Sec. 1. All terms shall commence on the first day of January and July of each year, and end on the day on which the succeeding one commences.

Sec. 2. The Officers for the term about expiring shall prepare and deliver to the Officer who shall install their successors, the result of the elections, and a regular report of the work of the term, including the names of those rejected, initiated, admitte4 by card and as an Ancient Odd Fellow; those suspended or expelled, and the cause thereof, and of those reinstated and deceased; the number of degrees granted; the whole number in membership, and the amount of receipts, accompanied by whatever amount may be due to the R.W. Grand Lodge.

Sec. 3. In addition to the above, the Officers for the term ending on the first meeting in January shall annually make to the Grand Lodge a full return of the members of the Lodge (except such as are more than ten months in arrears, or have been expelled), ranked according to the degrees attained, and a statement of the number of members relieved in the past year; the number of widowed families relieved; the number page 59 of members buried; the number of sisters buried; the amount of money applied to each of these purposes; designating the amount paid for the education of orphans, the amount of money in the treasury, and amount of investments.

Sec. 4. Should this Lodge fail to make any of its returns as required, for one year, it shall thereby forfeit its charter and become extinct j and it shall be the duty of the Grand Master, or D.D.G. Master, to withhold the A.T.P.W. and semi-annual P.W. until such returns are made, and the amount due the Grand Lodge is paid. And it shall be the duty of the last-installed officers to submit or surrender to the Grand Master, or his Deputy, or Installing Officer, the charter, books, papers, furniture, and funds of the Lodge.