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* Own a Full Dress Patriarchs Militant uniform. | * Own a Full Dress Patriarchs Militant uniform. | ||
* Have performed outstanding meritorious service in the Order. | * Have performed outstanding meritorious service in the Order. | ||
* Have been active in civic or benevolent work in the community, helping those outside their family circle.<ref>''SGL 2025 Code of Law'', Chapter XXXV, Sec. 1 | * Have been active in civic or benevolent work in the community, helping those outside their family circle.<ref>''SGL 2025 Code of Law'', Chapter XXXV, Sec. 1.</ref> | ||
== Recommendations == | == Recommendations == | ||
A Canton may recommend one member annually for each fifty members, or fraction thereof.<ref>''SGL 2025 Code of Law'', Chapter XXXV, Sec. 1 | A Canton may recommend one member annually for each fifty members, or fraction thereof.<ref>''SGL 2025 Code of Law'', Chapter XXXV, Sec. 1.</ref> | ||
The recommending unit and the approving Canton must act by written ballot, requiring a three-fourths affirmative vote.<ref>''SGL 2025 Code of Law'', Chapter XXXV, Sec. 1(B)(2).</ref> | The recommending unit and the approving Canton must act by written ballot, requiring a three-fourths affirmative vote.<ref>''SGL 2025 Code of Law'', Chapter XXXV, Sec. 1(B)(2).</ref> | ||
Revision as of 23:46, 11 May 2026
Decoration of Chivalry
The Decoration of Chivalry is conferred upon qualified members who have demonstrated outstanding meritorious service and meaningful civic or benevolent activity.[1]
Qualifications
An applicant must:
- Be a member in good standing of a Canton.
- Own a Full Dress Patriarchs Militant uniform.
- Have performed outstanding meritorious service in the Order.
- Have been active in civic or benevolent work in the community, helping those outside their family circle.[2]
Recommendations
A Canton may recommend one member annually for each fifty members, or fraction thereof.[3]
The recommending unit and the approving Canton must act by written ballot, requiring a three-fourths affirmative vote.[4]
Approval Process
Favorably recommended applications are reviewed by the Department Commander.[5]
If approved, the recommendation must also receive a three-fourths vote of those present at the Department Council before the conferring of the Decoration is authorized.[6]
Where no Department Council exists, applications are forwarded to the Special Aide for review and then to the General Military Council for authorization.[7]
Conferral
The Department Commander has sole authority to confer the Decoration, though that authority may be delegated to another officer, who must submit a prompt written report.[8]
No Decoration may be conferred unless obtained from a legal source.[9]
Jewel
Members may contribute toward the cost of a jewel. A Canton or Department Council may also pay from its own funds, but the member recommended to receive the Decoration may not contribute toward the cost.[10]
Jewels may be obtained only in the following ways:
- Purchased through the Department Council.
- Purchased directly from the Sovereign Grand Lodge where no Department Council exists.
- Previously donated or bequeathed jewels, upon payment of the required recording fee to the Department Council.[11]
References
- ↑ SGL 2025 Code of Law, Chapter XXXV, Sec. 1.
- ↑ SGL 2025 Code of Law, Chapter XXXV, Sec. 1.
- ↑ SGL 2025 Code of Law, Chapter XXXV, Sec. 1.
- ↑ SGL 2025 Code of Law, Chapter XXXV, Sec. 1(B)(2).
- ↑ SGL 2025 Code of Law, Chapter XXXV, Sec. 1(C)(1).
- ↑ SGL 2025 Code of Law, Chapter XXXV, Sec. 1(C)(2).
- ↑ SGL 2025 Code of Law, Chapter XXXV, Sec. 1(C)(3).
- ↑ SGL 2025 Code of Law, Chapter XXXV, Sec. 1(D)(1).
- ↑ SGL 2025 Code of Law, Chapter XXXV, Sec. 1(D)(2).
- ↑ SGL 2025 Code of Law, Chapter XXXV, Sec. 1(D)(3).
- ↑ SGL 2025 Code of Law, Chapter XXXV, Sec. 1(E).