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 Mem- 
bers, 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 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 anually. 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 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 meet- 
ing 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 
of 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 duties shall 
be to present a list of candidates to fill vacancies on the Board of Managers. 
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