Axsom
Association Of America
CHARTER
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I. Name The name of
the organization operating under this charter is: The Axsom Association of America.
II.
Purpose The purpose of the Axsom Association of America is to promote an understanding of and an
appreciation for:
l the Axsom family history and lineage in America and
l the ancestry
of the Axsoms who first came to America.
III.
Membership Qualifications and Classes
Every living person who is a
descendant of one Joseph H. Axsom of Surry County, North Carolina (who died in 1833)
or who is a descendant of an Axsom ancestor of Joseph H. Axsom is eligible for
membership in the Axsom Association of America (hereafter called “The
Association”.) Such persons are called
Eligible Axsoms. There are four classes
of members of The Association:
1. An Active Member of The Association is any
Eligible Axsom (or an immediate family member of an Eligible Axsom) who meets
all of the membership requirements of the by-laws of The Association.
2. An Inactive Member is a person who was an
Active Member but who fails to meet the then current membership requirements.
3. A person who is not an Eligible Axsom may
become an Honorary Member by election of The Association’s
officers.
4. Any Active Member, Inactive Member or Honorary
Member automatically becomes a Posthumous Member upon that member’s
death.
IV.
Officers and Their Duties
1. The
set of officers of The Association will consist of, at least: president, vice
president, secretary and treasurer. If any of these officers vacates his/her
office, the order of succession is the order previously listed and only one
officer assumes new responsibilities.
The president succeeds the treasurer.
2. A
set of officers shall be elected by a plurality vote from among those adult
Active Members whose names have properly been placed in nomination for the
various individual offices. Such
elections must be held at least every five years but no more frequently than
every year. Such elections must be
properly announced and the results properly published according to the by-laws
of by The Association. Only adult
Active Members may cast votes, either in person or by written proxy, in any
election of officers.
3. Unless
specified in the by-laws, there is no monetary compensation for the services
performed by a person who serves as an officer of The Association. Approved expenses will be reimbursed from
available funds.
4. The
set of officers may, from time to time, appoint from among the non-posthumous
members, one or more committees.
5. The
elected officers and the past president form the executive committee whose duty
it is to carry out the decisions of The Association and to plan, announce and
conduct the meetings of The Association.
6. The
activities undertaken for The Association by the set of officers or by any
appointed committees must conform to the purpose of The Association.
7. The
officers of the Association must maintain and make available to active members
at minimum cost an annual membership roll, which contains at least:
a. the names and location information of all
active members,
b. the names of all members who are inactive and
have been inactive for ten years or less,
c. the names of those who became posthumous
members that year,
d. the name of each person who became an
honorary member that year and the reasons for which the honorary membership was
bestowed.
V.
Meetings The officers shall call a meeting of The Association
at least once every five years.
VI. Amending
the Charter The Charter of The Association may be amended by a
2/3 vote of those adult Active Members attending a meeting of The Association
whose date and purpose for amending the Charter were announced in advance of
the meeting.
Adopted 2 July 1995 In Colorado Springs, Colorado at the first National Axsom Reunion