236 JOURNAL OF THE SOCIETY OF COSMETIC CHEMISTS SociE'rv, or properly care for them in such manner as the Board of Directors may direct. Whenever required by the Board of Directors or by the President so to do, he shall exhibit a complete and true statement of his cash account and of the securities and other property in his possession, custody, and con- trol. He shall enter regularly in the books belonging to the SOCIE'rv and to be kept by him for such purpose an accurate account of all money received and paid by him on ac- count of the SOCIETY together with all other business transactions. He shall perform all duties which are incident to the office of Treasurer of a corporation not for profit un- der the laws of Delaware, subject, however, at all times to the direction and control of the Board of Directors and the President. SECTION 5. The Secretary may appoint one or more Assistant Secretaries and the Treasurer may appoint one or more Assistant Treasurers who may, but need not, be mem- bers of the SOCIETY and shall not on account of their appointment to such positions be constituted members of the SOCIETY. Any Assistant Secretary may sign any document requiring the signature of the Secretary of the SOCIETY and may affix the corporate seal thereto. The Assistant Secretaries, Assistant Treasurers, and other Assistant Officers and Agents of the SOCIETY shall be under the direct supervision of the person whom they are appointed Assistant to or Agent of, unless otherwise provided by the Board of Directors. ARTICLE IX FISCAL YEAR The fiscal and business year of the SOCIETY shall commence on the first day of January in each year and terminate on the 31st day of December. ARTICLE X DUES AND ASSESSMENTS SECTION 1. The annual dues of active members shall be $15 and shall be due and payable on or before January 1st of each year. In the case of members accepted on or after October 1st, the annual dues shall be accepted as payable for the year beginning on January 1st following. Any member who fails to pay his dues for one year shall be suspended with- out notice on the part of the SOCIETY, and shall be dropped from the roll of membership at the end of the fiscal year, but may, on payment of all indebtedness and with the approval of the Board of Directors, be re- stored to full membership. SECTION 2. No annual dues shall be ex- acted from honorary members. SECTION 3. Extraordinary expenses may be met by assessment upon members as may be required by two-thirds vote of the entire membership. Notification of the assessment shall be transmitted by the Secretary to every member so assessed previous to the next regular meeting, when such assessment shall fall due and be payable. ARTICLE XI DUTIES AND CONDUCT SECTION 1. Contravention of the rules of this SOCIETY or unprofessional or immoral conduct as described in the code of ethics, shall subject the offender to censure, suspen- sion, or expulsion, as determined by the vote of the Executive Committee, provided the accused shall have had from the Secretary at least two weeks' notification in writing of the charges preferred. SECq•ION 2. Charges against a member shall not be presented to the SOCIeTy, but shall be submitted in writing to the Executive Committee, who, within one month there- after, shall satisfy themselves of the validity of such charges. If the Committee deem the accusation warrants consideration, the Secre- tary shall transmit to the accused a copy of the charges and cite him to appear before the Committee on a specified date to make answer in his behalf. Should he fail to appear in person or by attorney after a second notice (sent 30 days later), the Committee shall proceed with the trial. The Committee's action shall be final in all cases. Their de- cision and recommendations, together with any or all evidence upon which their conclu- sions have been based, shall be sealed and kept on file by the Secretary. The Committee shall report (1) that the charges are not sus- tained or (2) that the charges are sustained in whole or in part and that the accused be (a) censured (b) suspended for a definite time or (c) expelled. Censure or suspension shall require two-thirds vote of the Committee voting, and three-fourths vote of those voting shall be required to expel a member. S•CTXON 3. The trial shall be conducted in private executive session of the Executive Committee. SECTION 4. A member suspended for a definite time shall automatically be rein- stated at the expiration of that time.
BY-LAWS 23 7 SECTION 5. No member of the SOCIETY shall knowingly or wilfully allow the name of the SOCIETY, or its assets, either actual or in theory, to be used by any person who is not a member of the SOCIETY. Nor shall the name of the SOCIETY be used in any way by any member to further the advertising or ambition of a member or non-member. ARTICLE XII COMMITTEES SECTION 1. At each annual meeting or as soon thereafter as may be convenient, the president shall appoint the following standing committees, consisting of three members each: Arrangements Membership Entertainment Nomination Finance Placement Library Program Medal Award Publications Publicity ARTICLE XIII INTERNAL ORGANIZATION SECTION 1. The SOCIETY shall be further governed by rules and regulations which shall be adopted by application to the Board of Directors, and if passed by them shall be voted upon at the next regular meeting of the members of the SOCIETY. These rules and regulations shall be binding on all members. ARTICLE XIV BY-LAWS AND AMENDMENTS An official copy of these By-I,aws shall be in the custody of the Secretary who will make the proper alterations in this copy whenever these By-Laws are amended. Suggestions for amendments to these By- Laws may originate in (1) the Executive Committee, (2) the Board of Directors, or (3) a petition presented to the Secretary and signed by not less than five members of the SOCIETY in good standing. The Executive Committee shall formulate all such suggested amendments and submit them to the Board of Directors, together with a statement of approval or disapproval. If the Board by a majority vote approves the proposed amend- ment, the Secretary shall send a copy of the proposed amendment to each member, and the proposed amendment shall be acted on at the first meeting which follows after sixty days of such notification, when a two-thirds vote of the members at the meeting shall be necessary to carry. Any proposed amendment not approved by the Board of Directors within ninety days from the time it is submitted to the Secretary or the Executive Committee may be brought to a vote of the membership in the aforemen- tioned manner by a petition signed by not less than five members in good standing. ARTICLE XV CHAPTERS SECTION 1. The SOCIETY shall have the right to establish local chapters in the United States, its territories and possessions, as well as in foreign countries. SECTION 2. Each chapter shall have the following officers: Chairman, Vice-Chair- man, Secretary, and Treasurer. The offices of Secretary and Treasurer, or Vice-Chairman and Treasurer may be held by one person, but the offices of Vice-Chairman, Secretary, and Treasurer may not be held by one person. SECTION 3. All Chairmen of chapters shall enjoy the temporary status of Directors of the SOCIETY, only while attending a meeting of the Board of Directors, but the quorum of the Board of Directors shall not be affected in any manner by the absence of any or all Chapter Chairmen. SECTION 4. The Chairman of a chapter may delegate his powers described in Section 3 either to the Vice-Chairman or to the Secre- tary of the chapter when authorizing the one or the other to attend the meeting of the Board of Directors. SECTION 5. During the absence of the Chairman, the Vice-Chairman shall exercise all functions of the Chairman. SECTION 6. Each chapter shall draw up a set of By-Laws under which it shall be gov- erned. These By-Laws shall be derived from and be adapted to the requirements of the individual chapters except that no provision of such By-Laws shall be in contravention to any provision of the By-Laws of the SOCIETY, either in fact or in spirit. SECTION 7. The Board of Directors shall have the right to obtain a change of the By- Laws of any chapter if it deems such action necessary for the protection of the SOCIETY. A unanimous vote of the entire Board of Directors is required in support of a request for such change. SECTION 8. Every chapter shall file a set of By-Laws with the Secretary of the parent SOCIETY.
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