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ARTICLE I - NAME
The name of this organization shall be the “Oslo Medical Society”.
ARTICLE II - COMPONENT SOCIETY
The Society shall be the component society for the
Oslo of the Medical Society of New Jersey.
ARTICLE III - PURPOSES
The purposes for which this society is formed are as follows:
(a) To bring together and organize qualified and licensed physicians in Oslo, New Jersey;
(b) To associate and unite with other County Medical Societies as a functioning component unit of the Medical Society of New Jersey;
(c) To advance, uphold, and maintain the honor, dignity, and welfare of the medical profession;
(d) To maintain high standards of medical ethics and honorable conduct by and among the members of the medical profession;
(e) To foster, encourage, strengthen and sustain the bonds of professional and social relations among members of the medical profession;
(f) To inform others of the aims, purposes and functions of the medical profession concerning the medical needs and welfare of the community;
(g) To advance medical knowledge and aid in broadening the field of preventive medicine and public health;
(h) To institute programs to keep the members of the society informed of modern scientific medicine and socio-economic activities affecting the profession; and
(i) To support and encourage members acting for the society in carrying out the purposes and intent thereof, including, but not limited to, the defense of such members who may be involved in litigation as a result thereof.
ARTICLE IV - MEMBERSHIP
Section 1 - Qualifications and Eligibility
To be eligible for membership, except for associate membership, the applicant must:
(a) Be fully licensed to practice medicine by the New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners;
(b) Be legally registered under that license in a county in New Jersey;
(c) Be of good moral and ethical standing; and
(d) Not support, or practice, or claim to practice, any exclusive system of medicine.
Section 2 – Classes of Membership
There shall be five classes of membership in the Oslo Medical Society: active, associate, affiliate, emeritus, and honorary.
(a) Active membership – An active is a physician who meets the qualifications for eligibility and who is elected to membership in the Society. Active members shall have the right vote and shall be permitted to hold office and serve as a member of any committee of the Society to which he/she may be appointed or elected.
(b) Associate membership – Associate members shall be those physicians residing or studying in Oslo, who are otherwise qualified, but are not licensed to practice medicine and surgery in New Jersey, but are serving in approved graduate medical education programs. An associate member may neither vote nor hold office, but may serve as a member of a committee, except where otherwise prohibited.
(c) Affiliate membership – Affiliate members shall be physicians who have been active members for at least five consecutive years, but who no longer practice in New Jersey.
Application for affiliate membership shall be directed to the Medical Society of New Jersey for consideration and action. Affiliate members shall be eligible to continue all insurance coverages offered by the Society. Affiliate members may not vote, hold office, or serve on any committee.
(d) Emeritus membership – An applicant for emeritus Membership shall have been an active member in good standing of the Society and be retired from the active practice of medicine due to infirmity, age, or total disability. Emeritus members may continue to vote, hold office, as well as to serve on committees, unless otherwise prohibited.
(e) Honorary membership – Any person other than a member of the Society, whom the Society wishes to honor, may be nominated by the Board of Trustees for election as an honorary member. Honorary members shall not vote, hold office, but may serve on committees unless otherwise prohibited.
Section 3 – Application
Applicants for membership in the Society shall make a written application for one of the classes of membership on a form prescribed by the Medical Society of New Jersey. The application shall be referred by the secretary to the Credentials Committee for investigation. Notice of the application shall be given to all members of the Society by publication in the Society’s next Bulletin.
Section 4 – Transfer of Membership
Application for membership in the Society may be made by an active member in good standing of another County or State Medical Society affiliated with the American Medical Association as evidenced by certification from such Society that the applicant has not violated the American Medical Association’s Principles of Medical Ethics and has been an active member in good standing. Such applicants must reside or practice in Oslo.
Section 5 – Election of Membership
Upon publication of the name of an applicant for membership in the Society and upon favorable recommendation of the Credentials Committee, the election of such applicant to membership in the Society shall be proposed at the next meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Society, provided such meeting shall be less that thirty (30) days subsequent to the date of publication. Election to membership shall be by majority vote of the Board members present.
