The Proposed CONSTITUTION OF THE The Current CONSTITUTION OF THE SOUTHERN SECTION OF THE SOUTHERN SECTION OF THE AMERICAN BRIDGE ASSOCIATION, INC. AMERICAN BRIDGE ASSOCIATION, INC.

Article I (was Article I) Article I NAME AND AFFILIATION NAME AND AFFILIATION Section 1 Name Section 1 Name

1.1 The name of this organization is and shall be 1.1 The name of this organization is and shall be the Southern Section of the American Bridge the Southern Section of the American Association, Inc. (hereinafter referred to as the Bridge Association, Inc. ABA).

Section 2 Affiliation Section 2 Affiliation

2.1 The Southern Section is an affiliate of the ABA 2.1 The organization is an affiliate of the American (parent body). Bridge Association.

Article II (was Article II) Article II OBJECTIVES OBJECTIVES

Section 1 The objectives of the Section 1 The objectives of the Southern Section shall at all times be congruent Southern Section of the American Bridge with the purpose and objectives of the ABA. Association shall at all times be congruent with the purpose and objectives of the parent body. 1.1 To foster, encourage and develop the game of Duplicate Contract Bridge in the Section and any 1.1 To foster, encourage and develop the game of other later developments of the game of cards; Duplicate Contract Bridge in the Section and any other later developments of the game of cards; 1.2 To unite all member bridge players into one group using identical laws and procedures in its 1.2 To unite all member bridge players into one bridge game, both public and private. group using identical laws and procedures in its bridge game, both public and private. 1.3 To sponsor, supervise, and conduct duplicate tournaments as permitted by the ABA. 1.3 To sponsor, supervise, and conduct duplicate tournaments as permitted by the ABA; and 1.4 To promote scholarships for any worthy students, contribute to charitable organizations and 1.4 To sponsor and participate in those endeavors, improve the general welfare of the community; and both within the ABA and in cooperation with other to sponsor and participate in those endeavors, both groups or individuals, which involve the ABA in within the ABA and in cooperation with other concerns of the larger community. groups or individuals, which involve the ABA in concerns of the larger community.

Article III (was Article III) Article III MEMBERSHIP MEMBERSHIP

Section 1 Membership in this the Section 1 Membership in this Southern Section shall be individual and group; the Southern Section shall be individual and group and each shall have all rights and obligations as and each shall have all rights and obligations as defined in the laws of the ABA. 1 defined in the laws of the American Bridge Association. Article VIII Article IV (was Article VIII) AUTHORITY AUTHORITY AND GOVERNMENT Authority of the Section is derived from the Section 1 Authority of the Section. National Body and rests with the Sectional Authority of the Section is derived from the ABA Membership, which delegates its powers to the and rests with the Section Membership. Sectional Vice-President and the Executive Committee between open membership meetings. Section 2 Governance of the Southern Section. The governance of the Southern Section shall be vested in the Section members at the membership meetings and in the Section Committee between membership meetings, except the Section Committee may not alter or countermand any policy decision already adopted by the membership.

Section 3 Composition of the Section Committee. The Section Committee of the Southern Section shall be composed of the Section Officers (Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer), and the President of each club in the Southern Section or his/her designated representative/delegate.

Section 4 Composition of the Executive Committee. The Executive Committee of the Southern Section shall be composed of the Section Officers (Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer).

Article IV ARTICLE V (was Article IV) OFFICERS OFFICERS Section 1 Southern Section Officers Section 1 Southern Section Officers 1.1 The officers of the Southern Section shall be the 1.1 The officers of the Southern Section shall be Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer, and the Section Vice-President, Section Secretary designated representatives; one from each club and Section Treasurer within the Southern Section.

2 Article VI (was Article V) Article V ELECTION ELECTION

Section 1 Election Section 1 Election

1.1 Election of Southern Section Officers shall be 1.1 Election of Southern Section Officers shall be by the Southern Section membership in a manner as by the Southern Section membership in a prescribed in the Southern Section Bylaws. manner as prescribed in the Bylaws

Article VII (was Article VI) Article VI SECTION MEETING SECTIONAL MEETING

Section 1 There shall be two meetings of Section 1 There shall be two the Section Membership each calendar year. The meetings of the Sectional Membership meetings shall be held during the Section each year. The annual meetings shall be held during Tournaments. the Sectional weekends.

Article VIII (was Article VII) Article VII EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

The Executive Committee of the Southern Section The Executive Committee of the Southern Section shall be composed of the Section Vice President, shall be composed of the Sectional Vice-President, Section Secretary, and Section Treasurer. Sectional Secretary, Sectional Treasurer and the President of each club in the section or his/her designated representative.

Article IX (New Article) SECTION COMMITTEE

The Section Committee of the Southern Section shall be composed of the Section Vice-President, Section Secretary, Section Treasurer and the President of each club in the Section or his/her designated representative.

3 Article X (was Article IX) AMENDMENT AMENDMENT Amendments to this document shall be a two-thirds Amendments to this Constitution shall be made in a (2/3) vote at a Sectional Tournament in a membership business meeting at a Southern Section Membership Business Meeting, provided such Tournament, provided such proposed change(s) proposed change(s) have been published in the have been published on the Southern Section Southern Exposure or there has been written Website, published in the Southern Exposure or communication to each individual member at least distributed to each individual member via ninety (90) days prior to the vote. The appropriate technology at least sixty (60) days amendment(s) shall also have been read at a prior to the vote, and approved by a two-thirds previous Membership Business Meeting. (2/3) vote of those members present and voting. Proposed amendments), must not be in conflict with the laws, regulations and guidelines of the ABA. The recommended format for submitting amendments to the Constitution shall include 1. Current Article (if applicable) 2. Recommended Change 3. Rationale

Article X Article XI (was Article X) IMPLEMENTATION IMPLEMENTATION This Constitution and Bylaws shall take effect This Southern Section Constitution shall take effect immediately upon a two-thirds (2/3) vote of the immediately following approval by the Southern membership, provided said documents have been Section membership. published and distributed throughout the Section and contain no statement that may be in conflict with the laws, regulations and guidelines of the National Body.

January 1999: Date last revisions to the Southern ______: Current Revisions to the Section Constitution were approved by the Southern Southern Section Constitution: Approved by Section membership Southern Section membership.

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