Sec. 3. A further source of revenue to Realms shall be ten per cent. of
all the revenue of Dominions, and a tax upon Dominions when the Grand
Dragon shall deem it necessary and indispensable to levy the same.
Sec. 4. A further source of revenue to Dominions shall be ten per cent.
of all the revenue of Provinces, and a tax upon Provinces when the Grand
Giant shall deem such tax necessary and indispensable.
Sec. 5. A further source of revenue to Provinces shall be ten per cent.
of all the revenue of Dens, and a tax upon Dens when the Grand Giant
shall deem such tax necessary and indispensable.
=Dat Deus his quoque finem.=
. . .
Sec. 6. The source of revenue to Dens shall be the initiation fees,
fines, and a =per capita= tax, whenever the Grand Cyclops shall deem
such tax necessary and indispensable to the interests and objects of the
Order.
Sec. 7. All the revenue obtained in the manner aforesaid, shall be for
the =exclusive= benefit of the Order, and shall be appropriated to the
dissemination of the same and to the creation of a fund to meet any
disbursement that it may become necessary to make to accomplish the
objects of the Order and to secure the protection of the same.
ARTICLE VII.
Eligibility for Membership
Section 1. No one shall be pressed for admission into the Order until he
shall have first been recommended by some friend or intimate who is a
member, to the Investigating Committee (which shall be composed of the
Grand Cyclops, the Grand Magi, and the Grand Monk), and who shall have
investigated his antecedents and his past and present standing and
connections, and after such investigation, shall have pronounced him
competent and worthy to become a member. =Provided=, no one shall be
presented for admission into, or become a member of this Order, who
shall not have attained the age of eighteen years.
Sec. 2. No one shall become a member of this Order unless he shall
=voluntarily= take the following oaths or obligations, and shall
=satisfactorily= answer the following interrogatories, while kneeling,
with
=Cessante causa, cessat effectus.=
. . .
his right hand raised to heaven, and his left hand resting on the Bible.
Preliminary Obligation
"I ---- solemnly swear or affirm that I will never reveal anything that
I may this day (or night) learn concerning the Order of the * * * and
that I will true answer make to such interrogatories as may be put to me
touching my competency for admission into the same. So help me God."
Interrogatories to Be Asked
1st. Have you ever been rejected, upon application for membership in the
* * *, or have you ever been expelled from the same?
2nd. Are you now, or have you ever been, a member of the Radical
Republican party, or either of the organizations known as the "Loyal
League" and the "Grand Army of the Republic?"
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