Mississippi Academy of Sciences constitution.Amended a·mend v. a·mend·ed, a·mend·ing, a·mends v.tr. 1. To change for the better; improve: amended the earlier proposal so as to make it more comprehensive. 2. April 2000 Article I. Name and Affiliation The name of this organization shall be the Mississippi Academy of Sciences. It shall be incorporated. It shall be affiliated with the American Association for the Advancement of Science American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), private organization devoted to furthering the work of scientists and improving the effectiveness of science in the promotion of human welfare. . Article II. Purpose The purposes of this Academy are to further the work of scientists, to facilitate cooperation, to improve the effectiveness of science in the promotion of human welfare, and to increase public understanding and appreciation of the importance and promise of the methods of science in human progress. Article III. Members There shall be six classes of members in the Academy; regular, student, educational, corporate donor The party conferring a power. One who makes a gift. One who creates a trust. donor n. a person or entity making a gift or donation. DONOR. He who makes a gift. (q.v.) , corporate patron and life. Article IV. Election of Members Any eligible person interested in the sciences and desiring membership shall become a member by sending an application and dues for one year to the Executive Officer or by appearing at the annual meeting and paying dues for one year. If, however, one is deemed unfit unfit not properly prepared, e.g. physically incapable of performing hard work as in racing, because of lack of training. Said also of food prepared unhygienically. unfit for human consumption for membership the Board of Directors may so direct and refuse renewal of membership at the end of one year. No membership shall be considered, except for an honorary membership, unless accompanied by the first year's dues. Article V. Divisions Any groups of scientific workers within the Academy may organize as a separate division with the approval of the Board of Directors. Each division is empowered to organize its program in any way it deems proper. Article VI. Officers The officers shall consist of a President, a President-elect, an Executive Officer, and an Editor. The President and President-elect shall serve for a one-year term and shall not be eligible for re-election to these offices until three years from the date of expiration Date of Expiration (2002) is an aggrotech single by Funker Vogt. Track listing
Article VII. Duties of Officers Section 1. The President shall be the directing head of the Academy and shall perform the usual duties of that office. The President shall also serve as Chair of the Board of Directors and shall preside pre·side intr.v. pre·sid·ed, pre·sid·ing, pre·sides 1. To hold the position of authority; act as chairperson or president. 2. To possess or exercise authority or control. 3. at all meetings of the Board and of the Academy. Section 2. The President-elect shall assume the duties of President in the absence or disability of the President and, at the request of the President, assist in the performance of any designated functions. Section 3. The Executive Officer shall be responsible for the keeping of a complete record of the meetings; preparation of a report of the proceedings; annual preparation of a list of members in good standing; shall have charge of all funds belonging to the Academy except as otherwise designated by the Board of Directors; shall make all disbursements necessary for normal Academy functions as designated or authorized au·thor·ize tr.v. au·thor·ized, au·thor·iz·ing, au·thor·iz·es 1. To grant authority or power to. 2. To give permission for; sanction: by the Board of Directors and all disbursements that may be authorized in writing by the Chairperson chairperson Chairman The head of an academic department. See 'Chair.', Cf Chief. of the Budget Committee; shall file financial statements as may be required by law; and shall report in writing at each annual meeting on the financial condition of the Academy. The Chairperson of the Budget Committee shall perform such other duties as commonly assigned as·sign tr.v. as·signed, as·sign·ing, as·signs 1. To set apart for a particular purpose; designate: assigned a day for the inspection. 2. to the Office of the Executive Officer or as provided for in the Bylaws The rules and regulations enacted by an association or a corporation to provide a framework for its operation and management. Bylaws may specify the qualifications, rights, and liabilities of membership, and the powers, duties, and grounds for the dissolution of an . The Executive Officer shall perform such duties as may be designated by the President with the approval of the Board of Directors and as provided in the Bylaws. The Executive Officer is the Secretary-Treasurer and may not concurrently hold any elective elective non-urgent; at an elected time, e.g. of surgery. elective adjective Referring to that which is planned or undertaken by choice and without urgency, as in elective surgery, see there noun Graduate education noun office in the Academy. Section 4. The Editor shall be responsible for the publication of the Journal of the Academy and shall appoint, with approval of the Board of Directors, Associate Editors for the various divisions and shall select referees and supervise preparation of materials for publication. The Editor shall arrange for printing of the Journal and shall perform all duties pertaining per·tain intr.v. per·tained, per·tain·ing, per·tains 1. To have reference; relate: evidence that pertains to the accident. 2. to publication assigned by the Board of Directors. Article VIII. Board of Directors The executive body of the Academy shall be known as the Board of Directors. It shall be composed of the President, the President-elect, the Executive Officer, the Editor, the immediate past-President, and three others elected from among the voting members of the Academy as defined under Article X, Section 1. The last three members shall serve for terms of three years, one member being elected each year. Five members, including the President, shall constitute a quorum A majority of an entire body; e.g., a quorum of a legislative assembly. A quorum is the minimum number of people who must be present to pass a law, make a judgment, or conduct business. . Article IX. Duties of the Board of Directors Section 1. The Board of Directors shall have charge of the functions, policies, and publicity of the Academy; shall supervise the publications of the Academy; and shall decide on the time and place of the annual meeting. Section 2. When the offices of the President-elect, the Executive Officer, or the Director become vacant, the Board of Directors shall fill the office by appointment and the appointee APPOINTEE. A person who is appointed or selected for a particular purpose; as the appointee under a power, is the person who is to receive the benefit of the trust or power. shall be notified at least seven days in advance. Section 3. The Board of Directors shall meet during the week of the annual meeting and whenever the President deems a meeting to be necessary. All Board members shall be notified at least seven days in advance of called meetings. Article X. Election of Officers and Directors Section 1. The Nominating Committee A nominating committee is a group formed usually from inside the membership of an organization for the purpose of nominating candidates for office within the organization. It works similarly to an electoral college, the main difference being that the available candidates, either shall consist of the immediate past-President and four members appointed by the President at least sixty days before the annual meeting. The Nominating Committee shall nominate nom·i·nate tr.v. nom·i·nat·ed, nom·i·nat·ing, nom·i·nates 1. To propose by name as a candidate, especially for election. 