Sec. 1. The Grand Lodge shall hold regular Annual Communications. Such Annual Communications shall begin on the third Monday in March of each year, at half-past six o'clock, p.m., and shall continue to meet at such hours as may be agreed upon, from day to day, consecutively (Sundays excepted), until the close of the session.

Sec. 2. The business of the Grand Lodge shall be transacted by the Elective Officers of the Grand Lodge, Past G. Masters of the Order, and the representatives elected in the manner hereinafter provided. All Past Grands in good standing, who have received the Grand Lodge Degree, may be present at the session; but none except officers of Past G. Masters, and representatives to the Grand Lodge, shall have the right to vote, except for the election of officers, or, without permission, to speak on any subject at the session.

Sec. 3. Every Lodge shall be entitled in the Grand Lodge to two representatives for its Charter, and one representative for every fifteen, and one for every fraction of fifteen, exceeding ten, members in good standing. Representatives must be Past Grands in good standing, and shall be elected at any regular meeting, within three months previous to each page 6 Annual Communication, to serve one year from the beginning of said Annual Communication. Vacancies may be filled at any time to serve the remainder of the term.

Sec. 4. Each Elective Officer, except the M.W. Grand Master, who is not also a representative, and each representative, shall be entitled to one vote. The M. W. Grand Master shall be entitled to a vote in all cases of a tie. In case of the absence of any representatives, the representatives of his Lodge present may cast the votes of the absentees. At the election of Grand Officers, each Past Grand present at the Annual Communication shall be entitled to one vote only.

Sec. 5. Special Sessions shall be called by the M.W. Grand Master, on application by resolution, under the seals of three Subordinate Lodges. Special Sessions may also be called at the option of the M.W. Grand Master. Such sessions shall be for the transaction of extraordinary business only, which shall be specified in the call; and not less than thirty days' notice shall be given by letter to each Lodge, which thirty days shall begin from the date on which such letters are posted. Such Special Sessions shall be held at the place of meeting of the last previous Annual Communication.

Sec. 6. The Grand Lodge cannot be opened for the transaction of business unless Representatives from one-third of the Lodges are present.