is to be applied for by the Master of the 
 Council, and is to be so certified by the Recorder. 
 
 Sec. 23. Vacancies in Elective Offices can only occur by death, or by 
 removal after election beyond the jurisdiction of this Grand Council, by 
 promotion at an election to fill vacancies, and by suspension or expulsion. 
 
 Sec. 24. The Master shall not be responsible for his official acts, or 
 otherwise, to the Council over which he presides; but shall be at all times 
 subject to discipline from the Grand Council, or Acting Grand Master. 
 
 Sec. 25. It shall be the duty of the Treasurer of a Council: 
 
 1. To receive all moneys paid into the Council from the hands of the 
 
 Recorder. 
 
 2. To keep a just and correct account of all such receipts of money. 
 
 3. To pay them out by direction of the presiding officer, and consent of 
 
 the Council. 
 Sec. 26. It shall be the duty of the Recorder of a Council: 
 
 1. To record the proceedings of the Council, under the direction of the 
 
 presiding officer, which shall be read and approved by the Council 
 before it is closed; and such proceedings shall be submitted to the 
 Grand Council whenever required. 
 
 2. To receive all moneys paid into the Council, and pay the same to the 
 
 Treasurer. 
 
 3. To transmit, immediately after every election, a certificate thereof 
 
 to the Grand Recorder. 
 ■4. To make a full and complete return to the Grand Council, annually, 
 of all the members of the Council, and all changes in membership, 
 in such form and at such time as may be required by general regu- 
 lation. 
 
 5. To certify and affix the seal of the Council to all returns and certifi- 
 
 cates of election rendered to the Grand Council. 
 
 6. To attest the official signature of the Master, to all other Masonic 
 
 documents, when necessary. 
 Sec. 27. A Council ihas full power and authority to enact By-Laws 
 for its own government, not inconsistent vnth this Constitution. 
 
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 Sec. 28. No Council under this jurisdiction shall confer the degrees for 
 a less sum than ten dollars, nor receive and greet any C!oinpanion Koyal 
 Arch Mason, without due inquiry into his character, or without being sat- 
 isfied in a masonic manner, that such a petitioner has received the degrees 
 of Royal Arch Mason, in a regular and duly constituted Chapter of Boyal 
 Ai'ch Masons, and remains in good standing in such a body, and that such 
 petitioner has not been rejected in a duly constituted Council of Royal 
 and Select Masters. If it shall be ascertained that such petitioner has 
 been proposed and rejected in such body, then no Council shall receive and 
 greet such petitioner until the expiration of twelve months after such 
 rejection. 
 
 Sec. 29. Every petition for membersiip shall state Age, Occupation, 
 Birthplace, Residence, Lodge, and Chapter of the petitioner, and shall be 
 signed by him in full name, and also by a member of the Council as 
 recommender, — if for the degree it shall state whether or no he has been 
 rejected in a Council of Royal and Select Masters, — and if for affiliation, 
 the name of the Council in which degrees were received, or membership 
 held. 
 
 Sec. 30. Elected candidates for the degrees, who fail to appear for the 
 reception thereof within one year after notification of their election, shall 
 forfeit their right thereto, and must petition anew for membership. 
 
 Sec. 31. Each Council within this jurisdiction shall make an Annual 
 Return to the Grand Council, on blanks provided for that purpose, and 
 cause the same, together with the dues of the Council, to be transmitted 
 to the Grand Recorder, at such time as may be fixed by general regulation. 
 Sec. 32. A member of a Council may present his application to another 
 Council for affiliation therein, and such last mentioned Council may 
 receive the application, and refer it to a committee of investigation, and 
 upon the report of the committee take a ballot. And if thereupon such 
 application be accepted, the Companion shall become a member of the 
 Council so accepting him, when it shall receive a certificate that such 
 Companion has been regularly discharged from membership in the first- 
 mentioned Council. 
 
 Sec. 33. No member shall be permitted to dimit from the Council of 
 which he is a member, until he shall present a certificate from some 
 Chartered Council that he has been accepted for membership therein; on 
 presentation of such certificate, and upon the written request of the 
 Companion, the Council at a stated Assembly shall, if the member is not 
 an elective officer of, or indebted to the Council, or under charges, issue 
 a certificate of dimit, which shall not be delivered to the Companion, 
 but shall be transmitted by the Recorder of the Council, to the Council 
 from which said certificate of acceptance came. But any member of a 
 Council against vvhom charges are not pending, and whose duties and 
 indebtedness to the Council are paid, may withdraw from membership by 
 
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 presenting a written application therel'or at a stated Assembly. The 
 Council shall grant the request of the Companion by dropping his name 
 from the rolls, and his membership shall thereby be terminated, and he 
 shall be subject to the disabilities of an unaffiliated Royal and Select 
 Master; provided, however, that an elected officer cannot withdraw during 
 his term of office; provided also, that when any member shall be, or become 
 a resident, in the jurisdiction of another Grand Council, a dimit may be 
 granted to him direct, and without compliance with the foregoing pro- 
 visions, if, for any cause the stated Assemblies of a Council are inter- 
 rupted, and not held regularly, the Thrice Illustrious Master shall have 
 power to direct the issue of the Certificate of Dimit herein provided for. 
 
 ARTICLE III. 
 
 Sec. 34. The Grand Council is competent at any time to alter or amend 
 this Constitution, on the concurrence of two-thirds of the members present 
 at an Annual Assembly; provided the proposed alteration shall have been 
 submitted in writing at one Annual Assembly and laid over until the next 
 for consideration. 
 
 Sec. 35. No general regulation shall be adopted inconsistent with this 
 Constitution, and all former written Constitutions and General Regula- 
 tions heretofore made and adopted, are hereby repealed. 
 
 GENERAL REGULATIONS. 
 
 1. The revenues of the Grand Council shall be derived from the following 
 sources : 
 
 For every Charter issued $30.00 
 
 For every Dispensation to form a new Council 20.00 
 
 And if a. Charter is afterwards granted, the additional sum of . . . . 10.00 
 
 For every other Dispensation 50 
 
 For affixing the Seal to every Grand Council Diploma 50 
 
 For every Companion received and greeted in a Subordinate Council. 1.00 
 
 For adjoining fee of every Select Master 50 
 
 Every Council shall pay for each of its members annually 50 
 
 2. The mileage and per diem of the officers of the Grand Council and 
 Representatives of Subordinate Councils for attendance at the Sessions, 
 and the compensation of the Grand Recorder, Grand Treasurer, .Grand 
 Lecturer and Grand Sentinel, shall be fixed by the Grand Council, from 
 time to time, as the state of its funds may warrant, but no Representative 
 of a Subordinate Council shall receive pay or mileage in excess of the 
 amount of dues paid in by the Council which he represents. 
 
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 Past Grand Masters of this Grand Council shall be entitled to the same 
 compensation for attendance as Officers and Representatives. 
 
 The Grand Council shall pay each year towards the support of the 
 General Grand Council the sum of fifty (50) cents for each working Coun- 
 cil within its jurisdiction. 
 
 3. Every Council shall be accountable to the Grand Council for the dues 
 of each if its members embraced in its returns. 
 
 4. The returns to the Grand Council shall contain the following items, 
 viz.: 
 
 1. Council number of each Companion. 
 
 2. Name in full. 
 
 3. Age. 
 
 4. Occupation. 
 
 5. Birthplace. 
 
 6. Residence. 
 
 7. Time of receiving the degrees. 
 
 8. Time of adjoining by a£Bliation. 
 
 9. Lodge. 
 
 10. Chapter. 
 
 11. Council in which degrees were received. 
 
 12. Connection dissolved — when, and by what — with Grand Council num- 
 
 ber of the Companion. 
 
