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To erase 'Grand Lodge Certificate ^ 193 6 s . 6 d ., ' and to add in a line after ' include certificate' 'Duplicate Grantl Lodge Certificate 6 s . 6 d . ' In the third lino below this , to add after ' another' 'English . ' To erase after ' Joining a Colonial or Foreign Lodge ' ' under the same circumstances '; and in the last paragraph to substitute for ' any' ' a London or Provincial . ' ( Signed ) Joir . v B . JIONCKTO . V , President . Freemasons' Hall , "W . C , 31 st May , 1883 .

The Suggestions and Amendments comprised in ihc following summary are NOT recommended by the Board for adoption . They are , hoicaver , printed for the information of Grand Lodge : — 1—Two suggestions for an alteration of the words . 2—That Rule 6 follow Rule 2 . 4—2 nd line , to omit' alone . ' 9—6 th line , to replace ' rank as a Past Master . ' 10 th line , after ' regain , ' to

add , ' the privileges of a Past Master until he has . 11—To add ' at 5 o ' clock in the afternoon ; ' to insert after ' London , ' ' or somo Provincial City 01- Town . ' 13—To insert , 'in London or some Provincial City or Town , ' and ' Master ' before ' Masons . ' IS—To strike out the 3 rd line . 18—To add , ' no Brother under an installed Master shall hold office in the

Grand Lodge except the Organist and Tyler . ' 26—7 th line , after 'Grand Lodge' to add 'being or having been Master of a Lodge . ' 33—To omit the Rule . 4 th line , to add ' or Deputy Provincial Grand Master . ' 40—To substitute ' thirty' for ' eighteen . ' 41—To add , 'Certain Provincial Lodges to be red-npron Lodges , ' nnd 'Grand Stewards must bo installed Masters . ' 46—To substitute ' submit' for ' transmit . ' 47—Sth line , to add ' for that year' and to erase ' in future . '

49—To add , ' Such Provincial or District Grand Officers , Pasfc and Present , ns are Members of the Grand Lodge , shall have set apart for them two cross benches below tho dais . ' 54—To add , ' memorial , petition , or other document , ' and 'in the judgment of the General Committee . ' 63—To add , ' a resolution of tho Grand Lodgo at one Quarterly Communication , if confirmed at tho next ensuing meeting of Graud Lodge , becomes law . '

65—To omit this Rule . 72—To substitute ' may ' for ' shall . ' 76—Provision to be made for proxy voting . 79—7 th line , to add ' or in such a remote part of the District as to render it impossible to communicate with him . ' 80—To omit 'Provincial or District Grand Stewards of the year . ' 81—In 5 th line , to add ' who shall bo acceptable to a majority of the Brethren

of the Province . 83—To read ' He shall appoint '; to add ' Provincial Assistant Graud Secretary ' and ' Provincial Assistant Grand Tyler . ' To give power to appoint to past rank . 86—ist line , to add ' either in person or by his deputy . ' 5 th line , ' until the next quarterly communication . ' 91—To omit the latter part . 92—To add ' to serve 5 years to entitle him to past rank . '

93—2 nd line , to add ' or iu the immediately adjoining Province . ' 94—To except in the latter part' Past Provincial or District ; Grand Stewards . ' To add 5 th line , after 'however '' entitled to rank as Grand Officers . ' 9 S—To alter the qualification for appointment . 101—To add'In case of any appeal , and until same be heard by the Grand Lodge , the judgment of the Provincial Grand Master shall be considered final . ' 102—To give power to make extra charges . 12 th lino , to add ' or joined from

a Lodge not in the Province . 108—That District Lodges at great distances shall be represented by proxy . ist line , to substitute ' may ' for ' shall . ' 111—4 th line , to substitute ' must' for ' may . ' 116—7 th line , to add after 'belonged' 'together with their addresses . ' Sth

line , to add 'neighbouring before 'regular . ' 119—To add after [ A B ] ' who h as served 1 he office of Warden in a regular Lodge . ' 120—5 th line , to add after ' Deputy , ' ' or by the Provincial or District Grand Master or his Deputy . ' ' Thafc the Master of a now Lodge in a District may bo installed in the nearest Lodgo in tho District . ' 'That tho District Grand Master of South Africa may consecrate the Charter and instal in Capo Town . '

126—To substitute ' or suspended by direction of the Graud Master or tho Provincial Grand Master' for ' by competent Masonic authority '; to add after ' withheld , ' ' or suspended ' ; to omit ' so withheld . ' 127—To add 'within the meaning of 204 . ' 128—To omit in 6 th lino ' also that . ' 129—To use the terms 'iudispensable Officers , ' and ' supplementary Officers , ' to add ' Superintendent of Works , ' to add ' except as Treasurer , ' ' or except by special dispensation , ' or ' except in India or the Colonies . '

130—To allow Wardens under tho Scotch constitution to ho eligible . ' That the election may bo postponed by dispensation . ' 'That a Lodge may adjourn for the purpose of election . ' 132—To omit' within his own Lodge . ' 134—To add ' Province' and 'Provincial' in last line .

