*BYLAWS OF THE

*BYLAWS OF THE

ALABAMA SECTION

of the

AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

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BYLAW I—NAME

&nbs= p; Section 1. This organization shall be known as THE Alabama Section of the American Chemical Society and hereinafter referred to as “the Section”; provided, furthermore= , that said AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY be hereinafter referred to as “the SOCIETY.”

BYLAW II—OBJECT

Section 1. The object = of the Section is the encouragement of chemistry in all its branches; and by its meetings, reports, papers, discussions and publications, to promote scienti= fic interests, inquiry, and fellowship.

BYLAW III—HEADQUARTERS

&nbs= p; Section 1. The Section shall have its headquarters at Birmingham.=

BYLAW VI—TERRITORY

&nbs= p; Section 1. The Section shall have such territory as is allotted to it by the SOCIET= Y.

BYLAW V—MEMBERS AND AFFILIATES

&nbs= p; Section 1. The membership of the Section shall be composed of those members and National Affiliates of the SOCIETY residing within the territory of the Section, provided that exceptions to this rule shall be made in conformity = with the Constitution and Bylaws of the SOCIETY.

&nbs= p; Section 2. The Section may have Local Section Affiliates subject to the provisions = of the Constitution and Bylaws of the SOCIETY.

&nbs= p; Section 3. Members and affiliates shall have such rights and privileges as are acco= rded them by the Constitution and Bylaws of the SOCIETY.

BYLAW VI—ORGANIZATION

&nbs= p; Section 1. The officers of the Section shall be a Chair, a Chair-Elect, a Secretary= and a Treasurer. The offices of Secretary and Treasurer may be held by one pers= on.

&nbs= p; Section 2. The Section shall have Councilors and Alternate Councilors as provided in the Constitution and Bylaws of the SOCIETY.

&nbs= p; Section 3. The Executive Committee shall consist of the officers of the Section, the immediate Past Chair, the Councilors, the Alternate Councilors, the Chairs = of the standing committees, and the Chairs of any Subsections that may exist.<= o:p>

&nbs= p; Section 4. All officers, Councilors, Alternate Councilors, and other persons electe= d by the members, shall be chosen from the MEMBERS.

&nbs= p; Section 5. The Section may affiliate with the Engineering Council of Birmingham and Jefferson County in accordance with the Constitution and Bylaws of the SOCI= ETY.

BYLAW VII—MANNER OF ELECTION AND TERMS OF OFFICE

&nbs= p; Section 1. Elected officers of the Section shall serve for a term of one year begin= ning on January 1 or until their successors are elected. The Chair-Elect shall succeed to the office of Chair upon completion of those terms of office.

&nbs= p; Section 2. Councilors and Alternate Councilors shall be elected for a term of three years beginning on January 1.

&nbs= p; Section 3. In the event of a vacancy in the office of Chair, the Chair-Elect shall assume the added duties of the Chair for the unexpired term. All other vacancies shall be filled by the Executive Committee by interim appointment= for the period up to the next annual election, at which time the Section shall choose a MEMBER to fill out the unexpired term, if any. In the event the of= fice of Chair-Elect is filled by such interim appointment, the Section shall ele= ct both a Chair and Chair-Elect at its annual election.

&nbs= p; Section 4. Prior to May 1 in each year, the Chair shall appoint a committee of not = less than three members, not officers of the Section, to provide at least two candidates for the elective offices named in Section 1 of bylaw VI of these bylaws. The committee shall provide two nominees for the elective offices n= amed in Section 2 of Article VI; the nominee receiving the highest number of vot= es in the annual election shall be Councilor; the nominee receiving the next highest number of votes shall be Alternate Councilor.

&nbs= p; Section 5. The Nominating Committee, as provided in Section 4 of this bylaw shall present its report of nominees to the Section at the September meeting. At = the October meeting of the Section nominations may be made from the floor. Not later than 20 days after this meeting the Secretary shall send each member = of the Section a list of the nominees and a secret ballot. Members shall sign their names on an outside envelope and the ballots shall be enclosed in an inner unmarked envelope which the voters shall seal. All ballots cast shall= be so mailed to the Secretary.

