EXPLANATION OF DOCUMENT NUMBERING SYSTEM
Within the RI constitution and standard Rotary club constitution, the
various elements
of the documents are identified as follows:
Article IV
Section 2
(a) (subsection)
(1) (sub-subsection)
.6 (paragraph)
(iv) (subparagraph)
Within the text, subordinate elements are generally indented further than
those
in the text above them to make them easier to identify.
Any part of the document may be divided directly into paragraphs or
sub-paragraphs.
Examples of this are the RI constitution, article XVI, section 3,
paragraph .1,
and standard Rotary club constitution, article V, section 3, paragraph
.1, sub-paragraph
(i).
STANDARD ROTARY CLUB CONSTITUTION
Article Subject Page
I
Name...............................................................................................................253
II Territorial Limits
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III Object
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IV Meetings
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V
Membership......................................................................................................254
VI
Classifications..................................................................................................256
VII
Attendance.....................................................................................................256
VIII Directors and
Officers...................................................................................258
IX Admission Fees and Dues
..............................................................................259
X Duration of Membership
.................................................................................259
XI Community, National and International Affairs
.............................................261
XII Rotary Magazines
.........................................................................................262
XIII Acceptance of Object and Compliance with Constitution
and
Bylaws............................................................................................................262
XIV Arbitration
.....................................................................................................262
XV
Bylaws.............................................................................................................263
XVI
Interpretation.................................................................................................263
XVII Amendments
.................................................................................................263
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MANUAL
OF PROCEDURE 1998.Article I Name
The name of this organization shall be Rotary Club of
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(Member of Rotary International)
Article II Territorial Limits
The territorial limits of this club are as follows:
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Article III Object
The Object of Rotary is to encourage and foster the ideal of service as a
basis of worthy
enterprise and, in particular, to encourage and foster:
First. The development of acquaintance as an
opportunity for service;
Second. High ethical standards in business and
professions; the recognition of
the worthiness of all useful occupations; and the dignifying of each
Rotarian’s occupation
as an opportunity to serve society;
Third. The application of the ideal of service
in each Rotarian’s personal, business
and community life;
Fourth. The advancement of international
understanding, goodwill, and peace
through a world fellowship of business and professional persons united in
the ideal
of service.
Article IV Meetings
Section 1 —
.1 This club shall hold a regular meeting once each week on the day and
at the time provided in its bylaws.
.2 In an emergency or for good cause, the board of directors of this club
may change a regular meeting to any day during the period commencing
with the day following the preceding regular meeting and
ending with the day preceding the next regular meeting, or to a different
hour of the regular day, or to a different place.
.3 If a regular meeting falls on a legal holiday or in case of the death
of the
club president, or of an epidemic or of a disaster affecting the whole
community, the board may cancel such regular meeting. The board of
directors of this club, at its discretion, may cancel not more than two
regular meetings in any one Rotary year for causes not otherwise
specified
herein provided always that the club should not fail to meet for
more than two consecutive meetings.
*Constitution of the Rotary Club of
* The bylaws of Rotary International provide that each club admitted to
membership in RI
shall adopt this prescribed standard club constitution..
Section 2 — An annual meeting for the
election of officers of this club shall be held
not later than the thirty-first day of December in each year as provided
in the
bylaws of this club.
Article V Membership
Section 1 — General Qualifications. This club shall be composed of adult persons of
good character and good business or professional reputation.
Section 2 — Kinds. This Rotary club shall have four kinds of membership, namely:
active, senior active, past service and honorary.
Section 3 — Active Membership. A person possessing the qualifications set forth in
article V, section 3 of the RI constitution may be elected to active
membership in
this club. Aperson possessing the qualifications for active membership,
but who
is in the same classification of business or profession as an active
member of this
club, may be elected as an additional member under the provisions of this
section.
Such additional persons are active members with all the privileges of
active membership.
However, such additional persons shall not be holders of their
classifications
and may not propose other additional active members under their
own classifications.
Section 4 — Categories of Additional
Active Members. This club may elect three categories
of additional active members. This club may have one additional active
with the same classification in each of the three categories.
(a)
First Category — Same Classification as Proposer. An active member may propose
to active membership a person who is actively engaged in the same
classifi-cation
as that of the proposer.
(b)
Second Category — Former Rotarian. An active member may propose to active
membership a former member of a club, with the consent of the active
mem-ber
holding the classification, if the proposed member terminated such
mem-bership
in the former club due to no longer being engaged in the formerly
assigned classification of business or profession within the territorial
limits of
the former club.
