92. Opening and Closing Tent.—All Tents shall be opened at the time and place appointed, and shall not be kept open later than ten o'clock, unless the Chief Ruler be requested by a majority of the members present to extend the time, but such extension shall not exceed eleven o'clock.

93. Tent Box.—Each Tent may provide itself with a box, chest, or other piece of furniture, in which shall be deposited the books, Tent paraphernalia, and other property and goods not required by the Secretary to be in his own custody. This box, chest, or piece of furniture shall have one lock only, to be fitted with triplicate keys, to be held by the C.R., D.R., and the Secretary respectively. Should all the officers neglect to send or bring their keys at any meeting of the Tent, the lock may be forced, the expense of repairing same to be borne by the negligent officers.

94. Changing Night and Place of Meeting.—No Tent shall change its night or place of meeting without first obtaining the consent of the District Officers through the District Secretary. Provided, nevertheless, that should any Tent night fall on Christmas Day, New Year's Day, Good Friday, or other special public holiday, the Tent may, by resolution passed at previous meeting, appoint any night previous to the usual regular Tent night on which to hold the meeting.

95. Tent Quarterly Committee.—All Tents shall, on the 25th days of March, June, September, and December in each year, or within seven days before or after the above date, hold a General Quarterly Committee of the whole Tent, to appoint two Auditors (vide General Law 84), hear appeals from the Judicial Committee, consider propositions for improving the Rules, and transact the general business of the Tent. All members shall be summoned to attend those meetings, and if resident within two miles of place of meeting shall be fined for non-attendance. All parties concerned in appeal cases shall have special notice to attend.

96. Mode of Voting.—In all cases where a vote of the Tent is to be taken, except where otherwise in these laws provided, it shall be decided by the usual exclamation, "Aye" or "No;" and if a division be called for, it shall be taken by the "Ayes" going to the right of the Chair page 32 and the "Noes" to the loft. The C.R. may appoint one teller from each side, who shall report to him the result, and he shall immediately declare the numbers for and against.

97. Quarterly Returns to District.—Should any Tent omit or neglect to pay to the District the amount of moneys due to Funeral Fund, or the moneys due for levies or fines, or the amount of account for goods supplied by the District, for more than fourteen days after each quarter-day, except special permission to omit complying be first obtained from the District Officers, the District Officers, upon the same being reported to them, may suspend such Tent from all benefit or participation in any of the funds of the Order until the law be strictly fulfilled; and, in addition thereto, may fine the Tent for such neglect or omission in any sum not exceeding Two Pounds, which fine must be paid before the Tent be relieved from the suspension. Provided further, that any Tent fined under this law may recover the amount of such fine from the Officers of the Tent responsible for the neglect.

98. Illegal Meetings.—Any Tent, officers, or members who shall call or authorise to be called a meeting of members contrary to these Rules, so as to disturb the peace and good government of the Order, shall be fined Ten Pounds, and in default of payment be expelled the Order.

99. A Judicial Committee shall be appointed, to consist of the Chief Ruler, Deputy Ruler, Secretary, and eight members appointed by the Tent; five shall have power to act. The four senior members shall retire every three months, and four others be appointed in their stead. The Secretary (unless he be an interested party) shall attend all meetings of the Committee, and take minutes of the proceedings. The Chief Ruler shall preside, and have a casting vote, except he be a party concerned, in which case the Deputy Ruler shall preside. The Committee shall decide upon all matters of dispute between the members of the Tent and between members and the Tent, or persons claiming on account of members, and shall investigate all charges of pledge-breaking referred to them by the Tent. Such Committee shall also have power to investigate charges of immorality, bad conduct, and other offences charged against members, and, if proved, to fix the penalty in each case. If any dispute arise between members of different Tents, such dispute shall be referred to the Judicial Committee of the Tent to which the accused member belongs. All complaints or appeals must be specified in writing, and a copy of the charge forwarded to the member accused, so as to afford reasonable time for his defence. If any dispute arise in a Tent which the Judicial Committee cannot settle, it may be referred to the Quarterly Committee of the whole Tent; and if the Quarterly Committee cannot settle the matter, it may be referred to the next District Meeting. Any person, whether a brother or not, shall be allowed to give evidence in any case of dispute or trial brought before the Judicial Committee. No member of the Order other than those directly interested shall attend the meeting of the Judicial Committee except specially summoned.

100. Appeals.—If any member appeal to the District page 33 Meeting, he shall deposit with the District Secretary the sum of one pound. The decision of the District Council shall be final, and the member who loses the case shall pay all expenses attending the appeal; such expenses to be taxed by the District Council. No appeal will be received unless forwarded at least one month previous to the meeting at which it is to be heard. Should any member appealing to the District be unable to make the deposit, he may petition the next District Meeting to hear him without such deposit being paid. Before an appeal can be made to a higher court, all fines inflicted by the court below must be paid to the officers of the higher court. The District Chief Ruler, upon application being made to him through the District Secretary, shall allow any member of the Order (not a sitting District Officer) to appear and act as Counsel in any case of appeal heard at the District Council; and the Chief Ruler of any Tent shall, upon request being made to him, permit any member (not being a sitting Tent elective officer of the same Tent) to appear as Counsel in any case heard before the Judicial Committee or Quarterly Committee of the Tent. Provided, however, that such Counsel, when appearing at any mooting of the District Council or Judicial Committee, shall retire from such meeting whenever requested so to do by the presiding officer of such Council or Committee.

101. Complaint against Tent Officer.—In the event of a complaint being preferred against any Tent officer, of breaking the pledge, violating the laws of the Order, improper conduct in the discharge of his official duties, or the committal of any civil crime or offence, such officer shall be suspended from the exercise of his functions by resolution assented to by a majority of the members of the Tent, in ordinary or special meeting assembled, until such time as the Judicial Committee have investigated the complaint, and decided thereon. Provided, however, that such investigation and decision shall not be delayed for any longer period than four weeks, calculated from the time when the complaint was preferred; and that such officer shall not be suspended by them without first having been duly summoned to answer the complaint.