The Chancery O. U. A. of the State of New-York, in Regular Session convened, do ordain as follows: 1. All applications made to Chancery for the approval of the By-Laws of any Chapter, or for the amendment of any existing Laws, shall be accompanied by two copies of the By-Laws submitted, each of which shall be correctly engrossed on full sheets of paper, with suitable margins to allow for any amendments or alterations that may be de⚫termined on by Chancery. § 2. All such applications shall be referred by Chancery to the Committee on By-Laws, who are required to state, on the margin of each copy, such alterations or amendments as they may deem necessary, and report the same for the action of Chancery. 3. On the adoption of the report of the Committee on By-Laws by Chancery, the G. C. of the C. shall furnish the Chapter making the application with one copy of the laws as approved by Chancery, and the Chapter shall be allowed to adopt the same on depositing a printed copy with the G. C. of the C., and receiving his official attestation to that effect. 4. No Chapter shall be allowed to adopt any By-Laws, or the Amendments to any existing By-Laws, until the requirements herein contained have been complied with, and the attestation of the G. C. of the C. is obtained. DECISIONS. IN CHANCERY OF THE STATE OF NEW-YORK. That State Chanceries are both Legislative and Judicial in their powers, designed to enact laws for the government of Chapters, as well as to settle disputes that may arise : Provided such exercise does not interfere with the Constitution of the Order, or the Laws adopted by Arch Chancery for general government. That State Chanceries have the right to establish the minimum age of membership for their own States: Provided, such minimum age is within the range laid down in the Constitution, (viz., 18 to 55 years, inclusive,) and that such regulations do not interfere with the rights acquired by members in other States who may have been admitted into the order, within the Constitutional limits. That State Chanceries have not the right to alter the Initiation Fee to a uniform rate, except said rate be at least Ten Dollars, ($10;) rates may be made larger than the scale given in the Constitution, but not reduced. The Constitution does not prohibit Chapters from re ceiving into Honorary Membership those who are under the age of 55 years. RESOLUTIONS HAVING THE FORCE OF LAW. Resolved: That none but duly initiated members of this Order, shall, on any occasion, be permitted to wear the regalia or insignia thereof, nor to parade or associate with any Chapter of the Order on public occasions. [Adopted, Oct. 16th, 1848.] Resolved: That, hereafter, no Excursion, Ball, Public Entertainment, or Procession, (Funerals excepted,) shall take place, in which the regalia shall be worn, or the name. of the Chapter used, without the consent of Chancery. [Adopted, March 5th, 1849.] Resolved: That all Chapters under the jurisdiction of this Chancery, shall withhold the Quarter Password from all members who are three months in arrears on the books of their several Chapters; but all such members shall be entitled to visit their respective Chapters while they remain in membership. [Adopted, March 12th, 1849.] Resolved: That for every member hearafter suspended for the non-payment of dues, in case of the expulsion of such individual, Chancery shall return to the Chapter the amount of assessment paid in when in a suspended state. [Adopted, May 28th, 1849.] Whereas, it appears to be necessary that there should be a statute of limitation in case of Chapter or individual appeals; and whereas there does not appear to be any provision in our Constitution governing the same. Therefore, Resolved: That all parties, individually or in Chapter capacity, considering themselves aggrieved from or by any decision that may hereafter be made, shall make such appeal within thirty days from the time of such decision, or for ever after be debarred from any subsequent action in the premises. [Adopted, May 28th, 1849.] Resolved: That hereafter the C. C.'s of the several Chapters under the jurisdiction of this Chancery be required to notify the respective Chapters, and the G. C. C., of all rejections, suspensions, expulsions and re-instatements, by their several Chapters, stating age, occupation, and residence, together with the cause. [Adopted, Nov. 