The Most heraldic activities of The Augustan Society, Inc., are under the direction of the '''Heraldry Committee'''. The Committee Chairman , styled "Justiciar General", is appointed by and serves at the pleasure of the [[President]], and said Chairman . The Justiciar General appoints all other members of the Committee and , with the Chairman of other committees in the Heraldry Department[[President]] and [[Headquarters Staff]] as ex officio members.
=Heraldry Committee Membership=
Officers include:==Heraldry Committee Membership==
*Heraldry Chairman*Heraldry Vice-Chairman*[[Justiciar General]] (Chairman of the [[Arms Registration Committee]]*Such additional members as the Chairman may see fitMembers include:
At present* Justiciar General* Vice-Justiciar* Vice-Justiciars for various heraldic jurisdictions* Heraldic artists, as non-voting members* Such at large Members as the following officers are part of the Chairman may see fit* The [[Communications|Communications DepartmentPresident]]. They should properly be a part of the and [[Heraldry|Heraldry DepartmentHeadquarters Staff]] and serve '', ex officio'' on this committee. Such transfers will be made at the direction of the Heraldry Chairman.
*[[Heraldry Index]] Chairman
*[[Online Armorial]] Chairman
*[[Ordinary]] Chairman
*''[[Augustan Society Roll of Arms]]'' Chairman
*''[[Rose Roll of Arms]]'' Chairman
[[Heraldic Artists]] are members of the committee, but do not vote, as they would generally be voting on their own work. An Heraldic Artist who is also a Vice-Justiciar may vote according to his status as a Vice-Justiciar. ==Heraldry Committee Duties== <ul><li>To create and grant [[Society Arms and Logos|Arms and Logos]] to the various [[Sub-Groups]], Committees, [[Study Groups]], and Officers of the Society as may find need of them;</li> <li>To assist members and non-members with the design of armorial achievements, and with registering or obtaining grants from national agencies;</li> <li>To register arms for members and non-members;</li> <li>To answer heraldic research questions put to the Society (paid or unpaid, the latter limited to brief or easy questions);</li> <li>To advise the [[Library]] on the accessions, organization, and deaccessons;</li> <li>To solicit articles for ''[[Augustan Omnibus|The Omnibus]]'' on the topic of heraldry;</li> <li>To provide at least one item per year for ''[[Augustæum]]'';</li> <li>To submit a report of activities and plans to the [[Board|Board of Directors]] annually and as the Board or [[President]] may request.</li></ul>
*To oversee the heraldic operations of the Society;
*To create and grant arms, badges, and logos to the various [[Sub-Groups]] and Committees of the Society;
*To assist members and non-members with the design and registration of armorial achievements (with registration duties passing to the Arms Registration Committee once payment is made);
*To answer heraldic research questions put to the Society (paid or unpaid, the latter limited to brief or easy questions);
*To advise the [[Library]] on the accessions, organization, and deaccessons;
*To advise the [[Museum]] on their curation of heraldic artifacts and the creation of displays;
*To solicit articles for the [[The Augustan Omnibus|Omnibus]];
*To provide at least one notice per year for [[Augustæum]];
*To submit a report of activities and plans to the [[Board|Board of Directors]] annually and as the Board or [[President]] may request.
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