(c)
Third Category — Former
Rotaractor. An active member may propose to active
membership a former member of a Rotaract club, with the consent of the
active member who holds the classification. The former Rotaractor must
live or work within the territorial limits of this club, have maintained
mem-bership
in one or more Rotaract clubs for at least four years, and have
termi-nated
membership in the former Rotaract club due to reaching the age limit
for membership or relocating outside the territorial limits of the former
Rotaract club.
(d)
Change in Classification Holder. All additional active members must have the
same classification as one of the active members of this club, who is the
hold-er
of the classification. If the active member holding the classification
ceases
to hold the classification for any reason, including a transition to
senior active
or past service membership, then one of the additional members with the
same classification will become the holder of the classification. If
there is only
one additional active member with such classification, the additional
active
automatically becomes the classification holder. If there are two or
three additional
active members with such classification, then this club elects one of
them to be the classification holder, and the other member(s) remain as
additional
actives.
Section 5 — Senior Active Membership.
(a)
General Qualifications. Any
active or past service member shall automatically
become a senior active member where such member’s combined active and
past service membership in one or more clubs includes: a total of at
least 15
years membership; a total of at least ten years where the member has
attained
the age of at least 60 years; a total of at least five years where the
member has
attained the age of at least 65 years; or, where the member is a present
or
past officer of RI.
(b)
Former Members. This
club may elect to senior active membership any former
member of any club who was a senior active member or eligible to become a
senior active member at the time such membership was terminated.
(c)
Rights and Privileges —
Limitations of Senior Active Membership. Senior
active
members shall have all the rights, privileges and responsibilities of an
active
member, except that they neither hold classifications nor have the right
to
propose additional active members.
(d)
Successor to Senior Active. This club may admit to membership a qualified
person in the classification of business or profession in which such
senior
active member may be engaged.
Section 6 —Past Service Membership.
A past service member is one who has all the
rights, privileges and responsibilities of an active member except that
such member
shall not represent a classification or have the right to propose an
additional
active member under sections 3 and 4 above.
(a)
Eligibility for Past Service Membership. The following individuals are eligible for
past service membership:
(i) Past Service Membership — Retirement. A person who has retired
from active business or professional life but who is otherwise
qualified for Rotary club membership under article V, section 3, of
the RI constitution, including having held a qualifying position
level, may be elected a past service member.
(ii) Past Service Membership — Loss of Classification. Active members
who have lost their classifications through no fault of their
own may be elected to past service membership by this club’s
board of directors.
(b)
Admission Fee Exemption. Current
or former members elected to past service
membership in their clubs are exempt from paying a second admission fee.
Section 7 — Dual Membership. No person shall simultaneously hold active, senior
active or past service membership in this and another club. No person
shall simultaneously
be a member and an honorary member in this club.
Section 8 — Honorary Membership.
(a)
Eligibility for Honorary Membership. Persons who have distinguished themselves
by meritorious service in the furtherance of Rotary ideals may be
elect-ed
to honorary membership in this club. Persons may hold honorary
membership in more than one club.
(b)
Rights and Privileges. Honorary
members shall be exempt from the payment
of admission fees and dues, shall have no vote and shall not be eligible
to hold
any office in this club. Such members shall not hold classifications, but
shall
be entitled to attend all meetings and enjoy all the other privileges of
this
club. No honorary member of this club is entitled to any rights and
privileges
in any other club.
Section 9 — Religion, News Media and
Diplomatic Service. Representatives of more
than one religious denomination, representatives of more than one
newspaper
and/or other news media, and diplomatic representatives of more than one
government
may be eligible to active membership under such classifications,
pro-vided
that such representatives otherwise possess the qualifications as set
forth
in the constitutional documents.
Section 10 — Holders of Public Office. Persons elected or appointed to public office
for a specified time shall not be eligible to active membership in this
club under
the classification of such office. This restriction shall not apply to
persons holding
positions or offices in schools, colleges or other institutions of
learning or to
persons who are elected or appointed to the judiciary. Active members who
are
elected or appointed to public office for a specified period may continue
as such
active members in their existing classifications during the period in
which they
hold such office.
Section 11 — Rotary International
Employment. This club may retain in its member-ship
any member employed by RI.
Article VI Classifications
Section 1 — Classifications.
(a) Each active member of this club shall be classified in accordance
with the
member’s business or profession.
(b) The classification of each active member of this club shall be that
which cov-ers
the principal and recognized activity of the firm, company or institution
with which such member is connected or that which covers such member’s
principal and recognized business or professional activity.
(c)
How Corrected. The
board, in its discretion, may correct or adjust the classification
of any member whose membership has not terminated, if the circum-stances
warrant such action. Due notice of such proposed correction or
adjustment shall be given to the member and the member shall be allowed a
hearing thereon.
Section 2 — Limitations. The active membership shall consist of but one person
from each classification of business or profession, excepting the
religion, news
media, and diplomatic services classifications, which may have more than
one
person in each such classification, and excepting the provision for
additional
active members.
Article VII Attendance
Section 1 — Every member of this club
should attend its regular meetings. A member
shall be counted as attending a regular meeting of this club if such
member
is present for at least 60 percent of the time devoted for the regular
meeting or
makes up for an absence in any of the following ways:
(a) If at any time within 14 days before or after the usual time for that
meeting
such member
.(i) attends at least 60 percent of the
time devoted for the regular
meeting of another club or of a provisional club, or
(ii) by direction of this club, attends a regular meeting of a Rotaract
or
Interact club or Rotary Village Corps or of a provisional Rotaract
or Interact club or Rotary Village Corps, or
(iii) attends a convention of RI, a council on legislation, an
international
assembly, a Rotary institute for past and present officers of
RI, a Rotary institute for past, present, and incoming officers of RI,
or any other meeting convened with the approval of the board, the
president acting for the board of RI, a Rotary multi-zone conference,
a RI committee meeting, a Rotary district conference, a
Rotary district assembly, any district meeting held by direction
of the board of directors of RI, any district committee meeting
held by direction of the district governor, or a regularly announced
intercity meeting of Rotary clubs, or
(iv) is present at the usual time and place of a regular meeting of
another club for the purpose of attending such meeting, and that
club is not meeting at the time and place, or
(v) except that where a member is traveling outside the member’s
country of residence for a period exceeding fourteen days, the
time restriction shall not be imposed by this subsection inasmuch
as a member may attend meetings in another country at any time
during the period of travel, and each such attendance shall count
as a valid make-up for any regular meeting missed at this club
during the member’s time abroad, or
(vi) attends a club service project authorized by the board of this club.
(b) If, at the time of such meeting, a member is
(i) traveling with reasonable directness to or from one of the meetings
mentioned in paragraph (a) (iii) of this section, or
(ii) on Rotary business serving as an officer or member of a commit-tee
of RI, or a trustee of The Rotary Foundation, or
(iii) on Rotary business serving as the special representative of the
district governor in the formation of a new club, or
(iv) on Rotary business in the employ of RI, or
(v) directly and actively engaged in a district-sponsored or a RI or
Rotary Foundation-sponsored service project in a remote area
where the opportunity for making up attendance is completely
impossible, or
(vi) engaged in Rotary business duly authorized by the board of this
club if this precludes attendance at a meeting of this club, or
(vii) working in bona fide circumstances within the member’s own
country of residence for extended periods on out posted assignments
when, by mutual agreement between the member’s home
club and a nominated club, the member may attend such nominated
club for the period of assignment, validated by an appropriate
form of advice by the secretary of said club to the member’s home
club where such attendance shall be credited in the member’s name.
Section 2 — Notice of Make-up. In the cases set out in subsection
(a) (ii), (a) (iii) or sub-section
(b) of section 1 of this article, the member shall only be counted as
being
in attendance if notice of the fact is given by the member personally to
the club.
In the cases set out in subparagraphs (a) (i) and (iv), such notice may
be given by
the member personally or by the secretary of the club visited.
Section 3 — Exemptions. A member’s absence shall be excused if
(a) (i) the absence is caused by protracted ill health or impairment or
by
stay of more than two weeks in a country in which Rotary clubs
do not exist so that such member is physically unable to attend a
regular meeting and the board approves such absence.
(ii) In the case of intended absence in a country in which there are no
Rotary clubs, the member shall inform the secretary of this club
before starting the journey or, if that is impossible, in writing from
that country. Before approving such absence, the board shall satisfy
itself that the journey will prevent the member from making
up an absence in accordance with section 1 (a) of this article, or
(b) a member is a senior active member and the aggregate of the
member’s years
of age and years of membership in one or more clubs is 85 years or more
and
the member has notified the club secretary in writing of the member’s
desire
to be excused from attendance and the board has approved.
