Brother also offered the following amendment to the by-laws which was read and ordered to lay over one month.

“Resolved, that no person residing withing 10 miles of the City of , shall be permitted to visit this lodge at a regular communication, more than three times, without offering himself for membership, accompanied by the requisite deposite; Provided, any such person may attend by paying 25 cts for each meeting so attended.”

The W. M. then called upon the Secretary Pro. Tem. to read the several communications from G. M. and others relative to the charges preferred against which was accordingly done. The evidence set forth in those communications satisfied the minds of a majority of the brethren of the reality of his being an expell’d Mason; but in consequence of his presenting various documents from men of high standing in Society in the neighborhood of , and some from brethren of the Fraternity in the same neighborhood dated about the time bro Patterson says he was expelled showing the high estimation in which he was held by those gentlemen; And also referring expressly to a communication from bro Patterson to him, dated sometime about a year ago, breathing the most friendly feelings, and in the strongest language soliciting the continuance of former friendship, and further in consequence of his still urging that if he had been so expelled he never had been informed of the circumstance untill the same was read in a communication from Grand Master dated May 4th. It was Resolved, that his case be further postponed untill the next regular communication, to take place on the first thursday in July, giving further time for the minutes of the lodge at Pickaway concerning the s expulsion to be obtained, and that the Secretary Pro. Tem. shall write to Pickaway lodge requesting a copy of the minutes of their said lodge concerning his expulsion, to be forwarded to as soon as possible and also to write to G.M. stating the proceedings of the lodge in reference to this matter.

It was moved by the Senior Deacon, and seconded by the Senior Warden, that brothers & be appointed Marshall to order the procession on the 24th. inst. which was carried.

On motion it was resolved that brothers & be appointed a committee to examine all visiting brethren on the evening of the 23rd. and on the morning of the 24th. inst. [p. 84]