Fraternity-Testvériség, 1976 (54. évfolyam, 1-4. szám)
1976-10-01 / 4. szám
corrective action, the Board of Directors shall have the authority to declare the election null and void. The action of the Board shall be reported to the Convention and may be appealed to the Convention. II. The Credential Committee of the Convention shall consider all material and legally competent testimony presented to it and render a decision. This decision may be appealed to the Plenary Session of the Convention, whose decision shall be final. Convention Chairman — Convention Secretaries Expenses — Reports 17. Sessions of the Convention shall be conducted by the President or one of the Vice-Presidents of the Federation, except during the election of officers, for which the Convention shall elect a chairman from the ranks of the delegates. 18. The Convention Secretaries shall be appointed from among the members of the Federation by the Board of Directors. The minutes shall be read of the previous day’s proceedings at the beginning of each morning session, and these minutes shall be approved by the Convention and attested as correct by a special committee of three appointed by the President the day before. The minutes of the last day’s discussions shall be read and approved as the Convention shall direct. 19. The travel expenses and the per diem of the delegates shall be determined on the first day by the Convention. 20. The President shall send the National Officers’ quadrennial reports prepared for the Convention to the Members of the Board of Directors and to the elected delegates, 20 days prior to the Convention. Convention Order of Procedure 21. The Convention’s order of procedure is: a) The opening of the Convention with Divine Services. b) Report of the Credential Committee and official recognition of the delegates. c) Greetings of the President. d) Reports of the National Officers and Board of Directors. e) Reports of the Advisory Members. f) Announcement of the Committees appointed by the President. h) Report of the Executive and Organization Committee. i) Report of the Auditing Committee. j) Report of the Finance Committee. k) Release of the National Officers and members of the Board of Directors. l) Election of temporary chairman. m) Report of the Nominating Committee. n) Election of National Officers: President, Executive Vice-President, Secretary and Treasurer. o) Election of the members of the Board of Directors and their alternates. p) Oath of elected National Officers and members of the Board of Directors. q) Adjournment. (Every session shall begin and be closed with devotional service.) Special Convention 22. The President of the Federation, at the request of the branches forming the majority of the membership of the Federation, shall issue the call for a Special Convention. The call shall precede the opening of said Convention by at least four weeks. Such Convention shall be composed of the delegates of the previous Convention. ARTICLE III THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS Definition — Membership — Duties — Jurisdiction 23. The Board of Directors is that body of the Federation which, with full responsibility to the Convention, administers, effectuates,guides and controls its affairs in accordance with the by-laws. 24. The Board of Directors, American or Canadian citizens, is constituted of regular, advisory and honorary members. In order to assure representation for all members of the Federation, no member may be elected to or serve on the Board of Directors who does not reside in the district he is to represent. The age of the Vice-Presidents, regular members of the Board of Directors and the alternates shall not be over 66 as of December 31 of tbc Convention year. The geographical boundaries of said districts are to be recommended by the Board of Directors and approved by the Convention. If no boundaries are determined by any one Convention, the boundaries as before determined are to prevail. g) Committee meetings. — To be continued —
