Transfers to Insurance — Additional Insurance
SEC. 121. Associate members desiring to transfer to the insurance
class and insurance members desiring to obtain additional insurance
shall make application for insurance or for such additional insurance
upon forms provided by law, and pay such initial amount of contribu-
tions as shall be prescribed by the Board of Directors. The applica-
tion shall be immediately transmitted to the medical examiner, in
each case where such examination is required by law or by the rules
of the Order, and upon completion of the medical examination, he
shall forthwith forward the application and examination to the
Supreme Physician. Upon approval or rejection of the application by
the Supreme Physician he shall notify the Financial Secretary and for-
ward the application and examination to the Supreme Office for
record and for issue of certificate if the application is approved. In
case a declaration of insurability is required instead of a medical
examination the procedure shall be as prescribed in Section 109 (6)
for original applications.
Council Funds
SEC. 122. (a) All moneys obtained from any source, by or through
any person or persons, acting for or in the name of any council or
under its direction or authority, shall be considered council funds and
shall be forthwith delivered to the Financial Secretary, who shall give
his official receipt therefor and who shall report at the close of each
meeting the amounts so received and from what source.
(b) No money in excess of $500.00 shall be paid or transferred from
the treasury, of any council (except such moneys as the council is
called upon to regularly pay for its current expenses and as provided
by the laws of the Order, or for purposes approved by the Supreme
Council, or Board of Directors) unless by a two-thirds vote of the
members present and voting at a regular business meeting held sub-
sequent to a regular business meeting at which notice in writing of a
resolution of intention to pay or transfer such money and the purpos-
es and amount to be paid or transferred shall have been given and
regularly read. Provided, however, that any council may, by by-law,
properly approved, provide and maintain a fund for rendering mutual
aid and assistance to its sick, disabled and needy members and their
families and families of deceased members. Said by-laws to state the
manner in which, and by whom, the said fund is to be expended.
Assessments By Councils
SEC. 123. No subordinate council shall have power to levy any
assessment of any kind upon its members outside of its regular fixed
dues or charges, except upon approval of the Board of Directors and
by a two-thirds vote of the council’s members in good standing pre-
sent at a meeting of which special notice was given at a preceding
regular meeting stating the proposed levy. Such assessments shall be
due and payable at the next regular meeting after such levy.
Assessments otherwise levied by such councils shall depend for pay-
ment entirely upon the good will of the members.
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Meetings
SEC. 124. Each subordinate council shall hold at least two regular
meetings each month, not less than one of which meetings each
month shall be designated as a regular business meeting.
At each and every meeting of subordinate councils, whether regu-
lar or special, the flag of the country in which the council is located
shall be prominently displayed during the entire meeting.
The meeting place or council chambers of a council located in a
city, town or village where more than one council exists shall not be
moved without the written permission of the State or Territorial
Deputy.
Order of Business
SEC. 125. The following shall form a part of the order of business
and procedure at regular business meetings of every subordinate
council:
1. Call to Order.
2. Warden’s Report on Membership Card.
3. Prayer.
4. Pledge of Allegiance to Flag or some other suitable patriotic
display of loyalty.
5. Roll Call of Officers.
*6. Opening Ode.
7. Chaplain’s Message.
8. Reading of Minutes of Previous Meeting.
9. Report of Admission Committee and Reading of Applications.
10. Balloting for Membership.
11. Reading of Notices of Applications in other Councils.
*12. Initiations.
13. Grand Knight’s Report.
*14. Treasurer’s Report.
*15. Reading by Grand Knight of Receipts of Treasurer to Financial
Secretary and Treasurer’s Voucher of Deposit.
*16. Reading of Bills and Communications.
17. Financial Secretary’s Report on Receipts of Meeting.
*18. Report of Auditors and Trustees.
*19. Chancellor’s Report.
*20. Report of Committees.
21. Unfinished Business.
*22. New Business (When elections are in order, this is the first item
under New Business).
23. Insurance Agent’s Report.
24. District Deputy’s Report.
*25. Good of the Order.
26. Chaplain’s Summation.
27. Closing Prayer.
*28. Closing Ode.
*Parts of the order of business marked with an asterisk may be omitted at regular
meetings other than regular business meetings. At regular business meetings minutes
of all meetings to and including the last regular business meeting shall be read.
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