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ARTICLE VI
DEATH BENEFITS
SECTION 1. Upon the death of a financial member of this Lodge, it
shall be the duty of the Secretary, to send notices to all the members of
the Lodge, to attend the funeral.
SEC. 2. Upon the Death of a financial member of this Lodge it shall be
the duty of the Worshipful Master to draw from the funds of the Lodge
............................ (................) Dollars; the said........................
(............) Dollars referred to shall be paid to the legal represen-
tative of the deceased member. In the event that this Lodge
has paid the............................ (............) Dollars referred to
for the interment of the deceased, the legal representative shall
have no further claim against this Lodge.
SEC. 3. Upon the death of the wife of a financial member of this
Lodge the sum of ............................ (............) Dollars shall be
appropriated to aid in defraying the expenses from the Charity
Funds.
SEC. 4. The Sick Committee shall consist of the Worshipful Master,
Senior and Junior Wardens, and two other members from the floor. The
Worshipful Master is the chairman of the Sick Committee.
ARTICLE VII
AFFILIATION
SECTION 1. Any Master Mason, who desires an affiliation with this
Lodge, shall first submit his petition praying for membership together
with his demit bearing the seal of the Lodge from which he hails, and
the sum of ............................ (............), when said petition so
clothed shall be referred to the Investigation Committee for its
consideration.
SEC. 2. Every demit received and referred according to the foregoing
section, may be acted upon at the next regular meeting, at
communication one month having intervened. The Investigating
Committee shall report, and he Lodge shall proceed to ballot upon the
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