''Note: This group is not an order of chivalry, nor should any claim to such be countenanced.''
==Charter==
'''The Noble Company of the Rose and all property and funds (whether derived from dues or otherwise) belong to The Augustan Society, Inc., whose operations are governed by its Bylaws and Standing Rules. The Society's Board of Directors shall confirm appointments to the Rose Council, and delegates to that Council such powers only as are referred to in this Charter, in the Rule of the Company, and by resolutions of the Board. No Member of the Company is liable for any charge, responsibility, or encumbrance other than his dues to the Company, nor is he entitled to any right, privilege, or service other than those set out in the Rule of the Company.'''
==Rule of the Company==
To avoid duplication and the possibility for confusion, the official copy of the Rule of the Company is posted on the main website at <[http://augustansociety.org/cpage.php?pt=41 augustansociety.org/cpage.php?pt=41]>.
==Election of the ''[[Magister Rosae]]''==
Nominally elected at an annual [[Meeting in Chapter]], a majority of those members in [[Good Standing]] present is required to elect. This may oblige multiple ballots.
That said, a Meeting in Chapter has not been held in several decades, and a call has been made to better define same, which may result in removing the election from this meeting.
When no Meeting in Chapter is called by 30 April of each year, or if it fails to muster a quorum, or if it fails to elect a ''Magister Rosae'' )(''MR''), then [[Headquarters Staff]] will conduct an election by mail.
Headquarters Staff will first send email to all members in Good Standing, asking if they are willing and able to serve as ''MR'', or unwilling or unable. They will then prepare a ballot containing the names of all members in Good Standing, with three sections: Those willing and able; those unresponsive; and those unwilling or unable. Within each section members are listed according to the Warrant of Precedence for the Noble Company.
Normally, this first ballot is mailed with the ballots for election of Directors, with the same deadline. This permits the results to be presented to the [[Board]] at their meeting immediately following the [[Annual Membership Meeting]]. If one member receives a majority of the votes cast, the Board will then consider if they will be confirmed as ''MR''.
If the Board declines to confirm the candidate, a new ballot will be prepared with that member's name omitted.
If no candidate receives a majority vote, then a new ballot will be prepared with only the names of those members who received at least one vote.
This process may be repeated as necessary until a member carries a majority of votes and obtains confirmation from the Board. During this time, the previous ''MR'' will remain in office.
To date, a second ballot has not been required, and lessons learned when that first happens may well illuminate needed changes in this procedure.
==Induction to Membership==
The Rose Membership Card is created and signed by Headquarters Staff. The original card is sent with the Certificate of Membership. Thereafter, as each member pays his annual oblation, a new card is made and sent with the next available mailing. Renewal cards are not sent with a cover letter, as they serve primarily as a receipt.
==[[Meetings in Chapter]]==
The Members of the Noble Company shall meet annually in Chapter at the call of the ''[[Magister Rosae]]''. The primary business to be conducted a this meeting is the selection of the ''Magister RosaeMR'' for the coming year.
Other activities at such meetings, and whether they may be held via teleconference, are questions yet to be addressed by the Noble Company.
==Administration==
#[[Rose Receiver General]]
These additional officers are presently off-Council positions:
#[[Rose Assistant Receiver General]], normally the [[Assistant Treasurer]]
#[[Rose Training Officer]]
The Company operates under a [[Rule of the Company|Charter and Rule of the Company]] granted by the [[Board|Board of Directors]].
==Finance==
Normally, once monies are transferred from the Rose General Fund to one of the others, those monies are restricted to those purposes, and may not be recalled or reassigned. One can imagine situations where such might be appropriate, but one would expect such action to require a 2/3 vote of the [[Rose Council]].
==Programs==
*[[Rose Training Program]]
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