[Ansteorra-archery] Details

[Bob Dewart]

Well now, all traditions must have a beginning now, don't they??

Perhaps, just perhaps, this may be a new beginning.

Does any one else see a new day dawning? Thousands of flickers of sunlight
bouncing off arrows in flight.

Gilli
----- Original Message -----
From: "Eadric Anstapa" <eadric at scabrewer.com>
To: <ansteorra-archery at ansteorra.org>
Sent: Sunday, January 20, 2002 8:52 PM
Subject: Re: [Ansteorra-archery] Details


> > On Sun, 20 Jan 2002 08:40:32 -0600 "Bob Dewart" <gilli at seacove.net>
> > writes:
> >
> > Grant level right?
> >
> > Is it a polling order?
> >
> > Gilli
>
> While Companionship in the Order carries with it a Grant of Arms and
> precedence equal to the Centurians, White Scarves, Irises, and Stars of
> Merit, it is my understanding that it is not a true polling order.
>
> I am led to believe that the wording says that the Crown "may" consult
with
> the Order.  True polling orders would say that the crown "shall" consult.
>
> By "Tradition" and not "Law" the White Scarves and Centurians have become
> polling orders.  Look in the current printing of Kingdom law that you all
> recently received on page 60 in Section Q.4.iii and you will see that as
of
> that printing the order of the White Scarf is not by law a polling order.
>
> Look in Section T.4.iii and you will see that the Centurians have the same
> wording meaning that they are a polling order by "Tradition" and not by
> "Law".
>
> I believe that the wording for the Order of the Arcus Majoris of Ansteorra
> is essentially the same regarding consultation.  It will be up to the
> initial members of the Order to make sure that similarly strong tradition
is
> developed for our archery order.
>
> As I have said in the past while Policy may never supercede Law, Tradition
> is often stronger than Law.
>
> Now, at Coronation one of the last pieces of business that Duncan and
> Larissa performed was to re-read the Order of the White Scarf into law
from
> what was said to be an old original copy of the charter of that order.  I
> cant say for sure but I think I remember from the reading the wording was
> that the Crown "shall" consult the order on prospective new members.  This
> would make it by law a true polling order.  We will have to look and see
> when it is printed in the Black Star.
>
> Always in Service,
>
> Lord Eadric Anstapa
> Coastal Regional Archery Marshal, Ansteorra
> eadric at scabrewer.com
>
>
>
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