 13. Dues and fees to Grand Council. 
 
 5. A Council can only be dissolved by the act of the Grand Council, or 
 by a voluntary surrender of its Charter, pursuant to a vote of its mem- 
 bers present when duly summoned for that purpose, but no Charter shall 
 be surrendered unless the minority vote on the question of surrender shall 
 be less than nine. 
 
 6. Members in good standing of a Council whose Charter has been, 
 or may hereafter be surrendered, or forfeited, on application to the Grand 
 Recorder, shall be furnished by him with such evidence of good standing 
 as will enable them to affiliate with other Councils, provided, their dues 
 have been paid to the Council, or to the Grand Recorder to the date of 
 such surrender or forfeiture. 
 
 7. The Councils shall be apportioned by the Grand Master to the 
 elective officers of the Grand Council (excepting the Grand Treasurer, 
 Grand Recorder, and Grand Lecturer), for official visitation; and it shall 
 be the duty of the several associate Grand Officers to visit on behalf of the 
 Grand Council, during the year, the Councils that shall be assigned to 
 them, for the purposes of encouraging closer fellowship, and advancing 
 the interests of Cryptic Masonry throughout the jurisdiction. 
 
 8. Any Grand Representative to this Grand Council who shall fail to 
 attend, or make report in writing, at two consecutive Annual Assemblies 
 of this Grand Council shall be considered as thereby resigning his position 
 
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 as such Grand Representative, and the Grand Master authorized to recom- 
 mend to the Grand Council from which the Grand Kepresentative received 
 his commission, the name of some other Companion to fill the vacancy 
 thus created. 
 
 9. This Grand Council and its subordinates shall be governed by the 
 Code of Procedure of the Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of 
 the State of New York, in the matter of Trials, Appeals and Restorations. 
 
STATIONS, INSIGNIA AND JEWELS OF THE 
 OFFICERS OF THE GRAND COUNCIL. 
 
 Stations. 
 
 10. The Station of the Grand Master is in the East; of the Deputy 
 Grand Master, on the right of the Grand Master; of the Grand Principal 
 Conductor of the Worls, on the left of the Grand Master; of the Grand 
 Treasurer, on the right of the Deputy Grand Master; of the Grand Re- 
 corder, at the left of the Grand Principal Conductor of the Work; of the 
 Grand Captain of the Guard, in the West; of the Grand Conductor of the 
 Council, in the South; of the Grand Chaplain, on the left of the Grand 
 Principal Conductor of the Work; of the Grand Marshal, in the South: 
 of the Grand Standard Bearer, on the right and in front of the Grand 
 Deputy Master; of the Grand Steward, at the door inside; and of the 
 Grand Sentinel, at the door outside. 
 
 Insignia. 
 
 11. The Insignia of each of the Officers of this Grand Council consists of 
 an approprite hanging Jewel and Satin Apron with gold border on both 
 flap and apron. 
 
 Jewels. 
 
 12. The Jewels of all the Officers of this Grand Council are inclosed in a 
 Triangle, which is encircled by a wreath, the whole to be of gold or some 
 metal resembling it in color. In the Triangle worn by the Grand Master 
 Is suspended the Square, Compass and Trowel; in that of the Deputy Grand 
 Master, a Level and Trowel (in that of Past Grand Master, the Com- 
 passes extended upon an arc of sixty degrees, with the Trowel in the 
 centre); in that of the Grand P. C. of the Work, the Trowel and Plumb; 
 in that of the Grand Treasurer, the Trowel and Cross Keys; in that of the 
 
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 Grand Recorder, the Trowel and Cross Pens; in that of the Grand Cap- 
 tain of the Guard, the Trowel and Battle- Axe; in that of the Grand Con- 
 ductor of the Council, the Trowel and Baton; in that of Grand Chaplain, 
 the Trowel and Holy Bible open; in that of Grand Lecturer, the Trowel 
 and Scroll; in that of Grand Marshal, the Trowel and Baton crossed upon 
 the Scroll; in that of Grand Standard Bearer, the Trowel and Banner; 
 in that of Grand Steward, the Trowel and Cross Swords; and in that of 
 Grand Sentinel, the Trowel and Sword crossed. 
 
 STATIONS, INSIGNIA, DRESSES AND JEWELS OF 
 OFFICERS OF SUBORDINATE COUNCILS. 
 
 Stations. 
 
 13. The Station of the Master is in the East; of the Deputy Master, on 
 the right of the Master; of the Principal Conductor of the Work, on the 
 left of the Master; of the Treasurer, at the right of the Deputy Master; 
 of the Recorder, at the left of the Principal Conductor of the Work; of 
 the Captain of the Guard, in the West; of the Conductor of the Council, 
 near the South, on the right; of the Chaplain, on the left of P. C. of the 
 Work; of the Marshal, near the South, on the left; of the Steward, at the 
 door inside; and of the Sentinel, at the door outside. 
 
 Insignia. 
 
 14. The hangings for Jewels are of purple, and may be trimmed with 
 gold; the Aprons are of lambskin, trimmed with purple, of rectangular 
 shape, 14 inches in depth, and 17 inches in width, having a triangular flap. 
 the point of which shall reach to the centre of the Apron, with a purple 
 border on both flap and Apron, which sihall be the distinctive apron for 
 Subordinate Councils in this jurisdiction. 
 
 Dkesses. 
 
 15. The Master is clothed in a Robe of royal purple trimmed with 
 ermine, a Crown upon his head, and a Sceptre in his hand; the Deputy 
 Master, in a Robe of scarlet, trimmed with ermine, a Crown upon his 
 head, and a Sceptre in his hand; the Principal Conductor of the Work, in 
 a Robe of yellow, a Turban on his head, and a Trowel in his hand; and 
 
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 the Captain of the Guard, in the military dress of the Eastern nations 
 3,000 years ago. All the other officers are clothed in purple Tunics and 
 Turbans, with a Trowel in one hand, and a Sword in the otlier. 
 
 Jewels. 
 
 16. The Jewels of each of the Officers of a Subordinate Council are 
 suspended in a Triangle, and are as follows, viz.: that of the Master, the 
 Square. Compass and Trowel; that of the Deputy Master, the Trowel and 
 Level; that of the Principal Conductor of the Work, a Trowel and Plumb; 
 (that of Past Master, a Trowel and the Compasses extended on an arc of 
 sixty degrees); that of the Treasurer, the Trowel and Cross Keys: that of 
 the Recorder, the Trowel and Cross Pens; that of the Chaplain, the 
 Trowel and open Bible; that of the Captain of the Guard, the Trowel and 
 Battle-Axe crossed; that of the Conductor of the Council, a Trowel; that 
 of the Marshal, the Trowel, Baton and Scroll; that of Steward, the 
 Trowel and Cross S words: and that of the Sentinel, the Trowel and 
 Sword crossed. 
 
 IxsiGNiA OF Members of Councils. 
 
 IT. The members of a Subordinate Council wear a lambskin or white 
 Apron trimmed with purple, of size and proportions as before described. 
 
Rules of Order. 
 
 1. At the stroke of the Grand Master's gavel there shall be a general 
 silence, and he who breaks silence without leave from the presiding oflBcer 
 shall be subject to a public reprimand. 
 
 2. Under the same penalty, every Companion shall keep his seat, and 
 observe strict silence whenever the Grand Master shall call to order. 
 
