IDAHO SECTION ASME BY-LAWS

(obtained from the ASME Western Regional office 15 February, 1999)

PREFACE

ARTICLE B.5.6.2

Rule 1: "Each Section shall adopt its own By-Laws, for the conduct of its

affairs, provided such are in harmony with the Constitution. By-Laws, and Rules of the Society, and provided also every publication of such by-laws be prefaced with a copy of this Rule. A copy of these By-Laws shall be filed with the Secretary."

ARTICLE C5.1.2

Paragraph 4: "The provisions of the Constitution, By-Laws, Rules of the Society shall cover the procedure of all Sections, but no action or obligation of a section shall be considered an action or obligation of the Society as a whole. This By-Law shall be imprinted on any publication issued by the Section."

ARTICLE 1

GENERAL

SECTION 1. The name of this Association shall be the Idaho Section of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME).

SECTION 2. The principal office of the association shall be in the city of Idaho Falls, Idaho.

SECTION 3. The rules contained in the Robert's Rules of Order, revised, shall govern the Society in all cases to which they are applicable, when not inconsistent with the By-Laws or Rules of this Society.

ARTICLE 2

OBJECTS

SECTION 1. The objectives of this Section are to promote the art and science of mechanical engineering and the allied arts and sciences; to encourage original research; to foster engineering education; to advance the standards of engineering; to promote the intercourse of engineers among themselves and with allied technologists; and severally (separately) and in cooperation with other engineering and technical societies to broaden the usefulness of the engineering profession.

ARTICLE 3

MEMBERSHIP

SECTION 1. All members of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers of the grades of Fellow, Member, Associate Member, Honorary Member, and Affiliate, who have a mailing address within the boundaries established by the section, shall be member of the Idaho Section. Student members residing within the prescribed area shall be members of the Section, but shall be without vote.

SECTION 2. The rights and privileges of every member shall be personal to himself and shall not be transferable except that each member shall be entitled to vote on any question before the Society either in person or by a proxy given to another member.

SECTION 3. Every person admitted to membership shall be subject to the Constitution of the Society, and to any amendments that may be made from time to time.

ARTICLE 4

GOVERNMENT

SECTION 1. The management of the Idaho Section shall be vested in the Executive Committee. Each member of the Executive Committee shall be entitled to vote.

SECTION 2. The Executive Committee is empowered to act on behalf of the Section on all matters, provided that such actions are in harmony with the Section By-Laws, and the Constitution By-Laws, and Rules of the Society.

SECTION 3. The Executive Committee shall meet at such times as it may select, and at the call of the Section Chairman. Four members shall constitute a quorum of the Executive Committee.

SECTION 4. The Executive Committee may, at its discretion, appoint a member or members, or other person or persons, to represent it at meetings of societies of kindred aim or at public functions. Such delegates shall be designated as "Honorary Vice-Presidents," and their duties shall terminate upon completion of the occasion for which they are appointed.

SECTION 5. The Section Chairman-Elect shall appoint such committee chairmen as he sees fit to fulfill properly the objectives of the Section. All appointments shall be confirmed by a majority vote of the Executive Committee. Any committee chairman may be removed for cause by a majority vote of the Executive Committee.

SECTION 6. The meetings of the Section shall be held at such times and places as the Executive Committee shall elect.

SECTION 7. A special business meeting of the Section may be called at any time and place at the discretion of the Executive Committee, or shall be called by the Section Secretary upon the written request of at least ten percent of the membership. The call for the meeting shall be issued at least thirty days prior to its date and shall state the business to be considered. No other business shall be transacted at this meeting.

SECTION 8. Any question which shall come before a meeting of the Section or of a committee shall be decided be a majority of the votes cast, unless otherwise provided in these By-Laws.

SECTION 9. Upon the resignation of the Chairman, the Vice-Chairman shall

fill the unexpired term. The office of Vice-Chairman may be filled by appointment at the discretion of the Executive Committee. A vacancy in the office of Secretary or Treasurer shall be filled by appointment by the Executive Committee. A Director to fill a vacancy in the Board of Directors may be appointed to serve until the next annual election at the discretion of the Executive Committee. A new Director shall then be elected at the annual election to fill the unexpired term as Director.

ARTICLE 5

OFFICERS

SECTION 1. The Executive Committee shall consist of the Chairman, the Vice-Chairman, the Secretary, the Treasurer, and the three elected Directors. The Chairman, the Vice-Chairman, the Secretary, and the Treasurer shall be elected annually for a one-year term; and one Director shall be elected each year for a three-year term.

SECTION 2. The Officers of the Section shall be the Chairman, the

Vice-Chairman, the Secretary, and the Treasurer. These Officers shall serve in their respective capacities at meetings of the Executive Committee.

SECTION 3. Any officer or any member of the Executive Committee may be subject to removal for cause by a vote of five members of the Executive

Committee at any time after one month's written notice has been given him to show cause why he should not be removed and after he has been heard in his own defense if he so desires.

ARTICLE 6

ELECTIONS

SECTION 1. Officers and the elective Directors shall be elected by letter ballot of the voting members of the Idaho Section. The elections shall take place each year, preferably before the first day of March but in no case later than the first day of April, and those elected shall take office the first day of July.

SECTION 2. Before the January meeting of each year, a Section nominating committee shall be formed and shall consist of the incumbent Section Chairman, who shall act as chairman of the committee; the two most recent available past chairmen of the Section; and any members-at-large, not to exceed four, who shall be nominated, seconded, and elected at the regular December meeting. At the January meeting of the Section, or the first meeting there after if there is no January meeting, the nominating committee shall report its choice of candidates. These candidates, together with any other nominations duly made and seconded from the floor at the January meeting, shall constitute the ballot which must be submitted by the Secretary of the Section to the membership within three weeks. The closing date of the election shall be stated on the ballot and shall not be earlier than two weeks nor more than three weeks after the ballots are mailed.

SECTION 3. Names of Section members eligible to hold office, when written in the space which shall be provided on the ballots, shall be as valid for offices as those cast for nominees placed on the ballots in the manner described in Section 2 of this article.

SECTION 4. The Secretary of the Section shall verify that all ballots are from

qualified voters by comparing the signature on the back of the envelope, supplied for return of the ballot, with the current membership list. Three tellers, appointed by the Chairman, shall open all ballot envelopes and tabulate the results of the election. These results shall be announced at the first regular Section meeting thereafter.

ARTICLE 7

AMENDMENTS

SECTION 1. Proposed amendments to these By-Laws may be submitted in writing at any regular meeting of the Section and, if approved by a vote of a

majority of those present at the meeting, shall be submitted to the membership of the Section for vote by a letter ballot. This ballot shall close within thirty days from the date of mailing; and if the proposal is approved by two-thirds of the votes cast, the amendment or amendments shall become part of the By-Laws.

SECTION 2. Amendments to these By-Laws shall become applicable as soon as approved by the Section members, and shall be put into effect in the normal course of business and elections thereafter.

ARTICLE 8

SCHOLARSHIP FUND

SECTION 1. A minimum of 50% of the technical symposium net profits, providing there is a net profit, shall be conservatively invested and the interest or dividends from said investment shall be utilized for the purpose of Continuing Education. The investment principal shall not be used for any purpose other than that stated above except by unanimous agreement by all seven members of the Executive Committee. Continuing Education as specified above is to consist of annual scholarships in the Engineering field.

This scholarship fund shall be administered by a committee of three appointed by the Chairman. Each year one new member shall be appointed to this committee for a three year term. This committee shall be responsible for administering the scholarship fund after obtaining approval from the Executive Committee.