constitution of 2015 sovereign magistral order of the temple of solomon

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SOVEREIGN MAGISTRAL ORDEROF THE TEMPLE OF SOLOMONOrdo Regius Magistralis Templi SolomonisEnacted by the Sovereign Council and Ratified by the Grand Master

(Constitution of 15 January 2015)The text of this Constitution is the complete amended version, with all previous amendmentsfully incorporated, as consolidated from all ancient and medieval traditional, customary and

enacted sovereign protocols and laws of:(1) the Cathar Essene Patriarchate of Antioch since 1054 AD as Ecclesiastical authority and

succession, (2) the Independent Kingdom of Mann since 1079 AD, as Magistral Succession byRoyal Tutela Protection grant of autonomous sovereignty with independence, (3) the original

chivalric Sovereign Magistral Order of the Temple of Solomon since 1118 AD as inherentMagistral authority, (4) the original Ancient Priesthood of Solomon of the Templar Ordersince 1118 AD as inherent Ecclesiastical authority, (5) the Templar Principality of Antiochsince 1129 AD as inherent Sovereign authority, (6) the Templar Essene Patriarchate of

Antioch since 1131 AD as additional Ecclesiastical authority, and (7) the Utrecht IndependentChurch movement of the early Old Catholic Movement since 1145 AD as additional

Ecclesiastical Tutela Protection of autonomous sovereignty.This consolidation integrates the full scope of all applicable royal sovereign law and also

ecclesiastical Canon law foundations, collectively, since those early medieval times. Ancientprotocols have been translated into English, and medieval provisions have been translatedfrom Latin and French or updated from Old English into modern English using current legal

terminology of the common law, historical and customary international law. 2013 Order of the Temple of Solomon. All International Rights Reserved.

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2Table of Contents of the Constitution of the Sovereign Magistral OrderPreamble Sovereign Nation State Under GodSovereignty of the Nation State

Article 1 Name of the Nation StateArticle 2 National FlagArticle 3 National AnthemArticle 4 National LanguageArticle 5 Origins & Bases of SovereigntyArticle 6 Sovereign Magistral Constitutional StatehoodArticle 7 Territorial Status & SovereigntyArticle 8 Sovereign NationalityArticle 9 Status of Subjects of the Order

Ecclesiastical Authority of the Nation StateArticle 10 Origins & Bases of Ecclesiastical AuthorityArticle 11 Status as a Historical Religious InstitutionArticle 12 Communion with the Old Catholic Church

Governance of the Nation StateArticle 13 The Sovereign Grand MasterArticle 14 The Sovereign CouncilArticle 15 Titles of Nobility, Knighthood & OfficeArticle 16 Secular & Religious Affairs

Sovereign Laws & ActsArticle 17 Purpose & Scope of Laws & ActsArticle 18 Juridical LawsArticle 19 Regulatory ActsArticle 20 Enactment of Sovereign Laws & ActsArticle 21 Sovereign Revenues with No TaxationArticle 22 Treason & Hostilities against Peace

Administration of JusticeArticle 23 Sovereign Authority for Magistral Courts of JusticeArticle 24 Authority for Justice by International Arbitration CourtsArticle 25 Jurisdiction of Magistral & Arbitration CourtsArticle 26 Fundamental Principles of JusticeArticle 27 Appellate Principles for Administration of Justice

Fundamental Rights of Subjects & NationalsArticle 28 Constitutional Bill of Rights

Amendment of the ConstitutionArticle 29 Enactment of Constitutional Amendments

3Preamble Sovereign Nation State Under GodIn the name of the One God, Lord of the Universe, who graces us through theHoly Spirit, in his diverse manifestations, who is the source of all authorityunder which chivalric knighthood, nobility and sovereignty must devoutlygovern, and to whom all men and nation states must answer equally in Holyjudgment under Divine Law, we the Knights and Dames of the Temple ofSolomon hold inviolable the present Constitution.In pious and determined pursuit of that which our ancestors sacrificed for andsought to preserve and contribute to the world, we the Knights Templar remainsteadfast to faithfully continue the Holy and noble historical missions of ourknightly ancestors as warrior-priests.We hold it as Gods Truth, that those noble missions of our Holy chivalric Order,to preserve and share the most ancient and sacred heritage, carry with them theresponsibility of the collective knowledge and common good of humanity.Wherefore, we commit ourselves and our Order to uphold Gods Law, bydefending and promoting the Holy principles of wisdom, faith, justice, charity,and the God-given fundamental human rights of dignity and freedom of theindividual, through our sovereign nation state under God.The Order of the Temple of Solomon recognizes that it is also our sacredhistorical obligation to protect, defend and support the principle of faith incontemporary world civilization, always seeking and promoting reconciliation,mutual cooperation, and spiritual development of the universal humancondition under God Almighty.Wherefore, we also dedicate ourselves to exercise the ecclesiastical authority ofthe Ancient Priesthood of Solomon of the Magi Priesthood of Melchizedek, asour inheritance and succession from the most ancient Priesthood in knownhuman history, with understanding that it carries the universal underlyingfoundations of all venerable religions, together with the responsibility to defendthe unique heritage of their respective traditions.By all of these founding Holy principles and sacred obligations, the Order of theTemple of Solomon shall constitute the nation state of international legalpersonality, to serve as the governmental vehicle to protect, preserve andadvance the heritage, interests and influence of cultural Templarismworldwide.

4Sovereignty of the Nation StateArticle 1 Name of the Nation State

The proper official name of the nation state is the Sovereign Magistral Order of the Templeof Solomon. The official alternative short forms are the Order of the Temple of Solomon,or the Order of the Temple, and it may be referred to throughout this Constitution simplyas the Order.

Article 2 National Flag1. The national flag of the Order is composed of the colours black and white, arranged intwo horizontal stripes, with black on the top and white on the bottom, bearing the TemplarCross in red, in the center. In the top left corner is a gold Escarbuncle symbol, and in the topright corner is a gold Cross of Jerusalem.2. The heraldic symbolism and meaning of the national flag is as follows: The white andblack combination represents the duality of good and evil, locked in eternal battle with goodalways balancing and striving to conquer evil. The red Templar Cross represents the rosecross of the bloodlines of Christian royalty and nobility, symbolizes the ancient esotericsecrets of the Templars which were traditionally said to be under the rose, and serves as areminder of the blood of our ancestors which they sacrificed to preserve and defend theheritage and pursue the historical missions of the Order. The gold colour of the two symbolsrepresents spiritual power, wisdom, loyalty and honour. The Escarbuncle was featured onthe heraldic crest of King Fulk of Jerusalem, and represents strength and endurance in battleas spiritual warriors. The Cross of Jerusalem is that of the Holy Sepulchre, and representsthe founding of the Order in the Temple of Solomon of Jerusalem, and the royal line of KingFulk of Jerusalem which was the original sovereign patronage of the Order, and which latergranted full sovereignty and independence to the Order as a nation state in the modern era.3. In the national flag and all heraldry of the Order, the Templar Cross shall beinterchangeable with the most ancient form of the Templar Cross, consisting of the medievalCross Pat with the top arm styled as a loop from the Egyptian Ankh symbol. The styling ofthe Templar Cross as an Ankh represents the most ancient roots of all sacred knowledge ofthe Order. The resulting Ankh Pat shall be used as an alternative, indicating theecclesiastical authority of the Order carrying the Ancient Priesthood of Solomon.

Article 3 National Anthem1. The official Anthem of the Sovereign Magistral Order of the Temple of Solomon, as anation-state subject of international law, is its traditional medieval Gregorian chant "NonNobis Domine", which is the historical and official motto of the medieval Order.2. The lyrics of this Anthem consist of one short sentence, from the Old Testament(Psalm 115:1), sung in a loop, or overlapping in a round, as follows: "Non nobis DomineDomine, non nobis Domine, sed nomini, sed nomini, Tuo da gloriam!"

53. The Anthem may alternatively be sung in English, with the proper timing facilitated bythe following version of translation: "Not to us O Lord O Lord, Not to us O Lord, but to Thyname, but to Thy name, to Thee give glory!"

Article 4 National LanguageThe national language of the Order, for the purpose of all official and legal documents andpublic statements, is the English language, as the primary working language.

