Excerpt from Constitution of the Grand Encampment of Knights Templar for the United States of America: Revised September 18, A. D. 1856, With All Subsequent Amendments to the End of the 18th Triennial Session, September 22, 1871; Also, the Rules and Edicts of the Grand Encampment, and the Templar Decisions of the Grand Masters From A. D. 1856, to A. D. 187 (5) They shall proceed to elect by ballot the several officers of the Grand Encampment of the United States, save and except a Grand Prelate, Grand Standard Bearer, Grand Sword Bearer, Grand Warder, and Grand Captain of the Guard, who shall be appointed by the Grand Mas ter, to serve during the term of the office of the Grand Master making the appointment (see Art. First, Sec. V. Div. 1. (2) Amendment Sept. 21. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.