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- Bylaws of CCP/M
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- Revision of 21 March 90
-
- Article I - Name
-
- The name of this organization is CCP/M, The
- Connecticut CP/M Users' Group.
-
- Article II - Purposes and Limitations
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- Section A) Purposes
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- 1. To encourage enthusiasm, and to foster
- common interest in the personal computer as
- an information processor for personal,
- business and entertainment use
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- 2. To expand knowledge of computers and
- computer programs while learning from others
- by sharing their experiences
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- 3. To provide support and encouragement to
- all owners of CP/M and CP/M-compatible
- computers and to support the uses and
- implementation of extensions to CP/M (Z-
- System).
-
- Section B) Limitations
-
- This organization shall not engage in any
- activities that are not in furtherance of the
- purposes stated in this article.
-
- This organization will neither support nor
- condone any violation of copyright law or
- software licensing provisions.
-
- Section C) This organization is not
- affiliated with Digital Research and
- recognizes that CP/M is a registered
- trademark of Digital Research.
-
- Article III - Dues and Voting Rights
-
- Section A) Dues are $15 per year. The
- year is September 1 thru August 31. Members
- joining after the midpoint of the year (March
- 1) need to pay $7.50 to hold full member
- status til September 1.
-
- Section B) Membership shall be composed of
- those individuals current with their dues.
-
- Section C) Voting rights shall be vested in
- those individual members who have attended a
- minimum of five meetings and are current with
- their dues.
-
- Section D) A vote is considered binding if
- cast by at least a quorum defined as two
- officers plus five members.
-
- Section E) Votes on matters published in the
- newsletter may be entered in absentia in the
- following way: A letter may be sent by a
- member to the Secretary which states which
- way the member wishes to vote. The Secretary
- will include any such votes when the vote
- takes place at the meeting.
-
- Section F) Only voting members may hold
- office.
-
- Section G) Dues may be changed, for the next
- dues year, at any meeting by a simple
- majority vote of those voting members present
- and voting.
-
- Article IV - Elected Officers
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- Section A) The elected officers of CCP/M
- are President, Program Coordinator, Treasurer
- and Secretary.
-
- Section B) The Executive Board of CCP/M shall
- consist of the elected officers and other
- current appointees.
-
- Section C) The officers are elected at the
- September monthly meeting.
-
- Section D) The term of office is one year
- with no limit on re-election.
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- Section E) A special election may be called
- at any time during the year if an officer
- relinquishes his or her office or an officer
- is found to be unable to fulfill his or her
- duties for any reason.
-
- Article V - Appointed Officers
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- Section A) The appointed officers of this
- organization are Newsletter Editor and Public
- Domain Software Librarian.
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- Section B) The elected officers will, in
- September, by a vote of simple majority, fill
- the Public Domain Software Librarian and
- Newsletter Editor positions. An elected
- officer may hold an appointed office.
-
- Article VI - Duties of Officers
-
- Section A) The President will 1) preside at
- meetings of the organization 2) sign all
- documents on behalf of the organization 3)
- encourage the members in general to
- participate fully according to their talents.
-
- Section B) The Program Coordinator will 1)
- conduct meetings in the President's absence
- 2) assist the President in performing his/her
- duties 3) solicit suggestions for programs of
- interest to members and 4) plan the monthly
- meetings.
-
- Section C) The Treasurer will 1) receive and
- disburse all monies of this organization and
- keep an accurate account of them 2) maintain
- a current membership list.
-
- Section D) The Secretary has primary
- responsibility for keeping records important
- to CCP/M. Unless otherwise noted, the copies
- of records maintained by the Secretary are
- considered official. He or she will 1) take
- notes of monthly meetings and submit them for
- publication in the newsletter 2) preserve
- all documents, records papers etc. of this
- organization.
-
- Section E) The Newsletter Editor will 1)
- solicit, write and edit articles for
- publication in the newsletter and 2) ensure
- that the newsletter is published.
-
- Section F) The Public Domain Software
- Librarian will keep, organize and distribute
- all programs (disk and hardcopy) in the CCP/M
- software library.
-
- Section G) All vacancies in any office will
- be filled as soon as possible. If a vacancy
- occurs in the office of President, the
- Program Coordinator will serve as President
- for the remainder of the unexpired term. Any
- other vacancies, including the vacancy in the
- Program Coordinator's position created by a
- vacancy in the President's office, will be
- filled by a majority vote of the paid-up
- membership.
-
- Article VII - Nominations and Committees
-
- Section A) The President will accept
- nominations for elected positions in CCP/M
- submitted before August 1st of each year. The
- nominations will be announced at the August
- regular meeting.
-
- Section B) The President may authorize "ad-
- hoc" committees as he/she deems necessary.
-
- Article VIII - Meetings of CCP/M
-
- Section A) There will be a monthly meeting of
- CCP/M to be held at a published time and
- place.
-
- Section B) Special meetings of CCP/M may
- occur on occasion which take advantage of the
- joint interests of CCP/M and other similar
- organizations.
-
- Article IX - Rules of Order
-
- Robert's Rules of Order govern CCP/M in all
- cases in which they apply and in which they
- do not confict with these Bylaws.
-
- Article X - Assets and Dissolution
-
- Section A) Upon dissolution of CCP/M, the
- officers will select charitable, scientific
- or educational organization(s) and donate to
- them the funds that remain after all debts
- are paid.
-
- Section B) No part of CCP/M's net assets
- will inure to the benefit of any member of
- CCP/M except as reasonable compensation for
- services rendered.
-
- Article XI - Amendments
-
- Proposed amendments to the Bylaws must be
- submitted in writing by an interested member
- to the elected officers. These proposed amendments
- will be published in the next newsletter. A
- two-thirds majority of the voting members at
- the following monthly meeting is required to
- adopt a proposed amendment.
-