2.2.9 Suspension of by-laws

No subordinate lodge shall suspend a by-law, nor alter or expunge any part of its records after they are approved.
See Decision No. 11.

Related Decisions

No. 11. Suspension Of By-Laws

Decision: A Master can suspend a by-law, but is answerable to the Grand Lodge for so doing. There must be a clear necessity for the exercise of the power, which should be used only in great emergencies.

A Master would not be justified in suspending a by-law at his own pleasure, or the convenience of members, or when he has ample time to apply to the Grand Master for a dispensation; but the power should be used when the peace or harmony of the lodge is at stake, or when the law interferes with his prerogatives, or the working of the lodge.

General Regulations, Article II, Sec. 2.2.9. November 15, 1869. (Doyle, GM)