Branch By-Laws
ALBERTA-NORTHWEST TERRITORIES COMMAND
CARDSTON BRANCH NO. 170
OF THE ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION
- NAME:
This Branch shall be known as the Alberta-Northwest Territories Command,
Cardston Branch No. 170 of The Royal Canadian Legion and shall hereinafter
be referred to as the Branch.
- MEMBERSHIP:
Branch Membership shall be comprised of Life, Ordinary, Associate, Affiliate
Voting, and Affiliate Non-Voting in accordance with the General By-Laws of The
Royal Canadian Legion.
- ENTITLEMENT TO VOTE AND HOLD OFFICE:
(a) Only Life, Ordinary, Associate, and Affiliate Voting members, in good
standing, and no one else shall be entitled to vote or hold office at any
level within this Branch.
(b) No person shall be nominated except as otherwise provided in these By-Laws.
Members so nominated must be present at the nominating meeting or
have signified in writing willingness to accept such office.
(c) Subject to the General By-Laws and Command policy, no elected or
appointed Officer at this Branch shall hold more than one office in the
Branch, District or Command.
- INITIATION:
Every new member shall be initiated according to the procedures in the Ritual,
Awards and Protocol Manual prior to receiving a membership card.
5.
- COMPLAINTS AND DISCIPLINE:
The Procedure for lodging complaints against members and the subsequent
disciplinary action shall be strictly in accordance with Article III of the current
General By-Laws.
6.
- ANNUAL DUES:
(a) Every member shall pay annual dues in an amount to be decided upon by
a General Meeting of the Branch.
(b) Members whose dues are in arrears shall be dealt with in accordance with
the General By-Laws as amended.
- OFFICERS:
The Officers of the Branch shall be:
- the President;
- the Immediate Past President;
- the First Vice-President;
- the Vice-President(s); and
- the Treasurer.
- EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE:
(a) The Branch Executive Committee shall be:
- the Officers; and
- three (3) or more Executive Members as may be required for the
proper operation of the Branch.
(b) The Branch Executive Committee shall take office and assume their duties
and functions fourteen (14) days after their election or at the end of the
month in which they were elected, whichever period shall be the longer,
and shall be installed in accordance with the Ritual, Awards and Protocol
Manual and the General By-Laws as amended.
(c) The Executive Committee shall meet monthly and transact the business of
the Branch, subject to the jurisdiction of the membership of the Branch
assembled in a General Meeting.
(d) The duties and obligations of the Executive Committee shall be in
accordance with the Branch Leadership Manual.
- GENERAL MEETING:
A General Meeting of the Branch shall be held monthly, except in the months of
July & August, at which the minutes of the previous General Meeting shall be
read or distributed.
10.
- ANNUAL MEETING:
An Annual Meeting shall be held in September each year for the receiving of a
report of Branch finances and for the election of the Branch Executive
Committee, or in lieu thereof for deciding the date and method of electing the
Branch Executive Committee. An audited financial statement will be presented
at the regular General Meeting in January.
11.
- QUORUM:
A quorum shall be five (5) voting members in attendance.
12.
- STANDING COMMITTEES:
(a) The President may appoint a Chairman for each of the following Standing
Committees at the first meeting of the Executive Committee following the
election:
- Finance;
- Entertainment;
- Membership;
- House and Property;
- Sick and Visiting;
- Honours and Awards;
- By-Laws and Resolutions;
- Poppy;
- Ways and Means; and
- Public Relations.
(b) Each Chairman so appointed shall select the members of the Committee,
submitting same to the Executive Committee for approval at its next
meeting.
(c) Chairman of Standing Committees shall submit a written report to the
Executive Committee by the request of the Executive Committee.
- FINANCIAL:
(a) The Chairman of the Finance Committee (Treasurer) shall:
- maintain an accurate and true account of all monies received and
paid out by the Branch;
- maintain a record of all other financial transactions of the Branch;
and
- deposit all Branch funds, in the name of the Branch, in a bank or
other recognized financial institution designated by the Branch.
(b) All Branch cheques, drafts, or orders of payment of money shall be signed
by the Chairman of the Financial Committee (Treasurer) and the Branch
President or such person as the Executive Committee may designate.
(c) No two signing authorities shall be related to each other or live in the
same domicile.
- AMENDMENTS TO BY-LAWS:
(a) These By-Laws shall not be altered, amended, varied, or added to except
by Notice of Motion.
(b) Any Notice of Motion must:
- be given in writing at the General Meeting prior to the one at which
it will be given consideration;
- detail such alteration, amendment, variation, deletion, or addition;
- be signed by the member presenting the Notice of Motion; and
- receive a majority of two-thirds (2/3) of the voting members present
at the Meeting at which it is given consideration.
- EFFECT DATE OF BRANCH BY-LAWS:
These By-Laws
shall not be in effect until approved by Alberta-NWT Command
Certified to be a true copy of the By-Laws of the Alberta-NWT Commend, Cardston Branch No. 170 of the Royal Canadian Legion, as approved by a General Meeting of the Branch on 5 day of June, 2018.
Branch President: Donat A. Melanson
Branch Secretary: Cynthia Melanson
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