Tag: Excommunication
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Vote
Ordinal Vote in Constitutional LawFrom the Comparative Constitutions Project: A rank ordering of votes for either candidates or parties.
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Freedom
Freedom and Faith Doctrine From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Freedom, Faith, Doctrine (1): The constitution in declaring the freedom of all men to worship God according to the dictates of their own consciences, does not give a church member the right to repudiate the […]
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Fraternity
Fraternity, Excommunicated, Bequest From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Fraternity, Excommunicated, Bequest (1): Where a church member was also a member of an insurance fraternity connected with his church, the constitution of which required that every member of the […]
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Void
Devise, Void From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Devise, Void (1): A parent may leave money to a child payable in yearly instalments on condition that said child shall continue to be a member of a particular church and attend the regular meetings thereof, and in case he […]
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Trustees
Trustees, Disqualified From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Trustees, Disqualified (1): The trustees of a church who have been excommunicated are not thereby disqualified in law to act as trustees.241 Resources Notes and References Charles M. Scanlan, The […]
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Forfeiture of Membership
From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Forfeiture of Membership (1): Any member may forfeit his membership in a church.246 Resources Notes and References Charles M. Scanlan, The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law. The Law of Church and Grave (1909), Benziger Brothers, New […]
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Minor
Minor (juvenile) Introduction to Minor Minor (juvenile), legal term for those under the age of majority, which varies from country to country but is usually between 18 and 21. Most civic and legal rights and duties accrue only at the age of majority: for example, the rights to vote, …
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Excommunication
Major Excommunication From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Major Excommunication (1): As excommunication non tolerati affects the rights of citizenship, it is not lawful in England nor the United States. To say that A. has been excommunicated in any form, if untrue, is […]
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Mandamus
Injunction, Mandamus, Sepulture From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Injunction, Mandamus, Sepulture (1): An injunction will not be granted to prevent the expulsion of a member contrary to the charter and by-laws of the denomination; but if a member be expelled without […]
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Insubordination
Insubordination, Expulsion, Hearing From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Insubordination, Expulsion, Hearing (1): The authorities in the church, under its rules and discipline, have a right to exclude members in the church, for insubordination.247 If the church has no […]