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By-Laws of the GRAND TERRACE TOASTMASTERS CLUB of GRAND TERRACE, CALIFORNIA Club Number: 290 District Number: 12 Article I Name:
The name and location of this club shall be as set forth as Grand Terrace Toastmasters, 22795 Barton Road, Grand Terrace, CA 92313. Such name and location may be changed as provided in Article VII below. Article II Membership:
Sec. 1. Subject to the nondiscrimination requirements set forth in Section I of Article II of the Club Constitution, individual membership in this Club shall be restricted to no restrictions.
Sec. 2. Honorary individual memberships in this Club shall be conferred for a term of life and otherwise as provided in the Club Constitution.
Article III Fees and Dues:
Sec. 1. The dues of this Club for active individual members shall be $8.00 per person per 6 months. Such dues shall be payable in advance on or before April 1 and October 1.
(Club dues shall include the amount of the Toastmasters International per capita payment.)
Sec. 2. Reinstatement to individual membership of a former individual member shall call for a payment of a reinstatement fee of $0.
(The reinstatement fee is optional and, if collected, is retained by the Club.)
Sec. 3. The fee for an individual member of another Toastmasters Club who transfers into this Club shall be $0. Other conditions of transfer into this Club shall be as stated in the Club Constitution.
(The transfer fee is optional and, if collected, is retained by the Club.)
Sec. 4. The dues of this Club for inactive individual members shall be $8.00 per person per 6 months. Such dues shall be payable in advance on or before April 1 and October 1.
(The Club may set the dues for inactive individual members at any amount up to the amount of dues for active individual members, provided that inactive individual members dues must include the per capita payment required of this Club to Toastmasters International attributable to such inactive individual member, as provided in the Club Constitution.)
Article IV Meetings:
Sec. 1. Regular meeting of this Club, which shall include any business meeting of active individual members, shall be held every Friday, at such hour and place as this Club from time to time shall designate.
Sec. 2. Special business meeting of this Club may be called by a majority vote of the active individual members present and voting at any regular meeting at which a quorum is present, or by the Club President.
Sec. 3. The Executive Committee of this Club shall meet at least monthly, at such hours and places as it may determine.
Article V Election of Officers:
Sec. 1. The Officers of this Club may be as provided in the Club Constitution, with selection, duties, and terms as provided therein. In addition, this Club shall have as Officers a President-Elect and additional Sergeants-at-Arms as elected.
Sec. 2. The additional Officers of this Club provided in the preceding Section shall be selected and have duties as follows: President-Elect will assist President as needed.
Sec. 3. This Club elects Officers for the following terms of office: the Treasurer shall serve a one year term, January 1 through December 31 with the remaining officers serving half-year terms, from July 1 to December 31 and from January 1 to June 30.
(The beginning and end of the terms are also set forth in Article VI, Sec. 3 of the Club Constitution.)
Article VI Rules of Order:
Sec. 1. Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised shall be the recognized authority on parliamentary procedure.
(Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised is also stated as the parliamentary authority in Article IX, Sec. 1. of the Club Constitution.)
Article VII Amendments:
Sec. 1. Subject to the review of Toastmasters International, and provided the proposed amendment is within the scope of permitted amendments, these By-Laws may be amended, including amendments to change the name or location of this Club, at any duly called and noticed business meeting of this Club at which a quorum is present, by the affirmative vote of at least two-thirds of the active individual members present and voting. Any such amendment must be proposed in writing by the active individual member at the meeting immediately preceding that at which the amendment is to be voted on.
Sec. 2. The scope of these By-Laws, and any amendments to these By-Laws, is limited to the matters specifically placed within the discretion of this Club by the Club Constitution or by a policy of the Board of Directors of Toastmasters International. This Club shall not have the power to amend any reference in these By-Laws to the Club Constitution.
Sec. 3. Upon its adoption by this Club, the Club Secretary shall immediately mail a copy of any By-Laws amendment to the Executive Director of World Headquarters of Toastmasters International for review. If Toastmasters International finds that the amendment does not exceed the scope of permitted amendments to the By-Laws of this Club and is not otherwise improper, the amendment shall be filed in the records of Toastmasters International. If Toastmasters International determines that the amendment exceeds the scope of permitted amendments or is otherwise improper, Toastmasters International shall so notify this Club, and the amendment shall be null, void, and of no effect.
Certificate of Secretary I, Jinwu Ma, certify that I am presently the duly elected and acting Secretary of Grand Terrace Toastmasters Club, Club Number 290, an unincorporated association, and that the above By-Laws, consisting of 4 pages, are the By-Laws of this Club as adopted at a duly called and noticed business meeting of this Club at which a quorum was at all times present, by the affirmative vote of at least two-thirds of the active individual members present and voting, on March 9, 2001.

