2021Bylaws

Bylaws (Iowa)

(g) “Meeting” means a meeting of a temple for business purposes when used in Part III. (h) “Member” means a member of a temple or of an organization of temples or Nobles, as the context requires or permits. (i) “Noble” means any member in good standing of any temple. (j) “Order” means the fraternal society of Nobles operated by Shriners International, including Shriners International, temples and all organizations of temples or Nobles. (k) “Restoration” means the return of all rights of membership. (l) “Revenues” means all fees, taxes, levies or other amounts payable to Shriners International, is stated in United States dollars and shall be paid in United States dollars. Add. 2017 (m) “Session” means a meeting of the Representatives to Shriners International when used in Part II and means a meeting of a temple for ceremonial purposes when used in Part III. (n) “Shrine law” means the articles of incorporation of Shriners International, these bylaws and any general or special orders at the time in effect, but it does not include the law of the land. (o) “Shriners International” means this corporation. (p) “Singular” means the plural and plural means the singular, as the context requires or permits. (q) “State” means a country, state, province, district, territory or any major recognized geographic area under a single government, as the con- text requires or permits. Amend. 2010 (r) “Suspension” means a deprivation of all rights of membership. (s) “Temple” means any group of Nobles (Shriners) chartered by or under dispensation of Shriners International, as the context requires or permits. (t) “Vote” when conducted in accordance with any provision of Part I or Part II of these bylaws shall be by raised hand, written ballot or elec- tronic voting at the discretion of the presiding chair. When by electronic voting, all information that could be used to identify the voter or how they voted, will be anonymized in all distributions of voting results to all indi- viduals. Any system, even vendor provided, used for electronic voting will be required to anonymize a voter’s information without the need for intervention. Add. 2018; Amend. 2019 § 101.4 Rules of Order. Unless otherwise provided by resolution or bylaws, parliamentary procedure shall be governed by the current edi- tion of Robert’s Rules of Order Newly Revised. Amend. 2017

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