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Supplemental applications shall not be considered . until the applicant has become a member of the Society, when supplemental lines of descent will be acted upon, subject to the above requirements as to eligibility.
ARTICLE XVI.
DECLARATION.
Every member shall declare upon honor that he will use his best efforts to promote the purposes of the Society of Colonial Wars, and will observe the "Constitution and by-laws" of the same, and of the General Society; and that he will support the Con- stitution of the United States of America, and of
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the State of New Jersey. Such declaration shall be in writing and subscribed by the member making it.
ARTICLE XVII.
PURPOSES.
At every General Court or meeting of the Coun- cil the purposes of the Society shall be considered, and the best measures to promote them adopted. No party political question of the day, or existing controversial religious subject, shall be discussed or considered at any Court of the Society or meet- ing of the Council.
ARTICLE XVIII.
MEETINGS.
The members of the Society, when practicable, shall hold a celebration commemorative of some martial event in Colonial history, and a banquet shall be held annually under the auspices of the Society.
ARTICLE XIX.
SEAL.
The seal of the Society shall be the Arms of the Province, surmounted by a crown, and described as follows :
Within a beaded amulet a title scroll 1607- Society of Colonial Wars in the State of New Jer- sey, 1775, and in base the motto "Fortiter Pro Patria." Over all a shield bearing the Provin- cial Arms of New Jersey, and surmounted by a crown.
The Secretary shall be the custodian of the Seal.
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ARTICLE XX.
INSIGNIA.
SEC. I. The insignia officially adopted by the General Society shall be worn as a decoration only, and in the manner prescribed by the General So- ciety, and only on occasions of dress and ceremony, and never as an ornament or article of jewelry, and any member offending against the provisions of this article shall be liable to expulsion by the Council, in which case his insignia shall be forfeited, and must be returned to the Treasurer, who is author- ized to pay such expelled member the cost of same.
SEC. 2. Applications for insignia shall be made through the Treasurer of this Society, who shall keep a record of all insignias issued through him.
SEC. 3. The insignia of any member who may resign or be expelled shall be returned to the Treas- urer, except in the case where a member in good standing in this Society resigns therefrom, but re- tains his membership in any one of the other State Societies in good standing with the General So- ciety. No member shall receive more than one in- signia, except to replace one lost, proof of which must be satisfactorily established, and the new one paid for.
SEC. 4. The undress insignia shall be a rosette or button of the size designed and quality author- ized and adopted by the General Society.
ARTICLE XXI.
FLAGS.
The flag of the Society shall consist of the red cross of St. George on a white field, bearing in the centre the escutcheon or seal of the Society.
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ARTICLE XXII.
COURTS.
A general Court of the Society shall be held in the month of May in each year at such time and place as the Council shall decide. Seven members of the Society shall be a quorum for the transaction. of all business, and the proceedings shall be in ac- cordance with parliamentary law.
Special Courts may be called by the Governor at such time, and at such place, as in his opinion the interest of the Society may demand, or as provided for under Article VII.
Notices of the holding of Special Courts must be sent out at least six days before the date of the meeting of the Court.
THE ORDER OF BUSINESS SHALL BE AS FOLLOWS :
First. Calling to order by the Presiding Officer.
Second. Prayer by Chaplain.
Third. Reading of Minutes.
Fourth.
Reports of Officers and Committees.
Fifth. Unfinished Business.
Sixth. New Business.
Seventh. Communications.
Eighth. Election of Officers and Committees.
Ninth. Benediction and Adjournment.
ARTICLE XXIII.
DELEGATES TO THE GENERAL SOCIETY.
At the Annual Court held in May, 1899, and at the Annual Court held in May every third year thereafter, this Society shall elect from its mem- bers five delegates and five alternates for a term of three years, and until their successors are elected,
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to represent this Society at all Courts of the Gen- eral Society held during the term of office of such delegates and alternates. Any vacancy in the num- ber of delegates by reason of death, resignation, or otherwise shall be filled by the alternates in the order in which their names appeared in the ballot at their election, as transcribed in the minutes, and the Council shall have power to fill any vacancy in the number of alternates thus or otherwise caused, to serve until the next Court at which delegates and alternates are elected according to the provisions of this Article.
