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  • MASONIC ANTIQUITIES, DOCUMENTS, &c. JERUSALEM ENCAMPMENT, MANCHESTER.
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Masonic Antiquities, Documents, &C. Jerusalem Encampment, Manchester.

5 th . " That if any Member of the E . E . be absent 30 Minutes after the appointed " time of Meeting he shall be fined one penny , and if absent the whole " night ho shall pay six pence , fonrpence of which shall go towards the expenses , " and tho other twopence shall belong to the general fund ; but if the absent " Member shall withold a Key so that the Bus / incss of the E . E . bo considerably

" impeded or omitted during the whole night through such neglect , he shall pay " 1 / - that is equal to a present Member , which shall in likewise he appropriated " to the same uses , but if any G . C . ho absent and give an approved reason " why he could not attend , having proA'iously sent his Key by a B . S . K . T . " so that no business is impeded , ho shall stand at the discretion of the present "Members of the E . E . as shall every S . K . T . also being absent , and giidng

" an approved reason why ho could not attend . " ( Addition agreed to 19 th Octr . 1819 . ) " That the officers of the Encampment viz ., the E . G . C . the 1 st . " Capt . and 2 nd . Capt . if absent half an hour after the time specified in tho "Notice for any Meeting shall be fined one shilling each . 6 th . " That all high officers of this E . E . shall he filled once every year

" by an election according to the Ancient usages practised in all ages and " nations heretofore , which election shall take place on the third Tuesday " in June in every year , hut no one shall be chosen into the Highest " Office of E . G . C . through favour and affection , but such as by their " known skill and merit are deemed worthy and capable of filling the " sameand have also blegal rotation passed through the two lower

, y " places of G . C ' s , but to tho end that a regular sucession of G . C . " may he kept up in order to perpetuate the duration of the E . E . " Whosoever being properly qualified and chosen as above refuseth the " place of G . C . shall be fined 2 s . 6 d . to be applied to the increase of " the General Fund and a HCAV G . C . shall be elected in his room .

7 th . " That if any member of this E . E . shall so far unknight himscll " a . s to curse , swear , offer to lay wagers , speak disresjiectfully of those " S . K . T . whether absent or present who ought to be much in his esteem , " or bo guilty of any other unsociable word or action not mentioned in " this article he shall be lined at the discretion of the present members

" of the E . E . and his fine become a part of tho General fund . 8 th . " That any B . S . K . T . desiring to become a member of this E . E . " if he be found worthy and is properly qualified he shall be admitted , " hut no Br . Free Mason though otherwise ever so worthy shall be

" admitted a member of this E . E . unless upon duo examination he be " found to have passed through the following important requisites" [ hero upwards of a line is erased in a fresher ink , ] " and has then , but not " til then , been initiated into the E . A ., and after that made a K . T ., " in this case he may be admitted into the E . E ., but if upon examination " it be found that he was made E . A . without such regular passing the

" chair or that he has been made a K . T . before a E . A . Mason in this " case he must have his irregular steps regulated by repassing in due " form , or being - remade according to the order prescribed in this article , " and then he may he admitted into the E . E .

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NUMBER ONE. Article 4
"LIVE AND LET LIVE." Article 9
OBJECTS OF MASONIC REFORM. Article 11
MASONIC ANTIQUITIES, DOCUMENTS, &c. JERUSALEM ENCAMPMENT, MANCHESTER. Article 20
REPRINT OF SCARCE, OR CURICUS, BOOKS ON FREEMASONRY. Article 27
THE RITE OF MISRAIM. Article 32
NOTES AND QUERIES FOR FREEMASONS. Article 36
MASONIC ENCLAVES. Article 38
CORRESPONDENCE. Article 38
EVENTS AND THINGS TO BE REMEMBERED. Article 41
CLOTHING FOR THE RISING STAR OF WESTERN INDIA. Article 43
REVIEWS. Article 43
POETRY. Article 44
THE MASONIC REPORTER. Article 46
KNIGHT TEMPLARY. Article 47
CRAFT FREEMASONRY. Article 50
OBITUARY. Article 50
NOTICES TO CORRESPONDENTS. Article 51
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Masonic Antiquities, Documents, &C. Jerusalem Encampment, Manchester.

5 th . " That if any Member of the E . E . be absent 30 Minutes after the appointed " time of Meeting he shall be fined one penny , and if absent the whole " night ho shall pay six pence , fonrpence of which shall go towards the expenses , " and tho other twopence shall belong to the general fund ; but if the absent " Member shall withold a Key so that the Bus / incss of the E . E . bo considerably

" impeded or omitted during the whole night through such neglect , he shall pay " 1 / - that is equal to a present Member , which shall in likewise he appropriated " to the same uses , but if any G . C . ho absent and give an approved reason " why he could not attend , having proA'iously sent his Key by a B . S . K . T . " so that no business is impeded , ho shall stand at the discretion of the present "Members of the E . E . as shall every S . K . T . also being absent , and giidng

" an approved reason why ho could not attend . " ( Addition agreed to 19 th Octr . 1819 . ) " That the officers of the Encampment viz ., the E . G . C . the 1 st . " Capt . and 2 nd . Capt . if absent half an hour after the time specified in tho "Notice for any Meeting shall be fined one shilling each . 6 th . " That all high officers of this E . E . shall he filled once every year

" by an election according to the Ancient usages practised in all ages and " nations heretofore , which election shall take place on the third Tuesday " in June in every year , hut no one shall be chosen into the Highest " Office of E . G . C . through favour and affection , but such as by their " known skill and merit are deemed worthy and capable of filling the " sameand have also blegal rotation passed through the two lower

, y " places of G . C ' s , but to tho end that a regular sucession of G . C . " may he kept up in order to perpetuate the duration of the E . E . " Whosoever being properly qualified and chosen as above refuseth the " place of G . C . shall be fined 2 s . 6 d . to be applied to the increase of " the General Fund and a HCAV G . C . shall be elected in his room .

7 th . " That if any member of this E . E . shall so far unknight himscll " a . s to curse , swear , offer to lay wagers , speak disresjiectfully of those " S . K . T . whether absent or present who ought to be much in his esteem , " or bo guilty of any other unsociable word or action not mentioned in " this article he shall be lined at the discretion of the present members

" of the E . E . and his fine become a part of tho General fund . 8 th . " That any B . S . K . T . desiring to become a member of this E . E . " if he be found worthy and is properly qualified he shall be admitted , " hut no Br . Free Mason though otherwise ever so worthy shall be

" admitted a member of this E . E . unless upon duo examination he be " found to have passed through the following important requisites" [ hero upwards of a line is erased in a fresher ink , ] " and has then , but not " til then , been initiated into the E . A ., and after that made a K . T ., " in this case he may be admitted into the E . E ., but if upon examination " it be found that he was made E . A . without such regular passing the

" chair or that he has been made a K . T . before a E . A . Mason in this " case he must have his irregular steps regulated by repassing in due " form , or being - remade according to the order prescribed in this article , " and then he may he admitted into the E . E .

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