Carroll Council, No. 7, is in very fair condition, and has been doing some work. I had expected to visit them when at Westminster, but was disappointed, as they had no meeting during my stay.

Respectfully submitted,

GRAHAM DUKEHART,

Grand Lecturer.

On motion of Companion JOSEPH F. HINDES the Grand Council voted the following appropriations:

The Committee on Correspondence presented a formal acknowledgment of the receipt of the proceedings, etc., of other Grand Councils, which was ordered to be placed on

The Committee on Finance presented the following report, which was accepted:

BALTIMORE, November 11, 1891.

To the Grand Council Royal and Select Masters of Maryland: The Committee on Finance report that an examination of the books and accounts of the Grand Treasurer and Grand Recorder shows them, and the vouchers submitted for payments made, to be correct.

Respectfully submitted,

THOMAS J. SHRYOCK,
GEORGE COOK,

JACOB LIKES,

The following bills were ordered to be paid:

A. S. Abell & Co., Advertising.....

Charles C. Fulton & Co., Advertising.
Griffin, Curley & Co., Printing.
W. H. Nicholson, Collation...

C. C. Bartgis & Co., Printing, etc.

On motion of Companion WILLIAM H. MARTIN, the sum of seventy-five dollars was appropriated to re-imburse the M.. I.. Grand Master for expenses incurred in attending the Assembly of the General Grand Council at Minneapolis.

On motion, the appointments of Companions D. E. SEYMOUR, W. A. CLENDENING, and WILLIAM BICKFORD as the Representatives of this Grand Council near the Grand Councils of Maine, Tennessee and Massachusetts, were approved. Also, the re-appointment of Companion JOHN M. CARTER as the Representative of the Grand Council of Ohio near this Grand Council, was hailed with pleasure and a cordial welcome extended.

On motion of the Grand Recorder, the action of the M... I.. Grand Master in ordering the issue of certified copies of the charters of Concordia Council, No. I and Hiram Council, No. 5, to replace those lost by the burning of the Temple on Christmas day, 1890, was approved.

The Committee, consisting of Companions GEORGE L. MCCAHAN, WILLIAM H. CLARK and GRAHAM DUKEHART, appointed at the last Annual Assembly to revise the Constitution, presented a report. After some minor amendments, it was unanimously adopted as follows:

CONSTITUTION.

ARTICLE I.

This Body shall be known as the Grand Council of Royal and Select Masters of Maryland.

SEC. I.

ARTICLE II.

This Grand Council shall be composed:

1. Of a Grand Master (whose title is Most Illustrious), a Deputy Grand Master, Grand Principal Conductor of the Work, Grand Treasurer, Grand Recorder, Grand Chaplain, Grand Captain of the Guard, Grand Conductor of the Council, Grand Marshal and Grand Steward.

2. Of the Past Grand Masters, Past Deputy Grand Masters, Past Grand Principal Conductors of the Work, Past Grand Treasurers and Past Grand Recorders, while they continue members of a Council under this jurisdiction.

3. Of the Past Masters of Chartered Councils, being members of Chartered Councils under this jurisdiction, and such Past Masters who have obtained their rank in other jurisdictions and removed hereto and affiliated with a Chartered Council of this jurisdiction and elected to membership by this Grand Council.

4. All Masters, Deputy Masters and Principal Conductors of the Work of the Chartered Councils under this jurisdiction.

SEC. 2. No Companion can be an officer or member of this Grand Council, unless he be at the same time a member of some Chartered Council of this jurisdiction.

SEC. 3. Each member of this Grand Council has one vote, and the Grand Master an additional vote in case of an equal division, and each Council is entitled to three votes, without reference to its representatives present; a Grand Officer, Past Grand Officer or a Past Master, may vote both as such and as a representative.

SEC. 4. Any Subordinate Council entitled to representation in this Grand Council, may appoint a proxy, provided the proxy is a member of the Council he represents.

SEC. 5. The first five officers of this Grand Council shall be elected at the Annual Assembly by a majority of written ballots; the remaining officers shall be appointed by the Grand Master at the opening of the Annual Assembly. No Companion shall be eligible to the office of Grand Master unless he shall be a Present or Past Master of some Subordinate Council.

