Northern Nut Growers a.s.sociation Report of the Proceedings at the 41st Annual Meeting.
by Various.
CONSt.i.tUTION
of the
NORTHERN NUT GROWERS a.s.sOCIATION, INCORPORATED
(As adopted September 13, 1948)
NAME
~Article I.~ This Society shall be known as the Northern Nut Growers a.s.sociation, Incorporated. It is strictly a non-profit organization.
PURPOSES
~Article II.~ The purposes of this a.s.sociation shall be to promote interest in the nut bearing plants; scientific research in their breeding and culture; standardization of varietal names; the dissemination of information concerning the above and such other purposes as may advance the culture of nut bearing plants, particularly in the North Temperate Zone.
MEMBERS
~Article III.~ Membership in this a.s.sociation shall be open to all persons interested in supporting the purposes of the a.s.sociation. Cla.s.ses of members are as follows: Annual members, Contributing members, Life members, Honorary members, and Perpetual members. Applications for membership in the a.s.sociation shall be presented to the secretary or the treasurer in writing, accompanied by the required dues.
OFFICERS
~Article IV.~ The elected officers of this a.s.sociation shall consist of a President, Vice-president, a Secretary and a Treasurer or a combined Secretary-treasurer as the a.s.sociation may designate.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
~Article V.~ The Board of Directors shall consist of six members of the a.s.sociation who shall be the officers of the a.s.sociation and the two preceding elected presidents. If the offices of Secretary and Treasurer are combined, the three past presidents shall serve on the Board of Directors.
There shall be a State Vice-president for each state, dependency, or country represented in the membership of the a.s.sociation, who shall be appointed by the President.
AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSt.i.tUTION
~Article VI.~ This const.i.tution may be amended by a two-thirds vote of the members present at any annual meeting, notice of such amendment having been read at the previous annual meeting, or copy of the proposed amendments having been mailed by the Secretary, or by any member to each member thirty days before the date of the annual meeting.
BY-LAWS
(Revised and adopted at Norris, Tennessee, September 13, 1948)
SECTION I.--MEMBERSHIP
Cla.s.ses of membership are defined as follows:
~Article 1. Annual members.~ Persons who are interested in the purposes of the a.s.sociation who pay annual dues of Three Dollars ($3.00).
~Article 2. Contributing members.~ Persons who are interested in the purposes of the a.s.sociation who pay annual dues of Ten Dollars ($10.00) or more.
~Article 3. Life members.~ Persons who are interested in the purposes of the a.s.sociation who contribute Seventy Five Dollars ($75.00) to its support and who shall, after such contribution, pay no annual dues.
~Article 4. Honorary members.~ Those whom the a.s.sociation has elected as honorary members in recognition of their achievements in the special fields of the a.s.sociation and who shall pay no dues.
~Article 5. Perpetual members.~ "Perpetual" membership is eligible to any one who leaves at least five hundred dollars to the a.s.sociation and such membership on payment of said sum to the a.s.sociation shall ent.i.tle the name of the deceased to be forever enrolled in the list of members as "Perpetual" with the words "In Memoriam" added thereto. Funds received therefor shall be invested by the Treasurer in interest bearing securities legal for trust funds in the District of Columbia. Only the interest shall be expended by the a.s.sociation. When such funds are in the treasury the Treasurer shall be bonded. Provided: that in the event the a.s.sociation become defunct or dissolves, then, in that event, the Treasurer shall turn over any funds held in his hands for this purpose for such uses, individuals or companies that the donor may designate at the time he makes the bequest of the donation.
SECTION II.--DUTIES OF OFFICERS
~Article 1.~ The President shall preside at all meetings of the a.s.sociation and Board of Directors, and may call meetings of the Board of Directors when he believes it to be to the best interests of the a.s.sociation. He shall appoint the State Vice-presidents; the standing committees, except the Nominating Committee, and such special committees as the a.s.sociation may authorize.
~Article 2.~ Vice-president. In the absence of the President, the Vice-president shall perform the duties of the President.
~Article 3.~ Secretary. The Secretary shall be the active executive officer of the a.s.sociation. He shall conduct the correspondence relating to the a.s.sociation"s interests, a.s.sist in obtaining memberships and otherwise actively forward the interests of the a.s.sociation, and report to the Annual Meeting and from time to time to meetings of the Board of Directors as they may request.
~Article 4.~ Treasurer. The Treasurer shall receive and record memberships, receive and account for all moneys of the a.s.sociation and shall pay all bills approved by the President or the Secretary. He shall give such security as the Board of Directors may require or may legally be required, shall invest life memberships or other funds as the Board of Directors may direct, subject to legal restrictions and in accordance with the law, and shall submit a verified account of receipts and disburs.e.m.e.nts to the Annual meeting and such current accounts as the Board of Directors may from time to time require. Before the final business session of the Annual Meeting of the a.s.sociation, the accounts of the Treasurer shall be submitted for examination to the Auditing Committee appointed by the President at the opening session of the Annual Meeting.
~Article 5.~ The Board of Directors shall manage the affairs of the a.s.sociation between meetings. Four members, including at least two elected officers, shall be considered a quorum.
SECTION III.--ELECTIONS
~Article 1.~ The Officers shall be elected at the Annual Meeting and hold office for one year beginning immediately following the close of the Annual Meeting.
~Article 2.~ The Nominating Committee shall present a slate of officers on the first day of the Annual Meeting and the election shall take place at the closing session. Nominations for any office may be presented from the floor at the time the slate is presented or immediately preceding the election.
~Article 3.~ For the purpose of nominating officers for the year 1949 and thereafter, a committee of five members shall be elected annually at the preceding Annual Meeting.
~Article 4.~ A quorum at a regularly called Annual Meeting shall be fifteen (15) members and must include at least two of the elected officers.
~Article 5.~ All cla.s.ses of members whose dues are paid shall be eligible to vote and hold office.
SECTION IV.--FINANCIAL MATTERS
~Article 1.~ The fiscal year of the a.s.sociation shall extend from October 1st through the following September 30th. All annual memberships shall begin October 1st.
~Article 2.~ The names of all members whose dues have not been paid by January 1st shall be dropped from the rolls of the Society. Notices of non-payment of dues shall be mailed to delinquent members on or about December 1st.