The document outlines the authority of the Grand Master to remove Grand Officers from their positions due to dissatisfaction with their conduct. This power extends to both annually appointed Grand Officers and Past Grand Officers, allowing the Grand Master to revoke their rank and privileges. However, any such action requires the approval of the Grand Lodge, unless the individual has faced Masonic penalties such as admonition or suspension within the preceding twelve months. This provision ensures accountability while maintaining a check on the Grand Master's authority, emphasizing the importance of due process within Masonic governance. The document serves as a guideline for the appropriate procedures and requirements for the removal of Grand Officers, reinforcing the balance between leadership authority and the rights of the members involved.
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Should the Grand Master be dissatisfied with the conduct of any of his Grand Officers, who are annually appointed, he may displace such Grand Officer and deprive him of his rank and privileges. The Grand Master has power in a like case to deprive a Past Grand Officer of his rank and privileges. No such action, however, shall in either case be taken by the Grand Master without the approval of the Grand Lodge, unless within the twelve months preceding such action the Brother concerned shall have been subjected by Masonic authority to the penalty of admonition or suspension.