Upon the receipt of a petition asking for the authority to form a Chapter signed by ten (10) or more members in good standing and residing within the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania at least fifty (50) miles from the City Hall of Philadelphia, the Board of Managers may authorize and empower such petitioners to form such a Chapter, which shall be known as the…Chapter of the Pennsylvania Society of Sons of the Revolution.

Such Chapter, when formed and authorized, may adopt such ByLaws and Regulations as it may deem proper, provided they do not conflict in any manner whatsoever with the Charter or ByLaws of the Society or with the Constitution of the General Society of Sons of the Revolution. No Chapter shall have power to involve the Society or the General Society of Sons of the Revolution in any pecuniary obligation whatsoever or in any controversy with any other State Society.

Only members of the Society in good standing shall be eligible to membership in any Chapter formed within the Commonwealth. A Chapter may provide life for membership in the Chapter and may fix the terms of such membership by suitable ByLaws. When members, including life members of a Chapter, cease to be members in good standing of the Society, they shall forthwith cease, to be members of a Chapter, and the Secretary of such Chapter shall be so notified by the Secretary of the Society.

It shall be optional with the members residing within the precincts of a Chapter to become members thereof. No refund of membership dues paid to the Society shall be made to any Chapter. The Treasurer of the Society shall notify the Treasurer of the Chapter when payment is made, if such new member shall desire to become a member of the Chapter.

The Officers of a Chapter shall be a Regent, a Secretary and a Treasurer, and there may be an Executive Committee, constituted as such Chapter shall determine. A Chapter may have such other Officers and Committees as it may decide. The Regent of every Chapter shall be a member ex officio of the Board of Managers of the Society, and notices of its meetings shall be sent to the Chapters by the Secretary of the Society.

The Society reserves the right to disband any Chapter for sufficient causes at any time after due hearing.

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