Section 1. The officers of the Order shall consist of a Grand Wizard of
the Empire, and his ten Genii; a Grand Dragon of the Realm, and his
eight Hydras; a Grand Titan of the Dominion, and his six Furies; a Grand
Giant of the Province, and his four Goblins; a Grand Cyclops of the Den,
and his two Nighthawks; a Grand Magi, a Grand Monk, a Grand Scribe, a
Grand Exchequer, a Grand Turk, and a Grand Sentinel.
Section 2. The body politic of the 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 be coterminous with the States of Maryland, Virginia, North
Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi,
Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas, Missouri, Kentucky, and Tennessee; all
combined constituting the Empire.
Section 2. The Empire shall be divided into four departments, the first
to be styled the Realm, and coterminous with the boundaries of the
several States; the second to be styled the Dominion, and
=Amiei humani generis.=
. . .
to be coterminous with such counties as the Grand Dragons of the several
Realms may assign to the charge of the Grand Titan. The third to be
styled the Province, and to be coterminous with the several counties;
=provided=, the Grand Titan may, when he deems it necessary, assign two
Grand Giants to one Province, prescribing, at the same time, the
jurisdiction of each. The fourth department to be styled the Den, and
shall embrace such part of a Province as the Grand Giant shall assign to
the charge of a Grand Cyclops.
ARTICLE III.
Powers and Duties of Officers
Grand Wizard
Section 1. The Grand Wizard, who is the supreme officer of the Empire,
shall have power, and he shall be required, to appoint Grand Dragons for
the different Realms of the Empire; and he shall have power to appoint
his Genii, also a Grand Scribe, and a Grand Exchequer for his
Department, and he shall have the sole power to issue copies of this
Prescript, through his Subalterns, for the organization and
dissemination of the Order; and when a question of paramount importance
to the interests or prosperity of the Order arises, not provided for in
this Prescript, he shall have the power to determine such question, and
his decision shall be final until the same shall be provided for by
amendment as hereinafter provided. It shall be his duty to communicate
with, and receive reports from the Grand Dragons of Realms as to the
condition, strength, and progress of the Order within their respective
Realms. And
=Quemcunque miserum videris, hominem scias.=
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