Constitution
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Be
it known to all, we the assembled representatives from the
various pediatric teaching institutions of the central
continental areas of North America do hereby constitute
ourselves the founding body of an organization whose object
shall be the encouragement of pediatric research within the area
designated. |
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| Article I. Name | ||||
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The
name of the organization shall be the Midwest Society for
Pediatric Research, (hereinafter referred to as the Society). |
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| Article II. Purpose | ||||
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The Society shall have the following primary purposes: |
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To foster scientific pediatric research. |
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To provide a forum for investigators, particularly younger members, to present their work for discussion and criticism by their associates. |
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To foster improvement in scholarship in pediatrics in this area. |
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Anything
in this Constitution to the contrary, the Society is organized
exclusively for educational and scientific purposes, including,
for such purposes, the making of distributions to organizations
that qualify as exempt organizations under Section SO1(c)(3) of
the Internal Revenue Code or corresponding section of any future
federal tax code. |
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| Article III. Membership | ||||
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Membership in the Society shall be composed of three categories: |
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Active membership shall be limited to individuals actively engaged in clinical or laboratory investigations or equivalent academic pursuits in pediatrics. |
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Emeritus membership shall be determined on the basis of age, by conversion from active membership at the request of the individual, or at the discretion of the council. |
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Honorary
members may be elected as a token of recognition for outstanding
contributions to the primary objectives of the Society,
regardless of residence. |
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Election
to membership, active or honorary, shall be considered when an
individual has been nominated by an active member and the
nomination has been seconded by another active member, neither
of whom is an officer of the Society. Nominees must be approved
by two-thirds majority of the council and subsequently must be
approved by an affirmative vote of three-quarters of the active
members in attendance at the annual meeting. |
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| Article IV. Officers | ||||
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The officers of the Society shall be as follows: |
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President |
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President elect |
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Secretary
treasurer |
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The
term of office of the President shall be for one year. The
president-elect shall serve one year and then ascend to the
office of president.
The
designated officers, president, president-elect and
secretary-treasurer shall serve as a program committee. |
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| Article V. The Council | ||||
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There
shall be a council consisting of four ex officio members, the
president, president-elect, past president, and
secretary-treasurer and nine elected members.
The
members, other than the officers, shall be elected in three
classes to serve for a period of three years, three new members
being elected each year.
The
council shall select the place of meetings, determine the
conduct of the meetings and nominate a slate of officers for the
following year. |
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| Article VI. | ||||
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No
part of the net earnings of the Society shall inure to the
benefit of, or be distributable to its members, trustees,
officers, or other private persons, except that the Society
shall be authorized and empowered to pay reasonable compensation
for services rendered and to make payments and distributions in
furtherance of the purposes set forth in Article II hereof. No
substantial part of the activities of the Society shall be the
carrying on of propaganda, or otherwise attempting to influence
legislation, and the Society shall not participate in, or
intervene in (including the publishing or distribution of
statements) any political campaign on behalf of any candidate
for public office. Notwithstanding any other provision of these
articles, the Society shall not carry on any other activities
not permitted to be carried on (a) by a corporation exempt from
federal income tax under Section 501(c)(3) of the internal
Revenue Code, or corresponding section of any future federal tax
code, or (b) by a corporation, contributions to which are
deductible under Section 170(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code,
or corresponding section of any future federal tax code. |
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| Article VII. | ||||
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Upon
the dissolution of the Society, assets shall be distributed for
one or more exempt purposes within the meaning of Section
501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, or corresponding section
of any future federal tax code, or shall be distributed to the
federal government, or to a state or local government, for a
public purpose. Any such assets not so disposed of shall be
disposed of by the Court of Common Pleas of the county in which
the principal office of the Society is then located, exclusively
for such purposes or to such organization or organizations, as
said Court shall determine, which are organized and operated
exclusively for such purposes. |
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Approved
October 1986 |
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