ACT SECTION 08 — BYLAW CHANGES

All future changes to the Bylaws or Constitution shall clearly indicate which document is being amended and exactly which paragraphs are affected. It is preferable that the complete revised paragraph or sentence be included in the motion, with new words underlined and deleted words crossed out (but still legible). Lacking this, the exact nature of the change should be stated so that there is no question as to what the revisions are. No ordinary act of the Board shall be included in a motion amending the Constitution or Bylaws.

A Bylaws Committee is created whose duty it shall be to keep the published Bylaws current, consider all proposals for bylaw revisions and report upon them to the Board, and to insure that all bylaw proposals are consistent with the Articles of Incorporation, the statutes of the District of Columbia, the Constitution of the Society, and the Acts of the Board, or to recommend action necessary to create such consistency.

The Board of Governors understands the word “mail” in Section XII, Paragraph A(2), of the Bylaws of the Society to include any means of transmission capable of producing a verdatim written instrument in the hands of the recipient, including e-mail and facsimile as well as original hard copy via the U.S. Postal Service or private carrier. The Board further understands that the one-month notice required runs from the date of transmission.

8-15-00

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