-.V •*» .V. ■ d /». "2.4 3 {r op OP -A.iNTOiEisr'r J^REE 8f Accepted ^a^onp, No.440 ENGLISH REGISTRY, MONTREAL, CANADA : As revised and adopted at a Special Communica- tion liolden on tiae T wentyninth day of September, Fivd Thousand Eight Hundred and Sixty-eight- With th.it portion of the Constiiutiou of Grand Lodge rfeiaihi^V) Private i.odffes. , * * * : * ' ^ * • • ' • • • ^ ^ • . • ' - //i\ » , » r • • • ♦ * • • ** * .* ' » /A • -W ' • • • 1 1 * * MONTREAL : PRINTED BY BRO. JOHN WILSON, 42 ST. JOHN ST. 5868. '■"■ ' ' ' Jal^T OF K^FFICJEF^g. 5868. FRED. SANDHAM Woushipful Master. GEORGE NUXN Worshipful P. Muster. W. G. SLACK, .,> Worshipful P. Master. G.P. BAILEY Senior Wakden. W. E. COQUILETTE;, .Junior Warden. S. M. SAIJSUM, J . S^cy^j'AHi? - ^If. Yiio^fv^ai^y totiGANisT. ROBERT CLARK, Ass't do. G.F. DRTJRY, < Stewards JOHN MAW, ^felEWARDS. W. V. B. HALL, Director of Ceremonies G, MORINK, .^.Inner Gauard. W. B.ALLEN, Tyler. INTRODUCTION In all tiges J^ocictios have been organized and Institutions founded, having for their object the elevation of the character and the amelior- ation of the condition of Man. Among these stands forth pre-eminently the Institution of Freemasonry, which has existed from time immemorial, and received the sanction of the wisest and best of men in all ages. This Institution teaches us to have Faith in God, Hope in Immortality, nnd Charity to all mankind ; and inculcates the exercise ot Brotherly Love, Relief, and Truth, and the practice of those virtues that elevate and adorn society. '1 he purity of its principles softens the as- perities of the human character, and unites in the universal chain of Friendship men of evt-ry country, sect, and opinion, and conciliates true Friendship among those who might otherwise have remained at a perpetual distance. Freemasons meet, not to indulge in convi- viality, or to acquire political power, or to engage in religious strife. Ours is not a school where politics are discussed or harangues de- livered to influence a brother's faith. Each INTRODUCTION. individual is free to choose, both in politi(?8 and \ religion, the creed most in accordance with his i own sense of right and justice In a word, we j associate as brothers, that by unity of action | the benevolent principles of the human mind may be brought into more active and UKtful exercise, in relieving the wants of the friend- less and distressed ; in visiting the sick ; in administering consolation to the widow, and extending a helping hand to the orphan. To the unworthy, the door of the 8acied Temple of Freemasonry is ever closed ; but to the virtuous and humane, who would drink at the pure fountain of Benevolence and Truth, the invitation is, ^' Ask, and ye shall receive; Seek J and ye shall find ; Knock j and it shall be opened unto you. •■■■ V >» BY-LAWS. ' ~ '*'~ 1 i >r~ Ti ■■■■— ■■■■■J 11 _f ' ■ ' ' ' '■■'..•,■ ARTICLE I. ' REPBAL OP FORMER BY-LAWS. All former By-laws of this Lodge are hereby repealed. . ARTICLE II. op OBEDIENCE TO OKAND LODGE OP ENGLAND. This Lodge fully acknowledges the supre- macy of the United Grand Lodge of England of free and accepted Masons, and accepts all laws, rules and regulations contained in the Book of (Constitutions, or enjoined by the reso- lutions of the Grand Lodge. . , . ; ARTICLE III. BEHAVIOUR. Without order and decorum, harmony can- not be preserved, nor can the business of Ma- sonry be properly conducted, therefore, at the sound of the Master's gavel, profound silence shall be observed. (Should ^>ny bro her swear, or utter anything irreligious, < r obsc n*-, interrupt any brother whie addressing the Master, offer to lay wa- gers, sit down unclothed, use irritating or in- sulting language on masonic or private sub- 6 BY-LAWS. jects, or otherwise conduct himself improperly* j such offending brother, after havinj^: been j thrice duly admonishe(i from the chair, shall j be subject to such censure or penalty as a ma- | jority of the brethren then present shall think proper to inflict ; to which if he refuses to sub- mit he shall be excluded from the Lod^3, and the cause of his exclusion reported to the pro- per masonic authorities. ARTICLE IV. MEETINGS This Lodge shall meet on the third Tuesday | of every month for masonic purposes, at the i hour mentioned in the summonses by author- j ity of the Master. ARTICLE V. , ; OFFICERS. I The Officers of this Lodae shall consist of a I Master, two Wardens, a Treasurer, a Secretary, i two Deacons, an Inner Gujird and Tyler; and if expedient, a Chaplain, two Stewards, a Mas- ter of Ceremonies, an assistant Secretary, and Organist may be added ARTICLE VL ' ; < MOTIONS. No motion shall be entertained unless it be reduced to writing and signed by the mover and seconder, and no new business shall bo entered upon after eleven o'clock at night. BY-LAWS. ^, . ARTICLE VII. DISCUSSION. . . When any business shall be brouofht before the Lodge for discussion, every brother ^hose dues are more than three months in ar- rear. Any member neglecting to pay his dues for six months in succession shall be notified thereof in writing by the Sf^cretary, and if not paid by the following meeting after being thus notified, he shall be excluded from the Lodge until he shall have discharged his debt, and if he continues in arrear for twelve months, his name shall be erased from the Lodge books. ARTICLE XYI. INITIATION FEE. The initiation fee of this Lodge is established at twenty-five dollars, being in payment for the three degrees, and for registry and Grand Lodge certificate, with a copy of the con- stitution and by-laws ; and every member proposing or recommending a candidate shall 12 BY-LAWS. be responsible for tbe payment thereof, which in all cases must be made on the evening of initiation.. ARTICLE XVII. PROPOSITION FEB. A fee of five dollars must in all cases be de- posited with every proposition, which shall, if the candidate is accepted, be considered a por- tion of the initiation fee, and to be returned if rejected. If a candidate is accepted and fails to present himself inside of three mouths from date of acceptance, tlie fee shall be forftjittd The Secretary will be held responsible for the due fulfilment of this By-law. ARTICLE XVIII. JOINING MEMBERS. f Any regularly made Mason desirous of join- ing this Lodge shall be duly proposed and bal- loted for ; and if approved he shall be admitted a member upon paying the sum of six dollars including the register fee. Any brother not a member of this Lodge may be passt^d or rais- ed in it for the sum of nine dollars for each degree, in addition to his joining fee, providing he has been made in a regular Lodge and pro- duces proof to that effect. v , , *, ARTICLE XIX. OF NON-ATTRNDANCB AFTER BALLOT. If any person who has been approved for ini- tiation, shall not attend for that purpose within BY-LAWS. 13 three months after acceptance, another propo- sal must be made and another ballot taken, (sicknt^ss or oth er unavoidable absence explain- ed to the satisfaction of the Lodge only ex- cepted) upon which occasion the whole amount of the initiation fee must be deposited with the proposition. ARTICLE XX. BALLOTING No person shall be initiated in this Lodge, or admitted a member of it, if on balloting there appear more than one black ball, but to prevent mistakes the ballot may be taken a second or a third time. No person can receive any degree in this Lodge, or become a member thereof, who is not of mature age, sound in mind, possessing a good character, a trade or profession, or some visible means of acquiring an honest and respectable livelihood, and pub- licly acknowledging a belief in the existence of a Supreme Being. ARTICLE XXI. RE-ADMISSION OF MBMBBRS. iShould any member retire from the Lole, they shall not be sold, alienated, or in any other way disposed of, without the unanimous consent of all and every member of the Lodcro. ARTICLE XXXI. Thesf» Bv-Laws must be transcribed in a book provided for the pur[)Ose, and signed by every l^resent as well as future member of the Lodge, who shall be supplied with a printed copy of them ; they shall not be amended, repealed or otherwise altered, without being referred to a committee for that special purpose, and whose proceedings must be confirmed by the consent of at least three-fourths of the members presint at the reception of their report, and the same be approved by competent masonic authority. \ ' :'.'