From the books ... Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
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... charter.
12&12 p.148,
Tradition Four
They understood that the elders, just to nail things down good, were about to apply to the Foundation
for a charter.
2.
... Charter and
Bylaws of the General Service ...
BB p.575,
Appendix VII, Twelve Concepts (Short Form)
VII. The Charter and Bylaws of the General Service Board are legal instruments, empowering the trustees
to manage and conduct world service affairs.
3.
... charter, and
that ventures which mixed an ...
12&12 p.148,
Tradition Four
By his eloquence he allayed all fears, despite advice from the Foundation that it could issue no charter, and that ventures which
mixed an A.A. group with medication and
education had come to sticky ends elsewhere.
4.
... Charter is
not a legal document; it ...
BB p.575,
Appendix VII, Twelve Concepts (Short Form)
The Conference Charter
is not a legal document;
it relies upon tradition and the A.A. purse for final effectiveness.
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