Article 5 Origins & Bases of Sovereignty1. The Sovereign Magistral Order of the Temple of Solomon honours our Europeanancestors since our magistral and ecclesiastical dynastic founder King Fulk of Jerusalem in1118 AD, and those combined traditions which converged and continued through our Britishancestor Prince George Stanley of Mann since 1460 AD, and the collective heritage whichpersisted into the modern era through the direct bloodline descendant HRH Prince David,King of Mann, from 2007 AD.2. The Sovereign Magistral Order of the Temple of Solomon recognizes its history ofMagistral Succession from the Royal line of King Fulk of Jerusalem through the IndependentKingdom of Mann, consisting of the following historical and legal facts:

(a) King Fulk of Jerusalem (ca.1090-1143 AD) was one of the original 9 founding knightsof the original Grand Mastery since 1117-1118 AD, who succeeded King Baldwin II ofJerusalem and gave continued sovereign patronage from 1131 AD with the 1st GrandMaster of the original Templar Order Hughes de Payens (during 1131-1136 AD), andthe 2nd Grand Master Robert de Craon (during 1136-1143 AD);

(b) Notwithstanding additional patronage of the Vatican Holy See of Rome in 1128 AD,the original sovereign patronage from the King of Jerusalem 10 years earlier was neverrescinded nor terminated, and continued to remain in full force and effect. Thelegalized legitimate descendant of King Fulk confirmed and recognized that juridicalfact of the historical record, by granting recognition and renewed Royal Protection tothe Order. This was accomplished by restoration of its Grand Mastery, andestablishment of Judge Matthew of Thebes as the 24th Grand Master from 2007 AD,and by grant of Tutela Protection of autonomous sovereignty with independence to theOrder in 2013 AD, thus continuing and enhancing the original foundations oflegitimacy of the Order from its ancestors;

(c) The Royal House of the Independent Kingdom of Mann is genealogically related tothree of the Provincial Grand Masters of England (called Masters of the Temple,analogous to Grand Prior), Richard de Hastings (1155-1185 AD), Robert deMounford (ca. 1234 AD), and Robert de Saundforde (1231-1247 AD). Thisdemonstrates that ancestors of the Royal House of Mann were actively andprominently involved in the activities and leadership of the Order throughout history,continuing the tradition of King Fulk of Jerusalem.

6(d) As arranged by British cultural Templars and Templar historians and implemented bytheir Barristers, the Independent Kingdom of Mann was legalized by Royal Assent ofQueen Elizabeth II on 16 January 2007 AD, by legal force and effect of the UK CrownOffice Act, Section 3.3, with recognition of Royal lineage through the British StanleyKings (thus proving that he is a direct descendant of King Fulk of Jerusalem), andrecognizing full Fons Honourum rights to exercise the royal sovereignty of itsancestors (including King Fulk of Jerusalem);

(e) Templar historian Judge Matthew of Thebes was introduced to HRH Prince David,King of Mann in October 2007 AD, at a meeting of Templar university historians andcultural Templars in a 13th century Templar stone chapel in England. This meetingwas during the same year when Matthew was entrusted with 2 sets of authenticatedmuseum replica copies of the Chinon Parchment collection of historical documentsfrom the Vatican Secret Archives, proving that all the Templars were absolved of allcharges from the secular French Inquisition, and that the original Order from 1118 ADwas in fact never dissolved by the Vatican but merely temporarily suspended,remaining in good standing;

(f) That historic meeting began a 7 year plan for the restoration of the Order to full legallegitimacy, in furtherance of the original historical missions of the Order. JudgeMatthew of Thebes was recognized by the Royal Patron as the Curator of the Order,serving in that role for a symbolic 7 year period from 2007-2013 AD, during which hefounded the Commandery of the Temple of Solomon in ancient Thebes (Luxor) in2008 AD, and subsequently fully restored all operational infrastructure for theoriginal Templar Order;

(g) Completing that 7 year plan nine months ahead of schedule, Judge Matthew wasinstalled and recognized as the 24th Prince Grand Master (the first in the modern era)of the original Templar Order, thereby also making him Prince High Priest of theAncient Priesthood of Solomon (which is historically vested in the Knights Templar).By official Royal Letters Patent under UK customary law, the Order was permanentlygranted autonomous sovereignty with independence in full legitimacy, as of April 2013AD;

(h) The permanence of absolute independent sovereignty of the Order, in perpetuity, wasfurther confirmed by the Act of Completion of January 2015 between the IndependentKingdom of Mann and the Order, which marked the successful completion of allrestoration projects with the underlying group of Templar historians.

3. Let it never be forgotten, and never be denied, that by Gods Truth, this historyconstitutes the authentic factual and legal basis for Magistral Succession of our GrandMastery and independent sovereignty of our nation state under all fundamental principles ofhistorical and customary international law.

Article 6 Sovereign Magistral Constitutional Statehood1. The Order is a subject of international law, exercising sovereign rights and functionsas a nation state. Governance of the Order is conducted through executive, legislative andjudicial functions of its relevant analogous bodies, according to the provisions of the presentConstitution.

72. The form of governance of the Order is and shall remain a Sovereign Magistralconstitutional statehood system, operating as a Principality. The Order is governed as anation state by the Prince Grand Master, thus exercising sovereignty as a continuation of itshistorical governance of the Templar Principality of Antioch. The Prince Grand Masterserves as Head of State, and governance is conducted within the framework of the presentConstitution as the fundamental law of the Order. The religious affairs of the Order areadministered by the Grand Master, providing for Magistral governance of interfaith andmultidenominational spiritual and religious cultural affairs within the Order.3. The present Constitution, as the fundamental body of public law defining thesovereignty and governance of the nation state of the Sovereign Magistral Order of theTemple of Solomon, constitutes its binding multilateral contract and covenant, between theOrder, its Subjects, and all third parties of the general public and the internationalcommunity, governing all relations of the Order with its Subjects, foreign nationals of otherstates, and other nation states.4. The Order hereby affirms and asserts its inalienable and independent sovereign rightsto govern its own internal affairs as a nation state, enact and enforce its own laws, apply itsown legal jurisdiction, determine and conduct its diplomatic and external foreign affairs andrelations with other nations, and to develop and defend its own political, economic andcultural life, in accordance with its own traditions and innovations.

Article 7 Territorial Status & Sovereignty1. The Order is inherently a sovereign subject of international law based upon its directcontinuation of the original Templar Grand Mastery, by proper Magistral Succession withdoctrinal succession, as the Pontificate of the historical Ancient Priesthood of Solomon since1118 AD, and also as the Pontificate of the Cathars from 1054 AD since 1244 AD, from itshistorical territory of the Templar Principality of Antioch, thereby possessing its own JusHonourum and ecclesiastical authority, and having the juridical status of an enthronedSovereign Ecclesiastical historical institution without need for territory.2. The Order is also (additionally or alternately) inherently a sovereign subject ofinternational law based upon its direct continuation of the original Templar Grand Mastery,by proper Magistral Succession, as the government of the historical Templar Principality ofAntioch since 1129 AD, thereby possessing its own Fons Honourum authority, and having thejuridical status of a non-ruling deposed sovereign of the Principality.3. The Order is also (additionally or alternately) a sovereign subject of international lawbased upon the permanent grant of Royal Tutela Protection sovereignty with independenceby Fons Honourum of the Independent Kingdom of Mann since 2013 AD, thereby having thejuridical status of a ruling Principality without territory by Royal authority from a Kingdom.4. By virtue, substance and merit of the above threefold basis of legal legitimacy ofsovereignty as statehood, the Order is thereby an official sovereign entity of internationallegal personality, by force and effect of ancient principles of historical and customaryinternational law which remain active and enforceable in modern times.5. As a sovereign subject of international law, the Order holds enhanced status as anation state subject of international law, as the governmental entity and state infrastructurerepresenting the cultural nationality embodied in the medieval and modern traditions ofworldwide cultural Templarism internationally.

86. This sovereignty of the Order, and its legitimacy as a nation state under internationallaw, does not require nor depend upon control or possession of any particular geographicterritory.7. The Order does not make any claim to the former territory of the Templar Principalityof Antioch in modern Syria, as it is content to possess perpetual Fons Honourum authorityfrom that historical connection. The Order also does not make any claim to the territory ofthe Temple Mount in Jerusalem, as it is content to permanently possess the substance andheritage of Templarism as sacred wisdom from its archaeological excavation of the historicalTemple of Solomon.8. All land, buildings or other real estate property in any host country which are ownedby the Order, whether (1) owned through a foundation or trustees on its behalf, or (2) ownedby members of the Sovereign Council, are legal Territories of the Order, which are subject toits Constitution and laws, in addition to the laws of the host country. Any real estate propertyused as Embassy premises of diplomatic missions of the Order, and any ships officiallybearing the flag of the Order in international waters, are legally its sovereign Territories,which are governed by the full legal force and effect of its Constitution and laws.9. The Fons Honourum for the historical Templar Principality of Antioch remains vestedin the Grand Mastery of the Order. A titular Prince of the Principality of Antioch (Prince ofAntioch) may be created by the Prince Grand Master of the Order, by delegation of MagistralFons Honourum for the Principality of Antioch.10. The Grand Master, as Princeps Pontifex Episcopus (Pontifical Prince High Priest) ofthe denomination of Solomonic Christianity as Miter Neter Tepi (First Master-Teacher ofGod) of the Ancient Priesthood of Solomon of the Order, shall hold the title of Primate ofQalat Salahadin of the Templar Principality of Antioch, in honour of the friendship betweenRichard the Lionheart and Salahadin, the Templar knighthood ceremony given to Salahadinca. 1190 AD, and the Treaty of Ramla of 1192 AD.

