§ 7. Joint corporations. 1. Any number of masonic bodies within the\nstate, chartered by the Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of the\nState of New York, the Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons of the State\nof New York, the Grand Council of Royal and Select Masters of the State\nof New York, the Grand Commandery of Knights Templar of the State of New\nYork, the Supreme Council of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite for\nthe Northern Masonic jurisdiction, United States of America, the\nImperial Council of the Ancient Arabic Order of Nobles of the Mystic\nShrine for North America, or the Supreme Council of the Mystic Order of\nVeiled Prophets of the Enchanted Realm of the United States of America,\nany number of chapters of the Order of the Eastern Star chartered by the\nGrand Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star of the State of New York\nand any number of masonic clubs duly chartered by or affiliated with the\nNational League of Masonic Clubs, and any number of courts of the Order\nof the Amaranth chartered by the Grand Court of the Order of the\nAmaranth of the State of New York;\n 2. Any subordinate courts or other bodies of the Foresters of America,\ninstituted, established or authorized by the supreme or a grand court\nthereof;\n 3. Any lodges, encampments and cantons within the state chartered by\nthe Grand Lodge of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, the Grand\nEncampment or by the Sovereign Grand Lodge of the Independent Order of\nOdd Fellows, pursuant and subject to the constitution, general rules or\nlaws of said order.\n 4. Any Rebekah lodges under the control and direction of the General\nAssembly of Rebekah lodges of the State of New York, chartered by the\nGrand Lodge of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows of the State of New\nYork, pursuant and subject to the constitution, general rules or laws of\nsaid order or by the Sovereign Grand Lodge of the Independent Order of\nOdd Fellows;\n 5. Any lodges or other bodies of the Knights of Pythias duly chartered\nby and installed according to the general rules and regulations of the\ngrand lodge of Knights of Pythias of the State of New York;\n 6. Any post of the Grand Army of the Republic chartered and installed\naccording to the regulations of that organization;\n 7. Any lodges or other bodies of the Benevolent and Protective Order\nof Elks duly chartered by and installed according to the regulations of\nthat organization;\n 8. Any lodges or other bodies of the Deutcher Orden der Harugari, duly\nchartered and installed according to the general rules and regulations\nof the grand lodges of the Deutcher Orden der Harugari of the state of\nNew York, or of the Sovereign Grand Lodge of the Deutcher Orden der\nHarugari of the United States;\n 9. Any councils or other bodies of the Knights of Columbus chartered\nand instituted by the National Council of the Knights of Columbus\npursuant to the charter, constitution and laws of said order;\n 10. Any tribes or other bodies of the Improved Order of Red Men\nchartered and instituted according to the constitution, general rules\nand regulations of the Improved Order of Red Men of the State of New\nYork;\n 11. Any councils of the Degree of Pocahontas of the state of New York;\n 12. Any councils of the Degree of Pocahontas of the Improved Order of\nRed Men, duly chartered and instituted according to the rules and\nregulations of The Great Council of New York State, Degree of Pocahontas\nof the Improved Order of Red Men;\n 13. The State Camp of New York of The Patriotic Order Sons of America\nand any subordinate camps of the Patriotic Order Sons of America duly\nchartered and instituted according to the rules and regulations of the\nState Camp of New York of the Patriotic Order Sons of America;\n 14. Any commanderies of the Knights of Malta, chartered by and\ninstituted according to the general rules and regulations of the Supreme\nGrand Commandery of the Ancient and Illustrious Order of Knights of\nMalta;\
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