FREE BOOKS

Author's List




PREV.   NEXT  
|<   106   107   108   109   110   111   112   113   114   115   116   117   118   119   120   121   122   123   124   125   126   127   128   >>  
nions when the Grand Dragon shall deem such tax necessary and indispensable. 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 Titan shall deem such tax necessary and indispensable. Sec. 5. A further source of revenue to Provinces shall be ten per cent. on all the revenue of Dens, and a tax upon the Dens, when the Grand Giant shall deem such tax necessary and indispensable. 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 indispensable to the interests and purposes of the *. Sec. 7. All of the revenue obtained in the manner herein aforesaid, shall be for the exclusive benefit of the *. 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 *, and to secure the protection of the same. OBLIGATION. ART. VIII. No one shall become a member of this *, unless he shall take the following oath or obligation: "I, ---- of my own free will and accord, and in the presence of Almighty God, do solemnly swear or affirm that I will never reveal to any one, not a member of the * * by any intimation, sign, symbol, word or act, or in any other manner whatever, any of the secrets, signs, grips, pass words, mysteries or purposes of the * * or that I am a member of the same or that I know any one who _is_ a member, and that I will abide by the Prescript and Edicts of the * *. So help me God." Sec. 2. The preliminary obligation to be administered before the candidate for admission is taken to the Grand Cyclops for examination, shall be as follows: "I do solemnly swear or affirm that I will never reveal any thing that I may this day (or night) learn concerning the * *. So help me God." ADMISSION. ART. IX. Sec. 1. No one shall be presented for admission into this *, until he shall have 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 investigate his antecedents and his past and present standing and connections, and if after such investigation, they pronounce him competent and worthy to become a member, he may be admitted upon taking the obligation required and passin
PREV.   NEXT  
|<   106   107   108   109   110   111   112   113   114   115   116   117   118   119   120   121   122   123   124   125   126   127   128   >>  



Top keywords:
member
 

revenue

 

indispensable

 
Cyclops
 

obligation

 

Provinces

 

source

 

affirm

 

manner

 

admission


solemnly

 
reveal
 

purposes

 
administered
 
preliminary
 

Edicts

 

Prescript

 

examination

 

candidate

 

Investigating


investigation

 

connections

 

standing

 

antecedents

 

present

 
pronounce
 

taking

 

required

 

passin

 

admitted


worthy

 

competent

 
investigate
 

presented

 

recommended

 

composed

 

Committee

 

friend

 

intimate

 

ADMISSION


aforesaid
 
exclusive
 

obtained

 

benefit

 

disbursement

 
creation
 

appropriated

 
dissemination
 
interests
 

Dominions