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The current officers of San Antonio Council are:
UNIFORM
BYLAWS FOR SAN ANTONIO COUNCIL The name of
this Council shall be San Antonio and its Jurisdiction shall be Texas.
top The Secretary
shall have custody of the Charter. top There shall
be four regular meetings of this Council each year, one of which shall
be the annual meeting, and this shall be held during the month of December.
The dates of the regular meetings of this Council shall be agreed upon
by the Council and announced at the annual meeting. Special meetings
may be called by the Sovereign Master. top The elective
officers of this Council shall be the Sovereign Master, Senior Warden,
Junior Warden, Treasurer and Secretary, and shall be elected at the
annual meeting. The appointive officers shall be the Chaplain, Senior'
Deacon, Junior Deacon, and Tyler. All officers shall be installed at
the annual meeting or as soon thereafter as practical. top Membership shall
consist of Brethren proposed by any member of the Council and shall
be limited to twenty-seven in number. Such proposal shall receive a
clear ballot at the annual meeting of the Council before an invitation
is extended. Membership shall be predicated on membership in good standing
in a Chapter of Royal Arch Masons. top Article
6. CONTRIBUTIONS AND FEES The fee for
investiture in this council shall include the cost of a member's apron
and a member's jewel, plus the annual dues for the year. The annual
dues from each member shall be $12.00. top The Bylaws may
be amended, altered or repealed by a two-thirds vote of the members
at any meeting of the Council, provided the Secretary has notified each
member in advance of such intentions. Amendments or changes will become
effective upon approval of Grand Council. These Bylaws have been approved by San Antonio Council, No. 261, on December 16, 1990. Approved by /s/ Sovereign
Grand Master B
Y L A W S A M E N D M E N T S: Be it resolved
that Art. 3, Uniform By-Laws of San Antonio Council No. 261, Allied
Masonic Degrees, which now reads: MEETINGS shall be changed
to read: MEETINGS Submitted by Be it resolved
that Art. 6, Uniform By-Laws of San Antonio Council No. 261, Allied
Masonic Degrees, which now reads: CONTRIBUTIONS
AND FEES shall be changed
to read: CONTRIBUTIONS
AND FEES Submitted by: Be it resolved
that Art. 3, Uniform By-Laws of San Antonio Council No. 261, Allied
Masonic Degrees, which now reads: MEETINGS shall be changed
to read: MEETINGS Submitted by: 1) John S. Henderson
moved, and John E. Jack Kelly seconded, the First Standing Resolution
that the dress for the regular meetings of the Council be tuxedo, jewel,
and apron where appropriate, e.g. Scottish Rite Cathedral. It was noted
on some occasions it may not be appropriate to wear the apron because
the Council might be meeting in a public facility. The resolution was
passed unanimously. (Adopted unamimously December 16, 1990) 2) A Second
Standing Resolution was moved by Senior Warden Reese L. Harrison, Jr.,
seconded by John S. Henderson and passed unanimously that when balloting
upon candidates for membership in San Antonio Council, you may only
vote for a proposal in membership and not against a proposal for membership
and that the Royal Arch Companions receiving the most votes would fill
any vacancies in order of the number of votes cast. For example if there
were three vacancies for membership and five companion Royal Arch Masons
were proposed for membership, the three Royal Arch Masons receiving
the most votes would fill the three vacancies. (Adopted unanimously
December 29, 1990) 3) Senior Warden
Reese L. Harrison, Jr. proposed a Third Standing Resolution that if
a member failed to wear his members jewel or officers jewel to a meeting
of San Antonio Council, he would pay a fine of $1.00 into the treasury
of the Council. The motion was seconded by Gerald F. Nowotny and passed
unanimously. (Adopted unanimously December 29, 1990)
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