e. Permits for raffle-High Plains Regional Rendezvous; Youth Comm; El Zagal Escort Motor Patrol

CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWS EL ZAGAL'S ESCORT MOTOR PATROL REVISED 12/12/2009 ARTICLE I Name Section 1. The name of the organization shall be"EL ZAGAL ESCORT MOTOR PATROL", and it shall at all times conform to the code and bylaws of the Imperial Shrine Council and El Zagal Temple, and shall be at all times under jurisdiction and authority of the Illustrious Potentate. ARTICLE II Object Section 1. The purpose of this organization shall be for formation of an all-motorized unit for parade work, escort services for Shrine functions, and any other services wished performed by the Illustrious Potentate for El Zagal Temple in accordance with the best interests of the organization as deemed by the unit. ARTICLE III Membership Section 1. The membership shall consist of dues paying voting members, honorary members, and life members. Section 2. Membership: Any Noble of the El Zagal Temple in good standing may petition for membership of the Escort Motor Patrol. All petitions for membership shall be filed with the Secretary and be accompanied by one year's dues plus $150.00 initiation fee. Petitions shall be presented at an authorized unit meeting. The membership will vote on the individual at the meeting. The applicant automatically bears the endorsement of the entire unit after 1 reading. Each individual is fully responsible for purchasing his tux, when purchased the unit will provide a unit wind shirt. The unit will pay for lettering the individual's Fez and provide a unit shirt and cap. Section 3. Honorary members: Honorary membership in El Zagal's Escort Motor Patrol may be conferred upon any Noble of the Mystic Shrine for distinguished service to the unit upon a majority vote of the membership. Honorary members are non-dues paying, non-voting members. Section 4. Life members: Life membership may be requested by any unit member upon reaching 20 or more years of continuous membership in good standing in the unit. A life member shall be a non-dues paying member but will retain all rights and privileges granted to dues paying members. Any unit member who is a past potentate of El Zagal Temple may request and be granted life membership. Section 5. Any member who, in the majority opinion of the Executive Committee, has lost interest in the organization's work or conducts himself in a manner injurious or discrediting to the organization may be suspended, expelled, or otherwise disciplined by a simple majority vote of the unit at a legally convened meeting of the unit.