Section 1. This lodge shall be known by the name of “Fairfield Lodge #206 A. F. & A. M.”

Section 1. The stated communications shall be held at 7:30 p.m. on the first and third Mondays of each month. Stated communications shall be held at the lodge hall in Fairfield, Wayne County, Illinois.

Section 2. The first stated communication of December in each year shall be the annual communication.

Section 1. The elective officers shall be a Worshipful Master, Senior Warden, Junior Warden, Treasurer and Secretary.

Section 2. The appointed officers shall be a Senior Deacon, Junior Deacon, Chaplain, Marshall, two Stewards and Tiler.

Section 3. The Worshipful Master, Senior Warden and Junior Warden shall be ex-officio the Trustees of the lodge.

Section 1. The elective officers shall be separately chosen by ballot at the annual communication of each year. A majority of the whole number of votes cast shall be necessary to a choice. The officers named in Section 2, ARTICLE III shall be appointed by the Worshipfull Master-elect previous to installation.

Section 2. The officers thus elected and appointed shall be installed as soon thereafter as convenient to serve until their successors are duly elected and installed.

Section 3. The Worshipful Master-elect, at the annual installation shall appoint a Grievance Committee consisting of three members to serve until their successors are appointed.

Section 4. No Mason not a member of this lodge shall be eligible to any office therein, except that of Tiler.

Section 1. The Worshipful Master in addition to what is required by the ancient regulations of Masonry, as set forth in ARTICLE VII, Part Second Grand Lodge By Laws, may determine the order of business and of labor, and shall regulate all debates and the conduct of members and visitors in the lodge. He shall have the custody of the Lodge Charter and general supervision of the hall and furniture. He shall be ex-officio a member of all committees. He shall see that the work and lectures used in the lodge conform as exactly possible to the standard already established by the Grand Lodge of Illinois for which the Grand Master provides instructions as directed in ARTICLE XV of the Grand Lodge Constitution.

Section 2. The duties of the Wardens and other officers shall be as are specified in ARTICLE VIII, Part Second, Grand Lodge By Laws.

Section 3. The Treasurer shall have charge of the money and other physical property of the lodge; shall keep regular and accurate accounts of all lodge moneys received by him; shall pay all legal debts of the lodge; shall invest all surplus funds in such securities as the lodge or Trustees may direct; shall at all times hold the accounts, vouchers, funds and securities subject to the inspection of the Worshipful Master, Trustee of authorized committee and shall make a detailed report of the receipts and expenditures at each annual communication or more often if requested by the Worshipful Master, Trustee or committee.

Section 4. The Secretary shall keep a true and correct record of the proceedings of the lodge properly to be written; shall preserve in appropriate files all papers and documents relating thereto; shall keep separate accounts with each member of the lodge; shall conduct the lodge correspondence under the direction of the Worshipful Master; shall issue all summons and notices when directed; shall make the necessary returns to the Grand Lodge; shall record in the minutes the names of all members in attendance at each stated communication; shall receive all moneys paid into the lodge, record the items and amounts in the minutes of each communication and pay these over to the treasurer without delay, taking his receipt therefore; shall keep a complete register of the members showing dates of initiation, passing and raising or affiliation, also withdrawal, deaths, expulsion or suspension; shall notify all committees of matters referred to them, and all petitions of their election or rejection; shall have custody of the Lodge Seal and affix the same to all documents requiring verification, and make a full report of all his doings at each annual communication.

Section 5. The Secretary and Treasurer shall give bonds to such accounts, with such sureties, and upon such conditions as shall be directed and approved by the Trustees.

Section 6. The Tiler, in addition to his well known and indispensable services, shall serve all summons and notices, and perform such other duties as are required by the Worshipful Master; shall preserve strict order in his department during the sessions of the lodge; shall have charge of the hall, furniture and clothing, under the direction of the Worshipful Master, and shall cause them to be always kept in proper order for the transaction of business and comfort of the brethren.

Section 7. The Secretary shall receive $20.00 for his services for each communication.

Section 8. The Trustees shall hold all lodge property in Trust. They shall examine and adjust all accounts, claims and demands against the lodge, or held by the lodge against any member or other person; shall examine the report on the accounts and vouchers of the Treasurer and Secretary regarding the safe keeping of the fiscal property of the lodge; shall examine and audit the annual reports of the Treasurer and Secretary, and report thereon, and shall render a full report of their doings and financial condition of the lodge at each annual communication.

Section 9. The Trustees shall be a Committee for the relief of distressed Masons, their widows and orphans, to whom all applicants for such assistance may referred, with the power to act. They shall have the authority to draw from the Treasurer for such relief not exceeding One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) for any one case, reporting all expenditures at the next stated communication of the lodge thereafter. In case of the sickness of a brother, they may provide such comforts, medical assistance, watchers, etc. as they deem expedient.

Section 1. Membership in the lodge may be acquired and can be terminated only as prescribed in ARTICLE X, Part Second, Grand Lodge By Laws.

Section 2. All petitions for the degrees or for membership shall conform to the provisions of ARTICLE XII and XIII, Part Second, Grand Lodge By Laws. Every petition for the degrees shall be accompanied by the fee for the degree of Entered Apprentice, but the fee shall be returned to the petitioner without delay if he be rejected. The balloting on all petitions for the degrees or for membership shall be as directed in ARTICLE XIV, Part Second, Grand Lodge By Laws.

Section 3. Any candidate failing to attend for initiation or affiliation within one year after his election, shall forfeit his election, and must petition again before he can be initiated or affiliated. This new petition shall be subject to the same rules as govern original petitions.

Section 1. The fees for the degree in this lodge shall be set as of August 19, 1996 as follows:

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