ARTICLE X. Revenue of the Grand Chapter. The revenue of the Grand Chapter shall be derived from : 1st. Fees for Warrants to constitute Royal Arch Chapters, Most Excellent and Mark Masters Lodges as follows, all charges being therein included— For Warrant to constitute a Royal Arch Chapter, M. E. Masters Lodge, 66 66 $75 00 50 00 50 00 2d. Dues to be annually paid on St. John the Evangelist's day, by every Royal Arch Chapter and Most Excellent or Mark Masters' Lodge under the jurisdiction of the Grand Chapter, as follows: For each one made a Royal Arch Mason therein, 66 66 Most Excellent Master therein, Royal Arch Mason a member thereof, Most Excellent and Mark Masters members thereof, $1.00 50 50 40 40 Provided, That all Chapters and Most Excellent and Mark Masters Lodges meeting more than ten miles distant from the City of Philadelphia, shall have an allowance of twenty-five per centum upon the Annual Dues and Fees for conferring Degrees; and provided, also, that no Chapter or Lodge shall be required. to pay Annual Dues upon any one of its members for more than one Degree. 3d. For Grand Chapter Certificates each, $2.00 No proposition to increase or diminish the Fees and Dues above established shall be received at any but a Stated Meeting, when it shall be forthwith communicated to every Chapter and Most Excellent and Mark Masters Lodge under this jurisdiction, and shall be decided at the next Stated Meeting. Adopted, February 18th, 1867. On motion, it was resolved, That the foregoing Article go into effect from the time of its adoption. JOHN THOMSON, Grand Secretary. CONSTITUTION OF THE GRAND CHAPTER OF PENNSYLVANIA. GRAND CHAPTER. ARTICLE I. ORGANIZATION OF THE GRAND CHAPTER. The Most Excellent Grand Holy Royal Arch Chapter of Pennsylvania, and Masonic Jurisdiction thereunto belonging, shall be constituted:-Of all the Members of the Grand Lodge, for the time being, who are Royal Arch Masons, and have received the Honorary degree of Mark Master, and been received and accepted Most Excellent Masters, and who have passed the chair of a Lodge by election, and who are contributing members of some subordinate Chapter: And all Past Grand High Priests. ARTICLE II. OFFICERS AND COMMITTEES. SECTION 1. The elective officers of the Grand Chapter shall be: A Grand High Priest, a Grand King, a Grand Scribe, a Grand Treasurer and a Grand Secretary. SEC. 2. The officers of the Grand Chapter, appointed by the Grand High Priest shall be:— District Deputy G. H. Priests, (at the discretion of G. H. P. as to number,) a Grand Captain of the Host, a Grand Principal Sojourner, a Grand R. A. Captain, Grand Chaplains, (at the discretion of the G. H. P. as to number,) three Grand Masters of the Vails, a Grand Marshal, two Grand Masters of Ceremonies, a Grand Pursuivant, and a Grand Tyler. SEC. 3. The Standing Committees of the Grand Chapter shall be: SEC. 4. The officers and committees of the Grand Chapter shall take precedence in the above order. ARTICLE III. ELECTIONS. SECTION 1. The elective Grand Officers shall be chosen by ballot at the Quarterly Communication in November, in each and every year, and continue in office until their successors respectively be duly elected and installed. SEC. 2. A majority of the whole number of votes given shall be necessary for a choice. But if, on the second ballot, no election be made, a third ballot shall be had, confined to the two highest, or when such instances occur, to the one who has a plurality and the two or more the next highest on the return who shall have an equal number of votes. If on the third ballot no choice be made, the balloting on these principles shall be continued until one of the candidates shall receive a majority of all the votes given, or until they shall be equally divided between the candidates, in which event the contest shall be determined between them by lot. SEC. 3. The officers so elected shall be installed in their respective stations, on or before St. John the Evangelist's day next succeeding their election. SEC. 4. The Grand High Priest shall be installed by the next preceding Grand High Priest who may be present, assisted by a sufficient number of qualified R. A. Masons. SEC. 5. No one shall be eligible to the office of Grand High Priest, Grand King or Grand Scribe, unless he be a member of the Grand Chapter, who has served a regular term of office as High Priest in some chapter under this jurisdiction. SEC. 6. In case of the death, or removal from this jurisdiction of either of the elective Grand Officers, the Grand Chapter may be convened by the Grand High Priest or elective Grand Officer next in rank, for the purpose of supplying the vacancy by an election. SEC. 7. No companion shall hold more than one office in the Grand Chapter, at one and the same time. ARTICLE IV. MEETINGS OF THE GRAND CHAPTER. SECTION 1. The Grand Chapter shall hold Quarterly first. Thurs. Communications on the third Monday in February, May, August and November, and a Grand Communication on St. John the Evangelist's Day, in every year. SEC. 2. The Communications of the Grand Chapter shall be held at 6 o'clock in the evening, on and from the 25th of September to the 25th of March, and at 7 o'clock in the evening, on and from the 25th of March to the 25th of September. ARTICLE V. PROCEEDINGS IN THE GRAND CHAPTER. SECTION 1. The Grand Chapter shall not be opened, unless three subordinate Chapters be represented by members of the Grand Chapter, severally belonging to such Chapters. SEC. 2. In the absence of the G. H. Priest, the Grand King and Grand Scribe, according to rank, shall preside in the Grand Chapter. In the absence of the G. H. Priest, Grand King and Grand Scribe, the Past G. H. Priests, in order of precedence shall take the chair; and in their absence, the High Priest of the senior Chapter present shall preside. SEC. 3. The Grand Chapter being opened, the order of business, at the Quarterly Communications, shall be as follows: |