• ■ -i • .>;■ • ■ V ' ■,' '•■' ' 'f • y ' , 1 ■ ■ - .■ -'.r- . '' ' ■ ,' ' '■ ' . 'u ' r ', ' . , ; * ' ' • ■ r '■" ■ . ..' ■ ■-■ ' .r' ti, i-. >s j • *• .•;*.•>■ - A I . \ KJrDEF^ of 5Pu?INE^g. After the Lodge is opened, the bns'ness may be taken up in the following order : 1. Reading minutes of last communication* 2. Sickness and distress, 3 R(^ports of committees of investigation on previous proposals for membership. 4. Balloting? for candidates reported upon by the committee. 5 Propositions for initiation and member- ship . 6. Conferring degrees, 7. Unfinished business. 8 Reports of special committees, by seniority. 9. Reading communications. 10. New business. 111. Receipts and disbursements. 12 Reading minutes. The foregoing Order of Business may be departed from at any communication of this odge, if in the judgment of the Worshipful aster, such departure shall be expedient and roper. .^ • » • .*»■♦' ««,-*'•• ' f / * ■ • l< ■ t * ■ '■..,.'.,.■ ' tl ■ V •■ , ►-. " ,■ -(• ■'. .1 f EXTRACTS FROM Bookof ConstitutionsGrand Lodge of England RELATING TO PRIVATE LODGES. PRIVATB LODGES. 1. The officers of a lodge are the master and his two wardens, with their assistants the two deacons, inner guard, and tjler. There must also be a treasurer and a secretary. A chaplain, a master of the ceremonies, and stewards may be appointed. Should a prince of the blood royal honour any private lodge by accepting the office of master, he may appoint a deputy master, who shall be regularly installed, and entitled, when in office, to all the privileges of actual master, and when out of office, to those of a past master. 2. Every lodge shall annually elect its master and treasfirer by ballot, such master having regu- larly served as a warden of a warranted lodge >for one year, and at the next meeting after his ^election, when the minutes are confirmed, he shall |be duly installed in the chair according to antient lusage, after which he shall appoint his wardens |and other officers, except the treasurer ; the tyler is to be chosen by the members of the lodge. Whenever it may happen that the number of CONSTITUTION. 22 votes shall be equal upon any question to be decided in a lodge, either by ballot or otherwise, the master in the chair shall be entitled to pive a second or casiinoj vote, exceptiii» upon a ballot fo.r a candidate for iaitiation, or a brother to join. N B. It is very desirable that a brother should be present when appointed to an office. 3. No brother shall be master of more than one lodge at the same time, without a dispensa- tion from the grand master. 4. So master of the tavern or house at which the lodge meets, shall hold any office in the lodge, without a dispensation from the grand master or the provincial grand master. 5. Every lodge has the power of framing by- laws for its government, provided they are not inconsistent with the regulations of the grand lodge. The bye-laws must be submitted to the grand master, or the provincial grand master, and when approved, a fiir copy must V)e sent to the grand secretary, and, in the case of a country lodge, also the provincial grand master; and when any material alteration shall be made, such alteration must, in like manner, be submitted. No law or alteration will be valid until so sub- mitted and approved. The bye-laws of the lodge shall be fairly written in a book, which shall be delivered to the master on his installation, when he shall solemnly pledge himself to observe and enforce them. Every brother shall sign them CONSTITUTION. 23 when he becomes a membf^r of the lodge, as ft decUiration of liis submission to ihera, nnd shall at all reasonable limes have access to them and be allowed to take copies. 6. A book shall be kept in every lodge, in which shall be entered the names of its memb^-rs and of all persons admitted theiein,^ with the dates of their proposal, admission, or initiation, passing and raising ; theit ages, titles, professions, or trades, together with such other transactions of the lodge as are proper to be written. The master is responsible for the observance of this law. 7. The place and reu:ular days of meeting of the lodge shall be specified in the bye-laws, and no meeting of the lodge shall be held elsewhere, except a removal be decided upon in conformity with the laws, or that the continuance of the meeting of the lodge at its usual place be render- ed imfjracticable or improper by circumstances specified under the head " Removal of Lodges.** 8. Every lodge, when removed to a new place of meeting, or whenever the day of assembling shall be altered, shall immediately send notice thereof to the grand secretary, and if a country lodge, also to the provincial grand master. The officers of a removed lodge shall not be permitted to attend the grand lodge or provincial grand lodge until the removal be properly notified. 9. A lodge of emergency may, at any time, be called, by the authority of the master, or, in his absence, of the senior warden, or, in their absence of the junior warden, bat on no pretencf* without such authority. The business to be transacted at such lodge of emergency shall be expressed in the sunimons, recorded on the minutes, and no olher business shall be entered upon 10. The precedency of lodges is derived from the number of their constitution, as recorded in the books of the grand lodpfe. No lodge shall be acknowledged, nor its officers admitted into the grand lodge or a provincial grand lodge, nor any of its memberj entitled to partake ot the general charity or other masonic iprivilege, unless it has been regularly constituted and registered. 11. Any lodge which may not be distinguished by a name or title, being desirous of taking one, must, for that purpose, procure the approbation of the grand master, or provincial grand master, and the name must be rci^istered with the grand secretary. No lodge shall be permitted to alter its name without the like approbation. 12. No lodge can make a mason, or admit a member, without strictly complying with all the regulations enacted for the government ot* the craft. See " Proposing Member s^ Making ^ Pass- ing , and Raising.^' 13. Every lodge must receive as a member, without further proposition or ballot, any bro- ther initiated therein, provided such brother express his wish to that effect on the day of his initiation, to ascertain which the master shall CONSTITUTION. 