Booklet for Newly Elected Officers 2010 - Alzafar Shrine Temple

(ii) He must be given an opportunity to be heard;
(iii) He must be admitted to the Temple for this purpose even
though he is in arrears; and
(iv) A majority of members present at a stated meeting must
vote to suspend him.
(4) One who has been suspended for non-payment of dues may
be restored in the following manner:
(i) Written application for reinstatement must be made, accompanied
by written evidence that he is in good standing in his prerequisite
body.
(ii) Without a vote of the Temple upon terms authorized by the
Temple; and
(iii) Restoration must be reported to the Temple at its next
stated meeting and recorded in the minutes.
Section 9. Retention of Membership
(a) In order to retain membership in a Temple, a Noble must maintain
the requirements of Section 323.3 of the Imperial Council By-
Laws.
(b) If a Noble loses membership in the prerequisite body and for any
cause, except as hereinafter provided, he loses his membership in his
Temple until restored to good standing by the prerequisite body.
Whereupon he is restored to good standing in his Temple without the
vote of his Temple. He may not be charged with dues to the Temple
while deprived of membership.
Imperial Amend 2000
(c) The acquisition of membership in another prerequisite body, subsequent
to his loss of membership in his Temple, does not restore
him to good standing in the Temple, but he may be restored ballot
Pursuant to Section 323.5 of the Imperial Council By-laws.
(d) If a Noble loses his membership in a prerequisite body for any
reason other than nonpayment of dues, the loss of membership in his
Temple is effective when it becomes final in the prerequisite body.
(e) The Temple must honor an official written notice from a prerequisite
Masonic body concerning the loss of membership in that body by