Article 8 Sovereign Nationality1. The Order, being an autonomous institution of sovereignty, independent from anyparticular geographic territory, and thus different from a country of citizenship, is asovereign nation-state of Nationality. A person who is a part of the Order under its sovereignauthority is thus a National holding its Nationality.2. Nationality of the Order as a sovereign nation-state is separate from and supplementalto any other country-based citizenships which may also be held by all Subjects.3. The granting of Nationality of the Order to any person is separate from and does notrequire the holding of any Title of Nobility, Rank or Office of the Order, Office of Governmentor Order of Honour. Conversely, the granting of any Title, Rank, Office or Order does notrequire the holding of Nationality of the Order.4. Every member of the Sovereign Council of the Order, and every family memberthereof, has the inalienable right to be part of the Order, and automatically holds itsNationality.

95. It is the privilege of every person qualified in accordance with the Laws enacted underthis Constitution to be part of the Order. The granting and revocation of Nationality shall bedetermined in accordance with the Laws of the Order.6. The Order cherishes its special affinity with people of tribes, clans, traditional orders,historical institutions, other royalty and nobility, who struggle to preserve and exercise theiroriginal sovereignty, freedom and human rights, people who share significant culturalidentity and heritage with the Knights and Dames of the Temple of Solomon, and all peoplewho struggle to assert and defend their human rights under international law. Such peopleare given priority and special consideration to be granted Nationality of the Order.7. Nationality of the Order held by a Subject may be revoked by reason of Treasonagainst the Order as a nation state, or Hostilities against Peace against any foreign nation, oron other grounds established by the Laws of the Order. Maintenance of continuingNationality may be subject only to reasonable requirements of periodic renewal, inaccordance with the Laws of the Order.

Article 9 Status of Subjects of the Order1. Subjects of the Order are those people who:

(a) are Grand Officers, or family members thereof, of the Grand Mastery of the Order;

(b) are Magistral Officers, or family members thereof, of the Sovereign Council of theOrder;

(c) have been granted any Title of Nobility, Rank or Office of the Order, Office ofGovernment or Order of Honour by the Order;

(d) have been granted Nationality of the Order, in connection with any other form ofparticipation in or affiliation with the Order;

(e) have been ordained as Clergy in the Ancient Priesthood of Solomon of the Order, orhave otherwise been granted communion under its ecclesiastical authority.

2. The essential principle of Sovereign Magistral governance is not to rule over Subjectsof the Order, but rather to sustain, uphold and represent them, giving all Subjects thebenefits, advantages and protections of the rights and privileges of a sovereign nation stateunder international law. This is the necessary function of the state, to enable and empowerSubjects to contribute their best skills and capabilities in furtherance of the missions of theOrder for the collective benefit of all Subjects.3. For protection of the essential principle of Sovereign Magistral governance for thecommon good, in defense of the collective rights of all Subjects, fidelity to the Order andloyalty to the Grand Master and Sovereign Council are fundamental political and civil dutiesof all Subjects.4. With respect to any Subject holding obligations of citizenship in a foreign country, noallegiance to the Order shall be interpreted nor applied to conflict with allegiance to theforeign country.

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Ecclesiastical Authority of the Nation StateArticle 10 Origins & Bases of Ecclesiastical Authority

1. The Sovereign Magistral Order of the Temple of Solomon honours our priestlyancestors from the most ancient times of human history, and those combined traditions ofthe Magi Priesthood of Melchizedek which converged as the collective heritage of the Templeof Solomon, and which continued through the Ancient Priesthood of Solomon of the Order.The Order honours our European ancestors who received both Magistral succession andApostolic succession of ecclesiastical authority from the ancient priesthoods, beginning withthe dynastic founder King Fulk of Jerusalem since 1118 AD. The Order honours that mostancient Priesthood, which persisted into the modern era through the Royal line of King Fulk,and was re-vested in the Order from 2007 AD, consisting of the Pontificate of thedenomination of Solomonic Christianity.2. The Order of the Temple of Solomon recognizes its history of priestly succession as thebasis for legitimacy of independent ecclesiastical authority, as the embodiment and directcontinuation of the Ancient Priesthood of Solomon of the Magi Priesthood of Melchizedek, asa separate and distinct religious institution. That history of succession of priestly legitimacyconsists of the following historical, juridical and ecclesiastical facts:

(a)Magi Priesthood of Melchizedek The Order carries the most ancient MagiPriesthood of Melchizedek, embodying the original Djedhi tradition, through and inthe form of the Ancient Priesthood of Solomon, from the following primary sevensources of priestly Magistral succession perfected by doctrinal succession: (1) theoriginal Biblical Melchizedek Magi Kings from 10,068 BC; (2) the ancient PersianMagi Knights from 10,068 BC; (3) the ancient Egyptian Djedhi Magi Priests from5,500 BC; (4) the ancient Sumerian Magi Fisher Priests from 3,500 BC; (5) theEssenes ca. 250 BC through the Holy See of Antioch ca. 33 AD; (6) the original Al-Banna Magi Sufi Order from 825 AD; and (7) the original Syrian Hashashin Sufi Orderfrom 1080 AD.

(b)Ancient Priesthood of Solomon The Order carries the Ancient Priesthood ofSolomon, embodying the original Gnostic tradition, from the following additionalseven sources of priestly Magistral and doctrinal succession perfected by Apostolicsuccession: (1) the Nazarene Essene Priesthood of Jesus from ca. 33 AD; (2) SaintMark the Apostle; (3) Saint Thomas the Apostle; (4) Saint Mary Magdalene theDisciple and Gnostic Apostle of Jesus; (5) Saint Thecla the Disciple and GnosticApostle of the Apostle Peter; (6) the Patriarchate of the Cathars of Antioch from 1054AD; and (7) Saint Bernard de Clairvaux the Patron Saint of the Knights Templar from1129 AD.

(c) All 14 sources of priestly and ecclesiastical authority constitute direct lines of initiatorysuccession, each perfected by doctrinal succession, and further supported byadditional Apostolic succession.

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3. Let it never be forgotten, and never be denied, that by Gods Truth, this historyconstitutes the authentic factual and juridical basis for independent ecclesiastical authority ofour Order as a religious institution under fundamental principles of Canon law, and as thefull and legitimate embodiment of the Ancient Priesthood of Solomon of the Magi Priesthoodof Melchizedek, as the Pontificate of the denomination of Solomonic Christianity, in its ownright.

Article 11 Status as a Historical Religious Institution1. The Sovereign Magistral Order of the Temple of Solomon has legitimacy of fullecclesiastical authority for the most ancient Magi Priesthood of Melchizedek from 10,068 BC,through and in the form of the Ancient Priesthood of Solomon as restored from the Temple ofSolomon from 1118 AD, and the Patriarchate of the Cathars of Antioch from 1054 AD,together comprising the distinctive denomination of Solomonic Christianity, as the authenticsubstance of the religious functions of the Order of the Temple of Solomon.2. The Order, in its chivalric aspect as the original Knights Templar, thus possessesjuridical status under established Canon law as an independent and authentic religiousinstitution, being the equivalent of a classical Church in its own right, as the Pontificate ofthe denomination of Solomonic Christianity.3. Knights, Dames and other Subjects are not required to join the ecclesiastical aspects ofthe Order. The institutions for exercise of ecclesiastical authority within the Order exist toprovide an optional spiritual supplement to chivalric participation in the Order, to enhancethe experience of those Subjects who seek a multifaceted level of involvement.4. The primary ecclesiastical practice of the Order shall be through the AncientPriesthood of Solomon of the Magi Priesthood of Melchizedek, as the original monastictradition of the medieval Knights Templar, which was the founding cornerstone of theTemplar Order from 1118 AD. This Priesthood must be preserved as an integral, inseparableand inalienable part of the authentic warrior monk historical character of the Order sinceits inception.5. The Grand Master of the Order shall serve as Princeps Pontifex Episcopus (PontificalPrince High Priest) of the denomination of Solomonic Christianity, as Miter Neter Tepi(First Master-Teacher of God) of the Ancient Priesthood of Solomon, vested with initiatoryMagistral and doctrinal succession of its combined most ancient priesthoods, together withall accumulated lines of Apostolic succession within the Order.6. The Priesthood shall be composed of individuals who are trained in the ancient waysof historical traditions of the Priesthood, dedicated to ensuring its preservation as animportant part of the heritage of humanity.7. Priests and Priestesses of the denomination of Solomonic Christianity shall hold theoriginal Pharaonic Egyptian ranks and titles of Clergy of the Ancient Priesthood of Solomon,designated by the authentic ancient Egyptian words of such titles, as evidenced in thehistorical record. Those ancient titles shall also be designated by their Old Catholicequivalents in modern Christianity, by way of translation, and such Catholic designationsmay be used alternatively or interchangeably with the original ancient titles, as appropriate.

