Alfred Taylor
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Is it common practice to ask for a Brothers financial records when trying to demit into the MWPHGLCA?
Is it common practice to ask for a Brothers financial records when trying to demit into the MWPHGLCA?
Is it common practice to ask for a Brothers financial records when trying to demit into the MWPHGLCA?
I would have been very surprised in the answer was otherwise.No. It’s not common to ever ask that.
Indeed. As a joining member here, as a Secretary, Constitutionally, I must make sure you were in good standing when you left your last lodge and that means you had no unresolved disciplinary action, no expulsion or suspension and that you own your old lodge(s) no money for dues. Before I ascertain those things, I cannot allow you to be voted upon as a joining member. The most simple form of evidence of that is a Clearance Certificate (also called a Demit in the States) but even with that in hand, I would double check with GL (or your old GL via my GL if you're from another Jurisdiction) that you were not owing money or such in a second lodge.They are not asking for the person's private financial records. There are two questions asked when a brother wants to demit; (1) is he financially square with the lodge that he is leaving, and (2) is he currently under any charges in that lodge.
If he still owes any dues or assessments, they must be taken care of first. If he is currently facing masonic charges or has been expelled/suspended, those issues must be resolved.
When a demit request is given to the secretary, he must address those two questions.
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We have a secretaries handbook - there might be something there he is following....or he might be just trying to make your life hard, but give it some time and it might just get sorted...I’ve already produced them with my Demit from my current lodge. So that already shows I’m a member in good standing with my lodge as well as the Grand Lodge.
Nowhere near applying for any type of longstanding membership awards or anything of that nature. As per the constitution I have not seen anything that deems this as procedural (I have family members who are PM of the lodge I am trying to demit to).
It raised a flag to my secretary and made me question some things so I’m just trying to understand.
"NO"Is it common practice to ask for a Brothers financial records when trying to demit into the MWPHGLCA?
Vacaville, trying to demit to a lodge in Vallejo Northern Californiawhere are you in California???
My dues are current thru the 2018-19 Masonic yearWhen I demitted to my lodge, my dues were current, with two years left.(I paid in advance)