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Les diagrammes suivants illustront la mithode. 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 :I iK« »1 A BY-LAWS OF SAINT PAUL'S LODGE, ON THE REGISTRY OF THE DISTRICT la OF MONTREAL AND WILLIAM-HENRY, AND 00. 782, 0\ THE REGISTRY OF ENGLANDj TO Vk V.CH IS ADDED, THE LAWS AND REGULATIONS FOR E\)t ffioljcvnmcnt of ^vibate Eotrgeis, ' EXTRACTED FROM "THE BOOK OF CONSTITUTIONS." SI'VSI MONTREAL: PRINTED BY THOMAS A. STARKE, NOTRE DAME STREET. 1831. i «#<• i « ) «#(• # JiY-LAWS OF SAINT PAUL'S LODGE, ADOPTED AT A REGULAR MEETING, HELD ,VT THE ALVSONICHALL, MONTREAL, ox The \Wi Binj of APRIL, 1831. «!• INTRODUCTION. Without order and decorum harmony cannot be preserved, nor the business of Masonry bo pro- perly conducted ; at tlic third stroke of the Master's hammer, therefore, profound silence shall be observed. ir^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^f*^^^0 CHAPTER I. OF IRREGULAR BEHAVIOUR. I. — If a brother say any thing improper in the Lodge, hold private conversations, dispute about religion or politics, interrupt a brother while speaking to the Master, be not on his legs when addressing the Master, sit down unclothed, or otherwise conduct himself in- decorously, he shall be form.ally admonished by the Master ; and, should he still so far persist in his dis- orderly conduct as to requu'e a second and third fid- monition in the course of the same meeting, he shall, .it the discretion of a majority of the members present, be liable to suspension from the Lodge ; and he shall, in that case, be reported to the Provincial Grand Lodge. II. — No brother shall be allowed to speak more than once to the same question, unless it be for ex- planation ; or when called upon by the Master ; or, as^ the mover, in reply. 6 ^} C'i/APTKU II. Ol-niE TIMES or MEETING. liiis Lo(;,o shall meet on the sornn-l T , <^'^oiy „,onth, at seven o clock p v ^""^.^ "''^''''y "^ to the vernal equinox- an 1 !. ' ' "" '"•^•"""'•' ^'•0 venial to th a M V "' '' "''"^'^ '•-^'- ^-- at .vork so long a t C ^ ^^^^ T' ^'"^" ^'""^'""^ g the xVlaster shall think proper. CHAPTER III. OFI'ICEIIS. leiomoiiies. s'Pnaids, a„d a dijottoi- of (^HAPTiSR IV. OF THE ELECTION .NB APPOINTMENT _ OF OFFICEns. This Lodgo shall annually eWf i,„i ,, . , 'oasuro,., „„d ,,le,. „, ,,,,;V, ", ' ^'^^l '"'""'; «'- •'«««•,■, ".^mediately in-eoeding . .e L L T '"i ""''""'8 master, and other non-lr „1„ , , L '^''''"'"■' "«> stalled according , " .I'r ' *"""'"■ ^'■''" '"' '- '••-ter shall nppl„.,;:r™';7''^ "'r'' "''"''■ "■" officers. "'"" '"* "aniens and other CHAPTER V, OF Tilt: TREASUREICS DUTV. T"E Treasurer shall receive the ■I fi monies of (he "■ -" "^--^...0 i,i,is „,,„ ,;,;■■—- ;;;;; 1 sanctlimod hy the Master; lie shiill keep books, In Avliich liis aecount of receipts and disbursenients shall he re«,rularly entered, so as to exhibit at one view, the balance in his hands; which bo(»ks shall be open {'or the inspection of the members at every meeting- of {l»e Lodge. The accounts of the fund of benevolence, and the fund for the general purposes of the Lodge, shall be kept distimt from each other. The a -counts of the Treasurer and vouchers in sup- port thereof shall be annually submitted to the permanent Committee, at least a week previous to the festival of St. John, the Evangelist; and the balance in his hands shall be paid over to the Treasurer-elect, at the meeting- on that day or otherwise as the liodge shall direct. CHAPTER VL OF THE SECRETARY'S DUTY. The Secretary shall issue sumaionses to all the mem- hers of the Lodge, at least six days previous to each regular meeting, particularly noticing elections and initiations, new members to be admitted, by-laws to be altered or repealed, or new ones to be made; he shall make minutes of all matters which ire regularly pro- posed and seconded in the Lodge, as well as of the initiation, passing, or raising of masons ; and of all otlier things which the Master may order. He shall also keep a register of the members of the Lodge, shewing the dates of initiation, passing, and raising^ or of joining; and a week before the quarterly duos become payable, he shall furnish the Treasurer with a list of the members, shewing the amount of dues owing by each. I 8 CHAPTER VII. OF THE I'EUAIANENT COMiiJITTEE. I— A P.'n.i.-iHc.iit CoimiiiMee, oensistin^ «f the ni«8. ter an,l wa.den., with the secretary and treasurer, and ee „,«,„«,. .„ be elected annually, „„ St. John', tK> Erange „t, day, shall superintend the finances and p.«pmy „f the Lodge, and consider of any special na er r..gard.ng its interests. They shall :„eet when- IZ th I ™- ' f ""'''■ 1— dings shall be of IheT,"^'" *'■'"'!'; "''""' J^'^o*-" ■'« the President of the permanent Committee; and the Committee .bull choose a y.ce.Preside„, at the first meeting. In he absence of both of these officers, the Commft.ee 1 all choose one of their number to preside at the meetlg. by the Master to the permanent Committee, for ex- amm«tion and approval. iV._The permanent Committee shall annually ore v.""s the festival of St. John, the J<^'Z audit the accounts of the Treasurer, which tlbti rs^dti:::^^^^^"^^-^*'^^'"-'"^- CHAPTER Vin FUNDS. I.-EvEEy member of this Lodge shall pay fifteen *lhngs currency quarterly, in advance, whether prt ■:■•,)■ >U 9 seat or aWnt; ouc-fourth of whit h must be aniilieJ to the fund of benevolence, and the remainder to the general fund of the Lo(lg'(». II — Every person initiated in this Lodge shall pay six guineas; which sum sliail be considered hi payment for the three first degrees, inludinr^ the fees payabk; to the Grand and Provincial Grand Lodjj^es; ai.d tho members proposing or recommending a ciuididate shall be rosponsiblo for the payment thereof; .vhich, in all cases, must bo made on the day of initiation. Rvory member joining shall pay fwo (jidncas. Ill — Tiie members of this Lodge respectively sliall pay yeaj'ly on the Lodge night, immed lately preceding the festivid of St. John, the Evangelist, the sum of tv;o shillings sterling, which, with all other fees or dues received on account of or payable to the Grand lodge, or Provincial Grand Lodge, shall be remitted to the said Grand or Provincial Grand Lodge by the Master. IV. — Any brother stating in ^vi'iting that indispens- ablo business will cause his absence from the district for the term of six months or upwards, upon giving due notice thereof to the Lodge at a regular meeting, may, by a majority of votes of the brethren present, have his quarterly contribution of fifteen shillings commuted to three shillings and nine pence, being the proportion appropriated to tlie fund of bcr.evolence. Immediately upon his return the fuil i\KHiii> shall be re>>»inied. CHAPTiai fX. FINES AM) FOIU'EITI-'HES. I. — If any riu'iuliM' of tliis jiodgc. ( Immod late past officers of a similar rank excepted, ) shall refuse to serve in the office to which he may l)e elected or appointed, B 10 lie shall be fined as follows -—iff;..., * 4.- J *""ov\s, — " tor master two fi-urrK'a*' for warden, treasurer, or .ecret^rv ^^," ^^^'^''^s^ ../.;,^ps:r;:ri:;::ir',sr to attend the regular meeting,, a„.l to ,,av l,i« leX s>. ,„„,uks ,„ succession, having been regular y" ...oned ,0 .0 do, ...all, by re,„h,ti„n of (l.e^odge Z -..g.e„,U. considered a, having «.^^^^^^^^^^^ III.—Any member of this Lodoe residinrr ., K-ter distance than three ndU-s fr-^^M ^ rho" shall have neglected to attend the regular n,eetingsl„d pay h,s dues, or to give to the Lodge, in writinj^ .easous that shall be deen.ed satistactor; fori Z^ shall by resolution ot the Lodge after notice given he considered as having nithdrawn fron. the Lodge lV.~A„y brother, regularly struck off the list of ."en,ber. of .he Lodge for non-attendance Id „„„ |.ay".ent o dues, shall, „n no account, be permitted «;)o.n the Lodge, until such back , lues, tothet^lelf ...^Wjtruckoff,sludlbe,aid,inadditionrti:: V._If any officer of the Lodge shall neHect to sh-.ll n..,r « ^ r '. ^^^'"'"'y summoned, he snail pay a hue ot two sh Ijinos -iiul «;.- 11 after the appointed hour of meeting, sliall pay tlie following fines, viz. the master, two shillings and six pence; the wardens, treasurer, secretary, deacons, inner guard, and director of ceremonies, two shillings each. VIII — All fines levied shall be applied to the fund of benevolence. CHAPTER X. OF IMTIATJON, ADMISSION, &r. I.-_No person shall be initiated in, or admitted a member of this Lodge, if, on ballotting, there be foi:. d more than one b.ack ball; but, to prevent the possibility of a mistake, the ballot may be takeu a second or even a third time. II — Every brother, on becoming a member, shall sign the by-laws, and be furnished with a printed copy thereof by the secretarv. CHAPTER XI. OF VISITORS. When the Lodge is on private business, a visitor shall not be admitted, unless by the unanimous consent of the members i)resent ; nor can he, under any circum- stances, be permitted to vote on any cpiestion, CHAPTER Xn. OF HONORARY MEMBERS. I — The members of this Lodge, considering it a duty they owe to several brethren, distinguished by their rank in society, and by the great services tl'i;y have rendered the craft, to grant them the privilege of becoming honorary members, have resolved, that in all cases where brethren so distinguished shall make apj)!!- 12 cation t„ Woome l,..„o.u,y men,!,,.,-., tl„.y »l,„ll |,e .. bh.,.k l,all. Tl,e a,,,,lic.„U«n to be n.nde i,. „-.ili„.. addressed to tl,o Secetmy, wi.o d,all ,o,n„u.„ic.ate the saiiie to t ,e respective members i„ the summonses. i,. ,;r,t' ■"??'■? "' "'^ M».My* service q„arte,..d m lh,s distnct, bo.„g; master.mas«„s, shall be ,,ermitte.l to become hone.-ary members on „,,„Iieatl„, to u eftec^s„h,„.. to the ballot m,.„,i„nedi„ the last secti ami to ll,e „s,ial ,io(,ce in the summonses. in— All honorary members shall nay the ioinino- stml r f •■■'"" "" '^""''"'y ^o-tributlon of three b l.ngs and nme pence to the ftmj „f |,enevolen,e • ..d^,^en present, the eveni,,, dues the same as otla.: CHAPTER Xlir. LODGES OF EMERGENCY Should a Lodge of emor^oncy bo .ulle.l on tl.o general business onhe Lodgv, tlie expC.h V paidoutofthe,.ene.al fund; b„t, ifat 1™ 'f any brother, for bis benefit or p roore^s f I.l ! shall be paid by such brother. ^ ^ ' ''^' '"^'^"^^ CHAPTER XIV. OF THE MASTER. In general d..i„g his .Stl!:.""'"^ •™" ''""^"^ presid7'^«re •'""'*'; ''""'^ "'•*•'"'' " Past-Master shall preside, the immediate Past-Maater t,i-i„ ■ I^ .bore should be no pJ,ZZ tslHitX 13 the CHAPTER XV. OF FURNITURE, &c. The furuitva'e, &c. of this Lodg'e shall, on no ac- count, be rcMiioved to any other house, cases of extreme emergency ^»xcepted, until after a regular meeting and a resolution of the master and a majority of the brethren to that eflfect. CHAPTER XVI. OF MEMBERS WmiURAWING. Any member of this Lodge desirous of withdrawing, shall make application in open Lodge, either personally or in writing. CHAPTER XVIL OF GRAND LODGE RETURNS. On the festival of St. John, the Evangelist, a true return of the newly elected and appointed officers and of the members of this Lodge, shall be made to the Provincial Grand Lodge, and at the same time the amount of dues payable to the Provincial Grand Lodge shall be remitted. CHAPTER XVni. OF MOTIONS. No motion of any kind shall be regarded, unless duly seconded; and, when ordered by the master, shall bo in writing. CHAPTER XIX. OF ALTERING BY-LAWS. No alteration shall be made in these by-laws but at n regv:i:u- meeting of tlie Lodge, by ntotion in writing 14 mentioned in the sumll^ f^ ^'"'^^ '"^^^^^ «h-" be at which it shall beX: /r anZr' ^^^"^^ ^-^^ l^odge entered thereon ^" '"'"^"^•«" ^^ the FREDERICK GRIFFIN, The foregoing By-Laws of Saint Pn.r r ^ 3, on the Reoistrv nffh J^""^ .^""''^ ' Lodge, No. f9land, are XpToZ^M^Z. a "^T? '^ A,L, 5831. ^'^ ^""y "if -^Pril, JOHN MOLSON, I'rovincia, Grand Master, for the Distnct of Montreal and H'iUiam-Henrr % ^0WW«;2R. FHOM C( THE BOOK OF CONSTITUTIONS/' I and 'ry of tof OF PRIVATE LODGES. !• — ^^The rhasoiiic officers of a Lodge are the master and his two wardens, with their assistants, tlie two deacons, inner guard, and tyler; to which, for the better regulation of the private concerns of the Ledge, may be added other officers, such as chaplain, treasurer, secretary, &c. II — Every Lodge shall annually elect its master and treasurer by ballot, such master having been regularly appointed and having served as wardeir of a warranted Lodge; and, at the next meeting after his election, when the minutes are confirmed, he yhall be installed in the chair, according to ancient usage ; after which he is to a{)point his wardens and other officers. III.— No master of the tavern or house at which the Lodge meets, shall be appointed to and hold any office in the Lodge, Avitliout a dispensation from the Grand JVIaster or the Provincial Grand Master. I v.— Every Lodge has the power of framing by-laws for its own government, provided they are not coiitrary to or incojisistent with the general regulations of the Grand Lodge ; the by-laws nuist, therefore, be sub- mitted to the ai)]U'obation of the Grand Master, or the Provincial Grand Master, and, when approved, a fair copy ninsf |u. sf>nt to (!u' Grand .Secretary, and, if a coniilry Lodgo, also to the Provincial Grand ^Master : 1(3 and, A^ licji nny material alteration shall be made, suili alteration must, in like manner, be transmitted. y — Every Lodge shall have its by-laws fairly A\ ritten, and shall also keep a book or books in whicli the master or some brother, appointed by him as secretary, sliall enter the names of its members and of all persons initiated or admitted therein, with the dates of their proposal, admission or initiation, passing and raising ; and also their ages, as nearly as possible, at that time» and their titles, professions, or trades, together with such transactions of the Lodge as arc proper to be written. VI — A Lodge of emergency may, at any time, bo called, by the authority of the master, or, in his absence, of the senior warden, *but on no pretence without such authority first given. The particular reason of calling the Lodge of emergency shall be expressed in the summons, and, afterwards, recorded on the minutes, and no bushiess but that so expressed shall be entered upon at such meeting, ^Il'—If the meeting of a Lodge at its usual place, should, by any circumstance, be rendered impossible or improper, the Master may appoint Juiy other place, and consult his brethren Avliat ought to be done on such' emergency. VIII — Every Lodge, wlien regularly removed to a new place of meeting, or whenever the day of assem- bling shall bo altered, shall immediately send notice thereof to the grand Secretary, and, if a country Lodge also to the Provincial Grand Master. IX — The precedency of Lodges is derived from the number of their consti ution, as recorded in the books of the grand Lodge. No Lodge shall be acknowledged nor Its officers admitted into tlie United Grand Lodge, or a Provincial Grand Lodge, nor any of its members <'ntitled to ))artake of tli(» g<>Meral cliarity or other masonic pi-ivilege, unless it has been regiilarly con- stituted and registered. X — Any Lodge wliicii may not be distinguished by a name or title, being desirous of taking one. must, for th;tt purpose, procure the approbation of tlie grand Master, or Provine members of a Loda-e when congregated, have the privilege of giving i„,tru,' .ons to the,r master, past ma'sters, Snd wfrZfs before •he meetu,g ot the gran.l Lodge; because .uch officer. 4 4 # 4 21 ai-e their representatives, and are supposed to speak their sentiments. XXXI. — Each Lodge shall make its returns regu- larly to the grand secretary, according to the regulations under the heads London and Country Lodges ; and, if it hecome in arrear in its payments to the grand Lodge for one year, or do not meet during that period, such Lodge is liable to erasure ; nor can any of its officers be permitted to attend the grand Lodge, until all arrears shall have been discharged. XXXII If a Lodge be dissolved, the constitution shall be delivered up to the grand Master, and shall not, on any account, be transferred without his consent. XXXIII. — If the warrant or constitution of a Lodge be sold, or procured by any other means than through the regular channel of petition to the grand Master, or a Provincial Grand Master, such constitution shall be forfeited, and the Lodge erased. XXXIV As every warranted Lodge is a consti- tuent part of the grand Lodge, in which assembly all the power of the fraternity resides, it is clear that no other authority can destroy the power granted by a warrant; if, therefore, the majority of any Lodge should determine to quit the society, the constitution, or power of assembling, remains with the rest of the members who adhere to their allegiance. If all the members of a Lodge withdraw themselves, their con- stitution ceases and becomes extinct ; and all the au- thority thereby granted or enjoyed reverts to the grand Lodge. XXXV.— If the brethren holding a warrant for a Lodge render themselves unworthy of longer pos- sessing it, the grand Master may, after the grand Lodge shall have decided on that fact, transfer such warrant to other brethren, whom he may think deserv'ing, with a new number at the bottom of the Lodges then on record. But no Lodge shall be erased, or its warrant declared forfeited, until the Master or officers shall have ' . vned, in writing, of their offence, and shall i^ "' ' n summoned to answer to the complanit made agaiust them. 22 •" F™i;:"l^",^„{''';'ff, ''"*"»'>"»>'ed .