ARTICLE XXIV.
MEETINGS OF COUNCIL.
The Council shall meet in January, April, June, and October, at such time and place as they may appoint, either within or without the State of New Jersey. Five members shall constitute a quorum for all business.
The Council shall have the power to call special Courts of the Society and arrange for celebrations by the Society. They shall have control and man- agement of the affairs and funds of the Society. They shall at no time be required to take any action or contract any debt for which they shall be liable. They may accept the resignation of any member of the Society.
They may submit to the Society annually a report of their proceedings during the past year. The Council shall have the power to drop from the roll the name of any member of the Society who shall be at least two years in arrears, and who shall fail to pay the same within sixty days after notice in writing, and, on being dropped, his membership shall cease; but he may be restored to membership
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at any time by the Council upon his written appli- cation and the payment of all arrears to the date of his restoration. The Council may suspend any offi- cer for cause, which must be reported to the So- ciety, and action taken on the same within thirty days by the Society.
ARTICLE XXV.
· RESIGNATION.
The resignation of a member shall not become effective unless accepted by the Council.
ARTICLE XXVI.
DISQUALIFICATIONS.
Any person who may be enrolled as a member of this Society shall not be permitted to continue in membership when his proof of descent or eligi- bility shall be found to be defective.
The Council after thirty days' notice to such per- son to substantiate his claim, and upon his failure satisfactorily so to do, may require the Secretary to erase his name from the membership list.
The said person shall have a right to appeal to the Society at its next Court. If the said appeal be sustained by a two-thirds vote of the members · present at such Court, the said person's name shall be restored to said membership list.
ARTICLE XXVII.
EXPULSION, SUSPENSION, OR DROPPING FROM THE ROLL.
Any member for conduct detrimental or an- tagonistic to the interest or purposes of the Society,
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or for other just cause, may be suspended or ex- pelled from the Society. But no member shall be expelled or suspended unless written charges be preferred against such member to or by direction of the Council.
The Council shall give thirty days' notice in writ- ing of such charges, and afford such member rea- sonable opportunity to appear with counsel and be heard and refute the same. The Council, after hearing such charges and refutation, may, by a two- thirds vote, recommend to the Society the suspen- sion or expulsion of such member, and if the recom- mendation of the Council be adopted by a two-thirds vote of the members of the Society present at such Court, he shall be so suspended or expelled, and if expelled, the insignia of said member shall there- upon be returned to the Treasurer of the Society, and his rights therein shall be extinguished or sus- pended. In case of expulsion, the Treasurer shall refund to the said member the amount paid for the said insignia.
Whenever, for any reason satisfactory to the So- ciety-at-large, the resignation of any member shall be requested by resolution adopted by unanimous vote of all other members present at a meeting of the Society held upon notice specifying that such resolution will be offered, and such member shall fail or refuse to resign within thirty days after notice of the passage of such resolution, the name of such member shall be dropped from the roll of the Society without the presentation of charges; and in such case the insignia shall be returned and paid for as in case of expulsion.
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ARTICLE XXVIII.
SERVICE OF NOTICE.
It shall be the duty of every member to inform the Secretary by written communication of his place of residence and of any change thereof, and of his post-office address. Service of any notice under the Constitution or By-laws, on any member, may be made by depositing the same in the mail, postage prepaid, addressed to such member.
ARTICLE XXIX.
ALTERATIONS OR AMENDMENTS.
No alterations of, or amendment to, this Consti- tution shall be made unless notice specifying the proposed alteration or amendment shall have been given in writing, signed by the member proposing the same at a Court of the Society.
The Secretary shall send a copy of the proposed alteration or amendment to each member of the Society, and state the Court at which the same will be voted upon. No amendment or alteration of the said amendment shall be made unless adopted by a two-thirds vote of the members present at the Court voting upon the same.
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THE INSIGNIA.
INSTRUCTIONS OF THE GENERAL SOCIETY OF COLONIAL WARS.
