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The Fund Of Benevolence.
on the merits of the petition , and must then withdraw If any Master of a lodge shall canvass or otherwise solicit on behalf of a petitioner , he shall be rendered incapable of attending as a member of the Lodge of Benevolence for twelve months . 4 . No Master shall act as a member ofthe Lodge of
Benevolence if his lodge havo neglected to make its returns and pay its contributions to tho funds of the Grand Lodge during the preceding twelve months . 5 . No Mason registered under the constitution of the Grand Lodge of England shall receive the benefit of this fund unless he have paid the full consideration
feehave been registered in the books of the Grand Lodge , have continued a subscribing member to a contributing lodge for at least two years , and during that period , paid his quarterly dues to the Eund of Benevolence . The limitation of two years , however , does not apply to the cases of shipwreck , capture at sea , loss by fire , or
breaking or dislocating a limb , fully attested and proved . Secretaries ! who are by their lodges exempted from the payment of subscription , shall not thereby be disqualified from obtaining assistance from the Eund of Benevolence , but shall be considered as subscribing
members of their lodges , their services being equivalent to subscription ; provided their dues to the Grand Lodge have been duly paid . A serving brother , who , under the provisions of No . 5 of the constitutions , under the head "proposing members , " has paid , through the lodge in which he was
initiated , the quarterly dues to the Eund of Benevolence for four years at least , may be considered eligible to be relieved in case of distress , iu the same manner as if he had been a regular subscribing member . 6 . If it shall be proved that any petitioning brother has paid to his lodge the full fees , including the register
fee , and also two years' quarterage , bufc that the lodge has neglected to register such brother or transmit the dues to the Grand Lodge , the Lodge of BeneA'olence may relieve the brother , and refer the case to the Board of General Purposes , that the lodge may be rigorously proceeded against for withholding moneys the property of
the Grand Lodge . V . The Lodge of Benevolence may also grant relief to the indigent widow , or child , of a deceased Mason who Avould himself have been qualified to receive assistance ; or of a brother who shall have died within two years from the period of his initiation , or of his having joined
an English lodge from a foreign lodge , and who shall have continued a subscribing member to the time of his decease ; provided tho marriage certificate and other proper certificates and testimonials be produced . When application for relief is made on behalf of children only , such application must be made within two
years of the death of the father . 8 . Brethren under the Constitution ofthe Grand Lodges of Scotland and Ireland , as well as of foreign Grand Lodges , may be relieved on the production of certificates from their respective Grand Lodges , or other sufficient certificates aud testimonials to the satisfaction of the
The Fund Of Benevolence.
Lodge of Benevolence , and proof of identity and distress , it being understood that , in the case of foreign brethren , such relief , except in case of sickness , is intended to assist them to return to their native land . 9 . Applications for relief must be by petition , stating the name , occupation , place of abode , and present
circumstances of the petitioner the name and number of the lodge in which , and the time when he ( or the husband or father , in the case of the petition of a widow , child , or children ) was initiated , and the other lodges , if any , Avhich he afterwards joined . The ^ applicant , unless disabled by disease or accident , must sign the ' petition .
10 . To every petition must be added a recommendation , signed in open lodge , by the Master , Wardens , and a majority of the members then present , to which the petitioner ( or the husband or father , , in the case of the petition of a widow , child , or children ) does or did belong , or from some other contributing lodge , certifying ( see the
orm at the end ) that they have known him to have been in reputable , or at least , tolerable circumstances , and that he has been not less than two years an actual contributing member , paying the stipulated subscription to the funds of a regular-lodge , as well as quarterage to the Eund of Benevolence , with such other observations
as they may think proper ; or in the case of brethren under the constitution of the Grand Lodges of Scotland or Ireland , or of foreign lodges , a recommendation signed by a brother registered under the constitution of the Grand Lodge of England . A visit shall be paid to every applicant by the Master
or some member ofthe lodge , or some other brother , who shall certify in writing the result of his inquiries : and in addition , in all town cases , the brother giving the certificate , or some other brother who has visited the case , shall attend the Lodge of Benevolence on the consideration of the petition .
11 . Before the petition of the widow or children shall bo taken into consideration , the Grand Lodge , or other Masonic certificate of the "deceased brother shall be deposited with the Grand ¦ Secretary , unless it shall be satisfactorily proved that it has been lost . 12 . No petition for relief shall be presented to the
Lodge of Benevolence , unless ifc has been left wifch the Grand Secretary three days at least previously to ^ their meeting . 13 . No petition shall be read unless the petitioner attend a Lodge of Benevolence in person ; except in the case of widows and children , and of sickness , lameness ,
imprisonment , or residence in the country , beyond fche London district . 14 . A brother , Avho has been relieved , cannot petition a second time within one year . A widow , who has been relieved , cannot petition again . 15 . The Lodge of Benevolence may order the payment
of any sum not exceeding the following ( that is to say ) , Twenty pounds towards the relief of a distressed brother . Ten pounds towards the relief of a widow or child ]; should there bo a child or children totally dependent on the widow , or more than one orphan , the grant may be extended to any sum not exceeding twenty pounds .
