[[Image:Masons Manual of Legislative Procedure 2000.jpg|thumb|right|125px| Mason's Manual 2000]]
'''Mason's Manual of ParliamentaryLegislative Procedure''', commonly referred to as ''Mason's Manual''. This 700+ page book serves as the official parliamentary manual of most state legislative bodies in the United States. "''Adopted as the authority on questions of parliamentary law and procedure in California, it is to legislatures what [[Robert's Rules of Order]] is to club groups. Gleaned from court decisions and legislative precedents, salted by practical experience, it is...[used] by legislatures throughout the U.S. and its territories. Adopted by the parliament of India and Pakistan."''{{Verify credibility|date=April 2008}} <ref> ''The California Legislature'' (1980 edition), by Joseph A. Beek, California State Senate, p. 251. </ref>
The Manual covers motions, procedures, vote requirements, etc. applicable to legislatures. It includes the [[rules of order]], principles, precedents, and legal basis behind parliamentary law.
