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*'''Empire''' – constituting the whole area of the Klan's activities. This was led by the '''[[Imperial Wizard]]''' and his staff of ten '''Genii''', as well as a '''Grand Exchequer''' (treasurer) and '''Grand Scribe''', whose duty was to keep lists of the subordinate officers. The Genii, Imperial Exchequer and Scribe were appointed by the Imperial Wizard.<ref>Lester, pp. 136–137, 157–158</ref>
*'''Realms''' – while the role of Realms was laid out in the first prescript, they were only identified as [[US states|states]] in the second prescript. Realms were ruled by a '''Grand Dragon''' who was assisted by eight '''Squires''', as well as a Grand Exchequer and a Grand Scribe, whose duties were identical to those of the above officers on the imperial level. All officers were appointed by the Grand Dragon.<ref>Lester, pp. 136, 138, 155–156, 158–159. The states which made up the "empire" were [[Maryland]], [[Virginia]], [[North Carolina]], [[South Carolina]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], [[Florida]], [[Alabama]], [[Mississippi]], [[Louisiana]], [[Texas]], [[Arkansas]], [[Missouri]], [[Kentucky]] and [[Tennessee]].</ref>
*'''Dominions''' – identified in the second prescript as "coterminous with such counties as the Grand Dragons of the several Realms shall assign" and "not exceed three in number for each [[List of United States congressional districts|Congressional district]]".<ref>Lester, pp. 156, 158</ref> The Dominion was headed by a '''Grand Titan''' who was assisted by six '''FurriesFuries''', a Grand Exchequer and a Grand Scribe, all of whom were appointed by the Grand Titan.<ref>Lester, pp. 136, 138–139, 158, 159–160</ref>
*'''Provinces''' – the second prescript identified a Province as equivalent to a [[Counties of the United States|county]]. It was supervised by a '''Grand Giant''', who was assisted by four '''Goblins''', a Grand Exchequer, and a Grand Scribe, all of whom were appointed by the Grand Giant.<ref>Lester, p. 160</ref>