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Masonic Intelligence.
receive the affirmative vote of the G . L . at ono June meeting , it shall be appended to the published proceedings at the end , under the caption ' Proposed New Regulation , ' and in that form sent to each Lodgo within this jurisdiction . ' " These provisions of the Constitution remained unaltered till the Annual Meeting of the G . L ., duly held in the city of New Yorkin
, Juno 1848 . At that communication , the following amendments to tho Constitution were regularly moved , viz ., first , the insertion in that part of the third Article which indicates as members ( among others ) of G . L ., the Past Masters of Lodges , of the qualifying words " to tho extent hereinafter provided for , " and secondly , the addition of a new Article to the Constitution , to be numbered 108 , in tho
following words , — " all Past Masters of Lodges under tho jurisdiction , who shall have been duly elected and installed , and served one year in the chair , and in good standing , shall be honorary membei's for life of this G . L ., and as such shall be entitled to be present at its meetings , and participate in its deliberations , but shall not , as such , be entitled to vote . The Past Master of each Lodge wdio shall have last passed the chair thereof , shall be an acting member of this
G . L ., and as such , shall be entitled to vote ; so that each Lodge , by its officers or proxy , shall be entitled to three votes , and the last Past Master , if present , to one vote , making four votes in all . And all provisions of this Constitution , relative to voting or the right of voting , by members of this G . L ., shall be deemed to apply to acting members only , and not to honorary . " Upon these amendments to the Constitution , the G . L . came to
an affirmative vote . They were thereupon appended to the published proceedings , at the end , under the title of " Proposed Amendments to the Constitution , " and sent to each of the Lodges within the jurisdiction . They subsequently received the affirmative vote of a majority of those Lodges ; this result was duly reported at the Annual G . L . of June 184 . 9 ; and all that has been done in relation to these amendments in G . L . is recorded in appropriate parts of
, the Grand Lodge proceedings . Thus , then , it appears that these amendments to the Constitution were made in a mode , and with forms , sufficient , according to the letter and the spirit of the constitutional regulation before quoted , to render them effectual . The Constitution very plainly distinguishes between what are therein called " New General Regulations , " and amendments to the Constitution .
The validity of the amendments thus made has been disputed . One objection made to them is , that they are inconsistent with the charter of September 1781 , which recognises Past Masters , among others , as constituent members of the Prov . G . L . thereb y created . This objection would be well founded if , and only if , the G . L . of New York still remained Provincial , and still continued to act by virtue of that charter . But it is clear and undisputed , that its Provincial character ceased long ago , and that the G . L . of New
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Masonic Intelligence.
receive the affirmative vote of the G . L . at ono June meeting , it shall be appended to the published proceedings at the end , under the caption ' Proposed New Regulation , ' and in that form sent to each Lodgo within this jurisdiction . ' " These provisions of the Constitution remained unaltered till the Annual Meeting of the G . L ., duly held in the city of New Yorkin
, Juno 1848 . At that communication , the following amendments to tho Constitution were regularly moved , viz ., first , the insertion in that part of the third Article which indicates as members ( among others ) of G . L ., the Past Masters of Lodges , of the qualifying words " to tho extent hereinafter provided for , " and secondly , the addition of a new Article to the Constitution , to be numbered 108 , in tho
following words , — " all Past Masters of Lodges under tho jurisdiction , who shall have been duly elected and installed , and served one year in the chair , and in good standing , shall be honorary membei's for life of this G . L ., and as such shall be entitled to be present at its meetings , and participate in its deliberations , but shall not , as such , be entitled to vote . The Past Master of each Lodge wdio shall have last passed the chair thereof , shall be an acting member of this
G . L ., and as such , shall be entitled to vote ; so that each Lodge , by its officers or proxy , shall be entitled to three votes , and the last Past Master , if present , to one vote , making four votes in all . And all provisions of this Constitution , relative to voting or the right of voting , by members of this G . L ., shall be deemed to apply to acting members only , and not to honorary . " Upon these amendments to the Constitution , the G . L . came to
an affirmative vote . They were thereupon appended to the published proceedings , at the end , under the title of " Proposed Amendments to the Constitution , " and sent to each of the Lodges within the jurisdiction . They subsequently received the affirmative vote of a majority of those Lodges ; this result was duly reported at the Annual G . L . of June 184 . 9 ; and all that has been done in relation to these amendments in G . L . is recorded in appropriate parts of
, the Grand Lodge proceedings . Thus , then , it appears that these amendments to the Constitution were made in a mode , and with forms , sufficient , according to the letter and the spirit of the constitutional regulation before quoted , to render them effectual . The Constitution very plainly distinguishes between what are therein called " New General Regulations , " and amendments to the Constitution .
The validity of the amendments thus made has been disputed . One objection made to them is , that they are inconsistent with the charter of September 1781 , which recognises Past Masters , among others , as constituent members of the Prov . G . L . thereb y created . This objection would be well founded if , and only if , the G . L . of New York still remained Provincial , and still continued to act by virtue of that charter . But it is clear and undisputed , that its Provincial character ceased long ago , and that the G . L . of New