constitution - Grand Encampment of Knights Templar, USA

Bylaws & Regulations--Part Four 45Commandery, or any member thereof, and any Commandery or memberof such that may be formed, opened, or holden in any State, District, orTerritory within the United States, without a dispensation or Charter fromthe Grand Encampment, or the Grand Commandery exercising territorialjurisdiction over the same.U1. UNAFFILIATED SIR KNIGHT.a. An unaffiliated Sir Knight may apply for membership in anyCommandery, anywhere, at any time. Rejection in one Commanderydoes not deprive him of the right to immediately renew his application tothe same or other Commandery.b. A Sir Knight forfeits all rights of his membership by being unaffiliated,during such period of non-affiliation.Note: See Section 336, 337 and Regulation DlU2. UNIFORMS. The Order of Knights Templar is declared to be a Uniformed Order.The purchase of a uniform by a candidate shall be optional. Each andevery Officer of Constituent Commanderies shall be required to possess adress uniform. Each Constituent Commandery shall maintain a unit orunits, equipped with uniforms to be worn at full form openings and theconferring of the Order of the Temple.a. The Templar Dress Uniform shall be that prescribed by Section 250 ofthe Grand Encampment Statutes, except that the Balderic shall not beworn within this Grand jurisdiction. The official jacket will be full-dressstyle with either military or lapel style collar. The lapel style collar is tobe worn with a white shirt and four-in-hand tie. The regular whiteplumed chapeau is to be worn.b. Constituent Commanderies may provide and use ceremonial robesconforming to and consistent with the historical traditions and practices ofTemplary. These ceremonial robes are to be used only in the Asylum forthe conferring of the Order of the Temple and their design and materialshall be as prescribed by Section 255 of the Grand Encampment Statutes.c. The Templar Fatigue Coat shall be a three-button double-breasted sackcoat, to close with two buttons, to be made of black unfinished worstedcloth, square cut, peak lapel collar, form fitting, with two lower patchpockets, square flaps, one-quarter lined of black rayon, with one insidepocket, body lining of black rayon; sleeve lining of gray rayon. Shoulderloops of same material as coat, sewed down flap up to the button; on eachshoulder will be embroidered a Templar Cross two inches in height andwidth, bordered with one row of no. 26 gilt bullion embroidery, five thirty-secondsof an inch wide. (For Grand Commandery Officers, red velvetcenter; for Past Grand Commanders, purple velvet center) The loweredge of cross to be placed one-half inch from sleeve seam. For GrandCommandery Officers there shall be placed on the shoulder loop just