State Bylaws
The Knights of Columbus need state bylaws for structure, consistency, and legal compliance, detailing how their state-level organization runs, elects leaders (like State Deputies/Officers), manages meetings (quorum, procedures), and aligns local councils under state/supreme rules, ensuring orderly governance, accountability, and clear processes beyond the national Constitution. They define the how of operations, bridging national rules with local realities.
Name
Section 1:1
This organization shall be known as the Louisiana State Council, Knights of Columbus. It shall be subject to, and governed by the Constitution, Laws and Regulations enacted by and under authority of the Supreme Council of the Knights of Columbus.
Purpose
Section 2:1
The purpose for which the Louisiana State Council is formed is the following: promoting spiritual, special, and intellectual intercourse among its members, promoting and conducting youth, educational, charitable, religious, social welfare, war relief, and financial welfare, and public relief work; and to all things necessary and proper to accomplish the above and foregoing and to carry out the purposes and ideals of the Order of Knights of Columbus.
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