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NVSC - Bylaws
Preamble
Section 2. Principal Office. The principal office of the Corporation is at Suite 240, 7010 Little River Turnpike, Annandale, Va. 22003. The Corporation also may have other offices within or without the Commonwealth of Virginia as the Corporation's Board of Directors may determine.
Section 3. Purposes. The business and purpose of the Corporation shall be: to promote Carolina Shag dancing in Northern Virginia and other areas; to provide its members with dance venues and opportunities to associate with others who enjoy Carolina Shag dancing; to publish a regular newsletter for members; to support charities designated by the Board and/or by the membership of the Corporation; to function as a 501 (c) (7) social club, as defined by the U.S. tax code and in accordance with regulations issued by the Internal Revenue Service; to represent, protect and advance the interests of its members with respect to Carolina Shag dancing; to own property, enter into contracts, and to carry on any business necessary or incidental to accomplishing the purposes of the Corporation; and to do everything necessary, proper or convenient for the accomplishment of any of the purposes herein set forth; and to do every other act incidental thereto which is not prohibited by the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Section 4. Governing Body. The Corporation shall be governed by a Board of Directors, hereafter referred to as the Board. The makeup of the Board and its duties are defined in Article Three of these Bylaws.
Article Two
Members
Section 1. Classes of Members. The members of the Corporation shall be one undivided class.
Section 2. Voting Rights. Each member in good standing of the Corporation on the date and time of any vote shall be entitled to one vote on each matter submitted for a vote to the members.
Section 3. Acceptance of Members. Any person may become a member of the Corporation by submitting a written and signed application on a form approved by the Board, together with payment of one year's membership dues to the Membership Chairperson. The first day of the next calendar month after the member's submission of an application shall be the member's 'anniversary date', and that person shall be a member of the Corporation for the twelve (12) calendar months period beginning with his or her anniversary date.
Section 4. Annual Dues. The Board shall determine the amount of annual membership dues; and when dues are changed, the amount of the change and the effective date shall be published in the newsletter.
Section 5. Membership Records. The Membership Chairperson shall maintain a written record of the membership of the Corporation, and that record shall contain each member's name, address and anniversary date, and also home and office telephone numbers and/or e-mail address, if provided. The Membership Chairperson shall issue certificates and/or cards evidencing membership in the Corporation in such form as may be determined by the Board. If a member's certificate or card is lost, mutilated or destroyed, the Membership Chairperson may issue a replacement on such terms as the Board has determined.
Section 6. Membership Renewal and Termination.
(A) Renewal. The Membership Chairperson shall give each member at least 30 days advance notice of the member's approaching anniversary date.
A member who is in good standing on his/her anniversary date shall be renewed as a member for the next twelve (12) ca1endar months upon payment of the annual membership dues for the next year, provided the payment is delivered to the Membership Chairperson no later than 30 days after the member's anniversary date. Upon the timely payment of renewal dues to the Membership Chairperson, said member automatically shall be a member of the Corporation for the ensuing year.
(B)Termination. The membership of any member of the Corporation who fails to renew his or her membership in the Corporation as provided above shall be automatically terminated.
(C ) Reinstatement. A former member whose membership has terminated automatically for non-payment of dues will be reinstated effective upon delivery of a membership application form, together with payment of the annual membership dues, to the Membership Chairperson.
Section 7. Disciplinary Action.
(A) Censure, Suspension or Expulsion. For good cause, the Board may censure a member, may suspend a member, or may expel a member. For purposes of this section, 'good cause' shall include, without limitation, the following behavior at Corporation dances, functions or meetings, or at the dances, functions or meetings of any other affiliated dance club: assaultive behavior against any person; disorderly conduct tending to promote a breach of the peace; open and notorious illegal or grossly immoral public conduct; and any other personal conduct adverse to the best interests and purposes of the Corporation.
(B) Disciplinary Procedures. In considering and/or implementing the censure, suspension or expulsion of a member of the Corporation, the Board must adhere to the following procedures:
(a) Be postmarked at least two weeks prior to the Board meeting at which the disciplinary action will be considered.
(b) Explain the general nature of the complaint.
(c) Advise the member concerned of his or her right to appear before the Board in order to confront his or her accuser(s) and to present witnesses and/or otherwise respond to said complaint.
(2) For the purposes of this section, the Board or individual members of the Board may function as the accuser(s), as may a member or members of the Corporation who has/have requested a disciplinary action or made a complaint against another member. When the disciplinary issue has been raised by a member or members of the Corporation not serving on the Board, the Board alone has the sole discretion to proceed to a hearing, to dismiss the case, or to take any other action that the Board finds to be in the best interest of the Corporation.
(C) Disciplinary Hearing. The Board may adopt rules of procedure for the conduct of hearings on complaints against members.
(D) Voting Requirements for Disciplinary Actions. The censure, suspension or expulsion of a member requires an affirmative vote of not less than two-thirds of the Board of Directors, with at least three Board members voting for said censure, suspension or expulsion. The vote of the Board to censure, suspend or expel any member shall be final.
(E) Re-admission of Expelled Member. A member who has been expelled from membership in the Corporation may reapply for membership at any time after twelve (12) calendar months following the date he or she was expelled. The Board may accept or reject the application, and/or the Board may set conditions for the member's readmission to membership in the Corporation.
Article Three
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