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8. The Ancient Priesthood of Solomon, as the classical Church and Pontificate of thedenomination of Solomonic Christianity, shall be defined as a form of Liberal Catholicism,including elements of Gnosticism as Reformed Catholicism, and its doctrines and practicesshall consist of those which are accepted as an identifiable part of the Old CatholicMovement.9. The Grand Master as Princeps Pontifex Episcopus (Pontifical Prince High Priest) ofthe denomination of Solomonic Christianity as Miter Neter Tepi (First Master-Teacher ofGod) of the Ancient Priesthood of Solomon, which embodies the earliest origins of the MagiPriesthood of Melchizedek, possesses the inalienable right to give Pontifical Assent to allofficial actions of the Order exercising or supporting its own ecclesiastical authority ingovernance of its religious affairs.10. The collective religious and ecclesiastical heritage of the Order embodies the universalesoteric principles and spiritual doctrines which are the foundations of Christianity, unifyingall Christian denominations, and carries the original sacred wisdom which connectsChristianity to other genuine world religions.11. The Order thus holds its ecclesiastical affairs to be non-denominational, such that nosingle denomination or tradition of faith shall be made exclusive of the others. However, theOrder shall be ecumenical, while dedicated to protect and defend the authenticity of othervenerable religions and denominations in their own right with their own distinct cultures andtraditions. Nevertheless, the denominational character of religious activities of the Ordershall be defined generally, by its historically authentic traditions, as being Gnostic OldCatholic.12. The Order shall exercise ecclesiastical authority primarily through academicscholarship, educational teaching and training, and by supporting Churches and places ofworship of other denominations and traditions. Subjects of the Order are encouraged toparticipate in places of worship of other denominations and traditions, choosing the style andform of worship of their personal preference, consistent with their preferred culture.13. The Order may establish Monasteries, Solomonic Temples or Gnostic Church facilitiesby practical necessity, as working facilities contributing to operational infrastructure, butgenerally shall not promote its own Churches nor develop congregations as a primarypurpose nor central activity.14. Titles of Ecclesiastical Nobility include the following:

(a) Prince High Priest of Solomon, which shall always be held by the titular office ofthe Prince Grand Master, by ecclesiastical authority of the Ancient Priesthood ofSolomon. An Emeritus Prince Grand Master retains the ecclesiastical title of HighPriest of the Ancient Priesthood of Solomon, and shall be created a hereditary Princeof Solomon from the Ancient Priesthood of Solomon;

(b)Prince or Princess of Solomon, is an ecclesiastical title which is granted byecclesiastical Fons Honourum held by the Prince High Priest. This ecclesiastical titleof Prince or Princess of the Ancient Priesthood of Solomon is hereditary by succession;

(c) Vidame (reserved for male heirs, subject to approval by the Grand Chaplain), secularguardian protector of the Ancient Priesthood of Solomon as the ecclesiastical aspect ofthe Order.

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Article 12 Communion with the Old Catholic Church1. The Sovereign Magistral Order of the Temple of Solomon hereby enshrines in thisConstitution its most sacred and profound Holy obligation to support the tradition ofclassical early Christianity, primarily through the Old Catholic Church Movement asrecognized by the Vatican Holy See of Rome (Dominus Iesus of 2000, Art.IV, Sec.17), byreconnecting the Catholicate with its ancient origins which are the foundations unifying alldenominations of Christianity.2. The historical compatibility supporting full communion of the chivalric KnightsTemplar Order with the Old Catholic Church, mutual co-communion between the AncientPriesthood of Solomon of the Templar Order and the Old Catholic Church, and the resultingspecial relationship between them as companion Sister Churches, is based upon thefollowing historical, juridical and ecclesiastical facts:

(a) When the Great Schism of 1054 AD caused the Greek and Roman factions to dissolvethe Holy See of Antioch and merge back into their respective Orthodox and RomanChurches, the original Patriarchate of that Biblical First Church of early Christianity(Acts 11:26-27, 13:1-3) was continued by the Gnostic Cathars as Apostolic initiates ofthe Essenes (Catholic Encyclopedia 1913, Antioch, heresies arose from Antioch);

(b) The Principality of Antioch was established as a Crusader vassal state in 1098 AD;

(c) The Crusader Principality of Antioch was acquired by the Templar Kings of Jerusalemas its Royal Protectors in 1119 AD;

(d) The Principality of Antioch became a Templar Principality in 1129 AD with enactmentof the Temple Rule enabling to take over the Crusades, and thus take over the formerCrusader vassal states;

(e) Separate from the Templar Principality of Antioch, the Cathar Patriarchate of Antiochwas also acquired by the founding Templar King Fulk of Jerusalem in 1131 AD, and inturn was vested in the Templar Grand Mastery in 1131 AD;

(f) The foundations of the Old Catholic Movement were established when Pope EugeneIII granted autonomy to Bishops of the Church of Utrecht Netherlands in 1145 AD,confirmed by the Vaticans Fourth Lateran Council in 1215 AD. This originated thetradition of Independent Churches, which historically attracted Liberal CatholicBishops from the Gnostic, Essene, Cathar and Celtic Churches supported by the pan-European Knights Templar;

(g) The Cathar Priesthood from the Essenes as the Apostolic Patriarchate of the BiblicalFirst Church of Antioch survived primarily through the Templar Order, operatingunder the protection of the Templar Principality of Antioch, from 1244 AD.

(h) The Principality and Patriarchate of Antioch reverted back to the King Fulk line withthe persecution of the Knights Templar in 1307 AD;

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(i) The Templar Order restored legitimacy of Magistral Succession of its TemplarPrincipality and Gnostic Cathar Patriarchate of Antioch from its original GrandMastery through the dynastic line of the Templar King Fulk 700 years later in 2007AD, and fully restored the ecclesiastical authority of its original Ancient Priesthood ofSolomon in 2013-2014 AD;

(j) The Templar Order restored Apostolic Succession of its Priesthood, receiving fullcommunion and additional Ecclesiastical Tutela Protection of sovereignty from theOld Catholic Rite Caritas Christi, as the Pontifical Catholicate representing the OldCatholic Movement inclusive of Gnostic Liberal Catholicism, in January 2015 AD;

(k) The Templar Ancient Priesthood of Solomon granted reciprocal co-communion andthe Templar Order granted Sovereign Patronage to the Old Catholic Rite CaritasChristi in January 2015 AD, thereby restoring the heritage of the Essenes, and theGnostic Cathar Patriarchate of the Biblical First Church of Antioch to the OldCatholic Movement.

3. In accordance with this symbiotic relationship, the Order shall thus serve as anexternal framework of supporting infrastructure for practical support of the PontificalCatholicate of the Old Catholic Rite Caritas Christi of the Old Catholic Movement as acompanion Sister Church.

Governance of the Nation StateArticle 13 The Sovereign Grand Master

1. The full title of the sovereign Head of State of the Order is the Prince Grand Master,being both a Prince by nobility succession from royal grant of sovereignty, and also GrandMaster as the highest position within the Order. Both aspects of this role of supreme leaderare combined and incorporated into the more secular short form title of SovereignMagister, and alternatively Head of State of the Templar nation-state. The full alternativesof Sovereign Grand Master or Sovereign Head of State may also be used. The traditionalshort form, embodying all of these titles, is otherwise simply Grand Master. The propercourtesy style of address, exclusive to the Grand Master, is the title Most Eminent Highness(M.E.H.).2. The Grand Master holds Fons Honourum and authority which constitutes the right togrant dynastic Titles of Nobility, Ranks of the Order, Offices of the Order, Offices ofGovernment, and to establish and grant Orders of Honour. This right is protected underinternational law.3. The Grand Master possesses the right to give Magistral Assent to all official actions,the right to make Magistral Proclamations compelling any official actions, and the right ofveto power over any official decisions. In the sphere of sovereign jurisprudence, those rightsinclude the powers of pardon and clemency. In the sphere of diplomacy, they include theright to personally ratify all treaties with other nations.4. The Grand Master possesses the inalienable right to general governance over allsovereign, geopolitical, political, juridical and civil affairs of the Order and its Subjects.

