Ku Klux Klan: Its Origin, Growth and DisbandmentLester, John C.
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Ku Klux Klan: Its Origin, Growth and Disbandment
Lester, John C.
Ku Klux Klan (19th century)
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APPENDIX II.
REVISED AND AMENDED PRESCRIPT OF KU KLUX KLAN
ADOPTED IN 1868 (?)
Reprinted _in facsimile_
REVISED AND AMENDED
PRESCRIPT
OF THE
ORDER
OF THE
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* *
_Damnant quod non intelligunt._
APPELLATION.
This Organization shall be styled and
denominated, the Order of the * * *.
CREED.
We, the Order of the * * *, rever-
entially acknowledge the majesty and
supremacy of the Divine Being, and
recognize the goodness and providence
of the same. And we recognize our
relation to the United States Govern-
ment, the supremacy of the Constitu-
tion, the Constitutional Laws thereof,
and the Union of States thereunder.
CHARACTER AND OBJECTS OF THE ORDER.
This is an institution of Chivalry, Humanity,
Mercy, and Patriotism; embodying in its genius
and its principles all that is chivalric in conduct,
noble in sentiment, generous in manhood, and
patriotic in purpose; its peculiar objects being
First: To protect the weak, the innocent, and
the defenceless, from the indignities, wrongs, and
outrages of the lawless, the violent, and the
brutal; to relieve the injured and oppressed; to
succor the suffering and unfortunate, and espe-
cially the widows and orphans of Confederate
soldiers.
Second: To protect and defend the Constitu-
tion of the United States, and all laws passed in
conformity thereto, and to protect the States and
the people thereof from all invasion from any
source whatever.
Third: To aid and assist in the execution of
all constitutional laws, and to protect the people
from unlawful seizure, and from trial except by
their peers in conformity to the laws of the land.
ARTICLE I.
TITLES.
SECTION 1. The officers of this Order shall consist
of a Grand Wizard of the Empire, and
his ten Genii; a Grand Dragon of the Realm,
[Header: _Nec scire fas est omnia._ 4]
and his eight Hydras; a Grand Titan of the Do-
minion, and his six Furies; a Grand Giant of
the Province, and his four Goblins; a Grand
Cyclops of the Den, and his two Night-hawks; a
Grand Magi, a Grand Monk, a Grand Scribe, a
Grand Exchequer, a Grand Turk, and a Grand
Sentinel.
SEC. 2. The body politic of this Order shall
be known and designated as "Ghouls."
ARTICLE II.
TERRITORY AND ITS DIVISIONS.
SECTION 1. The territory embraced within the
jurisdiction of this Order shall he coterminous
with the States of Maryland, Virginia, North
Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Ala-
bama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas,
Missouri, Kentucky, and Tennessee; all com-
bined constituting the Empire.
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