25 call his attention to this law, as no lodge should introduce into masonry a person whom the brethren might consider unfit to be a member ot their own lodge. 14. Every lod;^e ranst be particularly careful in registering the names of the brethren initialed therein, and in making the returns of its mem- bers, as no person is regularly entitled to partake of the general charity unless his name be duly registered. To prevent injury to individuals, by being ex- cluded the privileges of masonry, through neg- lect in not registering their names, any brother so circumstanced, on producing sufficient proof that he has paid the full fees to his lodge, includ- ing the register fee, shall be capable of enjoying the piivileges of the craft, and the offending lodge shall be reported to the board ot general ptii poses, and rigorously proceeded against for detaining moneys which are the property of the grand lodge, and which have been paid to the lodge for specific appropriation. 15. Alimonies received or paid on account of the lodge shall be entered in proper books. The fees or dues received on account of and payable to the grand lodge and provincial grand lodge j^hall be kept separate and distinct from the monies belonging to the lodge, and shall be de- posited in the hands of the master instead of the treasurer of the lodge, and shall be transmitted lo the grand lodge and provincial grand lodge 26 CONSTITUTION. at such time as the laws require. The accounts of the lodge shall he audited, at least once in every year, by a coramitlee to be appointed by the lodiie. 16. Each lodge shall procure for every brother in' . ited therein, a grand lodge certificate, to be paid for by the lodge at the same lime with the fee ft)r registration. 17. No lodge, or officer or member of a lodge shall under any circumstances, give a certificate or recommendation to enable a mason to proceed from lodge to lodge as a pauper, or in an itine- rant manner to apply to lodges for relief. 18. No lodge shall form any public masonic procession without a licence from the grand master, or the provincial grand master. 19. All lodges are particularly bound to ob- serve the same usages and customs ; every devia- tion, therefore, from the established mode of working is highly improper, and cannot be justi- fied or countenanced. In order to pieserve this uniformity, and to cultivate a good understand- ing among free-masons, some members of every lodge should be deputed to visit other lodges as often as may be convenient , 20. If any brother behave in such a manner as to disturb the harmony of the lodge, he shall b*' thrice formally admonished by the master; and if he persists in his irregular conduct, he shall be punished by censure, fine, or exclusion, according CONSTITUTION. 27 to the bye laws of the lodge ; or the case may be reported \o higher masonic authority. 21. No lodge shall exclude* any member with- out giving hini due notice of the complaint made against him, and of the time appointed for its consideration. The name ot every brother ex- cluded, with the cause of exclusion, shall be sent to the grand secretary ; and if a country lodge, also to the provincial grand master. 22. The jewels and furniture of every lodge belong to, and are the property of the master and wardens for the time being, in trust fur the members of such lodge; and the master of the house wherein the lod^e is held shall have no lien thereon : nor shall he bo suffered to be the owner of the jewels or furniture of any lodge, under the penalty of the foifeiture of the warrant of con- stitution of such lodge. No jewel shrill be worn in a lodge other than those specified for the officers, except such honorary or other jewel, as shall be consistent with those degrees lecogni^icd by the grand lodge as part of antient free- masonry. 23 The warrant and books and papers belong- ing to a lodge must be produced by the master, 'when required by competent authority. ♦The term expdled is used only when a broiher is re- moved from the crafi l)y ihe si^rariu lodge, oradistrict ffmnd Hodge. Upon the removal of a brother from a privatelodge [the lerm excluded only is applicable. 24. The majority of the members of a lodge, wl^en congregated, have the privilege of giving instructions to their master, the immediate past master, and wardens, before the meeting of the grand lodge ; because such officers are their re- presentatives, and are supposed to spe^ik their sentiments. 25. Each lodge shall annually make a return to the grand secretary of the master, wardens, and past masters of the lodge, and of all members who claim to be entitled to attend the grand lodge as past masters having served the office of master in some other lodge, specifying the lodge in which each of them has served the office of master; and no brother shall be permitted to attend the grand lodge unless his name shall appear in such return. 26. Every private lodge shall at least once in each year transmit direct to the grand secretary a regular list, signed by the master and secretary, of its members and of the brethren initiated or admitted therein since the last return, with the dates of initiation or joining, and when passed or raised, the dates of those degrees respectively, together with the ages, titles, professions, addi- tions, or trades of such brethren, and the name and number of the lodge to which a joining member formerly belonged ; and at the same time remit all monies due to the grand lodge ; and if a lodge neglect for one year to make such re- turns and payments, or if it do not meet for one CONSTITUTION. 29 year, it is liable to be erased. The master, im- mediate past master, and wardens of a lodge which shall have neglected for one year to mlike its returns and payments, are disqualified from fittendirg the grand lodge or sitting upon any board or committee until those returns and pay- ments shall have been completed. The master is responsible for the observance of this law. 27. If a lodge be dissolved, the warrant shall jbe delivered up to the grand master, and shall '»ot be transferred without his consent. 28. If the warrant of a lodge be sold, or pro- Cured by any other means than through the jl^egular channel of petition to the grand master, or district grand master, such warrant shall be forfeited, and the lodge erased. 29. Should the majoiity of any lodge deter- irnine to retire from it, the power of assembling remains with the rest of the memt»ers who adhere to their allegiance : but if all the members of a lodge withdraw, the warrant becomes extinct, 30. If any lodge^or its masjler and wardens, be summoned to attend, or to produce its warrant, books, papers, or accounts, to the grand master or his deputy, or the provincial grand master or bis deputy, or the board of general purposes, or any other board of committee authorized by the grand lodge, and do not comply, or give sulficient reason for non-compliance, a peremptory sum- mons shall be issued ; and in case of contumacy, such lodge may be suspended, and the proceed- ing notified to the grand lodge. 30 CONSTITUTION. 