Bylaws of
Evergreen State Priory No. 41
(December 5 2002)
Preamble
Acknowledging allegiance to
the Convent General Knights of the Your Cross of Honour and to its General
Regulations that are now in force or may be hereafter enacted, Evergreen State
Priory No. 41, located in the City of Seattle, state of Washington and holden
under the warrant from said Convent General, hereby adopts and enacts for the
government of itself the following bylaws not inconsistent with said General
Regulations.
Section 1: The name of this
Priory is Evergreen State Priory No 41, Knights of the York Cross of Honour.
Its headquarters shall be located in the City lf Seattle, State of Washington.
Section 2: The Officers of
this Priory shall be those designated by Section 15 of the General Regulations
of the Order, pus a Sentinel. All Offices are to be elected at the Annual
Conclave. The Office of Treasurer and Registrar are combined into one office.
The prerogatives and duties of the several Officers of this Priory shall be
such as are set forth in said General Regulations.
Section 3: A stated conclave
of this Priory shall be held prior to the month of April each year.
Special Conclaves may be
called by the Prior, but no business other than that stated in the written
notice shall be transacted. The Date, Time and Place of all conclaves will be
set by the Prior. Written notice of Stated and Special Conclaves shall be sent
by the Registrar at least twenty (20) days in advance to all members.
Section 4: The Annual
Conclave for the election of officers shall be held during the month of April
each year. Written notice of the Annual Conclave shall include the date, time
and place and be sent by the Registrar at least Twenty (20) days in advance to
all members.
Section 5: The Fee for reception
of invitees into this Priory shall be Forty Dollars ($40.00) PLUS the
Registration Fee required by Convent General, payable in full when the Petition
is presented. The Fee for Dual Membership or Membership by Affiliation shall be
Five Dollars ($5.00).
Section 6: The annual dues
shall be Two Dollars ($2.00) payable at the beginning of the calendar year. A
member may purchase a Life Membership by the payment of Fifty Dollars ($50.00).
A member must retain his membership in the four prerequisite bodies specified
in the General Regulations.
Section 7: The Eminent Prior,
at the time of his installation, shall appoint a Finance Committee of three (3)
members whose duties shall be to examine and audit the books of the Registrar
and report at the Annual Conclave. A copy of such shall be received by the
Prior within thirty (30) days. (Amended 4/14/2007)
Section 8: Unless otherwise
ordered by the Eminent Prior, the order of business at all conclaves shall be
as follows:
1.
Reading of
Minutes
2.
Reading of
Proposals
3.
Balloting on
Proposals
4.
Unfinished and
new business
5.
Good of the Order
Section 9: Membership in this
priory shall be by invitation. Proposals for membership may be presented at any
Conclave and acted upon at a subsequent Conclave; however, proposals cannot be
balloted upon until the membership of this Priory is notified.
a.
The method of
balloting will be by ballot box
b.
Two negative
votes will be necessary to reject a proposed candidate. A proposal receiving
less than two (2) negative votes will be declared elected by the Prior after
the examination of the ballot box.
Section 10: Any member of
this Priory who desires to serve as an elected officer may file a Statement of
Availability with the Registrar no later than January 1st of the
year he is declaring availability. The statement will identify the office for
which he is making himself available. Name of those who have declared
availability will be included along with the names of the current officers who
are eligible for advancement in the notice of the next Annual Meeting.
a.
Names of those
who are declaring availability along with the current officers will be read
before election.
b.
Nominations form
the floor for any office may be made.
c.
If more than one
candidate is nominated for any office, written secret ballot rules.
Section 11: These Bylaws may
be amended by introducing the proposed amendment in writing at a Conclave of
the Prior, where the resolution shall be read, entered on the minutes and laid
over to the next Conclave when it shall be acted upon; and if two-thirds (2/3)
or more of the members present vote for its adoption and it is subsequently
approved by the Grand Master General, it shall become a part of these Bylaws.
Bylaws amended at the Annual Conclave of Evergreen State Priory No. 41 on April 14, 2007 by majority vote.
First reading: January 20, 2007
Second reading after notification to all Knights: April 14, 2007
Approved April 14, 2007, Majority Vote
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Lewis D. Peck, Eminent Prior
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Eugene D. Alexander, Registrar
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Grand Master General
Evergreen State Priory
No. 41
Knights of the York
Cross of Honour
Bylaws
April 14, 2007