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In case of any possible dissolution of the Brooklyn Aquarium Society, Inc., all assets belonging to said society shall be used to pay all legitimate debts of the society, if any, and the remainder of the assets will be donated to the Aquarium for Wildlife Conservation, at Coney Island, Surf Avenue at West 8th Street, Brooklyn, New York.

Article XVIII

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1. Membership Dues

A) Classification (Adult, 18 years and over)
Individual adult $20 per year; will be issued a membership card after approval by the board.

B) Classification (Family)
family membership (husband, wife & children under 18 years or domestic partners) $25 per year. They shall be issued two membership cards after approval by the board.

c) Classification (Student)
All students age 14 to 18 years of age, whose parents do not hold a family membership $15 per year.

D) Children under 14 may join at the student member rate, but must be accompanied by an adult member (Note: Children under 14 years of age shall have no voting rights).
They shall be issued membership cards after approval by the board.

E) Members outside the continental United States shall pay the same membership rates plus the difference in postage for mailing Aquatica and and society notices.

F) Any member who is in arrears for one month shall be informed that his or her dues are due.

G) Any member who is in arrears for two (2) months shall be suspended from membership.

H) Renewal and new members shall receive a notice either at the door of a meeting or by mail as to the thirty (30) days grace period for payment of dues. After notification and elapse of another thirty (30) day period the membership chairperson shall drop the member from the society’s active membership rolls. Members who let their dues lapse for more than 60 days will automatically be removed from the active membership list. On payment of dues after 60 day lapse said member will be considered a new member and must follow all new member rules. see articles VII, VIII.

2. All expenses over $1,500 per event must be approved by a majority vote of the membership at the general meeting.
The president shall have an expense fund not to exceed $500 per month to be used only for Brooklyn Aquarium Society business. Books must be kept as to all expenses and be open to the Board of Directors at each monthly Board meetings. All fund expenses must be accounted for at each monthly Board meeting
The Board upon a majority vote may end or change the amount of this monthly expense fund.

3. A member wishing to attend or address a board meeting shall contact a Board Member or the President with his or her request. He or she may address the board at the behest of the President. The President shall be responsible for approval of all requests. The member names shall be added to the official admittance list to the board meeting. Non board members cannot vote on board business.

4. All board members must serve on at least one major society committee and attend said committee meetings.

5. Parents shall be held responsible for their children’s behavior at all meetings and may be asked to leave the meeting, by the Sergeant-at-Arms, if they do not or cannot control their children.

6. The President and one Board member shall approve or disapprove all submissions for reimbursement before submitting said reimbursement to the Treasurer.
submissions for approved expenses shall be itemized, with receipts, and presented in writing to the Treasurer at the board, special or general meetings; said expenses shall be reimbursed as quickly as is practical by the Treasurer.

7. The Membership chairperson shall present the names of new members to the Board of Directors for membership approval at the board meeting after the general meeting when said applicant applied for membership, or as soon as possible upon receiving the application for membership.

8. All Brooklyn aquarium Society Inc, property must be signed for by members. Said members shall be responsible for the care and return of the property in good and working order when finished, or on demand of the board of directors. All items not returned in working order shall be paid for in full, at the discretion of the board. If said member refuses he or she may be expelled from the society by a vote of the the board of Directors. The President shall keep the property records.

9. All records, documents and property deemed to be society property shall be turned over to the standing board upon the resignation of any board member, or on demand of the standing board without delay. If the board request is not obeyed in a timely fashion (by the next board meeting or sooner), said member may be brought up on charges.

10. All records deemed of importance by the board of directors shall be backed up electronically or kept in duplicate by another Board of Directors member to be selected by the President and Board.

11. Only Board members who hold office and past Presidents, upon their request, shall receive notices of Board meetings. Other notices to lay members shall be at the behest of the President.

12. The Board of Directors shall encourage the formation of Special Interest Groups (SIG's) and to this end will entertain proposals for the purchase of educational materials by the said SIG's to further their dissemination of knowledge in their special interest. This material, if purchased by the Society, will be used by said SIG at their meetings. Said materials shall belong to the Brooklyn Aquarium Society Inc., and must be delivered to the board on demand or on the dissolution of said SIG.

A) All material purchased must be signed for by a representative of the SIG who shall be responsible for the items. See Bylaws #8.

B) The society will help fund the sig's refreshments dollar amount to be set by the board per meeting. Other expenses paid for by the BAS must be approved by the Board of Directors in advance.

C) An itemized bill with receipts must be presented to the Board at a regular board meeting, to be approved and paid.

D) All SIG's must conform to the rules of the Brooklyn Aquarium Society

13. All Board members shall distribute the society’s monthly events notices, and posters. They shall report to the head of the poster distribution committee as to where these advisements have been distributed monthly.

14. The FAAS representative shall be appointed by the Board of Directors and report to the board in person or in writing and deliver notices of interest to the editor for printing in the official publication.

15. The Brooklyn Aquarium Society shall use its mailing list, on occasion, to send notices of interest to members. If a member does not wish to have his or her name made available in this manner he or she shall contact, in writing, the Membership Chairperson to have his or her name removed from said listings. The membership list shall not be given or distributed to any individual or organization without the authorization of the board of directors.