Membership Record

Castle Hall CORSICANA Lodge No. _6 CORSICANA

Grand Domain (or district) of TEXAS U.S.A.

This Certifies, that JAME C. SEWELL (NAME IN FULL) became a member of this lodge by IN ITT IA T ION (INITIATION, TRANSFER OR REINSTATEMENT) on the 19th day of Oct ober 1954 ; that he has attained the rank

of KNIGHT ; that the Ranks of Knighthood were conferred (PAGE, ESQUIRE OR KNIGHT) upon him on the dates shown in his Membership Record, which is made a part of this Certificate which identifies him as the person named herein and certifies to his membership in this lodge and in the Order of Knights of Pythias. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, We have hereunto affixed our signatures and the seal of the lodge this 31st day o f December 19 64 P.P. 101

(SEAL.

MEMBERSHIP RECORD HONORS ATTAINED The member herein named received the Ranks of Knight- Past Chancellor Past Grand Chancellor hood in Corsicana Lodge No. (1", Pythian Veteran a pa Located at Corsicana PERSONAL RECORD Domain of Texas TT. S. A. on the dates named below: Born on the day of

Place of Birth Blooming Grove. Rank of Page Oct ober 19th , 1954 State of Texas Country U.S.A. Rank of Esquire October 26th Citizen of what Country U. S . A . Rank of Knight November 30th 195-4 Occupation District Judge, Attorney

Suspended MORTALITY RECORD Expelled Date of Death Reinstated Place Cause Transferred Where buried Withdrawn

TO AVOID ERRORS, ALL INFORMATION SHOULD BE TYPEWRITTEN.

SIGNATURE OF THE HOLDER This certificate, known as the Membership Record, shall be used as required by the Su- FILING FORM No. 2 preme Statutes (Division III, Chapters XIII, XIV, and XVI) in connection with the suspen- sion, expulsion, reinstatement, transfer or with- This record was deposited in drawal of members of the Order Knights of Pythias. Lodge No. EXTRACTS FROM SUPREME STATUTES 3.16.01 "It shall be the duty of each sub- Knights of Pythias Located at_ ordinate lodge to prepare and maintain a mem- bership record of each member * *. Such Membership Record Domain of record shall show the place, date of birth, coun- try of which he is a citizen, address, occupa- On the day of tion, dates when the ranks of knighthood were Issued to conferred, honors attained, and information Suspended relative to his suspension, expulsion, rein- statement, withdrawal, transfer and death. JAMES C. SEWELL Expelled 19 * * * 7, (NAME IN FULL) 3.16.02 "A typewritten transcript of the Reinstated member's record shall be furnished by the subordinate lodge, on a form prepared by the KNIGHT Transferred Supreme Lodge, to a member upon his volun- (PAGE, ESQUIRE OR KNIGHT) Withdrawn 19 tary retirement or suspension from the order, By or upon request, to the secretary of another lodge to which the member is transferring, re- FILING FORM No. 3 instating or applying for dual membership.***" CORSICANA Lodge No 6 3.13.01 "When a member of a subordinate This record was deposited in lodge has been suspended therefrom and from the order for non-payment of dues, it shall be Located at CORSICANA the duty of the chancellor commander, attest- Lodge No. ed by the secretary, forthwith to certify to Domain of TEXAS U. S. A. such member the facts concerning his sus- Located at pension, under seal of the lodge, mailing a copy P.P. 101 of such certificate to the grand secretary. Such Domain of certificate shall contain the date of suspension, with information as to the manner and cost of The holder of this Membership Record, if he has On the day of 19 reinstatement or re-affiliation with the order. withdrawn from the order, may apply for membership This certificate shall be termed membership in any lodge, the record to accompany his application. Suspended record and shall be furnished by the Supreme This record must be used in transferring membership Secretary as an official supply. * * *" from one lodge to another. The lodge receiving the Expelled 19 3.10.01 "Each grand lodge shall fix the re- record from the lodge of original issue, will fill out the spective fees to be charged by the subordinate blanks below, so for as applicable. Subsequent changes Reinstated lodges within its own domain, for membership in membership will be entered as indicated on the ad- by initiation, reinstatement or transfer, and if joining filing forms, and in their numerical order. Transferred 19 any grand lodge shall fail to fix such fees, the Withdrawn IQ subordinate lodges within its domain may ex- FILING FORM No. 1 ercise said privileges under the same restric- tions that are placed upon a grand lodge until FILING FORM No. 4 such time as the grand lodge shall enact legis- This record was deposited in lation upon the subject. Such fees must be paid before a ballot legally can be had " _Lodge No This record was deposited in 3.14.01 "Any suspended member in possession of his membership record may make application Located at Lodge No to any subordinate lodge, accompanied by the fee fixed by law, subject to all the requirements Domain of Located at and provisions pertaining to the reinstatement of a suspended member. If said application is On the day of Domain of favorably acted upon, the lodge to which said application is made shall notify the subordinate Suspended 19 On the day of lodge which suspended said member or the grand secretary of the grand lodge which issued Expelled Suspended such certificate." 3.14.02 "A member expelled under the provi- Reinstated Expelled 19 sions of the Supreme Statutes may make appli- cation for reinstatement in writing, signed by Transferred Reinstated 19 himself. Such application shall be made on the form prescribed by. the Supreme Lodge and Withdrawn 19 Transferred must be accompanied by the amount required by law. * * * A member expelled for arrear- Withdrawn IQ ages shall be considered as suspended for non- payment of dues." Form 115—Printed in U. S. A.