2021Bylaws

Bylaws (Iowa)

budgets and the reasons therefor, and (2) Cause copies of the complete budgets for the succeeding year to be made available upon request to each member at least seven days prior to the meeting at which it is to be considered. The proposed bud- gets shall be in detail and in accordance with the Uniform Chart of Accounts prescribed by Shriners International together with the amount budgeted for the preceding year. (f) Multiple Budgets. A temple may by its bylaws: (1) Provide for both an operating budget and a capital budget, and (2) Impose other conditions for the management of its financial affairs not inconsistent with §327.5. (g) Unauthorized Acts. Except as specifically provided by the bylaws of Shriners International, or the temple, or resolution of the board of di- rectors ratified by the temple, no unit, Shrine club, group of persons, or person has the authority, express or implied, to act as the agent of, to act on behalf of, or by its act or omission to obligate or bind the temple. Add. 2000 ARTICLE 28 Temple Jurisdiction and Waivers § 328.1 Sovereign. Each temple, subject to Shrine law, whether acting under dispensation or charter, is sovereign in its own territorial jurisdiction in all matters pertaining to the Order. § 328.2 Territory. (a) Extent. Unless otherwise determined in Part IV of these bylaws, the territorial jurisdiction of each temple extends in all directions to 1/2 the distance by direct line between itself and the nearest temple. (b) Limitation. In no case can jurisdiction extend beyond the limits of the state in which the temple is located unless there is an agreement between it and the other temples affected, or upon the vote of Shriners International in accordance with §328.3(d). Amend. 1976 (c) Agreement. Temples in the same state may agree upon concur- rent jurisdiction within the state or an equitable division of their territory. (d) Exclusive. Unless otherwise determined every temple has exclu- sive jurisdiction in the city and county in which the temple is located, ex- cept that a second temple may exist in the same county in any city, not having a temple, having a population of not less than 200,000 as deter- mined by the official statement of the state Chamber of Commerce or an equally responsible state or district authority for the current year. (e) Filing Agreement. A signed copy of any agreement between tem- ples affecting or fixing territorial jurisdiction must be filed with the Impe- rial Recorder.

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