BY-LAWS
of the
International Society of
Unified Science, Inc.
Approved and Adopted by
First Annual Conference
Owre Hall, University of
Minnesota-Minneapolis
August 20, 1976
revised at Sixth Annual
Conference
North American Rockwell Plant
Downey, California, Aug.
16, 1981
ARTICLE I: NAME
The name of
this membership corporation shall be International Society of Unified
Science hereinafter referred to as ISUS.
ARTICLE II: OBJECTIVES
SECTION
1. The objective of this organization shall be to advance in all ways
deemed feasible the Reciprocal System of physical theory as proposed by
Dewey B. Larson and as presently set forth in the books named below, and
in other published works, and as may be set forth in future articles and
books.
- The
Structure of the Physical Universe (1959), North Pacific Publishers,
Portland, Oregon
- The
Case Against the Nuclear Atom (1963), North Pacific Publishers,
Portland, Oregon
- Beyond
Newton (1964), North Pacific Publishers, Portland, Oregon
- New
Light on Space and Time (1965), North Pacific Publishers, Portland,
Oregon
- Quasars
and Pulsars (1971), North Pacific Publishers, Portland, Oregon
- Nothing
but Motion (1979) North Pacific Publishers, Portland, Oregon
SECTION 2. A corollary
purpose of this organization shall be to publish and to distribute RECIPROCITY
as the official publication of ISUS, to discontinue the publication if
so voted by the Board of Trustees, and to publish and distribute other
publications as approved by official vote of the Board of Trustees.
SECTION
3. A corollary purpose of this organization shall be to reexamine
and revalue existing and generally accepted theories of physics, chemistry
and biology and the Reciprocal System of physical theory in the light
of sound experimental data, it being assumed that when any theory is in
disagreement with valid experimental data the theory is wrong.
ARTICLE III: MEMBERSHIP
AND MEMBERSHIP RESPONSIBILITIES
SECTION
l. Membership in this organization shall be open to any individual
who is interested in promoting the establishment of sound consistent theories
of the physical universe.
SECTION
2. Membership in this organization shall be accepted without discrimination
on account of sex, race, color, creed or national origin.
SECTION
3. Membership grades shall consist of two types: MEMBER and Student
Member.
- MEMBER Grade. Any person
who subscribes to the objectives of this organization and who does
not fall into the Student Member classification may become a MEMBER
by applying for membership and paying the annual dues as set by the
Board of Trustees. Membership is automatically terminated by the failure
to continue dues payment.
- Student Member. Any
person who is enrolled full-time or part-time in a post high school
educational curriculum and who subscribes to the objectives of this
organization may become a Student Member by applying for membership
and paving the dues as set by the Board of Trustees. Student Members
will be automatically transferred to MEMBER status upon completion
of their educational curriculum. At the end of the Student Member
dues period, the student who has been transferred to MEMBER status
may continue in that classification by the payment of MEMBER dues.
Failure to continue dues payments in any category of membership automatically
terminates that membership.
SECTION 4. Any MEMBER
of this organization may terminate membership by submitting a termination
request in writing to the secretary. MEMBERS who terminate before the
end of the dues period forfeit their right to continue to receive any
of the publications of this organization and may not request a prorata
refund of their dues.
SECTION
5. All members of this organization have the responsibility of promoting,
to the best of their abilities, the general welfare of this organization
by
- Encouraging the achievement
of the stated objectives
- Encouraging membership
in the organization
- Supporting the publications
of the organization by submitting contributions in the form of articles,
news items, reviews and criticisms.
SECTION 6. The official
membership year for this organization shall be that set by vote of the
Board of Trustees.
ARTICLE IV: MEETINGS
OF MEMBERS
SECTION
1. An annual meeting of ISUS for the purpose of electing directors
and for the transaction of any other business authorized to be transacted
by the members shall be held at such time and place as specified by the
Board of Trustees.
SECTION
2. Advance notice of all meetings of members shall be given the members
by the Secretary, or in his absence, by another officer. All such notices
shall be sent by mail, at least twenty (20) days in advance of the date
set for the meeting, to the last known post office address of each member
of record at the time the notice is sent.
SECTION
3. At any meeting of ISUS, those members present in person shall have
authority to transact all business which may come before the meeting,
and there shall be no voting by proxy or cumulative voting. Decisions
shall be by majority vote of those members in good standing present and
voting.
ARTICLE V: BOARD
OF TRUSTEES
SECTION
1. The concerns, direction and management of the affairs of ISUS shall
be vested in the Board of Trustees, who shall pursue such policies and
principles as shall be in accordance with the provisions of the Articles
of Incorporation, these Bylaws, and the statutes of the State of Utah.
SECTION
2. The Board of Trustees shall be composed of not more than fifteen
(15) members, but no act of ISUS shall be void because, at any time, there
be fewer than 15 Trustees in office. No person shall be eligible for election
as a Trustee who is not a member in good standing at the time of his election.
SECTION
3. The Board of Trustees shall be divided into three classes. Ac each
Annual Meeting of ISUS one-third (1/3) of the membership of the Board
of Trustees shall be elected for a term of three (3) years. Each director
shall hold office for three years and until his successor shall be chosen.
Directors shall be eligible for re-election.
