CONSTITUTION OF 

 THE AMERICAN BISON SOCIETY 



ARTICLE I.— NAME 

 The namo of this organization shall be The American Bison Society. 



ARTICLE II.— OBJECTS 



The objects of this Society shall be the permanent preservation and increase 

 of the American Bison. 



ARTICLE III.— MEMBERSHIP 



Section 1. — The membership of this Society shall consist of .\ssociate 

 Members, Members, Life Members, Patrons, antl Honorary Members. 



Section 2. — Anj- person in sympathy with the objects of this Society may 

 become an Associate Member by paying the prescribed dues. 



Anj' person in sympathy with the objects of this Society may become a 

 Patron, Life Member, or Member upon election by the Executive Committee 

 and payment of the prescribed fees or dues. 



Section 3. — The dues of an Associate Member shall be one dollar, payable 

 annually. The dues of a Member shall be five dollars, payable annually. The 

 fee of a Life Member shall be one hundred dollars. The fee of a Patron shall be 

 one thousand dollars. 



Section 4. — A Member may be expelled from the Society upon the written 

 recommendation of any officer, by a majority vote of the members of the Execu- 

 tive Committee j)resent at any meeting, provided notice of such proposed action, 

 with reasons therefor, be sent to the member and to the Executive Committee 

 at least one week before such meeting. 



ARTICLE IV.— GOVERNMENT 



Section 1. — The governing body of this Society shall consist of a Board of 

 Managers of twenty-seven pensons, divided into three grouj:)s of nine each. 

 The tenure of office of the IVLanagers shall be three years, but only nine Managers' 

 terms can expire by limitation in any one year. Therefore, at each annual 

 meeting of the Society, nine new members shall be elected by ballot of a majority 

 of the members present, due notice having been given in advance to all members. 



Section 2. — The Board of Managers shall elect each year at its annual 

 meeting, from its own members, by ballot and a majority vote, a President, 

 two Vice-Presidents, Secretary, and Treasurer, and five persons to form, with 

 the President and Secretary, the Executive Committee of the Society. Hon- 

 orary officers, each to serve a term of one year, may be elected at the discretion 

 (if the Executive Committee. 



Section 3. — Vacancies occurring in the Board of Managers and Executive 

 Committee may be filled by the Executive Committee to complete the year in 

 which they occur. 



Section 4. — At the annual meeting a Nominating Committee, consisting of 

 three members, shall be appointed by the presiding officer; their (hitics shall 

 be to jjresent a list of candidates to fill vacancies on the Board of Managers. 



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