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Board Policies

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Policies are adopted by the [[Board|Board of Directors]] by motion or resolution, and thus are all included in the [[Minutes]]. What follows is a summary of those policies adopted between June 2011 and February 2015, inclusive.
==Administration==
1209A: [[Annual Convention]] — Society conventions shall be held annually. (September 2012, item X)
1411: [[Five-Year Plan]] — Adopted and published on the Wiki. Future changes will be made directly on the Wiki. (November 2014, item VIII)
1108B: [[Good Standing ]] — That membership in-good-standing is defined as having paid current dues to the Society; paid current dues to Senior Orders; participated in all assessments imposed by the [[Board]]; subscribed to the journal with at least one additional issue due (life members only); and no outstanding debts to the Society. A thirty (30) day grace period will be observed. [[Sponsored Members]] are not out of good standing solely on account of sponsorship.
1309A: [[Headquarters]] — The Society shall endeavor to rent office space as can be afforded with the investment income plus current storage rental charges. (September 2013, item IX)
1304A: [[Insignia]] — Protocol for wearing Society insignia adopted. (April 2013, item V)
1209D: [[Insignia]] of [[Lineage Groups]] — The lineage groups — SDLKJ, ODI, ODS, OC, and OCC — are no longer accorded breast badges, and mention of them is removed from their charters. Stock on hand may be issued only to eligible Augustan members in good standing[[Good Standing]]. (September 2012, item XVIII)
1404D: [[Investment Fund]] Withdrawals — Consuls are authorized to withdraw up to $500 per month from the Investment Fund to ensure the fluidity of the [[General Fund]]. (April 2014, item XVIII)
1303B: [[Stationery]] — Standard stationery has been designed for each office; all are directed to apply to HQ for copies (electronic or paper) as needed. (March 2013, item XI)
==Chivalry==
1401A: [[Chivalry]] Petitions — The Chivalry Committee will accept and process petitions for recognition of membership and rank in Chivalric Orders, etc., from non-members. (January 2014, item XV)
1311B: [[Postnominals]] — The use of postnominals in most situations is limited to a maximum of three, one of which shall be the most senior Society postnominal (if held). Postnominals used will normally be the most senior for each category of honors — Chivalric, Academic, Ecclesiastical, Society, and Military. Members may, upon request, have any combination of postnominals used, not exceeding a total of three, provided that one Society honor is included (if held). (November 2012, item XII)
==Heraldry==
1204B: [[Arms Registration Committee|Arms Registration]] — Policy for such is adopted, text not immediately available. (April 2012, item XVII)
1306: [[Online Armorial]] — Only currently recognized postnominals may be included in the Online Armorial. (June 2013, item X)
==Nobility==
1312B: [[Recognition of Honors]] — As a number of Dynastic Order disputes are based on complex situations, both legally and societally, with experts taking opposing views on them, it is the Augustan Society’s policy to avoid appearing in any way to assume any authority to adjudicate these matters. While our positions are always based on thorough examination of solid evidence, we also deem academic reserve to be an important reflection of our espoused scholarly approach. The Augustan Society, in this regard, stands ready to recognize honors granted by pretenders with historically, genealogically, and legally credible claims to being the ''fons honorum'' or Grandmaster of a Dynastic Order. (December 2013, item XVIII)
==Communications==
1303A: ''A Guide to Chivalry'' — This title is withdrawn from distribution. (March 2013, item V)
1402B: Back Issue Notice — Reprints of back issues that use honorifics or postnominals not presently recognized by the Society shall carry a disclaimer on the inside cover, contents page, or such other location as may be available. (February 2014, item XXI)
==Sub-Groups==
1201: [[Lineage Group]] Charter Amendment Process — Approved "as published". (January 2012, item V.8)
1204A: [[Order of the Augustan Eagle]] Charge — The responsibility for adopting and maintaining a [[Mission Statement]] for the Society is delegated to the Order of the Augustan Eagle. (April 2012, item XIII)
1210A: [[Lineage Groups|Lineage Group Membership]] — Augustan Society membership is no longer a prerequisite for admission to the lineage groups [[Lineage Groups]] [[Society of Descendants of the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem]], [[Society of Descendants of Ireland]], [[Society of Descendants of Scotland]], and [[Society of Descendants of the Conquest]]. (October 2012, item X)
1409: [[Sub-Groups|Sub-Group]] Quorum Failure — When the Councils of the [[Order of the Augustan Eagle]] or the [[Noble Company of the Rose]] fail to obtain a quorum at a duly called meeting, the [[Directors]] present at the next regular meeting of the [[Board|Board of Directors]] shall be seated as the Council and conduct such essential business as may not be practically delayed. (September 2014, item XXII)
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