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and the fair has been opened ( l ), you can be promoted, affcer a year, to the gradeof Introducer. ( 2 ) 

 After two years you can become Vanguard. ( 3 ) After three years you can become Incense- 



master ( 4 ), if, at least, there is a vacancy. When you wish then to open a fair, you must 



•first send round a circular ( 5 ) to inform the brethern of it. 



He who does not keep this command, but himself opens a market, commits a great sin 



against the five founders. May his head be severed from his trunk andheperish! may the swine 



devour him, and the dogs rend him to pieces! 



Art. 19. 



After having entered the Hung-league, the members will elect the chiefs by public vote ( 6 ). 

 There will be a President, a Master, a Fiscal, Treasurers, Agents, and those who have flowers 

 on their head. ( 7 ) They shall deliberate fairly and act justly; they shall not, trusting to their 

 greatness, oppress the little, or, relying upon their strength, crush the weaker. 



Those who selfishly take bribes, or make no difference between right and wrong on account 

 of their relations, but are only bent upon violence and tyranny, shall, most surely, perish in 

 an unknown country! 



Art. 20. 



After having entered the Hung-league, if a brother gains his livelihood abroad, and he in- 

 irusts you with family-letters, you must take care of them. But if you think that you can 

 not take charge of them, you ought first to inform (the head of the lodge) ofit, and not neglect 

 it when the time has already come (for delivering them). 



Or, if you perceive that there is money in these letters, you shall not pocket that yourself, 

 or remit less money than there is, for such a one is a swindler who shall perish, most surely, 

 by the sword! If it is discovered, he shall, besides, be punished with 108 blows, and he shall 

 completely reimburse the goods or money. 



Art. 21. 



After having entered the Hung-league, you shall not secretly show the statutes and diploma 

 of the lodge to strangers, for they are the most important things of the Hung-league. 



He who covetously sells them secretly to others, is one who has forgotten his duties and per- 

 jured his oath. He shall, most surely, perish by the mouth of a tiger in a deep mountain! 



If it is discovered, both his ears will be cut off, he shall be punished with 108 blows, and 

 be cast out of the brotherhood. 



Art. 22. 



After having entered the Hung-league, if one of the brethern has disputed, quarreled or- 



( a ) m W ) lod S e is held - ( 2 )> ( 3 ) & ( 4 ) See P a £- 47 - 



( 5 ) See the form of this circular on pag. 51. 



( 6 ) êt § O See P a S- 47. 



