CHAPTER 73
Advancement and Default
REG. 73-1
ONE BALLOT SUFFICIENT.
The ballot taken on a
petitioner for the degrees shall be for him to become a Master Mason and a
member of the lodge receiving his petition if elected except in the case of a
subsequent objection or default. [65-5; 71-5; 71-6; 71-7].
REG. 73-2
ADVANCEMENT WITHIN SIX MONTHS.
If an Entered Apprentice or
a Fellow Craft seeks advancement within six months after his initiation or
passing, as the case may be, no formal application is necessary. He may present
himself for advancement to the Master or at any communication of the lodge. If
he is adjudged proficient, he should be advanced at a time convenient to the
Master and himself.
REG. 73-3
OBJECTION TO INITIATION.
Obsolete
REG. 73-4
OBJECTION TO ADVANCEMENT.
After a candidate has been
initiated as an Entered Apprentice, an objection to his advancement to the
degrees of Fellow Craft or Master Mason shall be only on charges of unmasonic
conduct. [See also Regulation 71-7].
1. If charges are
preferred against an Entered Apprentice or a Fellow Craft, his advancement
shall thereby be stayed pending trial of such charges.
2. If a member of
the lodge objects to the passing or raising of a candidate, he shall state in
open lodge or in writing at any time before the degree is given that he objects
to the passing or raising of the candidate, and that he intends to prefer
charges.
3. The charges
must be filed with the Secretary of the lodge within ten days after the date of
the objection.
4. If the charges
are not filed within ten days, then the candidate may be advanced as if no
objection had been made.
5. If the charges
are filed within ten days, they shall be forwarded to the Grand Secretary as
provided for in the Trial Code. [91-3].
A. If on trial of the charges the brother is
found not guilty, he may be advanced as though no charges had been preferred.
B. If the brother is found guilty and
suspended or expelled, he may be advanced after reinstatement. Punishment by
reprimand only shall not operate to stay advancement after the reprimand has
been imposed. [74-5.9; 101-3].
C. In the event of trial as provided in this
regulation, the provisions of Regulation 73-6 shall not begin to operate until
the date of acquittal, or reinstatement, or reprimand, as the case may be. [73-7].
If an Entered Apprentice or
a Fellow Craft fails to present himself prepared for advancement because of
absence in any branch of the armed services of the
If an Entered Apprentice or
a Fellow Craft fails to present himself prepared for advancement within six
months after initiation or passing, he must apply in writing to the lodge for
advancement.
1. His
application shall be presented at a stated communication.
2. Obsolete (This section amended, effective
3. A
majority vote shall be required on the application to elect for advancement. (This section amended, effective
4. Rejection
shall not bar a renewal of the application after three months from the date of
rejection.
A. A
candidate who has been denied advancement upon his application therefor shall
not be in good standing, nor shall he be instructed in the work or visit a
lodge until he has been elected for advancement on a subsequent application. [42-13;
45-3.4.D; 50-2; 59-2.12; 68-1; 73-4.2; 73-4.5.C; 73-5; 73-7; 73-8; 87-7; 101-3; Official Form 22].
B. An
application for advancement cannot be withdrawn or returned, but it must go to
the ballot.
5. An applicant
for advancement shall have the same moral qualifications as a petitioner for
the degrees. [66-1.1; 66-1.4; 66-1.11; 66-1.12].
REG. 73-7
PREVENTED FROM ADVANCEMENT.
A candidate shall not be in
default if he presents himself for initiation or for advancement after being
initiated or passed but is prevented from receiving the degree by the objection
of a member, by charges preferred against him, by the action of the Master, or
the inability of the lodge to confer the degree on him. [49-10.1; 71-7; 73-4.5.C].
REG. 73-8
REEXAMINATION REQUIRED.
A candidate who has been
examined for advancement and found to be proficient, but who is not advanced
for any reason within one year after that examination, is not in default but he
cannot be advanced until he again shows proficiency by examination in open
lodge as required in the first instance. No application or ballot shall be
required in such a case, and he shall be entitled to the privileges of the
highest degree he has attained. [72-2; 73-6].
REG.
73-9 Obsolete (This section amended, effective
REG.
73-10 OBJECTION TO COURTESY WORK.
No lodge as a courtesy for
another lodge should confer a degree on a candidate who would not be admitted
to membership in the lodge which is doing the work, nor on a candidate which it
has reason to believe is unworthy to be advanced or raised. Any objection shall
be in the manner provided in Reg. 73-4 (This
regulation amended, effective