Section 6 – Rights and Obligation
(a) All members of the Society in good standing shall be entitled to all the rights and privileges accompanying membership in the Society – as such rights and privileges may be specified in the Constitution and By-Laws.
(b) All members whose dues and assessments are paid in full, unless exempted, and who are not otherwise in violation of the Constitution and By-Laws of this Society of the Medical Society of New Jersey shall be considered members in good standing.
(c) All members should be required to inform the Society, in a timely fashion, of any change in standing or privileges granted by other credentialing committees or boards.
Section 7 – Termination of Membership
Upon recommendation of the Board of Trustees, a member of the Society may be expelled from membership by two thirds (2/3rds) vote of the total membership of the Boards of Trustees. A member may be suspended or expelled for failure to pay dues or assessments or for violation of the rules of this Society. Notice of suspension or expulsion shall be given, in writing, to the Medical Society of New Jersey.
Section 8 – Voluntary Separation
A member of the Society in good standing may voluntarily terminate his membership in the Society. Such member is entitled to receive a Certificate of a Membership of good standing and voluntary separation from the Society, upon proper notification to the Society.
Section 9 – Reinstatement
Members of the Society who have voluntarily separated from the Society or who have been serving in the Armed Forces of the United States may be reinstated to membership in the Society upon a letter of application and favorable recommendation of the Credentials Committee. Former members who have been suspended or expelled for non-payment of dues and assessments may be reinstated on payment of all required dues and assessments and upon re-application for the membership in the Society. Members who have been dropped from the Society because of change of residence may be reinstated upon re-application for membership if duly qualified for membership in accordance with the constitution and By-Laws. Members expelled from the Society for reasons other than non-payment of dues and/or assessments may be reinstated upon re-application for membership, but cannot reapply for membership earlier that one (1) year from the date of expulsion.
ARTICLE V – MEETINGS OF MEMBERS
Section 1 – Annual Meeting
The annual meeting of the members of the Society shall be held at a time and place as designated by the Board of Trustees. Notice of the meeting shall be given to all members.
Section 2 – Regular Meetings
There shall be a minimum of two (2) regular meetings of the Society, in addition to the annual meeting, held each year. The date and place of any regular meeting will be determined by the President and/or the Board of Trustees with proper notification given to the members.
Section 3 – Special Meetings
Special meetings of the members of the Society may be called by the President of the Society and/or the Board of Trustees. Timely notice of special meetings and their purposes shall be given to each member by the Secretary. A special meeting shall also be called at the request in writing of fifteen (15) active members. No business other than that specified in the notice of a special meeting shall be transacted at such meeting.
Section 4 – Quorum
The personal presence of thirty (30) of the active members in good standing shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at a regular, special or annual meeting of the Society.
Section 5 – Vote Required to Transact Business, Tie Votes
A majority of a quorum at any regular, special or annual meeting of the Society shall be sufficient to transact the business of the Society unless otherwise provided.
In case of a tie vote on any matter under consideration at any meeting of the Society, the President of the Society or the presiding officer in the event the President is not presiding, shall cast the deciding vote.
ARTICLE VI – ELECTIONS
Section 1 – General
All elections of officers, trustees, delegates or alternates to the House of Delegates of the Oslo Medical Society of New Jersey, and delegate and alternate to
Medical Society of New Jersey’s Nominating Committee, members of the Judicial Medical Ethics committee, and the member-at-large of the Budget and Finance Committee shall be held at the annual meeting of the Society. Election shall be by majority vote. All nominees shall be members in good standing.
Section 2 – Nomination by Petition
In addition to the list of nominees for all offices to be voted upon at the annual meeting, as submitted by the Nominating Committee in the manner provided hereinafter, nominations may be proposed by written petition signed by at least five (5) active members in good standing, provided the petitions are submitted to the Nominating Committee at least (3) months before the annual meeting and the names of the nominees are printed in the Society’s monthly bulletin one (1) month prior to the annual meeting. No nominee shall be considered for election, nor shall his name be placed on a petition without his/her knowledge and consent.
