Proceedings of the Grand lodge of Texas, from its organization in city of Houston, Dec. A.D. 1837, A.L. 5837, to the close of the grand annual communication held at Palestine, January 19, A.D. 1857, Vol. 1 Page: 246
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Lodge, U. D., which we find irregular, owing doubtless to the Lodge not having
been furnished with a form for making out said returns. Your Committee
would therefore recommend the adoption of the following resolution:Resolved,
That the Grand Secretary be instructed to issue a Charter to said
Leona Union Lodge, so soon as the District Deputy Grand Master shall have examined
the work and furnished the Grand Secretary with a certificate of the
correctness of their work,-until which time said Lodge is to continue under
Dispensation.
The returns from Red Land Lodge, No. 24, are irregular in this,-that they
have not given the dates when petitions were received, nor the time when the
candidates were initiated, passed or raised. We have also examined the returns
of Alamo Lodge, U. D., and take great pleasure in saving that the same
are correct and made out in a neat, orderly and masterlike manner which
reflects great credit upon the Secretary of the said Lodge.
All of which is respectfully submitted. I. CALL,
R. BREWSTER,
WM. M. TAYLOR.
The special Committee to whom was assigned the duty of presenting
a bill of fees made the following report, which was, on motion,
adopted after amendment:To
the Grand Lodge.
The special Committee to whom was referred the resolution to report a fee
bill for the respective Grand Officers have had the same under consideration, and
report the following as the result thereof, and recommend the adoption of the
annexed resolution:Resolved,
That the Grand Treasurer shall be allowed five per cent. on amount
of moneys received and disbursed, except the Education-fund.
That the Grand Secretary be allowed one hundred and fifty dollars per annum,
and stationary and expense account.
The Grand Lecturer shall be paid annually one hundred dollars out of the
funds of the Grand Lodge, and the sum of ten dollars from each subordinate Lodge
visited officially, and expenses to the nearest adjoining Lodge.
The District Deputy Grand Master shall be allowed all travelling-expenses, to
be paid by the Lodges in their Districts, when required or called on to act
officially.
The Grand Tyler shall be allowed three dollars per day during the sessions
of the Grand Lodge. A. NEILL, Chairman,
B. H. EPPERSON,
T. STERNE.
The special Committee on the Communication from Red Land Lodge
made the following report, which was on motion adopted:MOST
WORSHIPFUL GRAND MASTER:-Your Committee to whom was referred_
the petition of Bros. Ochiltree and McKee, relative to the injustice done Bro.
A. B. Patton by balloting in Red Land Lodge, have had the same under consideration,
and would respectfully recommend that the prayer of the petition be
granted, and Bro. Patton stand in the same relation to that Lodge and all regular
Masons as he did before that balloting, and that Lodge take such action
upon his case as Masonic justice may require. 0. M. WHEELER,
H. B. KELSEY.
No further business appearing, the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge
was called from labor to refreshment, until half-past 7 o'clock P.M.
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Freemasons. Texas. Grand Lodge. Proceedings of the Grand lodge of Texas, from its organization in city of Houston, Dec. A.D. 1837, A.L. 5837, to the close of the grand annual communication held at Palestine, January 19, A.D. 1857, Vol. 1, book, 1857; Galveston. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth29778/m1/246/?q=+date%3A1845-1860&rotate=180: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Star of the Republic Museum.