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American Guild of Organists Bylaws
ARTICLE I: NAME AND ORGANIZATION
Section 1. The name of this nonprofit educational corporation is AMERICAN GUILD OF ORGANISTS. The corporation shall hereinafter in these Bylaws be referred to as the "Guild."
Section 2. The Headquarters office of the Guild shall be in New York. New York. The Guild shall be subdivided into Regions, Chapters. and Student Groups, as herein defined.
ARTICLE II: STATEMENT OF FUNDAMENTAL PURPOSES
Section 1. The purposes of this national organization for organists and choral conductors shall be:
(a) To advance the cause of organ and choral music, to increase their contributions to aesthetic and religious experiences, and to promote their understanding, appreciation, and enjoyment.
(b) To improve the proficiency of organists and choral conductors.
(c) To evaluate, by examination, attainments in organ playing. choral techniques. conducting, and the theory and general knowledge of music, and to grant certificates to those who pass such examinations at specified levels of attainment.
(d) To provide members with opportunities to meet for discussion of professional topics, and to pursue such other activities as contribute to the fulfillment of the purposes of the Guild.
Section 2. Nothing in these Bylaws shall be read, and none of the Guild's activities pursuant to these Bylaws shall be undertaken or executed, in a manner inconsistent with these fundamental purposes.
ARTICLE III: CLASSES OF MEMBERSHIP
Section 1. The membership of the Guild shall be divided into two classes: Voting Members and Non-Voting Members. Membership in the Guild shall not be denied on the basis of race religion, sex, or national origin.
VOTING MEMBERS
Section 2. The Voting Members shall consist of General Members and Certificated members.
(a) General members. General members shall consist of organists and choral conductors and other individuals who support the purposes of the Guild who shall (1) be approved by a Chapter; (11) be elected to membership by the National Council, and (111) have paid the dues and fees set by the National Council.
As long as they maintain their standing as members of the Guild, General Members shall be eligible to (1) take the Guild examinations for certification, (11) be nominated for election to Chapter, Regional. and National Office. and to the National Council; (III) serve on National Committees: (IV) vote in Chapter, Regional. and National elections: and (VI receive the official journal of the Guild.
(b) Certificated Members. Certificated Members shall consist of those General Members in good standing who have passed appropriate examinations and have been granted appropriate certificates as designated by the National Council. The classes of Certificated Members are:
1. Service Playing. Those General Members who have passed an examination designed to demonstrate basic competence in organ playing in the setting of religious services.
2. Colleague. Those General Members who have passed an examination designed to demonstrate competence in organ playing and musical knowledge and ability at a level preliminary to that required of the Associateship. Colleagues shall be entitled to affix to their names the letters CAGO.
3. Choir Master. Those General Members who have passed an examination designed to demonstrate a high level of knowledge and competence in choral and conducting techniques, knowledge of the literature and theory of music. Choir Masters shall be entitled to affix to their names the letters ChM, or to append the letters ChM to their other certificate designations as follows: FAGO, ChM; AAGO, ChM; or CAGO ChM.
4. Associate. Those General Members who have passed an examination designed to demonstrate an advanced level of competence in organ performance, knowledge of the organ and its literature. and the history, philosophy, theory, and practice of music. Associates shall be entitled to affix to their names the letters AAGO.
5. Fellow. Those Certificated Members who hold the Associate Certificate of the Guild. or who have earned the Associate or Fellowship Certificate from the Royal College of Organists or the Royal Canadian College of Organists, and who have passed an examination designed to demonstrate theoretical and practical attainments as organists and scholarly musicians at the highest level. Fellows shall be entitled to affix to their names the letters FAGO.
NON-VOTING MEMBERS
Section 3. Non-Voting Members shall consist of Student Group Members, National Subscribing Members, National Honorary Members, and Organizational Affiliate Members.
(a) Student Group Members. Student Group Members shall consist of those students who (1) support the purposes of the Guild: (II) become members of Guild Student Groups under the supervision of an active member of the Guild, according to procedures established by the National Council: and (111) pay the dues set by the National Council. Student Members shall require no election to membership and shall have no vote.
The privileges of this class of membership shall include (1) participation in Guild and Guild Student Group activities; (III eligibility for the examinations for Service Playing and Colleague Certificates-, (111) eligibility to become Voting Members without payment of an initiation fee: (IV) eligibility to vote and hold office in Guild Student Groups: and (V) receipt of the official journal of the Guild.
