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The Constitution and Laws of the Grand Commandery of Knights Templar of Pennsylvania THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE GRAND COMMANDERY OF KNIGHTS TEMPLAR OF PENNSYLVANIA 2016 THE GRAND COMMANDERY OF KNIGHTS TEMPLAR OF PENNSYLVANIA OFFICE OF THE GRAND RECORDER PHILADELPHIA, PA MAY 16, A.D. 2016, A.O. 898 I certify that the Constitution and Laws of the Grand Commandery of Knights Templar of Pennsylvania, as hereinafter contained, is a true and correct copy of such Constitution and Laws. It contains all amendments to the previous issue of 1970 as approved by the Grand Commandery at the Annua1 Conclaves held from 1971 through 2016. All pages of this copy, as originally issued, are titled “(Original 98)". Douglas M. Rowe Grand Recorder Committee on updating the Constitution: John M. Lewis, REPDC Albert L. Kappeler, Jr., PGC Patrick J. Connor, PGC Lawrence R. Breletic, PGC Thomas F. Miller, PC TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE DECLARATION OF PRINCIPLES A PREAMBLE 1 PART I THE GRAND COMMANDERY 1 PART II CONSTITUENT COMMAND ERIES 40 PART III UNIFORMS AND JEWELS 77 PART IV AMENDMENTS AND REPEAL 96 ALPHABETICAL INDEX BY TOPIC Index 1-5 A (Original 98) DECLARATION OF PRINCIPLES Adopted by the Grand Commandery of Knights Templar of Pennsylvania in Annual Conclave, May 27, A.D. 1970, A.O. 852 . The Order of Knights Templar is a charitable, benevolent, educational and religious society. Its membership is confined to Freemasons who are firm believers in the Christian religion. Its principles are proclaimed as widely as men will hear. Its only secrets are in its methods of recognition and symbolic instruction. It is charitable in that it is not organized for profit and none of its income inures to the benefit of any individual, but all is devoted to the promotion of the welfare and happiness of mankind. It is benevolent in that it teaches and exemplifies altruism as a duty. It is educational in that it teaches by prescribed ceremonials a system of morality and brotherhood based upon the Holy Bible. It is religious in that it teaches Christianity, the Holy Bible is always present in its Asylums, reverence for God is ever present in its ceremonial, and to its members are constantly addressed lessons of morality; yet it is not sectarian or theological. It is a social organization only so far as it furnishes additional inducement that men may forgather in numbers, thereby providing more material for its primary work of education, of worship, and of charity. Through the improvement and strengthening of the character of the individual man, Templary seeks to improve the community. Thus it impresses upon its members the principles of personal righteousness and personal responsibility, enlightens them as to those things which make for human welfare, and inspires them with that feeling of charity, or good will, toward all mankind, which will move them to translate principle and conviction into action. To that end, it teaches and stands for the worship of God; truth and justice; fraternity and philanthropy; enlightenment and orderly liberty, civil, religious and intellectual. It charges each of its members to be true and loyal to the government of the country to which he owes allegiance and to be obedient to the law of any State in which he may be. It believes that the attainment of these objectives is best accomplished by laying a broad basis of principle upon which men of every race, country, sect and opinion may unite rather than by setting up a restricted platform upon which only those of certain races, creeds and opinions can assemble. Believing these things, this Grand Commandery affirms its continued adherence to that ancient and approved rule of Freemasonry which forbids the discussion in Masonic meetings, of creeds, politics, or other topics likely to excite personal animosities. It further affirms its conviction that it is not only contrary to the fundamental principles of Freemasonry and of Templary, but dangerous to its unity, strength, usefulness and welfare, for Masonic Bodies to take action or attempt to exercise pressure or influence for or against any legislation, or in any way to attempt to procure the election or appointment of gov- ernmental officials, or to influence them, whether or not members of the Fraternity, in the performance of their official duties. The true Freemason and Templar will act in civil life according to his individual judgment and the dictates of his conscience. 1 (Original 98) CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE GRAND COMMANDERY OF KNIGHTS TEMPLAR OF PENNSYLVANIA PREAMBLE We, the Knights Templar of Pennsylvania, in order to secure unity in our proceedings and deliberations and establish uniform laws for the government of our Grand Commandery and its Constituent Commanderies, do ordain and establish this Constitution, which with our Laws and Regulations and with the Constitution, Statutes and Rituals of the Grand Encampment of Knights Templar of the United States of America shall govern our affairs. PART I THE GRAND COMMANDERY NAME Section 1. This body shall be designated and known as "The Grand Commandery f Knights Templar of Pennsylvania." ( GE 1 ) Note-The name and title, "The Grand Commandery of Knights Templar Pennsylvania was registered in the Office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth, July 25, 1923, under provisions of the Act of May 16, 1923, P.L. 24. TERRITORIAL JURISDICTION Section 2. The territorial jurisdiction of the Grand Commandery is the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. (GE 34) MEMBERSHIP Section 3. Its members are and shall be : (a) The Grand Commander, the Deputy Grand Commander, the Grand Generalissimo, the Grand Captain General, the Grand Senior Warden, the Grand Junior Warden, the Grand Treasurer, the Grand Recorder, the Grand Standard Bearer, the Grand Sword Bearer, the Grand Warder, the Grand Sentinel and the Division Commanders, so long as they shall remain members of its Constituent Commanderies; (b) All its Past Grand Commanders, Past Deputy Grand Commanders, Past Grand Generalissimos, and Past Grand Captains General, so long as they shall remain members of its Constituent Commanderies; (c) The Commander, Generalissimo, and Captain General of each of its Constituent Commanderies; (d) Each Past Commander of its Constituent Commanderies and all such Past Commanders as may have demitted from other jurisdictions and have been elected to membership by the Grand Commandery, so long as they shall remain members of its Constituent Commanderies; 2 (Original 98) (e) All Knight Templar of other Grand Commanderies who have been elected honorary members. Such membership shall not confer the right to vote. (GE 35) (f) The membership cannot be enlarged or restricted from that prescribed above. (GE 127) (g) A member of Grand Commandery forfeits all rights of membership by being unaffiliated with a Commandery during such period of unaffiliation. (GE 128) (h) A member of Grand Commandery does not forfeit any of the rights of membership by moving out of the Jurisdiction, provided he maintains membership in a Commandery within the Jurisdiction. (GE 129) CONCLAVES Section 4. (a) The Stated or Annual Conclave shall be held annually on the fourth Tuesday of , May, and be convened at Nine o'clock A.M. , at such place as the Grand Commandery may designate. Two months' notice thereof shall be given by the Grand Recorder. (GE 36 a) (b) When the next Annual Conclave should be convened, according to Section 4 (a), on the day following Memorial Day, the date of convening may be changed upon the recommendation of the Deputy Grand Commander, after his consultation of the proposed changed of date with the elected Officers of Grand Commandery and the probable next Committee on Annual Conclave, and the approval of such change of date by the Grand Commandery, to a date not more than seven days preceding nor more than seven days following the fourth Tuesday of May. (c) If at any time the Grand Commander, the Deputy Grand Commander, the Grand Generalissimo, the Grand Captain General, the Grand Senior Warden, the Grand Junior Warden, the Grand Treasurer, and the Grand Recorder shall determine that circum stanc- es warrant a change of either date, time or place of the Annual Conclave or the date or time of the Annual Election as fixed by Section 44 of the Constitution and Laws of Grand Commandery, they may approve and authorize such change or changes; provided that the date of the Annual Conclave as changed shall not be more than five days pre ceding nor more than ten days following the fourth Tuesday of May. Notice of such change shall be given by the Grand Recorder. Section 5. Special Conclaves may be called by the Grand Commander, and he shall call such conclave upon the written request of the majority of the Commanderies. No business shall be transacted at a Special Conclave save that specified by the Grand Commander and/or set out in the call for such Conclave. (GE 36 b) If a Special Conclave be called, at least fifteen days' notice thereof, setting forth the time and place of holding the same, and the business to be transacted thereat, shall be given by the Grand Recorder. Section 6. (a) Notice of the Annual Conclave shall be sent to each Officer and Past Officer of the Grand Commandery and to the Commander and the Recorder of each Constituent commandery. Notice of change in the place of meeting of the Annual Conclave and of Special Conclaves shall be sent to each Officer and Past Officer of the Grand Com mandery; and to all other members of the Grand Commandery, through the Recorders of 3 (Original 98) Constituent Commanderies; unless such notice is included in the notice of the Annual Conclave. (b) The hour stated in the notice or call shall be either Eastern Standard Time or Eastern Daylight Time, whichever is in common usage in the community in which the Annual or Special Conclave is held and shall be so designated in the notice or call for the Conclave.
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