As supplemental to the directions of Article XVII of the Constitution of the General Society of Colo- nial Wars, the General Council, through its Com- mittee, presents the following rules for the guid- ance of the members of the Society throughout the United States; to the end that uniformity and a proper use of the decorations may be observed and that the dignity of the Society may be maintained. WILLIAM MACPHERSON HORNOR. GEORGE NORBURY MACKENZIE. HENRY ARTHUR GRIFFIN.
March, 1916.
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ARTICLE XVII OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE GENERAL SOCIETY OF COLONIAL WARS.
INSIGNIA.
The insignia of the Society shall consist of a . badge, pendant by a gold crown and ring, from a . watered silk ribbon one inch and a half wide, of red, bordered with white and edged with red. The badge shall be surrounded by a laurel wreath in gold and shall consist of :
Obverse: A white enameled star of nine points bordered with red enamel, having between each star-point a shield displaying an emblem of one of the nine original colonies; and, within a blue en- ameled garter bearing the motto "Fortiter Pro Patria," an Indian's head in gold relievo.
Reverse: The star above described, but with gold edge, each shield between the points displaying a mullet, and in the center, within an annulet of blue bearing the title, "Society of Colonial Wars, 1607- 1775," the figure of a colonial soldier in gold re- lievo. The reverse of the crown of each insignia shall bear an engraved number corresponding to that of the registered number of the member to whom such insignia has been issued.
The insignia shall be worn by the members on all occasions when they assemble as such. for any . stated purpose or celebration, and may be worn on any occasion of ceremony. It shall be worn con- spicuously on the left breast. Members who are or have been officers of a State Society, including Gen- tlemen of the Council, may wear the insignia with three jewels in the crown suspended from a regu- lation ribbon around the neck. Members who are or have been officers of the General Society may
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wear a sash (ribbon) of the Society's colors, three and one-half inches in width, extending from the right shoulder to the left hip, with the insignia pendant at the intersection of its ends over the hip. The insignia shall be worn only as above prescribed.
The undress insignia shall be a rosette or button of the size now in use or a miniature size of the same, of red watered silk with white thread edging, like the insignia ribbon. On ordinary occasions members may wear this rosette in the upper button- hole of the left lapel of the coat, provided it be not used at the same time with any other insignia of the Society.
THE ROSETTE.
"The undress insignia shall be a rosette or button of the size now in use or a miniature size of the same, of red watered silk with white thread edging, like the insignia ribbon. On ordinary occasions members may wear this rosette in the upper but- . tonhole of the left lapel of the coat, provided it be not used at the same time with any other insignia of the Society."
The rosette is merely the informal decoration of the Society and should never be worn with full evening dress or with uniform. It should be worn in the left lapel of the coat but never in the over- coat. It is proper to wear the rosette with informal house or street dress; that is, with the sack suit of day time wear and the dinner coat of evening wear. When members belong to several orders or socie- ties having rosettes, choice should be made of one rosette; more than one should never be worn at a given time. No rosette of any order or society
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should ever be worn at the same time with dress or formal insignia.
THE MINIATURE ROSETTE.
The status of the miniature rosette is identical with that of the rosette of regulation size and its use is governed by the same rules. The choice of which of the two rosettes to wear is, therefore, one purely of personal preference.
THE INSIGNIA AS WORN BY MEMBERS.
"The insignia shall be worn by the members on all occasions when they assemble as such, for any stated purpose or celebration, and may be worn on any occasion of ceremony. It shall be worn conspicu- ously on the left breast."
Propriety requires that the insignia be worn only with full afternoon dress (the black cutaway or the black frock coat), with full evening dress or with uniform. If the occasion is of such informality as to warrant the wearing of a sack coat or a dinner coat the insignia should not be worn but the rosette either of the standard or the miniature size (see under ROSETTE).
It is recommended that when the insignia of the Society are used together with the insignia of other orders or societies, the regulations of the United States Government for army officers be understood as applicable to civilians also, as follows :
"U. R .: 1914 Sec. 58. g. HOW WORN. Badges and medals will be worn on the left breast of the coat in a horizontal line about four inches below the middle point of the top of the shoulder, those with ribbons being suspended from a bar of metal
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passed through the upper ends and tops of the rib- bons. The badges and medals that have ribbons will be worn in but one line, overlapping if neces- sary."
The bars of metal of proper pattern for use as above prescribed may be procured on application to the Treasurer General. Attention is called to the fact that the purpose in using these bars is to attain exact alignment when several decorations are worn. In case the bar is not employed it is urged that the decorations be otherwise carefully aligned since dis- order in this respect is incompatible with the dig- nity of the Society.
The number of insignia that may be worn simul- taneously is largely a matter of taste, but it is urged with emphasis that under no conditions should more than one row of insignia be displayed. There can be no legal objection to the wearing of as many as one owns but the best practice limits the number to a modest one and, indeed, some are so averse to plurality of decoration as to limit the insignia worn to those of the society at whose meeting they are attendant or of the society of which they are repre- sentative.
It is to be remembered that the badge should in- variably be suspended from its ribbon and not de- tached therefrom.
It is also to be remembered that the insignia should be worn conspicuously on the left breast of the coat, not on the lapel, not on the waistcoat, and not on the overcoat.
SUMMARY.
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Members should wear For informal use :
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Daytime-the rosette or miniature rosette in left lapel.
Evening-the rosette or miniature rosette in left lapel of dinner coat.
For official and ceremonious occasions :
Daytime-the insignia worn on the left breast of black cutaway or black frock coat or uniform.
Evening-the insignia worn on the left breast with full evening dress or uni- form.
THE INSIGNIA AS WORN BY STATE OFFI- CERS.
"Members who are or have been officers of a State Society, including Gentlemen of the Council, may wear the insignia" (badge) "with three jewels in the crown suspended from a regulation ribbon. around the neck."
It is to be noted that the badge suspended from the neck ribbon is to be worn on formal occasions only and with full evening dress or with full after- noon dress (black cutaway or black frock coat). The badge suspended from the neck ribbon is not to be worn with the dinner coat or other coat of informal pattern. In the case of evening dress the badge should be drawn up to within an inch of the tie. With full afternoon dress a black bow tie should be worn and the badge suspended about one inch below it. The neck ribbon as supplied by the Treasurer General is of a length sufficient for those having large neck measurement. In the case of those whose necks are smaller the ribbon should be shortened at the back until the badge is pendant
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at the prescribed distance from the tie. The ribbon is worn superimposed upon the tie about the neck.
In order to conform with precedent the neck rib- bon hereafter will not be issued in the form hitherto in use; namely, folded flat and furnished with the gold suspending bar, but compressed by a ring at the point from which the badge is pendant. For the sake of dignity and uniformity it is urgently requested that all who are entitled to wear this form of decoration and who possess it without the stand- ard finish as described, shall arrange with the Treas- urer General for alteration to the official form, no other arrangement of the decoration being per- missible.
Those entitled to wear the badge suspended by the ribbon around the neck are recommended, for the dignity of the Society, so to wear it; the practice is not obligatory, however, and a State officer, past or present, if he prefer, may wear the decoration of ordinary membership; that is, the badge sus- pended by the short ribbon on the left breast. It is to be remembered, however, that if he elect to .wear the decoration of ordinary membership he is not entitled, at the same time, to wear the neck rib- bon with the badge suspended therefrom. In other words, the simultaneous use of more than one method of wearing the insignia of the Society is
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SUMMARY.
State officers past and present should wear For informal use :
Daytime-rosette or miniature rosette in left lapel.
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Evening-rosette or miniature rosette in left lapel of dinner coat.
For official and ceremonious occasions :
Daytime -- the insignia worn at the neck with black cutaway or black frock coat. Evening-the insignia worn at the neck with full evening dress.
THE INSIGNIA AS WORN BY GENERAL OFFICERS.
"Members who are or have been officers of the General Society may wear a sash (ribbon) of the Society's colors three and one-half inches in width, extending from the right shoulder to the left hip, with the insignia pendant at the intersection of the ends over the hip."
The broad ribbon it is to be noted is for use on formal occasions only, with full evening dress or with full afternoon dress (black cutaway coat or black frock coat). The broad ribbon is not to be worn with the ordinary dinner coat or with other coat of informal pattern.