(b) National Subscribing Members. National Subscribing members shall consist of those individuals who (0 are not organists or choral conductors, but who (111 are interested in the work of the Guild. and (111) have paid the dues and fees set by the National Council.
The privileges of this class of membership shall be limited to eligibility to receive the official journal of the Guild.
(c) National Honorary Members. National Honorary Members shall consist of those individuals not otherwise members of the Guild who have made a distinguished contribution to the furtherance of the purposes of the Guild.
National Honorary Members shall be nominated by five Voting Members of the Guild in good standing and shall be elected by the National Council. Such members shall not be required to pay any dues or fees.
The privileges of this class of membership shall include the right to participate in all Guild activities and to receive the official journal of the Guild. National Honorary Members shall not be eligible to hold office and they shall have no vote.
(d) Organizational Affiliate Members shall consist of individuals who (i) are members of other organizations which, by action of the National Council, are affiliated with the Guild or participate in the publication of the official journal of the Guild, and (ii) pay dues and fees as set by mutual agreement between the Guild and such other organizations.
The privileges of this class of membership shall be limited to eligibility to receive the official journal of the Guild.
Section 4. The National Council may designate additional sub-classes of membership within the major classes defined above, and it may establish criteria and privileges for such sub-classes.
ARTICLE IV: ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNANCE
Section 1. The governance of the Guild is vested in the National Council, the National Officers, and the Executive Committee, as herein defined.
NATIONAL COUNCIL
Section 2. The National Council shall consist of four National Officers and four Councilors to be elected by national ballot and nine Regional Chairmen to be elected by regional ballots. Elections will be held in even-numbered years.
Section 3. The National Council is responsible for the entire management of the affairs of the Guild. Its responsibilities and authority shall include. but not be limited to. the following: (1) to organize and disband Chapters and Student Groups: (II) to establish and amend regional boundaries; (III) to elect candidates to membership; (IV) to assess and collect dues and fees; (V) to invest and appropriate the funds of the Guild; (VI) to employ an executive director and such additional salaried staff and other personnel as are necessary to conduct the business of the Guild: (VII) to appoint such committees and officials as are needed for the work of the Guild; (VIII) to fill vacancies in National Offices in accordance with the provisions of these Bylaws: (IX) to enact and amend Operating Procedures; and (X) to establish policies and procedures for examinations, competitions, publications. and national and regional conventions.
Section 4. Meetings. The National Council shall meet at least twice each year. Additional meetings of the National Council may be called by the President or on petition by five members of the National Council.
Notice of the time and place of a regular meeting shall be given to each member of the National Council at least thirty (30) days prior to the date of such meeting. An agenda of the matters to be considered at a regular meeting shall be distributed to each member of the National Council at least fourteen (14) days prior to the date of such meeting.
Notice of the time and place of a special meeting shall be given to each member of the National Council at least fourteen (14) days prior to the date of such meeting. An agenda of the matters to be considered at such a special meeting shall be distributed with the notice relating thereto.
Section 5. At all meetings of the National Council, the presence of not less than two thirds Of its members shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.
NATIONAL OFFICERS
Section 6. The National Officers of the Guild shall consist of a President. a Vice President. a Secretary. and a-Treasurer. All National Officers shall be elected by national ballot from among the General and Certificated Members. The election of the officers shall take place at the annual meeting of the Guild held in even-numbered years. The National Officers shall hold office for two years or until their successors are duly elected. The terms of all National Officers shall begin July 1. All National Officers shall serve concurrently as members of the National Council. No Member shall serve more than three (3) successive terms in any one National Office, nor more than five (5) consecutive terms in any of the offices set forth in Article IV, Section 2. hereof.
The National Officers of the Guild shall each have such powers and duties as generally pertain to their respective offices, as well as such powers and duties as may be specifically set forth in these Bylaws, or as may from time to time be specifically conferred. imposed. or limited by the National Council.
(a) The President shall be the chief executive officer of the Guild; shall preside at all national meetings of the Guild, the National Council. and the Executive Committee, the President or a designee shall be an ex official member of the executive committees of the Chapters. and all special and standing committees of the- Guild. with the exception of the Nominating Committee.
