Explanation 2: Non-Resident Members are those who ordinarily reside beyond the Corporation limits of the City of Chennai and placed on the list of Non-Resident members as provided for in Bye Law No.2

Explanation 3: Life Members are those who choose to become as such by paying a lumpsum amount equal to the ten years Annual Subscription as on date payable to the Lodge by Resident Members, provided they have been subscribing Members for 20 years continuously in this Lodge and have also attained the age of 55 years. Also if such a Member has multiple memberships in many lodges, he could become a Life Member in only one of the Lodges of his choice. In all cases, membership in this category will be in accordance with the guidelines laid down by the Grand Lodge of India and the Grand Board of General purposes from time to time.

Explanation 4: Honorary Members are those elected as such by the Lodge in accordance with Rule 142 of the Book of Constitutions.

The members of the lodge shall comprise of four classes, namely, Resident, Non- Resident, Life and Honorary.

Explanation 1: Resident Members are those who ordinarily reside within the Corporation Limits of the City of Chennai.

Explanation 2: Non-Resident Members are those who ordinarily reside beyond the Corporation limits of the City of Chennai and placed on the list of Non-Resident members as provided for in Bye Law No.2

Explanation 3: Life Members are those who choose to become as such by paying a lumpsum amount equal to the ten years Annual Subscription as on date payable to the Lodge by Resident Members, provided they have been subscribing Members for 20 years continuously in this Lodge and have also attained the age of 55 years. Also if such a Member has multiple memberships in many lodges, he could become a Life Member in only one of the Lodges of his choice. In all cases, membership in this category will be in accordance with the guidelines laid down by the Grand Lodge of India and the Grand Board of General purposes from time to time.

Explanation 4: Honorary Members are those elected as such by the Lodge in accordance with Rule 142 of the Book of Constitutions.

The accounting year will be from 1st November to 31st October. Thus the annual subscription and other dues shall be collected for this period every year.

1. Every Resident member shall pay the prescribed Annual Subscription to the Lode. In addition to this, he shall pay the Annual Dues to the Grand Lodge of India and to the Regional Grand Lodge of Southern India, as prescribed by them from time to time.

2. Every Resident member shall pay the prescribed Annual Subscription to the Lode. In addition to this, he shall pay the Annula Dues to the Grand Lodge of India and to the Regional Grand Lodge of Southern India, as prescribed by them from time to time.

3. Upon becoming a Life Member, under the guidelines laid down by the Grand Board of General Purposes from time to time, the Life Member shall pay a one-time Life Membership Fee equal to ten years' Annual Subscription payable by Resident Members to the Lodge as on date. However in addition to this, he shall continue to pay the Annual Dues to the Grand Lodge of Southern India, as prescribed by them from time to time. He shall not have to pay only the Annual Dues to the Lodge thereafter, as long as he remains a Life Member of this Lodge

1. If any Member allows all or any part of his Regular Annual Dues or Subscription to remain unpaid beyond the last day of February following the date of Installation Meeting, the Secretary shall issue intimation by registered letter to the defaulting Member's last known address; and, if the arrears are not cleared in full within thirty days from the date of issue of such registered letter, the defaulting Member shall be liable to be excluded in accordance with the provisions contained in Rule 156 of the Book of Constitutions.

2. Any Member who has been excluded under Bye Law No.6 (A) may be permitted to rejoin, provided that he is regularly proposed and balloted for in accordance with Rule 158 of the Book of Constitutions and provided further he pays all arrears due from him and the prescribed fee for rejoining

1. No candidate for Initiatation or Joining shall be Initiated or balloted for until he has signed the declaration as set forth under Rules 136 and 137 of the Book of Constitutions and has been duly proposed and seconded and all fees payable therefore have been paid.
2. Application for Initiation or Joining shall be deposited with the Secretary at least seven days before the Meeting at which the candidate is to be proposed and seconded.
3. No candidate shall be Initiated or Joining Member admitted, except by ballot strictly in accordance with the rulings of the Grand Lodge of India and as prescribed in Rule 140 of the Book of Constitutions or by Communications from the Grand Board of General Purposes. However, if the worshipful Master is of the opinion that a mistake may have occurred in the ballot, he may order a second ballot to be taken forthwith and the result of such second ballot shall be finally accepted.
4. In all cases of unfavourable ballot, the fees previously paid by the candidate shall be refunded.
5. No candidate rejected for Initiation or Membership shall be proposed to the Lodge again, until the expiry of at least six months from the date of the last ballot.
6. The scale of fees payable by a candidate for Initiation, Joining or Re-Joining shall be as follows.

