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BY-LAWS
OF THE JOHNSON
COUNTY NUMISMATIC SOCIETY ARTICLE
I Membership Section
1. Any person interested in
numismatics shall be eligible for
membership. Any person under 18 years of age shall be eligible for
junior membership. Upon
reaching his/her 18th birthday, a junior
member will automatically become a regular member and it will
be so noted on the membership rolls of the Society. Section
2. All members shall be entitled to
all privileges of the Society
including the right to hold office, vote and receive all official
publications of the Society. Section
3. All members in good standing
shall have equal voting powers. Section
4. The Board of Directors shall
have the summary power by a
vote of the majority of its members, to suspend or expel and terminate
the membership of any person convicted of a crime/ engaged
in verified unfair practice involving numismatics/ or for any
conduct which in its opinion disturbs the order, dignity, business
or harmony, or impairs the good name of the Society. Actions
of the Board of Directors in such matters shall be final and
conclusive. Section
5. The Board of Directors/ by a
vote of the majority of its
members may reinstate the membership of any person who has been suspended
or expelled from the Society. ARTICLE
II Dues Section
1. The dues of regular and junior
members shall be in an amount
or amounts to be determined by the Board of Directors. Section
2. Any member admitted during the
year will pay dues for the full year. Section
3. Annual dues are payable to the
Secretary in advance of January
1 each year. Any member who fails
to pay his/her dues before
March 31 in any year shall be automatically suspended from Society
membership/ in which case his/her name shall be dropped from
the membership rolls and removed from the mailing list. ARTICLE
III Officers
and Elections Section
1. The elected officers of
the Society shall be a President,
Vice-President/ Secretary/ Treasurer and a Board of Directors
comprised of not less than two nor more than four elected directors.
The term "Board of Directors", as used in these by- laws/
refers to the body comprised of the four officers and up to four
other elected directors. Past
Presidents of the Society are automatic
Board Members with voting rights. Section
2. The Board of Directors
shall be elected in even numbered
years to serve a term of two years. Section
3. The President, in the July
issue of the Society's newsletter,
shall issue a call for nominations of candidates for the
Board of Directors to be elected for the following two year term.
Nominations shall be submitted in writing to the President no
later than the August meeting of the membership. Section
4. In order to be a candidate for
the Board of Directors a
member must submit a written nomination, signed by a minimum of three
members in good standing. No member
may nominate a number of candidates
in excess of the number to be elected. No
nominee may accept
a nomination for more than one elective office in any one election. Section
5. The President shall
announce all the nominees for office
at the August meeting of the membership. Voting
shall be in person
only. Each voting member
shall cast their vote in the designated
way. The candidates receiving the
most votes for the respective
offices shall be duly elected. Section
6. The President, in the September
issue of the Society's newsletter,
shall announce the results of the election.
Those elected
shall be installed and assume their duties at the last membership
meeting in even numbered years and shall hold office until
their successors have been duly elected or appointed and declared
installed. Section
7. In case of a vacancy in
any office, the Board of Directors
shall have the power to fill the unexpired term of such vacancy. ARTICLE
IV Duties
of Officers Section
1. President. The President shall preside at all meetings of
the members and of the officers; decide all points of order, perform
all other duties incidental to that office and such duties prescribed
from time-to-time by action of the members; appoint all committees
and shall be an ex-officio member of all committees. Section
2. Vice-President.
The Vice-President shall assume the duties
of the President in his/her absence or inability to act, and shall,
at all times assist the President in the discharge of his/her
duties. Section
3. Secretary.
The Secretary in his/her capacity as Secretary
shall keep true and correct minutes and records of the proceedings
of all Society meetings and keep an accurate account of each
member. He/she shall render a
report at each meeting of the members;
be custodian of the Corporate records and of the Seal of the
Corporation. He/she shall
attend to the mailing of all official
notices and handle the general correspondence. Section
4. Treasurer.
The Treasurer in his/her capacity as Treasurer
shall receive and have custody of and be responsible for all
Society funds. He/she shall pay all
duly authorized bills and render
a financial report at each meeting of the members. He/she shall
maintain accounts in banks with which the Society is doing business
as instructed by the Board of Directors. He/she
shall assist
the Board of Directors in its annual audit, making all of the
necessary paperwork and copies of
statements and bills available
at the January meeting each year. The
Annual Audit will be
conducted by a committee made up of Board Members that have been selected
by the President, the results of the annual audit will be announced
to the membership within the next 60 days. Section
5. Board of Directors.
The Board of Directors shall manage
all of the affairs of the Society. Each
member of the Board of
Directors shall have equal voting powers on all matters. ARTICLE
V Meetings Section
1. Regular meetings of the Society
shall be scheduled for the
third Thursday of each month or at such other times as determined
by the Board of Directors. Section
2. Meetings of the Board of
Directors shall be held monthly
immediately before the regular meetings of the Society. Section
3. A quorum for the transaction of
business at regular meetings
of the Society shall consist of at least ten members. A quorum
for the transaction of business at meetings of the Board of Directors
shall consist of at least one-half of the members of the Board.
Regular meetings of the Society and meetings of the Board of
Directors shall be conducted according to Robert's Rules of Order. Section
4. The Society's annual meeting
shall be held during the first
regular meeting of the year. Section
5. Special meetings of the
Officers, Board of Directors or the
entire membership may be called
by the President when necessary. ARTICLE
VI Amendment
of By-Laws Section
1. Any proposed amendment of the by-laws must be submitted in
writing to the President by no less than three members of the Society. Section
2. The President shall thereupon
introduce said proposed amendment
at the next meeting of the membership. At
that time the members
of the Society shall have the opportunity to discuss and comment
on the proposed amendment. Section
3. No action shall be taken by the
Board of Directors until
after the meeting of the membership where said proposed amendment
is introduced and discussed. After
this meeting of the membership
the Board of Directors may take action on said proposed amendment. Section
4. An affirmative vote of the
majority of the Board of Directors
shall be required to amend the by-laws of the Society. ARTICLE
VII Special
Provisions Section
1. No member/ officer or director
of the Society shall incur
any expense in the name of the Society except with the full authorization
and approval of the Board of Directors. Section
2. The official newsletter shall be
published monthly. As far
as is possible to do so/ it shall be the Society's official means
of communication with its members. Section
3. The fiscal year of the Society
shall be from January 1 to
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