The Board of Directors shall consist of the President, Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer, Chairman of the Membership Committee, Sergeant-at-Arms, and the immediate Past President.

The Board of Directors shall be the governing body of the Society. They shall govern in accordance with the constitution and By-Laws.

The Board of Directors shall be responsible for reviewing the Auditing Committee report. The Treasurer's books shall be audited following the close of the fiscal year and prior to the annual meeting. The Treasurer shall have no vote on any action taken by the Board of Directors on the Auditing Committee report. A summary of the Auditing Committee report shall be given at the Annual Meeting.

The Board of Directors shall, prior to the Annual Meeting, appoint two or more Society members to the Membership Committee to serve until adjournment of the next succeeding annual meeting.

At the regularly scheduled May Meeting the Society shall elect by ballot a Vice-President, a Secretary, a Treasurer, Chairman of the Membership Committee and a Sergeant-at-Arms to serve one year. In the event an appointment is made by the Board of Directors to fill a vacancy in the office of Vice-President, the next President shall be elected by ballot.

(Nominations). A Nominating Committee, appointed by the President and approved by the Board of Directors, shall select a minimum of two candidates for office membership for each of the elective offices to be filled. Nominations shall be read at the April Meeting. Additional nominations may be made from the floor following the reading of the report of the Nominating Committee. Each Nominee shall give his consent to being a candidate for office before his name is placed on the ballot.

(Election). Election shall be by ballot prepared by the Nominating Committee. The ballot is to be mailed by the Secretary to the last known address of each member no later than fifteen (15) calendar days prior to the May meeting. A return postage paid envelope shall be included for member's convenience in returning the ballot The ballots, in order to be recorded, must be returned to the secretary prior to the start of the May business meeting.

(Vacancies). Vacancies in any office, occurring for any cause, shall be filled by appointment by the Board of Directors.

(Members). Each applicant for membership in this Society shall petition the Secretary of the Society upon a form approved by the Board of Directors. This application shall be accompanied by current dues applicable for the fiscal year. Applications shall be reviewed by the Membership Committee and, if approved by the signature of three members of this Committee, application will be referred to the Board of Directors for approval or disapproval; If unanimously approved by the Board of Directors, the applicant will be declared a member of the society. The Chairman of the Membership Committee shall notify each new member of his acceptance by letter. The applicant shall be inducted and welcomed into the Society at the first regular meeting at which he is in attendance.

Nominations for Honorary Membership shall be presented in writing to the Membership Committee by the Honorary Membership Committee. The Membership Committee recommendations for election must be presented to the Society by formal resolution at any regular meeting. The resolution may be discussed at the meeting when presented, but may not be voted upon.

At any regular meeting following its presentation, such a resolution may be voted upon as provided in the By-Laws.

Not more than two Honorary Members may be elected during any fiscal year.

(Annual Meeting). There shall be a regular Annual Meeting to be held at a time designated in the By-Laws. The place of the meeting shall be determined by the Board of Directors, and the Sergeant-at-Arms shall give each member due notice.

(Regular). A regular meeting shall be held once each month, except during June, July and August.

(Special). Special meetings may be called by the President at any time deemed necessary by the Board of Directors and must be called within seven (7) days (Sunday excluded) after written request by ten percent (10%) of the membership in good standing is filed with the Secretary. Notice of such meetings shall be mailed by the Sergeant-at-Arms to the last known address of each member at least three (3) days before such meetings shall be held.

(Quorum). Ten percent (10%) of the membership shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business excepting election of officers and of voting upon amendment to the constitution or By-Laws. Four members of the Board of Directors shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business by the Board.

The annual dues of this Society shall be established by the Board of Directors in accordance with Article 1, Section 3 payable in advance at the Annual Meeting.

The fiscal year shall begin on July 1st.

Honorary members shall be exempt from all dues and assessments of the Society.

Assessments for special purposes may be made by the Board of Directors; however, the total amount of the assessments in any fiscal year may not exceed sixty percent (60%) of the annual dues for each member assessable, unless authorized by vote of the Society.

The Board of Directors may drop from the Society any member for any just cause. His dues for the year and any assessments shall be remitted.

Any member whose dues and assessments have been fully paid may resign from the Society by sending to the Secretary a written resignation.

