Meritable Order of Orange

Meritable Order of Orange
Awarded by The Archduke of Southwest Clinton
Type	State
Established	8 March 2023
Country	Archduchy of Southwest Clinton
Criteria	Archduke's Pleasure
Status	Currently constituted
Founder	August IV
Sovereign	Emperor August IV
Chancellor of the Order	Vacant
Grades	Knight/Dame Grand Cross Knight/Dame Companion Companion Member
Post-nominals	GOO KOO/DOO COO MOO
Statistics
First induction	TBA
Last induction	TBA
Precedence
Next (higher)	Archducal Order of Southwest Clinton

The Archducal Order of Southwest Clinton is an order of chivalry founded by August IV on 4 March 2023 and it is one of the fourth highest orders of the Empire of New Prussia and is the highest order of the Archduchy of Southwest Clinton.

Appointments are made at the discretion of the Archduke of Southwest Clinton with approval of the Emperor. This Order can be awarded anytime except for holidays. The Archduke may appoint only 100 citizens in total. The Archduke may appoint as many supernumerary Knights -Members of the Imperial Family and Foreign Heads of State/Government- as they wish.

History

The Order was established alongside the founding of the Archduchy of Southwest Clinton on March 8, 2023.

Composition

The Order consists of the Sovereign, Chancellor of the Order, Secretary, Gentleman/Lady Usher of the Orange Rod, 100 total Knights and members including supernumerary members.

Officers

Officers of the order are not of the hundred members because they are temporal.

Chancellor of the Order: Has the power to accept or decline the letter of recommendation and has the power to degrade members with approval of the Sovereign.

Secretary: keeps records of previous and current knights/dames of the order and does background checks on recipients.

Gentleman/Lady Usher of the Orange Rod: The representative of the order, maintains discipline within the order and grants access to the investiture ceremony.