Proceedings of the Grand Lodge of Illinois - University Library

34§ JOURNAL OF PROCEEDINGS
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Grand High Priest, Grand Senior Warden, Grand Scribe, Grand Treasurer,
Grand Junior Warden and Grand Representatives."
Question.—Are the Grand Representatives of the Grand Encampment
of the Maritime Provinces of Canada officers of said Grand
Encampment?
Answer.—Your Constitution makes them officers of your Grand
Encampment.
FUTURE LEGISLATION.
Rep. Bradford, of the District of Columbia, laid on the table the
following- proposed amendment to the Constitution:
Resolved, That Section 3 of Article IX of the Constitution of this
Sovereign Grand Lodge be amended by inserting after "standing," in
line six, the following: "and have received the Patriarchs Militant
degree and be a member in good standing of a Canton in good stand-
ing," so that the section as amended will read as follows:
Section 3. Qualifications of Grand Representatives.—A Grand
Representative must be a Past Grand in good standing and a member
of a Subordinate Lodge, and a Rebekah Lodge in good standing. He
must have received the Royal Purple degree, be a member in good
standing of an Encampment in good standing, and have received the
Patriarchs Militant degree, and be a member in good standing of a
Canton in good standing, and he must reside in the state, district or
territory in which the Grand Lodge or Grand Encampment which he
represents is located. No Representative shall represent more than
one Grand Body at the same time.
Signed by Representatives from five Grand Bodies.
Reps. Sebastian and Spangler, of Texas, laid on the table the
following proposed amendment to the Constitution: Amendment to
Section 2, Article XVI.
Resolved, That Section 2, Article XVI, of the Sovereign Grand
Lodge Constitution, reading as follows:
"Sec. 2. No person shall be entitled to admission to the Order
except free, white males, of good moral character, who have arrived
at the age of 21 years, and who believe in a Supreme Being, the
Creator and Preserver of the Universe; provided, however, that in
Australia, New Zealand, and other countries not on the Continent of
North America, in which the Order has been or may hereafter be
established, and a Grand Lodge or Grand Lodges formed, the qualifi-
cation as to age shall be left to local legislation," be, and the same is
hereby amended by striking therefrom the word "twenty-one" and
inserting in lieu thereof the word "eighteen"; so that said section
when amended shall read as follows: