By-Laws of the Hungarian Village Society

Article 1 - Membership

Section 1 Members
a) The members of the association, the Hungarian Village Society, as of
February 3, 2003, shall be known as the "original members" of the Society.

Section 2 New Members
a) Membership shall be by application forwarded to the Society. Each
application must be accompanied by the initial dues for the first year, if
applicable. Names of new applicants shall be presented at each Society
meeting for approval or disapproval.
b) All successful applicants shall be notified when they have been admitted
to the Society. The initial dues of the unsuccessful applicants shall be
returned to the applicant.

Section 3 Evidence of Membership
As evidence of membership, each member will be issued a membership
card.

Section 4 Termination of Membership
a) Upon termination of membership for any reason, all rights, title, and
interest which such member may have in and to the Society and/or its
assets shall cease to exist and the former member or his/her heirs, assigns,
executors, or personal representatives shall not be entitled to any
compensation therefore. He/she shall forfeit all rights to use any emblem,
insignia, or other designation stating that he/she is or was a member of
the Society.
b) Membership shall terminate upon death, upon submittal of a formal
resignation, or upon failure to renew the membership.
c) If delinquent dues are not paid pursuant to Article V, Section 3,
membership shall terminate.
Section 5 Assignment of Membership
A membership in the Society cannot be assigned or transferred.

Article II - Officers

Section 1 Elected Officers
The officers shall consist of a President, Vice-President, and
Secretary/Treasurer.

Section 2 President
The President shall be the principal executive officer and head of the
Society and shall have control in the management of its business and
affairs, subject to the approval of the membership. The President shall
execute all papers, contracts and documents that may be required by or
are necessary and proper to carry on the business of the Society. The
President shall preside at all meetings of the Society.

Section 3 Vice-President
The Vice-President shall preside over meetings of the Society in the
absence of the President. In the absence or inability of the President to act, the Vice-President is vested with all the powers and shall perform all the duties of the President, and shall otherwise assist the President as
required.

Section 4 Secretary/Treasurer
The Secretary/Treasurer shall attend each meeting of the Society and keep
a record of the business transacted and the votes upon any business done
at any meeting. The Secretary shall perform all duties required by law or
by the order of the President. The Secretary shall have oversight
responsibility for the handling of all correspondence, filing and
appropriate retention of all written records of the Society, and
maintenance of an accurate record of all members including their names,
addresses, telephone numbers, status of membership, and any other
information of importance to the Society. The Secretary shall countersign
all papers, contracts, and documents requiring the signature of the
President. On expiration of the Secretary's term of office, all books, papers, records, and other property of the Society in the Secretary's possession shall be turned over to the successor Secretary/Treasurer.
The Secretary/Treasurer shall oversee money management of the Society
and payment of Society obligations upon proper authority in the form of
checks, drafts, or cash. The Secretary/Treasurer shall supervise and
control all keeping of the books and accounts of the Society and shall
make such books and accounts available for inspection by the President,
or any committee of members appointed for that purpose. The
Secretary/Treasurer shall make reports monthly, or as otherwise required
by the President, showing the financial condition of the Society. The
Secretary/Treasurer shall oversee deposit of all funds of the Society in
such bank or banks as may be designated by the Officers. The
Secretary/Treasurer shall oversee collection of the initial fees and regular dues from the members. On expiration of the Treasurer's term of office, all books, papers, records, money, and other property of the Society in possession shall be turned over to the successor Secretary/Treasurer.

Section 5 Executive Board
a) The Executive Board shall consist of the President, Vice-President,
Secretary/Treasurer and two members elected from the membership.
Section 6 Assignment of Duties
a) Except as provided in Section 3, nothing in this Article shall prohibit the assignment of a specific duty or duties of any officer to a committee,
subcommittee or individual Society member; provided, however, that the
assignment of the specific duty or duties is requested by the officer
responsible.

Article III - Election of Officers

Section 1 Nominating Committee
a) The nominating committee shall consist of three (3) members of the
general membership of whom only one may be an officers of the Society,
and shall be appointed by the Executive Board in April.
b) The nominating committee shall nominate one (1) candidate for each
office. No more than two (2) of these candidates shall be nominated from
the three (3) members of the nominating committee.

Section 2 Election
a) The chairman of the nominating committee shall place in nomination the
names of the three (3) candidates selected by said committee at the May
meeting.
b) The President will then entertain nominations from the floor for each
office.
c) Voting will take place at the June meeting. The chairman of the
nominating committee shall tabulate the ballots, and announce the name
of the candidate receiving the greatest number of votes for each contested
office and will announce the tally of votes. The President shall verify the
accuracy of the tabulation, then discard the ballots.