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Name. This
organization shall be known as the Georgia Magic Club, Ring No. 9 of the
International Brotherhood of Magicians.
This organization shall be incorporated under the laws of |
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Location.
The Headquarters of this organization shall be |
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Interest. To organize, associate, and encourage those interested in the art of magic and its advancement. |
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Advancement. To foster and advance the magical talents, creativity and knowledge of the Ring membership. To promote improvement in the performance of magic. |
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Opportunities. To provide and support educational and professional opportunities for magicians. |
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Forum. To provide a social forum for professional and amateur magicians. |
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Charity. To support organized programs for charitable and community entertainment. |
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Membership. There shall be four classes of Ring membership: Active, Junior, Associate, and Honorary. (1) Active. An active member must be at least 18 years of age and shall have been interested in magic for at least two years. (2) Junior. A junior member must be at least 12 years of age and less than 18 years of age and have been interested in magic one year. At age 18, Junior members immediately become Active members with all privileges. (3) Associate. An associate member must be a spouse, or bona fine assistant to a Active or Junior member and be at least 18 years of age. (4) Honorary. An Honorary membership may be awarded to an Active Ring Member who has significantly advanced the Magical Arts. (5) Other. Special memberships may be established by the Board of Directors. |
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Section 2. |
International IBM Inc. All Ring 9 members must join, and remain members in good standing, of the International Brotherhood of Magicians. |
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Section 3. |
Code of Ethics. All GMC members shall pledge to be bound by the International Brotherhood of Magicians’ Code of Ethics. No member of the GMC shall knowingly reveal a magic secret to a layperson. All members have a duty to support and promote the growth of magic and the GMC. |
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Voting. Each member in good standing shall have only one vote at each meeting on matters of business brought before the membership. |
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Board of Directors. The general management of the affairs of the Georgia Magic Club shall be vested in the Board of Directors. (1) The Board of Directors shall be composed of seven (7) members: Current President, Current Secretary/Treasurer, Immediate Past President, Immediate Past Vice President, IBM Territorial Vice President, and two (2) members at large. (2) The Board shall have general charge and management of the affairs, funds, and property of the GMC. (3) The Board shall be empowered and have the duty to carry out the purposes of the GMC according to its Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws. (4) The Board shall determine whether the conduct of any member is detrimental to the welfare of the GMC; and to fix the penalty for such misconduct or any violation of the Bylaws or Rules. |
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Officers. The Officers of the Georgia Magic Club shall consist of a President, a Vice President, and a Secretary/Treasurer. The President and the Secretary/Treasurer may not be the same person. |
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Committees. The President of the Georgia Magic Club shall have the authority to appoint special committees from time to time to implement the aforesaid purposes of The Magic Club. |
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Board of Directors Annual Meeting. The Board of Directors shall hold an annual meeting to be held no later than the 3rd Monday of November each year. Notice of the time and place of the meeting shall be provided to each Director at least 10 days in advance. |
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Board of Directors Special Meetings. The Board of Directors shall convene for special meetings as called for by the President on his own initiative whenever in his judgment it may be deemed necessary, or by the Secretary upon request of any two members of the Board of Directors. Board members shall be given 5 days notice. |
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Board of Directors Quorum. A majority of the Board of Directors (at least 4 of the 7) shall constitute a quorum for any Board of Directors meeting. Voting ties shall be broken by the Current Vice President. |
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Georgia Magic Club Regular Meetings. The Georgia Magic Club shall hold regular monthly meetings. |
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Georgia Magic Club Special Meetings. Special meetings of members of the Georgia Magic Club may be called by the president at any time on his own initiative or by the President and Secretary/Treasurer upon request of the majority of the Board, to such officer made in writing. Notice of the meeting shall be provided to each member at least 10 days prior to the meeting, and at such special meetings there shall only be considered such business as is specified in the notice of meeting. |
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Georgia Magic Club Quorum. At all meetings of the Georgia Magic Club either regular or special, the attendance of 50 percent of the current Active, Honorary, and Junior members in good standing shall constitute a quorum. |
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Order of Business. At all meetings of the Georgia Magic Club, the order of business shall be set by the President of other presiding officer. |
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Section 8. |
Annual Banquet. The club shall hold an annual banquet which may include dinner, member entertainment, and awards presentation. This banquet may be held jointly with another magic organization. The annual banquet may not serve as a regular monthly meeting or a meeting at which regular business may be discussed. |
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Election of Officers. Election of Officers. The Officers of the Georgia Magic Club shall be elected at a regularly scheduled meeting of the members, on the 3rd Monday of November each year and said Officers shall serve a term of one year and shall be installed at the beginning of the first regular business meeting of the calendar year. |
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Election of Board of Directors. The Board of Directors of the Georgia Magic Club shall be elected at a regularly scheduled meeting of the members, on the 3rd Monday of November each year and said Directors shall serve a term of one year and shall be installed at the beginning of the first regular business meeting of the calendar year. |
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Amendments to this Constitution may be made at any regular business meeting of this organization by a three fourths (75%) vote of the current Active, Honorary, and Junior members in good standing, provided that this proposed amendment or amendments have been posted and/or read at the two immediately previous regular Ring meetings, or provided that such proposed amendment or amendments have been distributed to the membership and received three fourths votes of those votes cast by mail ballot. |
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Active, Junior. A person becomes an Active or Junior member of the Georgia Magic Club by meeting the following requirements: (1) Completion of a Georgia Magic Club Application. (2) Nomination and second for membership by members in good standing at least one meeting prior to the hereinafter set out “audition”. (3) The performance of a brief audition act in front of the membership present at a regularly scheduled meeting. (4) Majority vote of acceptance by all members present at said audition. (5) Membership in good standing in the International Brotherhood of Magicians. (6) Payment of dues. Dues shall be prorated for the inaugural year. |