&nbs= p; Section 6. All valid ballots cast as provided in Section 5 of this bylaw received by the Secretary on or before noon of the Monday preceding the Annual Meeting shall be counted by three tellers appointed by the Chair, and the tellers s= hall make appropriate report of the balloting at the Annual Meeting.<= /span>

&nbs= p; When there are two nominees, each voter shall vote for one nominee and that candidate who receives the greater number of votes shall be declared electe= d.

&nbs= p; When there are three nominees, a preferential ballot shall be used. The ballot s= hall afford an opportunity to indicate a first and a second choice. If one candi= date receives a majority of first choices, that candidate shall be declared elec= ted. If no candidate receives such a majority, the candidate receiving the lowest number of first choices shall be eliminated and the second choice preferenc= es on the ballots so eliminated shall be added to the first choice totals of t= he other two candidates to establish a majority for one candidate who shall th= en be declared elected. Ballots of the eliminated candidate that have not indicated a second choice shall be void in the second count.

&nbs= p; When there are four or more nominees, a single choice ballot shall be used. In t= he event no nominee receives a majority of the votes cast, a run-off election = by mail ballot shall be held between the two leading candidates. On or before December 1, the Secretary shall mail to each member of the Section a ballot containing the names of the two nominees receiving the most votes in the fi= rst election. That one who receives the greater number of votes shall be declar= ed elected.

&nbs= p; The nominee receiving the highest number of votes in the triennial election sha= ll be Councilor; the nominee receiving the next highest number of votes shall = be Alternate Councilor.

BYLAW VIII—DUTIES OF OFFICERS AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

&nbs= p; Section 1. The duties of the officers shall be those customarily performed by such officers, together with those responsibilities prescribed by the Constituti= on and Bylaws of the SOCIETY and by these bylaws and such other duties as may = be assigned from time to time by the Executive Committee.

&nbs= p; Section 2. The Treasurer shall be bonded in a suitable manner if, when and as, the Executive Committee so provides.

&nbs= p; Section 3. The Chair of the Section shall serve as Chair of the Executive Committee= and shall appoint all committees authorized in these bylaws or by the Executive Committee.

&nbs= p; Section 4. The Executive Committee shall be the governing body of the Section and, = as such, shall have full power to conduct, manage, and direct the business and affairs of the Section in accordance with the Constitution and Bylaws of the SOCIETY and these bylaws.

BYLAW IX—COMMITTEES

&nbs= p; Section 1. There shall be the following standing committees:

Membership<= /span>

Program

Editorial and Publicit= y

Professional and Econo= mic Status

Public Education<= /o:p>

Arrangements

&nbs= p; Section 2. All committees not otherwise provided for in these bylaws shall be appoi= nted by the Chair.

BYLAW X—MEETINGS

&nbs= p; Section 1. The Section shall meet regularly upon due notice at such times and place= s as may suit its convenience, provided that one of the meetings shall be known = as the Annual Meeting and shall be held prior to December 1.=

&nbs= p; Section 2. The Section may hold special meetings upon the request of a majority of = the Executive Committee or upon the request of ten members of the Section. The notices of special meetings shall recite the exact nature of the business intended to be transacted and no other business shall be transacted at such meetings.

&nbs= p; Section 3. Written notice of all business meetings shall be sent to members and affiliates of the Section at least one week prior to the meeting. A quorum = for regular and special business meetings of the Section shall consist of 5% of= the members of the Section. In the absence of quorum, regular and special busin= ess meetings shall adjourn to a date.

&nbs= p; Section 4. The Executive Committee shall meet upon due notice at such times and pla= ces as may suit its convenience, upon call of the Chair or upon request of a majority of its members. The order of business shall be such as the Committ= ee provides from time to time.

&nbs= p; Section 5. A quorum for an Executive Committee Meeting shall consist of a majority = of the members of the Committee. In the absence of a quorum, the meeting shall adjourn to a date.

&nbs= p; Section 6. At regular meetings of the Section the order of business should include = the subjects listed below. The order may be determined by the Chair.=

&nbs= p; &= nbsp; a. Minutes, previous meeting

&nbs= p; &= nbsp; b. Reports of officers

&nbs= p; &= nbsp; c. Reports of committees

&nbs= p; &= nbsp; d. Miscellaneous business

&nbs= p; &= nbsp; e. Reading of papers

&nbs= p; &= nbsp; f. Adjournment

&nbs= p; Section 7. The parliamentary procedure, for all Section meetings, not specifically provided in these bylaws, shall be subject to “Robert’s Rules of Order.”

