Digest of the Laws and Compend of the Legislation of the Grand Lodge and Grand Encampment of the State of New Jersey; Arranged in the Form of

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1866 Excerpt: ... U. S., 1603, 1655, 1703, 1804 9. It is the duty of a Lodge to extend the same benefits to confirmed lunatics as are given to those who suffer from bodily infirmity IT. S., 1993, 2137, 2177 10. A brother cannot be deprived of sick benefits on the ground that he is in arrears, if the Lodge is indebted to him on account of a prior sickness to an amount sufficient to place him in good standing U. S., 2291, 2341 11. A Lodge has no right to suspend paying benefits, unless they first amend their law governing the same. 43., Jour. 1855 12. A disabled Volunteer, even while receiving pay from the Government, cannot be deprived of benefits from his Lodge, (if he be not disqualified under the laws of the Lodge existing at the time of his enlistment). A brother who becomes disabled cannot be debarred from claiming and receiving the pecuniary benefits of the Order, unless his sickness or disability proceeds from some immoral act or conduct on his part, and it makes no difference whether he receives support from other sources or not. A Volunteer who has been regularly and honorably discharged from the service on account of disability, is also entitled to benefits from his Lodge. 194., Jour. 1862 13. A Lodge is bound to pay funeral benefits to the family of a deceased soldier, no matter where he dies or is buried, at the same time that liability does not extend to the payment of benefits to the heirs-at-law of such deceased brother beyond the degree of wife and children; the funeral benefit being alone designed for their benefit, and in no wise intended to become a part of the estate of the deceased brother, and as such to descend to his legal representatives page 240., Jour. 1863 14. A brother in good standing in his Lodge, at the time of first being taken sick, and havi...