Resort District Dental Society Constitution

 

Article I.  Name

         The name of this organization shall be the Resort District Dental Society, hereinafter referred to as "the Society" or "this Society."

 

Article II.  Object

         The object of this Society shall be to encourage the improvement of the health of the public and to promote the art and science of dentistry.

 

Article III.  Charter

       This Society shall hold a charter from the Michigan Dental Association, making it a component of that organization and subject to its rules and regulations and subject to future changes in, and additions to, its constitution and By-Laws.

 

Article IV.  Organization

 

Section 1.  Incorporation:

         This Society is a non-profit corporation organized under the laws of the State of Michigan.

Section 2.  Membership:

         The membership of this Society shall consist of dentists and other persons whose qualifications and classification shall be as established in Chapter I of the By-Laws.

 

Article V.  Government

         The legislative and governing body of this Society shall be an Executive Board, which may be referred to as "the Board" or "this Board"; the number of, and procedure for electing members of the Executive Board shall be as provided in Chapter II of the By-Laws.

Article VI.  Officers

 

Section 1.  Elective Officers:

         The elective officers of this Society shall be a President, Vice-President and Secretary-Treasurer.  The President and Vice-President will be elected annually.  The Secretary-Treasurer will serve a two-year term as elected by the membership at its annual meeting as provided by Chapter II of the By-Laws.

 

Section 2.  Appointive Officers:

         The Appointive Officers of this Society shall be appointed when determined necessary by the Executive Board.

 

Article VII.  Annual Meeting

       The Annual Meeting of this Society shall be conducted in accordance with Chapter 1, Section 6 of the By-Laws.

 

Article VIII.  Principles of Ethics

       The Principles of Ethics of the American Dental Association (ADA) and the Code of Ethics of the Michigan Dental Association (MDA) shall govern the professional conduct of all members of this Society.  The Society shall have authority to adopt additional provisions, not in conflict with those of the ADA or MDA, as this SocietyÕs Code of Ethics.  A copy of these rules shall be available upon request from the Secretary of this Society.

 

Article IX.  Amendments

         This Constitution and the SocietyÕs By-Laws may be amended by two-thirds (2/3) affirmative vote of the members present and entitled to vote at a regular meeting or special meeting called for that purpose, provided that the proposed amendments have been presented in writing and submitted to the membership, via Postal or Electronic Mail, at least thirty (30) days prior to the voting date.  Publication of proposed changes in this Constitution and the SocietyÕs By-Laws, in this SocietyÕs official publication shall satisfy this requirement.  In the event that this SocietyÕs Web Page becomes itÕs official publication, all members must also be notified via Postal or Electronic Mail, at least 30 days prior to the voting date, that proposed changes to the Constitution have been posted at this SocietyÕs Web Page.