Vicksburg Lodge No. 26 v. Grand Lodge of Free & Accepted Masons
Mississippi Supreme Court
Appeal from the chancery court of Warren county. Hon J. Gr. McGowen, chancellor. Bill by Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of Mississippi against Vicksburg Lodge No. 26 and others. From the decree rendered, the defendant appeals.
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Appeal from the chancery court of Warren county. Hon J. Gr. McGowen, chancellor. Bill by Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of Mississippi against Vicksburg Lodge No. 26 and others. From the decree rendered, the defendant appeals. The Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of Mississippi, a body incorporated under the laws of the state of Mississippi, W. H. Stevens Lodge, No. 121, of Free and Accepted Masons, Vicksburg Chapter, No. 3, of Royal Arch Masons, Vicksburg Council, No. 2, of Royal and Select Masters, and Magnolia Commandery, No. 2, Knights Templar, all bodies corporate under…
1Opinion of the CourtEthridge, J.
(After stating the facts as above). By the clause last refered to in the statement of facts it will be seen that the Grand Lodge places its right -to such property squarely upon the proposition that it, as governing body of subordinate lodges, had a right to make rules and regulations for the government of subordinate lodges, and for their infraction of such rules could arrest or forfeit the charter of subordinate lodges, and as a result of such arrest or forfeiture the property of the subordinate lodge ipso fdcto became the property of the Grand Lodge under section 46 of its rules and…
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