YORK RITE SOVEREIGN COLLEGE

OF NORTH AMERICA
RECOMMENDATION FOR MEMBERSHIP

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39 Minnesota To the Officers and Members of _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ York Rite College No. _ _ _ located at
Minneapolis
I hereby recommend the following Knight Templar for membership in this College. In so doing I recognize that the College will honor with membership only outstanding Masons, members of a Chapter, Council and Commandery of Knights Templar who have shown high qualities of Leadership, who have contributed substantial service to the Craft, Masons of high Moral and intellectual qualities and who have at all times given of their time and talent to further Masonry in General and York Rite Masonry in particular. I also recognize that no person is to be invited, nor is any person to know that his name is under consideration until after the College has unanimously approved the proposed name and selected him to be honored with membership nor until the name has been found to be clear on the Records of the York Rite Secretary General. NAMEPROPOSED: _______________________________________ Address: Home ___________________ Business _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __

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Family Information ___________________________________________________ Business or Profession _ _ _ _ _ ~_ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Masonic Years aM. M., if known _ _ _ __ Highest Office Held

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State here your reasons and any further qualifications why the person named should be considered for membership.

Signed _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Proposer

NOTE: Under no circumstances should the person be told or advised by the proposer or any other member of the College that he has been proposed or considered until he has been voted upon. RESOLUTION RESOLVED: That the Council acting as a Screening Committee, shall consider all proposals for membership and cause them to be presented to the Assembly or be filed with the Secretary, but a majority vote of the Assembly can bring a proposal up for ballot if the candidate qualifies under Section 108, Paragraph A.
1. Any member in good standing may recommend an eligible York Rite Mason for membership.

2. A unanimous vote of those members present at a Regular Assembly, or a Special Assembly called for that purpose, shall be necessary for election for membership. 3. Upon the election of the one proposed, previous to his receiving the Order Knight of York there shall be delivered to the Secretary an Acceptance of Invitation, signed by the proposer and other sponsors and accompanied by the proper fee.

Rev. 3190 (PPe)