1. Initiation

2. Initiation fees payable to the Lodge	Rs. 1,000.00
   Annual Subscription payable to the Lodge	Rs, 750.00
   Registration Fees payable to the Grand Lodge of India and to the Regional Grand Lodge of Southern India	***
   Annual Dues payable to the Grand Lodge of India and to the Regional Grand Lodge of Southern India	***
   (Items 3 and 4 above as applicable from time to time)

2. Joining From Indian Constitution

3. Joining fee payable to the Lodge	Rs. 500.00
   Annual Subscription payable to the Lodge	Rs, 750.00
   Registration Fees payable to the Grand Lodge of India and to the Regional Grand Lodge of Southern India	***
   Annual Dues payable to the Grand Lodge of India and to the Regional Grand Lodge of Southern India	***
   (Items 3 and 4 above as applicable from time to time)

3. Joining from Other Constitutions

4. Joining fee payable to the Lodge	Rs. 1,000.00
   Annual Subscription payable to the Lodge	Rs, 750.00
   Registration Fees payable to the Grand Lodge of India and to the Regional Grand Lodge of Southern India	***
   Annual Dues payable to the Grand Lodge of India and to the Regional Grand Lodge of Southern India	***
   (Items 3 and 4 above as applicable from time to time)

4. Re-Joining

5. Joining fee payable to the Lodge	Rs. 750.00
   Annual Subscription payable to the Lodge	Rs, 750.00
   Registration Fees payable to the Grand Lodge of India and to the Regional Grand Lodge of Southern India	***
   Annual Dues payable to the Grand Lodge of India and to the Regional Grand Lodge of Southern India	***
   (Items 3 and 4 above as applicable from time to time)

Emergency Meetings may be held in accordance with Rule 116 of the Book of Constitutions.

Any candidate at whose request an Emergency Meeting is convened shall pay a fee of Rs. 1000.00 and also such other expenses as may be incurred on account of holding such an Emergency Meeting.

1. The Worshipful Master shall be elected by ballot at the Regular Meeting in October and installed at the next Regular Meeting in October and installed at the next Regular Meeting in November.
2. The Treasurer shall be elected by ballot at the Regular Meeting in October and invested at the next Regular Meeting in November.
3. The Tyler shall be chosen by show of hands at the Regular Meeting in October and invested at the next Regular Meeting in November.

The Lodge shall annually elect at the Installation Meeting a Membership Committee consisting of three Members for the purpose of considering and reporting to the Lodge upon the character, qualifications and the general desirability of the candidates proposed for membership in the Lodge.

The Lodge shall annually elect at the Installation Meeting an Audit Committee consisting of two Members, as prescribed in Rule 129 of the Book of Constitutions, for the purpose of conducting the Audit of the Accounts of the Lodge.

1. The Lodge shall at the Installation Meeting appoint a Standing Committee which shall consist of the Worshipful Master, the Immediate Past Master, the Senior Warden, the Junior Warden, the Treasurer, the Secretary, the Director of Ceremonies, the Senior Deacon and two other Members to be elected by the Lodge.
2. The Standing Committee shall meet at least once a month, except in the months of April, May, June and December, before the Regular Meeting.
3. It shall be the duty of the Committee to check the accounts, make arrangements for the Meetings and consider all matters connected with the working of the Lodge, to inspect and check all the properties of the Lodge and report upon the general working of the Lodge.
4. The Worshipful Master shall preside over the Standing Committee Meetings. In the absence of the Worshipful Master, the Immediate Past Master, or, in his absence, any other Past Master who is a Member of the Committee shall preside over the Meeting.
5. In order to constitute a Meeting of the Standing Committee, the quorum shall be three.
6. All matters shall be decided by a majority decision.
7. In the case of conflict of votes on any matter, the person who presides shall have a second or casting vote.
8. All proceedings of the Standing Committee shall be signed by the person who presides.

