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ARTICLE
I - NAME
The
name of the Society shall be the Lahore American
Society.
The
Society shall be a non-profit organization with
its headquarters in Lahore, Pakistan.
ARTICLE
II - PURPOSE
- To
provide educational facilities and operate a school
according to American standards and practices for
the children of members of the Society;
- To
promote a spirit of good fellowship and international
understanding through activities such as recreational
and cultural programs, scholarships for Pakistani
students and teacher training; and,
- To
provide such other related facilities and activities
as the Society may elect.
ARTICLE
III - MEMBERSHIP AND VOTING
- Voting
members of the Society shall consist of: (1) The Ambassador
of the United States of America to Pakistan, (2) Tuition-paying
parents (or guardians) of children enrolled in the
school, and (3) Regular teaching staff on written
contract. The term tuition-paying parents (or guardians)
will be construed to mean those who pay tuition in
the amounts specified by the Society, including those
on partial scholarships and those in whose name tuition
is paid by an employer. Each Society member shall
have one vote.
- Associate
members may be admitted to the Society upon the approval
of the Board and upon payment of dues to be prescribed
by the Board in accordance with the By-Laws. Associate
members shall be entitled to use such facilities of
the Society as are designated by the Board but shall
not be entitled to vote.
ARTICLE
IV - OFFICERS AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS
- The
Ambassador of the United States of America in Pakistan
shall be Honorary Chairman of the Society, and he,
or his designated representative, shall be an ex-officio
member of the Board of Directors. Nothing in this
article shall prevent the Ambassador from naming an
elected member of the Board to the additional duty
or representing the Ambassador on the Board.
- The
officers of the Society shall be a President, Vice-President,
Secretary, and Treasurer who, with three Board Members
at Large, shall constitute the Board of Directors,
in which the Society shall vest responsibility for
management of the school - including responsibility
for procurement and/or construction of buildings and
other necessary facilities and supplies; hiring and
discharging of administrative and teaching personnel,
solicitation, collection and disbursement of funds;
keeping the membership informed through meetings and
timely publication of regulations, plans and budgets
- all subject to the approval and control of the Society.
- The
Officers and Board Members at Large shall be elected
for a term of two years or until their successors
are elected and installed for additional two year
time without limitation to the numbers of terms. In
1995 members at large will be elected for one year
and the officers for two years.
- In
the event the office of President becomes vacant,
the Vice-President shall automatically become President
and the Board of Directors shall at their next meeting
designate a new Vice-President. Other vacancies shall
be filled for the unexpired term by appointment by
the Board of Directors.
- Any
voting member of the Society is eligible to serve
on the Board of Directors, except regular teaching
staff on written contract to the Society.
- The
parents of students boarding in any hostel operated
by the Society shall choose from among themselves,
two persons who shall be ex-officio members whose
terms shall be coterminous with the terms of regular
Board members. Nothing in this paragraph shall be
construed to preclude the election of parents of hostel
residents to the Board as regular members of the Board
in accordance with paragraph 5 above.
- Board
members may be relieved from office by a two-thirds
vote of the total eligible to vote as determined by
distributed ballot initiated through a petition signed
by not less than 10 percent of the total eligible
to vote.
ARTICLE
V - SUPERINTENDENT
A
superintendent of the School shall be engaged by the
Board and, as their executive officer, shall be responsible
to the Board for the operation of the School.
ARTICLE
VI - MEETINGS
- The
number of regular meetings of the Society shall be
at least four per school year, on dates to be fixed
by the Board of Directors, in accordance with the
rules specified in the By-Laws.
- Special
meetings may be called by:
a.
The President
b. A majority of the Board of Directors
c. A petition signed by ten (10) of the voting
members, and duly delivered to the Secretary, stating
the subjects to be submitted for discussion.
ARTICLE
VII - DISPOSITION OF FUNDS IN EVENT OF DISSOLUTION
In
the event of the dissolution of the Lahore American
Society, any assets will be donated to another non-profit
educational or charitable organization, such organization
to be selected and the time of donation decided upon
by the then members of the Society upon the recommendation
of the Board of Directors.
ARTICLE
VIII - AMENDMENTS
The
constitution may be amended by a simple majority of
all the Society members.
Amendments
may be proposed by the Board of Directors or by a petition
signed by 10 of the voting members and duly delivered
to the Secretary of the Society.
The
text of the proposed amendment shall be presented and
discussed at a regular or special meeting of the Society,
after which ballots containing the proposed amendment
which may be modified by the Board of Directors to accept
opinions expressed during the discussion shall be distributed
to all members of the Society with stamped return envelopes.
Twenty-one days following the distribution of the ballots,
those ballots returned will be opened by a committee
of three members of the Board of Directors. The Committee
shall count the ballots and certify the result in a
bulletin to the members of the Society. The amendment,
if passed, shall be effective immediately.
ARTICLE
IX - BY-LAWS
The
Society will adopt By-Laws consistent with this constitution,
for the direction and guidance of the Board of Directors.
Adopted: 1956
Amended: January 18, 1995
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