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Ministers of Grace (MoG) Bylaws: This document establishes the basic principles of the household.

Description: The MoG are a group of friends dedicated to supporting the Amtgard community as a whole and by extension the kingdoms in which our members reside. Given the rather nebulous nature of that goal, it is fortunate for us that Amtgard already has an award to measure a single group’s support for a given Kingdom - the flame. It is our intention to earn as many such orders as possible.

Guidelines for Membership: First and foremost potential members should have a deep and abiding love for the club and be willing to work for its betterment.

Table of Organization: As a clarification privileges are cumulative in nature.

Founders: The original four members of the household, Rand, Calidor, Lindin and Selene. Founders serve for life, and are responsible for inducting new members and governing the household as a whole. In the unlikely event one of these positions becomes open, the remaining founders can chose to elect a replacement via a simple majority vote.

Lord and Lady of the House: Rand and Selene hold the titles Lord and Lady of the House, but have no more authority than any other founder in regards to governing the household.

Councilor: A full member created by a unanimous vote of the founders. Once a person is made a full member, they retain that title until such time as they resign their commission or are expelled. New Councilors will be gifted with a belt favor but are responsible for securing other items on their own. Councilors enjoy the following privileges:

  1. They may wear the household's colors and arms in the form of a tabard and upon their shield.
  2. Councilors have the right to vote on new service projects.

Uniform: The household's colors are black, blue and white, and our device is the stylized Greek letters for Alpha and Omega. The device generally takes the form of a black background with blue and white stripes over which an Alpha and Omega symbol is superimposed. The household's uniform and devices are reserved for members only. Items bearing our device and colors should not be lent to non-members.

Expelling Members: Members who regularly fail to uphold the household’s standards or flagrantly violate mundane law may well face expulsion from the household. Any active member who can provide just cause may call a vote of expulsion via a formal meeting. It takes a unanimous vote of the founders to expel the member in question. Obviously the accused party may not vote on this motion.

Resignations: Members who state their intentions to resign either to the Lord of the House or the house email list are no longer considered members. Former members who wish to rejoin at a later date must again under go the voting process as outlined above.

Membership Standards: Members are expected to treat each other well, support the household in its goals, uphold the bylaws, regularly display the colors and generally act in a manner befitting a reasonable and mature human being. Members who cannot meet these requirements are expected to resign.

Procedural Irregularities: Procedural Irregularities occur when a member is added or raised by means other than those described in this document. Most commonly this occurs when one person promotes or invites another to join with out the permission of the founders. Should this come to pass, the party in question is immediately removed as a member.

Meetings: In order to give adequate notice at least two weeks notice shall be given for a formal meeting. Members can also expect to have a meeting of some sort at every CK event. Our official method of communication is the house email list, however a good faith effort will be made to reach members who for what ever reason are known to be electronically incommunicado.

Proxies: In the event that a proxy is necessary, they must be submitted in writing to the Lord or Lady no later than 24 hours before the meeting. Proxies that do not meet these criteria will be disregarded.

Service Projects: As a part of our household's efforts to support the club, we regularly intend to regularly host various events or undertake tasks for our kingdom. House-sponsored projects are those that have been agreed upon by a simple majority vote held at a formal meeting. Members are expected to render all available assist the household in these matters.

Matters of Substance: Changes to the bylaws require a formal meeting, and are voted upon in the same way as new members. These bylaws have been written and approved unanimously by the house’s founders Rand, Calidor, Lindin and Selene; they can answer questions regarding intentions or verbiage.