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SOVEREIGN GRAND INSPECTOR GENERAL. 497
ARTICLE III.
The Great Seal of the Order is a silver shield bearing
a double-headed eagle, like that upon the banner of the
Order, crowned with the golden diadem of Prussia, and
over that a triangle of gold emitting rays, and in its
centre the number 33. The eagle may, however, be
surmounted by either the crown or triangle alone.
At the base of the shield, under the wings and claws
of the eagle, are thirty-three golden stars in a semi-
circle. Around the whole is this inscription :
" Supreme Council of the 33d Degree for
POWERS AXD DUTIES OF DEPUTIES OF THE
SUPREME COUNCIL.
CONSTITUTION.
Art. 36.— 1. There shall be a Deputy of the Supreme Council
for each State and Territory, who shall represent the Supreme
Council in his district, with power to visit and preside over any
body of the Rite therein, and to do any act he may deem neces-
sary in order fully to represent the Supreme Council.
2. He shall perform any duty specially assigned to him by the
Supreme Council, or the Most Puissant Sovereign Grand Commander.
3. He shall inspect all works of the Rite therein, correct irregu-
larities, see that the Constitutions and the Regulations of the
Supreme Council and the General Laws of the Rite are respected
and obeyed ;
and he may suspend the charter or the functions of
any officer of any subordinate body until the next Annual Session
of the Supreme Council, when he shall present the matter to it
for such action as it may deem necessary ; provided, however,
that such officer, or any member or members of such body, may
appeal from his order to the Most Puissant Sovereign Grand Commander
for his decision ;
but the pendency of such appeal shall
not vacate such order. If, in consequence of the suspension of