11th, 1850.] Resolved: That from the First of September to the First of March, the proceedings of this Chancery, shall, hereafter, close at half-past ten o'clock, P. M., at which time the vote on the subject then before the body, shall be taken, unless the time be extended by a vote of two-thirds of the members present. [Adopted, March 2d, 1846.] Resolved: That all Chapters having less than one hundred members, shall have the privilege of reducing the initiation fees charged above five dollars to that sum. [Adopted, April 13th, 1846.] Resolved: That no Chapter shall be hereafter formed bearing the name of any living person, or of any prominent partisan locality, or character. [Adopted, July 20th, 1846.] Resolved: That it is illegal for any Brother of the O. of U. A. to be a member of more than one Chapter at one and the same time, except as honorary member; but as such honorary member, he shall under no consideration be entitled to take part in the proceedings of, or hold office in said Chapter. [Adopted, Feb. 16th, 1847.] Resolved: That hereafter the Chapters under this jurisdiction shall elect their first class officers, semi-annually, at the first regular meetings in September and March DIRECTORY OF CHAPTERS, O. U. A. Chapters, whose change of officers are not noticed in the Directory, will please send in their names. STATE OF NEW-YORK. J. L. Vandewater, G. S.-Richard Ebbets, G. C. C. Alpha, No. 1, Saturday, cor. Broadway and Grand Street. Thomas E. Stewart, S.-Henry Baldwin, C. C. Washington, No. 2, Thursday, cor. Grand and Ludlow Sts. C. J. Miller, S.-John Elliott, C. C. Warren, No. 3, Thursday, c. Atlantic and Henry, Brooklyn. George A. Searing, S.-John Williams, C. C. Manhattan, No. 4, Thursday, cor. Av. C and 4th St. William Smith, S.-Geo. H. Raymond, C. C. Lawrence, No. 5, Thursday, cor. 128th Street and 3d Av. Martin Rapelyea, S.-Henry J. Fox, C. C. American, No. 6, Wednesday, at cor. Broadway and Walker. B. Rockwood, S.-Alexander Pettit, C. C. Columbia, No. 7, Thursday, cor. Bleecker and Morton Sts. William C. Beatty, S.-E. S. Dubois, C. C. Putnam, No. 8, Wednesday, cor. Grand and Ludlow. Benjamin C. Dean, S.-George Youngs, C. C. Franklin, No. 9, Monday, cor. Grand and Ludlow Sts. I. B. Ostrander, S.-Theodore H. Gray, C. C. Paulding, No. 10, meets Friday, cor. 23d St. and 8th Av. Thomas J. Burger, S.-John N. Zilkin, C. C. Marion, No. 11, Friday, Grenada Hall, Myrtle Av., Brooklyn. Thomas P. Teale, S.-Francis Coleman, C. C. Continental, No 12, Thursday, at 327 Bowery. E. B. Brush, S.-Geo. McIntire, C. C. Mount Vernon, No. 13, Thursday, c. Broadway and Walker. Asa H. Leonard, S.-O. S. Phelps, C. C. Hancock, No. 14, Wednesday, c. Bleecker and Morton Sts. Robert Howe, S.-Richard H. Arthur, C. C. Liberty, No. 15, Friday, at 149 Bowery. Charles H. Wheeler, S.-Henry C. Smith, C. C. Decatur, No. 16, Thursday, cor. Broadway and Grand Sts. George H. Tyler, S.-Joseph L. Hewlett, C. C. Lexington, No. 17, Monday, c. Fulton and Orange, Brooklyn. J. B. Voorhies, S.-J. H. Switzer, C. C. National, No. 18, Tuesday, at 149 Bowery. Champe, No. 25, Thursday, cor. Grove and Hudson Sts. Jas. Jackson, Jr., S.-William H. Bedell, C. C. George Powell, S.-John G. Vanderbilt, C. C. Pavonia, No. 32, Saturday, Rossville, S. I. Chas. A. Dusenberry, S.-George T. Oakley, C. C. Oneida, No. 33, Thursday, 149 Bowery. Francis Hagadorn, S.-Elias Combs, C. C. Jasper, No. 35, Monday, cor. Grove and Hudson Sts. George A. Wardell, S.-Baker, C. C. Niagara, No. 36, Monday, at 149 Bowery. Samuel J. Jacobs, S.-John I. Grossman, C. C. Tappan, No. 40, Monday, at Piermont. C. C. E Pluribus Unum, No. 43, Wed., c. Bowery and Broome St. Chas. B. Ferrin, S.-Thos. Cox, C. C. STATE OF NEW-JERSEY. John O. Godfrey, G. S.-Edward P. Nichols, G. C. C. Pioneer, No. 1, Friday, Broad Street, Newark. H. Munn, S.-C. W. Porr, C. C. Clark, No. 2, Monday, Rahway. C. F. Post, S.-J. W. Ayres, C. C. Nathan Hale, No. 3, Thursday, Newark. A. J. Donnelly, S.-James A. Rankin, C. C. Morgan, No. 4, Tuesday, Hoboken. Jesse Fash, S.-Corns. Housman, C. C. D. J. Kilborn, S.-J. B. Tichenor, C. C. Jesse K. Randall, S.-A. T. Manning, C. C. Eugene Blything, S.-William Kosign, C. C. Liberty, No. 11, Wednesday, Bergen. A. V. P. Jones, S.-W. D. C. Jones, C. C. Columbia, No. 12, Madison. David P. Bigelow, S.-A. H. Magie, C. C. Excelsior, No. 13, Newark. STATE OF CONNECTICUT. |