By-Laws
Section 1. Membership
fees shall be set on an annual basis by the Executive Board.
Section 2. Association
committees may be established as deemed appropriate by the President.
Section 3. The
Association shall operate according to Roberts Rules of Order.
** Section 4. Said
organization is organized exclusively for charitable, religious,
educational, and specific purposes, including, for such purposed, the making
of distributions to organizations that qualify as exempt organizations under
section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, or corresponding section of
any future federal tax code. **
Section 5. No part of
the net earning of the organization shall inure to the benefit of, or be
distributable to its members, trustees, officers, or other private persons,
except that the organization shall be authorized and empowered to pay
reasonable compensation for services rendered and to make payments and
distributions in furtherance of the purposed set forth in the purpose clause
hereof. No substantial part of the activities of the organization shall be
the carrying on of propaganda, or otherwise attempting to influence
legislation, and the organization shall not participate in, or intervene in
(including the publishing or distribution of statements) any political
campaign on behalf of any candidate for public office. Notwithstanding any
other provision of this document, the organization shall not carry on any
other activities not permitted to be carried on (a) by an organization
exempt from federal income tax under section 501 (c)(3) of the Internal
Revenue Code, corresponding section of any future federal tax code, or (b)
by an organization, contributions to which are deductible under section
170(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code, or corresponding section of any
future federal tax code. **
Section 6. Upon the
dissolution of the organization, assets shall be distributed for one or more
exempt purposes within the meaning of section 501(c)(3) of the Internal
Revenue Code, or corresponding section of any future federal tax code, or
shall be distributed to the federal government, or to a state or local
government, for a public purpose. Any such assets not disposed of shall be
disposed of by the Court of Common Pleas of the country in which the
principal office of the organization is then located, exclusively for such
purposes or to such organization or organizations, as said Court shall
determine, which are organized and operated exclusively for such purposes or
to such organization or organizations, as said Court shall determine, which
are organized and operated exclusively for such purposes.