The President-Elect of the Society for any current year shall, if qualified, automatically become President of the Society in the ensuing year.
ARTICLE VII – OFFICERS
Section 1 - Specification of Officers
The Officers of the Society shall be President, President-Elect, Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer.
Section 2 – Duties of Officers
(a) PRESIDENT: The duties of the President shall be
(1) To preside at all meetings of the Society;
(2) To appoint the members of the various committees as provided in the Constitution and By-Laws;
(3) To call special meetings of the Society when necessary or when a demand is made in writing by fifteen (15) active members in good standing of the Society or at the request of the Board of Trustees;
(4) To be an ex-officio member of all committees, except the nominating Committee and the Judicial Medical Ethics Medical Committee;
(5) To represent the Society and speak for the Society;
(6) To perform such duties as custom or parliamentary usage may require; and
(7) To make disbursements upon bills duly approved by the Society or its Board of Trustees in the absence of the Treasurer.
(b) PRESIDENT-ELECT AND VICE PRESIDENT: The duties of the President-Elect and Vice President shall be:
(1) To assist the president in the discharge of his duties and functions;
(2) In the absence or disability of the President, his duties and functions shall devolve upon the other presidential officers in the order of their seniority, and
(3) In case of a vacancy in the office of President, by death, resignation, or removal, the President’s functions and duties shall devolve upon the other presidential officers in the order of their seniority, the President-Elect becoming President automatically.
(c) SECRETARY: The duties of the Secretary shall be:
(1) To take custody of and to care for and maintain the Archives of the Society and all records of the Society and its Board of Trustees except for current financial records;
(2) To give notice of all meetings of the Society and of the Board of Trustees;
(3) To attend all meetings of the Society and the Board of Trustees and to keep a record of their proceedings;
(4) To receive communications and to report thereon at the next meeting of the Society or the Board of Trustees;
(5) To conduct the necessary correspondence;
(6) To receive applications for membership and to notify new members of their election and to notify appointees of their appointments;
(7) To compile lists of members of each committee to be supplied to the chairman of each committee;
(8) To forward to the Secretary of the Medical Society of New Jersey, The names of the officers of the Society, the names of the delegates and alternates to the House of Delegates of the Medical Society of New Jersey and the name of the delegate and alternate to the Medical Society of New Jersey’s Nominating Committee and such other information as may be required by the Medical Society of New Jersey;
(9) To act as Editor of the Oslo Medical Society’s bulletin; and
(10) To perform any other duties assigned by the President.
(d) TREASURER: The duties of the Treasurer shall be:
(1) To be responsible for all funds of the Society;
(2) To collect all monies due to the Society and to deposit said monies in the bank account of the Society and to pay there from the expenses of the Society;
(3) To keep accurate records of the receipts and expenditures of the Society, to preserve vouchers for all payments and to record the financial obligations of each member of the Society;
(4) To send out notices of dues and assessments to all members of the Society of the first (1st) day of September preceding the fiscal year for which the dues and assessments are charged;
(5) To make disbursements only upon bills duly approved by the Society or its Board of Trustees;
(6) To make regular reports of all activities and the status of the Society’s accounts at the meetings of the Board of Trustees or the Society;
(7) To send to the Treasurer of the Medical Society of New Jersey the annual per capital assessments required by that Society for each member of this Society, who have paid the current per capital assessment of the State Society, but not to report any members whose dues are in arrears;
(8) To fully cooperate with and to make available all the records relating to the financial business of the Society, to a certified public accountant selected by the Board of Trustees and paid by the Society for an annual audit prior to the annual meeting; and
(9) To be bonded in an amount to be determined by the Board of Trustees, the Society to pay the premium on such bond.
ARTICLE VIII – BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Section 1 – Selection and Election of Members
Members of the Board of Trustees shall be nominated and elected in accordance with the Constitution and By-Laws. The President of the Society shall be the Chairman of the Board of Trustees. The Board shall be composed of the five (5) Officers, the immediate past president, and nine (9) other active members elected by the membership for two (2) year terms.
