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The following Bepprtw atid Accepted Masons of Engto TheI Board of GeheraiPurposes beg to report 1 ntiott of Grand Lodge , that the laws relating to the period of the rneeting ' of the fener ^ i Committee pre back to this Board , they have taken the subject into their consideration , and do now recommend for the approval of Gran that the following altemtiohs be made in the Book of Constitutions :- ^ -
At page 20 , to beinserted as a fresh paragraph-- — " In order that all Lodges niay be dulyihformed of the business to co Grand Lodge , the printed report o £ the proceedings of the last Grand Lodge shall be seht > together with the p ensuing Grand Lodge , to all Lodges , at lea GpTrnmuhicatioh' . ¦ ¦ ¦ '' To cairy the sahie into eflfect , they find it heces tidh s be made , which they also recommend to Grand Lodge for approval \ : i- ~ - : r ^ . ' . ^ a ^^ yi ^
The word " fortnight" to be inserted after the word 'f WednesdayjV in section 8 ; it Will then read , " shall meet on the Wednesday' fe preceding each Quarterly Cbmmuhicatipn . Page Mftj section 8 : ^~ - A similar alteration by insertion of the word u fortnight" after the word ¦ :: Wednesday ^; . : /^ / Page 89 , A ppe ^ "Twenty-one" to be substituted for \ * fourteen ¦ 'in the eighth line of page 89 : it will then read , ¦ ' twenty-one days at least before the next Quarterly
Communication of Grand Lodge . " Page 90 , section 3 ^ Fund of Benevolence ; -- > The words \ ' \ but one" to follow I mmediately after the word " Wednesday '¦; "' it will then read , ( c The distribution and application of this fund shall take place on the last Wednesday but one of every month , " instead of , as it now stands , the last Wednesday of every month . Page 100 , section 6 : ~ L The word " third" to be substituted for the word < lfourth : " it will then read , " The Board shall meet on the third Tuesday in every month . ''
That in consequence of the great increase of business in the Grand Secretary's Office , it has been found absolutely necessary to employ an additional clerk since the 1 st of January , at the weekly salary of £ 1 . 10 s . That there being no prospect of any decrease of work , the Board recommend that the services of the Brother now employed be retained at the same salary . The Board considering it desirable that the remainder of the property situated
in Queen ' s-courtshould belong to the Society , and the same having been offered for sale , negotiations have been entered on , and the Grand Superintendent of Works has been authorized to offer the sum of £ 3 , 000 for the said property , consisting of No . 59 , Great Queen-street , and all the houses on the west side of Queen ' s-court , A letter from Mr . Bacon , the tenant of the hotel , was read , offering to rent the premises in Middle-yard , now in the occupation of Mr . Lambert , who quits at Midsummer . The Board , having taken the subiect into
considerationreeom-, - y o o ~ 7 mend that the said premises be let to Mr . Bacon at an annual rent of £ 50 , with an agreement to surrender the same at any quarter on receiving six months ' notice . A letter from Mrs . Barton , wife of the late Grand Tyler , was read , stating her present state of destitution , and praying for some assistance . The Board beg to recommend the case to the sympathy and consideration of Grand Lodge , and pray their consent to the grant of £ 20 , and that the same be paid to Mrs . Barton in weekly sums by the Grand Secretary . 26 th May , 1857 . ( Signed ) A . Dobib , President . TOIi . III . 4 B
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The following Bepprtw atid Accepted Masons of Engto TheI Board of GeheraiPurposes beg to report 1 ntiott of Grand Lodge , that the laws relating to the period of the rneeting ' of the fener ^ i Committee pre back to this Board , they have taken the subject into their consideration , and do now recommend for the approval of Gran that the following altemtiohs be made in the Book of Constitutions :- ^ -
At page 20 , to beinserted as a fresh paragraph-- — " In order that all Lodges niay be dulyihformed of the business to co Grand Lodge , the printed report o £ the proceedings of the last Grand Lodge shall be seht > together with the p ensuing Grand Lodge , to all Lodges , at lea GpTrnmuhicatioh' . ¦ ¦ ¦ '' To cairy the sahie into eflfect , they find it heces tidh s be made , which they also recommend to Grand Lodge for approval \ : i- ~ - : r ^ . ' . ^ a ^^ yi ^
The word " fortnight" to be inserted after the word 'f WednesdayjV in section 8 ; it Will then read , " shall meet on the Wednesday' fe preceding each Quarterly Cbmmuhicatipn . Page Mftj section 8 : ^~ - A similar alteration by insertion of the word u fortnight" after the word ¦ :: Wednesday ^; . : /^ / Page 89 , A ppe ^ "Twenty-one" to be substituted for \ * fourteen ¦ 'in the eighth line of page 89 : it will then read , ¦ ' twenty-one days at least before the next Quarterly
Communication of Grand Lodge . " Page 90 , section 3 ^ Fund of Benevolence ; -- > The words \ ' \ but one" to follow I mmediately after the word " Wednesday '¦; "' it will then read , ( c The distribution and application of this fund shall take place on the last Wednesday but one of every month , " instead of , as it now stands , the last Wednesday of every month . Page 100 , section 6 : ~ L The word " third" to be substituted for the word < lfourth : " it will then read , " The Board shall meet on the third Tuesday in every month . ''
That in consequence of the great increase of business in the Grand Secretary's Office , it has been found absolutely necessary to employ an additional clerk since the 1 st of January , at the weekly salary of £ 1 . 10 s . That there being no prospect of any decrease of work , the Board recommend that the services of the Brother now employed be retained at the same salary . The Board considering it desirable that the remainder of the property situated
in Queen ' s-courtshould belong to the Society , and the same having been offered for sale , negotiations have been entered on , and the Grand Superintendent of Works has been authorized to offer the sum of £ 3 , 000 for the said property , consisting of No . 59 , Great Queen-street , and all the houses on the west side of Queen ' s-court , A letter from Mr . Bacon , the tenant of the hotel , was read , offering to rent the premises in Middle-yard , now in the occupation of Mr . Lambert , who quits at Midsummer . The Board , having taken the subiect into
considerationreeom-, - y o o ~ 7 mend that the said premises be let to Mr . Bacon at an annual rent of £ 50 , with an agreement to surrender the same at any quarter on receiving six months ' notice . A letter from Mrs . Barton , wife of the late Grand Tyler , was read , stating her present state of destitution , and praying for some assistance . The Board beg to recommend the case to the sympathy and consideration of Grand Lodge , and pray their consent to the grant of £ 20 , and that the same be paid to Mrs . Barton in weekly sums by the Grand Secretary . 26 th May , 1857 . ( Signed ) A . Dobib , President . TOIi . III . 4 B