1. Requires five or more members from a visiting Lodge to attend a stated meeting of the Lodge in possession of the gavel.
2. The gavel is only available for capture after it has been in the possession of a capturing Lodge for 28 days.
3. If this gavel leaves the State of Oklahoma it is to be returned to Altus Lodge #62 at any time it remains unclaimed by another Lodge for 6 weeks. In any case it is to be returned to Altus Lodge after 6 months from the time it left the state of Oklahoma by the Lodge having custody of the gavel at that time.
4. If two or more Lodges have the required five or more members in attendance its capture will be awarded as follows:
5. Visiting Lodge with the most members present
6. Same number of visitors from two or more Lodges it will be claimed by the most distant Lodge.
7. The capturing Lodge is required to notify Altus Lodge and the Grand Secretary of the Grand Lodge of Oklahoma.
8. If there are two or more gavels available for capture, the Altus Lodge gavel cannot be captured along with another gavel.

   Please notify okmasonmail@gmail.com of the capture as well