A member who has resigned may be reinstated by the Board of Directors if approved by the Membership Committee.

Any member whose dues and assessments have not been paid within six months of the beginning of the fiscal year shall be notified in writing by the Treasurer by March 1st that his dues and assessments have not been paid. He will also be notified that if they are not paid by July 1st, he will be dropped from the roll. If he has not paid by July 1st he will be dropped.

A member dropped from the roll for the non-payment of dues and assessments may be reinstated if approved by the Board of Directors upon the payment of all delinquencies at the time of being dropped together with dues for the fiscal year.

A member in good standing, who is on active duty in any branch of the military service of the U.S. shall be exempt from dues and assessments of the Society.

Proposed amendments to this Constitution shall be presented in writing at a regular business meeting of the Society and signed by at least three (3) members. Amendments so presented shall be read at the meeting and a copy filed with the Secretary at the same time. At the meeting when it is presented the proposed amendment may be discussed and amended but not adopted. Not later than 15 calendar days prior to the following regular business meeting, the secretary shall mail a ballot stating the proposed amendment to the last known address of each member. A return postage paid envelope shall be included for member's convenience returning the ballot. The ballot, in order to be recorded, must be returned to the secretary prior to the start of the next business meeting. Two thirds of the ballots cast must be in the affirmative to adopt the amendment.

The Board of Directors is authorized to number the Articles and Sections of the Constitution to correspond to any changes that may be made.

The Society may at any regular business meeting adopt By-Laws for its guidance or for furthering its aims and purposes consonant with this Constitution. A copy of the proposed By-Laws, signed by the sponsor or sponsors, must be filed with the secretary before taken up for consideration.

By-Laws may be amended or repealed at any regular business meeting following their adoption. The proposed amendment must be presented in writing at the previous meeting. A two thirds vote of members in attendance shall be required for adoption.

The Annual Meeting of the Society shall be the regularly scheduled meeting in September.

Regular meetings of the Society shall be held at a time and place designated by the Board of Directors.

The Board of Directors or a Program Committee appointed by them shall be responsible for the arrangements of a program for the annual meeting and for each of the regular monthly meetings of the society during the fiscal year. The program for each meeting must be prepared sufficiently in advance to permit proper notification of the membership.

Expenses for any one program or for any special activity of the Society during a fiscal year, not exceeding twenty percent (20%) of total annual dues, may be paid by the Treasurer upon approval of the Board of Directors.

Expenses for any one program or for any special activity of the Society during a fiscal year, in excess of the amount stipulated in Section 1 above, must have a majority approval at any business meeting.

Honorary Member must be elected by letter ballot, and an affirmative vote of ninety percent of the ballots returned shall be necessary to elect them.

A Constitution Committee, an Honorary Membership Committee and a Library Committee, each consisting of three members, shall be appointed by the Board of Directors. Each committee member will serve a term of three years. Appointments shall be made in such a manner that the term of only one member of each committee shall expire during any fiscal year. Committee vacancies resulting from resignation of any other reason shall be filled by the Board of Directors.

The Constitution and Honorary Membership Committees shall review their respective fields of interest for such action as may be deemed appropriate. They shall report to the Board of Directors at least once each year in writing regarding their recommendations in the field of their committee interest.

It shall be the duty of the Library Committee to formulate plans and make recommendations to the society for the purpose of increasing and improving the available library facilities for technical, engineering or scientific work through cooperation with any suitable agency.

The Library Committee shall place an appropriate book in the library in memory of each honorary member, past president and member in good standing who passed away during the year. The secretary shall notify the committee of those deceased.

In all questions arising at any meeting involving parliamentary rules not provided for in these By-Law, Roberts Rules of Order shall be the governing authority.

Visitors shall be admitted and welcomed except at certain times when the Board of Directors may determine that the nature of the business of the Society is for the membership only. Meeting notices shall state whether or not visitors are welcome.

All forms such as Application for Memberships, Ballots on Amendments to the Constitution and By-Laws, and all other necessary forms for the conduct of the business of the Society shall be prepared by the Secretary and approved by the Board of Directors.

The By-Laws were revised September 1934; May 1951; May 1953; May 1958; April 1969; May 1976.

The Constitution was revised March 1948; May 1951; May 1953; May 1955; May 1959; May 1962; May 1968; April 1969; May 1976.