31. A lodge otfendiog against any law or regu- lation cjf the ciaft, 10 the breach of wliich no specific penalty is attached, shall, at the discre- tion of the grand lodge, or any of its delegated authorities, or of a i»rovincidl grand master, be subject to admonition, fine or suspension. J t fine be the punishment awarded, it shall be, for the first offence nut less than one pound, nor more than five pounds ; for a second otfence of a similar nature, within three years, it shall be not less than two nor more than ten pounds ; and if the lodge shall r*^fuse lo pay the fine, or be guilty of a third offence within three years of the second offence, the lodge shall be liable to be erased. All fines shall be applied to the general fuqd ofchaiity. Lodges within the London district. All lodges held within ten miles of Free- masons' Hall, London, are London lodges, there- foie are not under the jurisdiction of provincial grand masters, and are to pay the London dues and fees. COUNTRY L0DGE3. All lodges held at a greater distance than ten miles from Freemasons* Hall,London,are Country lodges, and are to observe the following: laws «nd regulations in addition to those specified un* der the head of ** Private lodges.*' 1, All country lodges are under the immediate superintendence of the provincial grand master I CONSTITUTION. 31 of the district, to whom, or to his deputy, they are to apply in all cases of difficulty or doubt, and to whom all complnints must be transmitted. If those officers should neglect to proceed in the business, the application or complaint may be transmitted to the board of general purposes, and an appeal in all cases lies to the grand lodge or grand master. 2. Every country lodge shall make a return similar to that required to be made to the grand secretary once in each year, or oftener, if re- quired, to the provincial grand master, and shall transmit therewith all money payable to the provincial grand bdge. 3. The master, wardens, and past masters, subscribing to any country lodge in the distrirt, are members of ihe provincial grand lodge, and the master and wardens shall attend its meet- irgs when duly summoned. 4. Every coimtry lodge shall have a local as well as a general rank, so that if any lodge be removed from one province into another, al- though it is to retain the original number in the grand lodge books, and preserve the same rank in the united grand lodge, and in all public meetings out of the province into which it may have been removed, jet within such province it is to rank immediately after the lowest num- bered lodge previously existing, as well at the provincial grand lodge as at public ceremonies within the province, unless the grand master, 32 CONSTITUTION. pro grand master, or deputy grand master pre- side. The seniority of couutry lodges in their particular district is to be determined by the date of their registry iu the books of the pro- vincial grand lodge. 5. No country lodge shall be removed out of its province, nor fiom place to place wiihin the same province, without the consent of the pro- vincial grand master, nor if the M.W. grand mas- ter shall deem such removal inexpedient ; and DO lodge shall be moved into another province without the consent of the provincial grand mas- ter for that province, and also of the giand master. 6. Country lodges in places for which no pro- vincial grand master is appointfd, nor any bio- ther empowered to perform bis functions, must in every case, make their communications and com- plaints direct to the grand secretary in J London. MILITARY LODGES, It being essential to the interest of the craft that all military lodges should be strictly con- fined to the purposes for which their warrants were originally obtained ; and very great abuses J having arisen from the improper initiation of^ masons by such lodges, everj^ warrant, therefore,^ which is held by a military lodge shall be for-^ felted unless the following laws be complied with, j^ in addition to those specified under the head of^, ** Private Lodges." . . i CONSTITUTION. 33 1. No warnin: shall be t^ranled for the estab- lishment of a military iodgre without the consent of th« commanding officer of the regiment, bat- talion, or company to vvnich it is to be attached. 2. No military lodj^e shall, on any pretence, initiate into masonry any inhabitant or sojowrner 10 any town or place at wnich its members may be stationed, or through which they may be march- ing, nor any per.-^on who does not at the time bi^long to the military profession, nor any mili- tary person below the rank of a corporal, except at serving brethren, or by dispensation from the grand master, or provincial grand master. 3. V\ hen any military lodge, under the con- stitution of England, shall be out of Knglandi it shall conduct itself so a? not to give oflfence to the masonic authorities of the country or place in which it may s<>j virn, never losing sight of the duties it owes to the grand lodge of England, to whicn communication is ever to be made, and all fees and dues regularly transmitted. 4. If the military body, to which a lodge is attached, be disbanded or reduced, the brethren shnU carefully transmit the warrant to the grand i*»C'etaiy; but if a competent number of the t)reihr«n remain together, they may apply for lE^other warrant of the same number, to be lolden as a civil l^dge, at such place as may be Ji^venient and approved of by the grand master. 5u|h warrant to be granted without any addi- idbal expense. 34 CONSTITUTION. MAS1KH9 AND WARDENS OF Lt'DOKfl. 1 All preferment among masons should be grounded upon real worth and personal merit, therefore no brother shnll be elected master of a lodge, or flpp'»int« d to anv office thcnMn, merely on account of seniority of rank. Previously to the insiallaiiou of the master, the minutes of the preceding meetiny: of the lodge must be read and confirmed, so far at least as to the election of tlje master, nfier which the usual ceremonies of in- stallation are to be performed, and no master elect shall assume the master's chair until he shall have been regularly installed, though he may in the interim rule the lo«lge. Should the minutes of the election of master not be con- firmed, then a summons must be issued for the following regular meeting of the lodge, setting forth that the brethren were again to proceed to elect a master, and on the confirmation of the minutes of that election at the following regular meeting of the lodge, the installation of the master will follow. s^- 2. Every master elect, before being placed in the chair, shall solemnly pledge himself to pre- serve the landmarks of the ordjr, to observe its antient usages and established customs, and strictly enforce them within his own lodge. \ 3. No brother phall continue master formore j than two years in succession, unless by a dis- \ iensation, which may be granted by the grand i laaster, or the provincial grand master, in casus CONSTITUTION. 35 of real necessity ; but he may be again elected after he has been out of that office one year. This regulation shall not extend to a prince of the blood royal appointing a deputy, but it shall to the deputy. 4. The master and wardens of a lodge are enjoined to visit other lodges as often as they conveniently can, in order that the same usages and customs may be observed throughout the ciaft, and a good understanding cultivated amongst free-masons. 6 The master^is responsible for the due ob- servance of the laws relating to private lodges, and is bound to produce all books, minutes and accounts when required by lawful authority . 