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ti'amoiii meets witli liis vicar, ami the war priest and vicar iii the offi- 

 cial chamber of the ti'iimoiii, in tlie month of December, to discuss the 

 several appointments to be made; that of war chief aud his assistant, 

 the governor and lieuteuaut-goveruor, the magistrate and his deputy. 

 After the names have been decided upon the theurgists of the secret 

 cult societies are notified aud they join the ti'iimoni and his associates, 

 when they are informed of the decision and their concurrence requested. 



Fig. ;j.— i'aiiper. 



This is iilways jiiven. the consultation with the theurgists being buta 

 matter of courtesy. The populace then assemble, when announcement 

 is made of the names of the new appointees. These appointments are 

 annual; the same ])arty, however, may serve any number of terms. 



The war chief ])erforms minor duties which would otherwise fall to 

 the war priest. It is the duty of the war chief to patrol the town 

 during the meetings of the cult societies and to surround the village 



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