Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-06-20

Of The Grand Master, for tAelMasoHic Year

| 1928.
Members Of Lodges under another Grand Lode,
jurisdiction should not be perm tied 20 sign a pet
ton for new Lodge here They should Obtain 4
demit before signing. otherwise if the new I,od-e
should be chartered and constituted their member
| ship would be transferred, under our rule t. The
| new Lodge without the consent Of the Lodge 10
! which they formerly belonged. This would be an
| infringement Of the Jurisdiction Ofauother tirsud
Lodge The rule, however, Is otherwise in ease ..
| our own juri ID elton.
In this jurisdiction an affiliated mason whose resi-
dence IS within this state may apply 10 any Lodge
! IN thls state ior membership, whether he reside
/ within its territorial limits or not The ruIe re
| curing application 10 be made 10 the nearest
Lodge, refers only TO candidates for the degrees Of
masonry and not TO petitioners for afiliation
| A membe Of Lodge-even Will residin- within
lts geographical limits, and without any intent on
| o. changing his residence-may demit therefrom for
the purpose o. joining any other Lodge; and such
other Lodge may properly entertain his pefit an
| 10y membership although he continues to reside
within the jurisdiction % the former Lodge
when candidate who has been elected in A
Loo e changes his residence to the jurisdiction OF
ahother Lodge before he i initiated, the latter
LodSe may receive and act upon his petition and If
elected confer the degrees upon him without fbe
consent oi the former Lodge In such case he flr-
ielts his deposit Zee in the former Lodge
In halloting for the officers Of Lodge Vote
ior person not mason should he excluded
10 the count The whole number Of votes heinz
tNenty-eisht. including one such vote the la-teT
should not be counted and member Of no T1,i,-a
who was eligible 10 the Office Of master reeeiyir'g
fourteen proper votes upon such ballot has :
majority Of the lawful votes and should be declared
elected. --- "
The members Of Lodge under dspensatiop who
signed the petition for the new Lodge-their mem
hershi being thereby suspended from the dgts Of
the dlspensation-should not be required ~ rsv
lues 70 the Lodge to which they belonged when ne
dlspensatiOn was granted
The territorial limits Of urisdiction bet,s,tr ,,
iocSes IS located on the geographical eentTe
between them, without regard TO the Convenience
of roads. 'i'' sii'e
Lodge after it has accepted petition e,r ini.is-
uon' should not permit il 10 be withdraw lnt -
should take the usual course and be disposed ~ b,,
ballot II, however, after acceptance oftbe rfiy
II !, aseeTiained that the candidate for apv reason
inels ble or that the Lodge has not urisqiction
OF him the petition should be dismissed without
petition fer afiliation may he withdrawn bv
consent OF the Lodge, withouta ballot
II petitioner for membership IS rejected ha may |
renew ms petition in the same or any other LIDO.
Wthn THIS lurisd lotion at any time without xaiti
ior the expiration ofOne year from the date of NJ
lection Wv ''' VI MS /
a mason while under charges for nou-pavment Of 1
lues cannot by rendering the amonnt due avoid /
sus pension unless he such facts to amen a.
snail render suspension inexpedient or imurorer in
me way provided by Sec. ii OF Art. XVIII 6r Tho |
rrand Lodge BYLAWS. This he can do bv petition
after plea OF guilty, OF II trial IS had and he
ound guilty, he can then present his petition. he
ore sentence F' "e-