Article 1
How many regular business meetings and how many social meetings will be held annually?
12 business and 3 social for a total of 15
The nominating committee shall report at the first meeting in __________ a selection of candidates, officers, delegates and alternates.
March. The nominating committee shall function any time during the year when there is a need to fill a vacancy of an elective officer.
The local chapter bylaws shall be read during which meeting?
The October Meeting
The committees shall be appointed at which meeting?
April. They will become effective at that time with the exception of two of the committees.
A courtesy fund will be established from the treasury by the transfer of _____?
$50.00
The dates, times, and locations are to be determined by what committee?
The Program and Yearbook Committee. All meeting dates, times, and locations will be included in the yearbook under Programs and Meetings. Ordinarily meetings will be on either the 3rd Thursday or the 1st Saturday and will usually begin at 7pm or 10am respectively.
True or False: The consent of each proposed nominee shall be obtained by the committee before the name is presented for election.
True
What are the annual chapter dues and when are they payable?
$57.50 and payable in February.
Which committees shall continue to function from April and until the new yearbook is printed?
The Telephone and Yearbook committees
When does the treasury transfer the money for the courtesy fund?
March 1st
Chapter meetings shall be held where?
In the homes of the members or a place designated by the hostesses and the president.
After the report of which committee, there shall be an opportunity given for further nominations from the floor of each office.
The Nominating Committee. Each office shall be filled before consideration is given to succeeding offices.
What is the breakdown between International, State, and Local dues?
They are as follows:
International - $26.00
State - $24.00
Local - $7.50.
The duties of the committees shall be such as are implied in what of each?
The name.
The courtesy fund may be supplemented, when necessary, from the treasury to prevent the courtesy fund dropping below the amount of _____.
$5.00
There will be no regular meeting of Chapter M during which month?
Election shall be by written ballot unless what?
The committee has made but one nomination for an office and there are no nominations from the floor. Election may then be by viva voce (live voice) for each office, delegate, and alternate.
What is a member termed inactive upon failure to pay dues?
March 1st.
Who of each committee shall read at the first meeting in March an annual report which shall be placed on file?
The chairman
A memorial gift of $10.00 will be given to one of our projects upon what two events?
The death of a member or the death of a husband of a member.
If the chapter meeting date falls on a holiday or state convention date, the meeting will take place when?
The same day of the following week. Specific dates for all meetings will be chosen by the president and the Program chairman and published in the yearbook each July.
No officer shall be eligible to the same office for more than what?
When are assessments voted on?
Assessments shall be voted only after having been presented at the regular meeting prior to the date the vote is held.
Name the 13 committees.
Auditing, Bylaws, Courtesy, Education, Finance, Historian and Publicity, Membership, Nominating, Program and Yearbook, Pianist, Scrapbook, Social and Telephone, Technology.
The bylaws may be amended by a two-thirds vote of the active members present, provided the amendment has been presented in writing at the previous regular meeting and what?
All absent members have been notified.