370 JOURNAL OF THE SOCIETY OF COSMETIC CHEMISTS Placement Publications Public Relations Scientific Program Seminar The President and the Secretary shall have the privilege of attending all meetings of the Committees. Each Committee shall use the Policy Manual for guidance of its duties. ARTICLE XIII INTERNAL ORaANIZATION SECTION 1. The SOCIETY shall be further governed by such standing rules and regulations as shall be recom- mended by the Board of Directors and voted upon by a majority of the Mem- bers of the SOCIETY present and voting 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 SECTION 1. An official copy of these By-laws shall be kept in the custody of the Secretary who shall 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 Ad- visory Committee, (2) the Board of Directors, or (3) a petition presented to the Secretary and signed by not less than twenty-five Members of the SOCIETY in good standing. The Advisory Committee shall formulate all such suggested amendments and submit them to the Board of Direc- tors together with a statement of ap- proval or disapproval. If the Board of Directors by a majority vote ap- proves the proposed amendment, the Secretary shall mail a copy of such proposed amendment together with an explanation and a dated ballot to each Member of the SOCIETY entitled to vote. To be valid such ballot shall be returned to the Secretary of the SOCIETY not later than thirty days from date stated on the ballot. The proposed amendment shall be adopted if approved by a majority vote of the ballots returned. Any proposed amendment not ap- proved by the Board of Directors within ninety days from the time it is submitted to the Secretary or the Ad- visory Committee may be brought to vote of the Membership in the afore- mentioned manner by a petition signed by not less than seventy-five members in good standing. ARTICLE XV PARLIAMENTARY AUTHORITY The rules contained in Robert's "Rules of Order," current revised edition, shall govern the action of the Society of Cosmetic Chemists in all cases to which they are applicable and in which they are not inconsistent with the Certificate of Incorporation and the By-laws of the SOCIETY. ARTICLE XVI 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, Chair- man-elect, Secretary, and Treasurer. The Offices of Secretary and Treasurer, or Chairman-elect and Treasurer may be held by one person, but the Offices of Chairman-elect, Secretary and Treas- urer may not be held by one person. SECTION 3. All Chairmen of Chap- ters 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 Direc- tors shall not be affected in any man- ner by the absence of any or all Chap- ter Chairmen. The Chairman of a Chapter may delegate his powers described in this

BY-LAWS OF SOCIETY OF COSMETIC CHEMISTS 371 Section to his designate delegate, who is a Member of the respective Chapter, to attend the meeting of the Board of Directors. SECT•o• 4. In the absence of the Chairman, the Chairman-elect shall exercise all functions of the Chairman. SECT•o• 5. Each Chapter shall draw up a set of By-laws under which, following approval by the Board of Directors of the SOCIETY, it shall be governed. These By-laws shall 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 submitted to the Board of Directors of the SOCIETY for approval before adoption by a Chapter. S•c•Io• 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 protec- tion of the SOCIETY. A unanimous vote of the elected Board of Directors is required in support of such amend- ment. S•c•Io• 7. Each Chapter shall file a set of its By-laws with the Secretary of the SOCIETY. S•c•o• 8. When election of Chap- ter Officers occurs the Chapter Sec- retary shall notify the Secretary of the SOCIETY of results of such election giving the names, residence and busi- ness addresses of the elected Officers. S•c•o• 0. The Treasurer of each Chapter 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 an- nual dues paid into the SOCIETY by each Member affiliated with that Chap- ter. This provision shall not be retro- active in any respect. This arrange- ment shall apply only to the Chapters in the United States, its territories and possessions, but not to Chapters in foreign countries, with whom special arrangements shall be made in- dividually. Prior to February first of each year, the Treasurer of each Chapter shall notify the Finance Committee of any unspent moneys remaining in the ac- counts 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 be applied to the succeeding annual budget of the Chapter or be returned to the treasury of the SOCIETY. SECT•o• 10. Chapter status may be granted to not less than twelve Mem- bers who shall apply to the SOCIETY. S•c•o• 11. Each member of the Society may designate his wish to be- come a member of any one Chapter. Such written declaration, forwarded to the Secretary of the Society, shall entitle that Chapter to receive $5.00 of each annual membership fee there- after 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 hi•n to indicate on a suitable questionnaire either the Chapter of his choice or his desire not 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