 3. No Companion is to speak more than once to the same question, unless 
 by permission. 
 
 4. If, in the Grand Council, any member is twice called to order, at one 
 Assembly, for transgressing these rules, and is guilty of the third offence 
 of the same nature, the Grand Master may peremptorily order him to 
 leave the Council Chamber for that session. 
 
 5. Whoever shall be so rude as to ridicule any Companion, or what 
 another says, or has said, may be forthwith solemnly excluded the Assem- 
 bly, and declared incapable of ever being a member of this Grand Council, 
 unless he publicly own his fault, and he be excused. 
 
 6. All motions, unless otherwise provided, are to be decided by a majority 
 of votes. 
 
 7. The opinions, or votes of the members may be signified by holding up 
 the left hand, unless some member shall call for a vote by Councils, which 
 shall be sustained by at least three members. 
 
 8. All members shall keep their places except the Grand Captain of the 
 Guard, and, Grand Marshal, who are allowed to move from place to place, 
 in the discharge of their duties. 
 
 9. Every one who speaks shall rise and remain standing, addressing 
 himself to the Grand Master; and no member shall interrupt him, unless 
 to call him to order; but after he has been set rigiht, he may proceed; if he 
 observe due order and decorum. 
 
 10. Every proposition offered for consideration shall be in writing, if 
 required by any member. 
 
 11. At any Annual Assembly of the Grand Council, the following Stand- 
 ing Committees shall be appointed by the Grand Master, to consist of three 
 members each: 
 
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 1. A Committee on Credentials and Returns of Councils. 
 
 2. A Committee on Charters and Dispensations. 
 
 3. A Committee on Foreign Correspondence. 
 
 4. A Committee on the Constitution and Laws. To this Com- 
 
 mittee shall be referred all propositions to amend the Con- 
 stitution, General Regulations, and Rules of the Grand 
 Council; also all questions relative to the usages, privi- 
 leges, customs, and work of the fraternity. 
 
 5. A Committee on Grievances and Appeals. 
 
 6. A Committee on Finance. To this Committee shall be referred 
 
 all questions involving an expenditure from the funds of the 
 Grand Council for report before action is taken thereon by 
 the Grand Council, and it shall exercise a general supervision 
 over the financial affairs of the Grand Council. 
 
 7. A Committee on Unfinished Business of the previous Annual 
 
 Assembly. 
 
 12. The Standing Committees shall not sit while the Grand Council is 
 actually in session, unless on leave obtained, and shall all report at the 
 same Assembly at which they were appointed, and be discharged at the 
 close thereof, unless otherwise ordered, except the Committee on Foreign 
 Correspondence, and the Committee on Finance, which committees shall 
 be appointed as soon as convenient after installation. 
 
 13. The following shall be the Order of Business and procedure of the 
 Grand Council, at each session of the Annual Assembly, except that the 
 second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth shall not be observed after the first 
 session : 
 
 1. Calling the Roll of Councils by the Grand Recorder. 
 
 2. The usual ceremonies of opening the Grand Council in ample 
 
 form, and with prayer by the Grand Chaplain. 
 
 3. Reading and approving the Minutes of any previous Special 
 
 Assembly of the Grand Council, not before read and approved. 
 i. Address of the Grand Master and action thereon. 
 5. Reports of the Grand Treasurer and Grand Recorder, and 
 
 action thereon. 
 It. Appointment of Committees. 
 T. Report upon Credentials of Members. 
 
 8. Report on Unfinished Business of the previous Assembly. 
 
 U. Presentation and reference, or other disposition of Memorials, 
 
 Petitions, and Communications. 
 10. Motions and Resolutions, and reference or other disposition of 
 
 the same. 
 11. Reports of Standing Committees, and action thereon; the Com- 
 mittees on Foreign Correspondence, and Constitution and 
 Laws having the preference. 
 
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 12. Reports of Special Cominittees, and action thereon. 
 
 13. Special Orders (if any.) 
 
 14. Consideration of amendments to the Constitution, General Reg- 
 
 ulations, and Rules (if any.) 
 
 15. Unfinished Business of previous Sessions (if any there be.) 
 
 16. Miscellaneous Business, not included in the above. 
 
 17. Reading and approval of the Minutes of the Session. 
 
 18. Should the Order of Business not be concluded at the session at 
 
 which it is first called, it shall be commenced at the succeed- 
 ing session where it was left off, and so on throughout the 
 Assembly, taking up the Order of Business, as in Rule 13, 
 again when once finished, and going through with it in the 
 same manner; provided, nevertheless, that the reading and 
 approval of the minutes shall be the last business in order 
 at each session, and that the appointment of a time for the 
 election and installation of ofilcers, and for the lectures, shall 
 be in order at any time designated by the Grand Council. 
 
 19. At each session of the Annual Assembly, the Grand Council 
 
 shall determine the time and place for holding the next se» 
 sion. 
 
 20. The Rules of Order shall not be suspended at any time, except 
 
 by unanimous consent. 
 
 21. These Rules may be amended at any time, by a vote of two- 
 
 thirds of the Grand Council. 
 
 22. All former Rules of Order of the Grand Council, inconsistent 
 
 herewith, are hereby abrogated. 
 
INSTALLATION 
 
 OF THE 
 
 Officers of the Qrand Council. 
 
 At the time appointed for the Installation, the Grand Council being 
 regularly opened, the Chair must be taken by some Grand or Past Grand 
 Master; or, if none be present, by the highest Grand or Past Grand Officer, 
 who is, or has been, a presiding officer in a Subordinate Council. 
 
 The Grand Marshal shall then introduce the Grand Master elect to the 
 Installing Officer saying: 
 
 Most Illustrious Gkand MAsTEr — I present to you Companion , 
 
 who, having been duly elected Grand Master of the Grand Council of the 
 State of New York, for the ensuing Masonic year, now declares himself 
 ready for installation. 
 
 The Installing Officer shall then address the inembers of the Grand Coun- 
 cil, saying: 
 
 Companions of the Grand Council — Companion having been 
 
 duly elected to preside over you, as your Grand Master, now declares him- 
 self ready for installation. If any of you can show just cause why lie should 
 not be installed, you will make your objections now known, or forever 
 after hold your peace. 
 
 If objections are made, the Grand Council shall proceed at once to hear 
 and determine the same. 
 
 If no objections are made he shall continue: 
 
 No cause being shown to the contrary, I shall now proceed to install him. 
 
 The Installing Officer shall then administer the following obligation 
 of Office, all the Companions standi iig. 
 
 I, , do solemnly promise and swear that I will serve as Grand 
 
 Master of the Grand Council of the State of New York, for the term for 
 which I have been elected, and will, to the best of my abilities, faithfully 
 discharge the duties appertaining to that office. I do furthermore promise 
 
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 and swear that I will support and maintain the Constitutions of the Gen- 
 eral Grand Council of the United States and of this Grand Council, and 
 inviolably preserve the ancient landmarks of the Order. So help me God. 
 The Grand Chaplain shall then offer the following prayer: 
 Oh thou most holy and omnipotent Lord God of heaven and earth! we 
 do most humbly beseech thee to smile upon and bless this Grand Council 
 now assembled. Sanctify unto each one of us now present the transac- 
 tions of this hour. Make us humble and thankful recipients of all the 
 bounties thou are continually bestowing upon us, and move our hearts 
 with impulses of tenderness and charity toward all men and especially 
 toward those who have wrought with us their regular hours in the secret 
 vault. Bestow upon us, we beseech thee, a portion of thine infinite wis- 
 dom, and especially upon him who has been selected to preside over 
 this Grand Council. Take from him all pride of heart, stubborness of 
 will, and self-sufficiency of understanding, and all vanity, ostentation, 
 and arrogance, if any such he have; and give him in their stead a meek- 
 ness and lowliness of heart, and a kindness and gentleness of disposition, 
 that shall cause him to rule and govern his Companions with love and 
 affection, and in thy fear. 
 