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5. The Grand Master has only one obligation, to conduct all Magistral acts and courses ofgeneral governance upon the advice and consultation of the Sovereign Council.6. The position of Grand Master (being Prince Grand Master as the SovereignMagister) is for life, and is hereditary, subject to succession by qualified sanguine or legalheirs in accordance with traditional royal and nobility protocols. The Grand Master retainsthe right and option to directly select and appoint a qualified or preferred successor, with orwithout conditions, by giving written notice to all Grand Officers of the Sovereign Council, orby any signed proclamation or legal contract deliverable to the Sovereign Council whenneeded. The Sovereign Council shall honour and implement any such appointment arrangedby the Grand Master. Effective succession to the Office of Grand Master of the Order,however, requires that the entitled or intended successor must formally and voluntarilyaccept such appointment.7. In the event of abeyance or vacancy of the position of the Grand Master, the samepowers shall be exercised by the Grand Officers, indefinitely, for so long as may be needed tore-establish a suitable Grand Master, subject to the requirement that the Sovereign Councilmust continually and periodically make good faith efforts to arrange for succession.8. In the absence of lawful heirs or appointed successors, the Sovereign Council shallnominate candidates and elect a new Grand Master as successor, on the basis of a mandatoryunanimous (100%) vote of all members of the parliamentary Sovereign Council. GrandOfficers shall have priority as candidates for successor to the Grand Master.9. In the event that a hereditary or legal heir is not yet of sufficient age or qualification toeffectively assume the Office of Grand Master of the Order, or the heir wishes to postpone butnot decline succession, then the Grand Chancellor shall serve as co-regent Grand Master, orif that position is in abeyance then the Sovereign Council may elect a temporary co-regent, toserve as acting Grand Master of the Order only until such time as the lawful heir is ofsufficient age and qualification to assume the throne, as determined by the SovereignCouncil.

Article 14 The Sovereign Council1. The Sovereign Council is the national advisory body and secular lawmaking body ofthe Order, serving as its Parliament, responsible for guiding the policies of its internal andforeign affairs, and constituting the inner circle of Grand Officers and Magistral Officers ofthe Order.2. The Sovereign Council consists of all Grand Officers plus all Ministers of Parliament,all symbolically presided over by the Grand Master.3. The Sovereign may appoint, or the Grand Officers may elect, 1 member to serve asChairman, and 2 members to serve as Vice Chairmen, leading the Sovereign Council onbehalf of the Grand Master.4. Grand Officers must be qualified by holding or being initiated into a high level ofpriesthood in an appropriate or relevant religion, as well as having professional skills,expertise and qualifications in one or more areas related to the functions and purposes of theSovereign Council, such that they are capable of the highest level of stewardship of manymillennia of the heritage and future of the Order as a historical institution.

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5. Ministers of Parliament must be qualified by previously holding Title of Nobility, Rankor Office of the Order, Office of Government or Order of Honour of the Order, or being amember of the Priesthood or Clergy, as well as having professional skills, expertise andqualifications in one or more areas relevant to the functions and purposes of the SovereignCouncil.6. Candidates for membership in the Sovereign Council may be nominated by the GrandMaster or any Grand Officer or Minister of Parliament. To become a Grand Officer orMinister, a candidate must be approved by a simple majority (more than 50%) vote of theSovereign Council, followed by official ratification and royal appointment by the GrandMaster.7. In the event of abeyance of any positions in the Sovereign Council, the Grand Mastermay appoint any appropriate and capable Magistral Officers of any Office of State to exercisethe same powers and duties of a Grand Officer or Minister. In the event of abeyance ofpositions of Grand Officers or Ministers such that remaining occupied positions areinsufficient to effectively operate the Order, any members of the family or trustees of theGrand Master may exercise the powers and duties of Grand Officer or Minister.8. The exercise of powers and duties of a Grand Officer or Minister position in abeyanceshall be by temporarily occupying the needed positions, indefinitely, for so long as may beneeded to arrange appointment of new Grand Officers or Ministers of the normalqualifications, subject to the requirement that the Sovereign Council or Grand Master mustcontinually and periodically make good faith efforts to arrange for new qualifiedappointments of members of the Sovereign Council.9. Grand Officers and Ministers on the Sovereign Council are permitted to delegate orinstruct an authorized proxy trustee, who shall be legally empowered to vote or affixsignatures on behalf of those officials who delegated or instructed the proxy trustee. Suchauthorized proxy trustees shall also be permitted to represent groups, categories of blocks ofthe Grand Mastery or Sovereign Council, or the Order as a whole, if and when so legallyempowered by an authorizing instrument.

Article 15 Titles of Nobility, Knighthood & Office1. The Grand Master holds the power of Fons Honorum, the source of authority and theright to grant official and sovereign Titles of Nobility, Ranks of the Order, Offices of theOrder, Offices of Government, and to create, establish and grant special Orders of Honour.2. Titles of Nobility of the Order include, in descending order of rank:

(a) Sovereign Prince, as Grand Master (inalienable by hereditary or constitutionalsuccession, reserved for male heirs);

(b) Prince or Princess (inalienable by hereditary or constitutional succession,reserved for lawful heirs of the Sovereign Prince);

(c) Duke or Duchess (must be attached to an appropriate selected historical site orterritory within the Principality of Antioch);

(d) Marquis or Marquise (may optionally be attached to an appropriate selectedhistorical site or territory within the Principality of Antioch);

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(e) Count or Countess;(f) Viscount or Viscountess;(g) Baron or Baroness;(h) Hereditary Knight or Dame of the Temple of Solomon (may use the post-

nominal abbreviations HKTS or HDTS respectively).The Nobility Titles of Duke, Marquis, Count, Vidame, Viscount and Baron are

presumed by default to be attached to the surname, but may optionally be attached to anappropriate selected historical site or territory within the Principality of Antioch.3. Titles of Nobility may be granted as either hereditary or non-hereditary (lifewithout succession), as determined by the Sovereign Council and ratified by the GrandMaster, and the nature of such grant shall be indicated on the Letters Patent issued by theOrder.4. Titles of Nobility granted as hereditary are intended to be held in perpetuity, andsubsequently passed on through hereditary succession by qualified sanguine or legal heirs orsuccessors legally appointed by the holder of the Title, and otherwise in accordance withtraditional and historical protocols of royalty and nobility, provided that male heirs havepriority, whereby female heirs hold valid title and pass to subsequent male heirs, andhereditary descendants have priority over heirs by marriage or adoption.5. Title of Nobility granted as hereditary may not be revoked, except by reason ofextreme dishonourable or adverse conduct such as Treason against the Order as a nationstate, or Hostilities against Peace against any foreign nation, as determined by a special Courtof Honour convened by the Grand Mastery. Any such revocation is presumed as intended toapply only to the current holder, but the title may pass to the next heir only subject toapproval by the Sovereign Council and ratification by the Grand Master. A title may bepermanently revoked and barred from all heirs, in the event of additional excommunicationon the ground of aggravating circumstances, effected by the Magistral proclamation of theGrand Master.6. Titles of Nobility granted as non-hereditary are intended to be held for life,without hereditary succession, but may be revoked for any dishonourable or adverse conductas determined by a special Court of Honour convened by the Grand Mastery.7. Ranks of the Order consist of the following levels of participation in the chivalricaspect of the Order:

(a) Knight or Dame of the Temple of Solomon, for professionals with effectiveskills, conducting active work in furtherance of historical and philanthropicmissions, basic level initiate or higher (may use the post-nominal abbreviations KTSor DTS respectively);

(b) Knight of the Order of Saladin, for Muslims who are dedicated to the ancientCode of Honour of Chivalry, in the tradition of General Saladin, admitted asbrothers in faith with shared beliefs in ancient sacred wisdom, by recognition asKnights of the autonomous parallel Order of Saladin, with appropriate alternativeregalia (may use the post-nominal abbreviation KOS);

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(c) Squire (or Lady in Waiting), for children not yet of age for full participation,who are strongly considered qualified and expected to thrive as titled Knights in thefuture, either children of Knights who share and teach spiritual and chivalricpassions to their children, or children who demonstrate a strong independentpassion for history and knightly noble pursuits. A Squire (or Lady in Waiting) mustparticipate with a parent, legal guardian, or selected mentor approved by a parent,who must be a titled Knight. The age for becoming a Squire or Lady in Waiting is 18years. The age for becoming a full Knight or Dame Templar is 25 years.

(d) Donat of the Temple of Solomon, for sponsoring benefactors contributingsignificant donations to the charitable and humanitarian missions of the Order, whootherwise do not wish to or are not yet ready to receive Knighthood. Donats aremembers with limited participation, who may be granted distinctive insignia of theOrder, but do not wear the full uniform regalia of Knights and Dames.