The absences of members who fall into categories (a) (i) and (ii) above
and whose
absences have been excused shall not be included in the club’s
attendance records
for the period in question. Members who fall into category (b) above
shall not be
included in the membership figure used to compute the club’s
attendance; further,
neither their absences nor attendances shall be used for that purpose.
Article VIII Directors and Officers
Section 1 — The governing body of this
club shall be a board of directors to be
constituted as the bylaws of the club may provide.
Section 2 — Except as herein otherwise
specifically provided, the decision of the
board in all club matters shall be final, subject only to an appeal to
the club. The
board shall have general control over all officers and committees and
may, for
good cause, declare any office vacant. It shall constitute a board of
appeal from the
rulings of all officers and actions of all committees. Appeal may be
taken from any
decision of the board to the club. On such appeal, the decision appealed
from shall
be reversed only by a two-thirds vote of the members present, at a
regular meet-ing
specified by the board, a quorum being present, notice of such appeal
having
been given by the secretary to all members of the club at least five (5)
days previous
to such meeting.
Section 3 — The officers of this club
shall be a president, a president-elect, one or
more vice-presidents, all of whom shall be members of the board, and a
secretary,
a treasurer, and a sergeant-at-arms, any or all of whom may or may not be
members
of the board as the bylaws of the club shall provide.
Section 4 —
.1 Each officer shall be elected as provided in the bylaws of the club
and,
except as may otherwise be provided in relation to the president, shall
take office on the first day of July immediately following election to
office and shall serve for the term of office or until a successor shall
have been elected and qualified.
.2 The president shall be elected, as the bylaws of the club may provide,
within the period of not more than two years but not less than eighteen
months prior to the day of taking office as president. The president
shall be a director of the board and shall serve as president-elect for
the
year immediately preceding the year in which the term as president
shall commence. The president shall take office on the first day of July
in the Rotary year for which the president is elected to serve and shall
serve for the period of election or until a successor shall have been
elected and qualified.
.3 Each officer and each director shall be an active (including
additional
active), senior active, or a past service member in good standing of
this club. For a better understanding of the duties and responsibilities
of club president, the president-elect shall attend the district
presidents-
elect training seminar and the district assembly unless excused
by the governor-elect. If so excused, the president-elect shall send a
designated representative from the club whose duty it will be to report
back to the president-elect.
Article IX Admission Fees and Dues
Every active, senior active, and past service member of this club shall
pay as an
admission fee and as annual dues such sums as may be prescribed in the
bylaws of
this club, except that a senior active or past service member who has
held active
membership in this club shall not be required to pay a second admission
fee.
Article X Duration of Membership
Section 1 — Period. Membership shall continue during the existence of the club
unless terminated as hereinafter provided.
Section 2 — How Terminated.
(a) Membership shall automatically terminate when a member ceases to have
the
necessary qualifications for membership, except that
(i) active members who, through no fault of their own, would otherwise
lose their classifications may, by action of the board of
directors of this club, be elected to past service membership; or
(ii) by permission of the board, active members moving from the
territorial
limits of the club may be given special leave of absence for
a period not exceeding one year to enable them to visit and
become known to a Rotary club in the community to which they
move, providing they are still active in the same classifications of
business or profession and continue to comply with the attendance
and all other conditions of Rotary membership; or
(iii) by permission of the board, active members moving from the
territorial
limits of the club may retain membership providing they
are still active in the same classifications of business or profession
and continue to comply with attendance and all other conditions
of Rotary membership; or
(iv) active members who would be losing their classifications without
default on their part may retain their classifications and be given
special leaves of absence for periods not exceeding one year to
enable them to obtain new employment in their classifications or
in new classifications providing they continue to comply with the
attendance and all other conditions of Rotary membership. The
termination of their membership would take effect only at the
end of the period of leave granted to them.
(b) When past service members reenter active business or professional
life, their
memberships automatically become active memberships if the
classifications
are vacant. If the classifications are not vacant, they continue as past
service
members.
(c) Honorary membership shall automatically terminate on the thirtieth
day of
June next after the date of election. However, the board in its
discretion may,
by resolution, from year to year continue such honorary membership for
the
ensuing year.
