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BY-LAWS |
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Article I |
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Section 1 –
At every meeting all
questions shall be
determined by a
majority of votes
(except alterations
of the Constitution,
as therein
provided), the
presiding officer
not being entitled
to a vote except in
case the vote is
equally divided,
when he shall have
the deciding vote. |
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Section 2 –
At each meeting,
when the President
shall have called
THE ASSOCIATION to
order, the Committee
on Credentials shall
immediately
determine as to the
credentials of the
representative. |
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Article II |
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Committees |
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Section 1 –
The following
Standing Committees,
each consisting of
three or more
Representatives of
THE ASSOCIATION,
shall be appointed
by the President at
least sixty days
before the annual
meeting of THE
ASSOCIATION,
Committees shall
examine and report
to THE ASSOCIATION
upon the several
maters referred to
them. |
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Credentials –
Whose duty it shall
be to examine and
report upon the
credentials of the
elected
Representatives. |
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Emeritus – To
this committee shall
be referred the name
of any member who
has qualified and
attended as a
Representative for
15 years upon the
certification of the
Recorder of his
Temple and the
Secretary of the
Association. A
Certificate of
Emeritus Membership
shall be issued. |
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Finance and
Accounts – It
shall be its duty to
examine the books
and vouchers of the
Secretary-Treasurer;
it shall annually
recommend such
appropriations as
may be necessary. |
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Necrology –
To it shall be
referred the names
and records of the
dead, that a fitting
memorial may be made
in the proceedings
of the good deeds of
those who have
entered The Unseen
Temple. |
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Time and Place
– Shall consist of
the First, Secord,
Third, Fourth and
Fifth
Vice-Presidents, and
Secretary-Treasurer,
whose duty it shall
be yearly to
recommend a Time and
Place for the next
three annual
conventions. The
next Annual Meeting
or Meetings shall be
decided by a
majority vote of the
Representatives
assembled. |
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The Representatives
may by a majority
vote at any time,
authorize the Time
and Place Committee
to select the city
for its Annual
Convention and
mid-year meeting. |
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Any invitation or
invitations in order
to be valid must be
submitted to the
Secretary-Treasurer
of the Southeastern
Shrine Association
at least thirty (30)
days prior to
opening date of the
Annual Convention.
The Secretary shall
in turn notify the
members of the Time
and Place Committee. |
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Welfare and
Advisory – There
shall be a Welfare
and Advisory
Committee composed
of the officers and
Past Presidents of
the Association to
who shall be
referred all matters
pertaining to the
betterment of the
Shrine, its
charities and
membership
deportment. It
shall be the duty of
this committee to
meet twice annually
to discuss and
recommend to the
various committee,
uniform unit group
and to the
Association such
matters as in their
discretion should
properly be brought
to the attention of
the various
committees, uniform
unit groups, and the
Association,
affecting the
welfare of the
organization and
adherence to
Shriners
International Law. |
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Other necessary
Committees may be
appointed by the
President. |
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ARTICLE III |
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Seal |
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Section 1 –
The Seal shall be
round, not less than
two inches in
diameter, with the
words: “SOUTHEASTERN
SHRINE ASSOCIATION,
ORGANIZED DECEMBER
19th,
1934,” in an outer
circle, the center
to contain a
condensed map in the
shape of nine
Southeastern States
in THE ASSOCIATION. |
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Article IV |
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Section 1 –
Annual Meeting
– The President of
the Association
shall appoint a
Director-General for
the Annual Meeting
who shall be a
Member of Temple in
whose jurisdiction
the Annual Meeting
is scheduled to be
held. This
appointment shall be
made with the
approval of the
Divan of the Host
Temple. The
President shall
notify the Secretary
of this appointment
not later than sixty
(60) days following
the President’s
election. |
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Section 2 –
Registration
Badges –
Participation in and
admission to any
convention activity
by any adult over
twenty-one (21)
years of age will
require a convention
registration badge
as well as any other
necessary tickets. |
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Section 3 –
Refunds – Any
member Temple shall
have the right to
cancel any or all
registrations by
giving written
notice to the
Host Temple before
June 1st
of year of the
Convention.
Registration fees
covering such
canceled rooms shall
be refunded to the
Temple within 15
days of Cancellation
notice. |
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Section 4
– Parade |
a)
The order
of the
Southeastern
Shrine
Association
Parade shall be
that listed in
the latest
edition of
Directory, S.
for
Association/Temple
parades.
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b)
Shrine
Temples shall
follow the
dignitaries in
the following
order:
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1)
Host
Temple
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2)
President’s
Temple
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3)
President
Elect’s (1st
V.P.) Temple
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4)
Temples of
President’s
state by
charter date
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5)
Temples of 1st
Vice-President’s
state by
charter
number.
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6)
In
order,
through the
5th
Vice-President,
each
numbered
Vice-President’s
Temple
followed by
his state’s
Temples by
charter
date.
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7)
Non-Association
Temples by
charter date
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ARTICLE V |
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Amendments |
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Section 1 – A
proposed amendment
to these By-laws may
be submitted to THE
ASSOCIATION at any
time during the
meeting and may be
adopted by a
majority of votes
cast by the
accredited
Representatives
present and voting. |
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Section 2 –
All proposed
amendments to the
By-Laws shall be
offered in writing.
They may be modified
in any manner by THE
ASSOCIATION while
the same are under
consideration, but
such modification
must be germane to
the subject matter
of the proposed
amendment. The
entire section to be
amended must be
fully written out as
the same will read
with the proposed
amendment
incorporated
therein. |
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