*BYLAWS OF THE

SAN DIEGO SECTION

OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

ARTICLE I

             Section 1. This organization shall be known as the San Diego Section, hereinafter referred to as “the Section” of the AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, hereinafter referred to as “the SOCIETY.”

 Article II-OBJECT

            Section 1. The object of the Section is the encouragement and advancement of chemistry in all its branches; and by its meetings, reports, papers, discussions, and publications, to promote scientific interests and inquiry. 

ARTICLE III-TERRITORY

             Section 1. The territory of the Section shall be that assigned to it by the SOCIETY.

 ARTICLE IV-MEMBERS AND AFFILIATES

             Section 1. The rolls of the Section shall include those MEMBERS, ASSOCIATE MEMBERS, and National Affiliates of the SOCIETY residing within the territory of the Section, provided that exceptions to this rule shall be made in conformity with the Constitution and Bylaws of the SOCIETY.

             Section 2. The Section may have Local Section Affiliates as authorized in the Constitution and Bylaws of the SOCIETY.

             Section 3. Members and affiliates shall have such rights and privileges as are accorded them by the Constitution and Bylaws of the SOCIETY, and that:

 a. All members may vote.

 b. ASSOCIATE MEMBERS are entitled to all the privileges of membership except that of holding office.

 c. Affiliates are not entitled to vote nor to hold office.

ARTICLE V-ORGANIZATION

             Section 1. The officers of the Section shall be: Chair, Chair-Elect, Councilors and Alternate Councilors, Secretary, and Treasurer. The offices of Secretary and Treasurer may be held by one person.

             Section 2. The Executive Board shall consist of the Section officers, the Immediate Past Chair, the Executive Board Members-at-Large, and chairs of all standing committees.

ARTICLE VI-TERMS OF OFFICE

             Section 1. The Chair-Elect, Secretary, and Treasurer shall hold office for one year, or until their successors qualify.

             Section 2. The Chair-Elect shall succeed to the office of Chair upon the completion of his term of office.

             Section 3. Councilors and Alternate Councilors are to be elected for a term of three years.

             Section 4. Members-at-Large of the Executive Board are to be elected for a term of three years, but their terms will be staggered so that one is elected each year.

             Section 5. All electees shall assume office on January 1.

             Section 6. The Executive Board shall fill any vacancy in its membership and any vacant office by the appointment of any member of the Section qualified to hold office, and such member so appointed shall serve until the next annual election. Vacancies in the positions of Councilor and Alternate Councilor shall be filled by the Executive Board by interim appointment for the period up to the next annual election, at which time the Section shall choose a MEMBER to fill out the unexpired term.

 ARTICLE VII-MANNER OF ELECTION

             Section 1. At a Section meeting to be held prior to October 1, in each year, the Chair shall appoint a Nominating Committee of not less than three members not officers of the Section to provide nominees in duplicate for the elective offices and Members-at-Large of the Executive Board.

             Section 2. The Nominating Committee shall present its report of nominees at a regular meeting of the Section by October 10. With exception of the Chair and Chair-Elect, the incumbent of any elective position may be renominated. After the report of the Committee, nominations may be received from the floor or by petition. Only nominees who have agreed to serve if elected may be named on the ballot. The Secretary shall send all members the report of the Nominating Committee together with a secret ballot. Members may substitute nominees of their own selection by writing in the names on the ballot.

             Section 3. Members shall make their choices on the official ballot. All ballots cast shall be so mailed to the Secretary.

             Section 4. All valid ballots cast as provided in Section 3 received by the Secretary on or before noon of November 25, preceding the annual meeting, shall be counted by Tellers appointed by the Chair. The vote tally shall be reported to the Chair. The Tellers shall submit a signed report at the annual meeting.

             Section 5. In case of a tie vote for any elective office, the members present at the annual meeting shall forthwith proceed to decide between the candidates by vote, and shall further proceed to fill any vacancies that may exist due to the death, resignation, refusal or inability to serve of any of the officers or elected candidates.

             Section 6. The Secretary shall retain all ballots for at least 90 days after either the announcement of the results to the membership or until any disputes have been resolved, whichever is later.

ARTICLE VIII-DUTIES OF OFFICERS AND EXECUTIVE BOARD

             Section 1. The duties of the several officers shall be such as usually pertain to their offices together with those required by the Constitution and Bylaws of the SOCIETY and other such duties as may be given from time to time by the Executive Board.

             Section 2. The Chair of the Section shall serve as Chair of the Executive Board and shall appoint, subject to ratification by the Executive Board, the chairs of the various committees with the exception of the Program Committee.

             Section 3. The Executive Board is the governing body of the Section and shall have charge of the affairs, funds and property of the Section and of all other matters not otherwise provided for in these bylaws.