The broad ribbon as supplied by the Treasurer General is of a length sufficient to suit those of con- siderable height. In the case of men not so tall the ribbon should be shortened at the shoulder to such an extent that the ends of the ribbon which sus- pend the badge may, in all cases, lie upon the left hip, in the case of full evening dress, in the angle formed by the waist and the tail of the coat. In order to conform with precedent the ends of the broad ribbon suspending the badge are now finished in a bow of standard pattern, with a hook or catch whereon the badge is to be fastened, and hereafter all broad ribbons will be issued thus finished. For
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the sake of precedent and uniformity it is urgently requested that all who are entitled to wear this form of decoration and who possess it without the stand- ard finish as described shall arrange with the Treas- urer General for alteration to the official form, no other arrangement of the decoration being per- missible.
With evening dress the broad ribbon should lie beneath the waistcoat and cross the. shirt front diagonally and, furthermore, it should be so fastened as to insure smoothness, by this contributing to the dignity and effectiveness of the decoration. With full afternoon dress the broad ribbon is worn under the waistcoat, showing only at the neck opening and at the hip. The appearance of the broad ribbon at the neck opening may be effected, if necessary, by fastening the ribbon smoothly to the clothing, the end sought being a linear display of color, not ex- ceeding an inch in width, along the right side of the neck opening of the waistcoat, below the collar and worn in conjunction with a black bow tie.
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Those entitled to wear the broad ribbon with the badge suspended therefrom are recommended for the dignity of the Society so to wear it but the prac- tice is not obligatory and a general officer past or present, if he prefer, may wear the decoration of · ordinary membership, that is, the badge suspended by the short ribbon on the left breast, or, if he is or has been an officer of a State society, may wear the badge suspended from the neck ribbon as above provided. It is to be remembered, however, that if he elect to wear the decoration of ordinary mem- bership or the decoration of State office he is not at liberty, at the same time, to wear the broad rib- bon of General office. In other words the simul-
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taneous use of more than one form of wearing the insignia of the Society is prohibited. (See under GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS.)
SUMMARY.
General officers, past and present, should wear For informal use :
Daytime-rosette or miniature rosette in left lapel.
Evening-rosette or miniature rosette in left lapel of dinner coat.
For official and ceremonious occasions :
Daytime-the broad ribbon suspending the badge, with black cutaway coat or black frock coat.
Evening-the broad ribbon suspending the badge, with full evening dress.
THE MINIATURE INSIGNIA.
The miniature is not the official decoration of the Society but its use is sanctioned and the Treasurer General is prepared to furnish it on order of a State Secretary or a State Treasurer but only to members who shall already be in possession of the official insignia.
The use of the miniature decoration is confined . to occasions of semi-formality. It may then be worn, but only on the left lapel of full afternoon or evening dress, by itself or in company with the miniature insignia of other Societies or orders, but never in conjunction with insignia of regulation size or with a rosette.
The miniature insignia may not be worn on offi- cial or ceremonious occasions.
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GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS.
For detailed information as to the use of the insignia with military uniform, members are re- ferred to the Military Regulations. These will cover the practice of using a section of ribbon without the badge.
Of ministerial use of the insignia it may be said, in general, that the rules above set forth should apply (so far as they are adaptable) as in the case of informal dress, formal dress, and uniform; un- less contrary to ecclesiastical rule.
It is respectfully suggested to members that the Treasurer General can always supply ribbons to replace those that have outlived their freshness and that the wearing of soiled or faded ribbons is to be deprecated. New rosettes, both of regulation and of miniature size, may be obtained of State Secre- taries or State Treasurers.
For the convenience of those who may have oc- casion to use the badge in more than one of its three forms of suspension, all broad ribbons hereafter issued, all neck ribbons, and all members ribbons will be furnished with a hook or catch, thus facili- tating the shifting of the badge from one to an- other. It is to be noted, however, that the hook or catch should remain with its ribbon and the badge alone be shifted.
. . Finally, it should be remembered that the insignia of the Society are never to be worn as articles of jewelry and that only members of the Society are at liberty to wear them.
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