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Bylaws & Regulations--Part Four 41funds of that member, if they are in the Permanent Memorial Fund,shall be transferred to the Permanent Life Membership Fund of thatCommandery as of the previous January 1 st .28. Charter Loss. Should a Commandery lose its Charter for anyreason and one year has elapsed, any remaining funds in its PrepaidLife Membership and Permanent Memorial Fund accounts, togetherwith any earnings meanwhile, shall be transferred to the Grand YorkRite Endowment Fund.29. Other Participation. Grand Commandery or any GrandCommandery Committee may make deposits in the PermanentMemorial Fund and receive the yearly earnings of those deposits.ADMINISTRATION30. Trustee. The trustee of the Commandery Prepaid LifeMembership and Permanent Memorial Funds shall be the York RiteInvestment Committee.31. Funds. The York Rite Investment Committee shall establish twotrust funds:(1) a Permanent Investment Fund for Prepaid LifeMemberships,(2) a Permanent Memorial Fund.32. Trustee Appointment. The R.E. Grand Commander shall appointone Sir Knight, who is a Commandery Prepaid Life Member, each yearfor a term of one year to the York Rite Investment Committee. The SirKnight can not succeed himself for more than five terms but, after oneyear, he may be reappointed.33. Committee Membership. The York Rite Investment Committeeshall be composed of one representative from each of the three YorkRite Bodies, together with the Grand Treasurer(s) and the GrandSecretary/Recorder(s) of the Grand York Rite Bodies. Three membersshall constitute a quorum. All the members shall serve withoutcompensation.34. Surety Bonds. The members of the York Rite InvestmentCommittee shall be under Surety Bond. The Commandery CommitteeMembers shall be bonded by the Grand Commandery policy.35. Committee Organization. The York Rite Investment Committee,on the call of last year’s Chairman, shall convene within thirty daysafter each year’s appointments to select a Chairman, Treasurer andSecretary from the appointees, review the past written policies as
42Grand Commandery Code of Lawsnecessary. The minutes of the meeting shall be spread among theConstituent Bodies of the York Rite.36. Committee Duties. The Investment Committee shall prescribethe books and records to be kept by its members, maintain permanentrecords, invest funds, adopt policy and approve in meeting thedistribution of the earnings of the Commandery funds. The Committeeshall resolve any inequities or questions not covered by thisRegulation. No policy decisions shall be made except at a meetingcalled by the Chair.37. Chairman’s Duties. The Chairman shall call and preside at allmeetings of the Committee, authorize an annual audit of the books andrecords and present the annual report to the York Rite Bodies. In theabsence of the Chairman, a York Rite Grand Treasurer shall assumethe Chairman’s duties.38. Treasurer’s Duties. The Treasurer shall invest and have thecustody of all Investment funds and shall maintain such books andrecords as the Committee shall require.39. Secretary’s Duties. The Secretary shall record the minutes of themeetings of the Committee and spread them as directed by theCommittee.40. The Secretary shall record the name of each Sir Knightpurchasing a Prepaid Life Membership, the remitting Commandery,amount of funds and the date received.41. The Secretary shall record the name of the remittingCommandery of funds received for the Permanent Memorial Fund, thesource of the funds, amount and date received.42. The Secretary shall transmit all funds received to the permanentcustody of the Treasurer and take his receipt therefore.INVESTMENTS43. Funds Invested. The Prepaid Life Membership Fund and thePermanent Memorial Fund shall be Permanent Funds except asmodified by this Regulation and shall be invested solely for the benefitof the participating York Rite Bodies.44. Investment Control. All Trust funds shall be invested in anyform of securities that are insured or guaranteed by the United StatesGovernment or any of its agencies. All investments shall be selected bythe policies set forth by the Committee.45. Reserve. A reserve fund is not authorized. A minimum amount
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