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BY-LAWS of SANTA CLARITA VALLEY WOMEN'S AUXILIARY
ARTICLE I - Name and Location
The name of this organization shall be the Santa Clarita Valley Women's Auxiliary and
shall be located in the Santa Clarita Valley of Los Angeles Co., State of California.
ARTICLE II - Objects
The objective of this organization shall be to sponsor and promote interest in person
to person service within the community. The purpose shall, also, be to sponsor and
create interest in a hospital service group composed of girls from the age of fourteen
years through th age of eighteen years.
ARTICLE III - Policies
The organization shall be non-commercial, non-sectarian and non-partisan. No candi-
date for public office shall be endorsed by it. Neither the name of the association
nor t he n&.r.2s of the officers in their official capacit ies shall be used in any con-
n ct:i. n w.i.-, 11 any partisan interest nor for any purpose other than the regular work of
the Club.
ARTICLE IV - Membership
Membershi p in this organization shall be of three types:
a . Regular membership-These are working members of the auxiliary and shall have the
right to participate at membership meetings, hold office and to vote.
b. Patroness membership- These shall be members who do not actively participate in
the volunt eer work of this organization. This. type of membership may include
wives o~ medical and administrative staffs.
c. Juni or m~mbership•• Candy Stripers.
ARTICLE V - Dues
Dues will be du2 on January 1 of each year and will be considered delinquent after
Febru8.:ry 15. Few members will be given a grace period of six weeks to pay dues after
joining, v;-:.J;:,h the exeeption of new members joining after November 15 of any year.
Thej_r d1.1es wil.l be payable January 1 for the coming year.
Dues ·rill be f ive dollars per year for each member including new members joining at
any time during the year J excepting new members joining after November 15.
ARTICLE VI - Officers
The electi ,-e officers of this organization shall be the President J 1st Vice-President,
2nd Vice -President , Secretar y and Treasurer.
The nomi~a-~ing committee shall consist of five members, three members elected by the
gener~l membcLsh~p and two elected by the Board of Directors during the month of Sep-
tember. The nominations committee shall report at the regular meeting in the month
of October . nominat i ons may be made from the floor. The consent of each candidate
must be obtai ned before his name is placed in nomination.
Election sh3ll be held at the meeting in the month of November. If there is but one
candidateJ the ballot may be dispensed with and the election held by voice vote. A
majority of those present and voting shall be necessary to elect.
Installation of newly elected officers shall be held at the December meeting.
Vacancies occuring on the Board of Directors by any means shall be filled QY Presi-
dential appointment with the approval of the Board of Directors. The person soap-
pointed shall hold office until the next annual election.