THE LAW CLUB CONSTITUTION
Article I
Name:
This organization shall be known as the Law Club
Article II
Purpose:
The purpose of this group shall be to serve students interested in the study of law and
enrich their knowledge of the legal discipline.
Article III
Membership:
Section One: Membership shall be open to all matriculated undergraduate students who
have paid their student activity fee for the current semester.
Section Two: Members shall be considered to be active if they attend and/or participate
in two-thirds of the clubs of the clubs meetings and activities.
Article IV
Elections:
Section One: Elections shall be held in the fall for four positions: president, Vice
President, Secretary, and Treasurer.
Section Two: Shall be completed within the first three club meetings for the school year.
Section Three: All elections of any type shall be decided by a majority vote.
Section Four: Terms of office shall be for a period of one year. An officer may be
elected to serve as many terms of office as the members of the club see fit
to elect them to.
Section Five: Officers may be removed by a three-fourths majority vote of club
members. All active members must be present in order for said vote to be
held.
Article V
Vacancies
Section One: Vacancies shall be filled by a majority vote of the members of the club.
Article VI
Duties
Section One: The President duties:
1. Shall preside over all club meetings
2. Shall call special meetings.
3. Shall have general supervision over the affairs of the club.
Section Two: The Vice President duties:
1. Shall assume the duties of the president in case of absence and shall
assist the President whenever possible.
Section Three: The Secretary duties:
1. Shall keep a record of the proceedings of the club.
Section Four: The Treasurer duties:
1. Shall maintain records of the finances of the club.
Article VII
Advisor:
Section One: The faculty advisor shall be chosen by a three-fourths majority vote of the
club members.
Article VIII
Amendments
Section One: This constitution may be amended by a two thirds majority vote of the
members of the club and if approved by the rules and regulations
committee of the Student Government Association.
Year last reviewed 2010