The Minute Book Of The Lodge Of Industry, Gateshead.

Rules 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , and 23 , are similar to the rules at present in use in benefit clubs , and need not be reprinted . " 24 . That no M ember shall presume to speak in tbe Lodge after it is Regularly opened by Master ancl Wardens without standing up , and directing their Discourse to the Master ,

" 25 . That no Brother , upon a Quarter Day , or Summon'd upon any Emergency , shall appear Avithout Apron or Fined fid . [ The Avovds * ' Avhite gloves" have originally preceded " apron , " but have been struck through with a pen . ] " 26 . [ This rule has also been crossed

through . ] That all Visiting Brethren shall Pay towards the Beconing the same as the Members of the Lodge , nor iu admittance to such except they belong to a Constituted Lodge . " 27 . That if any Brother of Lodge hath

any work to be done , shall Imploy some of the Brethren that are capable of performing it and not Foreingers that do not belong to the Lodge , or fined . " 28 . That Avhat Brother soever belonging unto the Lodge shall abuse the

Sabbath by being Disguised in Drink or Absents himself from Church or some other place of Divine Worship so that they bring Scandle to ye Lodge , shall be Fin'd for the

first offence lsh And 2 nd offence according to Majority of the Lodge . " 29 th That no Cash shall be lent to any Member out of the Fund , having found it predeshall-tial to the Lodge . " 30 . If any Brother Avhen Invited by

Tickett shall fail to attend at the hour appointed shall forfeit 2 d NB that all finds to be paid AVOHS a quarter . [ A much later hand . ] " 31 . That Avhatever Member belonging to this Lodge shall Fail coming on

Midsummer Day , the 24 th June at ye hour appointed shall forfeit 6 d Extraordinary , against 10 oclock , Except Sickness or some LaAvfull Reason satisfactory to the Brethren shall be g iA-en . " 32 . Agre'd by Master ancl Wardens

and the Majority of the Brethren then present that Whoever of the Brethren hath a Wife dieth after the date hereof March the 25 th , 1753 , shall be allowed toAvards her Funerall Charges 40 shillings ' " 33 . Agreed by Master and Wardens

ancl the Majority of Brethren then Presmt that whenever the two SteAvards or any TAVO of the Brethern shall draAvmoney out of the Fund , ( or from Mrs Jones on the said Accot . for any Brother Indisposed , that then in such a case , they are to be alloAved Fourpence to bear their Expencesand it

, any more Expended it shall be placed to their OAVU particular account . Deer . 26 , 1761 . NB The following Article is to Commence from this clay June 24 , 1771 . " 34 . It is further this day , as above Avritten viz December 26 1761 that from

, this day forward , all NOAV Members to be admitted into the sd Societys Box shall at his first Entrance be subject to Pay at his first Entrance the sum of 15 shillings . [ The vest of the rule has been crossed through and partially erased , but it thus

stood . The original rule Avas ] : Seven shillings , and Six Pence , that is Five shillings to be paid into the Box and TAVO Shillings and Sixpence to be spent by the Members then present . And further it is agreed that that all gentlemen Maisons

admitted that does not Chuse to a Member of the Box , from this day fonvard shall be subject to pay Down at Making the sum of 21 . shillings that is to say 14 shillings to go into the Box , and 7 shillings to be spent by the Members then present .

NB No Maison to be Made but on a Monthly or Quarterly Day , and Lawful Warning to be given to the Members of the Society . "

As I said before , all this latter and interesting part is crossed through , and betAveen 1761 and 1771 these fees had practically been twice altered . They stood in 1761 at 7 s . 6 d ; in 1771 they Avere altered to los ., and 12 s . and 3 s . Avere the proportion to the box and to be spent . The gentlemen Avere originally made for 15 s ., Avith tbe proportion , as before , of 10 s . ancl 5 s . See , too , the next laAV :

" 35 It is agreed on this Day 29 th Septr 1772 , that no Member be admitted into this Lodge Avithout paying £ 1 . Is . on Entrance except any of the subscribing Members sons and they pay 10 / 6 each 2 sh of Avhichisto be spentand Sshfor One Guinea .

, " 36 It is agreed this 6 of June 1774 that any Brother proposing a Candidate shall pay thereon 5 sh to be forfeited if he appears not to be made on the first Meeting after being offered , unless some satis-