GEORGIA PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY

CONSTITUTION

Art. I.

Name. The name of this association shall be “The Georgia Philosophical Society.”

Art. II.

Purpose. The purpose of this Society shall be to encourage and promote philosophy.

Art. III.

Memberships

Membership shall be open to all those interested in philosophy. There shall be four classes of

members: 1) Persons holding regular academic appointments in philosophy or a related field

or holding a graduate degree in philosophyand such other persons as the Society may elect for

their interest and competence in philosophyshall be accorded Regular Membership. 2) Persons

registered in an undergraduate, graduate or professional school in philosophy or a related field

shall be accorded Student Membership. 3) Persons who are retired from active academic

appointment may upon application to and certification by the Secretary be accorded Emeritus

Membership. 4) The Societymayappoint such persons as it deems fit to HonoraryMembership.

The membership of the Society shall consist of all persons who are members at the time of the

adoptionof this Constitutionandsuch other persons as theSocietymaysubsequentlydesignate

under the provisions of this article.

Art. IV.

Officers and Terms of Office.

1) The officers of this Societyshall be a President, a Vice-President, and a Secretary-Treasurer.

2) The President and the Vice-President shall be elected for terms of one year, and the

Secretary-Treasurer for a term of three years.

Art. V.

Duties of Officers.

A) The President shall preside at all meetings of the Society and perform such other duties as

are customary for the office including the appointment of such special committees as are

deemed appropriate for the work of the Society. B) The Vice-President shall preside in the

absence of the president, shall be responsible for planning programs of the Society, and shall

succeed the President upon the expiration of the President's term of office. C) The Secretary-

Treasurer shallkeep minutes [CONCERNINGBUSINESSCONDUCTED AT]of the Society's

meetings and shall notify the members in writing of these meetings no later than four weeks

prior to a given meeting; shall maintain an accurate roll of the members of the Society, records

of the Society's financial transactions and such other records as are necessary for the Society's

work; shall receive [ANY] membership dues and other monies of the Society, deposit them in

a secure place, and pay from them to discharge the financial obligations of the Society; shall

present financial reports at the Society's meetings, including an annual report at the spring

meeting that has been audited bytheExecutiveCommitteeunder the direction of the President.

Art. VI.

Meetings.

The Societyshall ordinarilymeet once during the Fall, once during the Winter and once during

the Spring in varying locations to serve the distribution of members of the Society.

Art. VII. Standing Committees.

Thereshall be the following StandingCommittees of the Society: A) The Executive Committee

shall Consist of the officers of the Society and those persons who are current members in good

standing of the Society who have held the Office of President in the Society during the

preceding three years. The President of the Society shall sere, ex-officio as Chairman of the

Executive Committee. B) The Program Committee shall consist of the Vice-President who

shall serve ex-officio as Chairman and such other members of the Society as he shall deem it

appropriateto appoint C)Thesocietymayestablishsuch other standingcommittees as itdeems

appropriate.

Art. VIII. Nominations and Elections.

Prior to the Spring meeting, the Executive Committee shall serve as a nominating committee

to prepare a slate of nominees. Upon presentation of the slate, the floor shall be open for

nominations. All elections shall be decided by simple majority. Those elected shall assume

office at the close of the Spring meeting. In the event that the office of Vice-President or

Secretary-Treasurer should become vacant, the President shall appoint a successor to act in the

officer's stead until the next business meeting of the society at which time an election shall be

held to fill the vacancy.

Art. IX.

Amendments.

The Constitution mayhe amended by a two-thirds vote of the members present at anybusiness

meeting of the Society provided that the proposed amendment has been submitted in writing

to the members at least two weeks prior to the meeting. By-laws may be changed. by simple

majority of those present at any business meeting and prior notice is not required.

Art. X.

Parliamentary Authority.

The Society shall be governed by the most current edition of Robert's' Rules of Order in all

cases in which they are applicable, unless contra-indicated.

Art. XI.

This Constitutionshall takeeffect uponpassagebyatwo-thirds majorityofthose present.

BY-LAWS

1. Dues.

[WHEN NECESSARY MEMBERS WILL BE ASKED TO CONTRIBUTE DUES, AS

DECIDED ON AT ANY MEETING OF THE SOCIETY] The annual dues shall be $5.00 for

regular members and $1.00 for students. Dues are payable annually by the time of the Fall

meeting. There are no dues for emeritus or Honorary members.

2. Place of Meeting

There shall be at least one meeting per rear of the society held in Athens and one meeting per

year held in Atlanta.

3. Program speakers.

In procuring speakers for the Society's programs, the Program Committee shall utilize the

services of the University Center in Georgia, consulting the chairmen of the philosophy

departments whose institutions belong to the Center and whose approval of Center speakers in

philosophy has to be obtained.