Comparative Parasitology 67(1) 2000 - Peru State College

New business.
Presentation of notes and papers.
Installation of new officers.
Adjournment.
ARTICLE 11
Quorum
The members in attendance at any regular
meeting shall constitute a quorum.
ARTICLE 12
Dues and Debts Owed to the Society
Section 1. Annual dues for regular and spouse
members shall be fixed by the Executive Committee,
subject to ratification by the Society.
Spouse members shall pay dues at a reduced
rate.
Section 2. The fiscal year for payment of dues
and for all other business purposes shall be the
same as the calendar year, that is, from 1 January
to 31 December, and dues shall be payable
on or before 1 January. The dues of a newly
elected member paid prior to 1 July of the year
of the new member's election shall be credited
to that year; if paid after 1 July, they shall be
credited either to the current fiscal year or to the
following one, at the option of the new member.
The dues shall include subscription to the Society's
publications; only those members whose
dues are paid shall receive the publication(s).
Section 3. All other obligations owed to the
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Society by members or nonmembers shall be
due and payable 30 days after bills an; rendered;
the further extension of credit to those whose
obligations are in arrears shall be a matter for
decision by the Executive Committee.
ARTICLE 13
Suspension and Reinstatement
Any member whose dues are in arrears for 2
years shall be dropped from membership. Members
who have been dropped for nonpayment of
dues may be reinstated automatically upon payment
of the dues in arrears and dues for the current
year or may be otherwise reinstated by action
of the Executive Committee.
ARTICLE 14
Provision for Dissolution of Funds
In the event the Society is disbanded, all monies
shall be presented to the Trustees of the
Brayton Howard Ransom Memorial Trust Fund
to be used for such purposes as that continuing
body may deem advisable.
ARTICLE 15
Amendments to the By-Laws
Any amendment to these By-Laws shall be
presented in writing at a regular meeting. It shall
not be acted upon until the following meeting.
A two-thirds vote of the members in attendance
shall be required for adoption.
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF
THE HELMINTHOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON, INC.
(A Non-stock Corporation)
FIRST: I the undersigned, Charles A. Dukes,
Jr., whose post office address in 300 Landover
Mall West, Landover, Maryland 20785, being at
least twenty-one years of age, do hereby form a
corporation under and by virtue of the General
Laws of the State of Maryland.
SECOND: The name of the corporation
(which is hereinafter called the Corporation) is
The Helminthological Society of Washington,
Inc.
THIRD: The puiposes for which the Corporation
is formed are as follows:
(a) To provide for the association of persons
interested in parasitology and related sciences
for the presentation and discussion of items of
interest pertaining to these sciences;
(b) To advance the science of parasitology, in
both its fundamental and its economise aspects;
to act as an agency for the exchange of information;
to hold regular meetings and to promote
and extend knowledge in all phases of parasitology;
(c) And to generally carry out any other business
in connection therewith not contrary to the
laws of the State of Maryland, and with all the
powers conferred upon non-profit corporations
which are contained in the General Laws of the
State of Maryland.
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