Ordination

Similarly, in a manner determined by the prior provincial, the bursar of a province must inform the convents about the economic condition of the province.

To ensure that the spirit of poverty and of work may be inspired by fraternal charity, and so that everyone’s sense of responsibility for the community may be deepened, the convent’s chapter must be kept informed about the convent’s economic condition.

Projects which require major financing should not have to depend on financing from ordinary taxation but must be provided for in an extraordinary budget. The resources needed to carry out such undertakings must be arranged for in the kind of planning described in n. 585 and following.

1. The taxes are to service the anticipated ordinary budget.
2. They are being levied according to the income of each convent or province with due equity and proportion.

1. A general or provincial chapter has the authority to levy taxes, in whatever manner it determines. The taxes are counted as part of the ordinary expenses of convents and provinces.
2. The Master of the Order with his council may levy taxes on the convents under his immediate jurisdiction.

A prior provincial and the Master of the Order must give an account of their personal administration to their respective chapters.

Superiors of convents under the immediate jurisdiction of the Master of the Order, and also moderators of institutes under his immediate jurisdiction, must send accurate reports approved by their respective councils to the Master of the Order as set out above in nn. 563 and 565.

The bursar of a province or of the Order must furnish to the respective chapter a report on his administration.

1. Delegated and appointed administrators must make their reports according to the rules established for bursars of a convent or of a province.
2. Furthermore, when a project has been completed, a delegated administrator must report to the delegating superior and his council.

1. Each year, the respective syndics of a province, a vice-province, and a general vicariate must present to their councils accurate and complete accounts of the revenues and expenses, debits and credits of their respective entities, the transactions they have made, and the economic condition of their respective entities; they must also propose budgets or estimates for the following year. Each of these accounts must be approved by the respective council. Furthermore, a syndic must submit his economic report to the superior of the entity each month.
2. Similarly, all regional priors and vicar provincials must send to their prior provincials an accurate report of their economic status, in the manner outlined in paragraph § I. These reports must be approved by their respective councils.