2021Bylaws

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Bylaws (Iowa)

§ 336.2 1972 Proceedings, p. 155. The Southeast Clown Association has no authority to exclude from any parade a non-member clown unit which has permission to participate in such Parade from the Potentate of its own temple under §336.2(b) and from the Potentate of the temple in the jurisdiction of which the parade is held under §336.2(c). 1973 Proceedings, p. 98. §336.2(d) does not prohibit the reimbursement of direct expenses of a parade or exhibition, but it forbids the recovery of expenses which would have been incurred even without such parade or exhibition. 1976 Proceedings, p. 175. While under §336.2(d) a unit may be reimbursed for direct expenses of a parade or exhibition, it may not accept compensation or other remuneration in the guise of “expense money.” 1977 Proceedings, p. 162. A temple uniformed unit is prohibited by §336.2(c) from mak- ing a public appearance within the jurisdiction of another temple without the consent of the Potentate of the temple within the jurisdiction of which such public appearance is made. 1979 Proceedings, p. 171. In playing private engagements for compensation, a musical group composed of Shriners may not use a name which identifies them with their temple. 1981 Proceedings, p. 165. The provisions of §336.2(c) do not apply to public appearances by units of a temple in the jurisdiction which that temple holds concurrently with one or more other temples; and “public appearances by units,” as referred to in §336.2(c), differ from “activities” referred to in §328.9. § 336.6 1997 Proceedings, p. 33. A temple unit may not incorporate or form a temple unit holding company. § 337.1 1967 Proceedings, p. 84. Oriental and Arabic names are reserved for temples, and should not be a part of the names of Shrine clubs or holding companies. 1977 Proceedings, p. 163. A so-called “alliance” of members of a single temple consti- tutes a Shrine club under §337.1 and may not be organized within the exclusive jurisdiction of another temple without the permission of the Potentate of such temple in accordance with §§337.4 and 337.5. 1984 Proceedings, p. 109. Imperial bylaws do not authorize a Shrine club to be a member of a corporation with other non-Shrine fraternal organizations. 1989 Proceedings, p. 210. The formation of a “social club” composed of members of var- ious Shrine temples living within the exclusive or concurrent jurisdiction of another temple is in violation of §337.1 unless authority is obtained from the Potentate of the temple in the jurisdiction of which the club is formed or from The Imperial Council. § 337.2 1988 Proceedings, p. 237. Shrine club members are subject to the control of the Potentate of the authorizing temple, regardless of the members temple affiliation. § 337.3 1967 Proceedings, p. 83. A Shrine club at the seat of the temple with a membership including all members of the temple is not authorized by Shrine law. 1978 Proceedings, p. 87. The Potentate has control of the Shrine clubs of his temple and he may request changes in their bylaws even though such bylaws were approved by his pre- decessors in office. 1986 Proceedings, p. 153. The Potentate has control over a Shrine clubʼs existence. 1990 Proceedings, p. 133. Shrine club fiscal matters are, in the final analysis, under the con- trol of the potentate of the authorizing temple. Shrine clubs have no independent right to govern their funds contrary to the bylaws of The Imperial Council and the controlling temple Potentate. 1996 Proceedings, p.140. The potentate having control over a Shrine club may, during his term in office, terminate its existence, and he may authorize the formation of a new Shrine club. 2003 Proceedings, p. 179. A Shrine club is an “affiliate” of the temple and, therefore, if the Shrine club wishes to dispose of all or substantially all of its property and assets, it

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