1.7.28 Unaffiliated masons

No unaffiliated Mason residing within the jurisdiction of a subordinate lodge for one year shall be allowed to visit any subordinate lodge, or be entitled to Masonic relief or burial, until he shall have made application for membership.
See Decision No. 40, 41.

Related Decisions

No. 40. Rejection And Demits

Decision: That a brother holding a demit, and applying to a lodge for membership one day previous to the expiration of a year from the time of receiving the demit, but being rejected, is in the same status as at the moment of receiving the demit, and is entitled to such rights as appertain to an unaffiliated Mason for one year from the date of his application.

Constitution, Article VII, Sec. 1.7.28. May 20, 1889. (Ackley, GM)

No. 41. Restrictions For Unaffiliated Masons

Decision: That a Mason, holding a demit, may apply for membership to any lodge, without regard to the question of jurisdiction.

Constitution, Article VII, Sec. 1.7.28. May 20, 1889. (Ackley, GM)