136— ' That tho Wardens need not be invested on tho day of Installation . ' ' That the Senior Warden bo elected . ' 4 th line , for ' day of election' to substitute' meeting next after the audit . ' 6 th line , to add after ' and , '' either of whom . ' 3 rd lino , to add after ' Treasurer , ' ' and tho Tyler' j and after ' Master , ' in 5 th lino , ' Tho Tyler may afc any time , & o . ' To insert tho N . B . in Old Book , P . 62 , Art . 2 .

138—To add' nor shall he , under any circumstances , be permitted to speak , or vote upon the question of removing tho Lodge from his house . ' 139—7 thline , toaddafter 'Grand Lodge' ' oraProvincialorDistrictGrand Lodge . ' 140—To commence ' Subject to an appeal to tho Provincial or District Grand Master '; 7 th line , to omit ' and to appoint another . ' 141— ' Thafc on the death or resignation of a Master a Lodge of Emergency may

bo called to elect another . ' 18 th lino , to add after ' conferred' ' by him , ' and to strike out all that follows . To add ' If tho Master bo present no other Brother can occupy the chair , but tho Master may call upon any Brother to stand at his left hand and confer any degree . ' 142--ist and 8 th lino , to add ' or Prov . Grand Master . ' M 7 ~ To substitute tho old Rule , P . 6 7 , A . 10 .

148—To reinsert in 3 rd lino ' after duo examination . ' ' To permit tho admission of shipwrecked Brethren who havo lost their certificates , on taking tho Tyler ' s O . B . ' 149—To add ' or is known to be excluded from bis Lodge . ' l SP—To make any ol tho further restrictions suggested . To strike out tho Rule or provide a penalty . 151—To alter ' ten' to ' four . ' To striko out the last line .

' 52—To alter ' ten' to ' four , ' and ' Provincial' to ' Country . ' 1 S 3 ~ 1 o restore Art . I , P . 75 . 15 ( 1—To add after ' No' ' Permanent * or ' General . ' ' That Lodges of Instruc tion should meet at the same house as the sanctioning Lodge . ' To add ' but this rule is not intended to prevent a few brethren meeting occasionally for mutual instruction . ' B „ , . ! 8— ' T . tat tiso Minutes of a Lodge of Instruction shall be read and confirmed at tne meetings of tho sanctioning Lodge . '

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160—To restore the old Rule . 13 th lino , to substitute ' written' for ' printed . ' 161— ' MS . By-laws to bo signed . ' 2 nd lino , to add aftor ' Lodge' ' and a copy of the Book of Constitutions . ' 163— ' That a reference should be made to tho adjournment of Lodges . ' To add , 4 th line , after ' Junior Warden ' ' or in his absence by Pasfc Master of tho Lodge . ' To add ' Except the passing aud raising of any candidate entitled to be passed or raised . '

164—3 rd line , to add ' within the same town or place' To erase 'from ono house to another . '

166—3 rd hue , to add 'from one town to another in fcho same province . ' To omit in 5 th and 6 th lines ' Grand Master and the . ' To add ' if not obtained application may bo made to tho Grand Master . ' 168—To omit in 6 th line 'Have no lieu thereon nor shall he . ' To add ' or interest therein . ' 169—To omit the 3 rd paragraph . To omit tho last paragraph . To add at tho end ' or afc a Lodgo of Emergency convened specially for tho purpose . ' To add after ' confirmed' ' varied or rescinded . '

170—2 nd lino , to add after'Grand Secretary' ' and Provincial Grand Secretary . ' 3 rd line , to add ' Treasurer or . ' To define the status of au honorary member . 172—To add after ' contributing' ' to Grand or Provincial Grand Lodge , ' and after ' arrear '' according to its By-laws . ' To add after arrear ' twelve months . ' 1 That after two years the name bo omitted from the return . ' 174— 'To name the officers to audit the accounts . ' 175—4 th line > to add ' or Provincial or District Grand Lodge . ' 5 th line to add ' to tho Graud Secretary . '

176—To alter'immediately'to ' within one month . ' To add ' a like return shall afc the same timo he sent to the Provincial or District Grand Secretary , as the case may be . ' 'J ' o add ' nud shall be signed by the Master and Secretary . ' 1 77 ~ 5 th I """ , to omit' Past Masters . ' 6 fch line , after ' not' to add ' subject I o Art . 175 . ' 179—4 th Hue , to add ' or Brother ruling the Lodge . ' 180—That certain enquiries respecting candidates form part of this Rule .