2. To designate or appoint to an office, responsibility, or honor. at least two candidates for each elective office and for the Director, and shall report at the annual meeting. Nominations from the floor shall be permitted. In the event that more than two candidates are nominated nom·i·nate tr.v. nom·i·nat·ed, nom·i·nat·ing, nom·i·nates 1. To propose by name as a candidate, especially for election. 2. To designate or appoint to an office, responsibility, or honor. for any office, a plurality The opinion of an appellate court in which more justices join than in any concurring opinion. The excess of votes cast for one candidate over those votes cast for any other candidate. Appellate panels are made up of three or more justices. will elect. Balloting shall be in writing by mail. The term of newly elected officers and directors shall begin July 1. Voting members shall consist of regular members, life members, individual patrons, donors, sponsors and benefactors. The Executive Officer and the Editor shall be selected by the Board of Directors, subject to approval of a majority of members in attendance at the annual meeting. Their terms of office shall be one year, renewable at the pleasure of the Board of Directors. Section 2. An Election Committee consisting of three members, including its Chair, shall be appointed by the Board of Directors. The Executive Officer shall mail ballots to all members eligible to vote. The ballots shall be returned by mail to the Chair of the Election Committee. The Chair of the Election Committee shall count and tabulate (1) To arrange data into a columnar format. (2) To sum and print totals. the votes and send the ballots with a copy of tabulation tab·u·late tr.v. tab·u·lat·ed, tab·u·lat·ing, tab·u·lates 1. To arrange in tabular form; condense and list. 2. To cut or form with a plane surface. adj. Having a plane surface. to each member of the Election Committee for confirmation of count. The Chair of the Election Committee shall then report results of the election to the President. Section 3. Members of the Election Committee shall be selected from schools and organizations represented in the Academy. Members may not be appointed to succeed themselves, and both Chairpersons and members shall be rotated rotated turned around; pivoted. rotated tibia see rotated tibia. among the organizations represented in the Academy. No school or other organization shall be represented by more than one member. Persons nominated for office, officers of the Academy, and immediate past officers shall not be eligible to serve on the Election Committee. Section 4. The Election Committee shall determine status of questionable ballots and shall rule on their validity. The count of the Election Committee shall be final. Section 5. Within thirty days after the annual meeting, the Executive Officer shall mail to each voting member in good standing a copy of the ballot, listing the offices and nominees, a plain unmarked envelope, and an addressed envelope. The ballot should be marked by the member, sealed in the plain unmarked envelope, and mailed to the Chair of the Election Committee in the addressed envelope. Any deviation DEVIATION, insurance, contracts. A voluntary departure, without necessity, or any reasonable cause, from the regular and usual course of the voyage insured. 2. from this procedure shall invalidate in·val·i·date tr.v. in·val·i·dat·ed, in·val·i·dat·ing, in·val·i·dates To make invalid; nullify. in·val the ballot. Only ballots received within thirty days after the ballot is mailed shall be counted by the Election Committee and results reported to the President. Those persons declared elected shall take office July 1. Article XI. Quorum Thirty voting members in good standing in attendance shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at any meeting or the Academy. Article XII. Program The program of the annual meeting shall be arranged by the Program Committee. The Chairperson of the Program Committee shall be appointed by the Board of Directors. Divisional Chairpersons shall be members of the program committee. Article XIII. Committees Except as otherwise provided in this Constitution or in the Bylaws, committees shall be appointed by the President. Each committee shall consist of a Chairperson and not fewer than two additional members. A majority of the members of any committee shall constitute a quorum. Article XIV. Amendments Section 1. The Constitution and Bylaws may be amended in accordance Accordance is Bible Study Software for Macintosh developed by OakTree Software, Inc.[] As well as a standalone program, it is the base software packaged by Zondervan in their Bible Study suites for Macintosh. with the following procedures. All proposed amendments must be transmitted in writing to the Executive Officer. Section 2. An amendment to the Constitution may be proposed (a) by the Board of Directors, (b) by a petition in writing by any member of the Academy submitted to and approved by the Board of Directors at least thirty days prior to the annual meeting, (c) by a petition in writing submitted at the annual meeting from not less than 25 members in good standing. Notice of the proposed amendments shall be given at the business session of the annual meeting. The Executive Officer shall mail a copy of the proposed amendments and the corresponding passages in the existing Constitution to each member in good standing within thirty days after the annual meeting. Balloting shall be conducted as described under Article X, Section 5 of the Constitution. The amendment is adopted when favored by a two-thirds majority of the members voting. Section 3. An amendment to the Bylaws may be proposed (a) by the Board of Directors, (b) by a petition in writing submitted at the annual meeting from not less than ten members in good standing. The amendment is adopted when favored by two-thirds of the members present and voting at the annual meeting provided a constitutional quorum is present. If a constitutional quorum is not present, then the amendment shall be mailed to all voting members and treated as described immediately above in Section 2. |
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