2021Bylaws

ANNOTAT I ONS

Bylaws (Iowa)

§ 331.1 1982 Proceedings, p. 169. To approve an amendment to a temple bylaw, the proposal must be approved by at least 2/3rds of the members present and voting, as required by §331.1 and cannot be approved when 95 members are present and voting and there are 62 votes in favor, 31 votes against and 2 ballots disqualified as not legible. 1989 Proceedings, p. 211. Temple bylaws must yield to the bylaws of The Imperial Council when they are in conflict therewith. § 331.2 1966 Proceedings, p. 210. Proposed amendment may be circulated among members. 1974 Proceedings, p. 26. A revision of temple bylaws having been disapproved pursuant to §331.2(e), the temple continues to operate under the bylaws in effect prior to the adoption of the revision. 1977 Proceedings, p. 162. Inasmuch as §331.2(e) requires approval by the Imperial Potentate of any temple bylaws, which become effective only upon his approval, a Board of Trustees constituted by temple bylaws may not act prior to such approval. 1985 Proceedings, p. 111. Notice under this section and §324.5 is one week. Unless pro- vided by temple bylaws, first class mailing is not required. § 331.5 2001 Proceedings, p. 38. Temple bylaws that assign rights or responsibilities to its board of directors that are in conflict with the rights or responsibilities of §327.8 are amemded, ipso facto, as of the date §327.8 was adopted in 2000, and it is the duty of the temple to revise its bylaws immediately upon receiving the printed copy of the proceedings. § 332.1 1972 Proceedings, p. 152. A tour, the price of which is the same to all participants but which for candidates includes their initiation fees, violates §332.1. 1972 Proceedings, p. 153. Payment of transportation expenses for candidates initiated at a ceremonial held outside the templeʼs jurisdiction is contrary to §332.1(e). 1973 Proceedings, p. 96. Offering candidates for membership reduced fare to an out-of- state ceremonial violates §332.1. 1975 Proceedings, p. 19. The payment of transportation expenses for candidates initiated at a ceremonial within the jurisdiction of a temple is a proper expense of the ceremonial itself and not prohibited by §332.1(e). 1976 Proceedings, p. 176. Offering candidates for initiation reduced fares to an out-of- state ceremonial at which they are to be initiated is a violation of §332.1(e). 1977 Proceedings, p. 163. The offer by a temple to prospective candidates of jeweled fez- zes, pins, bolo ties, or credits on ceremonial trips outside the templeʼs jurisdiction is a viola- tion of §332.1(e). 1980 Proceedings, p. 29. Payment by a temple for the meals and lodging of candidates attending a ceremonial outside the jurisdiction of that temple is prohibited by §332.1(e). 1983 Proceedings, p. 212. The inclusion of a free fez and free dues for the first year can- not be included in the initiation fee of a candidate. 2000 Proceedings, p. 237. The procedure for revising the amount of the initiation fee, even if the amount is specified in the temple bylaws, must follow the procedure of §332.1(i). 2001 Proceedings, p. 36. The minimum initiation fee determined by §332.1(a), or the mini- mum initiation fee determined by the temple bylaws, does not include the furnishing of a free fez. This would be a rebate of a portion of the fee in “material” and this is prohibited by §332.1(e). § 332.2 1993 Proceedings, p. 123. Dues paid prior to the first of January are “prepaid dues” and, therefore, they may not be recorded as revenue or used for current expenses. They remain in escrow in temple account 2350 (of the Uniform Chart of Accounts For Shrine Temples) until the first of January. 2000 Proceedings, p. 237. The procedure for revising the amount of temple dues, even if the amount is specified in the temple bylaws, must follow the procedure of this section.

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