The prior provincial:

1. at the end of a visitation, shall convey to the brothers his observations and ordinations in writing;
2. during the three months before leaving office, shall send a report on the state of the province to the Master of the Order, ensuring that it reaches him before the new election. In this he shall report both on the brothers, whether ‘they are persevering in peace, assiduous in study, fervent in preaching and faithful in regular observance,’ 1  and on the relationships between the province and convents and the ecclesiastical authorities.

1. After the brothers in the house have been con­sulted, the superior of a house is appointed for three years by the prior provincial, or by the regional prior, if the appoint­ment concerns a brother assigned in a regional vicariate and unless the statutes of the vicariate provide otherwise. He may be appointed in the same manner for a further three years, but not for a third term.
2. At the end of the three-year period, the prior provin­cial or regional prior is obliged to appoint a superior within a month. However, a superior of a house shall remain in office until his successor is present in the house, unless the prior provincial determines otherwise.  

1. Any brother with active voting rights may be appointed syndic of the convent provided he is truly quali­fied for this office.
2. He is appointed by the prior with the consent of his council and with the approval of the Prior Provincial.
3. He is appointed for a three-year term and can be appointed immediately for another three years but not for a third time except in case of necessity with the consent of the prior provincial.

The council shall meet at least once a month and shall conduct its business according to the rules laid down above for the conventual chapter, nn. 312 and 313.

It is for the council:

1. to consent to the appointment or removal of the syndic;
2. to vote, as required in nn. 192, 197, 202, 206, and 207, for the admission of brothers to profession;
3. to dismiss a postulant or a novice when the matter is urgent; 
4. to grant to those about to sit for an examination or to receive orders the approval concerning their behaviour required by our legislation;
5. to approve the report of the syndic and of other administrators and to decide all other matters concerning economic administration, in accordance with nn. 563, § I, 568;
6. to decide on all matters left to the examination and decision of the council by a provincial chapter.

1. In reaching decisions a simple majority of votes is sufficient, not counting abstentions.
2. If the votes are tied, the chairman can postpone the decision for a short time before he settles the matter without prejudice to CCL 127, § I.
3. Ordinarily matters shall be decided by secret vote.

1. The chapter shall have a secretary, whom it elects in a single ballot.
2. If the prior wishes, he may from time to time and with the consent of the chapter invite professed brothers to attend and be heard without however their having a vote.

A prior who is prevented by illness from properly fulfilling his duties shall resign from office if there is no hope of recovering his health within six months.

Provided that most of those who should be invited are present, in all transactions whatever is approved by an absolute majority – that is, by more than half the votes cast – has the force of law, without counting invalid votes and abstentions, without prejudice to CCL 127, § I.

1. Ordinations which have remained in force through five successive chapters and in the sixth have been approved, shall be inserted in the Book of Constitutions and Ordinations.
2. Ordinations in the Book of Constitutions and Ordinations can be revoked by a general chapter until the next chapter; if, however, the second chapter confirms the previous one, they are definitively abrogated (see Appendix n. 2).