Ancient Mystic Oriental Masonry

25.The Supreme Grand Master holds such position for life and selects his own Deputy, Secretary, ^[192] Deputies and other Officers. He may resign and appoint his successor and each new Supreme Grand Master has the authority to formulate his own Rules and Regulations with the exception of the Secret Rules. He can choose his own Seal and even change the name of the Order. He must, however, retain all Deputies who have proven proficient under former Supreme Grand Masters and he cannot, under any circumstances, change the Grand Hierophants. He cannot change any of the degrees nor any of the Lodges. Each Supreme Grand Master must select his successor immediately after he takes charge of his office and such a one as he selects must be under his instructions for no less than ten years, unless, as it sometimes happens, that the Supreme Grand Master meets with an untimely death. The one who then succeeds, him in office cannot, under his Obligation, cause any inharmony in the Order.

26.The Supreme Grand Master issues all Dispensations and Warrants for Lodges throughout the known world. He shall keep a book, or appoint a Secretary to keep such book, wherein be recorded all the Lodges, with their usual times and places of meeting, and the names of all the members of each Lodge; and all the affairs of the Supreme Grand Lodge that are ^[193] proper to be written. Such books must be kept in the Secret Archives of the Order, together with all such other Secret Manuscripts and documents as may come into the possession of the Supreme Grand Body.

27.The Supreme Grand Master cannot abuse his power, even with his almost unlimited authority for the reason that the Grand Hierophants and the Great White Brotherhood are above him in authority and he is always held accountable to them for anything that he may do.