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ROLLING THUNDER®, INC.
VIRGINIA
CHAPTER 5
BY-LAWS
ARTICLE I
Name
Section 1:
The headquarters of this Chapter is located in Richmond,
Virginia. The mailing address is:
Rolling Thunder®,
Inc.
Virginia Chapter 5
PO Box 6614
Richmond, Virginia 23230
ARTICLE II
By-Laws
Section
1:
Copies of the Chapter’s By-Laws
shall be available and will be distributed to each individual
member by the President. Individuals will sign for acknowledging
receipt of said document.
ARTICLE III
Meetings
Section
1: Regular
business meetings of this Chapter shall be held on the second
(2nd) Sunday of every month (unless if a holiday occurs) or
changed by the membership. Meetings are open to the public per
the Internal Revenue Service. General Membership Meetings
Only.
Section 2:
Meetings shall be
held at the American Legions, Post 2, located at 820 Winfield
Road., Petersburg, Virginia 23803. Meetings will commence
promptly at 5:00 p.m. or 1700 military time. Location and time
can be changed by the membership.
Section
3:
Special meetings may be called
by the President, two-thirds vote of the Board of
Directors or upon written petition of at least 10% of the
membership. Ten (10) days written notice of the specific
purpose of the meeting must be given to the membership. No
business other than that specified in the notice will be
discussed.
Section 4:
Only members of this
Chapter in good standing shall be allowed to vote.
Section
5:
Regular order of business for
meetings will be the following:
a.
Pledge of Allegiance
b.
Roll Call of Officers
c.
Reading of Mission Statement
d.
Record Number of Voting Members Present
e.
Reading of the Minutes of Previous Meeting
f.
Report of Financial Condition by Chapter treasurer
g.
Old Business
h.
New Business
i.
Sickness & Distressed
j.
Comments for the Good of the Chapter
k.
Adjournment
Section
6:
Unless otherwise specified by
law e.g., secret ballot at election or dues or by constitution
all questions before the Chapter will be decided by vote of the
members by a showing of hands.
Section
7:
Reasonable time will be allowed
for all members to speak on an issue.
ARTICLE IV
Elections
Section
1:
In order to be eligible to run
for a Chapter Office position, the member must have attended a
minimum of six (6) regularly scheduled monthly Chapter meetings,
after becoming a voting member, within the previous calendar
year.
Section
3:
For officers other than the
President, Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer, Chairman of the
Board and Board Members (whose duties are prescribed by the
National Constitution), if the Chapter elects to establish other
offices, its by-laws should reflect the duties be performed by
each.
Section
4:
A Sergeant-At-Arms will
be appointed by the President of the Chapter. The
Sergeant-At-Arms shall ensure that no one enters meetings,
assists the presiding officer in the maintenance of order,
welcomes and introduces guests, see that each member’s presence
is recorded in the Meeting Sign-In- Book, and perform
other duties as may be required or assigned by the Presiding
Officer.
ARTICLE V
Committees
Section
1:
Unless otherwise expressly
authorized by the Board of Directors, the authority of
any committee shall not extend beyond that of fact finding for
the purpose of which it was created. The committee will not
create policy or implement existing policies of the Chapter. The
committee will be responsible for reporting their findings and
recommendations to the Board of Directors, the
Executive Board and the membership of this Chapter.
Section
2:
Each committee shall render a
report of their progress and of their finding(s) in writing or
other such reports as deemed necessary to the membership at the
next regular business meeting.
ARTICLE VI
Patches
Section 1:
The Rolling
Thunder®, Inc. organizational Boot Patch will be
displayed on the front of the jacket/vest on the lower left
side of the garment.
Section
2:
There will be no obscene patches
worn on the jacket/vest.
Section
3:
Members have 30 days after being
issued Chapter Patches to display membership patches on their
jacket/vest. After the 30 day period, it is mandatory
that they be worn at all Chapter Events. A shirt/sweatshirt
having the official Chapter Logo may be worn at all Chapter
events in lieu of patches without a valid reason.
Section
4:
Wearing of your Chapter Patches
at all meetings is the member’s option. However, no member is
allowed to wear any other colors in Rolling Thunder® Inc.
Chapter meetings.
Section
5:
Separating of our Chapter
Patches is strictly prohibited. Members are not allowed to wear
any part of the Chapter Patches in conjunction with any other
colors.
Section
6:
No member can sell, trade or
transfer their organizational patches to anyone.
Section
7:
There will be no patches placed
or worn above the “ROLLING THUNDER®, INC. ROCKER.”
ARTICLE VII
Dues
Section 1:
Membership dues shall
be paid in full to the Treasurer not later than the 15th
of February every year. Members joining from September through
February of any year will have paid membership for 6-12 months
accordingly. (For example, a member joining between September 00
and February 01 would pay their first renewal dues in February
02.) If dues are not paid by the 15th of February,
membership in the Chapter is revoked and notification will be
sent to the individual.
ARTICLE VIII
Chapter Products
Section 1:
Individuals who
desire to sell any item must first go through the Quartermaster,
and then present it to the Board of Directors for final
approval.
ARTICLE IX
Membership Data
Section 1:
All members will keep
the chapter informed at all times with their current mailing
address and phone number within 30 days of said change. All
Officers and Board members shall have an E-Mail address.
ARTICLE X
Chapter Expenditures
Section 1:
The President, Vice
president and Chairman of the Board are authorized to spend up
to $200.00 without prior approval from the membership, Combining
of individual authorizations is not allowed. (Example) the
President and Vice President can not go together to buy or pay
for something that cost $400.00.
ARTICLE
XI
Complaint(s)
Section 1:
Any complaint(s)
against any member must be filed in writing with the Chairman of
the Board (unless the Chairman of the Board is the subject of
the complaint, in which case the complaint should be filed with
the Vice-President) within 30 days of the action giving rise to
the complaint or the individual complainant gaining knowledge of
the action giving rise to the complaint, whichever is later.
Complaints received outside of this time frame will not be
addressed or considered for action. The issue will be addressed
at the next Board meeting.
ARTICLE XII
Action Taken Without A Meeting
Section 1:
The Board of
Directors shall have the right to take any action in the absence
of a meeting which they could take at a meeting by obtaining the
written approval of the majority of the Board of Directors and
such approval is filed with the minutes of the proceedings of
the Board of the Directors. Any action so approved shall have
the same effect as though taken at a meeting of the Board of
Directors.
ORIGINAL
SIGNED
Mike Walton
President
ORIGINAL SIGNED
Pat Hamrick
Vice-President
ORIGINAL SIGNED
David McDole
Chairman of the Board
These By-Laws were revised and
updated as of June 14, 2009
ROLLING THUNDER®, INC.
NATIONAL
APPROVED
X DISAPPROVED_______DATE:
11-9-09
ORIGINAL SIGNED
Gary M. Scheffmeyer
National President
Rolling Thunder®, Inc.
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