SECTION VII.

THE RIGHT OF APPEAL.
The Right of Appeal is an inherent right belong- ing to every Mason, and the Grand Lodge is the appellate body, to whom the appeal is to be made. The principles of equality and justice, upon which the institution is founded, render it necessary that there should be a remedy for every injury done to or injustice inflicted upon the humblest of its mem- bers ; for, in Masonry as in the municipal law, it is held as a maxim that there is no wrong without a remedy — ubi jus ibi remedium*
* " If a man has a right, he must have a means to vindicate and maintain, and a remedy, if he is inju^d in the exercise and enjoyment of it ; and, in- deed, it is a vain thing to imagine a right without a remedy ; for want of right and want of remedy are reciprocal." — Broom. Legal Maxims, y. 1 47
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The doctrine of appeals is founded on this prin- ciple. It furnishes the remedy for any invasion of Masonic rights, and hence it may be considered as one of the most important prerogatives that the Mason possesses.
Appeals are of two kinds : 1st, from the decision of the Master ; 2dly, from the decision of the Lodge. Each of these will require a distinct consideration.