SECTION
4. In the event any Trustee shall by death, resignation, incapacity
to act or otherwise, cease to be a Trustee during his or her term, his
or her successor may be chosen by the Board and shall hold office during
the remainder of the unexpired term of his or her predecessor. In no case
may a person be appointed to serve as a Trustee who is ineligible for
election as a Trustee.
SECTION
5. In order to maintain numerical balance between the three classes
of the Board, a nominee for a hitherto unfilled vacancy on the Board may,
however, be elected for a term shorter than three (3) years, and such
a term shall then run concurrently with a class of one-third of the Board
whose other members were elected in a previous year.
SECTION
6. Special meetings of the Board of Trustees may be called by the
President, or by the Secretary when requested to do so in writing by any
five (5) Trustees of ISUS.
SECTION
7. No notice shall be required for any meeting date set when all Trustees
are present, provided every Trustee shall waive the notice otherwise required.
SECTION
8. A majority of the members of the Board of Trustees shall constitute
a quorum. However, for the purposes only of aiding the Board in achieving
a quorum, a Trustee who is unable to attend a meeting may give his written
proxy to any other Trustee. The Trustee holding the written proxy of the
absent Trustee may also cast a vote in behalf of the absent Trustee, provided
that such proxy voting shall not be permitted on matters other than agenda
items furnished to all Trustees by mail in advance of the meeting. In
no event shall the number of Trustees physically present at a Board meeting
where a quorum is partially achieved by means of written proxies be less
than five (5).
SECTION
9. Elections of Board Members:
- The Board shall notify
the Secretary of ISUS of its nominations, who shall post the nominations
at the headquarters of ISUS and shall make the list of nominations
available to any member in good standing upon request. Also any member
in good standing and attending the Annual Meeting may nominate one
or more candidates for membership on the Board.
- The nominations of the
Board and any nominations from the floor at the Annual Meeting will
be voted on by the members attending the Annual Meeting.
ARTICLE VI: OFFICERS
SECTION
1. At each annual organization meeting of the Board of Trustees, the
Board shall elect from its own membership, a President, a Vice President
a Secretary, and a Treasurer. The Board may also elect such other officers
as the business of ISUS may require.
SECTION
2. All officers shall hold office at the pleasure of the Board of
Trustees, but in no case beyond the time their respective successors shall
be elected and shall qualify. Any officer may be removed from office by
a majority vote of the Board of Trustees at any time.
SECTION
3. Whenever any
vacancy shall occur in any office of ISUS by death, resignation or other,
the vacancy may be filled by the Board of Trustees.
SECTION
4. The duties of the President shall be those which normally pertain
to the office of President and shall include but not be limited to the
following:
- to preside at the Annual
Meeting and at all called meetings of the members
- to serve at a voting
MEMBER on the Board of Trustees
- to serve as the official
representative of the organization as occasions demand
- to work for the preservation,
improvement and growth of the organization
- to recommend to the
Board of Trustees the appointment of an Acting Vice President an Acting
Secretary or an Acting Treasurer in the event that the officially
elected officer resigns or dies
- to serve as ex officio
of all committees.
SECTION 5. The duties
of the Vice President shall be those which normally pertain to this office
and shall include but not be limited to the following duties:
- to perform all the duties
of the President when requested to do so by the President
- to perform all the duties
of the President at the request of the Executive Council after the
President has been declared incapacitated or unable to act on his
own behalf
- to serve as a voting
member of the Board of Trustees.
SECTION 6. The duties
of the Secretary shall be those which normally pertain to this office
and shall include but not be limited to the following duties:
- to record and faithfully
preserve the minutes of the Annual Meeting, all called meetings and
the meetings of the Executive Council, and to report all minutes as
requested to do so by the President
- to conduct the normal
business and membership correspondence necessary for the preservation,
improvement and growth of the organization
- to conduct special correspondence
as requested by the Board of Trustees
- to maintain an accurate
list of the members of the organization by membership classification
- to serve as a voting
member on the Board of Trustees
SECTION 7. The duties
of the Treasurer shall be those which normally pertain to this office
and shall include but not be limited to the following duties:
- to collect and to retain
in accord with good business procedures all funds of this organization
and to disburse funds in accord with regulations established by the
Board of Trustees
- to keep an accurate
account. of all funds and to submit financial reports at the Annual
Meeting and at all other meetings as requested by the President
- to provide the Board
of Trustees with quarterly and yearly financial statements and with
special statements as requested by the President
- to serve as a voting
member on the Board of Trustees.
ARTICLE VII: PUBLICATIONS
SECTION
1. RECIPROCITY shall be the official publication of the International
Society of Unified Science, Incorporated, until such time as the Board
of Trustees votes to cease its publication. In this event another publication
may be selected by the Board as the official publication.
SECTION
2. The International Society of Unified Science, Incorporated, shall
issue no newsletter or other publications without the approval of the
Board of Trustees.
SECTION
3. The Board of Trustees shall have the authority to appoint an editor
for RECIPROCITY and for any other publication issued by ISUS; all editors
shall serve at the pleasure of the Board.
ARTICLE VIII:
AMENDMENT OF BYLAWS
These Bylaws
may be amended by a two-thirds majority vote of the Board of Trustees.
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