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Art. VI, Sec. 11
Disqualification and withdrawal of petition

Sec. 11. If the Committee finds the petitioner disqualified in consequence of insufficient residence or physical disability, or because his application has been received within twelve (12) months after his rejection by the lodge and finds no other objection to him, they shall make a special report thereon in which case the Master may direct the withdrawal of the petition without further action and such direction shall be entered upon the record. If the petitioner shall have removed from the jurisdiction of the Lodge after filing his petition, the petition may be withdrawn if the petitioner so desires and the Lodge consents. In no other case shall a petition be withdrawn after it is received. A petition is deemed received when it is read by the Secretary at a stated meeting.