The document outlines the qualifications required for a Warden to be eligible for election as Master of the Lodge if their investiture has not occurred during the Master’s installation meeting. Specifically, it states that a Warden who has not served for one year cannot be considered for the Master’s position unless a dispensation is granted by the Grand Master or, in certain jurisdictions, the Metropolitan, Provincial, or District Grand Master. Such a dispensation requires a petition detailing the reasons for the delayed investiture, the member's actual service in the Warden’s Chair, and the justification for seeking intervention. Additionally, the Installing Master must ensure compliance with Rule 105 before proceeding with the installation of a new Master, unless the necessary dispensation is presented. This establishes clear procedural requirements for maintaining the integrity of the Lodge's leadership succession.
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If the investiture of a Warden shall not have taken place at the meeting at which the Master was installed, and thereby the member appointed has not served the office for one year as aforesaid, he cannot be included among those eligible for election as Master of the Lodge except by dispensation from the Grand Master or in a Metropolitan Area, Province or District the Metropolitan, Provincial or District Grand Master, which can only be granted on petition setting forth the circumstances in which the investiture was delayed, the actual service of the member in the Warden’s Chair, and the special reasons for asking the Grand Master’s or the Metropolitan, Provincial or District Grand Master’s intervention. The Installing Master shall not proceed to the installation of a Master unless satisfied that the requirements of Rule 105 have been complied with, or unless such dispensation shall have been produced to him.