1. The Secretary of the Lodge shall conduct the general correspondence, issue Summonses for all Meetings, record Minutes of the proceedings, keep the Members' Register and Declaration Book.
2. The Secretary along with the outgoing incumbent in the said office shall every year soon after taking charge of his office but not later than the next Regular Meeting of the Lodge, prepare an inventory of articles, books and records of the Lodge and sign the same, countersigned by the Worshipful Master and Immediate Past Master and place the same before the Standing Committee for its inspection and information.
3. The Secretary shall also keep in safe custody all records and take charge of the Lodge Seal.
4. The Secretary shall make payments for petty contingent expenses for which purpose he shall receive an advance of not more than Rs. 1,0000.00 from the Treasurer from time to time.
5. The Secretary shall be the Ex-Officio Secretary to all Committees.

1. The Treasurer shall have charge of and be responsible for the moneys and account books of the Lodge.
2. The Treasurer shall receive all collections and remit the money in the bank from time to time.
3. The Treasurer shall not keep more than Rs.1000.00 at any time on hand.
4. The Treasurer shall make no payments save on the authority of the Worshipful Master or the Officer in charge of the Lodge.
5. The Accounts shall be opened in the name of the Lodge in a Scheduled Bank approved by a Resolution at the Installation Meeting.
6. All cheques must be signed by any two of the following: the Worshipful Master, the Treasurer and the Secretary.

All the Members of the Lodge shall wear black closed-collar coats, black pants and black shoes, or black lounge suits with white shirts and appropriate Masonic ties/bow ties, or, military uniform while attending any Meetings, either Regular or Emergency, except those Meetings held in the months of April, May or June, if any, when the Members, with the permission of the Master, may wear white full-sleeved shirts with appropriate Masonic ties/bow-ties, black pants and black shoes. In such Meetings, the Members are required to bring their black jackets with them, to be worn at the time of toasts, if any.

No motion unless it is purely formal or technical shall be raised in the Lodge at any Meeting for which Notice has not been given in the previous Regular Meeting or by a communication addressed to the Secretary not less than 14 days before the Meeting at which such proposition is to be made. The said motion shall be included in the Summons. However, the Worshipful Master and the majority of the Brethren shall have the power to enable any urgent proposition of importance to be raised and put to vote of the Lodge.

No question once decided shall be raised again without the permission of the Worshipful Master or until three months shall have elapsed since the last decision.

In respect of matters not specifically and expressly provided for in the Bye Laws, the laws and regulations of the Grand Lodge of India as embodied in the Book of Constitutions shall apply.

1. It shall not be competent for the Brethren to abrogate, amend, add to or alter these Bye Laws, unless the abrogation, amendment, addition or alteration shall have been duly proposed and seconded at one Regular Meeting, approved at the next Regular Meeting and, thereafter, confirmed at the following Regular Meeting of the Lodge, and or approved by the R.W., The Regional Grand Master of the Regional Grand Lodge of Southern India and the M.W., The Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of India.
2. In the event of any abrogation, amendment or revision of any Bye Law or Bye Laws, the Secretary shall provide each Member with a copy thereof after obtaining approval from the R.W., The Regional Grand Master of the Regional Grand Lodge of Southern India and the M.W., The Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of India.
3. Every Member of the Lodge on his Initiation or Joining shall be presented with a copy of these Bye Laws and his acceptance thereof shall be deemed a pledge of his strict adherence and submission to the Rules contained therein duly adopted at the Consecration Meeting of the Lodge held on 23rd June 2001.

Approved by R.W. The Regional Grand Master
Place: Chennai
Date: 12/08/2001

Approved by M.W. The Grand Master
Place: New Delhi 
Date: 30/08/2001