g through the ceremonies of
initiation. _Provided_, That no one shall be admitted into this * who
shall have not attained the age of eighteen years.

Sec. 2. No one shall become a member of a distant * when there is a *
established and in operation in his own immediate vicinity. Nor shall
any one become a member of any * after he shall have been rejected by
any other *.

ENSIGN.

ART. X. The Grand Banner of this * shall be in the form of an
isosceles triangle, five feet long and three wide at the staff. The
material shall be Yellow, with a Red scalloped border, about three
inches in width. There shall be painted upon it, in black, a
Dracovolans, or Flying Dragon[55a] with the following motto inscribed
above the Dragon,

"QUOD SEMPER, QUOD UBIQUE, QUOD AB OMNIBUS.[56a]"

AMENDMENTS.

ART. XI. This Prescript or any part or Edicts thereof, shall never be
changed except by a two-thirds vote of the Grand Dragons of the
Realms, in Convention assembled, and at which Convention the Grand
Wizard shall preside and be entitled to a vote. And upon the
application of a majority of the Grand Dragons, for that purpose, the
Grand Wizard shall appoint the time and place for said Convention;
which, when assembled, shall proceed to make such modifications and
amendments as it may think will advance the interest, enlarge the
utility and more thoroughly effectuate the purposes of the *.

INTERDICTION.

ART. XII. The origin, designs, mysteries and ritual of this * shall
never be written, but the same shall be communicated orally.

REGISTER.

1st--Dismal. 7th--Dreadful.
2nd--Dark. 8th--Terrible.
3rd--Furious. 9th--Horrible.
4th--Portentous. 10th--Melancholy.
5th--Wonderful. 11th--Mournful.
6th--Alarming. 12th--Dying.

II.

I--White. IV--Black
II--Green. V--Yellow
III--Blue. VI--Crimson
VII--Purple

III.

1--Fearful. 7--Doleful.
2--Startling. 8--Sorrowful.
3--Awful. 9--Hideous.
4--Woeful. 10--Frightful.
5--Horrid. 11--Appalling.
6--Bloody. 12--Last.

EDICTS.

I. The Initiation Fee of this * shall be one dollar, to be paid when
the candidate is initiated and received into the *.

II. No member shall be allowed to take any intoxicating spirits to any
meeting of th