CONSTITUTION
OF THE CYLCH CERDDWYR RHWNG Y BYDOEDD GROVE
OF THE Reformed Druids of Gaia

We, the Reformed Druids of Gaia, living in the vicinity of Humboldt County CA, in degree to make our existence more fruitful, do hereby enact this, our Constitution.

ARTICLE ONE

The name of this organization shall be The Cylch Cerddwyr Rhwng y Bydoedd Grove of the Reformed Druids of Gaia and it shall be an autonomous Grove of the Reform.

ARTICLE TWO

Any person, regardless of race, gender, color, culture, age or sexual preferences may become a member of this organization upon presenting a petition, which may be oral, stating that she or he believes in the Basic Tenets of Reformedl Druidism, as set forth in The Book of Law in The Druid Chronicles, and that she or he further believes in and agrees with the self-definition of this Branch of the Reform.

ARTICLE THREE

The Basic Tenets of Reformed Druidism, as set forth in The Book of Law, are these:

1) The object of the search for religious truth, which is a universal and a never-ending search, may be found through the Earth-Mother; which is Nature; but this is one way, yea, one way among many.

2) And great is the importance, which is of a spiritual importance, of Nature, which is the Earth-Mother; for it is one of the objects of Creation, and with it do people live, yea, even as they do struggle through life are they come face-to-face with it.

ARTICLE FOUR

There shall be at least five officers of the Grove:

1) The Arch-Druid must be at least a Third Degree Druid, holding legitimate Apostolic Succession from the Original Grove in Eureka CA. He or she shall preside over all meetings and most religious services and shall be a member of the Provisional Council of Arch-Druids. She or he shall perform those functions usually performed by a Pastor in other religious organizations.

2) The Preceptor must be at least a Second degree Druid, shall assist in services, and shall be the principal officer for secular matters, including the handling of the Grove’s treasury, if any.

3) The Server must be at least a First degree Druid and shall assist the Arch-Druid insofar as he or she may be called upon to do so, including those function usually performed by a Secretary in other religious organizations, unless the Preceptor shall have decided to perform them.

4) The Chief Bard must be at least a Second degree Druid and learned in matters of poetry, music, dancing and song. She or he shall be responsible for all Bardic matters within the Grove. She or he shall be elected as soon as there is a person qualified to hold this post and annually thereafter, and may hold one of the other posts at the same time; but need not be present for the founding of this Grove.

5) The Assistant Arch-Druid must be at least a Third degree Druid, holding legitimate Apostolic Succession from the Original Grove at Carleton College. She or he shall be elected as soon as there is a person qualified to hold this post and annually thereafter, and may hold the office of Preceptor, Server

or Chief Bard at the same time; but need not be present for the founding of this Grove. She or he shall serve those functions usually performed by an Assistant Pastor in other religious organizations and shall preside over services in the absence of the Arch-Druid.

6) Other officers may be added from time to time as the Grove shall decide when they are needed.

ARTICLE FIVE

Elections for the posts of Arch-Druid, Preceptor, Server, Bard and any other officers decided upon shall be held annually during the period of Foghamhar, except for the first election for each post. Unless a  member of the Grove shall object the post shall be filled by a voice majority vote, with nominations

being accepted from the ground of the meeting. If such an objection is lodged, the election shall be by majority vote or secret ballot. Only members of the Grove may vote for the officers of the Grove and only those persons qualified to hold the posts may be nominated for them. Also at this time the Grove may vote upon the amount, if any, of dues to be paid by all members of the Grove; said dues to be used strictly for the expenses of the Grove and to be kept by the Preceptor.

ARTICLE SIX

A member of this Grove shall be defined as one who:

1) Is at least a First degree Druid

2) Has asked that her or his name be placed in the Grove Records as being a member of the Grove.

3) Has attended at least one-third of all services held by the Grove during the time since attaining initial membership as defined in section (1) and (2) of this Article; save that the Grove may, by majority vote, suspend this rule for any former member who, by reason of illness, require extensive travel or other emergency has been unable to attend services as desired.
4) Has kept current with whatever dues the Grove may vote in during the annual election.

ARTICLE SEVEN

This Constitution may be amended by a majority vote of the members of this Grove in two consecutive meetings, a quorum being present. A quorum for this and all purposes shall be taken to be two-thirds of the members of the Grove. All members of the Grove who miss the first meeting at which an amendment to this Constitution was passed must be notified in writing of the date and place for the second meeting, as well as the content of the amendment.

ADOPTED this 5th day of Fogharnhar, in the Year of the Old Reform 44, being the date of 5 August, 2006 in the Common Era, by

Ceridwen Arseneau, ArchDruid
Ellis Arseneau, Preceptor