BYLAW XI—DUES, FUNDS, DONATIONS AND BEQUESTS

&nbs= p; Section 1. All members, except members in emeritus status of the SOCIETY, and Natio= nal Affiliates may annually be assessed such voluntary local dues as the Section itself may determine.

&nbs= p; Section 2. All Local Section Affiliates shall pay annual dues of $2.00, except that those who are students shall pay annual dues of $1.00. Failure to pay such = dues in advance shall terminate affiliation.

&nbs= p; Section 3. The raising and collecting of funds other than dues may be provided by suitable resolution adopted at a regular or special meeting of the Section = by a majority vote of the members present, subject to the provisions of the Constitution and Bylaws of the SOCIETY.

BYLAW XII—DISSOLUTION

&nbs= p; Upon the dissolution of the Local Section, any assets of the Section remaining thereafter shall be conveyed to such organization then existent, within or without the territory of the Local Section, as is dedicated to the perpetua= tion of objects similar to those of the AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, or to the AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, so long as whichever organization is selected by= the governing body of the Local Section at the time if dissolution shall be exe= mpt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 as amended or under such successor provision of the Code as may be in effect at the time = of the Section’s dissolution.

BYLAW XIII—AMENDMENTS TO BYLAWS

&nbs= p; Section 1. These bylaws may be amended in the following manner:

a. That the proposed amendment shall have been first submitted in writing to the Executive Commi= ttee and shall have been approved by a majority of the members of the Executive Committee.

b. That a return letter ballot inclusive of suitable explanation of the amendment shall have been s= ent by the Secretary to all members of the Section and 20 days thereafter the Secretary shall close the voting and count all valid ballots received.=

c. No amendment shall = be ratified unless two-thirds of the members voting on the proposal vote in its favor.

&nbs= p; Section 2. The Secretary shall make suitable report for the next regular meeting of= the Section.

BYLAW XIV—EFFECTIVE DATE OF THESE BYLAWS

&nbs= p; Amendments to these bylaws, following adoption by the Section, shall become effective = upon approval by the Committee on Constitution and Bylaws, acting for the Counci= l, unless a later date is specified.

BYLAW XV—SUBSECTIONS

&nbs= p; Section 1. Subsections may be established by a majority vote of the membership pres= ent at any regular meeting of the Section on petition of what it shall deem to = be a sufficient number of members who believe it desirable to hold separate meet= ings and plan separate programs because of geographical location.

&nbs= p; Section 2. Subsections shall elect their own officers, including a Chair and Chair-Elect, and appoint their own committees and may make any rules for th= eir government not inconsistent with these bylaws or the Constitution and Bylaw= s of the SOCIETY. Such rules and amendments thereto shall be referred to the Sec= tion for approval, prior to adoption and copies shall be filed with the Section = on adoption. The Chair of the Subsection shall be a member of the Executive Committee of the Section.

&nbs= p; Section 3. Subject to approval of the Executive Committee, Subsections may assess d= ues and raise or collect funds and shall exercise control of all moneys, includ= ing those apportioned to them by the Section.

&nbs= p; Section 4. Subsections shall be assigned a definite territory by the Section.<= /o:p>

&nbs= p; Section 5. Any Subsection may be dissolved by a majority vote of the Section, for g= ood and sufficient reasons.

&nbs= p; Section 6. Only members and affiliates of the Section shall be eligible to be membe= rs or affiliates, respectively, of Subsections and only members shall be eligi= ble to vote and hold office.

&nbs= p; Section 7. Meetings of the Subsection shall be open to all members and affiliates of the Section, except, of course, that any subscription or assessments being = paid by the Subsection members and affiliates for a particular meeting must be p= aid by all those attending.

&nbs= p; Section 8. As of January 15, each year, the Secretary and Treasurer of each Subsect= ion shall make a formal report of the past year’s activities, including a financial statement, to the Secretary and Treasurer of the Section.

&nbs= p; Section 9. The apportionment of funds to Subsections shall be on a yearly basis and= at the discretion of the Executive Committee. Requests for funds for Subsectio= ns for the ensuing year shall normally be presented to the Executive Committee= no later than the last meeting of the Executive Committee of the preceding yea= r.

&nbs= p; Section 10. The auditing of the accounts of the Subsection shall be subject to the bylaws of the Section.