2021Bylaws

Bylaws (Iowa)

good cause shown upon the written request of the temple. (d) Subsequent Members. The per capita tax must also be collected from members who are reinstated or affiliated throughout the year, pro- vided their per capita tax for the then current year has not been paid, and from candidates initiated during the year from January through October, without ratable abatement. This per capita tax must be remitted to Shri- ners International at the end of the month in which it is received by the temple. The per capita tax will be neither collected from candidates initi- ated in November or December for the then current year nor remitted to the Imperial Treasurer. Amend. 1988, 1989, 2012 (e) Distribution. Of the annual per capita tax, 50 cents shall be set apart and used for such financial aid in connection with the current annual Imperial Session of Shriners International as the Imperial Potentate deems necessary. The balance of the annual per capita tax shall be used for general expenses of Shriners International. Amend. 1999, 2003 (f) Associate Members. An associate member of a temple is not re- quired to pay a per capita tax. The per capita tax of such member must be paid through the temple in which he holds his regular membership. Add. 1991 (g) Life Per Capita Member. A Noble may pay to his temple re- corder a sum equal to 30 times the current per capita tax and, thereafter, he is exempt from the annual per capita tax. The temple recorder shall promptly remit the life per capita payment to Shriners International, with the name and address of the member. The temple recorder shall enter the exemption on the templeʼs records and, thereafter, shall not include such exempt member when computing and paying the annual per capita tax to Shriners International. The foregoing life per capita tax payment shall, forever, be the property of Shriners International and it shall be set aside and prudently invested by Shriners International. Only the interest thereon may be withdrawn each year and such interest will be used for general expenses of Shriners International and the distribution recited in subsection (e) above. Add. 1999 (h) Credit. A temple may take credit for and deduct from its remit- tance all unpaid per capita taxes of the preceding year occasioned by death or suspension. Add. 2004 § 211.6 Shrine Association Charters. A fee of $25.00 shall be paid to Shriners International with each application for a charter for an associa- tion of temples. § 211.7 Hospital Levy. Each temple shall remit its hospital levy, as required by § 332.3, to the Imperial Treasurer; but the hospital levy shall

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