             Section 4. The Chair-Elect shall serve as Program Chair.

             Section 5. The Treasurer shall be bonded in a suitable manner if and when the Executive Board so provides.

             Section 6. The Treasurer shall receive and deposit all funds paid to the Section in the name of the Section and shall disburse funds only at the direction of the Executive Board.

             Section 7. The voting members of the Executive Board shall include the Chair, the Chair-Elect, Secretary, Treasurer, Immediate Past Chair, Councilors, Alternate Councilors, Members-at-Large, and chairs of all standing committees. 

ARTICLE IX-COMMITTEES AND THEIR DUTIES

             Section 1. There shall be a Nominating Committee as provided for in Article VII, Section 1.

             Section 2. Committees may be appointed from time to time by the Chair.

             Section 3. The Chair shall be ex officio member of all committees except the Nominating Committee.

             Section 4. The standing committees of the Section shall be: Education, Professional Relations/Employment, and Younger Chemists. The Executive Board may add or delete additional standing committees to meet the needs of the Section. 

ARTICLE X-MEETINGS

             Section 1. The Section shall meet upon due notice at such times and places as may suit its convenience, provided that at least two meetings be held each year. One such meeting is to be the annual meeting, held in December, at which time reports are received and election returns announced.

             Section 2. The Section shall have special meetings within thirty (30) days upon the call of a majority of the Executive Board or upon the request of twenty percent (20%) of the members of the Section. The notices for special meetings shall recite the exact nature of business intended to be transacted and no other business shall transpire at such meetings.

             Section 3. A quorum for the transaction of business at a meeting of the Section shall be thirty (30) members of the Section. In the absence of a quorum, regular and special meetings shall adjourn to a date.

             Section 4. At regular meetings of the Section, the order of business shall be:

 a. Reading of Papers

b. Minutes of previous meeting

c. Reports of Officers

d. Reports of Committees

e. Miscellaneous business

f. Adjournment

             Section 5. The regular order of business at any regular meeting of the Section, excepting the annual meeting, may be suspended at the discretion of the Chair.

             Section 6. The parliamentary procedure for all Section meetings not specifically provided for in these bylaws shall be subject to the latest edition of “Robert’s Rules of Order, Revised.”

             Section 7. The Executive Board shall meet upon due notice at such times and places as may suit its convenience upon call of the Chair or within thirty (30) days following a request of a majority of its members.

             Section 8. A quorum for an Executive Board meeting shall consist of a majority of the members of the Board. In the absence of a quorum, the Board shall take no official action. 

ARTICLE XI-DUES, FUNDS, DONATIONS AND BEQUESTS

             Section 1. All National Affiliates and members, except MEMBERS in emeritus status of the SOCIETY, may annually be assessed such voluntary local dues as the Section may determine.

             Section 2. All Local Section Affiliates shall pay annual dues as set by the Executive Board. Failure to pay such dues in advance shall terminate such affiliation.

             Section 3. The raising and collecting of funds other than dues may be provided by a suitable resolution adopted by a regular or special meeting of the Section by a majority vote of the members present, subject to the Constitution and Bylaws of the SOCIETY.

             Section 4. Donations or bequests of funds or property may be accepted on behalf of the Section by the Executive Board, subject to the provisions of the Constitution and Bylaws of the SOCIETY.

 ARTICLE XII-DISSOLUTION

             Section 1. Upon the dissolution of the Local Section, any assets of the Section remaining thereafter shall be conveyed to such organization then existent, within or without the territory of the Local Section, dedicated to the perpetuation of objects similar to those of the AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, or to the AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, so long as whichever organization is selected by the governing body of the Local Section at the time of dissolution shall be exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 as amended or under such successor provision of the Code as may be in effect at the time of the Section’s dissolution.

ARTICLE XIII-AMENDMENTS TO BYLAWS

             Section 1. These bylaws may be amended in the following manner:

                         a. The proposed amendment shall first be submitted to the Executive Board and shall be approved by a majority of the members of the Executive Board.

                         b. A return letter ballot inclusive of suitable explanation of the proposed amendment shall be sent by the Secretary to all members of the Section and twenty (20) days thereafter the Secretary shall close the voting and count all valid ballots received.

                         c. The adoption of the proposed amendment shall require approval by at least two-thirds (2/3) of the votes cast.

             Section 2. The Secretary shall make a suitable report concerning the status of the amendment at the next regular meeting of the Section.

             Section 3. Amendment to these bylaws shall become effective upon approval by the Committee on Constitution and Bylaws, acting for the Council, unless a later date is specified.

 

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 *Effective February 9, 1993. Approved, as amended, by the Committee on Constitution and Bylaws, acting for the Council of the AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY.