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Download or read book The Principles of Masonic Law written by Albert G. Mackey and published by Jazzybee Verlag. This book was released on 2013-10-24 with total page 363 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This treatise on the Constitutional Laws, Usages and Landmarks of Freemasonry" is doubtless one of the most important and invaluable works in a Freemasonic library. Contents: Preface. Introduction. The Authorities for Masonic Law. Book First - The Law of Grand Lodges. Chapter I. Historical Sketch. Chapter II. Of the Mode of Organizing Grand Lodges. Chapter III. Of the Members of a Grand Lodge. Chapter IV. Of the Officers of a Grand Lodge. Chapter V. Of the Powers and Prerogatives of a Grand Lodge. Book Second - Laws of Subordinate Lodges. Chapter I. Of the Nature and Organization of Subordinate Lodges. Chapter II. Of Lodges under Dispensation. Chapter III. Of Lodges Working under a Warrant of Constitution. Chapter IV. Of the Officers of a Subordinate Lodge. Chapter V. Of Rules of Order. Book Third - The Law of Individuals. Chapter I. Of the Qualifications of Candidates. Chapter II. Of the Rights of Entered Apprentices. Chapter III. Of the Rights of Fellow Crafts. Chapter IV. Of the Rights of Master Masons. Chapter V. Of the Rights of Past Masters. Chapter VI. Of Affiliation. Chapter VII. Of Demitting. Chapter VIII. Of Unaffiliated Masons. Book Fourth - Of Masonic Crimes and Punishments. Chapter I. Of What Are Masonic Crimes. Chapter II. Of Masonic Punishments. Chapter III. Of Masonic Trials. Chapter IV. Of the Penal Jurisdiction of a Lodge. Chapter V. Of Appeals. Chapter VI. Of Restoration.
Download or read book The Principles of Masonic Law written by Albert G. Mackey and published by Library of Alexandria. This book was released on 2004-01-01 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The division of wrongs, by the writers on municipal law, into private and public, or civil injuries and crimes and misdemeanors, does not apply to the jurisprudence of Freemasonry. Here all wrongs are crimes, because they are a violation of the precepts of the institution; and an offense against an individual is punished, not so much because it is a breach of his private rights, as because it affects the well-being of the whole masonic community. In replying to the question, "what are masonic crimes?" by which is meant what crimes are punishable by the constituted authorities, our safest guide will be that fundamental law which is contained in the Old Charges. These give a concise, but succinct summary of the duties of a Mason, and, of course, whatever is a violation of any one of these duties will constitute a masonic crime, and the perpetrator will be amenable to masonic punishment. But before entering on the consideration of these penal offenses, it will be well that we should relieve the labor of the task, by inquiring what crimes or offenses are not supposed to come within the purview of masonic jurisprudence. Religion and politics are subjects which it is well known are stringently forbidden to be introduced into Masonry. And hence arises the doctrine, that Masonry will not take congnizance of religious or political offenses. Heresy, for instance, is not a masonic crime. Masons are obliged to use the words of the Old Charges, "to that religion in which all men agree, leaving their particular opinions to themselves;" and, therefore, as long as a Mason acknowledges his belief in the existence of one God, a lodge can take no action on his peculiar opinions, however heterodox they may be. In like manner, although all the most ancient and universally-received precepts of the institution inculcate obedience to the civil powers, and strictly forbid any mingling in plots or conspiracies against the peace and welfare of the nation, yet no offense against the state, which is simply political in its character, can be noticed by a lodge. On this important subject, the Old Charges are remarkably explicit. They say, putting perhaps the strongest case by way of exemplifying the principle, "that if a Brother should be a rebel against the State, he is not to be countenanced in his rebellion, however he may be pitied as an unhappy man; and, if convicted of no other crime, though the loyal Brotherhood must and ought to disown his rebellion, and give no umbrage or ground of political jealousy to the government for the time being, they cannot expel him from the lodge, and his relation to it remains indefeasible"
Download or read book The Principles of Masonic Law written by Albert Gallatin Mackey and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2019-11-20 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'The Principles of Masonic Law' is a treatise on the constitutional laws, usages and landmarks of Freemasonry, divided into four books. In it, author Albert Gallatin Mackey presents the principles of Masonic law in an elementary and methodical way that enables every Mason to know their rights and learn their duties. Mackey explores the unwritten and written laws of Masonry, including ancient usage and regulations adopted at various annual communications. This book provides insight into the organization and powers of grand lodges and subordinate lodges, the rights of individuals at different levels of the Masonic hierarchy, and punishments for Masonic crimes.
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Download or read book The Principles of Masonic Law written by Albert Mackey, and published by . This book was released on 2016-08-06 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A most important and invaluable work. Bro. Mackey is the best Masonic scholar of his age, and a fine writer." -Masonic Voice Review "We can confidently say it is the best authority on Masonic law, within the reach of the Craft generally; and such is the importance which we attach to it that we wish to see a copy of it placed in the hands of every Master of a Lodge in Michigan. By reference to it, various questions of practical importance, which are constantly arising in the business of subordinate bodies, can be correctly decided, and an uniformity of proceeding obtained, which is look for in vain now. This is what has long been wanted, and the only cause of surprise is, that a production like Bro. Mackey's, was not laid before the Craft years ago. Although the work treats of the Principles of Masonic Law, yet it gives many minutiae which are of great value, especially to officers of Lodges. Among other things for instance, it details the mode of keeping the minutes of Communications, and the proper mode of balloting for candidates. The duties of officers, it defines with clearness and a force of reasoning which commends itself to the discriminating mind.....Apart from any recommendation on our part, the high reputation of the author should be enough to inspire confidence in his statements and opinions. His scholastic acquirements and his long and ardent study of Masonry rendered him preeminently fitted to impart light on the principles and usages of our Order. Faithfully has he performed his labor. Its result, we hope soon to see, the guide of every Lodge in this jurisdiction." -The Ashlar
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Download or read book Principles of Masonic Law a Treatise on the Constitutional Laws Usages and Landmarks of Freemasonry written by Albert G. MacKey and published by Literary Licensing, LLC. This book was released on 2014-03 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Is A New Release Of The Original 1856 Edition.
Download or read book Principles of Masonic Law a Treatise on the Constitutional Laws Usages and Landmarks of Freemasonry written by Albert Gallatin Mackey and published by Literary Licensing, LLC. This book was released on 2014-03-30 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Is A New Release Of The Original 1856 Edition.
Download or read book The Principles of Masonic Law written by Albert Gallatin Mackey and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-11-13 with total page 197 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Principles of Masonic Law is a treatise on the constitutional laws, usages and landmarks of Freemasonry. The book is very informative and thorough, and it treats a wide range of topics in Masonic jurisprudence, providing a good insight to the overall governance of freemasonry. Freemasonry consists of fraternal organizations that trace their origins to the local fraternities of stonemasons that from the end of the fourteenth century regulated the qualifications of stonemasons and their interaction with authorities and clients. The basic, local organizational unit of Freemasonry is the Lodge. These private Lodges are usually supervised at the regional level by a Grand Lodge or Grand Orient. The degrees of Freemasonry retain the three grades of medieval craft guilds, those of Apprentice, Journeyman or Fellow Craft, and Master Mason.
