BY-LAWS OF SOCIETY OF COSMETIC CHEMISTS (Incorporated under the laws of Delaware) As Amended May 20, 1962. AP. TICLE I AP.T•CLE II NAME, OFFICES, OBJECT AND COPxPOKAFF a SEAL SECTION 1. iVame. The name of the corporation is Society of Cosmetic Chemists, hereinafter called the SOCIETY. SEcrrmN 2. Offices. The principal office of the SOCIETY unless otherwise ordered by the Board of Directors shall be at 317-325 South State Street, Dover, Kent County, Delaware, and the name of the resident agent in charge thereof shall be The Prentice-Hall Corporation Systems, Inc., whose address is 317-325 South State Street, Dover, Kent County, Delaware. The SOCIETY may also have offices at such other places as the Board of Directors may from time to time designate. SEcrrIo• 3. Objects. Its objects are fully set forth in its Certificate of Incorporation, which, briefly defined, are to establish a medium for the dissemination of scientific knowledge of the Toilet Goods Industry and to improve the professional standing of scientists in the fields of cosmetics and perfumery. No profit or private benefit shall inure to any persons from the income or property of the SOCIETY. Its purposes shall be limited to scientific, professional, educational, social, or charitable activities. SECTm• 4. Corporate Seal. The SOCIETY shall have a corporate seal which shall consist of two concentric circles, be- tween which shall be the name of the SOCIETY, and in the center shall be in- scribed the year of its incorporation and the words "Corporate Seal, Delaware." MEMBERSHIP SECTION 1. •Vlembership. The SOCIETY shall consist of three classes of Members, namely: ?lctive Members, Honorary Mem- bers, and Emeritus Members. Persons in- terested in the objects of the SOCIETY shall be eligible for Membership as defined in A•rrICLE II, SEcrrIO•S 2, 3, and 4, of these By-laws. SEcrrIo• 2. ?lctive Membership. The Board of Directors may elect to Active Membership persons who have (1) majored in the fields of Chemistry, Pharmacy, Chemical Engineering, Medicine, Physics, or other related sciences, and are recipients of degrees from accredited colleges or universities or, (2) matriculated for not less than two years in an accredited college or university with recognized credit in the above stated fields of Science and who, thereafter, have been engaged in a technical capacity in the Toilet Goods Industry for not less than five years or, (3) been deemed eligible upon examination of their qualifi- cations by the Board of Directors. How- ever, no more than two applicants shall be accepted in any one year under clause (3). To be eligible for Active Membership, applicants shall qualify in accordance with one of the three stated specifications shall file with the Secretary of the SOCIETY an application endorsed by three Members of the SOCIETY who are qualified to do so by right of fMll Membership privileges and, shall pay the initial stated annual dues. If ap- proved by the Board of Directors, they shall be elected to Active Membership by the majority vote of the Directors present at the 291
292 JOURNAL OF THE SOCIETY OF COSMETIC CHEMISTS meeting at which their names are presented. SECTION 3. Honorary Membership. The SOCIETY shall have the power to confer Honorary Membership upon such persons as may be deemed worthy, who shall be recom- mended by and receive the majority vote of the Board of Directors. An Honorary Mem- ber shall be entitled to all the privileges of an Active Member for life, with exemption from payment of dues, but shall not be entitled to the privilege of vote or of holding office. However, conferral of Honorary Membership on an Active Member shall not deprive him of his right to vote and hold office. SECTION 4. Emeritus Membership. Any member who has reached the age of sixty years, has retired from active, remunerative work and who has been a Member for ten years, may through request or by nomina- tion in his behalf, transfer to Emeritus Mem- bership by application to the Secretary of t he SOCIETY. The Secretary shall then refer such re- quest or nomination to a Committee composed of the Secretary, Treasurer, and the Chair- man of the Membership Committee, and upon its favorable recommendation and approval by the Board of Directors such Member shall be entitled to the designa- tion Emeritus Member and to all the privi- leges of an Active Member for life, with exemption from payment of dues, but an Emeritus Member shall not be eligible for election as an Officer or Director. SECTION 5. Termination of Membership. The voluntary resignation of any Active Member shall become effective immediately upon receipt by the Secretary of such re- quest in writing from the Member. SECTION 6. Termination of Privileges. All rights, powers, privileges, obligations or duties of a Member, Director or Officer shall cease upon the death, resignation, or other termination of such Member, Director or Officer from the rolls of the SOCIETY. SECTION 7. Renewal of Membership. Any active Member who shall resign while in good standing may be restored by request in writing to the Secretary of the SOCIETY and by payment of the stated annual dues for that year in which he requests reinstatement. ARTICLE III MEETINGS SF. CT•ON 1. /innual Meeting. Each year, the Board of Directors, by a majority vote, shall set the Annual Meeting on a date in December to be held at the principal office of the SOCIETY or at such other time and place as the Board of Directors shall designate. Notice of not less than two weeks before the date of such meeting shall be mailed by the Secretary to each Member at his recorded address stating the object of such meeting. SECTION 2. Special Meetings. A special meeting of the SOCIETY may be held at any time or place upon the call of the President or Secretary, provided not less than two weeks notice is sent by the Secretary to each Member at his recorded address stating the object of such meeting. SECTION 3. •uorum. Not less than fifty Members of the SOCIETY shall form a quorum at any Annual or Special Meeting of the SOCIETY at which business is transacted. SECTION 4. Foting Privilege at Meetings. At all meetings of the SOCIETY each Member in good standing shall be eligible to cast one vote in person. Any Member in arrears for dues shall not be eligible to vote. All questions, presented for action, except those for which decision is regulated by statue, shall be determined by a majority vote of the eligible Members present. ARTICLE IV GOVERNING BODY SECTION 1. Board o[ Directors. The governing body of the SOCIETY shall be known as the Board of Directors which shall consist of the Officers, namely: President, President-elect, Secretary, Treasurer, four Elected Directors and, to represent the established Chapters, the Chairman of each established Chapter or in his absence his designate delegate who is a Member of the respective Chapter. All Chairmen of Chapters, or in their absence their designate delegates, shall enjoy the temporary status of Directors of the SOCIETY only while attending a meet- ing 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 representation from the established Chapters.
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