Albert Mackey

Name: The Principles of Masonic Law — Book Fourth, Chapter II
Author: Albert Mackey

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“The Principles of Masonic Law — Book Fourth, Chapter II”, published in 1856 | portal, is a work by Albert Mackey. It explores elements such as lodge, suspension and expulsion.

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Albert Mackey, The Principles of Masonic Law… (1856 | portal)

“ A Mason who is a bad man, is to the fraternity what a mortified limb is to the body, and should be treated with the same mode of cure--he should be cut off, lest his example spread, and disease be propagated through the constitution.
The punishment of expulsion can only be inflicted after a due course of trial, and upon the votes of at least two-thirds of the members present, and should always be submitted for approval and confirmation to the Grand Lodge. ”

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Albert Mackey, The Principles of Masonic Law… (1856 | portal)

“ The very fact that an expulsion is a penalty, affecting the general relations of the punished party with the whole fraternity, proves that its exercise never could, with propriety, be intrusted to a body so circumscribed in its authority as a subordinate lodge. ”

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Albert Mackey, The Principles of Masonic Law… (1856 | portal)

“ But as Masters are enjoined not to rule their lodges in an unjust or arbitrary manner, and as every Mason is clearly entitled to redress for any wrong that has been done to him, it follows that the Master is responsible to the Grand Lodge for the manner in which he has executed the vast power intrusted to him, and he may be tried and punished by that body, for excluding a member, when the motives of the act and the other circumstances of the exclusion were not such as to warrant the exercise of his prerogative. ”

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Albert Mackey, The Principles of Masonic Law… (1856 | portal)

“ The punishment of definite suspension is the lightest that can be inflicted of those which affect the relations of a Mason with the fraternity at large. It must always be preceded by a trial, and the prevalent opinion is, that it may be inflicted by a two-thirds vote of the lodge. ”

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Albert Mackey, The Principles of Masonic Law… (1856 | portal)

“ Indefinite suspension is a punishment by which the person suspended is deprived of all his rights and privileges as a Mason, until such time as the lodge which has suspended him shall see fit, by a special action, to restore him. ”

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Albert Mackey, The Principles of Masonic Law… (1856 | portal)

“ A reprimand is the next mildest form of masonic punishment. It should never be adopted on a mere motion, but should always be the result of a regular trial, in which the party may have the opportunity of defense. ”

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Albert Mackey, The Principles of Masonic Law… (1856 | portal)

“ He is deprived of all his rights as a Master Mason--is not permitted to visit any lodge, or hold masonic communication with his Brethren--is not entitled to masonic relief, and should he die during his suspension, is not entitled to masonic burial. In short, the amount of punishment differs from that of indefinite suspension or expulsion only in the period of time for which it is inflicted. ”

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Albert Mackey, The Principles of Masonic Law… (1856 | portal)

“ It is the practice pursued by the Grand Lodge of England, from which most of our Grand Lodges derive, directly or indirectly, their existence. It is also the regulation of the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts. The Grand Lodge of South Carolina expressly forbids suspension from the rights and benefits of Masonry for non-payment of dues, and the Grand Lodge of New York has a similar provision in its Constitution.
Of the two modes of exclusion from a lodge for non-payment of dues, namely, suspension and erasure, the effects are very different. ”

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