Section 3 — How to Rejoin. When the membership of an active member has terminated
as provided in the foregoing section 2, such person may make new
application
for membership, under the same classification or another classification.
If
elected to membership, a second admission fee shall not be required.
Section 4 — Termination — Non-Payment
of Dues.
.1 Any member failing to pay dues within thirty (30) days after the
pre-scribed
time shall be notified in writing by the secretary at the member’s
last known address. If the dues are not paid on or before ten (10)
days from the date of notification, said membership shall automatically
terminate.
.2 Such former member, at the discretion of the board, may be reinstated
to membership upon the former member’s petition, and upon the payment
of all indebtedness to the club, provided that no former member
can be reinstated to active membership if the classification of the
former
member has been filled.
Section 5 — Termination —
Non-Attendance.
(a) Each member, other than an honorary member of this club, must
(1) attend or make up at least 60 percent of club regular meetings in
each half
of the Rotary year;
(2) attend at least 30 percent of the regular meetings of this club in
each half
of the Rotary year.
If such a member fails to attend as required above, that person’s
membership
shall automatically terminate unless the board consents to such
non-attendance
for good and sufficient reason. If such member is a current officer of RI,
that member shall be excused from attending the regular meetings of such
member’s club until the member’s current term of office expires.
(b) The membership of any member, other than an honorary member, of this
club shall automatically terminate if, without the consent of the board
for
good and sufficient reason, the member fails to attend or make up four
consecutive
club meetings.
Section 6 — Termination for Other
Causes.
(a) The membership of any member who shall cease to have the
qualifications for
membership in this club may be terminated by the board by the votes of
not less
than two-thirds of the members thereof, at a meeting called for that
purpose.
(b) The membership of any member may be terminated by the board, for a
reason
which the board may deem to be sufficient, by the votes of not less than
two-thirds of the members thereof, at a meeting called for that purpose.
(c) In either case (a) or (b), the member shall be given at least ten
(10) days’
notice in writing of such pending action and an opportunity to submit to
the
board a written answer. The member shall also have the privilege of
appearing
before the board to state the member’s case. Service of such notice
shall
be made by personal delivery or by registered letter to the member’s
last
known address.
(d) In case of a decision to terminate membership, the secretary shall,
within
seven days after the date of the board’s decision, notify the member in
writing
of the decision of the board. Such member may, within fourteen days
after the date of such notice, give written notice to the secretary of
the intention
either to appeal to the club or to arbitrate as provided in article XIV
of this
constitution. In the event of an appeal, the board shall set a date for
the hearing
of the appeal at a regular meeting of the club, to be held within
twenty-one
(21) days after the receipt of such written notice of appeal. At least
five (5)
days’ notice of such club meeting and its special business shall be
given in
writing to every member of the club, and only members of the club shall
be
permitted to be present when such appeal is considered at such meeting.
(e) When the board has terminated the membership of an active member as
provided
for in this section, the club shall not elect a new member under the
former classification until the time for hearing the appeal, if any, has
expired
and the club’s decision or the decision of the arbitrators has been
announced.
(f) The action of the board shall be final if no appeal to the club is
taken and
no arbitration is requested. If an appeal is taken, the action of the
club shall
be final.
Section 7 — Resignation. The resignation of any member from the club shall be in
writing (addressed to the president or secretary) and shall be accepted
by the
board, provided that all indebtedness of said member to the club has been
paid.
Section 8 — Property Interest —
Forfeiture of. Any person whose membership in this
club has been terminated in any manner shall forfeit all interest in any
funds or
other property belonging to the club.
Article XI Community, National and International Affairs
Section 1 — The general welfare of the
community, the nation and the world is a
concern to the members of this club, and the merits of any public
question involving
such welfare shall be proper subjects of fair and intelligent study and
discussion
before a club meeting for the enlightenment of its members in forming
their individual opinions. However, this club shall not express an
opinion on
any pending controversial public measure.
Section 2 — This club shall not endorse
or recommend any candidate for public
office and shall not discuss at any club meeting the merits or demerits
of any
such candidate.
Section 3 —
(a) This club shall neither adopt nor circulate resolutions or views, nor
take corporate
action dealing with world affairs or international policies of a
political
nature.
(b) This club shall not direct appeals to clubs, peoples or governments,
or circulate
letters, speeches, or proposed plans for the solution of specific
international
problems of a political nature.
Section 4 — Recognizing Rotary’s
Beginning.
