THE AIM of the Society is to reunite all past, present and future members of humanity in an immortal existence beyond death.

THE DUTY of the Society, and every member of it, is to further the Aim of the Society by ensuring the infinite survival of the human species under conditions that permit continuous growth in human abilities, skills and knowledge.

THE RESPONSIBILITY of the Society and every member of it, is to maximise the contribution of every living member of the human species to the achievement of the Aim of the Society, and to pass on to succeeding generations of humanity better conditions for the discharge of its Duty.

1. Membership

The Society will consist of all those living members of the human species who accept and affirm the Aim, Duty and Responsibility of the Society, and will be tenable in three categories:-

although the age range for each category may be varied from time to time and with different human environments. Candidates may be admitted to the body of the Society as at any age, and may be allowed to retain that status beyond the 18 ^th. anniversary of birth, if required. The rights and obligations of Members and Elders do not extend to Candidates.

(a)  Insofar as it is based on locality, the Society will be organised on ascending levels:-

and at each level shall be an Executive Committee drawn from the Members of the Society and a Council drawn from the Elders. An Executive Committee shall be responsible for all actions and decisions of the Society at its level, but all such actions and decisions must be approved and confirmed by the Council of Elders at that level otherwise they are of no effect. A higher level Council may, by exercising its veto, prevent any lower level body from taking any action or implementing any decision if it is so requested by any Elder and it so determines, but it may not require any action or decision to be taken by any lower level body without the approbation of a simple majority of the bodies that constitute that level.

(b)  Any other association among or between Members and Elders of the Society will, as far as possible or convenient, conform to the above principles, and will adopt such structures and answer to such authority as the World Council of Elders shall, in each case and from time to time, determine.

On the request of any Council of Elders, and after consultation with every other Council, the World Council of Elders shall have authority to approve and issue texts setting out the Duty and Responsibility of adherents of the Society in the circumstances described in the request.

(a)  In that part of the Society organised on the basis of locality:

1. Every Member and Elder of the Society shall be entitled to one vote in the election of one local executive Committee to be drawn from amongst those Members so entitled to vote, and every Elder to one vote in the election of one local council of Elders to be drawn from amongst those Elders so entitled to vote. Such local elections shall be held in the fourth month of each year.
2. Each Local Executive Committee and Local Council of Elders shall be entitled to an equitable vote in the election of one Provincial executive Committee to be drawn from those Members so entitled to vote, and each local Council of Elders shall be entitled to an equitable vote in the election of one Provincial council of Elders to be drawn from those Elders so entitled to vote. Such Provincial elections shall be held in the seventh month of each alternate year.
3. Each Provincial Executive Committee and Provincial Council of Elders shall be entitled to an equitable vote in the election of one national executive Committee to be drawn from amongst those Members so entitled to vote, and each Provincial Council of Elders shall be entitled to an equitable vote in the election of one national council of Elders from amongst those Elders so entitled to vote. Such national elections shall be held in the tenth month of every fourth year.
4. Each National Executive Committee and National Council of Elders shall be entitled to an equitable vote in the election of the World Executive Committee to be drawn from amongst those Members so entitled to vote, and each National Council of Elders shall be entitled to an equitable vote in the election of the World Council of Elders to be drawn from amongst those Elders so entitled to vote. Such elections shall be held in the first month of every eighth year.

(b)  Any Member or Elder elected to a higher level body shall continue to hold ex-officio membership of all lower level bodies to which they have been elected, during that period of higher election.

(c)  Elections held in any other association formed within the Society, or for any larger aggregation of the human species as may develop, shall be organised on the above principles.

5. Alternates

At every Council and Committee election provision shall be made for the election of a sufficient number of Alternates to fill:

1. any vacancies arising from the ex-officio provisions in these Ordinances for the election of higher level bodies of the Society, and
2. any vacancies otherwise arising during the period of office of the Council or Committee

Every Committee and Council of the Society shall, by a simple majority, elect from amongst its own members a Chairman for the period of its election. Other Officers may be selected from among the membership as the Committee or Council see fit.

A wish, desire or any ambition to become a member of any Committee or Council of the Society, or to hold any office on such a body shall be a disqualification in any election to such membership or office. Otherwise, current registration with the Society in the appropriate membership category shall be the sole qualification of eligibility for election to its Councils and Committees.

8. Disqualification from Office

Failure promptly to give full, frank and truthful answer to any question on financial, social, political or any other personal circumstances put by any Elder of the Society shall disqualify any individual from full or ex-officio membership of any Committee or Council of the Society if, on the application of that Elder, any higher level Council of the Society so determines. Such decisions in relation to the membership of the highest Committee and Council of the Society shall be considered by that highest Council and determined by a simple majority of it.

9. Suspension from Society.

(a)  Any Council of Elders may, by a two thirds majority, suspend any individual included in any level of its electorate from membership of the Society for conduct incompatible with its Aim, Duty, and Responsibility. Any such decision, or confirmation of it, will be subject to the veto of a higher level Council.

(b)  The World Council of Elders may, by a two-thirds majority, suspend any Council or Committee of the Society for a period not exceeding two years, subject to the approbation of a simple majority of all the Councils of the Society.