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Honorary. Honorary Membership in Ring 9 may be granted to Active Ring 9 members who have attained distinction in the Magical Arts. Recommendations for Ring Honorary Membership shall be initiated by a unanimous recommendation of the Board of Directors and shall be decided by a three-fourths majority vote of the members present at a regular meeting. Honorary Ring Members shall possess the same privileges as an Active Member but pay no Ring dues. |
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Associate. Associate Membership in Ring 9 may be granted to spouses and acknowledged performance assistant to Active Ring 9 members, and parents of Junior members. Associate members shall not pay dues and do not have voting rights. |
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Members may be suspended or expelled from membership or removed from the executive offices of the Ring for: any conduct which is not in the best interest of the Ring; violation of the Code of Ethics; and violation of the Ring Constitution or By-laws. The decision to expel, suspend or remove rests on first, a recommendation by the Board of Directors to do so, followed by a three fourths majority vote of the membership at a meeting in which the membership is notified of the issue at least one month prior to the voting. |
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Members considered for expulsion, suspension or removal from office will be formally notified and be given due opportunity to meet with the Board and membership prior to any vote on such action. |
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Annual dues for all membership classes shall be established by the Board of Directors during the annual meeting. Any changes in rate will be published in the Ring newsletter. Dues shall be payable by the January meeting for the following 12 month period. (The Club’s year shall run January through December). |
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Any member who becomes in arrears may be subject to late payment fees, and if for a period of greater than three months shall, subject to a decision by the Board of Directors, forfeit their membership and be subject to reinstatement only upon making application as a new member. |
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Section 3. |
Current dues as of the year 2000 are $15.00 per annum. |
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President. The President shall preside al all meetings of the GMC and of the Board of Directors and shall appoint such committees as he/she, or the GMC shall consider expedient or necessary. (1) The President shall preside at all meetings of the GMC and of the Board of Directors and shall appoint such committees as he/she, or the GMC shall consider expedient or necessary. (2) The President shall have responsibility to insure that the monthly newsletter, the “Equinox”, is published on a timely basis. (3) The President shall also be responsible for the annual club show and other revenue projects as determined by the membership. |
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Section 2. |
Vice President. The Vice President shall assist the President in the duties of that office, and in the absence of the President serve as the Ring’s presiding officer. The Vice President may serve as an ex officio member of committees in substitution for the President and assume other duties delegated to him. |
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Section 3. |
Secretary/Treasurer. The Secretary/Treasurer shall: keep a true record of all meetings; files of significant correspondence related to the Ring; execute in a timely manner the Ring correspondence including submission of required reports and requested information to the executive office and officers of the International Brotherhood of Magicians; and perform other duties as delegated by the Board of Directors. The Secretary/Treasurer shall oversee all deposits and receipts of money of the Ring and shall assure prompt payment of all properly approved Ring obligations, including file all dues and forms per governmental requirements on a timely basis. The Treasurer shall maintain accurate accounting records of all receipts and disbursements and report the status of these against the Ring’s budget to the Board of Directors on a schedule specified by the Board of Directors. |
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Successors. In the case of the death, resignation, or inability of any officer to serve, the Board of Directors shall appoint a successor. Such successor will serve until the next annual election. |
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Section 5. |
Grievances with Officers. The Board of Directors shall investigate all grievances arising from conduct unbecoming a Ring officer or member. They may present proposals to the membership for action to expel, suspend or remove from office members for such conduct. |
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No officer or any other member of the Ring shall make any expenditure or enter into any contract that becomes a financial obligation of the organization, unless the expenditure or contract has been approved by the Board of Directors either as a special commitment or as part of its annual budget. Committee Chairs of major functions, e.g. public shows and banquets, shall submit a budget to the Board for approval prior to commitment of funds. |
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Officers shall be nominated at the two regularly scheduled meetings immediately preceding the November meeting at which the general vote is taken. |
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Section 2. |
Directors shall be nominated at the two regularly scheduled meetings immediately preceding the November meeting at which the general vote is taken. |
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Section 3. |
The names of all qualified nominees shall be distributed to each Active, Honorary, and Junior member at least two weeks prior to the November meeting. Ballots shall be marked and returned no later than the date designated on the ballot and the address shown. Election to all offices shall be by a simple majority of the ballots case. Nominees named for elective offices, who are uncontested, shall be elected without balloting. |
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The Board of Directors shall in establishing the rules and timetables for the conduct of the election be guided by the principle that all qualified members should have the privilege of voting. |
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Section 5. |
Elected Officers shall assume their responsibilities immediately after being officially installed at the beginning of the first regular meeting of the calendar year, including conducting the business of the meeting at which they are installed. |
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The Ring shall hold its regular meetings on the third Monday of the month. At the discretion of the Officers, meeting dates that conflict with holidays or other events may be canceled or moved to a different date. The Officers may shift the meeting night to accommodate special events and it may add additional meetings for lectures and other magic or social activities. |
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Amendments to the By Laws may be made at any regular business meeting of this organization by a two thirds (66%) vote of the current Active, Honorary, and Junior members in good standing, provided that the membership has been notified of the proposed changes by mail at least two months prior to meeting and the proposed amendments have been posted in the two business meetings immediately prior to that in which when the vote is taken. |