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Produced By Les Whitman Directed By Ken Eichorn. Master Mason Examination No 2. Question 1. When adopting, revising or amending Lodge By-Laws, what must be sent to the Grand Secretary?.

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  1. Produced By Les Whitman Directed By Ken Eichorn

  2. Master Mason Examination No 2

  3. Question 1.When adopting, revising or amending Lodge By-Laws, what must be sent to the Grand Secretary?

  4. Reference: Digest 24.04 A Lodge adopting, revising or amending By-Laws shall forward original and three copies signed by the Worshipful Master and Secretary under the Seal of the Lodge, with the date of approval and date of adoption shown thereon to the Grand Secretary who shall forthwith examine the same as to form, regularity of procedure and compliance with Masonic Law.

  5. Question 1.When adopting, revising or amending Lodge By-Laws, what must be sent to the Grand Secretary?Answer 1.Original and three copies signed by the Worshipful Master and Secretary under the Lodge Seal.

  6. Question 2.How may a Brother be elected to Honorary membership to another Lodge?

  7. Reference: Digest 25.06:….must be by unanimous ball-ballot at a Stated Communication of the Lodge, after having been proposed, by Resolution at some prior Stated Communication.

  8. Question 2.How may a Brother be elected to Honorary membership to another Lodge?Answer:Must be by unanimous ball-ballot at a Stated Communication of the Lodge, after having been proposed, by Resolution at some prior Stated Communication.

  9. Question 3. What constitutes a quorum of a Master Mason, Fellow Craft and Entered Apprentice Lodge?

  10. Reference: Digest 25.17:The quorum of a Master Mason Lodge is three, a Fellow Craft Lodge, five, and an Entered Apprentice Lodge, seven.

  11. Question 3. What constitutes a quorum of a M.M, F.C., and E. A. Lodge?Answer: MM is 3FC is 5EA is 7

  12. Question 4When all three principal Officers of a Lodge are absent, who may open the Lodge?

  13. Reference: Digest Art X, Sec 31:….may be opened and presided over by the DDGM or by the Junior Past Master present

  14. Question 4When all three principal Officers of a Lodge are absent, who may open Lodge?Answer: 4. The DDGM or the Junior Past Master.

  15. Question 5Is parliamentary procedures used in a Masonic Lodge? a. Yes b. No

  16. Reference: Digest 25.26:Parliamentary terms and usages have no place in the Masonic Fraternity; therefore, protest, motions to adjourn calls for the previous question, etc., cannot be entertained. Neither can substitutes for amendments to an original motion be allowed without the consent of the original mover.

  17. Question 5Is parliamentary procedures used in a Masonic Lodge?Answer 5. bNo

  18. Question 6How long must a rejected candidate wait before he can petition again?a. 6 monthsb. The next Stated Communicationc. 12 monthsd. 9 months

  19. Reference: Digest 36.01:A rejected candidate for the degrees must wait six months before he can petition the same or any other Lodge, except by dispensation of the Grand Master upon application of the Lodge, and which Dispensation should not be granted but for unquestionably good reason.

  20. Question 6How long must a rejected candidate wait before he can petition again?Answer 6. a 6 months

  21. Question 7Name the penalties for conviction of Unmasonic Conduct.

  22. Reference: Digest 44.56Reprimand, Suspension and Expulsion

  23. Question 7Name the penalties for conviction of Unmasonic Conduct.Answer 7. Reprimand, Suspension and Expulsion

  24. Question 8The lawful assembling of Masons in a Chartered Particular Lodge is called a “Communication.”a. Trueb. False

  25. Reference:Digest 25.01:The lawful assembling of Masons in a Lodge is called “Communication.”

  26. Question 8The lawful assembling of Masons in a Chartered Particular Lodge is called a “Communication.”Answer 8. a True

  27. Question 9Can a Lodge Officer be installed by proxy?

  28. Reference: Digest 19.11.1, Ruling & DecisionIt is not the intent of our laws to permit the installation of any Lodge Officer by proxy.

  29. Question 9Can a Lodge Officer be installed by proxy?Answer 9. No

  30. Question 10May a Worshipful Master delegate his authority to a Past Master of his Lodge to preside in his absence?a. Yesb. No

  31. Reference: Digest 20.13:The Master cannot delegate his authority to a Past Master to preside in his absence, for the Senior Warden, or in his absence, the Junior Warden presides.

  32. Question 10May a Worshipful Master delegate his authority to a Past Master of his Lodge to preside in his absence?Answer 10. bNo

  33. Question 11Grand Lodge dues and assessments shall be paid in full on or before …a. January 15b. February 15c. March 15

  34. Reference: Digest: 30.01:All Grand Lodge dues and assessments shall be paid in full on or before February 15th of each year and a penalty of $10.00 shall be assessed against each Lodge failing to do so…

  35. Question 11Grand Lodge dues and assessments shall be paid in full on or before …Answer 11: bFebruary 15

  36. Question 12When a petition is refused, or a candidate is rejected, must the fees be returned?a. Yesb. Noc. It is at the discretion of the Lodge.

  37. Reference: Digest 32.03, 33.05:When a petition is refused, or a candidate is rejected, the fee must be returned.

  38. Question 12When a petition is refused, or a candidate is rejected, must the fees be returned?Answer 12: aYes

  39. Question 13A member of a Lodge may be suspended by the Worshipful Master if he is delinquent in his dues.a. Trueb. False

  40. Reference: Digest Ch 24, 4.02:Every member of a Lodge who is six (6) months or more in arrears for dues shall be notified thereof by the Secretary, and in case of failure or refusal to come forward and pay his dues, or give satisfactory excuse, within three (3) months after such notification, may be suspended at the discretion of the Lodge.

  41. Question 13A member of a Lodge may be suspended by the Worshipful Master if he is delinquent in his dues.Answer: bNo

  42. Question 14The Master of a Lodge under dispensation must be a Past Master of a ….a. Florida Lodge.b. Lodge from any jurisdiction in fraternal relations with the Grand Lodge of Florida.

  43. Reference: Digest 42.04:The Master of a Lodge under dispensation shall be a Past Master of a Florida Lodge, however, the Grand Master may waive this regulation in his discretion.

  44. Question 14Must the Master of a Lodge under dispensation be a. Past Master of a Florida Lodgeb. Lodge from any Grand Jurisdiction in fraternal relationship with the Grand Lodge of Florida. Answer: aFlorida Lodge

  45. Question 15When two Lodges consolidate, who presides at the first Stated Communication?

  46. Reference: Digest 16.03 (j)At the first Stated Communication of a said Consolidated Lodge, the Grand Master, District Deputy, or the Master of the oldest Lodge concerned, shall open a Lodge of Master Masons………

  47. Question 15When two Lodges consolidate, who presides at the first Stated Communication?Answer 15. Grand Master, DDGM or the Worshipful Master of the oldest Lodge.

  48. Question 16If a Brother is vouching for a visiting Brother with whom he has not sat in Lodge, can the Worshipful Master admit him?

  49. Reference: Digest 40.11:Whether or not it is necessary for a voucher to have sat in a Lodge with a visitor, is left with the Master, it being the manifest intention of the Grand Lodge to entrust the sufficiency of such avouchment solely at his sound discretion, and he cannot be too circumspect in the exercise of his authority.

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