Section 2 – Meetings and Quorum
The Board of Trustees shall meet prior to the annual meeting of the Society and shall hold other meetings at the call of the Chairman. The presence of eight (8) Trustees shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of such business as may come before the Trustees. A majority of a quorum shall be sufficient to transact any business properly before the Trustees, except during deliberations regarding possible expulsion of a member.
Section 3 – Duties
The duties of the Board of Trustees shall be:
(a) To review matters to come before the Society at the discretion of the President;
(b) To render any assistance within its power to the President in conducting the affairs of the Society;
(c) To be responsible for the current investment and expenditure of all funds of the Society and in the performance of this duty, the Trustees may act through the Treasurer and authorize him/her to perform the execution of such duty, but in any event, the Treasurer shall be responsible to the Board of Trustees for all funds of the Society;
(d) To receive and act upon reports and recommendations received from the Judicial Medical Ethics Committee, and to make recommendations to the Society concerning the expulsion, suspension, censure, or reprimand of a member of the Society
(e) To receive and act upon reports and recommendations from the Credentials Committee;
(f) To report its activities at the annual meeting of the Society;
(g) In the event of a vacancy in the office, including trustee and delegate or alternate, to appoint an active member in good standing to such office to complete the unexpired term; and
(h) To employ such personnel as are needed for the proper running of the Society.
Section 4 – Executive Committee
The Executive Committee shall consist of the President, President-Elect, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer and the Immediate Past President. It shall act on emergency measures when time does not permit a meeting of the Board of Trustees. Any action thus taken shall be subject to formal action of the Board of Trustees at its next meeting.
ARTICLE IX – DELEGATES AND ALTERNATES
Section 1 – Election, Terms of office
The number of delegates and alternates to the House of Delegates of the Medical Society of New Jersey shall be determined by the quota allowed by the State Society and one-third (1/3rd) of the quota shall be elected each year in accordance with the Constitution and By-Laws of the Medical Society of New Jersey. Each delegate and alternate so elected shall serve for a term of three (3) years.
Section 2 – Meetings with Board of Trustees,
Election of Chairman, other Meetings
(a) The delegates and alternates shall meet with Board of Trustees prior to the annual meeting of the Medical Society of New Jersey. At such meeting, a Chairman shall be elected by majority vote of the delegates and alternates and the newly elected delegates and alternates shall be informed of the procedure of the House of Delegates at the annual meeting of the Medical Society of New Jersey. In addition, all delegates and alternates will be instructed by the Board of Trustees regarding the position and the policy of this Society as to any matters which may come before the Medical Society of New Jersey’s House of Delegates. Meetings of the delegates and alternates may be called by the President of the Society or the Chairman of the delegation.
(b) Each delegate, or if a delegate is unable to attend, the alternate, is obligated to attend all meetings of the House of Delegates or special Committees of the Medical Society of New Jersey, at its annual meeting. The Chairman of the delegation shall secure the attendance of an alternate delegate at the annual meeting of the Medical Society of New Jersey in the event that any delegate is unable to attend.
Section 3 – Delegate and Alternate to the
Medical Society of New Jersey’s Nominating Committee
The delegate and alternate to the Medical Society of New Jersey’s Nominating Committee must be elected from the group of elected delegates to the House of Delegates of the Medical Society of New Jersey. The term of the delegate or the alternate shall be one (1) year. The delegate or the alternate, if the delegate is unable to attend, shall represent the Society on the Nominating Committee of the Medical Society of New Jersey.
ARTICLE X – DEATH, DISABILITY, RESIGNATION OFFICER, TRUSTEE
DELEGATE OR ALTERNATE
In the event of a vacancy in any of the offices of the Society or in the position of trustee, delegate or alternate, by reason of death, disability, resignation or otherwise, the President of the Society shall so advise the Board of Trustees and successor shall be selected by the Board of Trustees for such office or position for the unexpired term, without delay and in accordance with these Constitution and By-Laws.
