No. 59. Clarification Of Residence

Decision: The residence of a person referred to in the Constitution is his legal residence or domicile in exactly the same sense as that which determines his right to vote, and that a lodge cannot receive a petition, under Section 1.7.16 of Article VII of the Constitution, until the petitioner, having actually established his legal residence within this Grand Jurisdiction with the further qualification that he had resided in the State at least one year.

Constitution, Article VII, Sec. 1.7.16. May 18, 1908. (Armington, GM)

Amended November 17, 1979.

No. 60. Lodge Trial For An EA

Decision: That an Entered Apprentice is not entitled to a trial by the lodge, there having been no charges brought against him other than objection to his advancement.

Constitution, Article VII, Sec. 1.7.22. May 17, 1909. (Chatterton, GM)

No. 61. Demand For Trial By An EA

Decision: That an Entered Apprentice cannot demand a trial.

Constitution, Article VII, Sec. 1.7.22. May 17, 1909. (Chatterton, GM)

No. 62. Penalties For An Entered Apprentice

Decision: That an Entered Apprentice, if tried and found guilty may be subjected to like penalties as any other Mason.

Constitution, Article VII, Sec. 1.7.22. May 17, 1909. (Chatterton, GM)

No. 63. Administering The Obligation

Decision: That the Junior Warden, in the absence of the Master and Senior Warden, is by virtue of his office the presiding officer of the lodge, and therefore has legal right to administer the obligation in conferring the degrees.

Constitution, Article VII, Sec. 1.7.3. May 16, 1910. (Magown, GM)

No. 64. Assistance During Degree Work

Decision: That the Master, by virtue of his prerogative, has legal right to call upon any Master Mason in good standing to assist him in any part of the work of conferring the degrees.

Constitution, Article VII, Sec. 1.7.3. May 16, 1910. (Magown, GM)

No. 66. Appointing An Acting Master

Decision: The Grand Master is without power to appoint an Acting Master of the lodge during the absence of the Master, so long as the Wardens or either of them were present in the lodge.

Constitution, Article VII, Sec. 1.7.4.

General Regulations, Article II, Sec. 2.2.13. May 19, 1913. (Davis, GM)

No. 67. Support For Objections

Decision: I held that a member of a subordinate lodge objecting to the passing of a candidate, as provided for in Article VII, Section 1.7.22. of the Constitution, must present with his objection, information or charges susceptible of investigation, and that on refusal to do so, the objection might properly be ignored.

Constitution, Article VII, Sec. 1.7.22. May 21, 1917. (Scott, GM)