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498 BOOK OF THE A. AND A. RITE.
any officer or officers, there is no one remaining who succeeds to
the chair under the Constitutions and Ritual, the Illustrious
Deputy may appoint an officer with full powers to preside during
such suspension, or until the vacancy is regularly rilled. Such
suspension of the charter shall not of itself affect the Masonic-
standing of the members of the body.
4. He may transmit and present directly to the Supreme Coun-
cil, or the Most Puissant Sovereign Grand Commander, the peti-
tions for dispensations, charters and letters patent preferred to
him by Consistories, Chapters, Councils, Lodges, or individuals
under his jurisdiction, having first obtained the recommendation
of the Council of Deliberation when such recommendation is re-
quired.
5. He shall collect all dues from the various Bodies of the
Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite in his jurisdiction, and on or
before the fifteenth day of July in each year forward the same,
with a detailed statement thereof, to the Grand Secretary-General.
G. He shall lay before his Council of Deliberation a full report
of the work in his jurisdiction, calling attention to such things
as demand its special consideration.
7. He may, when unavoidably necessary, specially deputize in
writing another member of the Thirty-third Degree, resident of
the State, to perform for him, in his name, any specially enumer-
ated official act, and shall be responsible for the acts of such sub-
stitute. In all such cases he shall send a copy of such deputization
to the Most Puissant Sovereign Grand Commander.
8. Should he be obliged to leave his State on temporary busi-
ness for an uncertain period of time, he may, with the consent of
the Most Puissant Sovereign Grand Commander, appoint an
Active Member as Deputy to act for him in his absence.
9. Any Brother or Body aggrieved by an act or decision of an
Illustrious Deputy, may appeal therefrom to the Supreme Council
at its next Annual Session : but such an appeal shall not be
suspensive. In such ease it shall be the duty of the Illustrious
Deputy to present such appeal and a copy of all papers relating
thereto to the Supreme Council as soon as practicable after the
opening of its next Annual Session.