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ary approve the ruling it shall then be the final construc- 

 tion of the law; but if the Judiciary refuse to concur in a 

 ruling, then, and in that case, such ruling shall be held 

 in abeyance until the next meeting of the Supreme Coun- 

 cil, which shall decide the matter. 



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 be 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. 



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 30 years 

 of age. 



SEC. 4. The Senior Judge shall be called the Chair- 

 man, 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 pre- 

 served in the archives of the Order, a careful report of 

 which shall be made to the regular annual session of the 

 Supreme Council. 



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