6. If the master shall die, be removed, or be Incapable of discharging the duties of his office, the senior warden, and in the absence of the senior warden, the junior warden, and in the absence of both wardens then the immediate past master, or in his absence the senior past master, shall act as master in summoning the lodge, until the next election of officers. In the master's absence, the immediate past mas- ter, or, if he be absent, the senior past master of the lodge present shall take the chair. And if no past master of the lodge be present, then the senior warden, or in his absence the junior warden shall rule the lodge. 36 CONSTITUTIOX, 7. The master and wardens of every lodge in the London district shall, within one month after appointmi^nt in each year, respt'ctivcly ; siun thi'ir names in a book, at the office ol the j grand secretary. j 8. I'hi' master and wardens of every lodge | shall attend the grand master or Ins dejuity, or I the provincial granci master or his deputy, or i any board or committee authorized by the grand lodge, and produce the warrant, minutes and books of the lodge', when summoned so to do, under pain of suspension^ and being re- ported to the next grand lodge. 9. The wardt*ns and officers of a lodge can- not be removed, unless for a cause which ap- pears to the lodge to be sufficient ; but the master, if he be dissatisfied with the conduct of any of his officers, may lay the cause of com- plaint before 'he lodge ; and if it shall appear to the majority of the l)relhren present that the complaint be well founded, he shall have power to uisplace such officer, and appoint another. OP MEMBERS AND THEIR DUTY. 1. No brother shall be admitted a member of a lodge, unless the laws of the craft relating to the proposing and admitting of candidates shall have been strictly complied with. (ISee Proposing Members,) CONS'; iTU'i ION. 37 2. A brother wlio has lieen concerned in making a mason clandent'nt'ly, or at a lodj^e whi( h is not a regular lodge, or for small or unworthy < onsiderations, or who may assist in forming a new lodge without the grand mas- ter's authority, shall not be admitted as a mem- ber, nor even as a visitor, into any regular lodge, nor partake of the general chanty or other masonic privilege, till he make due sub- mission, and obtain grace. 3 No brother shall presume to print or pnb- lish, or cause to be printed nnd published, the proceedings of any lodge or any part thereof, or the names of the persons present at such lodge, without the consent of the grand mastt r, or provincial grand master, under pain of being suspended or expelled from the order. This law is not to extend to the writing, printing, or publishing of any notice or sum- mons, issued to the members of a lodge, by the authority of the master, or the proceedings of any festival or public meeting at which persons not masons are permitted to be present. 4. The majority of the members present at any lodge duly summoned have an undoubted right to regulate their own proceedings, pro- vided that they are consistent with the general lliws and reauhitions of the craft ; no member, ^erefore, shall be permitted to enter in the ilinute-book of his lodge a protest against any 38 CONSTITUTION. resolution or proceeding: which may have taken place, unless it shall appear to him to be con- trary to the laws and usages of the craft, and for the purpose of complaining or appealing to a higher masonic authority. # 5. If any member shall be excluded from his lodge, or shall withdraw himself from it, with- out having complied with its by-laws, or with the general regulations of the craft, he shall not be eligible to any other lodge, until that lodge shall have been made acquainted with his former neglect, so that the brethren may be enabled to exercise their discretion as to his admission. Whenever a member of any lodge shall resign, or shall be excluded, or whenever at a future time he may require it, he shall be furnished with a certificate stating the circum- stances under which he left the lodge ; and such certificate is to be produced to any other lodge of which he is proposed to be admitted a member, previous to the ballot being taken 6. All difftrences between, or complaints o members that cannot be accommodated pri vately or in a regular lodge, shall be reducec into writing and delivered to the grand secre tary, who shall lay the same before the gran( master or the board of general purposes, o other board or committee appointed by th grand lodge, or in the country to the provincia grand master, if there be one. When all par CONSTITUTION. 39 ties shall have been summoned to attend thereon, and the case investigated, such order and adjudication shall be made as is author- ized by the laws and regulations of masonry. 7. A mason offending against any law or re- gulation of the craft, to the breach of which no specific penalty is attached, shall at the dis- cretion of the grand lodge, or any of its delega- ted authorities, or of a provincial grand master, be subject to admonition, fine or suspension. If fine be the punishment awarded, it shall be for the first oft'ence not less than one pound nor more than five pounds ; for a second offence of a similar nature within three years, it shall be not less than two nor more than ten pounds ; and if the brother shall refuse to pay the fine, or be guilty of a third offtsnce within three years of the second offence, he shall be liable to expulsion from the craft. All fines shall be applied to the general fund of charity. OP PROPOSING MEMBERS. Making^ Passing and Raising. Great discredit and injury having been brought upon our antient and honorable fra- ternity from admitting members and receiving candidates without due notice being given or inquiry made into their characters and qualifi- cations ; and from passing and raising masons without due instruction in the respective de- 40 CONSTITUTION. prees, it is declared that a violation or neprlect of any ot the followinir laws shall Knhj(jalloting for the candidate ; and if the candidate be then ap- proved, he may be initinted into the first tU- Hree. The master shall, previous to the ballot being taken, < ause the proposition, and emer- gency, to be recorded in the minute-book of the lodge. 3 No man shall be made a mason in any lodge under the age of twenty-one years, unless by dispensation from the grand mas*('r, or pro- vincial grand master. Evt-ry candidate must be a free man, his ow n master and, at the time of his ini iation, in reputable circumstances. Pn vious to his initiation, he must subscribe his name at full length, to a declaration of the following import,* viz :— To the worshipful master, wardens, officers, and membeis of the lodge of No. I, being a free man. and of the full age of twenty-one, years do declare that, un- biassed by the improp»»r solicitation of friends, and unintiuenced by mercenerary or other un- worthy motive, I freely and voluntarily offer myself a candidate for the mysteries of ma- sonry : that I am prompted by a favourable opinion conceived of the institution, and a desire of knowledge ; and that I will cheerfully conform to all the antient usages and estab- lished customs of the order. Witness my hand, this day of Witness 4 No person can be made a mason in, or ad- mitted a member of a lodge, if, on the ballot three black balls appear against him ; but the by-laws of a lodge may enact that one or two black balls shall exclude a candidate. 