 And we pray thee, O Lord God, that, when our labors here are ended 
 and the hour of everlasting rest has arrived, we may be received into the 
 Grand Council above, and hear the thrilling welcome, "Come, ye blessed of 
 my Father, into the mansions prepared for you from the beginning of the 
 world." Amen. 
 Response ty the Companions. — So mote it be. 
 
 The Installing Officer then invests the Grand Master elect with the 
 insignia of his Office, and proceeds with the following: 
 
 CHARGE. 
 
 Most Illxjsthious Companion: By the voice of your Companions, 
 you have been elevated to the highest office within their gift; and as they 
 rely with entire confidence upon the rectitude of your intentions, and the 
 integrity of your character, it becomes your duty to set them an example 
 of diligence, industry, and fidelity; to see that the officers associated with 
 you faithfully perform their respective duties, and that the reputation 
 and interests of this Grand Council are not endangered by imprudence 
 or neglect. 
 
 The important trust committed to your charge will call for your best 
 exertions, and the exercise of your best faculties. As the Representative 
 of the Wise King of Israel, it will be your duty to recite the secret tradi- 
 tions, to illustrate the moral principles of the Order, to cherish the worthy, 
 and to hold in due veneration the ancient landmarks of our time-honored 
 institution. 
 
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 The purple robe, the crown, and the sceptre are emblems of union and au- 
 thority. They are to Indicate to you that, while you govern your Com- 
 panions with mildness, firmness, and impartiality, you are to teach them 
 lessons of union and harmony, which are the chief supports in our great 
 Masonic edifice. And as you are seated in the East, the place of light 
 and heat, so you are to be the source of light and heat to those under 
 your charge. Enlighten them with a knowledge of our traditions, our 
 forms and ceremonies; the signification of our tools and emblems, and 
 the general arts and mysteries of our craft ; and impart to tbem a portion 
 of the warmth of zeal and devotion that burns in your own bosom. 
 
 By a frequent recurrence to the Constitutions of the General and State 
 Grand Councils, and the general regulations of the fraternity, together 
 with a constant observance of the great principles inculcated in the 
 various lectures and charges, you will be enabled to fulfil the important 
 obligations resting upon you with honor to yourself and credit to the 
 craft. And may He, without whose approving smiles our labors are all 
 in vain, give strength to your endeavors, and support to your exertions. 
 
 The Grand Master elect shall then take his seat in the East, and assume 
 the gavel. After which (all the Companions standing) the Qrand Marshal 
 shall make proclamation, thus: 
 
 Companions: In the name and under the authority of the Grand 
 
 Council of the State of New York and by order of , I do proclaim 
 
 Most Illustrious Companion, , Grand Master of Cryptic Masons 
 
 of the State of New York,, for the term prescribed by the Constitution. 
 
 The remaining officers elect, standing in order before the officiating of- 
 ficer, shall then make the following declaration. 
 
 I, , do solemnly promise that I will faithfully, and to the best 
 
 of my ability, discharge the duties of the office to which I have been 
 elected (or appointed), and that I will strictly conform to the requirements 
 of the Constitutions of the General Grand Council of the United States 
 and o fthe Grand Council of the State of New York, together with the 
 general regulations of the Order, so far as they may come to my know- 
 ledge. 
 
 After which (all of the Companions present standing) the Grand Chaplain 
 repeats the following: 
 
 PRAYER. 
 
 Most holy and glorious Lord God, the great architect of heaven and 
 earth, we approach thee with reverence, and implore thy blessing on these 
 Companions, selected to assist our presiding officer in conducting the 
 business of this Grand Council, and now prostrate before thee. Fill their 
 hearts with fear, that their tongues and actions may promote thy glory. 
 
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 Make them steadfast in thy service. Grant them wisdom, that they 
 may teach tby judgments and thy laws. Animate their hearts, and strength- 
 en their endeavors. Bless them, O Lord, and bless the work of their hands. 
 Accept us in mercy. Hear thou, from heaven, thy dwelling-place, and 
 forgive our transgressions. Amen. 
 
 Response.— So mote it be. 
 
 The Grand Marshal loill now present each of the remaining Grand Of- 
 ficers elect in order, according to rank, after investing Mm with jewel 
 of office, when they shall 6e charged by the Installing Officer, respectively, 
 as follows: 
 
 (After each charge, the Grand Marshal shall conduct the offlcer elect, so 
 charged, to his proper station in the Grand Council Chamber.) 
 
 CHARGE TO THE DEPUTY GRAND MASTER. 
 
 Right iLLXJSTKiotrs Companion: Have you attended to the important 
 obligation taken by your superior, and do you promise to support all the 
 ancient charges and regulations as freely and fully as he has done? 
 
 Answer. — I do. 
 
 The duties of the important ofllce to which your Companions have elected 
 you will require your constant and earnest attention. You are to occu- 
 py the second seat in this Grand Council, and it will be your duty to 
 aid and support your Chief in all the requirements of his office. In 
 his absence, you will be called upon to preside in the Grand Council and 
 to discharge all those important duties which now devolve upon him. 
 Let it, therefore, be your unremitting study to acquire such a degree 
 of knowledge and information as will enable you, when called upon, to 
 discharge with promptness and propriety all the important duties annexed 
 to your station. 
 
 CHARGE TO THE GRAND PRINCIPAL CONDUCTOR 
 OF THE WORK. 
 
 Right Illttstkiotjs Companion: As the third offlcer of this Grand 
 Council, it will be your duty to sound the silver trumpet at early dawn 
 and eve of day, when the sun's first and last beams gild the mountain- 
 tops, to announce high noon, and proclaim the time of rest and labor. 
 
 In the absence of your superiors, you will be required to perform their 
 duties; and as the interests of the Grand Council should never be per- 
 mitted to suffer through want of intelligence in its officers, you will allow 
 me to urge upon you the necessity of being always qualified and prepared 
 to meet the emergency, should any such arise. 
 
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 Having been admitted to the fellowship of kings, you will be frequently 
 reminded that the office of mediator is both honorable and praiseworthy. 
 Let it, therefore, be your constant care to preserve harmony and unan- 
 imity of sentiment among the members of the Grand Council. Discon- 
 tinuance whatever may tend to create division and dissensions among the 
 Companions in any of the departments of Masonry. And as the glorious 
 sun at its meridian dispels the mists and clouds that obscure the horizon, 
 so may your exertions tend to dissipate the mist of jealousy and discord, 
 should any such ever unfortunately arise. 
 
 CHARGE TO THE GRAND TREASURER. 
 
 Right Illusteious Companion: You have been elected to an im- 
 portant and responsible station in this Grand Body. It will be your duty 
 to number and weigh out the shekels of the sanctuary, and to provide 
 for the helpless and the destitute. The qualities which should distinguisli 
 you are accuracy and fidelity — accuracy in keeping a true and fair account 
 of the receipts and disbursements; fidelity in carefully preserving the prop- 
 erty and funds of the Grand Council, and in rendering a just account of 
 the same when required. Your interest in this Grand Conncil, your at- 
 tachment to the craft, and your known integrity of character are a suf- 
 ficient guaranty that these duties will be faithfully performed. 
 
