2021Bylaws

Bylaws (Iowa)

§ 332.6 1967 Proceedings, p. 84. A life member of a temple who took a demit is entitled to be restored to life membership status upon reaffiliation. 1973 Proceedings, p. 97. So long as the minimum requirements expressed in §332.6 are met, a temple is free to fix its own policies with respect to creation of life members. § 332.7 1972 Proceedings, p. 152. An assessment levied pursuant to §332.7 must apply to all members of the temple except life members, who are exempt unless specifically included under §332.7. 1976 Proceedings, p. 177. All revenues derived from an assessment, the Resolution for which provided that it be used solely for the reduction of an outstanding mortgage, must be used for that purpose only; and any revenues collected by such assessment beyond those needed to retire the mortgage must be ratably refunded to the members of the temple, and may not be transferred to the general funds of the temple. 1977 Proceedings, p. 162. A Noble who joins a temple after its adoption of an assessment resolution must pay the assessment in accordance with the terms of the resolution. 1979 Proceedings, p. 169. Each assessment resolution must be interpreted in accordance with its own terms; but, inasmuch as §332.7 makes no provision for the exclusion of associ- ate members from an assessment, associate members are subject thereto in the same fashion as are regular members. 1979 Proceedings, p. 170. §332.7 does not require that an assessment resolution lay over from one meeting until another but simply requires publication of a notice that it will be pro- posed at the meeting at which action is to be taken. 1979 Proceedings, p. 170. Without specific reference to life members in an assessment resolution, §332.7 precludes its application to them. 1983 Proceedings, p. 212. Money received from a temple assessment must be used for the purposes stated in the resolution adopted by the temple, unless a new resolution is properly warned and adopted by the temple. § 332.8 1982 Proceedings, p. 171. A Noble is free of assessments if he applies for a demit prior to the adoption of an assessment by his temple. 1982 Proceedings, p. 171. If assessment is payable in installments, a Noble is current if he has paid the installment due for the year and he is entitled to a certificate of demit. § 334.2 2001 Proceedings, p. 36. A temple officer may be disqualified from holding office if a corporate bond indemnifying the temple against loss resulting from infidelity, defalcation or misappropriation by its officers, employees or Nobles, of its funds, assets or property, as required by §334.2(a), is refused because of such Noble. However, the mere filing of Article 30 charges against an officer alleging infidelity, defalcation or misappropriation, does not, of itself, disqualify him, and he continues to be insured under the existing corporate bond. § 334.4 1967 Proceedings, p. 83. A temple bylaw provision that the Potentate and Finance Committee can depart from the temple budget provided the overall total is not exceeded, will not be approved. 1967 Proceedings, p. 83. Bylaws of a temple cannot authorize departures from the budget adopted by the temple membership. 1970 Proceedings, p. 96. A temple budget may be amended only by action of the temple. 1972 Proceedings, p. 155. Under §334.4(c)(2) any member of the temple may insist that he be given an opportunity to review the budget in written form before the temple is called upon to adopt it. 1973 Proceedings, p. 97. Expenditure of funds for uniformed units must be from appro- priations made in the temple budget adopted under §334.4. 1973 Proceedings, p. 98. Inasmuch as the Uniform Chart of Accounts does not provide for

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