Dated: 03/14/2001 Club Secretary: Jinwu Ma

Last Update: 03/14/2001

	By-Laws of the GRAND TERRACE TOASTMASTERS CLUB of GRAND TERRACE, CALIFORNIA Club Number: 290 District Number: 12 Article I Name: The name and location of this club shall be as set forth as Grand Terrace Toastmasters, 22795 Barton Road, Grand Terrace, CA 92313. Such name and location may be changed as provided in Article VII below. Article II Membership: Sec. 1. Subject to the nondiscrimination requirements set forth in Section I of Article II of the Club Constitution, individual membership in this Club shall be restricted to no restrictions. Sec. 2. Honorary individual memberships in this Club shall be conferred for a term of life and otherwise as provided in the Club Constitution. Article III Fees and Dues: Sec. 1. The dues of this Club for active individual members shall be $8.00 per person per 6 months. Such dues shall be payable in advance on or before April 1 and October 1. (Club dues shall include the amount of the Toastmasters International per capita payment.) Sec. 2. Reinstatement to individual membership of a former individual member shall call for a payment of a reinstatement fee of $0. (The reinstatement fee is optional and, if collected, is retained by the Club.) Sec. 3. The fee for an individual member of another Toastmasters Club who transfers into this Club shall be $0. Other conditions of transfer into this Club shall be as stated in the Club Constitution. (The transfer fee is optional and, if collected, is retained by the Club.) Sec. 4. The dues of this Club for inactive individual members shall be $8.00 per person per 6 months. Such dues shall be payable in advance on or before April 1 and October 1. (The Club may set the dues for inactive individual members at any amount up to the amount of dues for active individual members, provided that inactive individual members dues must include the per capita payment required of this Club to Toastmasters International attributable to such inactive individual member, as provided in the Club Constitution.) Article IV Meetings: Sec. 1. Regular meeting of this Club, which shall include any business meeting of active individual members, shall be held every Friday, at such hour and place as this Club from time to time shall designate. Sec. 2. Special business meeting of this Club may be called by a majority vote of the active individual members present and voting at any regular meeting at which a quorum is present, or by the Club President. Sec. 3. The Executive Committee of this Club shall meet at least monthly, at such hours and places as it may determine. Article V Election of Officers: Sec. 1. The Officers of this Club may be as provided in the Club Constitution, with selection, duties, and terms as provided therein. In addition, this Club shall have as Officers a President-Elect and additional Sergeants-at-Arms as elected. Sec. 2. The additional Officers of this Club provided in the preceding Section shall be selected and have duties as follows: President-Elect will assist President as needed. Sec. 3. This Club elects Officers for the following terms of office: the Treasurer shall serve a one year term, January 1 through December 31 with the remaining officers serving half-year terms, from July 1 to December 31 and from January 1 to June 30. (The beginning and end of the terms are also set forth in Article VI, Sec. 3 of the Club Constitution.) Article VI Rules of Order: Sec. 1. Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised shall be the recognized authority on parliamentary procedure. (Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised is also stated as the parliamentary authority in Article IX, Sec. 1. of the Club Constitution.) Article VII Amendments: Sec. 1. Subject to the review of Toastmasters International, and provided the proposed amendment is within the scope of permitted amendments, these By-Laws may be amended, including amendments to change the name or location of this Club, at any duly called and noticed business meeting of this Club at which a quorum is present, by the affirmative vote of at least two-thirds of the active individual members present and voting. Any such amendment must be proposed in writing by the active individual member at the meeting immediately preceding that at which the amendment is to be voted on. Sec. 2. The scope of these By-Laws, and any amendments to these By-Laws, is limited to the matters specifically placed within the discretion of this Club by the Club Constitution or by a policy of the Board of Directors of Toastmasters International. This Club shall not have the power to amend any reference in these By-Laws to the Club Constitution. Sec. 3. Upon its adoption by this Club, the Club Secretary shall immediately mail a copy of any By-Laws amendment to the Executive Director of World Headquarters of Toastmasters International for review. If Toastmasters International finds that the amendment does not exceed the scope of permitted amendments to the By-Laws of this Club and is not otherwise improper, the amendment shall be filed in the records of Toastmasters International. If Toastmasters International determines that the amendment exceeds the scope of permitted amendments or is otherwise improper, Toastmasters International shall so notify this Club, and the amendment shall be null, void, and of no effect. Certificate of Secretary I, Jinwu Ma, certify that I am presently the duly elected and acting Secretary of Grand Terrace Toastmasters Club, Club Number 290, an unincorporated association, and that the above By-Laws, consisting of 4 pages, are the By-Laws of this Club as adopted at a duly called and noticed business meeting of this Club at which a quorum was at all times present, by the affirmative vote of at least two-thirds of the active individual members present and voting, on March 9, 2001. Dated: 03/14/2001 Club Secretary: Jinwu Ma