 CHARGE TO THE GRAND RECORDER. 
 
 Right Illustrious Companion: It is witt much pleasure that I in- 
 stall you into the office to which you have been elected by your Com- 
 panions. The qualities which should recommend a Recorder are: cor- 
 rectness in recording the proceedings; judgment in discriminating between 
 what is proper and what is improper to be written; regularity in at- 
 tendance upon the Grand Council; integrity in accounting for all moneys 
 that may pass through his hands, and fidelity in paying the same over 
 to the Grand Treasurer. The possession of these qualities, I have no 
 doubt, has designated you as a suitable Companion for this important 
 office. I have the utmost confidence, therefore, that you will discharge 
 all the duties incumbent on you with fidelity and honor. May God grant 
 that, when you shall have completed the record of your transactions here be- 
 low, you may be admitted into the Grand Council above, and find your name 
 recorded in the Book of Life. 
 
 CHARGE TO THE GRAND CAPTAIN OF THE GUARD. 
 
 Right Illustbious Companion: Having been appointed Captain of 
 the Guard of this Grand Council, I present you with the insignia of your 
 
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 office. Guard well your post, and suffer none to pass it but the select, 
 the faithful, and the true. Be ever attentive to the commands of your 
 Chief, and be always near at hand to see them duly executed. 
 
 OHAEGE TO THE GRAND CONDUCTOR OF THE COUNCIL. 
 
 Right Illustrious Companion: Having been appointed Conductor 
 of the Council of this Grand Council, you are now presented with the 
 jewel of your office. Your duties arc none the less important because 
 they are subordinate in character. In your discharge of those duties 
 which you now assume, be fervent and zealous; let uprightness and in- 
 tegrity attend your steps, and let justice and mercy mark your conduct. 
 
 CHARGE TO THE GRAND CHAPLAIN. 
 
 Right Illustrious and Rev. Companion: Xou have been appointed 
 Chaplain of this Grand Council. Your good inclinations will undoubtedly 
 aid you in the performance of those solemn services which created beings 
 should constantly render to their Great Creator, and which, when offered 
 by one whose holy profession it is to point to Heaven and lead the way, 
 may, by refining our morals, strengthening our virtues, and purifying 
 our minds, prepare us for admission into the presence of our Supreme 
 Grand Master, where happiness will be as perfect as it is endless. 
 
 CHARGE TO THE GRAND LECTURER. 
 
 Right Illustrious Companion: To you is assigned the important 
 duty of imparting instruction to the officers and members of Subordinate 
 Councils. To this end it will be necessary for you to prepare yourself 
 by careful study of the forms and ceremonies that have been enjoined 
 upon us to preserve, so that your instruction at all times may be ready 
 and accurate. In your examinations of the proficiency of our officers, 
 you will see that due attention is paid to our rules and regulations that the 
 ancient landmarks be not infringed, and in case you shall observe any 
 failure on the part of any Council , to pay strict obedience to our laws, 
 you are to report the same to the proper authority. 
 
 CHARGE TO THE GRAND MARSHAL. 
 
 Right Illustrious Companion: The office to which you have been 
 elected is one of much importance in the proceedings of this Grand Coun- 
 cil. In the discharge of the duties appertaining to it, and with which you 
 are familiar, be fervent and zealous. Let uprightness and integrity attend 
 
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 your steps; let justice and mercy mark your conduct, and predominate in 
 all your actions through life. You will now assume your station. 
 
 CHARGE TO THE GRAND STANDARD BEARER. 
 
 Right Illustrious Companion: I commit to your custody the Grand 
 Standard, which you are to display at the Assemblies of the Grand Coun- 
 cil and on all proper occasions. Be faithful and zealous in upholding and 
 defending the principles which that Banner represents. 
 
 CHARGE TO THE GRAND STEWARD. 
 
 Right Illustrious Companion: You have been elected to the ofBce 
 of Grand Steward of this Grand Council, and I now invest you with the 
 jewel of your oflSce. As the sword is placed in the hands of th« Steward 
 to enable him to guard the entrance to the secret vault with sleepless 
 vigilance, so should it morally serve as a constant admonition to guard 
 the entrance of our minds — to place a watch at the door of our lips, 
 thereby excluding every unworthy thought and word, and enabling us to 
 preserve our consciences void of ofEence toward God and man. You will 
 now assume your station. 
 
 CHARGE TO THE GRAND SENTINEL. 
 
 Illustrious Companion: You are appointed to the office of Grand 
 Sentinel of this Grand Council, and I now invest you with the implements 
 of your office. As the sword in the hands of the Sentinel enables him 
 to guard against intruders, so should it morally serve as a constant ad- 
 monition to post a sentinel at the avenues of our actions, that no un- 
 worthy deed may intrude, or mar the symmetry of our labors. You will 
 now assume your station. 
 
 CHARGE TO THE MEMBERS OF THE GRAND COUNCIL. 
 
 Companions: From the nature of the constitution of every society, 
 some must of necessity rule and others obey. And while justice and mod- 
 eration are required of the officers in the discharge of their official duties 
 subordination and respect for their rulers are equally demanded of the 
 members. The relation is reciprocal; the interests of both are inseparable, 
 and without mutual co-operation the labors of neither can succeed. A 
 house divided against itself cannot stand. Let, therefore, brotherly love 
 prevail among you; let each be emulous of the others in all good works 
 and in no other way. Let the avenues of your passions be strictly guarded' 
 
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 let no curious intruder find its way into the secret recesses of your re- 
 tirement, to disturb the harmony which should ever prevail among the 
 select and chosen. In so doing you will secure the prosperity of this 
 Grand Council, the respect of your Companions, the commendation of 
 your own consciences, and, finally, the approval of your Supreme Grand 
 Master and a Crown of Life. 
 
 The Grand Marshal shall then make the foUovoing proclamation: 
 
 I am directed by the Most Illustrious Grand Master to proclaim, and I 
 do hereby proclaim, the officers of the Grand Council of Royal and Select 
 Masters of the State of New York duly and regularly installed, in ample 
 form. 
 
 The Orand Chaplain shall then offer the follomng or some suitable 
 prayer, which shall conclude the ceremonies of installation of the 
 Ch-and Officers: 
 
 To thee, O God, we now commend ourselves, and the varied interests 
 committed to our charge. Ever keep and preserve this Grand Council 
 in purity and usefulness, and may its proceedings tend to thy glory and 
 the benefit of our race. Amen. 
 
 Response. — So mote it be. 
 
ORDER OF CEREMONIES IN 
 
 Constituting and Dedicating Councils 
 
 OF ROYAL AND SELECT MASTERS. 
 
 The new Council shall assemble in their hall, and be called to order by 
 their presiding officer. 
 
 The Grand Council will meet and open in an adjoining room. 
 
 A committee from the new Council shall inform the Grand Marshal 
 that the new Council is prepared to receive the Grand Council. The 
 Grand Marshal will announce the same to the Grand Master. 
 
 The committee shall then conduct the Grand Council to the hall of the 
 new Council, where they shall be received with the usual honors. 
 
 The officers of the new Council shall then resign their seats to the 
 Grand Officers, and cause their jewels to be laid upon the altar and 
 covered. 
 
 An ode shall then be sung or an appropriate piece of music be performed, 
 after which the Grand Chaplain shall repeat the following or some 
 other suitable form of 
 
 PRAYER. 
 
