Fellowcraft

[Warrior1256]

only the 3 pedestal officers or their proxys can vote at GL

Here only the master or his proxy can vote at GL.

In our Lodge your dues are due at your EA degree and dues are due from all brothers yearly regardless of degree. Our Stated Meetings are opened as a MM Lodge and thus, EAs and FCs can not vote.

Same here.

 

[Ripcord22A]

In our Lodge your dues are due at your EA degree and dues are due from all brothers yearly regardless of degree. Our Stated Meetings are opened as a MM Lodge and thus, EAs and FCs can not vote.

For GL the 3 pedestal officers and our official representative to the GL (Must be a PM) can vote.

Sooooo. they have to pay initiation and degree fees as well as dues? Here the fees for the degrees cover their dues for the first year after being raised!

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[Keith C]

The fees at our Lodge are:

One fee of #350.00, covers all 3 degrees, called an "initiation fee"
Dues of $90.00/year, but pro-rated based on when you join

The fee structure is the same at all PA lodges, the dollar amounts differ.

 

[Warrior1256]

Sooooo. they have to pay initiation and degree fees as well as dues? Here the fees for the degrees cover their dues for the first year after being raised!

Maybe I misunderstood. I paid a fee of $125.00 when I turned in my petition. This covered the three degrees and the first year dues.

 

[Ripcord22A]

In both my jurisdictions....dues are not due till the year after ur raised...ie petition in apr...balloted on in may....initiated in Jun...passed in Nov rasied in Mar. Dues will be due in dec.....both my jurisidiction dues are due in dec

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[dfreybur]

In both my jurisdictions....dues are not due till the year after ur raised...ie petition in apr...balloted on in may....initiated in Jun...passed in Nov rasied in Mar. Dues will be due in dec.....both my jurisidiction dues are due in dec

In my jurisdictions the pro-rata dues bill for a partial year are part of the paperwork package handed to a Brother the night he is raised. The night I was raised I had the check in my wallet.

It is the worldwide standard to charge dues as soon as a Brother is initiated. This standard is not followed in the US as a result of the 1845 Convention. It's time to correct that long obsolete status. I'll happily vote for charging dues and allowing votes for EAs and FCs per the world wide standard. It's just not a topic I am motivated to work on.

 

[Bloke]

In my jurisdictions the pro-rata dues bill for a partial year are part of the paperwork package handed to a Brother the night he is raised. The night I was raised I had the check in my wallet.

It is the worldwide standard to charge dues as soon as a Brother is initiated. This standard is not followed in the US as a result of the 1845 Convention. It's time to correct that long obsolete status. I'll happily vote for charging dues and allowing votes for EAs and FCs per the world wide standard. It's just not a topic I am motivated to work on.

I think if you are going to give them the vote, it would follow business needs to be done in the first degree.

 

[Ripcord22A]

Both mine can do business inz all 3 degrees

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[Ripcord22A]

We open on the lowest degree of brothers pressent

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[Bloke]

We open on the lowest degree of brothers pressent

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That's good... as you know, we always open and close in the first, we only move to other degrees if we have an item for that degree (generally a degree ceremony)

 

[Ripcord22A]

I like being able to open on lower degrees but prefer opening on the 3rd as it doesnt take as long....lol

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[tldubb]

Here u dont pay dues till ur a MM

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Same in my jurisdiction you aren't put on membership rolls. Until you been through all three degrees and showed suitable proficiency.


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[tldubb]

We only conduct business in the 3rd, lower and or raise it when it comes to degree work and to show proficiency. So we open and close 3rd only. I'm not sure about other PHA jurisdictions, but ours is one of the oldest in Prince Hall masonry.


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[Warrior1256]

We only conduct business in the 3rd, lower and or raise it when it comes to degree work and to show proficiency. So we open and close 3rd only.

Same here in Kentucky.