SEC. 6. The Grand Council shall have the sole government and superintendence of the several Councils under its jurisdiction, shall have power to assign their limits, prescribe the fees for admission and settle controversies that may arise between them. It shall also have power to grant charters to new Councils within the State of Maryland,

SEC. 7. The Grand Master has power to convene any Council within this jurisdiction, to preside therein, to inspect its proceedings and require its conformity to Masonic rules; he may require the attendance of, and information from any Thrice Illustrious Master, respecting his office; he may grant dispensations for new Councils to continue until the next Assembly of the Grand Council on application of nine or more Royal and Select Masters, and during the recess of the Grand Council, may exercise all its executive functions.

SEC. 8. In case of the death, absence or inability of the Grand Master, the Deputy Grand Master, and Grand Principal Conductor of the Work, will, in succession, succeed to his prerogatives and duties for all purposes.

SEC. 9. The Grand Treasurer shall receive all moneys belonging to the Grand Council from the Grand Recorder, and pay out the same only as may be authorized by the Grand Council, and on the order of the Grand Master attested by the Grand Recorder. He shall submit at each Annual Assembly a detailed statemeut of all receipts and expenditures, accompanied by vouchers. He shall promptly deliver all moneys and property of the Grand Council to his successor.

SEC. 10. The Grand Recorder shall keep a true record of the proceedings of the Grand Council, receive all moneys due the Grand Council and pay the same to the Grand Treasurer. He shall safely keep all books, papers and other property belonging to his office and promptly deliver the same to his successor. He shall prescribe the form for annual returns and present a statement at each Annual Assembly of all moneys received during the year. He shall conduct the correspondence of the Grand Council, and perform such other duties as are incident to his office. He shall receive such compensation as the Grand Council may direct.

SEC. II. 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 stated meetings of this Grand Council shall be held in the City of Baltimore, on the first Wednesday after the second Tuesday in November annually, at such hour as the Grand Master may direct; and a quorum for business shall consist of the representatives of three Councils.

SEC. 13. Special meetings of the Grand Council may be called by the Most Illustrious Grand Master, or in his absence or physical inability, by the Deputy Grand Master, whenever deemed necessary

SEC. 14. The Grand Master shall appoint at the Annual Assembly, or as soon after his installation as practicable, a Grand Lecturer, whose duty it shall be to instruct the Subordinate Councils in the

standard work of the Grand Council, and also to exemplify the same at each Annual Assembly of the Grand Council, unless it shall otherwise order.

SEC. 15. The revenues of this Grand Council shall be derived from the following sources:

For every Dispensation to form a new Council,

For every Charter or Warrant,

$ 15 00

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And if a Charter is afterwards granted, the additional sum of
Every Council shall pay dues as follows:

5 00

For every Companion received,

50

For adjoining fee of every Select Master,
For each member at date of Annual return,

25

25

SEC. 16. 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.

SEC. 17. 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 III.

REGULATIONS FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF SUBORDINATE COUNCILS.

SEC. I. A Council of Royal and Select Masters shall consist of a Master, a Deputy Master, a Principal Conductor of the Work, a Treasurer, a Recorder, a Captain of the Guard, Conductor, Steward and Marshal, and as many members as may be convenient, congregating and working by virtue of a warrant held under the Grand Council, and at the place designated on the warrant or by the Grand Council.

SEC. 2. The first five officers of a subordinate Council, hereinbefore named, must be chosen annually by ballot, and the remaining officers shall be appointed by the Master.

SEC. 3. 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 Grand Master.

SEC. 4. Every Council shall make full and complete returns to the Grand Council annually of all its members in the form prescribed by the Grand Recorder, and any Council neglecting or refusing to make such returns and pay dues for more than two years shall forfeit its warrant.

SEC. 5. All By-Laws of subordinate Councils and amendments to the same, must be submitted to the Grand Master and receive his approval before they can become operative.

SEC. 6. No Council under this jurisdiction shall confer the degrees for a less sum than five dollars, nor upon any one who shall not