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The Can Adas.
formed , constituted and held on the said next ensuing , and from thenceforward for ever . u There shall be the most perfect unity of obligation , discipline , and working of Lodges and Brethren , so that hut one pure and unsullied system , according to the genuine landmarks , laws , and traditions of the Graft , shall be maintained , upheld , and practised throughout Canada , from and after the day of the said union , till time shall be no more .
" 3 . All proceedings of the Grand Lodges of Free and Accepted Masons above described , shall , on the day of the said union , be declared valid , and be respectively ratified and confirmed . " 4 . On the day of the said union , the Grand Lodges above described shall be solemnly proclaimed and declared to be incorporated and consolidated into one community , by the style and title of ' The Grand Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of Canada * ; and to prevent delay , the senior Grand Master present shall , in the first place , be obligated , and shall nominate Grand Officers
pro tempore , that thesaid incorporated Grand Lodge may be formed ; and the incorporated Grrand Lodge shall be opened forthwith iri ample form , under the above style and title . The members shall then proceed to the election of a Grand Master arid Grand Officers for the ensuing year , to wit : Deputy Grand Master , 8-G . Warden , J . G . Warden , G . Chaplain , G . Treasurer , G . Registrar , and G . Secretary or Joint G . Secretaries , andalso a G . Tyler . And the Grand Master elect shall then nominate the remaining Grand Officers , to wit : S . G . Deacon , J . Gi : Deacon , G . Supt . of Works , G . Dir . of Cers ., Asst . ditto , Asst . G . Secretary , G . Sword Bearer , G . Organist , G . Pursuivant , and G . Stewards .
" 5 . The incorporated Grand Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of Canada shall be composed of a just and perfect representation of the whole Masonic fraternity of Canada , to be defined by the Constitutions of the said incorporated Grand Lodge . " . 6 . All Grand Officers and Past Grand Officers belonging to the said respective Grand Lodges above described on the day of the said union , shall retain and hold their rank and privileges in the incorporated Grand Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of Canada , as Fast Grand Officers . Their precedence shall be
decided by subsequent mutual agreement , and shall be duly registered ; and this shall be the order of precedence in all time to come . The Provincial and Past Provincial Grand Officers of the Provincial Grand Lodges of Montreal and William Henry , and of Quebec and Three Elvers , shall be duly notified of the said union , and shall have the same right of rank and order of precedence , provided they declare allegiance to the said incorporated Grand Lodge within after receiving such notice ; but after the expiration of the said , the said Provincial Grand Lodges shall not be recognized as lawful and constitutional in Canada .
" 7 . The representatives of the several Lodges shall sit in the incorporated Grand Lodge under their respective banners according to seniority , which shall be determined by the dates of their original charters . Each Lodge shall be re-uumbered , and registered in the books of the incorporated Grand Lodge , and this shall be for ever the order and rank of the Lodges . " All existing Lodges in Canada which do not , after having received due notice
of the union aforesaid , cause themselves to be registered as aforesaid , but which shall subsequently become enrolled , shall take rank after all the others , notwithstanding the dates of their respective original charters . And after the expiration of from the day of the said union , no Lodges assembling in Canada under charters emanating from any authority other than that of the incorporated Grand Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of Canada , shall be recognized as lawful and constitutional .
" 8 , The seal and form of charter of Lodges of the incorporated Grand Lodge shall be the seal and form of charter now in use by the Grand Lodge of the first part of these articles , and known as ' The Grand Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of Canada . ' " 9 . The incorporated Grand Lodge being constituted , the first proceeding , after solemn prayer , shall be to read and proclaim the Act of Union , as previously executed and sea-led with the seal aforesaid : after which the same shall be
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The Can Adas.
formed , constituted and held on the said next ensuing , and from thenceforward for ever . u There shall be the most perfect unity of obligation , discipline , and working of Lodges and Brethren , so that hut one pure and unsullied system , according to the genuine landmarks , laws , and traditions of the Graft , shall be maintained , upheld , and practised throughout Canada , from and after the day of the said union , till time shall be no more .
" 3 . All proceedings of the Grand Lodges of Free and Accepted Masons above described , shall , on the day of the said union , be declared valid , and be respectively ratified and confirmed . " 4 . On the day of the said union , the Grand Lodges above described shall be solemnly proclaimed and declared to be incorporated and consolidated into one community , by the style and title of ' The Grand Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of Canada * ; and to prevent delay , the senior Grand Master present shall , in the first place , be obligated , and shall nominate Grand Officers
pro tempore , that thesaid incorporated Grand Lodge may be formed ; and the incorporated Grrand Lodge shall be opened forthwith iri ample form , under the above style and title . The members shall then proceed to the election of a Grand Master arid Grand Officers for the ensuing year , to wit : Deputy Grand Master , 8-G . Warden , J . G . Warden , G . Chaplain , G . Treasurer , G . Registrar , and G . Secretary or Joint G . Secretaries , andalso a G . Tyler . And the Grand Master elect shall then nominate the remaining Grand Officers , to wit : S . G . Deacon , J . Gi : Deacon , G . Supt . of Works , G . Dir . of Cers ., Asst . ditto , Asst . G . Secretary , G . Sword Bearer , G . Organist , G . Pursuivant , and G . Stewards .
" 5 . The incorporated Grand Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of Canada shall be composed of a just and perfect representation of the whole Masonic fraternity of Canada , to be defined by the Constitutions of the said incorporated Grand Lodge . " . 6 . All Grand Officers and Past Grand Officers belonging to the said respective Grand Lodges above described on the day of the said union , shall retain and hold their rank and privileges in the incorporated Grand Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of Canada , as Fast Grand Officers . Their precedence shall be
decided by subsequent mutual agreement , and shall be duly registered ; and this shall be the order of precedence in all time to come . The Provincial and Past Provincial Grand Officers of the Provincial Grand Lodges of Montreal and William Henry , and of Quebec and Three Elvers , shall be duly notified of the said union , and shall have the same right of rank and order of precedence , provided they declare allegiance to the said incorporated Grand Lodge within after receiving such notice ; but after the expiration of the said , the said Provincial Grand Lodges shall not be recognized as lawful and constitutional in Canada .
" 7 . The representatives of the several Lodges shall sit in the incorporated Grand Lodge under their respective banners according to seniority , which shall be determined by the dates of their original charters . Each Lodge shall be re-uumbered , and registered in the books of the incorporated Grand Lodge , and this shall be for ever the order and rank of the Lodges . " All existing Lodges in Canada which do not , after having received due notice
of the union aforesaid , cause themselves to be registered as aforesaid , but which shall subsequently become enrolled , shall take rank after all the others , notwithstanding the dates of their respective original charters . And after the expiration of from the day of the said union , no Lodges assembling in Canada under charters emanating from any authority other than that of the incorporated Grand Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of Canada , shall be recognized as lawful and constitutional .
" 8 , The seal and form of charter of Lodges of the incorporated Grand Lodge shall be the seal and form of charter now in use by the Grand Lodge of the first part of these articles , and known as ' The Grand Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of Canada . ' " 9 . The incorporated Grand Lodge being constituted , the first proceeding , after solemn prayer , shall be to read and proclaim the Act of Union , as previously executed and sea-led with the seal aforesaid : after which the same shall be