BYLAWS

 

  OF THE

 

SOUTH BAY TOASTMASTERS

CLUB 280

 TORRANCE, CALIFORNIA

DISTRICT 1

 

 

                                                                 REVISION 10

 

 

                        Article I

 

Name:

 

The name and location of this Club shall be as set forth above in the title of these Bylaws.  Such name and location may be changed as provided in Article VII below.

 

                       Article II

Membership:

 

Sec. 1.  Subject to the nondiscrimination requirements set forth in Section 1 of Article II of the Club Constitution, individual membership in this Club is unrestricted.

 

Sec. 2.  Honorary individual memberships in this Club shall be conferred for a term of one year and otherwise as provided in the Club Constitution.

 

                       Article III

 

Fees and Dues:

 

Sec. 1.  The initiation fee for individual membership in this Club shall be $26, of which $16 is the Toastmasters International new member fee, payable as provided in the Club Constitution.

 

Sec. 2.  The dues of this Club for active individual members shall be $36 per person per six months, of which $18 is the Toastmasters International semiannual dues.  Such dues shall be payable in advance on or before March 31 and September 30.

 

Sec. 3.  Reinstatement to individual membership of a former individual member shall call for a payment of a reinstatement fee of $5.

 

Sec. 4.  The fee for an individual member of another Toastmasters Club who transfers into this Club shall be $5.  Other conditions of transfer into this Club shall be as stated in the Club Constitution.

 

Sec. 5.  The dues of this Club for inactive individual members shall be $36 per person per six months, of which $18 is the Toastmasters International semiannual dues.  Such dues shall be payable in advance on or before March 31 and September 30.

 

                       Article IV

 

Meetings:

 

Sec. 1.  Regular meetings of this Club, which shall include any business meeting of active individual members, shall be held every Wednesday of the month, at such hour and place as this Club from time to time shall designate.

 

Sec. 2.  Special business meetings of this Club may be called by a majority vote of the active individual members present and voting at any regular meeting at which a quorum is present, or by the Club President.

 

Sec. 3.  The Executive Committee of this Club shall meet at least monthly, at such hours and places as it may determine.

 

                        Article V

 

Election of Officers:

 

Sec. 1.  The Officers of this Club shall be as provided in the Club Constitution, with selection, duties, and terms as provided therein.

 

Sec. 2.  (Blank)

 

Sec. 3.  This Club elects Officers for half-year terms, from July 1 to December 31 and from January 1 to June 30.

 

                       Article VI

(Blank)

 

                       Article VII

 

Amendments:

 

Sec. 1.  Subject to the review of Toastmasters International, and provided the proposed amendment is within the scope of permitted amendments, these Bylaws may be amended, including amendments to change the name or location of this Club, at any duly called and noticed business meeting of this Club at which a quorum is present, by the affirmative vote of at least two-thirds of the active individual members present and voting.  Any such amendment must be proposed in writing by an active individual member at the meeting immediately preceding that at which the amendment is to be voted on.

 

Sec. 2.  The scope of these Bylaws, and any amendments to these Bylaws, is limited to the matters specifically placed within the discretion of this Club by the Club Constitution or by a policy of the Board of Directors of Toastmasters International.  This Club shall not have the power to amend any reference in these Bylaws to the Club Constitution.

 

Sec. 3.  Upon its adoption by this Club, the Club Secretary shall immediately mail a copy of any Bylaws amendment to the Executive Director at World Headquarters of Toastmasters International for review.  If Toastmasters International finds that the amendment does not exceed the scope of permitted amendments to the Bylaws of this Club and is not otherwise improper, the amendment shall be filed in the records of Toastmasters International.  If Toastmasters International determines that the amendment exceeds the scope of permitted amendments or is otherwise improper, Toastmasters International shall so notify this Club, and the amendment shall be null, void, and of no effect.

 

 

Chartered: September 20, 1944

 

Rev.  1: September 16, 1959

Rev.  2: November 20, 1963

Rev.  3: February 2, 1966

Rev.  4: January 2, 1968

Rev.  5: March 1, 1971

Rev.  6: May 1, 1976

Rev.  7: March 19, 1980

Rev.  8: March 31, 1982

Rev.  9: May 8, 1996

Rev. 10: March 19, 1997