« a«end, or ''«• ffraud Mar,- „,'|,t ,l"' ';"'""''" "' "'"O""^ to Grand Afetor orLd, "ty t '". rvh" ""' P™"""^'"' autliorizod by tli,. ff,a„,i VT.J '"'y f'O'"'! or committee ?iye s,.fli.,V,„L„;„«, '7ii t ir'n', ""^ »«'->Ply> or IS to he repeated; a„d, if 1 , | "^ ■ I' •'"'. ""' *"""»on8 md, Lodge may bo J,, J,, *,'"'''',"',''* ™"«"n'»«y. ro8-„]ati„„„f"thif„^ft''f^ ,;5l"''"'? "?"'"■'« "•">■ '"^v or f mlty is attacbec .'a ? artier'' "' ;''"^'' "" *!'«« '- Provmcial Grand Mas er Th ll ' I""''''''' "•• »*' » fine, .>.• s.isp,.„si„„. '"' '«' ™''J«<:t to admonition, •>.ei*t:,t.tn':t't'X;' """''''''/'«'-" ^o. ^or fir", pounds; f„,.„ secomni- '";""•' ""rmoretban witliin throe years ,>! fT'"" "* " similar nature m the fine, o'r be guilty rf''".{:rt''^'"'" ■•''^"^e to tbrce yer.rs of tbe secoi L? "' "*«"'=«' "itbin -^ed aorti, ,--!', ^-^-^tbe Lodge shall be Al,«„es,e„edshal,bea,,diedtoVge„eraU.harity. or appointed to any office thc^lln "^ '"'f "^* «^''* ^^^^e seniority or rank. ^ The ,\Wn ' "f '*^^^ «" account oi viously been appointed and e^l/^*" "^"^ ^^'^^'^ P^*^" warranted LodVe .1,^11 1 **^*^^,^ '''^ warden of some and at the r.^Lo^fJC^^'^'^y ^^^^^^'^ ^Y ^-^ol" l^e shall be m.uV.fl, t f- ' """"'"^ ^'^ confirmed "2^^e; he shaFi ih, a appoint hkw '''T'""^' ^« ^"^^^nt officers of the Lodge, Tcept tL / '"' '"^ '^" «^'^^r If «iuh Master be a m-inc^of b! I [""f ^'"^" '''"^^ ^yler. ?-K:d:,SfbS:l^3-^^rrl;^:^^ '''•■''■•^*^-*ai.ar;tt:!:-°^:i?i^^^^^ 23 assume the Master's cha; untU he shall have been re- Pfularly installed, though » may, hi the interim, nile the Lodge. N. B. It is not essential, although very desirable, that a brother should be present when appointed to any office, j>rovided it be known that he will accept the same. II. — No master of the tavern or house at which a Lodge meets shall be appointed un officer in such Lodge, without a dispensation from the grand Master, or the Provincial Grand Master. III. — Every Master, when placed in the chair, shall solemnly pledge himself to observe all the old-estab- lished usages and customs, and to preserv^t the land- marks of the order, and most strictly to enforce them within his own Lodge. IV. — No brother shall continue in the office of Master for more than iwo years in succession, unless by a dis- pensation, which may be granted by the grand blaster, or the Provincial Grand Master, in cases of real neces- sity : but he may be again elected after he has been out of that office one year. This regulation shall not ex- tend to a prince of the blood royal appointing a deputy, but it shall to such deputy. V. — The master and wardens of a Lodge are en- joined to visit other Lodges as often as they con- veniently can, in order that the same usages and customs may be observed throughout the craft, and a good understanding be thereby cultivated amongst free-masons. VL — The master is to take care that the by-laws of the Lodge be fairly written ; and that books be kept in which he, or some brother appointed by him as secretary, shall enter the names of its members, and of all per- sons initiated or a(^mitted therein, with the dates of their proposal, initiation or admission, passing, and raising ; also their ages as nearly as possible, and their titles, professions, or trades, together with such trans- actions of the Lodge as are proper to be written. The accounts shall also be regularly kept, and the fees payable to the grand Lodge shall be entered in a separate and distinct account. The Master is respon- sible for the correct insertion of all the above particulars; u and is bound to produce such lists, minutes, and ac- counts, when required by any lawful authority. VII.