Theos-Talk Archives (February 1998 Message tt00207)

Jerry: I wrote from the memory and did not check the Rules. It is quite
likely that the formality of the General Council approval seem to take
place before such action is taken. may be some one else may be able to
throw some light on this. Also it may be a good idea to get hold of a copy
of the current Rules.

mkr


At 06:07 PM 2/18/1998 -0800, you wrote:
>Doss, I've gone through the International Bylaws and don't see where the
>International President requires the approval of the General Council to
cancel a
>charter.  I find at rule 36a:
>
>    All charters of National Societies or Lodges (Branches) and all Diplomas
>(Certificates)
>    of membership derive their authority from the President, acting as
Executive
>Officer
>    of the General Council of the Society, and may be cancelled by the same
>authority.
>
>JHE
>
>M K Ramadoss wrote:
>
>> The International President with the approval of the General Council can
>> cancell the charter. The rules can be found at:
>>
>>         THEOSOPHY INTERNATIONAL: Working for a New Age:
>>         http://www.nellie2.demon.co.uk/
>>
>