Constitution

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 philosophy and such other persons as the Society may elect for

their interest and competence in philosophy shall 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 Society may appoint such persons as it deems fit to Honorary Membership.

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

adoption of this Constitution and such other persons as the Society may subsequently designate

under the provisions of this article.

Art. IV.

Officers and Terms of Office.

1) The officers of this Society shall 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 shall keep minutes [CONCERNING BUSINESS CONDUCTED 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; the secretary-treasurer shall also 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 by the Executive Committee under

the direction of the President.

Art. VI.

Meetings.

The Society shall ordinarily meet 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.

There shall be the following Standing Committees 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 serve, 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 or she shall deem it

appropriate to appoint C) The society may establish such other standing committees as it deems

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 may be amended by a two-thirds vote of the members present at any business

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 Constitution shall take effect upon passage by a two-thirds majority of those present.

BY-LAWS

1. Place of Meeting

There shall be at least one meeting per year. The place of the meeting shall be determined by the Program Committee.