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Proposed amendments to the constitution must be presented in writing at a regular meeting, circulated to the membership by mail and voted upon at the next regularly scheduled meeting. A two-thirds vote of members present is required for the adoption of the amendment.
Resolution - Amendment No. I to Section F - Officers: Effective January 1, 1972, to promote continuity of administration, the society officers leaving office shall, together with newly elected officers, constitute an Executive Committee for one (1) year following their term of office.
Resolution - Amendment No. II to Section C - Membership: Effective January 1, 1972 a membership designated "sustaining membership" shall be available to academic, industrial organizations and interested individuals on an annual basis. Dues for this membership will be $100 annually and shall entitle the sustaining member to have the organization or individual name imprinted on society stationary and meeting announcements etc., as appropriate, in recognition of their support of the goals of the society.
Resolution - Amendment No. III to Section C - Membership: Effective retroactively on January 1, 1981, a membership designated “emeritus member” shall be available to members of the Society who have been members in good standing for two years previous to attaining emeritus status. "Emeritus status" shall be construed to mean attainment of retirement from the member's place of employment, including self-employment. "Emeritus members" shall retain all rights of membership in good standing but shall be relieved of the membership fee assessment.
Application for "emeritus member" status shall be in writing from the subject member or from another member in good standing as sponsor and shall be sent to the secretary of the Society for approval by the Executive Committee. Members in good standing who have met the above requirements prior to January 1, 1981 will be designated "emeritus member," for which application for such status will not be required.
Resolution - Amendment No. IV to Section I - Amendments: Effective January 1, 2000, to allow for greater involvement of the membership in amending the constitution, proposed amendments to the constitution must be presented to the Secretary/Treasurer and circulated to the membership by mail (postal, e-mail or by hand). Members may send discussion to the Secretary/Treasurer who must circulate it to all members. Members will vote by mail, returning their vote to the Secretary/Treasurer within 2 months of the postmark on the original mailing. A two-thirds vote of active members is required for the adoption of the amendment. This amendment completely replaces the language in Section I.
Resolution - Amendment No. V to Section D: Effective retroactively on January 1, 1998: The regular membership fee of $10.00 will be assessed from each member by mail in September of each year. Full time students are exempt from the membership fee, but must register with the Secretary/Treasurer. Only registered students, emeritus members and regular members in good standing (i.e. those that have paid their dues) shall be entitled to the privileges of active membership. This amendment completely replaces the language in Section D.
Resolution - Amendment No. VI to Section E: Effective retroactively on January 1, 1998: Regular meetings of the society shall be held twice yearly during the autumn and the spring. The time and place of the meetings will be determined by the officers of the society. Notice of the meetings will be sent to all members at least two weeks before the date of the meeting.
One fifth of the active membership attendance at any regular meeting shall constitute a quorum.
This amendment completely replaces the language in Section E.
Resolution - Amendment No. VII to Section G: Effective retroactively on January 1, 1998: The phrase "third-regular meeting" wherever it appears in Section G (Election of Offices) shall be read as "second-regular meeting". The line: "Incoming officers shall take office at the end of the fourth meeting." shall be replaced by "Incoming officers shall take office on June 1 of the year in which they were elected.
Resolution - Amendment to include 501(c)3 Tax Exempt requirements effective February 21, 2002: The purposes for which the organization is organized are exclusively religious, charitable, scientific, literary, and educational within the meaning of section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 or the corresponding provision of any future United States Internal Revenue law.
No part of the net earning of the corporation shall inure to the benefit of, or be distributable to its members, trustee, officers, or other private persons, except that the organization shall be authorized and empowered to pay reasonable compensation for services rendered and to make payments and distributions in furtherance of the purposes set forth in the purpose set forth in the purpose clause hereof. No substantial part of the activities of the organization shall be carrying on propaganda, or otherwise attempting to influence legislation, and the organization shall not participate in, or intervene in (including the publishing or distribution of statements) any political campaign on behalf of any candidate for public office.
Notwithstanding any other provision of these articles, this organization shall not carry on any activities not permitted to be carried on by an organization exempt from Federal income tax under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 or the corresponding provision of any future United States Internal Revenue law.
Upon the dissolution of the corporation, assets shall be distributed for one or more exempt purposes within the meaning of section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or corresponding section of any future federal tax code, or shall be distributed to the federal government, or to a state of local government, for a public purpose. Any such assets not so disposed of shall be disposed of by the Court of Common Pleas of the county in which the principal office of the corporation is then located, exclusively for such purposes or to such organization or organizations, as said Court shall determine, which are organized and operated exclusively for such purposes.
Resolution - Amendment to include 501(c)3 Tax Exempt requirements effective February 21, 2002: The purposes for which the organization is organized are exclusively religious, charitable, scientific, literary, and educational within the meaning of section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 or the corresponding provision of any future United States Internal Revenue law.
No part of the net earning of the corporation shall inure to the benefit of, or be distributable to its members, trustee, officers, or other private persons, except that the organization shall be authorized and empowered to pay reasonable compensation for services rendered and to make payments and distributions in furtherance of the purposes set forth in the purpose set forth in the purpose clause hereof. No substantial part of the activities of the organization shall be carrying on propaganda, or otherwise attempting to influence legislation, and the organization shall not participate in, or intervene in (including the publishing or distribution of statements) any political campaign on behalf of any candidate for public office.
Notwithstanding any other provision of these articles, this organization shall not carry on any activities not permitted to be carried on by an organization exempt from Federal income tax under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 or the corresponding provision of any future United States Internal Revenue law.
Upon the dissolution of the corporation, assets shall be distributed for one or more exempt purposes within the meaning of section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or corresponding section of any future federal tax code, or shall be distributed to the federal government, or to a state of local government, for a public purpose. Any such assets not so disposed of shall be disposed of by the Court of Common Pleas of the county in which the principal office of the corporation is then located, exclusively for such purposes or to such organization or organizations, as said Court shall determine, which are organized and operated exclusively for such purposes.
May 22, 2003
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