1. The President of the Association shall preside at all
meetings of the Association, originate policies or programs, and
perform the duties usually incumbent upon the presiding officer.
2. The 1st Vice-President shall in the absence of the
President perform the duties of the President and send out any
bulletins of general interest to the membership.
3. The 2nd Vice-President shall undertake the
maintenance of the present membership, solicitations and the building
of new membership.
4. The Secretary and Treasurer shall keep full and
accurate records and minutes of the transactions of the Association and
Board of Directors; receive all money of the Association; keep a true
and just account of the same and disburse them upon the order of the
Board of Directors; and perform any other duties usually incumbent upon
the Secretary and Treasurer.
5. It shall be the duty of the Board of Directors to
transact all the business of the Association, not otherwise provided
for in the Constitution or in the by-laws.
6. All applications for membership shall be referred to
the Board of Directors and shall be favorably acted upon unless more
than two-thirds of said Board of Directors object to the admission of
the applicant.
7. Election and installation of officers and directors
shall be held on the second day of the Annual Meeting. Immediately
after the report of the Secretary and Treasurer the presiding officer
shall notify the membership of the nominating coinmittee of four
members, whose duty it shall be to propose for election members who
have expressed their willingness to serve the Association as officers
or Directors for the following year. Any member has the privilege of
making nominations from the floor. This paragraph shall be read to the
convention by the presiding officer at the time the nominating
committee is appointed.
8. All officers, except the Directors, shall be elected
for the time of one year or until their successors shall have been
chosen by the Association at the annual meeting of the Association. At
the annual meeting the necessary number of Board of Directors shall be
elected to serve two (2) years or until their successors shall have
been chosen by the Association at the annual meeting of the Association
to maintain fourteen (14) elected members as stated in Article 3 of the
Constitution.
9. All vacancies in the Board of Directors shall be filed by the Board of Directors for the unexpired term.
10 The items may be amended or changed in accordance with item 9 of the constitution.
11. The fiscal year of the Association will begin July
1st. Any membership received after the first of the membership year
will be accepted on a quarterly basis.
12. Any member in arrears for annual dues or other dues
longer than thirty (30) days shall at the discretion of the President
and Secretary be deprived of all benefits of the Association or any
participation in its activities.