2021Bylaws

Bylaws (Iowa)

(4) In any state outside of the United States of America, Canada, or the Republic of Panama, regardless of whether such state currently is within the jurisdiction of a temple, upon a petition signed by one hundred and fifty (150) Nobles or Master Masons qualified by these bylaws to become Nobles. ATemple granted dispensation under this number (150) must within 3 years meet the requirements of at least 300 members who are Nobles to be eligible for a Charter. Add. 2018; Amend. 2019 § 329.4 Petition, Form and Procedure. (a) Petition. The petition for dispensation must be in the prescribed form furnished by the Imperial Recorder and must have printed therein in red ink the language of §329.6. However, the Imperial Recorder may not issue the prescribed form to requesting Nobles unless he determines that there can be compliance with the requirements of §329.3. Amend. 1983 (b) Duplicate. It must be in duplicate, one copy for the Imperial Re- corder, and the other kept by the petitioner for reference. (c) Void Date. The petition as filed must bear the date it was issued by the Imperial Recorder and will be void under the following circum- stances, unless specifically extended by appropriate action of Shriners International: (1) 90 days prior to the third Imperial Session following the issuance date, or (2) Three unsuccessful filings in accordance with (g), below. Amend. 2017 (d) Signature Withdrawal. Every name on the petition must be the actual signature of the person who is one of the petitioners, and when signed the name cannot be withdrawn from the petition except as pro- vided in (e) and (f). (e) False Representations. A signature may be withdrawn upon the written request of the signer and may be for no other reason than that his signature was obtained by false representations. The written request for the withdrawal showing the reasons therefor must be attached to the peti- tion for the dispensation when presented to Shriners International, other- wise the original signature must stand. (f) Withdrawal Procedure. If, after the petition for a dispensation is filed with the Imperial Recorder, in accordance with (g), a signer of the peti- tion desires to withdraw his name, he must send his request in writing stat- ing the reasons therefor directly to the Imperial Recorder who shall erase the name from the petition, if the reasons are as provided in this section, and at- tach the authority for the erasure to the petition before presenting it to Shri- ners International, and furnish the list of the withdrawing signatories to the petitioners, or their representatives, proposing to organize the new temple.

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