ARTICLE XI – COMMITTEES
Section 1 – Standing Committees, Appointment, Term
(a) The Standing Committees shall be:
(1) Nominating Committee
(2) Judicial Medical Ethics Committee
(3) Credentials Committee
(4) Program Committee
(5) Public Relations Committee
(6) Budget and Finance Committee
(b) All Standing committee, unless otherwise provided, shall be appointed by the President, who shall designate the chairman of each committee. Unless otherwise provided, committee members shall serve for a term of one (1) year.
Section 2 – Nominating Committee,
Appointment, Membership, Duties
(a) The Nominating Committee shall consist of the five (5) most recent past-presidents of the Society with immediate past-president acting as the Chairman.
(b) This committee shall compile a list of nominees for the offices of president-elect, vice president, secretary, treasurer, one member-at-large for the Budget and Finance Committee, one-third (1/3) of the delegates and alternates to the House of Delegates of the Medical Society of New Jersey. And delegate and alternate to the Medical Society of New Jersey’s Nominating Committee. Five (5) members of the Judicial Medical Ethics Committee shall be selected for nomination for a term of two (2) years. Two (2) lay people shall also be nominated to serve one (1) year terms on the Judicial Medical Ethics Committee. Nominees shall be selected from a current list of active members in good standing of the Society, who have attended at least forty (40) percent of the meetings of the Society during the preceding three (3) years. Such lists shall be supplied by the Secretary of the Society. (An attendance membership book is to be maintained for this purpose.) The Committee shall have its list of nominees published in the Society’s bulletin at least one month prior to the annual meeting. Nominations shall be for the offices and positions for which the term of office expires on the date of the said annual meeting.
The President-Elect of the Society, if qualified, shall become the new President of the Society in the ensuing year.
Section 3 – Judicial Medical Ethics
Committee, Membership and Election
Thereto, Term, Chairman and Secretary
And their Election, Duties
(a) Membership and Election; Term; Vacancy:
This committee shall consist of ten (10) active dues-paying members of the Society in good standing and two (2) lay members, elected by the membership of the Society at an annual meeting of the members of the Society. Each physician member shall serve for a term of two (2) years. Five (5) members shall be elected each year for two (2) year terms. The lay members shall be elected for one (1) year terms. In the event of a vacancy due to death, resignation, disability or otherwise, an active member with proper qualifications shall be selected by the Board of Trustees within one (1) month thereafter to complete the unexpired term.
(b) Chairman and Secretary; Election; Term; Meetings:
(1) The committee shall meet following each annual meeting of the Society and shall elect a Chairman and a Secretary from among its members. The term of office of the Chairman and the Secretary shall be one (1) year.
(2) The committee shall meet at the call of the Chairman of the committee. In addition, the President of the Society or the Board of Trustees may call a meeting of the committee. Seven (7) members of the committee shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of any business and a majority of such quorum shall be sufficient to take any action. In the event of a tie, the chairman shall cast the deciding vote; otherwise the chairman shall have no voting power.
(c) Duties: The duties of this committee shall be as follows:
A. DISCIPLINE:
(1) To receive complaints and accusations concerning members of the Society for alleged violations of the American Medical Association’s Principles of Medical Ethics or the Constitution and By-Laws of this Society or the Medical Society of New Jersey.
(2) To investigate such complaints and accusations and make findings and determinations;
(3) To hold hearings, where appropriate, and receive testimony and evidence;
(4) To advise the membership of its activities and where appropriate, make recommendations as to further actions; and
(5) To make recommendations to the Board of Trustees regarding appropriate disciplinary action.
B. RULES OF ETHICS:
To interpret and advise and to rule on all questions concerning Medical Ethics.
C. DISPUTES AND CONFLICTS:
(1) To arbitrate and adjudge disputes and controversies within the Medical Society referred to it; and
(2) To hear and judge the grievances of members of the Society, not otherwise provided for in the Constitution and By-Laws.
D. PROCEEDINGS IN MATTERS OF DISCIPLINE:
(1) Where complaint and accusation are made against a member of the Society for alleged violation of the American Medical Association’s Principles of Medical Ethics or the Constitution and the By-Laws of the Society or the Medical Society of New Jersey, the committee shall conduct a preliminary investigation and shall determine whether an informal or formal proceeding is appropriate.
