No. 48. Clarification Of Petition Categories
Decision: The provisions of Article VII, Sections 1.7.15 and 1.7.16 of the Constitution have no application to petitions for membership, and that the restrictions therein contained apply only in cases of petitions for degrees.
Constitution, Article VII, Sec. 1.7.15. 1.7.16. May 15, 1899. (Van Slyck, GM)
No. 50. Renewal Of Rejected Petitions
Decision: That a rejected candidate for the degrees in Freemasonry can renew his petition to the lodge that has rejected him as often as he may desire, subject to such restrictions as to the frequency of such applications as Grand Lodge may have imposed in Article VII, Section 1.7.15 of the Constitution.
Constitution, Article VII, Sec. 1.7.15. May 15, 1899. (Van Slyck, GM)
No. 51. Removal From Jurisdiction
Decision: That the fact that a candidate had removed from the jurisdiction of the lodge that had rejected him did not change his relations to said lodge, but that he could apply to the same lodge, and it could receive and act upon his application.
Constitution, Article VII, Sec. 1.7.15. May 15, 1899. (Van Slyck, GM)
No. 52. Statement Of Clear Ballot
Decision: A petitioner who had received a clear ballot but had removed to another State before taking the degrees, may, upon his request obtain from the Master of the lodge an official statement that he had received a clear ballot, and had not presented himself to receive the degrees; but that his eligibility in the neighboring State was to be determined by the Masonic law of that jurisdiction.
Constitution, Article VII, Sec. 1.7.13. May 15, 1899. (Van Slyck, G. M)
No. 53. Status Following Withdrawal Of Petitions
Decision: In the case of a profane residing in the Grand Jurisdiction, had applied to a lodge within the state, and who afterwards, with the consent of the lodge to which he had petitioned, withdrew his petition, it was decided that the petitioner was in the same position as that in which he would have been if he had never petitioned and that he could constitutionally apply to any lodge within this jurisdiction.
Constitution, Article VII, Sec. 1.7.13. 1.7.17. May 15, 1899. (Van Slyck, G. M)
Amended November 17, 1979
No. 57. Refund Of Fees Prior To Removal
Decision: A lodge has not the right to remit the initiation fee of a Mason who receives the degrees in a lodge, and shortly after removes from the jurisdiction.
General Regulations, Article II, Sec. 2.2.3. May 20, 1907. (Presbrey, GM)
No. 58. Expiration Of Dispensations
Decision: That a dispensation issued by a Grand Master has no force after his retirement from office.
Constitution, Article IV, Sec. 1.4.1. May 18, 1908. (Armington, GM)
