The Law of Freemasons

The Law of Freemasons
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The Law of Freemasons is a treatise on the constitutional laws, usages and landmarks of Freemasonry. The book is very informative and thorough, and it treats a wide range of topics in Masonic jurisprudence, providing a good insight to the overall governance of freemasonry. Freemasonry consists of fraternal organizations that trace their origins to the local fraternities of stonemasons that from the end of the fourteenth century regulated the qualifications of stonemasons and their interaction with authorities and clients. The basic, local organizational unit of Freemasonry is the Lodge. These private Lodges are usually supervised at the regional level by a Grand Lodge or Grand Orient. The degrees of Freemasonry retain the three grades of medieval craft guilds, those of Apprentice, Journeyman or Fellow Craft, and Master Mason.

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Albert Gallatin Mackey. The Law of Freemasons

The Law of Freemasons

Table of Contents

Preface

Introduction

The Authorities for Masonic Law

Book First. The Law of Grand Lodges

Chapter I. Historical Sketch

Chapter II. Of the Mode of Organizing Grand Lodges

Chapter III. Of the Members of a Grand Lodge

Chapter IV. Of the Officers of a Grand Lodge

Section I. Of the Grand Master

Section II. The Deputy Grand Master

Section III. Of the Grand Wardens

Section IV. Of the Grand Treasurer

Section V. Of the Grand Secretary

Section VI. Of the Grand Chaplain

Section VII. Of the Grand Deacons

Section VIII. Of the Grand Marshal

Section IX. Of the Grand Stewards

Section X. Of the Grand Sword-Bearer

Section XI. Of the Grand Tiler

Chapter V. Of the Powers and Prerogatives of a Grand Lodge

Section I. General View

Section II. Of the Legislative Power of a Grand Lodge

Section III. Of the Judicial Power of a Grand Lodge

Section IV. Of the Executive Power of a Grand Lodge

Book Second. Laws of Subordinate Lodges

Chapter I. Of the Nature and Organization of Subordinate Lodges

Chapter II. Of Lodges under Dispensation

Chapter III. Of Lodges Working under a Warrant of Constitution

Section I. Of the Powers and Rights of a Lodge

Section II. Of the Duties of a Lodge

Chapter IV. Of the Officers of a Subordinate Lodge

Section I. Of the Officers in General

Section II. Of the Worshipful Master

Section III. Of the Wardens

Section IV. Of the Treasurer

Section V. Of the Secretary

Section VI. Of the Deacons

Section VII. Of the Stewards

Section VIII. Of the Tiler

Chapter V. Of Rules of Order

Section I. Of the Order of Business

Section II. Of Appeals from the Decision of the Chair

Section III. Of the Mode of Taking the Question

Section IV. Of Adjournments

Section V. Of the Appointment of Committees

Section VI. Of the Mode of Keeping the Minutes

Book Third. The Law of Individuals

Chapter I. Of the Qualifications of Candidates

Section I. Of the Moral Qualifications of Candidates

Section II. Of the Physical Qualifications of Candidates

Section III. Of the Intellectual Qualifications of Candidates

Section IV. Of the Political Qualifications of Candidates

Section V. Of the Petition of Candidates for Admission, and the Action Thereon

Section VI. Of Balloting for Candidates

Section VII. Of the Reconsideration of the Ballot

Section VIII. Of the Renewal of Applications by Rejected Candidates

Section IX

Section X. Of Balloting for Candidates in each Degree

Section XI. Of the Number to be Initiated at one Communication

Section XII. Of Finishing the Candidates of one Lodge in another

Section XIII. Of the Initiation of Non-residents

Chapter II. Of the Rights of Entered Apprentices

Chapter III. Of the Rights of Fellow Crafts

Chapter IV. Of the Rights of Master Masons

Section I. Of the Right of Membership

Section II. Of the Right of Visit

Section III. Of the Examination of Visitors

Section IV. Of Vouching for a Brother

Section V. Of the Right of Claiming Relief

Section VI. Of the Right of Masonic Burial

Chapter V. Of the Rights of Past Masters

Chapter VI. Of Affiliation

Chapter VII. Of Demitting

Chapter VIII. Of Unaffiliated Masons

Book Fourth. Of Masonic Crimes and Punishments

Chapter I. Of What Are Masonic Crimes

Chapter II. Of Masonic Punishments

Section I. Of Censure

Section II. Of Reprimand

Section III. Of Exclusion from the Lodge

Section IV. Of Definite Suspension

Section V. Of Indefinite Suspension

Section VI. Of Expulsion.98

Chapter III. Of Masonic Trials

Section I. Of the Form of Trial

Section II. Of the Evidence in Masonic Trials

Chapter IV. Of the Penal Jurisdiction of a Lodge

Chapter V. Of Appeals

Chapter VI. Of Restoration

Index

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B

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D

E

F

G

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K

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M

N

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Footnotes

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Albert Gallatin Mackey

A Study of Constitutional Laws, Usages and Landmarks of Freemasonry

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But it is unnecessary to multiply instances of the right, exercised by former Grand Masters, of congregating occasional lodges, and making Masons at sight. It has been said, however, by the oppugners of this prerogative, that these "occasional lodges" were only special communications of the Grand Lodge, and the "makings" are thus supposed to have taken place under the authority of that body, and not of the Grand Master. The facts, however, do not sustain this position. Throughout the Book of Constitutions, other meetings, whether regular or special, are distinctly recorded as meetings of the Grand Lodge, while these "occasional lodges" appear only to have been convened by the Grand Master, for the purpose of making Masons. Besides, in many instances, the lodge was held at a different place from that of the Grand Lodge, and the officers were not, with the exception of the Grand Master, the officers of the Grand Lodge. Thus the occasional lodge, which initiated the Duke of Lorraine, was held at the residence of Sir Robert Walpole, in Norfolk, while the Grand Lodge always met in London. In 1766, the Grand Lodge held its communications at the Crown and Anchor; but the occasional lodge, which, in the same year, conferred the degrees on the Duke of Gloucester, was convened at the Horn Tavern. In the following year, the lodge which initiated the Duke of Cumberland was convened at the Thatched House Tavern, the Grand Lodge continuing to meet at the Crown and Anchor.

This may be considered very conclusive evidence of the existence of the prerogative of the Grand Master, which we are now discussing, but the argument à fortiori, drawn from his dispensing power, will tend to confirm the doctrine.

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