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The following
bylaws are an initial draft, that was submitted
by Loraine Prutzman at the 5/10/04 meeting.
These not yet been formally adopted.
Bylaws of the
Danville Apple Pi Macintosh Users Group - ver
5/10/04
Article I -
Name
The
name of this organization shall be Danville
Apple Pi .
Article II
-Objects
The
objects of this club shall be to promote and
educate MacIntosh owners and the public on
the use and advantages of Macintosh
computers.
Article III -
Members
Any
and all person who expresses interest in our
objective may apply for membership by
attending at least one scheduled meeting and
paying the annual dues fee.
Article IV -
Dues
a.
The annual dues shall be $ 12.00, payable
upon applying for membership and each fiscal
year of the club thereafter.
b. A
members name will be removed from the Club
roster when dues are not paid within 3 months
following their due date.
Notice
of pending removal shall be sent by the
Treasurer 30 days prior to removal.
Article V -
Officers
a.
The elected officers of the Club shall be
President, Vice President, Secretary,
Treasurer , Web site Manager.
b. These
Officers shall be elected annually at the May
meeting and take office at the close of that
meeting.
c.
Nominations shall be made from the floor ,
provided the consent of the nominee has been
obtained.
d.
Vacancies in any of the Offices, except that
of President which would be filled by the
Vice President, shall be filled at the next
regular meeting .
Article VI -
Duties of Officers
The
Officers shall perform duties prescribed by
these by-laws and such other duties as shall
be ordered by the Club.
a.
PRESIDENT shall preside at all meetings and
have general supervision of the
Club.
b. VICE
PRESIDENT shall, in the absence of the
President, perform the duties pertaining to
that office; shall be the Program Chairman,
planning the meeting programs for the year ,
subject to the approval of the
Board.
c.
SECRETARY shall record all proceedings of the
Club , providing the President with a copy of
the meeting minutes with in two weeks
following said meeting and shall present a
printed copy to members attending the
following months meeting.
d.
TREASURER shall receive all funds of the
Chapter , depositing same in a bank as
directed or approved by the Club, disburse
funds as directed by the Club, prepare the
accounts for auditing before each annual
meeting and present a report of the past
months activity at each meeting .
e. WEB SITE
MANAGER will post notices of meetings online
at least 10 days prior to said meeting and
perform any other similar duties as directed
by the Executive Board.
Article VII -
Meetings
a.
Regular meetings shall be held on the second
Monday evening of the months September
through May at a time and place approved by
the membership, unless other wise ordered by
consensus of the Officers.
b. The May
meeting will be considered the annual meeting
and end of the financial year.
c. Special
meetings may be called by the Officers or by
request of 5 members of the Club. Such
special meetings shall be limited to the
subject stated in the notice of such
meeting.
d. Five
members shall constitute a quorum at any
meeting.
Article VIII
- Executive Board
The
Officers of the Club constitute the Executive
Board and have general supervision of the
Club between its meetings but it is subject
to the orders of the Club and none of its
acts shall be in conflict with action taken
by the Club.
Article IX -
Committees
a. An
auditing committee of 3 members shall be
appointed by the President at the March
meeting.
This
Committee will prepare an audit of the
financial records of the Club and present a
report of the same at the May
meeting.
b. Such
other Committees , standing or special, shall
be appointed by the President as authorized
by the Club.
Article X -
Amendment to By-Laws
These
By-laws maybe amended at any regular meeting
of the Club by a two-thirds vote, provided
that the proposed amendment(s) have been
submitted to the membership on the date of
the previous meeting.
This may be
done by meeting handouts , web site or direct
e-mail notice .
Any
amendments so adopted shall become effective
upon adoption.
Article XI -
Dissolution
If
for any reason the Club is dissolved or
otherwise terminated , the property or
proceeds of the Club shall be distributed by
the direction of the Executive Board in a
equitable manner , upon approval of the
membership .
These By-laws
adopted ____________________.
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