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Art. VI, Sec. 25
Objection made after initiation but before passing or raising

Sec. 25. If objection is made after his initiation but before being passed or after passing, before being raised, the cause of objection must be stated. If no cause is assigned, the Master may disregard the objection and proceed to confer the remaining degree or degrees. If the cause assigned seems insufficient to the Master, he shall state the matter to the lodge at its next stated meeting, and the lodge shall then decide by majority vote taken in the usual manner, whether or not further investigation shall be made. If however, the objection seems to the Master to be sufficient or to merit investigation, or if the lodge shall so decide, the Master shall appoint a committee to inquire into the cause of the objection, to fix the time and place for its meeting, have the objector summoned and the applicant notified thereof, and the Masons whose statements seem necessary or proper summoned then and there to appear.