8. Ranks of the Order are held only for life without hereditary succession (hereditaryKnighthood falls under Titles of Nobility), but may be revoked for any dishonourable oradverse conduct as determined by a special Court of Honour convened by the Grand Mastery.9. Postulant Status is granted to a new initiate who has been admitted as an approvedcandidate for a chivalric Rank of the Order, and has paid a traditional Passage Fee.Postulants are treated as members of the Order in full participation, subject to therequirement that they must personally attend an induction ceremony group event or privateknighting ceremony in person, to fulfill their official initiation within 12 months of receivingPostulant status.10. Offices of the Order include, in descending order of hierarchy:

(e) Grand Master, as Sovereign Magister of the Order and Pontifical Prince HighPriest of its Ancient Priesthood of Solomon (inalienable by hereditary orconstitutional succession);

(f) Grand Prior (Provincial Master) of a Grand Priory, leading authority for aregion or country territory, middle level initiate or higher;

(g) Prior (Master) of a Priory, leading authority for a local area or city territory,middle level initiate or higher;

(h) Chancellor, leading authority for a local area or subgroup (a secular alternativeequivalent to Prior), middle level initiate or higher;

(i) Chaplain (Priest), intermediate level initiate or higher, ordained as a Priest (orPriestess) under the ecclesiastical authority of the Order, as an ecclesiastical scholarserving in ministry or priesthood, administering spiritual and religious rites andceremonies to Knights, and serving as a scribe;

(j) Commander (of a Commandery), active mission director for localCommandery as an outpost facility and base of operations, intermediate levelinitiate or higher;

(k) Justiciar, lawyer and legal advisor for the Order or any subdivision, also Judge incharge of resolving complaints or disputes involving members of the chivalricaspect of the Order, and administering disciplinary measures;

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(l) Preceptor (of a Preceptory), leading authority for a local organizationdesignated for a smaller unitary territory such as a town or village, organizationbase, military base, university campus, church or monastery, basic level initiate orhigher;

(m) Marshall of Ceremony, in charge of organizing and overseeing all ceremonialactivities of the Order, possessing authority superseding all others for theproceedings at hand, basic level initiate or higher;

(n) Herald, also Master of the College of Arms, a qualified expert in all rules andprotocols of royalty, nobility, chivalry, heraldry and genealogy. This office is underthe authority of the Marshall;

(o) Armorer, in charge of procurement, management and distribution of all approvedregalia, insignia, equipment and ceremonial tools for the officers and members ofthe Order, and all display items that represent the Order in any manner. This officeis under the authority of the Marshall;

(p) Almoner (Treasurer), the senior treasurer and traditional keeper of thevault, managing the financial operations and economic affairs of the Order,overseeing the work of treasurers of all subdivisions;

(q) Registrar, in charge of registering and managing records and documents related tomembership, policies and decisions of the Sovereign Council, coordinatingcommunications and records related to all subdivisions;

11. Titles of Office are granted only to a qualified individual with sufficient expertise toserve in the relevant Magistral Office, as determined by the Sovereign Council.12. Titles of Office are intended to be held for life, without hereditary succession, for aslong as the person is willing and able to perform the official functions of the Office, but maybe revoked for any dishonourable or adverse conduct as determined by the SovereignCouncil.13. Offices of Government include, in descending order of rank:

(a) Sovereign Magister as Prince, being Head of State of the Order for all seculargovernance (inalienable by hereditary or constitutional succession);

(b) Grand Commander, second highest authority, chief advisor, chief of missionstrategies, head administrator, and alternate for the Grand Master as needed;

(c) Grand Seneschal, senior advisor and manager for both Grand Master and GrandCommander, managing overall operations for effective functioning of the Order,serving as the representative of the Grand Master leading the independent activitiesof the Grand Mastery (separate from its role in the Sovereign Council), thusfunctioning as Chairman of the Grand Mastery;

(d) Grand Regent, provides assistance and oversight on matters of policy, ethics andgovernance of the Order as a historical institution, guiding the policy considerationsof the Sovereign Council; Whenever possible, should be a Royal, Ecclesiastical orNoble Patron, or a Royal, Ecclesiastical or Sovereign Protector of the Order;

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(e) Grand Chaplain, shall be appointed from among Bishops of IndependentChurches of Liberal Catholicism within the Old Catholic Movement, to serve aschief ecclesiastical minister of the Order, managing and supporting spiritual andreligious activities of all Chaplains of subdivisions;

(f) Grand Justiciar, senior lawyer and legal advisor for the Sovereign Council,managing and supporting legal work by all Justiciars of subdivisions, Chief Judge incharge of resolving complaints or disputes involving members of the chivalricaspect of the Order, and administering disciplinary measures;

(g) Grand Chancellor, facilitating between the Grand Master and the SovereignCouncil, in the capacity as representative of the Grand Master, thus directlysupervising and indirectly leading the activities of the Sovereign Council;

(h) Member of Parliament, an alternative title for all Ministers of an Office of State,describing their role on the parliamentary Sovereign Council (may use the post-nominal abbreviation MP);

(i) Minister with Portfolio, a Magistral Secretary of any sphere of governance,including of any related Ministry, as may be necessary or appropriate from time totime;

(j) Minister without Portfolio, a Magistral Secretary not assigned a portfolio of anysphere of governance, permitted to sit on the parliamentary Sovereign Council as avoting Minister of Parliament;

(k) Pontifical Legate, serves as the Ambassador representing the Pontifical PrinceHigh Priest of the Order to the Pontifical Council of any Church cooperating withthe Order, who may be a Magistral Officer of the Sovereign Council or a specialCrown Officer.

(l) Ambassador, either at large for general international relations, or assigned tolead a diplomatic mission for a designated territory;

(m) Diplomatic or Consular Officer, either as a direct diplomatic appointment as adiplomatic agent or consular official, or as support staff for any diplomatic missionof the Order;

(n) Crown Officer (Magistral Officer) of any function of governance oradministration, as may be necessary or appropriate from time to time, who isassigned or delegated specific functions by the Grand Master.

14. Orders of Honour are granted at the will and pleasure of the Grand Master.15. All holders of a Title of Nobility, Rank or Office of the Order, Office of Government orOrder of Honour, are expected to serve as good will ambassadors and representatives toany and all other organizations within their purview.16. Award of any Title of Nobility, Rank or Office of the Order, Office of Government orOrder of Honour may be granted by the Sovereign Council, with the assent and ratification bythe Grand Master.

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17. Revocation of any Title of Nobility, Rank or Office of the Order, Office of Governmentor Order of Honour may only be performed by the Grand Master or its designated MagistralOfficer.18. In the event that any foreign law prohibits, purports to invalidate, or requires aSubject to renounce any Title of Nobility, Rank or Order of Honour of the Order, suchrequirement or renunciation may be valid only within the boundaries of jurisdiction of thatcountry, but shall not be recognized by the Order, and through the Order as a sovereignnation state the Title or Order shall continue to be fully valid in all nations whose laws do notprohibit such honours. Citizens of countries which prohibit accepting chivalric knighthoodtitles may be able to accept a Title of Office, in accordance with the foreign law.

Article 16 Secular & Religious Affairs1. The Order, as a historical institution, incorporates and embodies secular governanceas well as chivalric heritage and ecclesiastical authority of established religion. The Ordertraditionally maintains a degree of separation between secular matters and chivalric orreligious affairs.2. Notwithstanding the distinction between secular and religious affairs, the GrandMaster, Sovereign Council and all other Magistral Officers are empowered to apply doctrinesof ecclesiastical Canon Law and established principles of Divine law in the interpretation ofany laws, and in the making of any official policies, acts or decisions of the Order.3. The Order retains its original historical character as a predominantly Christian entity,and thus may sponsor, promote or express general Christian faith in the conduct of itsactivities of royalty and nobility and related ceremonial practices by traditional protocols.4. Notwithstanding the traditional ecclesiastical and religious affiliations of the Order asa sovereign historical institution, all Subjects of the Order retain the inalienable right andabsolute freedom to practice any religion of their choosing, which shall never be infringed byits secular governance, and thus participation in its traditional religious affairs shall be purelyoptional and voluntary.5. The Order as a sovereign nation state shall not discriminate against any religious faith,nor against any denomination of any religion, in any aspect of its secular affairs orgovernance, including in the granting any secular Offices of Government or secular Orders ofHonour.

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Sovereign Laws & ActsArticle 17 Purpose & Scope of Laws & Acts

1. All Juridical Laws and Regulatory Acts of the Order shall be made only for the primarypurpose to protect and defend the rights of its Subjects, and to assert and uphold their civilrights and human rights under international law throughout the world community.2. Any enacted legislation of the Order may include either the word Law or Act in itstitle, alternatively and interchangeably, as may be considered appropriate in thegrammatical, stylistic and political context of each title. Whether a particular legislation islegally classified as a Juridical Law or a Regulatory Act is determined by whether itssubstance is juridical or regulatory in nature, in accordance with the descriptions of thisConstitution.

Article 18 Juridical Laws1. Juridical Laws may be made for the purpose of establishing the terms and conditionsdefining rights, obligations, prohibitions or liabilities in any sphere of conduct or activitiessubject to sovereign secular governance.2. No Law of the Order shall serve nor be applied to in any way restrict or inhibit theconduct or activities of Subjects in their personal or economic lives, nor to unreasonably orotherwise unduly interfere with their commercial or professional activities.

Article 19 Regulatory Acts1. Regulatory Acts of the Order may be made for the sole purpose to provide Licensesgranting rights to conduct activities that affect the public welfare, of the type which arecustomarily regulated by license or permit by most nations.2. The types of Licenses provided by a Regulatory Act may include, but are not limited to,sovereign and international driving permits for motor vehicles, registration of property suchas motor vehicles, boats or ships that can be used or operated in other countries based uponthe foreign sovereign registration, sovereign legalization of marriage or divorce, license topractice a specialized profession, establishment of an educational institution, and sovereigncharter and registration of a corporation or organization.3. Regulatory Acts may require only fundamental standards of qualification, safety orquality control, only to the extent necessary for the Licenses to hold sufficient weight to beaccepted in the international community. Acts may require a reasonable degree of non-intrusive oversight, a venue for complaints, and sanctions or revocation of Licenses forproven violations.4. Regulatory Acts shall not serve to limit individuals in the exercise of their rights orpractice of their professions, but must reasonably serve to empower them and enhance thevalue of their contributions to the common good. No Act shall serve nor be applied to hinderor interfere with authorized activities, nor to unduly influence the exercise of independentdiscretionary judgment in the course of practice of a specialized profession.

