National By-Laws - The Navy League of Canada

THE NAVY LEAGUE OF CANADABY-LAWSBranch Council may enact By-Laws and pass resolutions, subject to the approval of DivisionCouncil, to:(a)(b)(c)(d)Call meetings of the Branch Council and set the quorums for such meetings;Prescribe the duties and responsibilities of Officers and employees of the Branch;Provide funds to its Division or the National Board of Directors; and,Accomplish such other activities as may be properly dealt with by a Branch Council.6.5 ELECTION OF OFFICERS.01 Unless otherwise approved by the Division Council, every Officer of a Branch musthave served for the imediately past year as an Individual Member prior to being elected asan Officer of a Branch..02 At each Branch Annual General Meeting, the Branch President and a minimum ofthree (3) additional directors shall be elected. The appointment of specific positions shallfollow, subject to the following:a. Each Branch shall maintain an Executive Committee consisting of the President,one or more Vice-Presidents, a Secretary and a Treasurer (or a Secretary-Treasurer).b. The interim replacement or reassignment of particular positions may occur at anytime, provided the individual accepting the appointment is an elected director of theBranch.c. Branch Presidents are required to report any changes in their ExecutiveCommittee to their Division..03 At each Branch Annual General Meeting the Branch shall appoint an auditor..04 The Branch Council may appoint assistants to the Officers and employees of theBranch and make such other appointments as may be required from time to time.6.6 BRANCH PRESIDENT.01 The Branch President is elected for a term of one year..02 He or she shall preside, if able, at all meetings of the Branch and the Branch Council..03 If absent from the Branch, or unable to act as chairman of a meeting, he or she maybe replaced at a meeting by a Vice-President, or by a chairman selected by those at themeeting..04 A Branch President may serve for up to three consecutive terms, and a fourth if theBranch resolves that a fourth consecutive term may be served by a Special Resolutionpassed at its Annual General Meeting and approved by the Division Council.NL(18)E – 7 Feb 2012 32