SEC. 2. The S. shall keep a record of the proceedings of the order; write communications; notify other Klans when their assistance is needed; give notice when any member has to suffer the penalty for violating his oath; see that all books, papers or other property belonging to his office, are placed beyond the reach of any one not a member of the order. He shall perform such other duties as may be required of him by the C. ARTICLE IV. SECTION 1. No person shall be initiated into this order under eighteen years of age. SEC. 2. No person of color shall be admitted into this order. SEC. 3. No person shall be admitted into this order who does not sustain a good moral character, and who is in any way incapacitated to perform the duties of a Ku Klux. SEC. 4. The name of a person proposed for membership must be proposed by the committee appointed by the chief, verbally, stating age, residence, and occupation; state if he was a soldier in the late war, his rank, whether in the Federal or Confederate service, and his command. ARTICLE V. SECTION 1. Any member who shall offend against these articles, or the by-laws shall be subject to be fined and reprimanded by the C., as two-thirds of the members present at any regular meeting may determine. SEC. 2. Every member shall be entitled to a fair trial for any offense involving reprimand or criminal punishment. BY-LAWS ARTICLE I. SECTION 1. This order shall meet at ----. SEC. 2. Five members shall constitute a quorum, provided the C. or S. be present. SEC. 3. The C. shall have power to appoint such members of the order to attend the sick, the needy, and those distressed, and those suffering from radical misrule, as the case may require. SEC. 4. No person shall be appointed on a committee unless the person is present at the time of appointment. Members of committees neglecting to report shall be fined 30 cents. ARTICLE II. SECTION 1. Every member, on being admitted, shall sign the constitution and by-laws and pay the initiation fee. SEC. 2. A brother of the Klan wishing to become a member of this order, who shall present his application with the proper papers of transfer from the order of which he was a member formerly, shall be admitted to the order only by a unanimous vote of the members present. ARTICLE III. SECTION 1. The initiation fee shall be ----. ARTICLE IV. SECTION 1. Every member who shall refuse or neglect to pay his fine or dues shall be dealt with as the chief thinks proper. SEC. 2. Sickness or absence from the country or being engaged in any important business shall be a valid excuse for any neglect of duty. ARTICLE V. SECTION 1. Each member shall provide himself with a pistol, Ku Klux gown and signal instruments.