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I: Duties of Officers
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1. President: The President shall be the chief executive officer of the
organization and shall, subject to control of the Board of Directors, have
general supervision, direction and control of the business and affairs of the
organization. He shall preside at all meetings of the members and at all
meetings of the Board of Directors. He shall be ex-officio member of all the
committees including the executive committee, and shall have the general powers
and duties of management usually vested in the office of the President, and
shall have other such power and duties as may be prescribed by the Board of
Directors or the Bylaws. The President shall sign all contracts and other
instruments in writing: provided, however, that all written contracts and
instruments are first approved by a majority of officers.
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2. Vice President: In the absence or disability of the President, the Vice
President shall perform all the duties of the President, and when so acting
shall have all the powers of and be subject to all the restrictions upon the
President. The Vice President shall coordinate the selection of an Activity
Chairman for each month. He shall have other powers and perform such other
duties as from time to time may be prescribed by the Board of Directors or the
Bylaws.
The
Vice President shall automatically become President for the next
year.
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3. Secretary: The Secretary shall attend all meetings of the members and the
Board of Directors and shall record all minutes and notes in a book kept for
that purpose. He shall keep or cause to be kept, a register showing the names
and addresses of the members. The Secretary shall give or cause to be given,
notice of all the meetings of the members and the Board of Directors as required
by the Bylaws or by law to be given and shall have other such powers and perform
other such duties as may be prescribed by the Board of Directors or by the
Bylaws. He shall have custody of the valuable papers and books of the club, and
shall at all times be subject to the control of the Board of Directors or a
majority of Officers. In the absence of the Secretary from any meeting of the
members or Board of Directors, the presiding officer shall appoint a Secretary
pro-tempore.
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4. Treasurer: The Treasurer shall keep and maintain or cause to be kept and
maintained adequate and correct accounts of the properties and business
transactions of the organization. He shall deposit all monies and other
valuables in the name and to the credit of the organization as may be ordered by
the Board of Directors, and shall render to the President and Directors, when
they request it, an account of all his transactions as Treasurer and of the
financial condition of the organization and shall have such other powers and
perform such other duties as may be prescribed by the Board of Directors or by
the Bylaws. No obligation, debt, or other liability shall be incurred by the Treasurer without the specific approval of the Board of
Directors or a majority of the officers.
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5. Activity Chairman: The Activity Chairman is responsible for selection,
time and place of social activities. Each month shall have a separate Activity
Chairman.
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II: Board of Directors
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1. Election and Term: The board of Directors shall consist of 8 members:
Current Officers: President, Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer; President
from the preceding year; and three (3) members, in good standing, elected from
and by the active voting members. The three (3) elected members shall serve
terms of three years, one term expiring each year, from and after the date of
the election.
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2. Vacancies: A vacancy or vacancies shall be deemed to exist in the case of
death, resignation or removal of any Director or if the authorized numbers be
increased by amendment of these Bylaws. A vacancy or vacancies shall be filled
by the general members at a monthly or special meeting of the general members
entitled to vote.
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3. Reduction: No reduction of the authorized number of Directors shall have
the effect of removing any Director prior to the expiration of his term of
office.
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4. Notices: Notice of the time and place of regular and special meetings of
the Board of Directors s6all be given to each Director personally.
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5. Meetings: The board of Directors may hold regular meetings just prior to
every scheduled business meeting.
Special
meetings of the Board of Directors for any purpose or purposes may be called at
any time by the President or by any two (2) Directors, on notice to each
director of such meeting.
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6. Quorum: A majority of the authorized number of Directors shall constitute
a quorum for the transaction of business. Every act or decision done or made by
a majority of the Directors shall be regarded as the act of the Board of
Directors.
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7. Attendance: Directors shall notify the President as soon as practical if
unable to attend Directors meetings.
The unexcused absence of any Director from three (3) regular meetings during any
one year shall automatically result in the dismissal of said Directors from the
Board and the vacancy shall be filled by the majority vote of the general
membership.
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8. Fees and Compensation: Directors shall not receive any compensation, fee
or salary for their services as Directors, but by resolution of the general
membership, compensation may be allowed to any Director for any money or
expenses actually incurred and paid by any Director for the benefit of the
organization.
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9. Powers of Directors: The Board of Directors shall have power to call
meetings of the organization when it deems necessary to conduct, manage and
control the affairs, relations and business of the organization, and to make
rules not inconsistent with the laws of the State of Washington, for the
guidance and management of the affairs of the organization. The Board of
Directors shall have the power to incur indebtedness, the terms and amount of
which shall be entered in the minutes of the Board and the note or obligation,
if any, given for same, signed officially by the President and the Secretary,
shall be binding on the organization. The Board of Directors may appoint other
officers, agents or committees as it deems necessary and shall fill all
temporary vacancies that may occur during the year in any organization office.
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10. Action Recall: The actions of the Board of Directors are subject to
recall by a majority vote of 60% of the general membership present, assuming a
quorum is met.
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III: Personal Liability
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1. All persons extending credit to, contracting with or having any claim
against the organization, shall look only to the funds and property of the
organization for payment of any such contract, claim, debt, judgment, damage,
decree or cause action or any money that may become due and payable from the
organization.
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2. Neither the members of the organization, the Board of Directors nor
officers, present or future, shall be personally liable for any debt set forth
in Section 1 of this article.
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3. This is a non-profit organization; the members thereof shall not be
entitled to any individual or collective interest, participation, share, and/or
property right in and to the assets of this organization, but such assets shall
be and constitute the indivisible property of this organization; no dividends
pecuniary profits or dividends or payments of like nature shall ever be declared
or paid to the members of this organization.
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IV: Contracts
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1. Contracts and How Executed: The Board of Directors except as the Bylaws
otherwise provide, may authorize any officer or officers, agent or agents, to
enter into any contract or execute any instrument in the name of and on behalf
of the organization, and such authority may be general or special, and unless so
authorized by the Board of Directors, no officer/agent shall have any power or
authority to bind the organization by any contract or agreement of to pledge its
credit or to render it liable for any purpose or to any amount.
ARTICLE V: Inspection of Bylaws
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1. The organization shall keep in its files the original or a copy of the
Bylaws as amended or otherwise altered to date, certified by the Secretary,
which shall be open to inspection by the members at all reasonable times.
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VI: Revenues
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1. Dues: Membership dues shall be proposed by the Board of Directors from
time to time, and voted upon by the general membership.
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2. Dues; When Due; When Delinquent: Dues shall be payable on January 1st of
each year and are delinquent on March 1st of each year.
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3. New Members: Any new members joining the club on or after October 1st of
any given year shall be entitled to a full membership for the following year and
for the remainder of the year in which they joined.