 Almighty and Supreme Architect of the Universe, maker and ruler of all 
 things, who is there in heaven but thee, and who upon earth can stand 
 in competition with thee? Thine omniscent mind brings all things in 
 review, past, present, and to come. Thine omnipotent arm directs the 
 movements of the vast creation. Thine omnipresent eye pervades the 
 secret recesses of every neart. Thy boundless beneficence supplies us 
 with every comfort and enjoyment. Thy unspeakable perfections and glory 
 surpass the understandings of the children of men. We do most humbly in- 
 voke thy special blessings upon the purposes of our present assembly. Let 
 this Council be established to thy honor and glory. May its officers be 
 endowed with wisdom to discern and fidelity to pursue its true interests. 
 
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 May its members be ever mindful of the duty they awe to their God, 
 the obedience they owe to their superiors, the love they owe to their 
 equals, and the good will they owe to all mankind. May this Council 
 be erected to thy glory, and may its members ever exemplify their love 
 to thee by their beneficence to their fellow-man, and eventually enjoy the 
 rewards of a well-spent life in the sacred sanctuary on high. Glory be 
 to God, as it was in the beginning is now and ever shall be, world without 
 end. Amen. 
 
 Response.— So mote it be. 
 
 Should time permit, an oration or some suitable address may now be 
 delivered. 
 
 The Deputy Grand Master shall then address the Grand Master in the 
 words following, riz.: 
 
 Most Illustrious Grand Master: A constitutional number of Com- 
 panions duly instructed in the sublime mysteries, having received from the 
 Grand Council a Charter, authorizing them to open and hold a regular 
 Council of Royal and Select Masters in this place, are now assembled 
 for the purpose of having the same legally constituted and solemnly 
 dedicated in ample form. 
 
 The Grand Master directs the Grand Marshal to form the members of the 
 new Council in order, facing the East. 
 
 The Charter granted the new Council shall then be read by the Grand 
 Recorder. 
 
 The Grand Master will then address the Companions forming the new 
 Council, as follows: 
 
 Companions: Do you accept the Charter which has just been read in 
 your hearing by the Grand Recorder, and do you promise to perform all 
 the requirements therein contained, conforming in all your Masonic work- 
 ings to the Constitutions, By-Laws, and General Regulations of the 
 Grand Council of the State of New York, and of the General Grand 
 Council of the United States? 
 
 The answer being in the atfirtniitice, the Grand Muster shall proceed as 
 follows: 
 
 Companions: By virtue of the high power in mc vested as Grand Mas- 
 ter of Royal and Select Masters of the State of New York, I do now form 
 and constitute you, my worthy Companions, into a regular Council of Royal 
 
 and Select Masters, by the Name of Council, No.—; and I hereby 
 
 authorize and empower you and your successors to open and hold said 
 

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 Council, and to do and perform all snch things as may appertain thereunto, 
 conforming in all things to the constitutions. Laws, and Gteneral Kregn- 
 lations of the Grand Council of the State of New York, and of the General 
 Grand Council of the United States. And may the God of our Fathers 
 be with you to guide and direct you in all your doings. Amen. 
 
 Response.— So mote it be. 
 
 An Ode or Eymn shall then he sung, or a suitable piece of music 
 performed, during which the Grand Marshal shall uncover the jewels. 
 
 The following Dedicatory Declaration shall then be pronounced by the 
 Grand Chaplain: 
 
 To our Ancient and Most Illustrious Grand Master Solomon, King of 
 Israel, we solemnly dedicate this Council. May the blessing of him who 
 presides in the Grand Council above rest upon all the members thereof, 
 and may he so direct their labors that his name may be magnified, now 
 and ever. Amen. 
 
 Response.^So mote it be. 
 
 7'fte foUomny proclamation shall then he made by the Grand Marshal. 
 
 I am directed by the Most Illustrious Grand Master to proclaim, and I 
 
 do hereby proclaim, this Council, by the name of Council, No. — , duly 
 
 constituted and dedicated, this day of . A. D. — . 
 
 Should it be deemed desirable, another suitable piece of music may 
 now be performed, when the ceremonies shall dose with the following ben- 
 ediction, to be pronounced by the Grand Chaplain: 
 
 BENEDICTION. 
 
 May the blessing of the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the 
 God of Jacob rest upon and be with you always, now and forever. Amen. 
 
 Response. — So mote it be. 
 
 (should any otlier officer than the Grand Master officiate at the dedi- 
 catory ceremonies, the wwd "AMPLE" is to be omitted whererer it occurs 
 in the service, and in place thereof shall be used the words "IN DUE 
 AED ANCIENT FORM." 
 
INSTALLATION 
 
 OF THE 
 
 Officers of a Subordinate Council. 
 
 Officers of Subordinate Councils may be installed by any present or Past 
 Grand Officer, or by any present or Past Master of a Council in good 
 standing in any regularly constituted Council of Royal and Select Masters. 
 
 The Council being duly assembled and in working order, the installing 
 officer shall direct the Recorder to read so much of the records as refer 
 to the election of officers presenting themselves for installation. 
 
 After which he shall say: 
 
 Companions of Council, No. . do you remain satisfied with the 
 
 choice you have made in the selection of your officers for the ensuing 
 Masonic year? 
 
 The answer being in the affirmative, the officers elect sliall be arranged 
 by the Marshal (an officer to be appointed for the occasion) in due 
 form in front of the Installing Officer, when they shall be required to 
 make the following: 
 
 DECLARATION. 
 
 I, , do solemnly promise that 1 will TaithfuUy, and to the best of 
 
 my ability, discharge the duties of the office to which I have been elected 
 in this council, and that I will strictly conform to the requirements of the 
 By-Laws of this Council, and the Constitutions and General Regulations 
 of the Grand Council of the State of New York and of the General Grand 
 Council of the United States, so far as they may come to my knowledge. 
 
 The officers elect shall then resume their seats among their Companions. 
 
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 The following, or some suitable prayer, shall then he delivered by the 
 Chaplain: 
 
 PRAYER. 
 
 Most Holy and Glorious Lord God, the Great and Mighty Father of all 
 men, we, thy humble servants, desire to approach thee with all reverence, 
 and to implore thy blessing upon the companions selected to preside over 
 and conduct the affairs of this Council, and now before thee. Fill their 
 hearts, we beseech thee, with thy fear, that their tongues and actions 
 may promote thy glory. Make them steadfast in thy service. Grant 
 them firmness of mind. Animate their hearts and strengthen their en- 
 deavors. May they be enabled to teach thy judgments and thy laws. 
 Bless them, O Lord, and bless the work of their hands. Accept us in 
 mercy. Hear thou from Heaven, thy dwelling-place, and forgive our trans- 
 gressions. Glory be to God, as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever 
 shall be, world without end. Amen. 
 
 Response. — So mote it be. 
 
 The Marshal icill then iivesent the officers elect severally, according to 
 rank, for installation. 
 
 Addressing the installing officer by his proper Masonic title, he shall 
 say: 
 
 , I present to you Companion , for installation as of 
 
 this Council. I find him to be well-skilled in the Royal Mysteries, zeaUius 
 in diffusing the sacred principles of our fathers, and in whose integrity 
 
 and fidelity his Companions of Council, No. — , repose the highest 
 
 confidence. 
 
 The installing officer leill then complete the ceremonies by delivering the 
 following Address and Charges severally, to the officers elect, as they arc 
 severally presented to him, according to rani; by the Marshal. After each 
 charge the officer n^ill be conducted to his station. 
 
 ADDRESS AND CHARGE TO THE GRAND MASTER. 
 