~If the Master should die, be removed, or be rendered incapable of discharging- the duties of his office, the senior warden shall act as Master, in sum- moning the Lodge, until the next election of officers ; and he sliall, in the Master's absence, rule the Lodge, if no former Master be present ; if tho immediate past Master be present, he shall take the ( lair, and, if not, then the oldest past Master present. VI n. — No master, warden, or other officer of a Lodge, shall grant a recommendation to any brother, to enable him to proceed from Lodge to Lodge as a pauper, or in an itinerant manner to apply for relief. Nor shall they grant any certificate, except for the purpose of procuring a grand Lodge certificate ; or in cases specially provided for in the laws. IX. — The Master, or, in his absence, the senior warden, has the right and authority of assembling a Lodge upon any emergency, and to appoint the time of meeting; the cause of such emergency must be stated in the summonses, and inserted in the minutes; and no other business shall be entered upon at that meeting. If circumstances should render it improper for the Lodge to assemble at its usual place of meeting, the Master may appoint any other place, and consult his brethren on the occasion. X. — The master and wardens of every Lodge in the London district shall, within one month after their ap- pointment in each year, sign their names in a book at the office of the grand secretary. XI. — The master and wardens of every Lodge f hall attend the grand Master or his deputy, or the Pro- vincial Grand Master or his deputy, or 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 reported to the next grand Lodge. XII. — The master, past masters, and wardens of a Lodge are members of the grand Lodge, but they can-* not attend without theii proper jewels and clothing. I 25 ' XIIT. — Masters or wardens not being aLle to attend the grand Lodge, may, by a written document, appoint other members of their Lodge, duly qualified to re- present them: namely, a past master to represent the master ; and a past warden or one of the deacons to represent -a warden; such appointment shall be de- livered to the proper officer, at the entrance of the grand Lodge. XIV The master, past masters, and wardens, being the representatives of their Lodge in the grand Lodge, and supposed to speak the sentiments of their brethren, are bound to act upon such instructions as may be given to them, in a Lodge duly assembled. XV To prevent the members of Lodges from mis- con Mving the real state of their private fund, and to insure a more regular transmission of the contributions to the grand Lodge, e • Provincial Grand Lodge, all monies payable for register fees, certificates, or quar- terage, shall be deposited in the hands of the Master, to be kept distinct from the funds of the Lodge ; and shall be remitted with proper lists, at least once a year, if in the country, and twice a year if in London. XVL — The master, past masters, and wardens of a Lodge, which shall have neglected, for one Miiole year, to make its returns and payments to the grand Lodge, are thereby disqualified from attending the grand Lodge, or sitting upon any board or conmiittee, until those returns and payments have been completed. XVIL— The officers of a Lodge which is removed shall not be permitted to attend in the grand Lodge, or in a Provincial Grand Lodge, until such removal shall be properly notified. XVIII The wardens or officers of a Lodge cannot be removed, unless for a cause which appears to the Lodge to be sufficient; but the Master, if he be dis- satisfied with the conduct of any of his officers, may lay the cause of complahit before the Lodge; and if it shall appear to the majority of the brethren present, that the complaint be well founded, he shall have power to displace such officer and to nominate another. D 26 M OF MEMBERS AND THEIR DUTY. I. — No brother shall be admitted a member of a Lodge, unless the laws of the craft, relating to the pro- posing and admitting of candidates, shall have been strictly complied with. II. — Every brother initiated in a Lodge thereby becomes a member, without any further proposition or ballot, provided he express his wish to that effect on the day of his initiation. III. — The member who proposes a candidate for initiation shall be responsible for the payment of the fees. IV, — A brother who has been concerned in making masons clandestinely, or at a Lodge which is not a regular Lodge, or for small and unworthy considera- tions, or who may assist in forming a new Lodge without the grand Master's authority, shall not be ad- mitted as a member, nor even as a visitor, into any regular Lodge, nor partake of the general charity or other masonic privilege, till he make due submission and obtain grace. V. — A brother shall not be entitled to partake of the general charity, unless his name shall have been duly registered, nor unless he shall have been at least for two years a contributing member of a Lodge. He