No. 91. Fees For The Three Degrees

Resolved: That no subordinate lodge shall confer the three (3) degrees of Freemasonry for a sum less than sixty-five dollars to be apportioned as follows: namely, twenty-five dollars for the Entered Apprentice, twenty dollars for the Fellow Craft and twenty dollars for the Master Mason degree, to be paid in each case before the degree is conferred, together with any and all assessments by the Grand Lodge.

Constitution, Art. II, Sec. 2.2.3.

No. 91-A. Re-Numbered

Re-numbered No. 92

November 16, 1996.

No. 91-B. Re-Numbered

Re-numbered No. 93

November 16, 1996.

No. 91_1. Masonic Home Fund

Resolved: That each applicant for the degrees accepted after this date shall pay in addition to the fee for the Entered Apprentice degree, the sum of One Dollar, and each applicant for affiliation from other jurisdictions shall pay, in addition to the affiliation fee, the sum of One Dollar. All sums so collected shall be remitted to the Grand Secretary within thirty days thereafter, and be deposited by the Treasurer of the Masonic Grand Lodge Charities of Rhode Island to the credit of the Masonic Home Fund.

May 21, 1923.

Amended May 15, 1939; May 21, 1979.

Re-designated from No. 57 November 16, 1996.

No. 91_2. George Washington Memorial

Ordered: That no person applying for the degrees of Masonry to a lodge in this jurisdiction shall receive the Entered Apprentice degree until he shall have paid, in addition to the required fee, the sum of one dollar for the Masonic Home Fund and three dollars for the Endowment Fund of the George Washington Masonic Memorial, a total of four dollars and no person from another jurisdiction applying for affiliation shall be permitted to sign the by-laws until he shall have paid, in addition to the affiliation fee, the sum of one dollar for the Masonic Home Fund. The amounts so collected shall be promptly forwarded to the Grand Secretary.

May 20, 1946.

Amended May 21, 1979.

Re-designated from No. 79 November 16, 1996.

No. 92. Charter Of Daylight Lodge

Ordered: That a charter be issued to Daylight Lodge No. 48, to be located in the City of Providence within the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations. They will have state-wide jurisdiction.

May 17, 1965.

No. 92.1. Relocation Of Daylight

Ordered: That the charter of Daylight Lodge No. 48, now of Providence, State of Rhode Island, be amended to allow a change in location of said lodge to Cranston, County of Providence, State of Rhode Island.

All other provisions incorporated in the original charter are hereby continued in effect.

Oct. 21, 1976.

Re-designated from No. 100 November 16, 1996.

NO. 94. Advancement Of Freemasonry Committee
Resolved:
I. The membership of the committee to be designated as The Standing Committee for the
Advancement of Freemasonry shall be constituted as hereinafter described.
The Grand Master shall invite each of the following officers to furnish him with a written list of three (3) nominees from their respective memberships and who are members in good standing of the Grand Lodge of Rhode Island.
1. The Most Excellent Grand High Priest of the Grand Royal Arch Chapter of Rhode Island.
2. The Most Illustrious Grand Master of the Grand Council Royal and Select Masters.
3. The Right Eminent Grand Commander of the Grand Commandery of Knights Templars, Inc., and the Appendant Orders of Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
4. The Illustrious Deputy for the District of Rhode Island of the Supreme Council of the Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry for the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction of the United States of America.
5. The Illustrious Potentate of Palestine Temple, Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine.
The Grand Master shall appoint fifteen members to said committee from the nomination lists submitted, five (5) to be appointed for three-year terms, five (5) for two-year terms and five (5) for one-year terms, said appointments to be effectively upon the written notice of the Grand Secretary.
The Grand Master shall invite in the month of May in each year hereafter, the presiding officers listed as above to furnish to him in writing a nominee for said committee from their respective memberships who is a member in good standing of the Grand Lodge of Rhode Island.
The Grand Master shall appoint each year hereafter five (5) members of said committee from the nominations submitted for terms of three (3) years to fill the vacancies of the members whose terms expire that year.
The following shall be members ex-officio of said committee with full voting power:
1. Grand Master.
2. Deputy Grand Master.
3. Senior Grand Warden.
4. Junior Grand Warden.
5. Grand Secretary.
6. The Chairman of the following Standing Committees of Grand Lodge:
(a) Charters and By-Laws.
(b) Finance.
(c) Foreign Correspondence.
(d) Forums of Masonic Education.
(e) Jurisprudence.
(f) Library.
7. The presiding officers of he five (5) organizations listed as in I-a (above) who are members in good standing of the Grand Lodge of Rhode Island.
II. The Grand Master shall designate the members of said committee who shall serve as Chairman, Vice Chairman and Secretary. These officers, with the exception of the Secretary, may not be reappointed to succeed themselves.
III. The Grand Master shall call the initial meeting of this committee within ninety (90) days after its official approval by this Grand Lodge. The committee shall meet at least twice annually. One meeting shall be at least sixty (60) days next before the Annual Communication of Grand Lodge and a second meeting shall be held at least sixty (60) days next before the Semi-Annual Communication of Grand Lodge. The Grand Master shall have the power to convene this committee at any time provided written notice is sent to each member ten (10) days prior to the date of meeting. Records of all meetings shall be kept by the Secretary and shall be made available to all members of the committee.
IV. The Grand Master, in the event of death or resignation of any member, shall make an interim appointment of a member to serve for the remainder of the unexpired term, said appointment to be made of a nominee furnished by the presiding officer of the same organization from which the member so dying or resigning may have been appointed.
V. For all purposes, a majority of the committee members shall constitute a quorum.
Amended November 16, 1996.