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committee chair or other appointments.  The committee shall keep a file of members
                available for such service.

                 Section 2. Other Committees
                        A.     The president in consultation with the Board may designate such other
                 committees as may be needed.  The president shall nominate the chair of each committee
                for approval of the Board.  Committee chairs shall in turn appoint committee members.


                                          ARTICLE. VI  - MEMBERS 8r DUES


                 Section 1 . Membership
                        A.     Any person interested in the purposes of the Society who applies for
                 membership and tenders the necessary dues shall thereby become a member.

                        B.      There is no limitation on the number of members in the Society.


                        C.     Memberships of various categories, such as regular, sustaining, junior, etc.,
                 may be established by the Board of Directors, who will also fix dues for each category.

                        D.     VOTING MEMBERSHIPS.  Regular Members shall be defined as dues-
                 paying members eighteen (18) years of age or older (Individual, Senior, Family,  Business,
                 Nonprofit, and Life) and other membership classifications, designated by the Board of
                 Directors, except Honorary.
                        Membership fees and privileges afforded to various memberships shall be
                 determined by the Board of Directors.  Individual, Senior, and Nonprofit memberships
                 shall be considered one (1) general member and entitled to one (1) vote.  Family
                 memberships shall be entitled to two votes, which must be cast by two individuals.  Business
                 memberships shall be entitled to three votes, which must be cast by three individuals.  The
                 individuals who will be voting for the Family memberships and the Business memberships
                 must be identified in the membership application.

                        E.     The Board of Directors shall have power to bestow honorary membership in
                 the Society on such persons of prominence or note as may be suitable.  Such members
                 shall enjoy privileges and benefits as determined by the Board of Directors, except that they
                 shall not vote or hold office.

                 Section 2. Dues
                        Annual dues, as fixed by the Board of Directors, are payable in advance for the
                 calendar year.  Dues paid on or after October 1 are credited to the following year; those
                 paid before October 1 will expire with the current year.  Members whose current dues are
                 not paid at least one week before the annual membership meeting in January will be
                 dropped from the rolls and will not be eligible to vote on the election of the Board of
                 Directors held at that time or to exercise any other of the rights and privileges of
                 membership.

                 Section 3. Meetings
                        A.     Annual Membership Meeting


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