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A Chapter has the power to adopt and maintain local rules and regulations to
govern all of its fellows, provided such rules and regulations have been filed with
and approved by the Board. Local rules and regulations shall be void if they
conflict with the Bylaws.
Each Chapter may designate geographical areas within its boundaries with
special local rules and admission requirements subject to prior approval by the
Board.
2.4 MEMBERSHIP OF CHAPTERS
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No person shall be a member of a Chapter who is not a Fellow of the Academy.
Once a Chapter has been established within a designated country or
international region, any Fellow whose main postal address in the Certified List
is within the designated country or international region must become a member
of that Chapter.
Applicants for Fellowship must be considered by the Chapter Board of
Admissions before being considered by the Board of Admissions, using the
procedure set out at 1.3 e.
Any Fellow who practices in the designated country or international region of the
Chapter and who meets the membership requirements of that Chapter may be
admitted by the Chapter Board of Admissions as a member of that Chapter.
Each Chapter may determine which, if any, non-Chapter members may attend
its meetings.
Notwithstanding the above, Academy officers or Governors, or the Academy’s
designates may, in their official capacity, attend all business meetings of any
Chapter.
2.5 REPRESENTATION AT ANNUAL MEETING
Each Chapter is required to have at least one of its Fellows in attendance at the
annual meeting of the Fellows (hereafter the annual meeting). Failure to do so is
good cause for revocation of the charter of that Chapter.
2.6 OBLIGATIONS OF CHAPTERS
Each Chapter shall:
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organize and conduct its activities in such manner as shall, in the judgment of its
Fellows best promote the aims of the Academy;
report upon its activities and future plans at each Executive Committee meeting,
and to the annual meeting;
file in a timely manner at the office of the Academy all necessary income tax
forms, documents or reports;
designate delegates to the Board of Governors:
(1) As of June 1 prior to the annual meeting, a Chapter with less than 50
members shall designate one Chapter delegate, with between 50 and 100
members, two Chapter delegates, with between 100 and 150 members
three Chapter delegates, with more than 150 members, four Chapter
delegates;
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