5. Every candidate shall, on his initiation, solemnly promise to submit to tho constitu- tions, and to conform to all the usages anl re- gulations of the craft. 6. No lodge shall on any pretence initiate into masonry more than five persons on the *Any indiviilunl v)ho cannot write is consequently ineli- gible to he admi ted into tlu order. same day, unless by a ilispensation, which shall specify the total number to be initiated. 7. No lodge shall confer more than one degree on any brother oa tho same day, nor shall a higher decree be conferred on any bro- ther at a less interval than four weeks from his recL'iving a previous degree, (except as provided at p. 50, sec. I, par 2,) nor until he has passed an examination in open lodge in that degree. 8 No other lodge shall initiate any non- commissioned officer or corporal belonging to a regiment or battallion to which a military lodge is attached, nor shall any lodge initiate any military person below the rank of a cor- poral, except as a serving brother, or by dis- pensation from the grand master, or provincial grand master. 9 No person shall be made a mason for less than three guineas exclusive of the registering fee, nor shall a lod^ on any pretence remit or defer the payment of any part of this sum. The member who proposes a candidate mu.^t be responsible to the lodge for all the fees payable on account of the initiation. This is not to extend to the making of serv- ing brethren, who may be initiated by the lodge which they are to serve, provided that no fee or reward be taken, and that a dispensa- tion from the grand master or provincial grand 44 CONSTITUTION. inasttT be firnt obtained, which shall be speciii- « d in the rttiiin made to the grand secretary; but a lirother so initiated cannot be a mem Iter of the lodge in which he was initiated though eligible to become a subscribing member of any other lodge ; and, upon being ngistered as a joining mimbei of such oth«'r lodge, and paying his contributions in like manner with other nunibrrs, he is mtitled to all ihe pri- vileges and benefits of the craft. ]f however, there be no other lodge in the vicinity of hisdwellingof which he can become a member he may be permitted to pay through the lodge in which he was initiated the quarterly dues to the fund of benevolence ;and after having served the lodge and paid such dues for four y^ars at least, may be considered eligible to be relieved in case of distress, and entitled to the other privilegesof the craft in the same manner as if he had been a regular subscribing member. * LODGKS OP INSTRUCTION. 1. No general lodge of instructions shall be holden unless under the sanction of a regular warranted lodge, or by the special licence and authority of the grand master The lodue giving its sanction, and the brethren to whom such licence is gi anted, shall be answerable for the proceedings, and responsible that the CONhTITlJTIOX. 45 mode of working adopted has received the 8ancti(»n of the grarni Jodye. Notice of the times and places of meeting of Io Worshipful master. — What man is he that liv- eth and shall not see death ? Shall he deliver his soul from the hand of the grave ? Response by the brethren. — Man walketh in a vain shadow, he heapeth up riches and cannot tell who shall gather them. W,M. — When he dieth he shall carry nothing away, his glory shall not descend after him. Response, — Naked came he into the world and naked he must return ; the Lord gave and the Lord hath taken away, blessed be the name of the Lord. W.M. — Where now is our departed brother ? Response. — He dwelleth in night, he sojour- neth in darkness. W.M. — Can we offer no precious offering to redeem our lost brother ? 58 FUNERAL SERVICE. Response. — We have not the ransom. The place that knew him once shall know him no more for ever. W,M. — Shall his name be lost upon earth ? Response, — We will record it in our hearts, we will treasure it in our memories, he shall live in the exercise of his virtues. TT.Af.— He hath fulfilled his earthly destiny. May we all live the life of the righteous that our last end may be like his. Response. — God is our God for ever and ever, be He our guide even unto death. W.M, — I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, write, from henceforth, blessed are the dead which die in the Lord, even so saith the spirit, for they shall rest from their labors. The worshipful master here receives a roll from the secretary, and inscribes upon it the name, age and masonic rank of the deceased, W.M, — Almighty Father, in thy hands we leave with humble submission the soul of our departed brother. Response, '^ThQ will of God is accomplished. — Amen. The worshipful master and brethren give the grand honors, all repeating^^^o mote it be. TT.lf. — Most gracious God, great architect of I the imi verse, author of all good, and giver of NoTB. — No brother below the degree of a master mason is entitled to receive a masonic burial. PTTNERAL SERVICE. {)9 all mercy, pour down we implore thee thy bles- sings upon us, and grant that the solemnity of this occasion may bind us yet closer together in the ties of brotherly love. May the present instance of mortality forcibly remind us all of our approaching and inevitable destiny, and weaning our affections from the things of this world, fix them more devotedly on thee our only sure refuge in the hour of need, and grant, God, that when the awful summons shall arrive for us to quit our transitory lodge on earth, the light which is from above shall dis- pel the gloomy darkness of death, and that de- parting hence with faith in our redeemer, in a full hope of a resurrection, and in charity with all men, we may, through thy favor, be admit- ted to thy celestial lodge on high, to partake in peaceful re-union with the souls of our de- parted brethren, the mysterious and unspeaka- ble happiness of thine everlasting kingdom. Response, — So mote it be. The procession is then formed. The different lodges rank according to seniority^ the junior pre- ceding ^ each lodge forms one division^ and the fol- lowing order is observed^ the brethren walking together two and two ;— ' The tyler with drawn sword. Two stewards with white wands. The brethren two and two, the junior preceding. 60 FUNERAL SERVICE. The inner guard with sword. Senior and junior deacons with wands. Secretary and treasurer. Senior and junior wardens. Past masters. The worshipful master. Koyal arch masons. The lodge to which deceased belonged in thefollow' ing order ^ all the members having sprigs of ever" greens in their hands. Musicians, ^ Drums muffled and trumpets covered with black crape. The tyler with drawn sword. Stewards with white wands. ^ Members of the lodge two and two, the junior preceding. The inner guard with sword. Director of ceremonies and organist. The senior and junior deacons with wands. The secretary with roll, and the treasurer with badge of office. The junior warden with the plumb-rule, and the senior warden with level. The past master with badge of office. The volume of the sacred law on a cushion, covered with black crape, borne by the oldest member of the lodge. The worshipful master with the gavel. FUNERAL SERVICE. 