 Thrice Illttsteious Companion: I feel great pleasure in receiving you 
 as the presiding officer of this Council. It is a station highly honorable 
 to him who diligently and faithfully performs the duties it imposes upon 
 him. Before investing you, however, with the appropriate insignia of 
 your office, I must require your unequivocal assent to the following in- 
 terrogatories: 
 
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 1. Do you solemnly promise that you will use your best endeavors to 
 correct the vices and purify the morals of your companions, and to pro- 
 mote the peace and prosperity of your Council? 
 
 2. That you will not suffer your Council to be opened when there are 
 less than nine regular Select Masters present? 
 
 3. That you will not suffer any one to pass the circle of perfection in 
 your Council, in whose inttfgrity, fervency, and zeal you have not entire 
 confidence? 
 
 4. That you will not acknowledge or hold intercourse with any council 
 that does not work under some regular and constitutional authority? 
 
 5. That you will not admit a visitor into your Council who has not be«^n 
 regularly and lawfully invested with the degrees conferred therein with- 
 out his having previously been formally healed? 
 
 6. That you will faithfully observe and support such By-Laws as may 
 be made by your Council, in conformity with the Constitution and Gen- 
 eral Eegulations of the Order? 
 
 7. That you will pay due respect and obedience to the Grand Officers, 
 when duly installed, and sustain them in the discharge of their lawful 
 duties? 
 
 8. Do you submit to these requirements, and promise to observe and 
 practice them faithfully? 
 
 Response.— I do. 
 
 With entire confidence in the rectitude of your intentions, and in the in- 
 tegrity of your character as a Select Master, I now invest you with the 
 appropriate insignia of your office. 
 
 Having been honored with the tree suffrages of your Companions, and 
 elevated to the highest office within their gift, it becomes your duty to 
 set them an example of diligence, industry, and fidelity; to see that the 
 officers associated with you faithfully perform their respective duties, 
 and that the interest and reputation of your Council are not endangered 
 by imprudence or neglect. The important trusts committed to your 
 charge will call forth your best exertions, and the exercise of your best 
 faculties. 
 
 As the representative of the wise King of Israel, it will be your duty to 
 recite the secret traditions, and illustrate the moral principles of the 
 Order, to cherish the worthy, and to hold in due veneration the ancient 
 landmarks. 
 
 By a frequent recurrence to the By-Laws of your Council, and the Gen- 
 eral Regulations and Constitutions of the Grand Council, and of the 
 General Grand Council of the United States, you will be enabled to 
 fulfil the important obligations resting upon you with honor to yourself and 
 with credit to the craft. 
 
 And may He, without whose approving smiles our labors are all in 
 vain, give strength to your endeavors and support to your exertions. 
 
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 CHARGE TO THE DEPUTY MASTBH. 
 
 iLiiTJSTRiotJS Companion: Having been elected to the second office in 
 this Council, I, with great pleasure, invest you with the insignia of your 
 office. 
 
 The duties of the important office to which your Companions have ele- 
 vated you will require your constant and earnest attention. You are to 
 occupy the second seat in the Council, and it will be your duty to aid 
 and support your Chief in all the requirements of his office. In his 
 absence you will be called upon to preside in the Council, and to discharge 
 all the important duties annexed to his station. 
 
 Although the representative of a king, and elevated in rank above your 
 Companions, yet may you never forget that in all the duties you owe to 
 God, your neighbor, and yourself, you and they stand upon the same level 
 of equality. Let the bright example of your predecessor in the Grand 
 Council at Jerusalem stimulate you to the faithful performance of every 
 duty, and when the King of Kings shall summon you to his immediate 
 presence, may you receive from his hand a crown of glory that shall never 
 fade away. 
 
 CHARGE TO THE PRINCIPAL CONDUCTOR OF THE WORK. 
 
 Illustrious Companion: As the third officer of this Council, I now 
 invest you with the insignia of your office. It is your duty to sound the 
 silver trumpet at early dawn and eve of day, when the sun's first and 
 last beams gild the mountain-tops, to announce high noon, and proclaim 
 the time of rest and labor. 
 
 In the absence of either of your superior officers you will be required 
 to perform the duties annexed to his station respectively; and as the in- 
 terests of your Council ought never to suffer from the want of intelligence 
 in its officers, you will allow me to urge upon you the necessity of being 
 always qualified and fully prepared to meet the emergency, should it ever 
 rise. 
 
 Having been admitted to the fellow ship of kings, you will be frequently 
 reminded that the office of mediator is both honorable and praiseworthy. 
 Let it, therefore, be your constant care to preserve harmony and unan- 
 imity of sentiment among the members of your council. Discountenance 
 whatever may tend to create divisions and dissentions among the brethren 
 in any of the departments of Masonry. And as the glorious sun at its 
 meridian dispels the mist and clouds that obscure the horizon, so may 
 your exertions tend to dissipate the mist of jealousy and discord, should 
 any such ever unfortunately arise in your Council. 
 
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 CHARGE TO THE TRBASUKEK. 
 
 Companion: You have been elected to a very important and respon- 
 sible ofllce in this Council, and I now, with pleasure, invest you with the 
 insignia of your o£Glce. It is your duty to number and weigh out the 
 shekels of the sanctuary and to provide for the helpless orphan. The qual- 
 ities which should distinguish you are accuracy and fidelity; accuracy in 
 keeping a fair and true account of the receipts and disbursements; 
 fidelity in carefully preserving the property and funds of the Council, 
 and in rendering a just account of the same when required. Your in- 
 terest in this Council, your attachment to the craft, and your known in- 
 tegrity of character are a sure guaranty that your duties will be faith- 
 fully performed. 
 
 CHARGE TO THE RECORDER. 
 
 Companion: I now invest you with the insignia of your oflBce. The 
 qualities which should distinguish you in discharging the various duties an- 
 nexed to your station are, correctness in recording the proceedings of your 
 Council; judgment in discriminating between what is proper and what is 
 improper to be written; regularity in making the returns to the Grand 
 Council; integrity in accounting for all moneys that may pass through 
 your hands, and fidelity in paying the same over to the Treasurer. The 
 possession of these qualities has designated you as a suitable Companion 
 for the important office to which you have been elected, and I en- 
 tertain no doubt but that you will discharge all the duties incumbent on 
 ' you with fidelity and honor. And when you shall have completed the 
 records of your transactions here below, and finished the term of your 
 probation, may you be admitted to the Grand Council above, and find 
 your name recorded in the Book of Life. 
 
 CHARGE TO THE CAPTAIN OF THE GUARD. 
 
 Companion: Having been appointed Captain of the Guard in this 
 Council, I present you with the insignia of your office. Guard well your 
 post, and suffer none to pass it but the select, the faithful, and the worthy. 
 Be ever attentive to the commands of your Chief, and be always near 
 at hand to see them duly executed. 
 
 CHARGE TO THE CONDUCTOR. 
 
 Companion: The office to which you have been appointed is one of much 
 importance in the proceedings of this Council. In the discharge of the 
 duties appertaining to it, and with which you are doubtless familiar, be 
 
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 fervent and zealous; you will thus secure the respect and esteem of your 
 Companions and the approbation of your own conscience. You will now 
 assume your station. 
 
 CHARGE TO THE CHAPLAIN. 
 
 Kev. Companion: You have been appointed Chaplain of this Council. 
 Your good inclinations will undoubtedly aid you in the performance of 
 those solemn services which created beings should constantly render to 
 their Great Creator, and which, when offered by one whose holy profession 
 it is to point to Heaven and lead the way, may, by refining our morals, 
 strengthening our virtues, and purifying our minds, prepare us for ad- 
 mission into the presence of our Supreme Grand Master, where happiness 
 will be as perfect as it is endless. 
 
