Duncan's Ritual of Freemasonry.pdf - FatimaMovement

The balloting is done as follows, viz.: Master
first; Secretary calls the names, commencing with
the Senior Warden down to the Tyler, and, as
their names are called, each Mason steps up to
the box at the altar, makes the sign of Master
Mason to the Master, and then takes from the
lower drawer of the ballot-box a ball (white or
black, as he sees fit), deposits it in the hopper
above, and retires to his seat. So all vote.
W M.--Have all voted? If so, Brother Senior
Deacon, you wild close the ballot.
Senior Deacon closes the drawer, and carries the
box to the Junior Warden in the south He nulls
out the top drawer, looks to see if the drawer is
"clear" or not, and then closes it and
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hands it to the Deacon, who carries it to the
Senior Warden in the west for his examination.
As the Deacon leaves the Junior Warden's station,
the Master says to him:
W. M.--Brother Junior Warden, how stands the
ballot in the south?
J. W. (makes the sign of a Master Mason, see Fig.
6, page 18.)--Clear in the south, Worshipful. (If
not clear, and there should be a black ball or two,
he would say--Not clear in the south,
Worshipful.)
By this time the Senior Warden has examined,
and the Master inquires of him:
W. M.--Brother Senior Warden, how stands the
ballot in the west?