2021Bylaws

Bylaws (Iowa)

(g) Election of Officers. When a charter is granted, the members of the new temple must hold an election of officers as soon thereafter as pos- sible, in order that the elected officers may be installed at the same time the temple is constituted. § 329.8 Effect if Dispensation is Refused. (a) Effect. When a dispensation for a new temple is refused by Shri- ners International, no further petition may be made until the third annual Imperial Session thereafter. If a second or further petition for dispensation is refused, no further petition may be made until the fifth annual Impe- rial Session thereafter. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this subsection, if the petition is refused despite recommendations by the Dis- pensations and Charters Committee and the Jurisdictional Lines Commit- tee that it be granted, then the life of the petition shall be extended and it may be again presented at the next annual Imperial Session of Shriners International. Amend. 1974, 1981 (b) Retention of Membership. All Nobles who signed the petition remain members of their respective temples. § 329.9 Effect if Charter is Granted. A Noble who is a member of a temple under dispensation becomes a charter member of that temple when such temple receives its charter. § 329.10 Effect if Charter is Refused. All Nobles who signed the petition for dispensation are thereby restored to membership in the temples in which they were members prior to the dispensation. All members created by the temple under dispensation are entitled to certificates to that effect from the Imperial Recorder. These cer- tificates have the force of demits for the purpose of affiliation. Amend. 1983 ARTICLE 30 Discipline by Temple § 330.1 Jurisdiction. A Noble is subject to discipline by the temple of which he is a member, or by the temple within whose jurisdiction he resides, for conduct unbecoming a Noble of the Order or for violation of Shrine Law. § 330.2 Fair Play and Substantial Justice. This Article is intended to provide the guidelines for the determination of whether an accused Noble should be disciplined, the extent of such discipline if appropriate and to assure fair play and substantial justice as these concepts are understood and practiced in North America. To this end the temple and its officers shall cooperate fully with the complaining Noble, the accused Noble, the griev- ance committee and the trial committee. All temple records concerning the complaint or charges shall be made available to the foregoing for copying.

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