§ 3 — Powers

§ 3. Powers. Such trustees or executive committee may take, hold and\nconvey by and under the direction of such lodge, chapter, commandery,\nconsistory, council, temple, grotto, post, tribe, aerie, camp, tent,\nnest, encampment or canton, or Degree of Pocahontas council all the\ntemporalities and property belonging thereto, whether real or personal,\nand whether given, granted or devised directly to it or to any person or\npersons for it, or in trust for its use and benefit, and may sue for and\nrecover, hold and enjoy all the debts, demands, rights and privileges,\nand all buildings and places of assemblage, with the appurtenances, and\nall other estate and property belonging to it in whatsoever manner the\nsame may have been acquired, or in whose name soever the same may be\nheld, as fully as if the right and title thereto had been originally\nvested in them; and may purchase and hold for the purpose of the lodge,\nchapter, commandery, consistory, council, temple, grotto, aerie, post,\ntribe, camp, tent, nest, encampment or canton, or Degree of Pocahontas\ncouncil, other real and personal property, and demise, lease and improve\nthe same. Such trustees or executive committee may also issue their\nbonds or other evidences of indebtedness in such amounts and for such\ntime and in such form as they shall determine either for the purpose of\nraising money to pay for any real estate purchased and held by them, and\nfor the improvement of the same, as hereinbefore provided, or for any\nother past indebtedness, and may mortgage such real estate for the\npurpose of securing the bonds or other evidences of indebtedness so\nissued by them. Bonds and mortgages for other than moneys to pay for\nsuch real estate and the improvement thereof as above, shall only be\nissued after an order of the supreme court permitting and allowing same\nupon petition of all the trustees of the property of such executive\ncommittee of the lodge, chapter, commandery, consistory, council,\ntemple, grotto, aerie, post, camp, tent, nest, encampment or canton. The\npetition shall briefly state the purposes and reason for same and shall\nstate that the petition is made by and under the direction duly had or\ngiven at a regular or state communication, convocation, encampment or\nmeeting thereof according to its constitution and general regulations.\nThe court may permit and allow the issuance of said bonds and mortgages\nby the trustees or executive committee if it deems the same proper and\nfor the best interests of the said lodge, chapter, commandery,\nconsistory, council, temple, grotto, aerie, post, camp, tent, nest,\nencampment or canton. The order shall provide that the moneys shall be\napplied and expended for the same purposes set forth in the petition.\nThe proceeds of such bonds or other evidences of indebtedness shall be\napplied exclusively to the purpose for which the same was borrowed\neither to pay for such real estate and the improvement thereof or any\nother past indebtedness. Every such lodge, chapter, commandery,\nconsistory, council, temple, grotto, post, tribe, aerie, camp, tent,\nnest, encampment or canton, or Degree of Pocahontas council, may make\nrules and regulations, not inconsistent with the laws of this state, or\nwith the constitution or general rules or laws of the grand lodge or\nother governing body to which it is subordinate, for managing the\ntemporal affairs thereof, and for the disposition of its property and\nother temporal concerns and revenue belonging to it, and the secretary\nand treasurer thereof, duly elected and installed according to its\nconstitution and general regulations and law, shall, for the time being\nbe ex-officio its secretary and treasurer. No board of trustees or\nexecutive committee for any lodge, chapter, commandery, consistory,\ncouncil, temple, grotto, aerie, post, tribe, camp, tent, nest,\nencampment or canton or Degree of Pocahontas council, filing the\ncertificate aforesaid, shall be deemed to be dissolved for any neglect\nor omission to elect a trustee or member of such executive committee,\nannually, or fill any vacancy or vacancies that may occur or exist at\nany time in said board or committee, but it shall and may be lawful for\nsaid lodge, chapter, commandery, consistory, council, temple, grotto,\naerie, post, tribe, camp, tent, nest, encampment or canton, or Degree of\nPocahontas council, to fill such vacancy or vacancies at any regular\ncommunication thereafter to be held, and till a vacancy arising from the\nexpiration of the term of office of a trustee or member of such\nexecutive committee is filled, as aforesaid, he shall continue to hold\nthe said office and perform the duties thereof.\n