.1 This club will strive to emphasize aspects of Rotary service during a
special week of celebrations commencing on the anniversary of
Rotary’s establishment. The week commencing on 23 February of each
year shall be known as World Understanding and Peace Week.
.2 While the special week will provide opportunity to reflect upon past
achievements, it is appropriate to focus upon programs of peace,
understanding and goodwill within the community and throughout
the world.
Article XII Rotary Magazines
Section 1 — Unless this club is excused
by the board of directors of RI from com-plying
with the provisions of this article in accordance with the bylaws of RI,
every active, senior active or past service member of this club, by
acceptance of
such membership, shall become, and so remain for the duration of such
membership,
a paid subscriber to the official magazine or to the approved magazine
prescribed for this club by the board of directors of RI. The
subscription shall be
handled in six (6) month periods and shall continue for the duration of
membership
in this club and to the end of any six (6) month period during which
membership may cease.
Section 2 — The amount of the
subscription shall be collected by the club from
each member semiannually in advance and remitted to the Secretariat of RI
or to
the office of such regional publications as may be determined by the
board of
directors of RI.
Article XIII Acceptance of Object and Compliance with Constitution and
Bylaws
A member, by payment of an admission fee and dues, thereby accepts the
principles
of Rotary as expressed in its object and submits to and agrees to comply
with and
be bound by the constitution and bylaws of this club, and on these
conditions alone
is entitled to the privileges of the club. No member shall be absolved
from the
observance of the constitution and bylaws on the plea that such member
has not
received a copy of them.
Article XIV Arbitration
Should any dispute arise between any member or members, or a former
member or
members, and the club, or any officer or the board of the club, relative
to member-ship
or to any alleged breach of the constitution or bylaws, or the expulsion
of any
member from the club, or on any account whatsoever which cannot be
satisfactorily
settled under the procedure already provided for such purpose, the
matters in difference
shall be settled by arbitration. Each party shall appoint an arbitrator
and the
arbitrators shall appoint an umpire. Only members of a Rotary club may be
appoint-ed
as umpire or as arbitrators. The decision arrived at by the arbitrators,
or, in the
event of their disagreement, by the umpire, shall be final and binding on
all parties.
Article XV Bylaws
This club shall adopt bylaws not inconsistent with the constitution and
bylaws of RI
(and the rules of procedure for an area administration where established)
and with
this constitution, embodying additional provisions for the government of
this club.
Such bylaws may be amended from time to time as therein provided.
Article XVI Interpretation
Throughout this constitution, pronouns of either the masculine or
feminine gender
shall include the other.
Article XVII Amendments
Section 1 — Time. Except as provided in section 4 of this article, this constitution
may be amended only by the council on legislation in the same manner as
is
established in the bylaws of RI for the amendment of its bylaws.
Section 2 — Who May Propose. Amendments to this constitution, except as provided
in section 4 of this article, may be proposed only by a club, by a
district conference,
by the general council or the conference of RI in Great Britain and
Ireland,
by the council on legislation, or by the board of directors of RI.
Section 3 — Procedure.
.1 Any proposal to amend this constitution shall be delivered to the
general
secretary of RI not later than 30 June in the year preceding that in
which the council on legislation is to meet.
.2 The general secretary of RI shall mail five copies of all duly
proposed
amendments to each governor, one copy to all members of the council
on legislation and one copy to the secretary of any club that requests
it, no later than 31 December in the year the council shall be convened.
The proposed amendments also will be made available via the Rotary
World Wide Web home page. Resumés of all proposed enactments,
with details of the deletions and additions to the Manual of Procedure
omitted, shall be sent to each club.
.3 The council shall consider and act upon each duly proposed amendment
transmitted to the council and any duly proffered amendment
thereof.
Section 4 — Article I (Name) and Article
II (Territorial Limits) of this constitution
shall be amended at any regular meeting of this club, a quorum being
present by
the affirmative vote of a majority of members present and voting,
provided that
notice of such proposed amendment shall have been mailed to each member
at
least ten (10) days before such meeting, and provided further, that such
amendment
shall be submitted to the board of directors of RI for its approval and
shall
become effective only when so approved. In the event of reconsideration
of a
decision not to relinquish or share territory for the organization of an
addition-al
club, as directed by the board of directors of RI, as provided in
subsection
2.020.4. of the bylaws of RI a two-thirds vote is required to sustain the
previous
negative decision.
