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5.1 Initiation
Fees and National Dues
(a) Initiation
Fees for all Candidates for Membership (which include the cost of
Decoration and Diploma) and the amount of Annual Dues shall be as fixed
from time to time by the Board of Directors. Any changes that may be
adopted by the Board of Directors to the Initiation Fees and/or Annual
Dues are subject to ratification of the National Council at its first
Meeting (either Special or Annual) immediately subsequent to such
modification.
(b) Initiation
Fees and Dues for the first year shall accompany all Applications for
Membership.
(c) Promotion
Fees shall accompany Applications for Promotion. The amount of the Fees
may be based, in part, on whether a new Ribbon is required.
5.2 National
Dues
Annual Dues shall be due and payable in
full by every Member on January 1. Statements therefor shall be mailed by
the National Administrative Office on or before the preceding November 1.
In the event that Dues are not received by March 1 of a given year, the
Member may be dropped from the rolls as a Member without notice
(notwithstanding the provisions of Section 4.1 of these By-Laws), and
readmission procedures set forth in Section 4.3 above will be applicable,
including prescribed Reinstatement Fees.
5.3 Partial
Year
Memberships which become effective on or
after September 1 in any year shall be exempt from payment of Dues for the
remainder of that year and the entire amount of Dues prepaid with the
filing of the Application for Membership shall be applied to Dues for the
following year.
5.4
Taxes
Any taxes that may be levied or imposed
by law upon Dues or other Fees shall be paid by the Member or prospective
Member.
5.5 Local
Bailliage Dues/Assessments
Each local Bailliage is authorized and
empowered, at its sole discretion, to collect Annual Dues and/or
Assessments from its membership in such amount as may be fixed from time
to time by the Bailliage, in addition to Dues or other Fees described in
this Article.
5.6 Assessments
The National Council shall have the
power, by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of those present (in person or by proxy)
at a duly convened Meeting, to impose a Special Assessment not to exceed
Fifty Dollars ($50) per Member during each fiscal year. |
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