HIGHLAND MIST SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCERS
By-Laws

The name of this organization is the Highland Mist Scottish Country Dancers of St. Louis, hereafter referred to as the Society.

The object of this Society is to stimulate local interest in Scottish Country Dancing.

A. To provide instruction in Scottish Country Dancing.
B. To serve as a forum for fellowship among folk dancers by sponsoring social dances.
C. To exhibit the Scottish Country Dance form to the people in the St. Louis area through public demonstrations.
D. To promote and encourage the performance of traditional Scottish music.

Section l:   Qualifications of Members
Anyone interested in Scottish Country Dancing may become a member upon payment of current dues.   Membership is maintained through payment of annual dues.

Section 2:   Rights of Members
All members shall have the following rights:
    A. To attend all meetings.
    B. To speak and debate.
    C. To make and second motions.
    D. To vote if age 13 or older.
    E. To hold office, subject to additional eligibility requirements in these bylaws.
    F. To serve on the Nominating Committee, subject to additional eligibility requirements in these bylaws.
    G. To serve as Chairman or member of appointed committees.

Section 3:   Revocation of Membership
Membership may be revoked by a majority vote of the Executive Committee for conduct not in keeping with the goals and objectives of the Society.

Section 1:   Annual Meeting
An annual meeting shall be held during the last quarter of the fiscal year.   The President as necessary may call additional meetings.   Notice of the time and place of meetings shall be provided to the membership no less than 14 days prior to the date of the meeting.

Section 2:   Quorum
Three members present, not including the Executive Committee members, at any meeting shall constitute a quorum.

Section 1.   Composition
The Executive Committee shall consist of the officers of the Society, dance instructors, and a member-at-large.

Section 2.   Officers
The officers of the Society shall be the President, Vice-President, and Secretary-Treasurer.
A. President
The President shall preside at all meetings of the Society and meetings of the Executive Committee and shall be an ex-officio member of all committees except the Nominating Committee.
B. Vice-President
The Vice-President shall assume the duties of the President in the absence or incapacitation of the President.   In the event of a vacancy in the office of President, the Vice-President shall succeed to the Presidency for the unexpired portion of the term, and the office of Vice-President shall be declared vacant.
C. Secretary-Treasurer
The Secretary-Treasurer shall serve as Secretary and Treasurer of the Society.

Section 3:   Qualifications
To be eligible to serve as an officer, an individual must have been a member for at least one year immediately preceding his/her election with the exception of the initial election of the Society for which every member is eligible.

Section 4:   Tenure
A. Members of the Executive Committee shall assume office on July 1, following their election.
B. The term of office of each member of the Executive Committee shall be two years.
C. With the exception of the dance instructors, no member of the Executive Committee shall serve more than three complete consecutive terms in the same office.
D. In the event that a position on the Executive Committee becomes vacant, the vacancy shall be filled by appointment of the Executive Committee until the next annual meeting, at which time the position shall be filled by election by the membership.

Section 5:   Duties
A. Carry out the mandates and policies of the Society as determined by the membership.
B. Perform all acts and transact all business for and on behalf of the Society with
full power and complete authority, subject to the provision of these bylaws, and all resolutions and enactments of the membership.
C. Create, appoint, and direct the activities of the committees, unless otherwise provided for in these bylaws.
D. Meet at times as are necessary to conduct the affairs of the Society, a quorum being three members present.
E. Make an annual report to the Society and at such other times as requested.

Besides such other committees as shall be created by the Executive Committee, a committee of the Society shall be:
A.   Nominating Committee
1. The Nominating Committee shall consist of three members who have been members for at least one year preceding their election.   They shall be appointed by the Executive Committee two months prior to any annual meeting of the Society at which elections are to take place.   For the initial election every member is eligible for the Nominating Committee and, thus participants will be determined by a general election.
2. The Chairman shall be elected by the committee members.
3.This committee shall prepare a slate of candidates from those consenting to serve, if elected, for members of the Executive Committee.

A. When nominations are presented to the membership for election, nominations from the floor for any position shall be in order.
B. Elections shall be by secret ballot unless there is only one nominee, in which case a voice vote may be called.
C. Each member present shall have one vote and election shall be by a plurality of the votes cast.

Section l.   Fiscal Year
The fiscal year of the Society is from July 1 through June 30.

Section 2.   Dues
Annual dues for each member shall be $5.00.

The rules contained in the current edition of Robert's Rules of Order, Newly Revised shall govern the Society in all cases to which they are applicable and in which they are not inconsistent with these bylaws and any special rules of order adopted by the Society.   In all cases, reason and good fellowship shall prevail.

These bylaws may be amended at any annual meeting of the Society by the affirmative vote of at least two-thirds of the members present and voting, provided members have been notified of any proposed amendment no less than 14 days prior to the date of the meeting.

Upon dissolution and liquidation of the Society, all assets of the Society remaining after all liabilities and obligations of the Society shall be paid, satisfied and discharged, or adequate provisions shall be made therefore, shall be transferred, conveyed and distributed to such nonprofit organization(s) determined by the Executive Committee, provided such distributee organization(s) shall be organized and operated for similar exempt purposes.