must also shew that, at the time of his initiation into masonry, he was in good or at least tolerable circum- stances. The limitation of two years is not meant to extend to the following cases, viz. shipwreck or capture at sea, loss by fire, or breaking or dislocating a limb, fully attested and proved. VI. — No brother shall presume to print or publish, or cause to be printed or published, the proceedings of any Lodge, nor any part thereof, or the names of the persons present at such Lodge, without the direction of the grand Master, or Provincial Grand Master, under pain of being expelled from the order. This law is not to extend to the writing, printing, or publishing of any notice or summons, issued to the members of the Lodge by the authority of the master. VII._No Ijiother shall presume to make application to tlie grand Master, on business oncerning masonry, except through the deputy grand Master, or other proper officer. VIII The majority of the members of a I^odge duly assembled have the privilege of giving instructions to their master, wardens, and past master before the meeting of the grand Lodge, because these officers an? their representatives, and are supposed to speak then- sentiments. IX.— The majority of the members present at any Lodge duly suiiimoned have an undoubted right to regulate their owti proceedings, provided that they are consistent with the general la>vr and regulations of the craft; no member, therefore, shall be permitted to enter in the minute book of his Lodge a protest against any resolution or proceeding which may have taken place, unless it shall appear to him to be contrary to the laws and usages of the craft, and for the purpose ot appealing to a higher masonic authority. X.— If any brother behave in such a Avay as to dis- turb the harmony of the Lodge, he shall be thrice formally admonished by the Master, and it he persist in his irregular conduct he shall be punished according to the by-laws of the Lodge, or the case may be re- ported to* higher masonic authority. XL— No member shall be eyludtd from his Lodge without due notice being given to him of the charge preferred against him, and of the time appointed ior its consideration. The name of every brother so ex- cluded, together with the (uause for his exclusion, s lall be sent to the grand secretary; and, if a country Lodge, also to the Provincial Grand Master or his deputy. XII If any member shall be excluded from his Lodge, or shall withdraw himself from it, without 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 ac- quainted with his former neglect, so that the bretlu-en maybe 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 28 firno, he may leqiiiro it, lie .sliall be fiiriUHlied with a <;ertificate, stating- the circumstances under wliich he left the Lodge ; and sucli certificate is to be produced to any other Lodge of which lie is proposed to be ad- mitted a riiember, previous to the ballot being taken. XIII — All differences or complaints, that cannot be accommodated privately or in some regular Lodge, shall be reduced into writing and delivered to the grand secretary, who shall lay them before the grand Master, or the proper board or committee appointed by the grand Lodge. When all parties shall have been sum- moned to attend thereon, and the case shall have been investigated, such order and adjudication may be made as shall be authorized by the laws and regulations of masonry. XIV. — If any brother be summoned to attend the grand Master or his deputy, or his Provincial Grand Master or his deputy, or any board or committee authorized by the grand Lodge, and do not comply, or give sufficient reason for his non-attendance, the sum- mons is to be repeated, and, if he still persist in his contumacy, he shall be suspended from all masonic rights, and the proceeding notified to the grand Lodge. XV. — A mason offending against any law or regu- lation of the craft, to the breach of which no specific penalty is attached, shall, at the discretion of the grand Lodge, or any of its delegated 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 offence, 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 a brother shall refuse to pay the fine, or be guilty of a third offimce within three years of the second offence, he shall be expelled from the craft. All fines levied shall be applied to the general fund of charity. ^9 