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'''''Mason's Manual of Legislative Procedure''''', commonly referred to as '''''Mason's Manual''''', is the official [[parliamentary authority]] of most [[state legislature]]s in the [[United States]]. This 700+ page book has been "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>