298 JOURNAL OF THE SOCIETY OF COSMETIC CHEMISTS approved by a majority vote of the ballots returned. Any proposed amendment not approved by the Board of Directors within ninety days from the time it is submitted to the Secretary or the Advisory Committee may be brought to vote of the Membership in the aforementioned manner by a petition signed by not less than seventy-five members in good standing. ARTICLE XV PaR LIAMENTAR¾ AUTHORITY The rules contained in Rohert's "Rules of Order," current revised edition, shall govern the actions of the Society of Cosmetic Chemists in all cases to which they are applicable and in which they are not in- consistent with the Certificate of Incorpora- tion and the By-laws of the SOCIETY. ARTICLE XVI CI•APTERS SECTtON 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. SECTtON 2. Each Chapter shall have the following officers: Chairman, Chair- man-elect, Secretary, and Treasurer. The Offices of Secretary and Treasurer, or Chair- man-elect and Treasurer may be held by one person, but the Offices of Chairman- elect, Secretary and Treasurer may not be held by one person. SECTtON 3. All Chairmen of Chapters shall enjoy the status of Directors of the SOCIETY only while attending a meeting of the Board of Directors, but the quorum of the Board of Dircctors shall not be affected in any manner by the absence of any or all Chapter Chairmen. The Chairman of a Chapter may delegate his powers described in this Section to his designate delegate, who is a Member of the respective Chapter, to attend the meeting of the Board o f Directors. SECTtON 4. In the absence of the Chair- man, the Chairman-elect shall exercise all functions of the Chairman. SECTtON 5. Each Chapter shall draw up a set of By-laws tinder which, oeollowing approval by the Board of Directors of the SOCIETY, it shall be governed. These By-lawsshall be derived from, and be adapted to, the requirements of the individual Chap- ters 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. Proposed amendments to, the By-laws of a Chapter shall be sub- mitted to the Board of Directors of the SOCIETY for approval before adoption by a Chapter. SECTION 6. The Board of Directors shall have the right to amend the By-laws of any Chapter if it deems such action necessary for the protection of the SOCIETY. A unanimous vote of the elected Board of Directors is required in support of such amendment. SECTtON 7. Each Chapter shall file a set of its By-laws with the Secretary of the SOCIETY. SECTtON 8. When election of Chapter Officers occurs the Chapter Secretary shall notify the Secretary of the SOCIETY of restilts of such election giving the names, residence and business addresses of the elec ted Officers. SEcTtos 9. The Treasurer of each Chap- ter shall prepare and submit an Annual Budget estimate to the Finance Committee of the SOCIETY not later than November first of each year. Upon approval by the Board of Directors of the SOCIETY of the annual budget of each Chapter, a check shall be transmitted by the Treasurer of the SOCIETY to the Treasurer of the Chapter on February first of each year for $5.00 of the annual dues paid into the SOCIETY by each Member affiliated w th that Chapter. This provision shall not be retroactive in any respect. This arrangement shall apply only to the Chapters in the United States, its territories and possessions, but not to Chapters in foreign countries, with whom special ar- rangements shall be made individually. Prior to February first of each year, the Treasurer of each Chapter shall notify the Finance Committee of any unspent moneys remaining in the accounts of the Chapter. The Finance Committee of the SOCIETY shall have the privilege of recommending to the Board of Directors that such sums over and above $500.00 l)e applied to the suc- ceeding annual budget of the Chapter or be returned to the treasury of the SOCIETY. SECTtON 10. Chapter status may be granted to not less than twelve Members who shall apply to the SOCIETY. SECTtOS 11. Each member of the Society

JOURNAL OF THE SOCIETY OF COSMETIC CHEMISTS 299 may designate his wish to become a member of any one Chapter. Such written declara- tion, forwarded to the Secretary of the Society, shall entitle that Chapter to re- ceive $5.00 of each annual membership fee thereafter paid into the Society Treasury by that member while he is a member of that Chapter. A member may change his affiliation to another Chapter by notifying the Secretary of the Society of his wish to do so. At least once every three years the Secretary of the Society shall check each member's preference for Chapter membership by asking him to indicate on a suitable questionnaire either the Chapter of his choice or his desire not to be a member of any Chapter. The Secretary of the Society shall notify the Society Treasurer of any transfers and shall notify the Chapter Secretaries of any transfers of members affecting their Chapters. A member may maintain membership in Chapters in addition to the one he has designated as his primary choice by paying directly to the Treasurer of each of the other Chapters of his choice the $5.00 annual fee for Chapter member- ship. SECTION 12. The Board of Directors of the Society shall have the right to revoke the charter of any Chapter which is inactive for a period of one year or is deemed to be operating to the detriment of the Society. Within two months after receipt by the Secretary of the Society of a letter signed by three Society members, stating that any one Chapter has been inactive for one year or is operating to the detriment of the Society, and setting forth supporting details, a meeting shall be held by the Advisory Committee which the officers of the Chapter concerned shall be invited to attend in order to discuss the charges. The Advisory Com- mittee shall report to the Board of Directors at the next Board meeting, recommending the action to be taken. The Board may then revoke the charter of the Chapter by a unanimous vote of all Board members present, excepting any who are officers of the Chapter concerned.