(2) An informal hearing may be conducted where the alleged violation is of a minor nature and there are reasonable grounds for such a hearing. An informal hearing necessitates the presence of the member in question, but no representation by counsel shall be permitted, nor shall a transcript of the hearing or discussion be made. The Committee may censure, reprimand or exonerate or proceed to hold a formal hearing.
(3) A formal hearing may be conducted where the alleged violation is of a serious nature and there are reasonable grounds for such a hearing. A formal hearing shall be conducted in strict accord with written procedures to be adopted by the membership of the Society upon recommendation of the committee. A formal written bill of particulars outlining the charges, the witnesses and the basic factual allegations relied upon shall be forwarded to the member in question by certified mail, with a notice of hearing including the time, date and place of such hearing. The member in question shall be advised that he/she may appear with counsel, but that counsel’s participation at the hearing shall be strictly limited to advising the member. The committee may take a stenographic record of the proceedings before the Committee. At the conclusion of the formal hearing, the Committee shall make written findings of fact and conclusions and recommendations. The Committee may recommend suspension, dismissal, censure, reprimand, or complete exoneration. The written record of the hearing and the recommendations shall be forwarded to the Board of Trustees.
(4) If the Committee finds reasonable grounds or evidence of a matter cognizable by the New Jersey state Board of Medical Examiners as a ground for revocation or suspension of a license to practice medicine, it shall so advise the Board of Trustees and shall file written complaint with the Judicial Council of the Medical Society of New Jersey.
E. FEE DISPUTES:
The Committee may review fees for medical services rendered by members where disputes arise and complaints are made to the Committee in an attempt to effect amicable settlements by the disputing parties.
F. COOPERATION OF MEMBERSHIP:
The members of the Society are obligated to cooperate with the Committee. They shall comply with the reasonable request of the Committee for information or testimony in pursuance of the Committee’s function. Willful failure to cooperate with the Committee on the part of any member may be considered as a basis for disciplinary action by the Committee against such member.
Section 4 – Credentials Committee,
Appointment, Membership and Duties
(A) Appointment: The Board of Trustees shall appoint five (5) members with an attempt at geographical distribution within the county.
(B) Term of Office: All members shall be selected for two (2) year terms; three (3) to be appointed in one year and two the following year.
(C) Duties: To investigate the qualifications of all applicants for membership in this Society. It shall report favorably on to those applicants who have satisfied the committee that they are complying with the rules of the Oslo Medical Society and meet the basic requirements for membership as specified in Article III of the constitution and By-Laws.
Applications which are considered unfavorably by this Committee shall be forwarded to the Board of Trustees for its information and action. No application under investigation can be voted out of committee for action of the floor until such application is placed on the floor for action by the Credential Committee.
When an application is not presented in the regular and due course of time, said application shall be referred to the Board of Trustees stating the reason or reasons therefore.
Section 5 – Program Committee,
Membership, Duties
The program Committee shall consist of at least three (3) active members of the Society in good standing.
Its duties shall be:
(1) To plan scientific or socio-economic programs for all regular meetings of the Society; and
(2) To cooperate with the Public Relations Committee in planning and arranging scientific programs, demonstrations and exhibits for the benefit of the public.
Section 6 – Public Relations Committee,
Membership, Duties
The Public Relations Committee shall consist of at least three (3) members of the Society, in good standing.
The duties of the Committee shall be:
(1) To inform the public of the purposes of the Society and the organizations of which it is a component unit;
(2) To carry out public health and education programs; and
(3) To cooperate with the Public Relations Committees of other medical societies.
Section 7 – Budget and Finance Committee
(a) The Budget and Finance Committee shall consist of officers of the Society and one (1) member-at-large, who shall be elected.
(b) A report of the annual audit shall be sent to each member of the Budget and Finance Committee.
(c) The Committee shall review the proposed budget and other financial matters of the Society and present its recommendations to the Board of Trustees.
Section 8 – Special Committees
Special committees may be appointed by the President for specific purposes not within the functions of the standing committees. The term of service of a special committee shall expire on the date of the next annual meeting following its appointment or prior thereto upon acceptance of its report.
