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ing of the Supreme Council : Provided, Appeals may be taken from the 

 interpretation and rulings of the president to the Judiciary Department, 

 whose decisions shall be final. 



SEC. 3. The president shall be the custodian of the secret work, and 

 shall provide for its exemplification and dissemination. He shall be 

 authorized to issue special dispensations and held responsible for the 

 same, all of which shall be matters of record. 



ARTICLE VI. 

 JUDICIARY. 



SECTION i. The Judiciary Department shall be composed of three 

 judges, one of whom shall after the first year be elected annually by the 

 Supreme Council. Three judges shall be elected the first year, one of 

 whom shall be for a term of one year, one for two, and one for three 

 years. 



SEC. 2. The regular term of office for the judges of the Judiciary 

 Department shall be three years. 



SEC. 3. No person shall be eligible to office as judge in the Judiciary 

 Department who is under thirty years of age. 



SEC. 4. The senior judge shall be called the chairman, and shall be 

 the presiding officer of the court. 



SEC. 5. The Judiciary shall have authority to act upon the rulings of 

 the president ; to try and decide grievances and appeals affecting the 

 officers or members of the Supreme Council ; to try appeals from the 

 State bodies. 



SEC. 6. The decisions and findings of the Supreme Judiciary shall be 

 a matter of record, and shall be preserved in the archives of the order, 

 a careful report of which shall be made to the regular annual sessions of 

 the Supreme Council. 



SEC. 7. For the purpose of carrying out the above provisions and 

 rendering the workings of the Judiciary Department effective, the 

 Supreme Council shall provide rules and regulations. 



ARTICLE VII. 



SECTION i. The Supreme Council shall fix such salaries for officers as 

 may be a fair remuneration for services required, and for such expen- 

 ditures of the various departments as may be consistent with strict 

 economy. 



SEC. 2. A per capita tax of five cents shall be paid for each male 

 member into the national treasury by each State organization, on or 

 before the first day of November of each year. 



