Scottish Rite Masonry Illustrated - The Masonic Trowel

368 GRMJD INSPECTOR INQUISITOR COMMANDER.
4. Two-thirds of those present shall concur, to find
the accused guilty of any specification.
5. The punishment shall be fixed by a like vote, a
majority determining its nature and extent.
6. The accu~cd shall then be called in, and informed
of the result. If he be found guilly, the sentence shall
be communicated by the Chancellor, to all i’dasonic
bodies of which he is a member, and the punishment
shall be imposed according to the sentence, and the
laws, statutes and regulations governing the case.
7. If the trial proceeds in the absence of the accused,
the DefeDder shall represent him, and perform all the
duties of Council for him to the best of his ability.
ARTICLE V.
1. Appeals from judgment of Chapters of Rose
Croix, shall be sent up in writing, with all the papers,
a simpL=notice of appeal being alone necessary to give
the Tribunal jurisdiction.
2. Every appeal shall be suspensive.
3. If the appeal be on the facts, the Tribunal shall
try it de novo. If it involve only a question of law,
they shall decide it, and ~ffirm, reverse, demand or grant
a new trial, or altogether quash and annul, as may be
proper and in accordance with Masonic law.
4. In case the Tribunal tries the case de novo, the
proceedings at the trial shall be the same as in cases of
original jurisdiction.
5. Any Subordinate body may submit a question or
questions to the Tribunal for its decision, upon order to
that effect, and the Tribunal shall take jurisdiction, upon
a certificate of the Recorder or Secretary of such
inferior body, stating the question and its reference,
shall decide, and transmit a certificate of’ its decision,
and upon the decision of such questions, that of the ma-
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jority shall stand as the decision of the whole, aiid no
dissent be niade known; but any Commander who dissents
may present his opinion in writing, with the reasons
for it, and have it filed for reference.
6. A record of all such decisions, and of the decisions
on points of Masonic law, shall be kept by the Cliancelbr
in a book for that purpose, under appropriate headings.
ARTICLE VI.
1. No trial whatever for offences shall be had in any
corisistory of Sublime Princes of the Ro 3 al Secret.
2. The Tribunals of the 31st degree shall also have
a jurisdiction to issue mandates, to require Subordinate
bodic~ to proceed to judgment or other’vise, to do whate~er
acts they ought to do in order to give to a brother
his Masonic rights, as also mandates requiring them to
desist from proceeding in proper cases, and mandates to
bring up their proceedings, x~hen alleged to be against
law, to be examined and affir.med, or quashed, as law
and right may require.
6. They shall also have jurisdiction to issue mandates,
to bring before them questions of right to office
in Subordinate lodges and bodies, and to hear and determine
the same.
]. And mandates to suspend, or supersede any judgiimcnt
or action of such inferior body.
5. The said Tribunal shall usurp and assume to
themselves no powers not granted by these statutes, or
not following as necessary incidents or corollaries from
the powers hereby granted.
6. They may act as Tribunals of conciliation or decision,
in all matters of difference, dispute or dissension