Post
Executive Committee
P.O.
Box 205
Corvallis,
Montana 59828
September
21, 2016
Dear
Post #91 Legionnaire:
As
per the Corvallis Post #91, The American Legion, Department of Montana, Inc.,
Constitution and By-Laws, the Executive Committee has agreed to the amend the above
said Constitution and said By-Laws and put the following resolutions to a vote
of the Post membership at 7:00 p.m., 19 October 2016. The resolutions will
state the following:
By-Law
Resolution #1 – Post Executive Committee Quorum
WHEREAS,
the post by-laws of Corvallis Post #91, The American Legion, Department of
Montana, Inc. states in Article III, Section 1, “The Post Executive Committee shall meet for organization and such
other business as may come before it at the call of the Post commander within
ten (10) days after the installation of the new officers. Thereafter the Post
Executive Committee shall meet at the call of the commander at least every
third month and as often as said commander may deem necessary. The commander
shall call a meeting of the Post Executive Committee upon the joint written
request of three or more members of said Post Executive Committee; six members
of the committee shall constitute a quorum thereof.”
RESOLVED,
the post by-laws of Corvallis Post #91, The American Legion, Department of
Montana, Inc. states in Article III, Section 1, be changed to read “The Post Executive Committee shall meet for
organization and such other business as may come before it at the call of the
Post commander within ten (10) days after the installation of the new officers.
Thereafter the Post Executive Committee shall meet at the call of the commander
at least every third month and as often as said commander may deem necessary.
The commander shall call a meeting of the Post Executive Committee upon the
joint written request of three or more members of said Post Executive Committee;
three (3) members of the committee shall
constitute a quorum thereof.”
By-Law Resolution #2 – Post Liaison Committee
to the Legion Family Units
WHEREAS,
the post by-laws of Corvallis Post #91, The American Legion, Department of
Montana, Inc. states in Article IV, Section 15, “Sons of The American Legion Committee. This committee shall have
supervision over the operations of the Post’s squadron of the Sons of The
American Legion.”
RESOLVED,
the post by-laws of Corvallis Post #91, The American Legion, Department of
Montana, Inc. states in Article IV, Section 15, be changed to read “American Legion Family Liaison Committee. This committee
is a line of communication between to the Post’s American Legion Family units
which include the American Legion Auxiliary, Sons of the American Legion,
American Legion Riders, and American Legion Amateur Radio Club.”
By-Laws Resolution #3 – Post Meeting Night
WHEREAS,
the post by-laws of Corvallis Post #91, The American Legion, Department of
Montana, Inc. states in Article VIII, Section 1, “The regular meeting of the Post shall be held
at the club rooms on the third Thursday, at which may be transacted such
business as may properly be brought up for action; such meetings may be
converted into entertainment meetings, as may be deemed advisable by the
officers of the Post.”
RESOLVED, the post by-laws of
Corvallis Post #91, The American Legion, Department of Montana, Inc. states in
Article VIII, Section 1, be changed to read “The regular meeting of the Post shall be held at a previously designated location on the third Wednesday of the month, at which may be transacted
such business as may properly be brought up for action; such meetings may be
converted into entertainment meetings, as may be deemed advisable by the
officers of the Post.”
Constitution Resolution #1 – Sons of the
American Legion Name
WHEREAS, the
post constitution of Corvallis Post #91, The American Legion, Department
of Montana, Inc. states in Article X, Section 1,
“This Post recognizes a Sons of the American Legion organization to be known as
the Sons of the American Legion Squadron of Corvallis Post #91, The American
Legion, Department of Montana, Inc.”
RESOLVED, the post constitution of
Corvallis Post #91, The American Legion, Department of Montana, Inc. states in
Article X, Section 1, be changed to read “This Post recognizes a Sons of the American Legion
organization to be known as the Terry Nobles Squadron
of Corvallis Post #91, The American Legion, Department of Montana, Inc.”
Constitution Resolution #2 – Amending
Post Constitution
WHEREAS, the post constitution of
Corvallis Post #91, The American Legion, Department of Montana, Inc. states in
Article IX, Section 2, “This constitution may be amended at any regular Post
meeting by vote of two-thirds of the members of said Post attending such
regular meeting, providing that the proposed amendment shall have been
submitted in writing and read at the next preceding regular meeting of said
Post, and providing, further, that written notice shall have been given to all
members at least ten (10) days in advance of the date when such amendment is to
be voted upon, notifying said members that at such meeting a proposal to amend
the constitution is to be voted upon.”
RESOLVED, the
post constitution of Corvallis Post #91, The American Legion, Department
of Montana, Inc. states in Article IX, Section 2, be changed to read “This
constitution may be amended at any regular Post meeting by vote of two-thirds
of the members of said Post attending such regular meeting, providing that the
proposed amendment shall have been submitted in writing and read at the next
preceding regular meeting of said Post, and providing, further, that written
notice shall have been given to all members at least seven
(7) days in advance of the date when such amendment is to be voted upon,
notifying said members that at such meeting a proposal to amend the
constitution is to be voted upon.”
Constitution Resolution #3 –
Radio Club Call Sign
WHEREAS,
the post constitution of
Corvallis Post #91, The American Legion, Department of Montana, Inc. states in
Article XII, Section 1, This Post recognizes an American Legion Amateur Radio
Club organization to be known as the Amateur Radio Club of Corvallis Post #91,
The American Legion, Department of Montana, Inc.
RESOLVED,
the post constitution of
Corvallis Post #91, The American Legion, Department of Montana, Inc. states in
Article XII, Section 1, be changed to read “This Post recognizes an American
Legion Amateur Radio Club organization to be known as the KG7SPL of Corvallis Post #91, The American Legion,
Department of Montana, Inc.”
