Jamestowne Society - Oklahoma Company

ARTICLE I NAME

The name of this Society shall be:
'JAMESTOWNE SOCIETY, OKLAHOMA COMPANY'

ARTICLE II AIMS AND OBJECTIVE

     To discover and record the names of all living descendants of those early settlers who made the great sacrifice to establish our English-speaking nation
     To unite these descendants to honor the memory of our settler-ancestors
     To record the deeds of these settler-ancestors
     To do homage to the birthplace of Virginia and the Nation.

ARTICLE III MEMBERSHIP

Sec. 1 All members must be descendants of stock-holders in the London Company or the Virginia Company, or descendants of those who owned land, or who had domiciles in Jamestowne or on Jamestowne Island, prior to the year 1700. Because of the nature of their duties, all Governors, Secretaries of State, Treasurers, Attorney General, Auditors General of the Colony, Clerks, Deputy Clerks of the General Court, Livery Companies and members of the Council of State and of the House of Burgesses prior to the year 1700 shall be presumed to have had their domiciles at Jamestowne during their terms of office.

Sec. 2 Members in good standing of the Jamestowne Society, a Virginia Corporation, shall be eligible for membership in the Oklahoma Company.

Sec. 3 Admission to membership in the Oklahoma Company shall be upon invitation and approval of the Company.

ARTICLE IV OFFICERS

Sec. 1 The officers of the Company shall consist of the Company Governor, Lt. Governor, Chaplin, Secretary, Treasurer, and Registrar.

Sec. 2 The officers shall be elected bi-annually by the majority vote of the members present at the fall meeting of the second year.

Sec. 3 The nominating committee shall consist of three members, one from the Executive Board and two from the membership.

Sec. 4 A slate of officers shall be presented in the fall meeting notice. The slate shall be presented for election at said fall meeting.

Sec. 5 Vacancies which occur on the Executive Board may be filled by the Governor subject to such appointment(s) for an unexpired term of office being confirmed at the next regularly scheduled meeting.

Sec. 6 No officer shall be elected to the same office for more than two consecutive terms of two years each until and unless the slate of able and willing members precludes adherence to said dictum.

ARTICLE V DUTIES OF OFFICERS

Sec. 1 The Governor of Oklahoma Company shall preside at all meetings of the Company and shall represent the Society at all meetings for which invitations have been received and at which the Society desires representation. The Governor shall appoint all committees and shall be a member ex-officio of all committees except the nominating committee. The annual report to the Council of the Parent Society shall be sent by the Governor at the fall meeting covering the activities of the year.

Sec. 2 The Lieutenant Governor shall assist the Governor, and in the event of the absence or disability of the Governor, shall maintain a permanent file of the Company's membership including name, address, date of admission, national number, company number, and the name of the qualifing ancestor. Files shall be up-dated to reflect any change in the Company's membership.

ARTICLE VI BUSINESS

Sec. 1 The Order of Business at Company meetings

Call to Order
Invocation
Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America
The American's Creed
Aims and Objectives
Program
Roll Call and Introduction of Guests
Minutes of Previous Meeting
Treasurer's Report
Unfinished Business
New Business
Benediction

Sec. 2 Four or more members present and in person shall constitute a quorum at all meetings of the Company.

ARTICLE VII DUES

Sec. 1 The dues of the Oklahoma Company shall be $10.00 per year, payable at the Fall meeting.

ARTICLE VIII AMENDMENTS OF BY-LAWS

Sec. 1 The By-Laws may be amended or revised in whole or in part. A proposed amendment to the By-Laws may be submitted to the Governor by any member of the Company and if found to be in accordance with the By-Laws of the Company a copy shall be mailed to the membership at least 30 days prior to the next scheduled meeting. Two thirds of members present must vote in favor of said proposal for the proposed amendment to become affective.

ARTICLE IX FUNDS

Sec. 1 In the event of dissolution of the Company, all funds remaining in the treasury which are not expended to satisfy outstanding indebtedness shall be remitted to the parent Society to be used toward the financng of historical activities or projects deemed appropriate by the Council of the Jamestowne Society.

ARTICLE X PARLIMENTARY AUTHORITY

Sec. 1 The rules contained in Robert's Rules of Order, Newly Revised, shall govern the deliberations of the organization in all cases in which they are applicable and in which they are not consistent with the By-Laws or any special rules of the organization.

AMENDMENTS

ARTICLE IV, Section 6 - Revised 2-28-2002

STANDING RULES

There shall be two meetings a year; the fourth Thursday of February and September.
In the event a meeting date needs to be changed, the membership shall be given adequate notice.
The Standing Rules may be changed by a majority vote of the members without prior notice.

Last Updated: 23 February 2004