61 Two stewards with wands. Chaplain, or officiating clergyman. The coffin. with the regalia of the deceased thereon. The pall borne by six or eight brethren. Chief mourners. When the procession arrives within a proper dis- tance of the gravCj the brethren will halt and open out right and left, and face inwards to allow the latter part of the procession to pass between them in the following order: Chaplain, or officiating clergyman. Coffin. Mourners. Stewards. Worshipful master, and members of deceased's lodge in the reverse of their previous order. The other lodges following, their order, and the order of their members, being also reversed. On arriving at the grave, the brethren form a circle around it, the clergy and officers of deceased's lodge take their station at the head, the mourners at the foot. The regalia is taken from the coffin by the senior deacon. The clergyman concludes the funeral service of the church to which deceased belonged, after which the worshipful master pro- ceeds as follows : TT.Jf.— My brethren, we are again called 62 FUNERAL SERVICE. upon by a most solemn admonition to regard the uncertainty of human life, the immutable oei'taiuty of death and the vanity of all earthly pursuits — decrepitude and decay are written on every living thing — weakness and imper- fection are the incidents of our fallen condi- tioii — the damp, dark grave is our destiny and our doom — the cradle and the coffin stand in juxta-position, and as soon as we begin to live, that moment do we also begin to die. What an eloquent commentary is here exhibited on the instability of every human pursuit, and touchingly does it echo the sad sentiment of that great preacher, who wrote for our perpet- ual warning the immortal text, ** vanity of vanities, all is vanity." The last sad offices paid to the dead are but useful as lectures to the living — from them we I are to derive instruction, and consider every I solemnity of this kind as a summons to prepare i for our approaching dissolution ; but'notwith- ; standing the various mementos of mortality we i meet in our daily progress, and notwithstand- j that death has established his empire over all j the work of nature, yet through some'^unac- countable infatuation we willfully forg:et that we are all born to die. We go on from one design to another, add hope to hope, and^lay out plans for the employment of many years, until we are suddenly alarmed by the approach FUNERAL SERVICE. 63 of death, when we least expect him, and at an hour which we probably may have considered the meridian of our existence. What are all the externals of human dignity —the power of wealth, the dreams of ambition, the pride of intellect; the charms of beauty— when nature has paid her just debt. Fix your eyes on the last scene and view humanity strip- ped of its dazzling meretricious ornaments, and exposed in its natural meanness, and you will be convinced of thef utility of those empty delu- sions In the grave all fallacies are detected, all ranks are levelled, and all distinctions are swept away. While we drop a sympathetic tear over the grave of our departed brother, let us cast around his foibles, whatever they may have been, the broad mantle of a mason's charity, and let us cheerfully render to his memory the praise to which his virtues have entitled him. Suffer the apologies of human nature to plead in his behalf. Perfection on earth has never been attained, the wisest as well as the best of men have erred. His meritorious actions it is our duty to imitate, ana from his weakness we ought to derive instruction. TT Jf.— My brethren may we be all true and faithful to each other, and may we live and die in brotherly love. 64 FUNERAL SERVICE. I ■ I ■ MIM.II — I. I.I .11 .— ■ . , ■ .1 I I . , ■ I ■ ■ !■ ■ ■ —» . ..I ■ — — I — Ml ■ ■ — .^ Response. — So mote it be. • W.M. — May we profess what is good, and always act agreeably with our professions. Response. — So mote it be. . iv , TT.if. — May the Lord bless ns and keep ns ; may the Lord be gracious unto us, and grant that our good intentions may be crowned with success. ... Response. "^^o mote it be. W, M.— Glory be to God in the highest ; on earth, peace, and good will towards men. Response, — So mote it be, now, henceforth, and for evermore. Amen. i The secretary will then advance and deposit the roll in the grave with the usual ceremonies. W.M. — Friend and brother, we bid thee a long, a last farewell. Thou art at rest from thy labors ; may it be in holy peace. Response. — Amen. So mote it be. The senior deacon then hands the worshipful master the apron. ., . W.M. — The lambskin apron of a mason is more ancient than the golden fleece or roman eagle, and more honorable than the star and garter or any other order in existence, being the badge of innocence and the bond of friend- ship. The master then deposits it in the grave. W.M. — The emblem now deposited in the grave of our deceased brother reminds us of the universal dominion of death, and that the 'Vf ealth of the world cannot purchase our re- lease ; nor the strong arm of friendship, nor the virtue of innocence, can prevent his coming. (One of the following hymns may or may not be sung at the discretion of the W.M.) MASONIC FUNERAL HYMNS. ' Deep sorrow now pervades each heart, And grief our bosoms swell ; i A brother from our band departs, In that new home to dwell. No more in our loved lodge again Shall we our brother greet ; But in that lodge that's free from pain Shall we our lost one meet. Here rest in peace, thy labor's o'er — Our brother we resign. , Till the Grand IVTaster's word restore To light and life divine. . I Brother thou art gone before us ; * And thy saintly soul is flown Where tears are wiped from every eye, And sorrow is unknown. From the burthen of the flesh, And from care and fear released, Where the wicked cease from troubling, And the weary are at rest ! 66 FUNERAL SERYICE. \: Earth lo earth and dust lo dust, The solemn priest hath said ; So we lay tiie turf above thee now, And we seal thy narrow bed — But thy spirit, brother, soars away Among the faithful blest, Where the wicked cease from troubling. And the weary are at re*t ! And when the Lord shall summon us, Whom thou hast left behind, May we untainted from the world. As sure a welcome find ! May each, like thee, depart in peace, To be a glorious guest, Where the wicked cease from troubling, And the weary are at rest 1 The master holding the evergreen in his hand^ continues : W.M. — This evergreen is an emblem of our faith in the immortality of the soul . By it we are reminded of our high and glorious destiny beyond the world of shadows, and that there dwells within our tabernacle of clay, an imper- ishable and immortal spirit, which the grave shall never receive, and over which death has no dominion. The brethren then move around the grave in pro- cession^ and at the grave each deposits his sprig of evergreen ; when returned to their positions, the worshipful master leadSj and all give the public grand honors. I FUNET?AL SERVICE. 