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5. Licenses provided under Regulatory Acts may be granted to external individuals orentities as well as to Subjects of the Order.6. Sovereign Charter and registration of a corporation or organization, having thecharacter of an incorporation document of a legal entity issued by a state authority, may beissued by the Order, with or without a related Regulatory Act.

Article 20 Enactment of Sovereign Laws & Acts1. Drafting of a proposed new Law or Act of the Order may be made upon the initiative ofa qualified Grand Officer or Minister of Parliament of the Sovereign Council, by a committeeformed from the Sovereign Council, by a government contracting institution or qualifiedgroup of experts appointed by the Grand Master or Sovereign Council, or by any of the abovein combination.2. For the effective enactment of any new Juridical Law or Regulatory Act of the Order,the Sovereign Council must approve the proposed legislation by a two thirds (66%) vote.Such enactment is subject to mandatory ratification by the Grand Master, who may eitherexercise veto power, or ratify the legislation as duly enacted and having full and binding legalforce and effect.

Article 21 Sovereign Revenues with No TaxationA. As a constitutional framework for the enactment and interpretation of sovereignJuridical Laws and Regulatory Acts of the Order, insofar as such may be related to matters ofsovereign revenues and taxation, the following principles shall apply:1. In accordance with the founding principle of the Order to uphold, expand, promote,assert and protect the rights and freedoms of its Subjects, no Law nor Act of the Order shalllevy any taxes on income or property, nor on transfer or inheritance of wealth or property,nor on personal, professional or commercial activities of Subjects. Furthermore, no Subjectshall be required to file any reports on any income or property, neither annually norotherwise.2. Charters issued by the Order for incorporation of organizations designated as non-profit or not for profit shall have the absolute effect of granting the legal entity Tax Exemptstatus, such that any and all philanthropic gifts, grants or donations to such organizationsshould be treated as universally Tax Deductible by international standards.3. The Order may levy royalties in connection with the use of sovereign property,resources or privileges of, or patronage or endorsement by, the Order, subject to privatesovereign contractual agreements, or as may be established by its Regulatory Acts.4. Revenues for the charitable and philanthropic activities and humanitarian operationsof the Order are primarily generated through non-profit fundraising. All such funds shall bemanaged and administered through a non-profit Foundation of the Order, or through anindependent third-party non-profit organization authorized by the Grand Master.5. All revenues generated by or for the Order shall be used for the types of non-profit andphilanthropic operations and activities that are customarily treated as universally TaxDeductible by international standards.

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Article 22 Treason & Hostilities against PeaceA. As a constitutional framework for the enactment and interpretation of sovereignJuridical Laws and Regulatory Acts of the Order, insofar as such may be related to mattersinvolving offenses affecting constitutional rights, the following principles shall apply:1. Treason is committed when a Subject takes any hostile or destructive action intendedto undermine the lawful rights and interests of the Order as a sovereign institution. Suchhostile actions include any conspiracy, incitement, advocating or promoting, or any threat oraction towards:

(a) information warfare, economic warfare, sabotage of infrastructure, seeking toundermine the sovereign status or diplomatic rights under international law of the Order, (b)violating civil or human rights of, or causing physical harm to, the Grand Master or anymember of his family, any member of the Sovereign Council, or any Magistral Officer orsimilar official of the Order, (c) espionage relating to any sovereign state secrets orpotentially affecting the personal security of any Grand Officers, Ministers of Parliament orMagistral Officers of the Order, (d) dissemination of false misrepresentations of fact tomislead public opinion for the purpose of advocating or promoting any unlawful acts, or forthe purpose of subversion or destabilization of peace or public order, or (e) otherwise aidingor protecting any foreign nation or non-nationals in committing such hostile actions.2. The Order recognizes that its history is rooted in: nation building and promotingpeace, not hostilities against foreign peoples; defending and upholding individual rights, notviolating the rights of others; chivalric Orders of Knights serving as defenders, peace-keepingforces, and developers of infrastructure in foreign lands, not as aggressors. In keeping withthis tradition, and to preserve the peaceful role and standing of the Order in the internationalcommunity, it shall not be permitted for any Subject of the Order to commit hostilitiesagainst any nation. The offence of Hostilities against Peace is committed when a Subject:

(a) performs, advocates or promotes any act against any foreign nation state thatwould be Treason if committed against the Order, or (b) engages in any illegitimate military,paramilitary, governmental or quasi-governmental hostilities against any nation state whichwould contravene or undermine established principles of international law.

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Administration of JusticeArticle 23 Sovereign Authority for Magistral Courts of Justice

1. The Grand Master or the Sovereign Council of the Order, by inalienable right as asovereign nation state, may establish Magistral Courts for the administration of justice, inboth civil and criminal matters, on both common law and statutory claims. Such MagistralCourts shall have official authority to conduct investigations, issue and enforce subpoenasand summons, issue and enforce judgments, and to exercise all other official powerstraditionally and customarily within the authority of Courts of Law of a nation state, in allmatters within the jurisdiction of the Order under its sovereign Laws. Such Magistral Courtsmay be established under sovereign authority of the Order, to operate in any location on anyterritory.2. The Sovereign Council shall enact Rules of Judicial Procedure as a Juridical Lawgoverning any Magistral Courts which may be established by the Sovereign Council.

Article 24 Authority for Justice by International Arbitration Courts1. As an alternative to directly exercising sovereignty by a Magistral Court, for moreindependent and indirect exercise of such authority of the nation state, the Grand Master orthe Sovereign Council of the Order may appoint any established, independent, non-profit,non-governmental organization (NGO) to serve as the authorized official Court of Record forthe administration of justice, in the role of a private Arbitration Court. Such appointmentmay be on a case-by-case basis, or related to any particular Juridical Law or Regulatory Act tobe administered and adjudicated by a selected independent body.2. An appointed private Arbitration Court as the Court of Record shall administer justiceon the basis of delegation of state functions to the Arbitration Court as an independentgovernment contractor, conducting binding arbitration. Such Arbitration Court shall besolely responsible for the interpretation, application, adjudication and enforcement of thesovereign Laws and Acts of the Order. All petitions, motions, responses and evidence arefiled directly with the private Arbitration Court. All findings, orders and judgments issued byan appointed Arbitration Court shall be enforceable as private binding arbitration awardsunder international law.3. When appointing an authorized Arbitration Court as the Court of Record, theSovereign Council shall either arrange for the independent Court to apply the enacted Rulesof Judicial Procedure of the Order, or shall approve the private Rules of Procedure of theArbitration Court as a criteria for its appointment and authorization to interpret and enforcethe Acts and Laws of the Order.4. Whenever arbitration awards are independently issued by any private ArbitrationCourt, serving as the Court of Record for any claim or dispute, the Order shall automaticallyadopt the independent judgments as official sovereign judgments of the Order itself as anation state. Such adoption shall serve to supplement the independent judgments, givingthem additional weight of sovereign authority as official governmental determinations underinternational law. Notwithstanding the supporting sovereign endorsement, independentjudgments issued by a private Arbitration Court shall be enforced autonomously by theissuing Arbitration Court under established mechanisms of international law.

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5. Elements of Arbitration Court judgments involving penal criminal liabilities, which aredistinct from monetary arbitration awards, shall be issued as separate Court Orders. Ordersruling on penal criminal convictions and sentences may be additionally enforced by theOrder through diplomatic channels and the exercise of its sovereign rights underinternational law.6. When judgments are issued by a Magistral Court of the Order, the Order may submitits Court order for review and ratification by an independent private Arbitration Court, whichmay adopt the order as an Arbitration Judgment, to be enforced autonomously by theArbitration Court under established mechanisms of international law.

