Chapter1  Universal Masonry and its principles

Free Masonry is an initiatic,traditional and universal order based upon brothehood.
It constitutes an union of men good  free men and true ,from all origins,all nationalities and all convictions.
Free Masonry has for goal the improvement of humanity.
To achieve this, the FreeMasons do work to the constant improvement of the human condition,as well as on the spiritual and intellectual side than on the materialictic well fare side.
They respect the others thought and its free expression.
They look for conciliation of the oppositions and want to unite every men into the parctice of an universal morals and into the respect  of the personality of each one.
They consider the Work(Craft) as a duty and as a right.
FreeMasons have to respect civil powers and never be concerned with conspiracy against peace and welfare of the nation where they reside and meet freely.
They are enlightened and disciplined citizens and do model their life to the requirements of their conscience.
Within the practice of the craft, they look after the respect of the traditional rules, ways and customs of the Order.
Each FreeMason is free to hide or inveil his quality of Mason,but he must not disclose the quality of another brother.
A Lodge is a place where Masons assemble and work ; hence that assembly duly organised is called a Lodge.
Each Lodge is self governed according to the decisions taken by the majority of the Master Masons gathered in a tyled meeting ,but it cannot step aside from general principles of the Free Masonry, nor regulations of the obedience it belongs to.
The Lodges pool together to form Grand Lodges, national and independant Powers,warden of the tradition exercising exclusively and without sharing jurisdiction on the degres of symbolic Free Masonry:Entered Apprentice,Fellow craft,Master Mason.
The Grand Lodges do govern themselves according to their own institutions and to the rules they have duly voted.
They have respect for the sovereignty and independance of the other Masonic Jurisdictions and  they refrain from interfering into their internal affairs.
They maintain between themselves the necessary relations for the cohesiveness of the universal Order.
They sign freely Treaties and fraternal aliances between themselves ,but do not
Identify any masonic authority whether national or international higher to them.
They decide supremely their rules and ensure themselves their administration,justice,and internal discipline.
This is how the universal nature of the Masonic Order is maintained within respect of the personality of each national Masonic body ,within autonomy of each lodge and within the individual freedom of each brother so that between all the Free Masons pervail Love,Harmony and Concord.

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Chapter II  Sovereignty of the Grand Lodge of France

Self government of the lodges.

Item I- The Grand Lodge of France is an Independant and Sovereign Masonic Body,practising the Ancien and Accepted Scottish Rit .It has exclusive authority without share on the three degres of the symbolic Masonry:Entered Apprentice,Fellow craft,Master Masons.
Its moto :Liberty,Equality,Fraternity.
The sovereignty of the Grand Lodge of France is carried by the universal ballot of the Master Masons convened in lodge.

Item II- The Grand Lodge of France is a lodges federation. Each lodge has its autonomy,within the respect of the Masonic tradition.
It must comply with the Constitution and General Rules of the Grand Lodge of France.