181—Inat a specified timo for issuing tho summons shall bo enforced in this Rule . To add ' except as hereiuafter provided in cases of emergency . ' 182—7 th line , to add ' bub it shall not bo considered a proper case of emergency unless tbe candidate bo nou-resident or about to leave tho district . ' 10 th line , to omit' either , ' aud in nth and 12 th lines , ' or in a summons for a Lodgo

of Emergency . 183—To define whether blind , deaf , or maimed persons may be initiated . 184—To state whether the candidate has been proposed in any other Lodgo . To insert ' unless exempted by dispensation . ' 185—To omit in fifth lino , ' military , ' ami add ' 2 nd class petty officers in the navy , or a corporal in tho army . '

186—3 rd line , to omit ' at a regular meeting . ' To add ' any Lodge failing to make enquiry about a proposed joining member shall be liable for fcho arrears to his former Lodge . ' ' That Past Masters joining shall rank as Past Masters of tho Lodge . ' In 15 th line , to add'for ono whole year . ' In 18 th line , to add 'Provincial or District Grand Secretary . '

187—To fix a timo whicli must elapse before a re-proposition . In 6 th line , to substitute ' shall' or ' must' for ' may . ' To add ' no third ballot shall be taken . ' To add ' a second . ballot may he taken if a brother states that he has black-balled by mistake . ' 188—To restore tho old rule , with the addition of ' on or before the day . '

1 ^ 9—To introduce a rule respecting tho conferring of degrees on a number of candidates together . To introduce a rule for the admission of Honorary Members to he returned as such to Grand Lodgo . 190— To alter tho charge to £ 5 ss . od ., inclusive of registration , to £ 6 6 s . od . inclusive to . £ 3 3 s . od . exclusive . That a minimum amount of subscription shall be

fixed . In 7 th line , to add ' after being accepted . ' To add ' A sowing Brother joining another Lodge to pay the same fees as he would have to pny if joining the Lodge in which he was initiated . ' To add ' that he must have ceased being a serving Brother for two years . ' In 35 th lino , to substitute ' fivo' for ' four . ' 191—To add ' or joining . '

19 S— ' 'J-bafc certificates bo signed in open Lodgo , or in the presence of the Master , & c . ' 199— ' That reporfc of tramps bo sent to tho Grantl Secretary by Provincial Grand Secretaries . '

201—In Sth lino , to add ' any Masonic Fund . ' 202—lu 3 rd line , to add ' Except in a Jlasonic Newspaper , authorised , & c . ' 203—To commence'Except at Masonio dinners . ' . To omit 'Funerals . ' To make it clear that no Funeral with Masonic rites shall take place . 206—In 3 rd Hue , to add 'twice' beforo 'formally . ' In 5 th line , to add 'temporary' beforo 'Exclusion . ' 207—In 2 nd lino , to add ' Either permanently or for n stated period . ' Aftor 7 th line , ' arrears of subscription shall bo considered a complaint . '

209—To add' no member in arrear shall be allowed to join another Lodgo until arrears aro paid . ' To add' that a Lodge failing to make enquiries shall pay arrears or be fined . '

210— 'That a rule respecting resignations in accordance wifch recent decisions he introduced . ' In 4 th line , to add ' clearance' before ' Certificate . ' ' That notices bo given to other Lodges respecting Brethren in arrear . ' ' That a Brother resigning should pay his proportion of tho Lodge debts . In 2 nd line , to striko out all after ' excluded' and add ' such resignation , or exclusion , and the reason thereof , bo recorded on tho minutes , and the Brother bo entitled to havo a copy . ' 215—To add 'or Provincial Grand Master' and ' or Provincial Grand Secretary . ' 216—To substitute ' seven' for ' three . '

220—That' Lodge' be substituted for' Board , ' and that consequent alterations be mado in Rule 223 . 227—To substitute ' conditions' for 'formalities . ' 233—Iu 3 rd Hue , to omit' through tho Lodgo in which ho was initiated . " 238 , 234 , 235—To substitute ' fivo' for ' four . ' 235—Relief to bo given to a wife or child of a living Brother . 238 , 240—To alter 'two' to 'five' or 'four . '

240— ' Thafc petitions from tho Provinces be sent to Provincial Grand Secre taries to report . ' In 7 th lino , to omit ' contributing . ' 241—In 15 th line , to add ' and other members of the same Lodge do . ' 252—An alteration in tho words with tho same sense . 260—To substitute ' transact' for 'proceed to . ' 285—To make exceptions for Foreign Visitors .

286—To omit or be consistent with . ' To add ' under tho control of . ' 288—To omit'only . ' 289 , 290—To substitute ' Elliptical' for ' oval . ' 289—To substitute ' may' for ' shall . ' 293— ' All presentation Jewels shall bo gold or gilt . ' 297—In 7 th line , to add after 'Lodge' ' those below the rank of Provincial or District Grand Deacons , ' and omit ' they . ' To substitute ' under' for ' over . '

303—To substitute ' a silver chain , ' or ' a silver chain of authorised pattern , for ' silver chain . '

304—To add ' at a Board of Installed Membera , or when visiting other Lodges . ' To add ' or when visiting other Lodges in their official capacity . ' 306—Sth paragraph to omit ' only . ' 307—A fee of £ 3 3 s . from a Deputy Provincial Grand Master , To make the quarterage in London and the Provinces the same .