ARTICLE XIII –FINANCES
Section 1 – Fiscal Year
The fiscal year of the Society shall commence on the first (1st) day of June.
Section 2 – Dues
Annual dues for active members of the Society shall be decided by the Board of Trustees by a majority vote upon recommendation from the Budget and Finance Committee.
Section 3 – Assessments
(a) The Board of Trustees may at any regular or special meeting by majority vote order a per capita assessment against each member of the Society, the same to be paid within sixty (60) days after notice thereof sent to each member by ordinary mail or, in the discretion of the said Board of Trustees, the per capita assessment may be added to the dues of each member and collected in accordance with the regulations covering the payment of dues, any the following purposes:
(1) To pay the annual per capita assessment required by The Medical Society of New Jersey;
(2) To pay the annual per capita assessment required by the American Medical Association;
(3) To pay a retainer and/or legal fee for legal advice or legal services rendered in any litigation or matter in which the Society is party or a party in interest;
(4) To provide for legal advice, representation or defense for any member or members of the Society when acting for or on behalf of the Society in any representative capacity; and
(5) To provide funds for special projects not already budgeted.
(b) Any member of this Society who fails to or neglects to pay said assessment within sixty (60) days of a notice mailed to him/her by the Secretary of this Society by ordinary mail, shall be subject to being suspended fro the Society after a hearing held for that purpose before the Board of Trustees, no sooner than sixty (60) days from the date the assessment was levied or more than ninety (90) days thereafter. Suspension will be voted by a majority of the total membership of the Board of Trustees.
(c) A member or members shall be deemed to be a representative of and acting for the Society, when engaged in any purpose for which this Society is formed, as outlined in Article III of the Constitution and By-Laws of this Society.
Section 4 – Exemptions
(a) No assessment shall be made upon a member in good standing who is:
(1) Seventy (70) years or older; or
(2) Infirm; or
(3) An Honorary or Emeritus Member
(b) Relief from the payment of dues and assessments, by a member may be suspended or waived by the Board of Trustees for due cause. The reason for such a waiver shall not be spread upon the minutes, to avoid any embarrassment to the member involved.
ARTICLE XIII – AMENDMENTS
Section 1 – Recommendation of Board of
Trustees, Presentation to Members
Amendments to the Constitution and By-Laws shall be evaluated by the Board of Trustees and shall be presented at any regular, annual special meeting of the Society. Due notice of such proposed amendments shall be included in the notice of such meeting to the members and published in the Society’s bulletin.
Section 2 – Presentation by Petition
In the event that a proposed amendment to the Constitution and By-Laws is disapproved by the Board of Trustees, then a petition in writing signed by at least ten (10) active members in good standing may be presented requesting a vote on said amendment; thereupon such amendment shall be voted upon at the next regular, annual or special meeting of the Society, provided due notice of such proposed is included in the notice of such meeting.
Section 3 – Voting
Adoption of an amendment to the Constitution and By-Laws requires the affirmative vote of at least two-thirds (2/3rds) of the active members in good standing present at a regular, annual, or special meeting of the Society.
ARTICLE XIV – MEMBERSHIP AGREEMENT
Each and every qualified licensed physician, who is or may hereafter become a member of this Society, in consideration of being accepted to membership and with full realization of the benefits received there from, resulting from the actions and activities of this Society and resulting in the advancement and welfare of the medical profession as a whole, does not hereby unconditionally covenant and agree to accept, support and be bound by each and every provision of the Constitution and By-Laws of the Oslo Medical Society. Said members do further acknowledge that they have received a copy of the Constitution and By-Laws and read the provisions thereof. Any member who refuses to be bound by, support, uphold and adhere to the Constitution and By-Laws of this Society may be dropped as a member thereof by a majority vote of the Board of Trustees at any meeting called for that purpose.
ARTICLE XV – RULES OF ORDER
The deliberations of this Society shall be governed by parliamentary usage as contained in the latest revision of the Sturgis’ “Standard Code of Parliamentary Procedure”, when not in conflict with the Constitution and By-Laws.
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