The Rules of the Sovereign Order 2012
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SOVEREIGN ORDER OF ST. JOHN OF JERUSALEM, KNIGHTS HOSPITALLER THE RULES OF THE SOVEREIGN ORDER 2012 Under The Constitution of H.M. King Peter II of 1964 And including references RULES TABLE OF CONTENTS I NAME, TRADITION [Const. Art. 1] 4 II PURPOSE [Const. Art 2] 6 III` LEGAL STATUS [Const. Art. 3] 7 IV FINANCE [Const. Art. 4] 10 V HEREDITARY PROTECTOR & HEREDITARY KNIGHTS [Const. Art.5] 11 VI GOVERNMENT 12 A. GRAND MASTER [Const. Art 10] B. SOVEREIGN COUNCIL [Const. Art. 7] C. PETIT CONSEIL [Const. Art. 8] D. COURTS OF THE ORDER [Const. Art. 9] VII THE PROVINCES OF THE ORDER [Const. Art. 11] 33 A. GRAND PRIORIES [Const. Art. 11.5] B. PRIORIES [Const. Art. 11.2] C. COMMANDERIES VIII MEMBERSHIIP [Const. Art. 12 as amended] 41 A. INVESTITURE B. KNIGHTS & DAMES [Const. Art. 12 & 14] C. CLERGY OF THE ORDER [Const. Art. 13] ECCLESIASTICAL COUNCIL D. SQUIRES, DEMOISELLES, DONATS, SERVING BROTHERS & SISTERS OF THE ORDER [Cont. Art. 15] IX RANKS, TITLES & AWARDS [Const. Art. 12] 50 A. RANKS B. TITLES C. AWARDS X REGALIA & INSIGNIA [Const. Art. 3] 57 A. REGALIA B. INSIGNIA RULE LOCATION PAGE RULE LOCATION PAGE ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES APPENDIX 12 106 AGE LIMITS RANKS, TITLES & AWARDS 54 AIMS NAME, TRADITION 4 AMENDMENT GOVERNMENT 13 AMENDMENTS OF KKPII CONSTITUTION APPENDIX 15 115 ANNUAL REPORT FINANCE 10 ARMS OF THE ORDER REGALIA & INSIGNIA 58 ASPIRANT MEMBERSHIP 43 AUDITORS FINANCE 10 AUDIT COMMITTEE OF SOVEREIGN COUNCIL GOVERNMENT 24 AUXILIARY JUDGE GOVERNMENT 30 BADGE REGALIA & INSIGNIA 58 BAILIFF RANKS, TITLES, AWARDS 51 BAILIFF EMERITUS RANKS, TITLES, AWARDS 53 BALLOT GOVERNMENT 14 1 Page RULE LOCATION PAGE BEATITUDES MEMBERSHIP—INVESTITURE 46 BY-LAWS FOR TAX-FREE CORPORATE STATUS LEGAL STATUS 7 CAPE REGALIA & INSIGNIA 57 CERTIFICATE OF MERIT RANKS, TITLES, AWARDS 55 CHAINS OF OFFICE REGALIA, TITLES, AWARDS 58 CHAPLAIN PROVINCES OF THE ORDER 34 CHAPTER GENERAL PROVINCES OF THE ORDER 33 CHARITABLE STATUS LEGAL STATUS 7 CHARITABLE WORK PURPOSE 6 CHARTER APPENDIX 60 CHARTER OF ALLIANCE LEGAL STATUS 9 CHIVALRY NAME, TRADITION 4 CHIVALRIC ORDER VS. CHARITABLE CLUB APPENDIX 16 121 CHRISTIANITY NAME, TRADITION 4 CLERGY OF THE ORDER MEMBERSHIP 47 CLOAK REGALIA & INSIGNIA 57 2 CODE OF ETHICS APPENDIX 14 112 Page RULE LOCATION PAGE COLOURS OF THE SOVEREIGN ORDER REGALIA & INSIGNIA 58 COMMANDER PROVINCES OF THE ORDER 39,84,100 COMMANDER, Grade only RANKS, TITLES, AWARDS 50 COMMANDERY PROVINCES OF THE ORDER 39 CONCORDAT LEGAL STATUS 8 CONFLICT OF INTEREST LEGAL STATUS 8 CONSTITUTION GOVERNMENT 12 CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT GOVERNMENT 12 CONVENTUAL BAILIFF GOVERNMENT 26, 52 COUNCIL OF THE PROTECTOR PETIT CONSEIL 29 COUNCIL OF REGENTS GOVERNMENT 19 COURT OF BAILIFFS COURTS OF THE ORDER 32 CROSS OF MERIT RANKS, TITLES, AWARDS 56 CUM COUNCIL GRAND MASTER 17 CURRICULUM VITAE MEMBERSHIP 43 3 DAME MEMBERSHIP 47 Page RULE LOCATION PAGE DEMOISELLE MEMBERSHIP 48 DISPUTES GOVERNMENT 30 DONAT MEMBERSHIP 48 ECCLESIASTICAL COUNCIL MEMBERSHIP—CLERGY 47 ECCLSIASTICS MEMBERSHIP—CLERGY 48 ELECTIONS PROVINCES OF THE ORDER 33,82 ELEVATION OF BAILIFF RANKS, TITLES, AWARDS 52,103 EMERITUS RANKS, TITLES, AWARDS 55 EXECUTIVE COUNCIL GOVERNMENT 24 EXPENSES MEMBERSHIP 44 FINANCIAL REPORT FINANCE 10 FINANCIAL YEAR FINANCE 10 FLAG OF THE ORDER REGALIA, INSIGNIA 58,98 FONS HONORUM NAME, TRADITION 5 GOVERNANCE OF SC GOVERNMENT 14 GOVERNING BODIES GOVERNMENT 14 GRADES RANKS, TITLES, AWARDS 50 GRAND COMMANDER GOVERNMENT 26 4 GRAND CONSERVATOR GOVERNMENT 29 Page RULE LOCATION PAGE GRAND COUNSELLOR GOVERNMENT 29 GRAND HOSPITALLER GOVERNMENT 29 GRAND MARSHAL GOVERNMENT 27 GRAND MASTER GOVERNMENT 16 GRAND PRIOR PROVINCES OF THE ORDER 35,94 GRAND PRIORY OF EUROPE PROVINCES OF THE ORDER 35 HERALD PROVINCES OF THE ORDER 28 HONORARY MEMBERSHIP MEMBERSHIP 49 INDEPENDENT COMMANDERY PROVINCES OF THE ORDER 39 INDUCTION PROVINCES OF THE ORDER 33 INVESTITURE MEMBERSHIP 44 INVESTITURE COSTS MEMBERSHIP 46 JUDGES GOVERNMENT 30 KING OF ARMS PETIT CONSEIL 29 KNIGHT MEMBERSHIP 47 KNIGHT OR DAME COMMANDER PROVINCES OF THE ORDER 39 KNIGHT/DAME OF HONOUR RANKS, TITLES, AWARDS 50 5 KNIGHT/DAME GRAND Page RULE LOCATION PAGE CROSS OF HONOUR RANKS, TITLES, AWARDS 50 KNIGHT/DAME OF GRACE RANKS, TITLES, AWARDS 50 KNIGHT/DAME COMMANDER OF GRACE RANKS, TITLES, AWARDS 50 KNIGHT/DAME OF JUSTICE RANKS, TITLES, AWARDS 51 KNIGHT/DAME COMMANDER OF JUSTICE RANKS, TITLES, AWARDS 51 KNIGHT/DAME GRAND CROSS OF JUSTICE RANKS, TITLES, AWARDS 51 LIEUTENANT GRAND MASTER GOVERNMENT 18 MASTER OF REGALIA PETIT CONSEIL 27 MEDAL OF MERIT RANKS, TITLES, AWARDS 55 MEMBERSHIP MEMBERSHIP 41 MINIATURE SOSJ MEDAL REGALIA & INSIGNIA 59 MINUTES PROVINCES OF THE ORDER 34 MISSTION STATEMENT & POLICY OBJECTIVES PURPOSE 6 MOTTO NAME, TRADITION 4 6 NECK RIBBON REGALIA & INSIGNIA 57 Page RULE LOCATION PAGE NICENE CREED MEMBERSHIP 45,79 OATH OF OFFICE PROVINCES OF THE ORDER 33 OBLATION PROVINCES OF THE ORDER 34,43 OFFICE OF THE GRAND MASTER GRANDMASTER 16 ORDINANCE GOVERNMENT 13 O.S.J. NAME, TRADITION 4 PARDON GOVERNMENT 18, 31 PETIT CONSEIL GOVERNMENT 24 PETITION FOR ADMISSION MEMBERSHIP 42,71 PETITIONER MEMBERSHIP 42 PLEDGE OF LOYALTY MEMBERSHIP 43,77 POST-NOMINAL LETTERS RANKS, TITLES, AWARDS 54 PRAYERS PROVINCES OF THE ORDER 34,79 PRE-NOMINAL LETTERS RANKS, TITLES, AWARDS 54 PRELATE MEMBERSHIP 50 PRIOR PROVINCES OF THE ORDER 38,89 PRIOR EMERITUS PROVINCES OF THE ORDER 55 7 PRIORY PROVINCES OF THE ORDER 37 Page RULE LOCATION PAGE PRIORY—COURT OF HONOUR GOVERNMENT 32 PROMOTION RANKS, TITLES, AWARDS 53 PROPERTY LEGAL STATUS 8 PROTECTOR HERIDITARY PROTECTOR 11 PROXY GOVERNEMENT 15 QUALIFICATIONS FOR INCLUSION IN THE ORDER MEMBERSHIP 41 QUORUM GOVERNMENT 22 RANKS RANKS, TITLES, AWARDS 50 REGALIA REGALIA & INSIGNIA 57,61 REGISTER OF GRANTS OF ARMS PETIT CONSEIL 28 REGISTER OF MEMBERSHIP PETIT CONSEIL 27 REGISTRAR GENERAL PETIT CONSEIL 26 REPRESENTATION— REPRESENTATIVE LEGAL STATUS 8 8 ROBES REGALIA & INSIGNIA 57 Page RULE LOCATION PAGE RULES OF THE SOVEREIGN ORDER LEGAL STATUS 8 SASH REGALIA & INSIGNIA 57 SEAL PETIT CONSEIL 27 SEAT OF THE SOVEREIGN ORDER GOVERNMENT 24 SECRETARY GENERAL GOVERNMENT 18 SEPARATED ORDERS OF ST. JOHN MEMBERSHIP 43 S.O.S.J. NAME, TRADITION 4 SOVEREIGN COUNCIL GOVERNMENT 20 SOVEREIGN ORDER OF ST. JOHN OF JERUSALEM NAME, TRADITION 4 SQUIRE MEMBERSHIP 48 SUPREME COURT GOVERNMENT 30 SWORD OF INVESTITURE MEMBERSHIP 46 TERMS OF OFFICE PROVINCES OF THE ORDER 34,86,96 VOTING GOVERNMENT 14 VOW MEMBERSHIP 45 9 Page APPENDICES 1. CHARTER 60 2. REGALIA AND INSIGNIA 61 3. PETITION FOR ADMISSION FORM 71 4. PRAYERS AND THE NICENE CREED 79 5. PROCDURES FOR CONDUCT OF AND ELECTION 82 6. COMMANDER, POSITION DESCRIPTION 84 7. PRIOR, POSITION DESCRIPTION 89 8. GRAND PRIOR, POSITION DESCRIPTION 94 9. PROCLAMATION OF LETTERS PATENT FOR COAT OF ARMS 98 10.INDUCTION CEREMONY OF GRAND PRIOR/PRIOR/COMMANDER OF A COMMANDERY 100 11.CEREMONY OF ELEVATION FOR A BAILIFF 103 12.ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES 106 13.INVESTITURE REQUEST FORM 110 14.CODE OF ETHICS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST 112 15.AMENDMENTS TO KPII CONSTITUTION 115 16.DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS BETWEEN A CHILVALRIC ORDER AND A CHARITABLE CLUB 121 I NAME, TRADITION [Const. Art. 1] SOVEREIGN ORDER OF ST. JOHN OF JERUSALEM §C 1.1 The name of the Order is the SOVEREIGN ORDER of ST. JOHN of JERUSALEM, KNIGHTS HOSPITALLER. KP II abridged version of the name/title of the Sovereign Order is O.S.J; however, in order to avoid confusion with other Orders of St. John of Jerusalem, general usage for the Sovereign Order of St. John of Jerusalem, Knights Hospitaller is S.O.S.J. CHRISTIANITY §C 2.1 As specified in the King Peter II Constitution “the Order is a Christian, chivalric, ecumenical and international community.” AIMS §C 2.1 The Sovereign Order is defined as a Christian, Knightly, chivalric, ecumenical, international organization. The principal objectives are Charity and the Defense of the Christian Religion against Atheism. True also to its traditions, the Sovereign Order upholds the ideals of a free world and the rights of men and women as defined in the Universal Declaration of the United Nations. It aspires to make a contribution, strictly Christian, to the formation of human and spiritual leadership. The community is made up of persons who are distinguished by their origin, education, upbringing, capacities and worthy deeds. Whilst taking an established and indispensable hierarchy into account, the Sovereign Order adopts the principle of social equality of all its Members. CHIVALRY Chivalry reflects the system of religious, moral and social codes, embodying the combination of qualities expected of an ideal Knight that developed in medieval times. Monarchs appointed some of their richer feudal subjects to be available for military service in the defense of the Monarch and his territories. Wealth was defined as those rich enough to own a horse, which is reflected in the French term "Cheval", meaning horse, as the root word for Chevalier. Those serfs so chosen received the accolade of Knight from their Monarch based on their personal courage, religious beliefs, moral standing, courtesy, and willingness to help the weak. MOTTO 4 §C 3.3 Pro Fide, Pro Utilitate Hominum For Faith, For Service to Humanity Note: – there is no “and” or “&” between the two sections of the Motto. FONS HONORUM [Fountain of Honour] In traditional chivalric terms, only the Heads of Royal Houses, or Nations in their own right, may create Orders of Chivalry. An Order, thus created, becomes a correctly established and continuing authority in its own right. The translation of this term means “Fountain of Honour”. That Fountain is created in the person of a Sovereign, which in the case of SOSJ is King Peter II of Yugoslavia. For SOSJ, Fons Honorum lies in the continuity and legal validity of the Sovereign Order as confirmed by King Peter II and, upon his death, by his brother, Prince Andre (see ICOC Register 1978).