Manchester Congregation of Spanish and Portuguese Jews
Moor Lane Governance Studio
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1937 Annotated Ascamot — Laws
52 laws, listed without scan pages or editorial fields.
Law 1
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Name
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Law 2
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Minhag
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Law 3
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Alteration by majority
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Law 4
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Ecclesiastical jurisdiction
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Law 5
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Private collections prohibited
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Law 6
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Decorum
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Law 7
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Times of service
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Law 8
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Mitzvoth and Aleyoth
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8. Offerings by Mi-Sheberach shall be allowed on all occasions, Sabbaths and Holy Days. No offerings shall be permitted to be made at the Hechal, excepting by the Baal Petihah, the gentlemen carrying a Sepher and the Accompagnar. Any offerings or Haschcaboth, other than those made by gentlemen called to the Sepher, shall be made immediately after the conclusion of the Haphtarah.
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Law 9
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Offerings / seatholder privileges
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9. A male of the Jewish Faith above the age of twenty-one years, renting a seat in the body of the Synagogue of the minimum value of three guineas per annum, and not being in arrears, shall be entitled : (a) To share in the honours connected with Divine Service. (b) To have the necessary assistance of the Congregation at all religious Rites and Ceremonies. (c) To rent seats for any sons between the ages of thirteen and twenty-five years, and for unmarried daughters above the age of thirteen years or less at the discretion ofthe mahamad.
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Law 10
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Widows / membership qualification
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Law 11
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Election of Yehidim
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Law 12
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Retention of privileges
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Law 16
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Seat rentals and reduced rentals
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Law 17
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Transfer/resignation of seats
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Law 18
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Rental to non-residents
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Law 19
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Applications for seats
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Law 20
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Marriage fees
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Law 21
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Choral weddings / Bar-Mitzvah
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Law 22
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Registration
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Law 24
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Accounts
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Law 33
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Engagement of stipendiary officials
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Law 34
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Termination of stipendiary officials
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Law 35
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Privileges of stipendiary officials
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Law 36
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Duties of Hazanim
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Law 37
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Duties of Secretary / registers
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Law 38
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Registrar / Honorary Secretary
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Law 39
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Duties of Shamash
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Law 41
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Regulations governing officials
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Law 42
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Government
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Law 43
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Qualification for Mahamad
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Law 44
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Disqualification of relatives
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Law 45
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Election of Mahamad/Executive
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Law 48
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Mode of election
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Law 49
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Vacancies
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Law 51
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Installation / President
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Law 52
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Vice-President
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Law 53
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Treasurer
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Law 55
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Honorary Secretary
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Law 56
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Executive
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Law 57
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Mahamad
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Law 58
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Honorary Solicitor
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Law 59
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Auditors
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Law 60
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Deputies
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Law 61
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Shechita Board
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Law 62
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Talmud Torah / proposed delegate note
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Law 63
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Hebra
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Law 64
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Charges for graves
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Law 65
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Reserved graves
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Law 67
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Forfeiture of privileges
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Law 68
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Trusteeship
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Law 69
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Sale/purchase of property
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Law 70
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Trustee regulations / alteration of laws
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