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Proposed Legislation

Proposed legislation has been reviewed and approved by your Committee on Jurisprudence for presentation and
that such legislation is in proper format for presentation to the Craft. Presentation of the proposed legislation in the
Montana Freemason Magazine is for informational purposes only. Please read the preliminary Jurisprudence Report
and the Advance Proceedings for complete detailed legislation.

5070. Jurisprudence. The Committee on Jurisprudence shall:
A. Examine and report on all:
1. Questions, documents and papers requiring investigation; and
2. Decisions upon all points of Masonic law.
B. Review proposed resolutions and recommendations to be considered at the next annual communication, upon
receipt of them from the Grand Secretary, and recommendations or decisions of the Grand Master, or standing
committees of Grand Lodge and;
1. Prepare legislation as may be required, together with a brief statement of the purpose and effect of them on Grand
Lodge, and which will carry out the intent of the proponents; and
2. Transmit, within 40 days of receipt of the proposed resolutions and recommendations, and copy of them, together
with the brief statement of purpose and effect of each, to the Grand Secretary;
C. Report to Grand Lodge;
1. Its recommendations as to the legality of decisions and dispensations issued by the Grand Master; and
2. The legal effect of any proposed amendments; and
D. When appropriate, prepare supplementary legislation to proposed amendments and prepare legislation to
accomplish recommendations of the Grand Master, or standing committees of Grand Lodge, and report to Grand Lodge
thereon its recommendations.

Proposed Legislation for the 157th Annual Communication

Presentation of the proposed legislation in the Montana Freemason Magazine is for informational
purposes only. For complete detailed legislation, and preliminary Jurisprudence Report Please read the
Advance Proceedings. A copy of the Advance Proceedings has been mailed to each lodge.