OF PROPOSING MEMBERS, OF MAKING, PASSING, AND RAISING. IPdge 88.] Great discredit and injury having been brought upon our ancient and honoui'able fraternity from ad- . mitting members and receiving candidates, without due notice being given, or inquiry made into their characters and qualification ; and, also, from the passing and raising of masons without due instructions in the re- spective degrees; it is determined that, in future, a violation or neglect of any of the following laws shall subject the Lodge offending to erasure, because no emergency can be allowed as a justification. I. No brother shall be admitted a member of a Lodge without a regular proposition in open Lodge, nor till his name, occupation, and place of abode, as well as the name and number of the Lodge of which he is or was last a member, or in which he was initiated, shall have been sent to all the members in the summons for the next stated Lodge meeting; at which meeting the brother's grand Lodge certificate, and also the cer- tificate of his former Lodge is to be produced, and the decision of the brethren to be ascertained by ballot. When a Lodge has ceased to meet, any former member thereof shall be eligible to be propose^' and admitted a member of another Lodge, on producing a certificate from the grand secretary, stating the fact and specifying whether the brother has been registered and his quar- terage duly paid. 11 A brother, initiated in a Lodge, thereby be- comes a member, without any further proposition or ballot, provided he express his wish to that effect on the day of his initiation. in.— No person shall be made a mason without a regidar proposition at one Lodge, and a ballot at thc^ next regular stated Lodge; nor until his name, addition or profession, and place 'it abode, shall have been sent to all the members in the summons. Fn cases of emergency, the following alteration as to the mode of proposing a candidate is aJl<>\vn)mpted by a favourable opinion conceived of the institution, and a desire of knowledge ; and that I will cheerfully conform to all the anc.ent usages and established customs of the order Witness my hand, this day of Witness V.—No person can be made a mason in, or admitted ji inember of a Lodge, if on the ballot, (hree black appear agauist him. Some Tiodges w'i'*h for no 31 i i\ such iiidulgonce, but require the iuinnuuou!» consent of the members present; some admit one black ball, some two; the by-laws of each Lodge must, therefore, guide them in this respect; but if there be three blacks balls such person cannot, on any pretence, be admitted. VI. — No person shall be made a mason for less than three guineas, exclusive of the registering fee ; nor can a Lodge, on any pretence, remit or defer the payment of any parf of this sum. The member who proposes the candidate must be responsible to the Lodge for all the fees paye b«'5»- „„, v.ning and Master ^l^"'""- 1 j!! nnd an additional rosetto on Aprons «'»"''"^ *»,,;';'', rgarter-blne o.lging nmst Lodge, except that tm g« not «xcecdt«-onuhes in w,dh ^^^ ^^^^ The Masters and P»''t-*l/^ff'',"' ^ "osettes «.. the in lieu and "' ,!>'« lt-;l,^d^lr Ui^lis upon hori- Master mason s "P'""' J'"'. ?'',,,.„„ several sets ot two ,ontal lines, t'^'^™ '^ f"™" l^j, e f," vizontal lines to be right angles; the e> Rth ot the ho ^^..^j^.l^r two inches and a halt o«ch, and «t fj^ , ,,^f „„ lines one inch; ;'-»,*« ?o« as the lining and rdti4'^'^b:aprl%T-l officers, sin.Uar en,^le™s of garter-blue or gold. t^K^T or THK MASTKKS OK ST. .^VVS .ODGE. MONTREAL, L. c. «"&6/-^ Gordon icas Master. December, 1778, DATE OP RiEprrg.^^ (No. 10.) (NOT KNOWN) T.^ '^AMEs. 4 PR FT rk 'he i; 8, S5 BAT* or aLecnoN. DKCE,,3^,, ™' • • SAMUEL dTvID. June S* * •'ohn deveiieux. deceVr;;; l ^' • • ^^^^^ m^arthur. DECEMBER, 1794, . . THOMAS BUSBY. .rZy ^^»" • • JOHN MOLSON. JUNE, . . '^"; :',^ '"^"xr; 'r;f j^: ^^-^ ^^^-o JUNE ... ;98 ' * w" T A?r'; SULLIVAN. JUNE iu«. Alirn. ' xLM(;U. DECEMBER, 810, . . GEORGE PLATT. JUNE '"' • • ''^^^^ ^' ^^ WITT Tj.f^f^ ^^13, . . JABEZ D. DE WITT iuNE T'" ^^^^^li lilCE. • June; ; WW Jj' ' ' f^^^^l^ ^ore lester. DECEMBER, Z\ \ [ MIChI^u ScVrf'^' DECEMBER, I819, . . JABEZ D DE w?i^T DECEMBER, 1820, . . TURTON P^NN llcfilff/ ''''^ • ' ^"CHfEL'^fcOTT DECEMBER, 1823, . . TURTON PENM DECEM«r ' ''''' ' ' ^^^LLIAM BADGLEY DECEMBER, 1830, . . FREDERICK GRIFFIN. T. A. tTAOKB, PaiNTB*,