 CHARGE TO THE MARSHAL. 
 
 Companion: The duties of your office require but little elucidation. It 
 is your duty, in connection with the Conductor, to attend to the examin- 
 ation of visitors, and to take special care that none are permitted to en- 
 ter but such as have proved their title to cur favor and friendship. I 
 present you with the implement of your office, in the confident belief that 
 it is entrusted to competent and faithful hands. 
 
 CHARGE TO THE STEWARD AND SENTINEL. 
 
 Companions: You have been appointed to the office of Steward and 
 Sentinel, respectively, and I now, with pleasure, invest you with the ap- 
 propriate insignia of your office. Let the sword placed in your hands serve 
 as a constant admonition to you to set a guard at the entrance of your 
 thoughts, to place a watch at the door of your lips, to post a sentinel at 
 the avenues of your affections, thereby excluding every unworthy thought, 
 word, and deed, and enabling you to preserve your consciences void of 
 offence toward God and man. 
 
 CHARGE TO THE COUNCIL. 
 
 Companions : From the nature of our beloved institution, some must of 
 necessity rule and others obey. And while justice and moderation ore re- 
 quired of the officers in the discharge of their official duties, subordination and 
 respect for their rulers are equally demanded of the members. The relation is 
 reciprocal. The interests of both are inseparable, and without mutual 
 co-operation the labors of neither can succeed. Let the avenues to your 
 passions be strictly guarded. Let no curious intruder find his way into 
 
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 the secret recesses of your retirement, to disturb the harmony which 
 should ever prevail among the select and chosen. In so doing, you will best 
 secure the prosperity of your Council, the respect of your Companions, and 
 the commendation of your consciences. And may He whose watchful 
 care is over all those who put their trust in him, ever keep and preserve 
 the Council to his own glory. Amen. 
 
 Response. — So mote it be. 
 
 The Marshal will then maTce the following: 
 
 PROCLAMATION. 
 
 In the name and by the authority of the Grand council of Royal and 
 
 Select Masters of the State of New York, and by order of , I 
 
 proclaim the ofBcers of Council No., — , duly installed. 
 
 The Chaplain shall then conclude the installation ceremonies by deliver- 
 ing the following or some other form of 
 
 PRAYER. 
 
 Eternal and ever blessed Jehovah, most humbly do we beseech thee to 
 look down with an eye of favor upon this Council, now assembled before 
 thee. Bless, if it shall please thee, the proceedings of this hour, and grant 
 that every transaction of this body may tend to thy glory and to our 
 advancement in knowledge and virtue, and to thy great name shall be 
 ascribed eternal praises, world without end. Amen. 
 
 Response. — So mote it be. 
 
FORMS. 
 
 PETITION FOR DISPENSATION TO FORM 
 A NEW COUNCIL. 
 
 To the Most Illustrious Grand Master of Royal and Select Masters of 
 the State of New Tork: 
 
 The undersigned petitioners, being Royal and Select Masters, in good 
 standing, having the prosperity of the fraternity at heart, and being willing 
 to exert their best endeavors to promote and difEuse the genuine principles 
 of Cryptic Masonry, respectfully represent that they are desirous of 
 
 forming a new Council in the town of . county of , to be named 
 
 Council, No. — . 
 
 They therefore pray for Letters of Dispensation to empower them to 
 assemble as a legal Council, to discharge the duties of Cryptic Masonry in 
 a regular and constitutional manner, according to the original forms of 
 the Order and the regulations of the Grand Council, and of the General 
 Grand Council of the United States. 
 
 They have nominated and do recommend Comp. A. B. to be the first 
 Master, Comp. C. D. to be the first Dep. Master, and Comp. E. F to be 
 the first Principal Conductor of the Work of said Council. If the prayer 
 of the petitioners shall be granted, they promise a strict conformity to 
 the Constitutions, Laws, and Regulations of the General and State Grand 
 Councils. 
 
 Dated at , A. Dep. 29—. 
 
 SlGNATURB OF 
 
 Petitionbb 
 
 Residence 
 
 Council of which now 
 (OK late) a Member 
 
 (This Petition must be sismed by at least nine regular Hoyal and Select Masters, and 
 sbonld be accompanied by dimits of snch sixers a" may be non-afflliated. See Section 16 
 of the Constitution of the Grand Council ) 
 
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 RETURN OF ELECTION. 
 
 The Certificate of Election should be In the following form, and must 
 be filed in the office of the Grand Recorder, before the elected officers 
 of the Subordinate Councils can be recognized as members of the Grand 
 Council: 
 
 Be it known, that on the day of , A. Dep. 29 — , at a stated 
 
 Assembly of Council, No. — , 
 
 Comp was elected Master 
 
 Comp " Dep. Master 
 
 Comp " P. C. of W. 
 
 for the ensuing year, and that said Officers have been duly installed. 
 
 In testimony whereof, we, the members of said Council, have 
 [L. s.] caused the seal thereof to be hereunto affixed, and our Re- 
 corder to sign the same. 
 
 , Recorder. 
 
 THE PROXY. 
 
 Of the Subordinate Councils should be in the following form, viz.: 
 
 At a regular Assembly of Council, No. — , held on the day of 
 
 . A. Dep. 29—, Resolved, That our Comp. (Present or Past 
 
 Grand Officer, Present or Past Master, as the case may 6e) be, and he 
 is hereby appointed Proxy, to represent this Council in the Grand Council 
 of the State of New York; and he is fully empowered to act in our 
 behalf, in all the transactions of the Grand Council, as effectually as if 
 we ourselves were present. 
 
 All which we have caused to be certified by our first three 
 [L. s.] officers, and the seal of our said Council to be affixed. 
 
 — . Master. 
 
 , Dep. Master. 
 
 , P. C. of the W. 
 
 Attest: 
 
 , Recorder. 
 
 PETITION FOR THE COUNCIL DEGREES. 
 
 To the Officers and Members of Council No. . 
 
 The undersigned respectfully represents that he is a member in good 
 standing of Lodge No. , under the jurisdiction of the Grand 
 
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 Lodge of F. and A. M. of the State of , and also a member in good 
 
 standing of Chapter No. , under the jurisdiction of the Grand 
 
 Chapter of Royal Arch Masons of the State of . and that he is 
 
 desirous of receiving the degi'ees conferred in your Council. 
 
 I was born in . Age, years. Residence, . Occupation, . 
 
 I have* never been rejected as a petitioner for the Council degrees. 
 Dated, , 19—. 
 
 (Signed) 
 
 (Name in full.) 
 
 Recommended by 
 
 *If petitioner has been rejected strike out "never" and add name of 
 Council and date. 
 
INDEX. 
 
 PAGE 
 
 Constitution 3 
 
 General Regulations 1 1 
 
 Stations, Insignia and Jewels of the Officers of the 
 
 Grand Council 14 
 
 Stations, Insignia, Dresses and Jewels of Officers of 
 
 Subordinate Councils ^ . . 15 
 
 Rules of Order 17 
 
 Installation — Grand Council 20 
 
 Ceremonies in Constituting and Dedicating Councils 28 
 
 Installation — Subordinate Councils 31 
 
 Form of Dispensation to Form a New Council 38 
 
 Form of Return of Election 39 
 
 " for Proxy 39 
 
 " " Petition for Degrees 39 
 
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