(b) The Vice President shall perform such duties as may be prescribed by the National Council and. in the absence or disability of the President. shall perform the duties and exercise the powers of the President.
(c) The Secretary shall keep. or cause to be kept, lists of members of the Guild in their respective classes and shall have custody of the records of the Guild. The Secretary shall also be custodian of the corporate seal. and shall be responsible for recording the proceedings of the meetings of the Guild. the National Council, and the Executive Committee.
(d) The Treasurer shall have general supervision over the management of the funds of the Guild and shall keep. or cause to be kept, full and accurate records and accounts of receipts and disbursements in books belonging to the Guild, and shall deposit. or cause to be deposited, all monies and other valuable effects in the name of and to the credit of the Guild.
(e) A. National Chaplain. an honorary National Officer, may be appointed by the National Council. The Chaplain shall not be a member of the National Council. but shall serve a term of two years, to coincide with the terms of the elected National Officers.
COUNCILLORS
Section 7. Four Councilors shall be elected by national ballot at the Annual Meeting of the Guild held in even-numbered years and shall hold office for two years or until their successors are duly elected. No Member shall serve more than three (3) successive terms as a Councilor. Each Councilor shall coordinate and represent to the National Council a specific area of the work of the Guild. The National Council shall assign all standing and special committees to the jurisdiction of one of the Councilors. whose responsibilities shall be designated as follows:
(a) Councilor for Education: Coordinates the work of the Guild in the areas of educational programs and resources, examinations, and certification.
(b) Councilor for Professional Concerns: Coordinates the work of the Guild in the areas of members' employment relationships and other professional concerns.
(c) Councilor for Finance and Development: Coordinates the work of the Guild in the areas of financial structure. and development and investment of financial resources.
(d) Councilor for Organizational Concerns: Coordinates the work of the Guild in the areas of internal affairs, Headquarters and Chapter administration. member services, and conventions.
The Councilors shall be elected from among the General and Certificated members.
REGIONAL CHAIRMEN
Section 8. A Regional Chairman shall be elected by the Members of the Guild officially assigned to Chapters within each of the nine Regions. Regional Chairmen shall be elected at the Annual Meeting of the Guild held in even-numbered years and shall hold office for two years or until their successors are duly elected. No Member shall serve more than three (3) successive terms as a Regional Chairman. The duties of the Regional Chairmen shall include the supervision and coordination of the work of the Guild in each Region and representation of the Regions on the National Council.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Section 9. The Executive Committee of the Guild shall consist of the President. Vice President. Secretary. Treasurer. the four National Councilors and one Regional Chairman. The regional chairmen. at their first meeting following each national election. shall elect one of their members as representative on the Executive Committee.
Section 10. The Executive Committee is responsible for the management of the affairs of the Guild when the National Council is not in session and is to act on matters referred to it by the National Council. All actions of the Executive Committee are subject to ratification by the National Council at its next meeting.
Section 11. Notice of the time and place of meetings of the Executive Committee shall be given to each member of the Committee at Least seven (7) days prior to the date of such meeting. Notices of such meetings shall also be similarly distributed to each member of the National Council. Minutes of meetings of' the Executive Committee are to be distributed to members of the National Council promptly following each meeting.
Section 12. At all meetings of the Executive Committee the presence of not less than four (4) members of the Committee shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.
NOMINATING COMMITTEE
Section 13. The Nominating Committee shall nominate candidates for national office and suggest candidates for committee positions to the National Council.
Section 14. The Nominating Committee shall consist of six (6) members, no more than two (2) of whom shall be members of the National Council. and at least two (2) of whom shall be Certificated Members. Three (3) members of the Nominating Committee shall be elected by the National Council at its first meeting following each national election. Members of the Nominating Committee shall serve a single four-year term. The National Council shall appoint a Chairman from among the members of the Committee. The Chairman shall serve a term of two years and may be reappointed.
OTHER COMMITTEES
Section 15. Additional Committees, both standing and special, may be appointed by the National Council. Their appointment, membership, terms of office. and functions shall be determined by the National Council and delineated in the Operating Procedures of the Guild.
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Section 16. The Executive Director shall manage the operation of the Guild and have authority to engage and supervise all other paid employees of the Guild, subject to the supervision and direction of the President and of the National Council. The Executive Director shall be an ex officio member of the National Council and all National Committees, with the exception Of the Nominating Committee. The Executive Director will be a member of the Nominating Committee with voice but no vote.
