Royal Warrant - Statute of the Order of the Garter Regarding Fees [1944-10-22]

Royal Warrant - Statute of the Order of the Garter Regarding Fees [1944-10-22]

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Royal Warrant of King George VI making a Statute of the Order of the Garter requiring new Knights Companions to pay a fee of £150 on their appointment.

King George VI

1944-10-22

Jason Loch

STATUTE,
20TH OCTOBER, 1944.
NEW REGULATIONS CONCERNING THE FEES PAYABLE BY THE KNIGHTS OF THE ORDER

GEORGE R.I.

WHEREAS by Statute bearing date the Eleventh day of June, One thousand nine hundred and thirty-seven, the sum of One, hundred pounds was directed to be paid by Knights on the occasion of their installation as Knights of the Most Noble Order of the Garter into the hands of the Secretary of Our said Most Noble Order. AND WHEREAS We taking into Our Royal Consideration the objections that have been advanced as to the inadequacy of this sum are pleased by virtue of the power inherent in Us as Sovereign of the said Most Noble Order to hereby revoke the aforesaid Statute and direct that each Knight at his first coming in shall pay the sum of One hundred and fifty pounds into an account styled " The Garter Fee Account " and We do further direct that Our Chancellor, Our Garter Principal King of Arms and Our Secretary of Our said Most Noble Order or any two of Our aforesaid Officers may expend the said sum or any such portion thereof in defraying the costs arising out of the creation of each Knight at his first coming in or any other costs or expenses necessarily incurred on behalf of Our said Most Noble Order. And we do also direct that the Banner Helmet Crest Sword and Stall-plate of any Knight shall not be set over his stall until such time as the said One hundred and fifty pounds has been paid. And We do hereby command that this Our Ordinance Intimation and Direction shall be taken and deemed to be part and parcel of the Statutes of Our said Most Noble Order.

GIVEN at Our Court at Buckingham Palace under Our Royal Sign Manual and the Signet of Our said Most Noble Order this Twentieth day of October, One thousand nine hundred and forty-four, in the Eighth year of Our Reign.

By the Sovereign's Command,

HALIFAX,
Chancellor.

Edward, 1st Earl of Halifax (Chancellor of the Order of the Garter)

Signet of the Order of the Garter (not shown)

This text is taken from a printed edition of the statutes and may not reflect the formatting of the original.