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==
Members include:
*Justiciar General (Chairman)*Deputy Justiciar General (Vice-Chairman)Justiciar*Vice-Justiciars for various heraldic jurisdictions*Heraldic artists (volunteers only), as non-voting members*Such additional members at large Members as the Chairman may see fit*The [[President]] and [[ConsulsHeadquarters Staff]] , ex officio
At present, the following programs are [[Study Groups]] or programs of the [[Communications|Communications Department]]. While it is recommended that their coordinators and editors be appointed to the Heraldry Committee, it is not required.
*[[Heraldry Index, Armorial, & Ordinary Study GroupHeraldic Artists]] Coordinator*''[[Augustan Society Roll are members of Arms]]'' Editorthe committee, but do not vote, as they would generally be voting on their own work.*''[[Rose Roll of Arms]]'' EditorAn Heraldic Artist who is also a Vice-Justiciar may vote according to his status as a Vice-Justiciar.
==Heraldry Committee Duties==
* To oversee the heraldic operations of the Society;<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 Societyas 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 ''The [[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>
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