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The Society of Descendants of Scotland (SDS) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Augustan Society, Inc. Online data is [http://augustansociety.org/cpage.php?pt=13 here].

This society The SDS was organized to further interest in the study of Scotland and scottish Scottish emigrants. This has, at times, involved sponsorship of ''[[Scottish-American Genealogist]]''. Today the scholarly and genealogical data gathered are submitted to [[The Augustan Omnibus]] and the [[Family of Augustans]] project.

The society SDS is governed by the [[Dean of the SDS]], appointed by and answerable to the [[President]] of the Augustan Society. Administrative tasks are assigned to the [[SDS Administrator]].

Membership in the society SDS is open to those who meet the following qualifications for each class of membership:

Membership in the society SDS is available in two exclusive classes:

'''Royal Class''' is available to persons who can prove descent from any King of Scotland.; or

'''Hereditary Class''' is available to persons who cannot qualify for Royal Life Class, but who can prove descent from a Scottish family who lived in Scotland a minimum of three generations.

The entry fee is $100; $50 for converting from Hereditary to Royal class Class at a later date; plus a genealogist's fee of $5/generation for each lineage submitted, including corrections and extensions. No fees need attach for lineages or portions of lineages already recognized by The Augustan Society, and a credit will be issued for any such duplication.

All members, in whichever category, must submit the entry feeEntry Fee, and will receive the certificate of membership and the insignia of the SocietySDS. Members may not belong to more than one class.

# Petitioners must submit to the [[SDS Administrator]] (usually one of the [[Consuls]]) a completed petition, payment of the Entry Fee, payment of Genealogist Feeif applicable, and such other evidence of qualification as may be needed. HQ Staff The SDS Administrator may complete the paper petition form if all data is supplied in another format.# The SDS Administrator will confirm that the lineage is in standard form and appears complete. Failing this, he will remand the lineage to the petitioner for additional information.# The SDS Administrator will forward the lineage to the [[Genealogy Committee]] for review. That Committee will convert the lineage into standard form and into a GED file, if needed.# The Lineage being accepted by the Genealogy Committee, the SDS Administrator will create a letter of welcome and a certificate of membership, these may be signed by the Dean of the SDS either physically or electronically at his discretion. If there is no Dean or they are unresponsive, the [[SDS Administrator]] will sign. The [[ConsulsAssistant Secretary]] will apply the corporate seal to the certificate before it is sent.# The SDS Administrator will notify the ''[[Augustæum]]'' Editor of the induction if the petitioner is an Augustan Member.# The SDS Administrator will notify the [[Custodian of Insignia]] of the induction.

The entry fee is $100; $50 for changing from Herditary Hereditary to Royal Class at a laterdate; plus a genealogist's fee of $5/generation for each lineage submitted, including corrections and extensions. No fees need attach for lineages or portions of lineages already recognized by The Augustan Society, and a credit will be issued for any such duplication.