California Macadamia Society By-laws

CALIFORNIA MACADAMIA SOCIETY BY-LAWS

Article I - NAME

The name of this Society shall be the California Macadamia Society.

Article II - PURPOSE

Sec. 1. The purpose of this Society shall be to promote the advancement and improve the culture and production of the Macadamia nut as a horticultural industry.

Sec. 2. No part of the income or funds of this Society shall inure any individual.

Sec. 3. In the event of the dissolution of the Society any residue of funds will be paid to the University of California for horticultural research.

Article III - MEMBERSHIP AND DUES

Sec. 1. Any person interested in the purpose of this Society may, upon application, be elected to membership by an affirmative vote of two-thirds of the directors present at a meeting of the Board of Directors.

Sec. 2. The Secretary shall notify a member of his election and send him a copy of the By-laws.

Sec. 3. The annual membership fee shall be $17.50, payable at the time application for membership is made, and thereafter shall become due on January 1st of each year. Upon election, the new member shall be entitled to all publications of the Society for the calendar year in which elected.

Sec. 4. No person shall be enrolled as a new member of this Society until his dues have been paid.

Sec. 5. Only members in good standing, whose dues have been paid, shall be entitled to vote at the meetings of the Society, and only such shall be eligible to office.

Sec. 6. The membership of any member may be terminated for cause by a two-thirds vote of the Board of Directors, the accused having been given opportunity for hearing before action is taken.

Sec. 7. A Life Membership Fee shall be $150.00

Article IV - DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS

Sec. 1. The Government of the Society, direction of its work and control of its property and funds shall be vested in a Board of Directors consisting of nine members. Three Directors shall be elected at each Annual Meeting and serve for a term of three years.

Sec. 2. Shortly after the Annual Meeting of the Society, the Board of Directors shall convene and elect by ballot from its members, a President and Vice President, who shall hold office for one year, or until their successors are elected. At the same time they shall elect a member who may or may not be a Director to serve as Secretary and Treasurer, who shall hold office during the pleasure of the board.

Sec. 3. The officers (Art. IV, Sec. 2) shall constitute an Executive Committee of the Board; said committee to exercise such powers and deal with such matters as may be referred to it by the Board of Directors.

Sec. 4. Meetings of the Board of Directors may be called at any time by order of the President, or by the Vice President acting in his absence, or shall be called on written request of three members of the Board, the time and place and purpose of such meeting to be stated in said call. A majority of the Board of Directors shall constitute a quorum.

Sec. 5. The Board of Directors shall award Honorary Membership to persons who have made outstanding contributions to the Macadamia industry.

Article V - DUTIES OF OFFICERS

Sec. 1. The President shall preside at all meetings of the members and of the Board of Directors. In the absence of both President and Vice President, the Board of Directors may elect one of their members to preside at that meeting. The President shall submit to the Annual Meeting a report of the doings of the Board of Directors and of the affairs and operation of the Society during the preceding year.

Sec. 2. The Vice President shall, in the absence of the President, perform the duties of the President.

Sec. 3. The Secretary and Treasurer shall be clerical officer of the Society and of the Board of Directors. He (or she) shall have charge of the correspondence. He shall collect the dues of members, carefully account for the same, and promptly deposit them into a depository for Society funds. He shall work under the orders of the Board of Directors, and in close cooperation with the President. He shall pay out funds only by voucher countersigned by the President or Vice President. He shall make a report of receipts and disbursements at meetings of the Board of Directors and a complete report to the members at the Annual Meeting of the Society.

Article VI - MEETINGS

Sec. 1. The Annual Meetings of the Society shall be held at some convenient time and place chosen and designated by the Board of Directors, and ample notice of the meting shall be given all members of the Society.

Sec. 2. The Special meetings of the Society may be called by the President, with the approval of the Board of Directors, as occasion may require.

Sec. 3. The Ten percent, but not less than fifteen members of the Society, shall constitute a quorum at any meeting

of members for the transaction of business.

Article VII - FISCAL YEAR

The fiscal year of the Society shall close on December 31st.

Article VIII - AMENDMENTS

These by-laws may be changed or amended at any Annual Meeting of the Society by a two-thirds vote of all members present at such meeting.

Revised by-laws adopted at Annual Meeting March 1986.