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Excerpt from Constitution, by-Laws and Rules of Order of Templar Lodge, No. 17, of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows of the State of California: Instituted October 22, 1853 Section 1. Every applicant for initiation must be a free white male of the age of twenty-one years; of sound health; of good, moral character and ih dustrious habits, having some known respectable means of support; believe in the existence of a Supreme Being, the Creator and Preserver of the Universe, and he preposed in the Lodge nearest his residence, except that Lodge grant permission for his joining another Lodge; provided, that applica tion for membership may be made to any Lodge nearest the residence of the applicant, in the same county or district. A candidate may he admitted to any Lodge in the city or village in which he re sides; but all candidates for initiation must reside in this jurisdiction, except'such candidates as inay apply from other States or Territories where there is no Grand Lodge or District Deputy Grand Sire located. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.