Constitution & By-Laws of
Article I - Name and Object
- Section 1. This association shall be known as
the Saint Louis Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers.
- Section 2. The objective of the Saint Louis
Section shall be the advancement of the science and the profession of
engineering.
Article II - Membership
- Section 1. All members of the American Society
of Civil Engineers of all grades, subscribing to the Constitution and
By-Laws of the Saint Louis Section, as evidenced by the payment of current
dues of the Section, shall be Members of the Section. All members of the
American Society of Civil Engineers of all grades, whose addresses are
within the boundaries of the Section as defined by the Society, shall be
Assigned Members of the Section.
Article III - Dues
- Section 1. The annual dues for Members shall be
fixed at the Annual Meeting.
Article IV - Officers
- Section 1. The officers of the Section shall
be a President, President-Elect, Vice-President, three Directors, a
Secretary and a Treasurer.
- Section 2. The duties of the President,
President-Elect, Vice-President, the Secretary and the Treasurer shall be
those usual to the positions and as prescribed in the By-Laws. The duties
of the three Directors include the coordination and direction of all Committees.
The officers and the latest resident past president shall constitute an
Executive Committee in which the government of the Section shall be
vested.
- Section 3. The President, President-Elect,
Vice-President, the Secretary and the Treasurer shall serve one year. The
Directors shall serve three years, one to be elected each year. Elections
shall be held as prescribed in the By-Laws. The President shall be
ineligible for re-reelection until at least one year shall have elapsed
after his term of office has ended.
Article V - Meetings
- Section 1. The Annual Meeting of the Section
shall be held in September of each year on a date to be set by the
Executive Committee.
- Section 2. Other meetings shall be held as
provided for the By-Laws.
Article VI - Amendment
- Section 1. An amendment to this Constitution
may be proposed in writing by not less than ten Members and submitted to
the Executive Committee, which shall issue it with the notice of a regular
meeting, at which time it shall be discussed. If approved, as submitted or
as amended by a majority vote of the meeting, it shall be submitted to the
Members for vote by letter ballot. It shall be adopted only by an
affirmative vote of not less than two-thirds of all votes cast, provided
the total number of voters shall not be less than a majority of the
Members of the Section. To become effective such amendments shall have
previously or subsequently received the approval of the Board of Direction
of the American Society of Civil Engineers.
BY-LAWS OF
(Effective March 9, 1977)
Article I - Membership
- Section 1. Whenever the word Member is used in
the Constitution of the Saint Louis Section, American Society of Civil
Engineers, and hereafter in these By-Laws, it means Assigned Members whose
current dues have been paid to the St. Louis Section.
- Section 2. Only a Member shall be entitled to vote
and hold office in the Section.
Article II - Dues
- Section 1.
The annual Section dues of each Member shall not exceed twenty
dollars ($20.00) and the rate shall be fixed by a majority vote of those
present at the June Meeting. In the event no action on dues is taken at
the June Meeting, they shall remain the same as for the preceding year.
Annual dues shall be payable on October 1 of each year and become
delinquent on December 31 of each year.
- Section 2. As soon after the June Meeting as
is practical, the Secretary shall notify each Assigned Member, at his last
known address, of the Section dues for the ensuing fiscal year which is
from October 1 to September 30. With the approval of the Executive
Committee, this responsibility may be met by such notification being made
by the dues notice from headquarters of the American Society of Civil
Engineers.
- Section 3. Any assigned Member of the St.
Louis Section whose annual dues to the American Society of Civil Engineers
have been exempted by the American Society of Civil Engineers shall be
excused from payments of dues to the Section, but he shall retain all the
rights and privileges of a Member.
Article III - Nominations & Elections
- Section 1. The President shall appoint a
Nominating Committee of five Members, one of whom shall be a past
president of the section. The names of the members of the Nominating
Committee shall be announced in the notice of the January meeting.
- Section 2. The President-Elect shall assume
the office of President for one year at the conclusion of his term as
President-Elect.
