Proposed Legislation to Be Acted Upon at the 189th Annual Session of The
Grand Lodge of Maine, A.F. & A.M. in May, 2008
The proposed amendment is to change the initiation fee for candidates from $2.00 to $5.00
Sec 90.1 Each lodge shall pay annually towards the support of the Grand Lodge a per capita tax of Nine Dollars and sixty five cents ($9.65) each for all of its members, including honorary members and those absent from the state and Five Dollars ($5.00) for every candidate initiated, provided, however, said per capita tax shall be adjusted annually in accordance with the report of the FInance COmmittee as presented pursuant to Section 35, provided further, however, that said per capita tax shall not be increase in any one year by more than an amount equal to ten percent (10%) of the previous tax, rounded to the nearest five cents. Provided, that annual dies shall not be paid to the Grand Lodge for any honorary members whoa t the time such honorary membership was conferred was an active member of another lodge.
Amend Section 36 under Standing Committees, to add the following:
No. 15 On the Maine Masonic College. The Maine Masonic College shall be governed by a Board of Regents appointed for staggered three year terms and shall carry out its mission all in accordance with By-laws from time to time approved by the Grand Master.
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