Bylaws of CCP/M Revision of 21 March 90 Article I - Name The name of this organization is CCP/M, The Connecticut CP/M Users' Group. Article II - Purposes and Limitations Section A) Purposes 1. To encourage enthusiasm, and to foster common interest in the personal computer as an information processor for personal, business and entertainment use 2. To expand knowledge of computers and computer programs while learning from others by sharing their experiences 3. To provide support and encouragement to all owners of CP/M and CP/M-compatible computers and to support the uses and implementation of extensions to CP/M (Z- System). Section B) Limitations This organization shall not engage in any activities that are not in furtherance of the purposes stated in this article. This organization will neither support nor condone any violation of copyright law or software licensing provisions. Section C) This organization is not affiliated with Digital Research and recognizes that CP/M is a registered trademark of Digital Research. Article III - Dues and Voting Rights Section A) Dues are $15 per year. The year is September 1 thru August 31. Members joining after the midpoint of the year (March 1) need to pay $7.50 to hold full member status til September 1. Section B) Membership shall be composed of those individuals current with their dues. Section C) Voting rights shall be vested in those individual members who have attended a minimum of five meetings and are current with their dues. Section D) A vote is considered binding if cast by at least a quorum defined as two officers plus five members. Section E) Votes on matters published in the newsletter may be entered in absentia in the following way: A letter may be sent by a member to the Secretary which states which way the member wishes to vote. The Secretary will include any such votes when the vote takes place at the meeting. Section F) Only voting members may hold office. Section G) Dues may be changed, for the next dues year, at any meeting by a simple majority vote of those voting members present and voting. Article IV - Elected Officers Section A) The elected officers of CCP/M are President, Program Coordinator, Treasurer and Secretary. Section B) The Executive Board of CCP/M shall consist of the elected officers and other current appointees. Section C) The officers are elected at the September monthly meeting. Section D) The term of office is one year with no limit on re-election. Section E) A special election may be called at any time during the year if an officer relinquishes his or her office or an officer is found to be unable to fulfill his or her duties for any reason. Article V - Appointed Officers Section A) The appointed officers of this organization are Newsletter Editor and Public Domain Software Librarian. Section B) The elected officers will, in September, by a vote of simple majority, fill the Public Domain Software Librarian and Newsletter Editor positions. An elected officer may hold an appointed office. Article VI - Duties of Officers Section A) The President will 1) preside at meetings of the organization 2) sign all documents on behalf of the organization 3) encourage the members in general to participate fully according to their talents. Section B) The Program Coordinator will 1) conduct meetings in the President's absence 2) assist the President in performing his/her duties 3) solicit suggestions for programs of interest to members and 4) plan the monthly meetings. Section C) The Treasurer will 1) receive and disburse all monies of this organization and keep an accurate account of them 2) maintain a current membership list. Section D) The Secretary has primary responsibility for keeping records important to CCP/M. Unless otherwise noted, the copies of records maintained by the Secretary are considered official. He or she will 1) take notes of monthly meetings and submit them for publication in the newsletter 2) preserve all documents, records papers etc. of this organization. Section E) The Newsletter Editor will 1) solicit, write and edit articles for publication in the newsletter and 2) ensure that the newsletter is published. Section F) The Public Domain Software Librarian will keep, organize and distribute all programs (disk and hardcopy) in the CCP/M software library. Section G) All vacancies in any office will be filled as soon as possible. If a vacancy occurs in the office of President, the Program Coordinator will serve as President for the remainder of the unexpired term. Any other vacancies, including the vacancy in the Program Coordinator's position created by a vacancy in the President's office, will be filled by a majority vote of the paid-up membership. Article VII - Nominations and Committees Section A) The President will accept nominations for elected positions in CCP/M submitted before August 1st of each year. The nominations will be announced at the August regular meeting. Section B) The President may authorize "ad- hoc" committees as he/she deems necessary. Article VIII - Meetings of CCP/M Section A) There will be a monthly meeting of CCP/M to be held at a published time and place. Section B) Special meetings of CCP/M may occur on occasion which take advantage of the joint interests of CCP/M and other similar organizations. Article IX - Rules of Order Robert's Rules of Order govern CCP/M in all cases in which they apply and in which they do not confict with these Bylaws. Article X - Assets and Dissolution Section A) Upon dissolution of CCP/M, the officers will select charitable, scientific or educational organization(s) and donate to them the funds that remain after all debts are paid. Section B) No part of CCP/M's net assets will inure to the benefit of any member of CCP/M except as reasonable compensation for services rendered. Article XI - Amendments Proposed amendments to the Bylaws must be submitted in writing by an interested member to the elected officers. These proposed amendments will be published in the next newsletter. A two-thirds majority of the voting members at the following monthly meeting is required to adopt a proposed amendment.