Ancient Masonic Lodges, No. Iv.

1 st . The Right Worshipfull the Master can Congregate the Lodge when and where he Pleases within the town of Banff . 2 d . The Lodge shall meet the first Tusday of every month at the usual

place unless otherwise intimated by the Master , the Expence of these Meetings must be paid by the Members its optional to any one to Attend or not Unless they be summoned by order of the Master .

3 d . Our Great annual festival is St . John the Evangalist ' s day the Twenty Seventh of December at which time Every Member of the Lodge must Attend and account for his Quarterly payments which is three pence Sterling

Quarterly to each Operative mason and four pence half-pennie to each Geometrical mason . Such as do not pay up those at that day are Lyable to be Prosicuted for the same . The place where the Lodge is to Conveen upon St . John ' s day shall be appointed by the Master at the Monthly meeting preceeding .

4 th . Upon St . John ' s day the Twenty Seventh of December Annually the Master and Wardens are to be Chosen this Viz the former Master names the Successor , who if aproven of by the Lodge is to be installed and Salliated b

y the Master and Brethrerine with the usuall solemnity if not aproven of the Lodge proceed to the Election of a Master b y Balating and the Brother that has the majority of Vots is to be installed by the formerMaster and

. Congratulated by the Lodge as usuall the new Master Clmses his Wardens who if not aproven of they are to be chosen by Balating .

5 th . That in the Master ' s absence the Sr Warden opens the Lodge and the last Master or any other that has acted as Master formerly take the Chair and act as Master that night . 6 th . The manner of Admitting any into this

person Lodge must be b y petitioning and no such petitioning can be received but hy Balating and if one

single one appears such Petition must be Rejected when any Objection hapens the Master shall call every Member one by one untill he has gone through the whole to seperate them in order to give that Member who did Object an opertounity of giving his reasons therefore without being Distinguished and if the Master satisfies such a Brother so as

to relieve such scruples the Master then Deliver the Petition Received . 7 th . Each member at his admition shall pay halfe a Crown as dues to the Grand Lodge who ever he be and every one who shall have a title to a concern

in the publick Fund of the Lodge who has served a Master of the said Lodge shall pay at his admition the sum of Fifteen Shillings Sterling for Entred Aprentice Five Shillings For Fellow Craft and Ten Shillings for Master and

every one who has not served as above mentioned shall pay for the first part one Pound Ster for the second Ten Shillings and for the Third Ten Shillings and any Member who wants to attain to that parts of Royal Arch and Super Excellent shall pay two Shillings and

Sixpense to the Publick Fund for each part . All Master ' s Eldest sons shall be Entred Apprentice Gratis upon Clearing the Expenses of the Meeting . 8 th . That no member hut an Operative of the said Lodge shall be Master

or office bearer , that no mony shall be lent belonging to the publick fund without proper Security to the Satisfaction of the Members of the said Lodge 9 th . At any monthly meeting of the Members Conveened consist of nine or

upwards in number the Master beinc orpresent the same is declared a Quoarum to Judge and Determine in anything concerning the publick fund Except Disposing with money or Debts due to it which can not be Done but upon St . John ' s day or when a full meeting is summoned .

10 th . Ihe Lodge fund is Designed for the releif of any member of the Lod ^ e who is Initiat as said is who may by misfortune become in need .