Fraternity-Testvériség, 1980 (58. évfolyam, 1-4. szám)
1980-07-01 / 3. szám
I MEETINGS Discussion — Procedure — Quorum 8. There are two kinds of meetings of the Federation: regular and special. The regular meetings are those prescribed in these by-laws: Conventions, meetings of the Board of Directors, Executive Committee and branch meetings. The special meetings are called pursuant to the appropriate provisions of these by-laws. S'. The presiding officer shall be the President of the body in meeting. The President shall vote only in the case of a tie. It is the duty of the President to order a secret ballot if ten percent of the members present request it. A member may speak only once on a question. The President may grant him the right to speak a second time only if he has been personally challenged. The maker of the motion shall have the right of the closing remarks in the discussion. 10. Contention, meetings of the Board of Directors, meetings of the Executive Committee or branch meetings have the right to make decisions only if the following quorum of the respective meetings are present: a) one-half of the members of the Convention; b) two-thirds of the members of the Board of Directors; c) all three members of the Executive Committee ; d) one-twentieth of the membership of any branch at the annual or special meetings and at least five members at the regular meeting of the branches. If a quorum is not present at the first meeting, a second meeting shall be called at which those present, regardless of number shall constitute a quorum. THE CONVENTION Aim — Time — Place — Membership 11. The Federation shall hold a Convention every four years in September following the second regular meeting of the Board of Directors. The time and place shall be designated by the Board of Directors. It shall receive reports of the preceeding four years, to decide upon actions for the future and to encourage and foster fra- ternalism. In order to postpone a Convention the consent of two-thirds of the branches is required. 12. The members of the Board of Directors and the delegates of the branches constitute the Convention. Each member of the Convention is entitled to one vote. 13. The Board of Directors shall determine and designate the number of guests and other persons to attend the Convention. Election of Delegates 14. Each branch having a minimum adult membership of 300 shall send one delegate to the Convention. Branches having more than 300 members shall send one additional delegate for each multiple of 300 members. Branches having less than 300 members will be grouped in units of not less than 300 and not more than 375 members, and may jointly send one delegate. The grouping of these units will be arranged by the President of the Federation according to geographical location in concurrence with the Executive Committee and with the approval of the Board of Directors. The delegates and alternates shall be elected by a plurality on separate ballots at a special meeting to be held no less than thirty, nor more than sixty days following the announcement in the official publication of the meeting date of the Convention by the President as directed by the Board of Directors. Their names shall be certified to the President within 10 days after the election. Each certification shall be accompanied by a copy of the minutes of said meeting, the names and certificate numbers of the members present at the meeting and their signatures. The delegate and alternate must have been a member of the Federation and of the branch, or one of the branches of the group he is representing, for at least one year prior to his election, and must have fulfilled all his membership obligations. Alternate delegates elected shall fill vacancies of elected delegates in the order of the number of votes received. Branches formed within one year preceding the Convention shall be exceptions. Officers or employees of similar organizations or employees of the Federation cannot be delegates. 15. The elected delegates shall constitute no less than two-thirds of the voting members of the Convention. II
