CONSTITUTION OF THE AMERICAN 
BISON SOCIETY 
ARTICLE I—NAME 
The name 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 Associate 
Members, Members, Life Members, Patrons, and Honorary Members. 
Section 2.—Any person in sympathy with the objects of this Society 
may become an Associate Member by paying the prescribed dues. 
Any person in sympathy with the objects of this Society may become 
a Patron, Life Member, or Member upon election by the Executive Com- 
mittee 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 Executive Committee present 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 persons, divided into three groups of 
nine each. The tenure of office of the Managers shall be three years, but 
only nine Managers’ terms can expire by limitation in any one year. 
Therefore, at each annual meeting of this 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 Presi- 
dent, two Vice-Presidents, Secretary, and Treasurer, and five persons to 
form, with the President and Secretary, the Executive Committee of the 
Society. Honorary officers, each to serve a term of one year, may be 
elected at the discretion of the Executive Committee. 
Section 3.—Vacancies occurring in the Board of Managers and Exec- 
utive 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, consist- 
ing of three members, shall be appointed by the presiding officer; their 
duties shall be to present a list of candidates to fill vacancies on the 
Board of Managers. 
ARTICLE V.—DUTIES OF OFFICERS. 
Section 1—The duties of the officers shall be such as pertain to their 
respective offices in similar societies. The President shall be ex-officio 
chairman of the Board of Managers and of the Executive Committee. 
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