- Section 3. The Nominating Committee shall
report to the President not later than March 1st, submitting its list of
nominees for the offices of President-Elect, Vice-President, Director,
Secretary and Treasurer to be elected, and this list of nominees shall be
announced in the notice of the March Meeting. Such notice shall state that
additional nominations may be made at the March meeting and shall also
state the prescribed manner in which such additional nominations may be
made at the March meeting and shall also state the prescribed manner in
which such additional nominations must be made. Prior to submitting its
list of nominees the Nominating Committee shall obtain from the nominees
for each office their consent to serve if elected. At the March meeting,
additional nominations may be made in writing signed by ten Members. If
there is no meeting in March, a copy of the report of the Nominating
Committee shall be mailed to each member with the notice of cancellation
of the regular meeting. The notice of cancellation of the meeting shall
refer to the report of the Nominating Committee and shall inform the
Members that written nominations, signed by ten Members, shall be in order
and that such nominations must be sent to the
Secretary not later than March 31. Such additional nominations however
made, must be accompanied by a written statement from the person or
persons nominated for the office that he or they will serve, if elected.
The Nominating Committee shall also be informed of the anticipated potential
memberships on national committees of the Society and shall prepare
resumes or other background data as necessary for candidates for
submission to the appropriate offices.
- Section 4. If only one name has been nominated
for each office to be filled, the nominees shall be declared elected by
the President at the May meeting. If more than one nomination has been
made for any office, then the names of the nominees for each and all
offices subject to election shall be sent to the Members by letter ballot
not later than ten days prior to the date of the May meeting. Returns from
the Letter Ballot shall be received up to the opening of and be counted at
the May meeting at which time the nominee receiving the greatest number of
votes for each office shall be declared elected by the President.
- Section 5. Newly elected officers shall take
office the first day of October following the Annual Meeting or as soon
thereafter as may be practicable and shall hold office until their
successors have been duly elected and qualified.
- Section 6. The President-Elect and the
Vice-President in the order of seniority shall preside at meetings in the
absence of the President and shall discharge his duties in case of vacancy
in the office. Vacancies in other offices shall be filled for the
unexpired term, by the Executive Committee, subject to the approval of a
majority of the Members of the Section present at its next regular
meeting.
- Section 7. The Nominating Committee shall
nominate a full slate of officers as shown in Article IV, Section 1 of the
Constitution, in the year following the adoption of these By-Laws except
that three Directors shall be nominated - one for one year, one for two
years and one for three years. The terms of all previously elected
officers and councilors shall end at the Annual Meeting following the
adoption of these By-Laws. This Section shall be null and void
Article IV - Management
- Section 1. The Executive Committee shall authorize
all expenditures of the funds of the section, audit the accounts of the
Treasurer and make such rules and regulations regarding the conduct of the
Section, as are not in conflict with the Constitution and By-Laws.
- Section 2. All Officers shall serve without
remuneration.
Article V - Meetings
- Section 1. The Section shall hold regular
monthly meetings. Other meetings shall be held at the call of the
President or upon the written request of ten or more members addressed to
the President. Regular meetings may be canceled for good cause at the
discretion of the Executive Committee.
- Section 2. Notice of the time and place of
every meeting shall be mailed to each Assigned Member at least seven days
prior to the date of the meeting. In the event that any regular meeting is
canceled, notice thereof shall be mailed to each Assigned Member at least
five days prior to the scheduled date of the meeting.
- Section 3. Twenty Members shall constitute a
quorum for the transaction of business.
Article VI - Committees
- Section 1. Committees as deemed necessary by
the President and the Executive Committee shall be appointed each year to
carry on the work of the Section.
- Section 2. The Chairman of all committees
meeting with the President and Executive Committee at the call of the
President to report on committee activities and advise on matters
concerning the management of the Section shall constitute the Board of the
Section.
- Section 3. Three delegates to represent the
Section at District 16 Council meeting shall be the President-Elect,
President and the latest resident Past President. In the event a delegate
is unable to attend a Council meeting or is no longer eligible to serve,
the President shall appoint a substitute.
Article VII - Procedures
- Section 1. Unless otherwise directed by these
By-Laws or by the Constitution of the Section, procedures for conduct of
meetings shall be in accordance with Robert’s Rules of Order.
Article VIII - Amendments
- Section 1. These By-Laws may be amended by a
majority of the Members present at any regular meeting or the Annual
meeting, provided a notice stating the nature of the proposed amendments
shall have been mailed to each Member not less than five days before the
date of the meeting. Such amendments shall become effective when approved
by the Board of Direction of the American Society of Civil Engineers.