ARTICLE V: MEETINGS OF THE GUILD
Section 1. Annual Meeting. in odd-numbered years, the Annual Meeting shall be hold at the Headquarters of the Guild on the first Tuesday of March at nine o'clock A.M. unless the National Council shall. not less than sixty (60) days prior thereto. specify a different place and time, and shall give not less than fourteen 114) days' notice thereof to the members.
In even-numbered years the Annual Meeting shall be hold in conjunction with the National Convention of the Guild. This meeting shall be a convention event. with no competing activities scheduled. and shall be open to all Members of the Guild in good standing.
The agenda of the Annual Meeting shall include (1) reports from National Officers and Councilors on the work and financial condition of the Guild. and (II) in even numbered years the election and installation of National Officers, Councilors, and Regional Chairmen. Additional items for inclusion on the agenda of the Annual Meeting may be submitted by Members of the Guild, in writing, to the Executive Committee for consideration and approval at its meeting prior to the National Convention.
Section 2. Additional meetings of the Guild may be called by the President. or on petition by the National Council, upon written notice to the Members not less than thirty 130) days prior to such meeting.
Section 3. At all meetings of the Guild the presence in person or by proxy at the commencement of such meeting of not less than one hundred (100) Members shall be necessary and sufficient to constitute a quorum for the transaction of any business.
Section 4. All meetings of the Guild shall be conducted in accordance with Robert's Rules of Order, current edition.
ARTICLE VI REGIONS
Section 1. The Guild shall be divided, for purposes of administration and representation. into nine Regions, which are defined as geographically delineated units. Their geographic boundaries shall be set by the National Council. The National Council will assign each Chapter of the Guild (and the members thereof) to a Region. Chapters located near regional borders and/or whose members reside in more than one Region may, upon approval by the National Council. be reassigned to an adjoining Region.
Section 2. Regional Officers. The chief officer of each Region shall be the Regional Chairman. State Chairmen and other officials may be appointed by the National Council.
(a) The Regional Chairman. The Regional Chairman shall be elected in accordance with Article VIII of these Bylaws, shall act as chief executive officer of the Region and represent the Region on the National Council. and shall represent the National Council and the Guild within the Region. The responsibilities and duties of the Regional Chairman shall be assigned by the National Council and delineated in the Operating Procedures of the Guild. The Regional Chairman shall recommend to the National Council the formation and disbandment of Chapters within the Region, and shall ensure that Chapter elections are held. and that Chapter business is conducted. in a manner consistent with these Bylaws and the Operating Procedures of the Guild.
(b) State Chairmen. Each Regional Chairman may nominate. for appointment by the National Council. State Chairman for the development of the Guild's interests in each state or area located within the Region. The State Chairmen shall assist the Regional Chairman in the work of the Region, and shall undertake other duties and responsibilities as designated by the National Council and delineated in the Operating Procedures of the Guild.
(c) Other Officers. The National Council may appoint additional officers at the Regional level to assist the Regional Chairmen with specific areas of the Guild's work. The Regional Chairmen shall nominate, and the National Council appoint. such officers.
ARTICLE VII CHAPTERS
Section 1. Definition. A Chapter shall be defined as a local group of Members of the Guild. Chapters shall be governed under the Charter and Bylaws of the Guild. All details connected with the description of boundaries, formation, and operation of the Chapters shall be subject to the National Council. Section 2. Formation. Chapters may be formed at the written request of twelve (12) Voting Members or prospective members of the Guild, Upon written recommendation by the applicable Regional Chairman, the President may authorize the organization of a Chapter and appoint its officers. subject to ratification by the National Council.
Section 3. Membership. The membership of a Chapter shall consist of Voting and nonvoting Members as defined in Article 111, and Dual Members. Chapter Subscribing Members, and Chapter Honorary Members.
(a) Dual Members. Dual Members shall consist of those Voting Members who (1) have established primary membership through another Chapter. (11) are approved by the Chapter, and (111) have paid the dues and fees set by the National Council. Dual Members are eligible to vote and hold office in both the primary and secondary Chapter. though each Member has only one vote in National and Regional elections.
(b) Chapter Subscribing Members. Chapter Subscribing Members shall consist of those individuals who (1) support the purposes of the Guild, (11) are not organists or choral conductors. and (III) have paid the dues and fees set by the Chapter. Chapter Subscribing Members shall require no election to membership and shall have no vote.
The privileges of this class of membership shall be (1) participation in Chapter activities and (11) receipt of Chapter publications.
(c) Chapter Honorary Members. Chapter Honorary Members shall consist of those individuals who have made a distinguished contribution to the furtherance of the purposes of the Guild and the Chapter. They shall be nominated by two Voting Members of the Chapter in good standing and elected by the Chapter. Such members shall not be required to pay any dues or fees set by the National Council.
The privileges of this class of membership shall include the right to participate in all Chapter activities and to receive Chapter publications. if the Chapter pays dues and fees set by the National Council, Chapter Honorary Members may have the privileges of Voting Membership: otherwise, the Chapter Honorary Members shall not be eligible for election to Chapter or Guild office and they shall have no vote.
Section 4. Organization and Governance. Each Chapter may establish its own
operating procedures 'am. provided. however. that such operating procedures do not conflict with the Charter or Bylaws of the Guild. The operating procedures must be approved by the Chapter. the Regional Chairman. and I he Councilor for Organizational Concerns. The governance of each Chapter is vested In the Chapter Officers and Executive Committee as herein defined.
Each Chapter shall have a Dean, a Secretary, a Treasurer. and as many other officers as may be determined to be advisable.
The Chapter Executive Committee shall consist of the Officers plus as many additional Members at large as are determined advisable. Chapter Officers and Members at large of the Executive Committee shall be elected annually by ballot from among the Voting Members of the Chapter in a general election. The Chapter Officers shall hold office for one (1) year or until their successors have been duly elected and may be reelected in accordance with Chapter operating procedures. Terms of office shall begin July I of each year. Members at large of the Executive Committee of a Chapter shall hold office for three (3) years or until their successors have been duly elected. with one third of the members of the Executive Committee being elected each year, They may be reelected in accordance with Chapter operating procedures.
The Officers of the Chapter shall, unless otherwise provided by the Chapter or the National Council. each have such duties as generally pertain to their respective offices, as well as such powers and duties as may be specifically set forth in these Bylaws.
(a) The Dean shall be the chief executive officer of the Chapter. The Dean shall preside at all meetings of the Chapter and the Executive Committee. and shall be an ex officio member of all standing and special committees of the Chapter.
(b) The Secretary shall have custody of the records of the Chapter and shall be responsible for recording the procedures of the meetings of the Chapter and the Executive Committee. The Secretary shall keep, or cause to be kept, lists of the Members of the Chapter in their respective classes.
(c) The Treasurer shall have supervision over the management of the funds of the Chapter and shall keep, or cause to be kept, full and accurate records and accounts of receipts and disbursements in books belonging to the Chapter.
Section 5. Meetings. Each Chapter shall hold a minimum of one (1) general Chapter Meeting per year for the election of Officers, reports from the Officers and Executive Committee on the condition of the Chapter, and the transaction of any other business that shall come before the Chapter. At all meetings of the Chapter the presence at the commencement of such meeting of not less than twenty-five percent of the membership, or twenty-five (25) members, whichever is fewer, shall be necessary and sufficient to constitute a quorum for the transaction of any business.
The Chapter Executive Committee shall meet on a periodic and timely basis and shall be empowered to transact the business of the Chapter between General Chapter Meetings. All actions of the Executive Committee are subject to ratification by the Chapter. At all meetings of the Chapter Executive Committee. the presence at the commencement of such meeting of not less than a majority of the Members thereof shall be necessary and sufficient to constitute a quorum for the transaction of any business.
Section 6. Disbandment. Chapters may be disbanded by the National Council upon written request of the Chapter or by recommendation of the Regional Chairman. Prior to action by the National Council. a committee of Officers and Members of the Chapter may give reasons for or against the disbandment in writing to the National Council.
In the event of disbandment, each Member of the Chapter may transfer individually to any other Chapter which the Member may choose. The assets and property of the Chapter remaining after payment of expenses and satisfaction of all liabilities shall accrue to the Guild for distribution as determined by the National Council for the nonprofit purposes of the Guild.
ARTICLE VIII ELECTIONS
Section 1. National Office. The Nominating Committee shall present its slate for National Headquarters Officers to the National Council at its regular fall meeting prior to each election year. Two (2) candidates shall be designated for each office. The nominations shall be published in the official journal of the Guild in January of even-numbered years. Additional nominations for National Office may be made by petitions signed by at least fifty (50) Voting Members of the Guild in good standing. Such petitions must be received at National Headquarters prior to February 15 of each election year.
Ballots in the form of proxies shall be distributed by mail from National Headquarters during May of even-numbered years to all Voting Members. A plurality of votes cast at the Annual Meeting of the Guild in even-numbered years shall be sufficient for election.
Section 2. Regional Office. The Nominating Committee, in conjunction with the appropriate Regional Chairman, will appoint in each Region a Regional Nominating Committee of at least five (5) Voting Members who are representative of the Region. The Regional Nominating Committees shall each recommend two (2) candidates for their Regional Chairmanship to the Nominating Committee prior to the regular fall meeting of the National Council in odd-numbered years. The Nominating Committee shall
present the slates of candidates for Regional Chairman to the National Council in conjunction with its slate of candidates for National Office.
The nominations shall be published in the official journal of the Guild in January of even-numbered years. Additional nominations for Regional Chairman may be made by petitions signed by at least twelve (12) Voting Members assigned to the Region. Such petitions must be received at National Headquarters prior to February 15 of the election year.
Regional Elections will be held in conjunction with National Elections following the procedures in Section 1. Members will be entitled to vote only in the Region to which they are assigned. A plurality of votes cast shall be sufficient for election.
Section 3. Chapter Office. The Executive Committee of each Chapter shall, not later than December 31 of each year. appoint a Chapter Nominating Committee of at least three (3) members, a majority of which shall not be members of the Chapter Executive Committee. The Chapter Nominating Committee shall nominate one or more candidates for each Chapter Office and an excess of candidates for membership at large on the Executive Committee in place of those whose terms of office are about to expire.
The slate prepared by the Chapter Nominating Committee shall be delivered to the Executive Committee. recorded in the minutes and announced to the Members of the Chapter prior to March 1 of each year. Additional nominations may be made by petitions signed by at least five (5) Chapter Voting Members in good standing. Such petitions must be received by the Secretary prior to April 1. or within thirty (30) days after the notification of the members of the Nominating Committee's slate, whichever is later. Ballots including the Nominating Committee slate and candidates nominated by qualified petition shall be prepared by the Secretary and distributed either by mail (in the form of proxies) or at a general Chapter meeting. Sufficient care must be taken to ensure that either the mailed ballot or notification of the meeting at which voting is to take place reaches every eligible Voting Member. The election shall be concluded by May 31 of each year. A plurality of votes cast in person or by proxy shall be sufficient for election.
ARTICLE IX: DISSOLUTION
In the event of dissolution, the assets and property of the Corporation remaining after payment of expenses and the satisfaction of all liabilities shall be distributed as determined by the Council or as may be determined by a court of competent jurisdiction upon application of the Council. for the nonprofit purposes of the Corporation or such charitable or educational organization as shall qualify under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954. as amended.
Any of such assets not so distributed shall be disposed of for such purposes as directed by a justice of the Supreme Court of the State of New York or such other Court having jurisdiction over the Corporation.
ARTICLE X: CORPORATE SEAL
The corporate seal. if any, shall be in such form as shall be approved from time to time by the National Council. The seal of the Guild shall be kept by the Secretary who may in that capacity. affix it to any certificate in respect of Corporate matters. It may also be affixed on behalf of the Guild by such other persons as may be authorized by the National Council.
ARTICLE XI
AMENDMENT OF BYLAWS
Section 1. All Bylaws of the Guild shall be subject to alteration or repeal. or new Bylaws may be adopted. by the affirmative vote of two thirds of the National Council at any meeting of the National Council. If any Bylaw regulating the number of members or method of electing the National Council is adopted, amended, or repealed by the National Council. such Bylaws must be approved by vote of the Members.
Section 2. Operating Procedures. All Operating Procedures of the Guild shall be subject to alteration or repeal, or new Operating Procedures may be adopted, by the affirmative vote of two thirds of (hose present and voting at any meeting of the National Council. Such alteration. repeal or addition of Operating Procedures shall be proposed in writing to the National Council or Executive Committee with notice of the meeting at which they shall be first discussed.
Adopted April 13, 1896, and as amended through March 10, 1987
