Secretary.

Sec. 3. The Secretary shall keep accurate minutes of the transactions of this Lodge, and file all papers entrusted to him officially, unless otherwise ordered; fill up all cards or certificates granted by the Lodge; write and issue all communications, summonses, and notices required; attest all drafts page 66 on the Treasurer for moneys ordered to be paid by vote of the Lodge at a regular or legally summoned meeting. He shall endorse upon all petitions for membership the name of the applicant and Committee for Investigation, and forthwith hand the same to the chairman of said Committee. He shall safely keep and use, when required, the seal of the Lodge. He shall have authority to give, without the vote of the Lodge provided the brother be clear of the books and otherwise qualified), the required certificate to enable a brother to join an Encampment. He shall immediately notify the Grand Secretary, and all the Lodges in his District, of the rejection of a candidate; also, of the suspension, expulsion, reinstatement, or cessation of membership, stating the cause for each, as required by Sec. 8 of Article VIII. of the Constitution. He shall enter on the minutes a brief statement of the contents of all communications, memorials and reports; and shall enter the name, age, place of birth, occupation and residence of all candidates for membership, stating whether the application is by initiation, deposit of card, or as Ancient or Non-Affiliated Odd Fellow. He shall have a regular set of books, in which he shall keep correctly the accounts between this Lodge and its members; receive all moneys due the Lodge, and pay the same at the close of each meeting to the Treasurer, taking his receipt therefor. He shall keep an account of all stocks, properties, investments, and funds of "the Lodge, which shall at all times be open to the inspection of the Finance Committee; and on each Lodge night he shall report to the Lodge a full statement of the funds, with the amount in each fund; at the last meeting in each term he shall render an exact account of the state of his books, exhibiting in full the receipts for the terra, the amount due the Lodge and from whom due, and the amount of indebtedness of the Lodge (if any), also a list of the names of brothers ceased membership, and those entitled to vote at the election for Officers. He shall at the end of each term make out the full returns for the Grand Lodge, as required in Sees. 2 and 3 of Article 10 of the Constitution. At the commencement of his term of office he shall notify every member who is in page 67 arrears of the amount due from him to the Lodge, and also notify every member who is charged with any offence by serving him with a full copy, under seal, of such charges. He shall endorse all visiting cards; he shall keep a list of the members elected to the degrees, with the date of election and the name of the degree; he shall keep a Black-book, and at all times have it properly made up for the use of the Lodge. He shall deliver to his successor in office all books, papers, funds and other property in his possession belonging to the Lodge. He shall furnish the returns as required by the Friendly Societies Statute, and also comply with Sec. 1 of Article VIII. of the Constitution, and perform such other duties as may be requiried of him by the Lodge. The Secretary shall, prior to his installation, execute to the Trustees of this Lodge a joint and several bond, in such sum as the Lodge may require, with two or more sureties to be approved of by the Lodge, for the faithful performance of his duties; and he may receive such sum from the funds of the Lodge as compensation for his services as may be agreed upon from time to time by the Lodge.