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Felony Convictions

Texmason2004

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If a master mason commits a felony after becoming a master mason should he be expelled? If there is a law in the grand lodge law book pertaining to this where can it be found?
 

owls84

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Premium Member
Awww, so close. Do I get proximity points.

I want to note this only applies to a CONVICTION.
Article 506.

Art. 506. Automatic Suspension Or Expulsion. Any Mason
in the Jurisdiction of the Grand Lodge of Texas shall be expelled or
suspended, as hereinafter provided, upon his conviction of a felony
by any court of competent jurisdiction of this or any other state of
the United States, or by any federal court of the United States.

1. Suspension shall be effective on the date of sentence and
continue until said conviction shall become final, at which
time the subject Mason shall be expelled, said expulsion
to be effective as of the date of sentence without further
action by the Grand Lodge.

2. (a) Should such conviction be reversed or set aside by
the judgment of any court, the suspension shall continue
until the final disposition of the case, unless the
charges shall be dismissed in which event the subject
Mason shall be restored to good standing without
further action by the Grand Lodge.

(b) In any case in which probation or deferred adjudication
is not in issue, should such conviction be
reversed or set aside by the judgment of any court,
the suspension shall continue until the final disposition
of the case, unless the charges shall be dismissed
in which event the subject Mason shall be restored
to good standing without further action of the Grand
Lodge of Texas.

(c) In any instance where a Mason is charged with the
commission of a felony and there is a finding of guilty
by a court or jury or if a Mason enters a plea of guilty
or a plea of nolo contendere to such offense of felony
and the court, after receiving evidence, finds that the
defendant is guilty and places the defendant on probation
or otherwise suspends the imposition of the
sentence, or in the event a defendant is charged with
the offense of a felony and enters a plea of guilty or
enters a plea of nolo contendere and the court, after
hearing evidence, finds that such evidence substanti-
ates the defendant’s guilt and defers further proceedings
without entering an adjudication of guilt and
places the defendant on probation, such proceeding
shall be deemed a conviction of a felony for all purposes
relative to this article, and said Mason shall
be expelled to be effective as of the date defendant is
placed on probation.

3. The Grand Secretary shall notify the subject Mason by
U.S. mail at his last known address of his expulsion or
suspension from the Lodge as a result of his conviction.
(Note: See Form 2)

4. It shall be the duty of the Grand Secretary to certify the
record of expulsion or suspension, in writing, to each
Subordinate Lodge of which the Mason is a member and
any other known organization upon which membership is
in any manner dependent upon being a Mason under the
jurisdiction of the Grand Lodge of Texas in good standing
of which the Mason is a member. ( Note: See Form 2)
 
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