Summary Of Masonic Law.

In default of their ability to do so in a legal manner , they are to be regarded and treated as impostors . — Nebraska . It is the duty of the Worshipful Master to maintain order in his Lodge . To this end he may refuse admission to a member , or cause an offending member to be removed from lhe Lodge . This he does to maintain

order ; yet a member cannot be excluded Avhen he is announced at the door , because another member objects to his admission . —Ib . Those only are eligible to the office of Master who have served as Wardens of a chartered Lodge , or are actual Past Masters . —Ib .

MEMBEBSHLP . A brother by affiliation , or upon receiving the third degree , thereby becomes a member of the Lodge . — Florida . Signing the Bye-LaAvs is not necessary ; but every member of tho Lodge should sign the roll of members

Avith his own hand . —Ib . A brother receiving the degree of Master Mason becomes a member of the Lodge conferring it . —Ohio . Lodges may deny to unaffiliated Masons the privilege of visiting and Masonic charity , the privilege of joining in public processions , and Masonic burial . —Ib . None but Master Masons can become members of a

Lodge , and a brother receiving that degree thereby becomes a member of the Lodge electing him thereto . — Ib . No Lodge can receive to membership a brother until he shall have been dimitted from the Lodge of Avhich he-was a member , unless such Lodge shall have ceased to existin which case he may be received after full

com-, pliance with Sec . 19 .- —Ib . A brother , free from charges may , for reasons satisfactory to himself , upon written application to the Lodge , and payment of all dues , dimit therefrom . —lb . A . non-affiliated Mason may be admitted to membership in any Lodge without xegavd to his place of

residence . —Ib . Q . Does the dispensation of the Grand Master for a neAV Lodge necessarily transfer the membership of the petitioners . A . It does not ; they must dimit Avhen the charter is granted . —North Carolina . Q . Can a brother " sign " the Bye LaAvs through an attorney duly authorised ? A . A brother in good

standing with the Craft , being elected to membership , and unavoidably absent , may give another brother a poAver of attorney to sign for him . —Ib . Master Masons raised in Lodges in this jurisdiction are ipso facto members Avithout further ballot , except Avhere the Avork has been done for another Lodge ; then the brother is a member of the Lodge Avhich made the

request . —Missouri . That to encourage the establishment of the system of life membership in Lodges , the amount of dues to the Grand Lodge for life members be remitted , if so created , for a continued service of not less than fifteen years . — Louisiana . No brother shall be a member of more than one

Lodge at the same time ; and any Lodge admitting a brother to membership Avho is in arrears to any Lodge , becomes thereby responsible to said Lodge for the amount of his arrearages . —Kentucky .

NON-AFFILIATES . A Mason residing twelve months or more under the jurisdiction of any particular Lodge , wilfully unaffiliating , shall not be entitled to any of the rights , privileges , or benefits of Masonry whue he thus continues nor shall the funeral rites be paid to his memory in death , nor shall the fraternity have any charge or responsibility as to his family . —Florida .

No unaffiliated Mason , whose application for membership has not been rejected within twelvemonths , shall be permitted to visit any particular Lodge more than three times without paying fifty cents for each visit ; nor shall they be permitted to join in any public procession , without paying in advance the amount of annual dues required by the Lodge of its members respectively ,

one dollar of which shall be paid to the Grand Lodge . — Ib . Any brother who , for a period of six months , shall reside within this jurisdiction , and fail to affiliate with some regular Lodge , thereby deprives himself of the right to visit a Lodge , to Masonic burial , to relief , or to participate in public procession or of the

any ceremony Order , except by express permission of the Lodge within Avhose jurisdiction he resides . —Ohio . It is improper to bestowMasonic charity on a non-affilia ted Mason . —lb . Q . How often can a non-affiliated Mason visit a Lodge ? A . Only once . —North Carolina .

OEFICEBS . The officer of a Lodge cannot resign , nor can they dimit , until their terms of office expire- —Montana : An officer who has been duly installed cannot resign . — . Minnesota . The Master and Wardens of a Lodge cannot resign , but a petition to the Grand Master to be relievedmay

, be considered . Other officers may resign , if the resignation be accepted by the Lodge . —Florida . In the absence of the W . M . the S . W . will succeed to his duties , and in the absence of the W . M . and S . W . the J . W . shall preside . In the absence of all the above officers , no lodge can be congregated . —Indiana . Any work performed , ceremony administered , or

decision made by a Warden , when presiding , will be aslegal as though done by the Worshipful Master . —lb . The W-M . or presiding Warden may , after congregating the lodge , waive his right to preside in favour of any competent brother present ; when , should all the governing officers retire , the work and business of the lodge may legally proceed . —Ib . Q . Oan an officer be installed if absent ? A . It is customary , and may be done by proxy . —North Carolina .

Q . Can an installed officer relinquish or resign his office before his successor is installed ? A . He cannot . — Ib . In the absence of the S . W . the station should be filled by appointment pro tern . The J . W . does not succeed to the S . W ., though he does take the place of the W . M . if that officer and the S . W . be absent . —Mississippi .

Every member of a subordinate Lodge , in good standing , whose dues are paid , as prescribed by the By-Laws of his Lodge , is eligible to any office in his Lodge except that of Master . —Minnesota . In case an election is not held at the time prescribed in the By-LaAvs , the old officers hold their respective places until an election is held , and their successors are

installed . It is not proper to pass an election by the time named in the By-LaAvs . In the event of a neglect to elect , an election can only be held by dispensation from the Grand Master . —lb . Eefused , a dispensation to a Lodge to elect a Master , to whom said Lodge had granted a dimit ; deciding that the Master could not create a vacancy by dimittvng , and that if he could , his duties would devolve upon the Senior Warden . —Alabama .

PETITION . It is incompetent for any Lodge in this jurisdiction to entertain the petition for degrees of any person having been previously rejected by any other Lodge . —Oregon A vote on the petition of an applicant for initiation or application , can not be reconsidered . —Kansas .