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The Fund Of Benevolence.
on the merits of the petition , and must then withdraw If any Master of a lodge shall canvass or otherwise solicit on behalf of a petitioner , he shall be rendered incapable of attending as a member of the Lodge of Benevolence for twelve months . 4 . No Master shall act as a member ofthe Lodge of
Benevolence if his lodge havo neglected to make its returns and pay its contributions to tho funds of the Grand Lodge during the preceding twelve months . 5 . No Mason registered under the constitution of the Grand Lodge of England shall receive the benefit of this fund unless he have paid the full consideration
feehave been registered in the books of the Grand Lodge , have continued a subscribing member to a contributing lodge for at least two years , and during that period , paid his quarterly dues to the Eund of Benevolence . The limitation of two years , however , does not apply to the cases of shipwreck , capture at sea , loss by fire , or
breaking or dislocating a limb , fully attested and proved . Secretaries ! who are by their lodges exempted from the payment of subscription , shall not thereby be disqualified from obtaining assistance from the Eund of Benevolence , but shall be considered as subscribing
members of their lodges , their services being equivalent to subscription ; provided their dues to the Grand Lodge have been duly paid . A serving brother , who , under the provisions of No . 5 of the constitutions , under the head "proposing members , " has paid , through the lodge in which he was
initiated , the quarterly dues to the Eund of Benevolence for four years at least , may be considered eligible to be relieved in case of distress , iu the same manner as if he had been a regular subscribing member . 6 . If it shall be proved that any petitioning brother has paid to his lodge the full fees , including the register
fee , and also two years' quarterage , bufc that the lodge has neglected to register such brother or transmit the dues to the Grand Lodge , the Lodge of BeneA'olence may relieve the brother , and refer the case to the Board of General Purposes , that the lodge may be rigorously proceeded against for withholding moneys the property of
the Grand Lodge . V . The Lodge of Benevolence may also grant relief to the indigent widow , or child , of a deceased Mason who Avould himself have been qualified to receive assistance ; or of a brother who shall have died within two years from the period of his initiation , or of his having joined
an English lodge from a foreign lodge , and who shall have continued a subscribing member to the time of his decease ; provided tho marriage certificate and other proper certificates and testimonials be produced . When application for relief is made on behalf of children only , such application must be made within two
years of the death of the father . 8 . Brethren under the Constitution ofthe Grand Lodges of Scotland and Ireland , as well as of foreign Grand Lodges , may be relieved on the production of certificates from their respective Grand Lodges , or other sufficient certificates aud testimonials to the satisfaction of the
The Fund Of Benevolence.
Lodge of Benevolence , and proof of identity and distress , it being understood that , in the case of foreign brethren , such relief , except in case of sickness , is intended to assist them to return to their native land . 9 . Applications for relief must be by petition , stating the name , occupation , place of abode , and present
circumstances of the petitioner the name and number of the lodge in which , and the time when he ( or the husband or father , in the case of the petition of a widow , child , or children ) was initiated , and the other lodges , if any , Avhich he afterwards joined . The ^ applicant , unless disabled by disease or accident , must sign the ' petition .
10 . To every petition must be added a recommendation , signed in open lodge , by the Master , Wardens , and a majority of the members then present , to which the petitioner ( or the husband or father , , in the case of the petition of a widow , child , or children ) does or did belong , or from some other contributing lodge , certifying ( see the
orm at the end ) that they have known him to have been in reputable , or at least , tolerable circumstances , and that he has been not less than two years an actual contributing member , paying the stipulated subscription to the funds of a regular-lodge , as well as quarterage to the Eund of Benevolence , with such other observations
as they may think proper ; or in the case of brethren under the constitution of the Grand Lodges of Scotland or Ireland , or of foreign lodges , a recommendation signed by a brother registered under the constitution of the Grand Lodge of England . A visit shall be paid to every applicant by the Master
or some member ofthe lodge , or some other brother , who shall certify in writing the result of his inquiries : and in addition , in all town cases , the brother giving the certificate , or some other brother who has visited the case , shall attend the Lodge of Benevolence on the consideration of the petition .
11 . Before the petition of the widow or children shall bo taken into consideration , the Grand Lodge , or other Masonic certificate of the "deceased brother shall be deposited with the Grand ¦ Secretary , unless it shall be satisfactorily proved that it has been lost . 12 . No petition for relief shall be presented to the
Lodge of Benevolence , unless ifc has been left wifch the Grand Secretary three days at least previously to ^ their meeting . 13 . No petition shall be read unless the petitioner attend a Lodge of Benevolence in person ; except in the case of widows and children , and of sickness , lameness ,
imprisonment , or residence in the country , beyond fche London district . 14 . A brother , Avho has been relieved , cannot petition a second time within one year . A widow , who has been relieved , cannot petition again . 15 . The Lodge of Benevolence may order the payment
of any sum not exceeding the following ( that is to say ) , Twenty pounds towards the relief of a distressed brother . Ten pounds towards the relief of a widow or child ]; should there bo a child or children totally dependent on the widow , or more than one orphan , the grant may be extended to any sum not exceeding twenty pounds .