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national council of the United States of North America, or under regu-
lar dispensations from some State, district or Territory, are duly em-
powered to establish themselves into a State, district, or territorial coun-
cil, and when so established, to form for themselves constitutions and
by-laws for their government, in pursuance of and in consonance with
the constitution of the national council of the United States: provided,
however, That all district or territorial constitutions shall be subject to
the approval of the national council of the United States. (June, 1854.)

Rule 2.—All State, district or territorial councils, when established,
shall have full power and authority to establish all subordinate councils
within their respective limits; and the constitutions and by-laws of all
such subordinate councils must be approved by their respective State,
district or territorial councils. (June, 1854.)

Rule 3.—All State, district or territorial councils, when established,
and until the formation of constitutions, shall work under the constitu-
tion of the national council of the United States. (June, 1854.)

Rule 4.—In all cases where, for the convenience of the organization,
two State or territorial councils may be established, the two councils to-
gether shall be entitled to but seven* delegates in the national council of
the United States—the proportional number of delegates to depend on
the number of members in the organization; Provided, That no State
shall be allowed to have more than one State council without the consent
of the national council of the United States. (June, 1854.)

Rule 5. In any State, district or Territory where there may be more
than one organization working on the same basis—to wit: the "lodg-
es" and "councils"—the same shall be required to combine; the offi-
cers of each organization shall resign, and new officers be elected; and
thereafter these bodies shall be known as State councils and subordinate
councils; and new charters shall be granted to them by the national
council. (June, 1854.)

Rule 6. It shall be considered a penal offence for any brother, not
an officer of the subordinate council, to make use of the sign or summons
adopted for public notification, except by the direction of the President;
or for the officers of a council to post the same at any other time than
from midnight to one hour before daybreak; and this rule shall be incor-
porated into the by-laws of the State, district and Territorial councils.
(June, 1854.)

Rule 7. The determination of the necessity and mode of issuing the
posters for the public notification shall be intrusted to the judgment of
the State, district or Territorial councils. (June, 1854.)

Rule 8. The respective State, district and territorial councils shall
be required to make statements of the number of members within their
respective limits at the next meeting of this national council, and an-
nually thereafter, at the regular annual meeting. (June, 1854.)

Rule 9. The delegates of the national council of the United States of
North America shall be entitled to three dollars per day for their attend-
ance upon the national council, and for each day that may be necessary
in going to and returning from the same; and five cents per mile for

* See constitution, art. 3, section 4.