Article 25 Jurisdiction of Magistral & Arbitration Courts1. The Order has subject matter jurisdiction over all things involving or occurring on anylegal Territories or sovereign Territories of the Order as defined in this Constitution, and haspersonal jurisdiction over any persons who engaged in conduct or actions on the premises ofsuch Territories.2. The Order has personal jurisdiction over all Subjects, and subject matter jurisdictionover all things affecting the rights and interests of its Subjects.3. The Order has personal jurisdiction over any non-nationals or non-Subjects applyingfor or receiving any rights, advantages or Licenses under any Regulatory Acts of the Order forthe purpose of benefitting from the sovereign status of the Order. It also has subject matterjurisdiction over all things involving or arising from such rights under its Acts.4. The Order has personal and subject matter jurisdiction over any non-nationals whotake any hostile action intended to cause any harm or damage to, or otherwise undermine,the lawful rights and interests of the Order as a sovereign institution or any of its Nationals orSubjects as individuals. Such hostile actions include, but are not limited to, unlawfulinterference, espionage, information warfare, economic warfare, sabotage, violation of dueprocess rights, civil rights or human rights, and disregard or violation of diplomatic privilegesand immunities, that are committed in any jurisdiction on any territory.5. Any Arbitration Court authorized by the Order has full jurisdiction over any person orentity whose actions give the Order jurisdiction, and over any subject matter arisingtherefrom, by legal effect of this Constitution being a public law, thus constituting a bindingpublic contract and covenant issued and accepted by constructive public notice to all persons.Therefore, by committing any act in violation of the rights provided by this Constitution or ofthe Laws and Acts of the Order enacted under this Constitution, a person or entity therebycontractually consents to both jurisdiction of adjudication and also enforceability of anyresulting binding arbitration awards by an Arbitration Court by the means provided underinternational law.

Article 26 Fundamental Principles of Justice1. All Judges, whether of a Magistral Court of the Order or an appointed authorizedindependent private Arbitration Court, shall have the full status and protection as a MagistralOfficer exercising his capacity as a government official. All Judges, whether or not they mayalso be Subjects of the Order, are guaranteed full immunity in the free exercise of theirindependent professional discretion in adjudicating cases and issuing judgments, and shallbe strictly protected from any type of undue influence, political or other pressure in any form.

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2. It the fundamental and essential function of any Magistral Court of the Order, orArbitration Court as a Court of Record authorized by the Order, to uphold the rule of law, bystrict adherence to the mandatory principle and core responsibility of applying the relevantprovisions of enacted or established common law to the facts of a case as demonstrated bythe evidence, in the context of due process of law honouring relevant constitutional rights.

Article 27 Appellate Principles for Administration of Justice1. Appeals on judgments of an appointed private Arbitration Court must first follow anyprocess for appeals provided by the Arbitration Court in accordance with its established rulesand procedures under the applicable Rules of Procedure used to adjudicate the case. Underinternational principles of binding arbitration judgments, appeal rulings by an ArbitrationCourt shall be presumed final. Notwithstanding, after an Arbitration Court appeal, a petitionfor higher appeal may be made to the Sovereign Council, which may accept or decline toconsider the petition, at its sole discretion.2. Appeals on any judgments from a Magistral Court of the Order are made by petition tothe Sovereign Council, which shall fully and duly consider and rule upon appeals from theMagistral Court, in accordance with its enacted Rules of Judicial Procedure.3. In the event of rejection by the Sovereign Council of a petition to appeal a bindingArbitration Court judgment, or on any adverse ruling by the Sovereign Council afterconsidering a petition to appeal a judgment of either an Arbitration Court or a MagistralCourt, one final highest appeal may be made by petition to the Grand Master, who mayaccept or decline to consider such petition, at the sole and independent discretion of theGrand Master.

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Fundamental Rights of Subjects & NationalsArticle 28 Constitutional Bill of Rights

A. The Sovereign Magistral Order of the Temple of Solomon recognizes and holds sacredthe principle that all rights of individuals are God-given fundamental rights, that areinherently part of the necessary balance of life under natural law, subject only to Gods Lawas the laws of the Universe which apply to our worldly lives. Therefore, such rights are heldto fully exist, and held to require that they be upheld as mandatory before God, regardless ofwhether they purport to be granted by any nation or whether they are enumerated in anyConstitution, foundation law, or enacted law.B. In accordance with the timeless principle of God-given fundamental rights, thepresent Constitution enumerates only certain rights which are commonly and traditionallyreferred to by nation states, and shall not be construed nor applied to preclude nor abrogateany other rights of individuals under ecclesiastical Canon law or conventional internationallaw.C. The Order, by its Laws, Acts and all royal and official policies, activities and actions,shall serve as a conduit, steward and guardian under God, to respect, promote, uphold,defend, protect and enforce the personal rights of its Subjects as individuals.D. The Order, to the extent practically possible, in particular by and through its sovereignLaws and Acts under the present Constitution and its diplomatic relations in foreign affairs,shall vindicate the individual rights of its Subjects against unjust attack or infringement, andin the case of injustice done, shall vindicate the rights of dignity, reputation, freedom and allother rights of its Subjects, to the extent possible by exercise of its sovereign powers andauthorities.E. Wherefore, in accordance with the above principles of moral law and doctrines ofjuridical law, the Sovereign Magistral Order of the Temple of Solomon specifies the followingrights which most benefit from Constitutional clarification, without excluding any otherrights not described in the present Constitution:1. Equality Under the Law All individuals, as human natural persons, shall be heldequal before the law, while giving due regard and consideration of any disabilities,differences of physical or mental capacity, and social function.2. Freedom to Travel The basic human right of freedom of travel shall not be infringed.All persons have the right of freedom of movement to, from, between and among nations andstates, subject only to reasonable visa requirements on the sovereign territories of respectivenations, without discrimination as to any political, religious or national affiliation oftravelers.3. Freedom of Transportation The basic human right of freedom of transportation shallnot be infringed. All persons have the right of freedom to transport themselves and othersfrom place to place upon and throughout Gods Earth, by all means of transport includinganimals and motor vehicles, on all territories in all jurisdictions of all nations, subject only toreasonable public safety requirements on the sovereign territories of respective nations.

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4. Freedom of Multinationality The fundamental right of freedom to hold multipleresidences, citizenships and nationalities shall not be infringed. All persons have the right tohold official status from multiple countries or nations, voluntarily by personal choice andindividual preference of lifestyle, according to cultural affinities. All persons have the right tochoose in which national jurisdictions to establish personal and family life, and in whichjurisdictions to establish business or professional activities, in accordance with theambitions, desires, life and professional strategies of each individual.5. Freedom of Speech The fundamental right of freedom of speech, the ability to freelyexpress the opinions and ideas of ones conscience, shall not be infringed. All persons havethe right to express themselves verbally, in writing, and in audio, visual and printed media,regarding all manner of political opinions, religious persuasions, social or culturalaffiliations, and for all other lawful purposes. Provided, however, that protected speechshall not include the communication of any ideas consisting of the following: (a) hate speechagainst any cultural, ethnic, religious or national group, (b) unlawful false defamation of anyperson or group, (c) any form of incitement towards violence, (d) advocating or promotingany act of Treason, or (e) advocating or promoting any act of Hostilities against Peace.6. Freedom of Religion The basic human right of freedom of choice, affiliation andexpression of religion shall not be infringed. All persons have the right to believe in, fullypractice, and profess their faith in any religion of their personal preference, having fullfreedom of conscience, subject only to reasonable and non-intrusive requirements of publicorder to avoid infringing the lawful rights of others.7. Right to Live in Peace The basic human right of freedom to live in peace and conductones private and professional life in the pursuit of happiness, without undue stateinterference, shall not be infringed. All persons have the right to be left to lead their livesfreely and independently, without any intrusion, hindrance, harassment or interference byany government or state-sponsored actor, subject only to reasonable and non-intrusiverequirements in the public interest for the common good.8. Right to Make a Living The basic human right of freedom to work, to make a living,to receive and enjoy full and unhindered access to and benefits from the economic fruits ofones labour, and to provide for ones family shall not be infringed. All persons have the rightto practice their chosen profession, on the basis of qualifying education and experience,subject only to reasonable and non-intrusive standards of conduct in the public interest.9. Right to Ownership of Property The basic human right to freely acquire, own,protect, keep, access and use ones property, through ones own efforts or merits, shall not beinfringed. All persons have the natural right of private ownership and full and unhindereduse of ones tangible property, and the inalienable right to transfer, bequeath and inheritproperty over many generations, and no government shall usurp, deprive, undermine norinterfere with those rights.

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10. Right to Inviolability of Personal Space Any residential dwelling or place of abode,and also any private workshop or facility used for practicing ones trade or profession, as wellas all personal effects and belongings on or around the person, his place of dwelling, privateworkshop or means of transport, shall be inviolable. All persons have the basic human rightof privacy and inviolability of their personal space and effects. Accordingly, no such places,spaces nor property shall be forcibly nor unreasonably entered or searched, nor any itemsseized, except in accordance with enacted Law or Act. Provided, however, that any lawfulsearch or seizure must be strictly upon the basis of demonstrable probable cause to believethe involvement of a serious crime likely to cause severe harm or damage to individuals orthe public interest, and upon the basis of a warrant issued by a qualified objective MagistralOfficer of administration of justice.11. Right to Integrity of Institution of Family The institution of Family is the naturalprimary and essential unit and the core foundation of society, which embodies and uniquelyprovides for the most fundamental human needs for emotional and social support, comfortand companionship in home life, and the meaningful conduct of ones private life. Theinstitution of Family is therefore held sacred as the necessary basis of social order th

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