67 W.M, — From time immemorial it has been a custom among the fraternity of free and accep- ted masons, at the request of a brother to accompany his corps to the place ol interment and there to deposit his remains with the usual formalities In comformity with this usage, and at the desire of our deceased brother whose loss we deplore, and whose memory we revere, we have assembled in the character of masons to resign his body to the earth, whence it came, and to offer up to his memory before the world this last tribute of affection, thereby demon- strating the sincerity of our esteem for him and our inviolable attachment to the principles of our order. With proper respect, therefore, to the esta- blished customs of the country in which we live, with due deference to our superiors in church and state, and with unlimited good will to all mankind, we appear here clothed as masons, and publicly express our perfect submission to the laws of the land ; our unceasing devotion to peace and order, and our ardent desire, as far as in our power, to promote the welfare of our fellow men. Invested with the badges of innocence we humbly bow to the will of the universal parent and implore his blessing on every zealous endeavour to promote peace and good order, and earnestly pray for perseverance in the principles of piety and virtue. 68 FUNERAL SERVICE. My brethren the great Creator having been pleased out of his mercy to remove our worthy brother from the cares and troubles of a transi- tory existence to a state of eternal duration, and thereby to weaken the chain by which we are united man to man, may we who survive him anticipate our approaching fate, and be more strongly cemented in the ties of union and friendship. Let us support with propriety the character of our profession ; advert to the nature of our solemnities and pursue with assi- duity the secret tenets of our order, during the short space allotted to our present existence ; wisely and usefully employ our time in the reciprocal exchange of kind and friendly acts, and mutually promote our own welfare and happiness, and the welfare and happiness of all mankind. Let the present example of our mortality exite our most serious thoughts and strengthen our resolutions of moral amendment. As life is uncertain, and all earthly pursuits are vain, let us no longer postpone the important con- cern of preparing for eternity, but embrace the present moment, whilst time and opportunity offer, to provide against the great change, when all the pleasures of the world shall cease to delight, and the reflections of a virtuous life, yield our only comfort and consolation^ Thus our expectations will not be frustrated, nor FUNERAL SERVICE. 69 we be summoned unprepared into the presence of an all-wise and all-powerful judge to whom the secrets of all hearts are known, and from whose dread tribunal no culprit can escape. Response. — So mote it be. W.M. — Almighty and most merciful God, in whom we live and move and have our being, and before whom all men must hereafter appear, to render an account of the deeds done in the body, we do most earnestly beseech thee, as we now surround the grave of our departed brother, deeply to impress upon our minds the solem- nities of this day. May we ever remember that in the midst of life we are in death, and so live and act our separate parts that we may have no cause for repentance, when the hour of our de- parture is at hand. And oh, gracious father, vouchsafe us, we pray thee, thy divine assistance to redeem our misspent time, and in the discharge of the duties thou hast assigned us in the erection of our moral edifice ; may we have wisdom from on high to direct us ; strength commensurate with our task to support us, and the beauty of holiness to adorn and render all our perform- ances acceptable in thy sight; and at last when the gavel of death shall call us from our labors we may obtain a blessed and ever- 70 FUNERAL SERVICE. lasting rest in that spiritual edifice not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. Response. — Amen. So mote it be. The procession will then reform in the first order and return to the lodge room^ where^ when theprO' performs are gone through, the worshipful master will address the brethren on the proceedings of the day^ and the lodge will he closed. INDEX TO BY-LAWS. Appointment of Officers 7 Arrears of Members 11 Balloting 13 Ballot, non-attendance after 12 Behaviour • 5 By-laws repealed 5 By-laws signed. l^ Business order 19 Benevolent fund 14 Certificate of grand lodge 13 Clothing, Masonic 16 Discussion 7 Dues, monthly l4 Disposal of Jewels, &c l6 Emergent lodges « l6 Election of officers 7 Furniture and jewels 16 Grand lodge certificates l3 Honorary members l5 Initiation fee ll Icstallation of officers 7 Introduction , 3 Joining members l2 Jewels and furniture l6 Lodge of Emergency l6 List of officers 2 Master 7 72 • " " INDEX. Motions > 6 Meetings of lodge 6 Monthly dues * 14 Members re-admission 13 Members in arrears « 11 Masonic clothing 16 Non-attendance after ballot 12 Obedience to ^rand lodge 5 Officers r , 6 Order of business 19 Proposition fee 12 Permanent Committee , 10 Repeal of by-laws 5 Re-admission of members 13 Salary of tyler 10 Secretary's duty 9 Tyler's duty 10 Treasurer's duty 8 Title page 1 Visitors 15 Wardens duty ... 8 INDEX TO CONSTITUTION. Appeal 60 By-laws 22 Constitution, extracts • 21 Casting vote of master 22 Certificates 46 Conditions for candidates 41 INDEX 73 Country lodges 30 Change in time and place of meeting 23 Certificates of grand lodge 25 Degrees, time between 43 Diit ies of members 36 Difference between members 38 Dissolution of lodges 29 Election of officers 21 Excluded members 38 Emergent cases. 41 Exclusion of members 27 Extracts from constitution,. 21 Emergent lodges 23 Funeral service 67 Form of proposition 42 Forfieitnre of warrant 29 Grand lodge returns 28 Grand lodge moneys 25 Grand lodge certificates 26 Instruction lodges 44 Irregular lodges 37 Irregular conduct, its punishment 26 Jewels and furniture 27 Lodge of emergency 23 | L owest fee for initiation 43 ' Lodges of instruction 44 Lodges within London district 30 Lodges summoned to attend grand lodge. ... 29 j Master's casting vote • r 22 Members and their duties 36 Majority's rights 37 1 74 * ' INDEX. Members excluded 38 Members differences 38 Membership propositions 39 Members exclusion 27 Majority retiring 29 Military lodges .... 33 ] Masters and wardens of lodges • • 34 I Masters and wardens visiting 35 j Master's dea h or removal ..,...., 35 j Meetings, time and place 23 I Moneys for grand lodge , 25 Masonic processions 26 I Number of black balls 42 j Number to be initiated at same time 42 i Neglect of lodge to meet 28 } Offences punished ^ 39 Officers election ....• 21 Officers 21 I Proposition fee 42 j Public processions • 49 Proposing members 39 j Private lodges 21 Proposition form 42 Penalty attached to lodges ....•• 30 Precedency of lodges • 24 Penalty for neglect in registering . . . . , 25 Punishment for offences • • . « t • 39 Processions, masonic 26 Punishment for irregular conduct 26 Relief certificate , 26 Registering members in grand lodge 25 INDEX. 75 Responsibility of master 35 I Removal of lodges 23 I Retiring of the majority 29 1 Returns to grand lodge. 28 i Rights of the majoriiy 37 ' Removal of wardens or other oflBcers 36 I Removal or death of master 35 j Roll of members 53 I Removal of lodges , 48 j Regarding degrees 43 I Register of members 23 j Serving brethren 43 j Summons to a lodge to attend grand lodge. . 29 ! Tyler 50 I Time and place of meeting 23 ' Visiting other lodges 26 ' Visitors 45 ! Wardens or other officers removal 36 I Writing or publishing proceedings of lodge. 29 Warrant, books and papers 37 Warrant forfeited 27 •»• • •»/ , . • • • • • • * \ •• • \ • ♦♦ • : •;••... • •