Download or read book The Principles of Masonic Law a Treatise on the Constitutional Laws Usages and Landmarks of Freemasonry written by Mackey Albert Gallatin and published by Hardpress Publishing. This book was released on 2016-06-21 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
Download or read book The Principles of Masonic Law written by Albert G. MacKey and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-05-16 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In presenting to the fraternity a work on the Principles of Masonic Law, it is due to those for whom it is intended, that something should be said of the design with which it has been written, and of the plan on which it has been composed. It is not pretended to present to the craft an encyclopedia of jurisprudence, in which every question that can possibly arise, in the transactions of a Lodge, is decided with an especial reference to its particular circumstances. Were the accomplishment of such an herculean task possible, except after years of intense and unremitting labor, the unwieldy size of the book produced, and the heterogeneous nature of its contents, so far from inviting, would rather tend to distract attention, and the object of communicating a knowledge of the Principles of Masonic Law, would be lost in the tedious collation of precedents, arranged without scientific system, and enunciated without explanation. When I first contemplated the composition of a work on this subject, a distinguished friend and Brother, whose opinion I much respect, and with whose advice I am always anxious to comply, unless for the most satisfactory reasons, suggested the expediency of collecting the decisions of all Grand Masters, Grand Lodges, and other Masonic authorities upon every subject of Masonic Law, and of presenting them, without commentary, to the fraternity. But a brief examination of this method, led me to perceive that I would be thus constructing simply a digest of decrees, many of which would probably be the results of inexperience, of prejudice, or of erroneous views of the Masonic system, and from which the authors themselves have, in repeated instances, subsequently receded-for Grand Masters and Grand Lodges, although entitled to great respect, are not infallible-and I could not, conscientiously, have consented to assist, without any qualifying remark, in the extension and perpetuation of edicts and opinions, which, however high the authority from which they emanated, I did not believe to be in accordance with the principles of Masonic jurisprudence. Another inconvenience which would have attended the adoption of such a method is, that the decisions of different Grand Lodges and Grand Masters are sometimes entirely contradictory on the same points of Masonic Law. The decree of one jurisdiction, on any particular question, will often be found at variance with that of another, while a third will differ from both. The consultor of a work, embracing within its pages such distracting judgments, unexplained by commentary, would be in doubt as to which decision he should adopt, so that coming to the inspection with the desire of solving a legal question, he would be constrained to close the volume, in utter despair of extracting truth or information from so confused a mass of contradictions. This plan I therefore at once abandoned. But knowing that the jurisprudence of Masonry is founded, like all legal science, on abstract principles, which govern and control its entire system, I deemed it to be a better course to present these principles to my readers in an elementary and methodical treatise, and to develop from them those necessary deductions which reason and common sense would justify. Hence it is that I have presumed to call this work "The Principles of Masonic Law." It is not a code of enactments, nor a collection of statutes, nor yet a digest of opinions; but simply an elementary treatise, intended to enable every one who consults it, with competent judgment, and ordinary intelligence, to trace for himself the bearings of the law upon any question which he seeks to investigate, and to form, for himself, a correct opinion upon the merits of any particular case.
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Download or read book The Principles of Masonic Law Annotated written by Albert Mackey and published by . This book was released on 2018-04-14 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This treatise on the Constitutional Laws, Usages and Landmarks of Freemasonry" is doubtless one of the most important and invaluable works in a Freemasonic library. This book was carefully put together, and is not a scan of the original.In presenting to the fraternity a work on the Principles of Masonic Law, it is due to those for whom it is intended, that something should be said of the design with which it has been written, and of the plan on which it has been composed. It is not pretended to present to the craft an encyclopedia of jurisprudence, in which every question that can possibly arise, in the transactions of a Lodge, is decided with an especial reference to its particular circumstances. Were the accomplishment of such an herculean task possible, except after years of intense and unremitting labor, the unwieldy size of the book produced, and the heterogeneous nature of its contents, so far from inviting, would rather tend to distract attention, and the object of communicating a knowledge of the Principles of Masonic Law, would be lost in the tedious collation of precedents, arranged without scientific system, and enunciated without explanation.When I first contemplated the composition of a work on this subject, a distinguished friend and Brother, whose opinion I much respect, and with whose advice I am always anxious to comply, unless for the most satisfactory reasons, suggested the expediency of collecting the decisions of all Grand Masters, Grand Lodges, and other masonic authorities upon every subject of Masonic Law, and of presenting them, without commentary, to the fraternity.
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Download or read book The Law of Freemasons written by Albert Gallatin Mackey and published by e-artnow. This book was released on 2020-12-17 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Law of Freemasons is a treatise on the constitutional laws, usages and landmarks of Freemasonry. The book is very informative and thorough, and it treats a wide range of topics in Masonic jurisprudence, providing a good insight to the overall governance of freemasonry. Freemasonry consists of fraternal organizations that trace their origins to the local fraternities of stonemasons that from the end of the fourteenth century regulated the qualifications of stonemasons and their interaction with authorities and clients. The basic, local organizational unit of Freemasonry is the Lodge. These private Lodges are usually supervised at the regional level by a Grand Lodge or Grand Orient. The degrees of Freemasonry retain the three grades of medieval craft guilds, those of Apprentice, Journeyman or Fellow Craft, and Master Mason.
