Amateur Movie Makers (Dec 1926-Dec 1927)

Sixty days prior to the annual meeting the President shall invite each member of the League in good standing to send nominations for the governors to be elected by the League at the meeting and shall send, with such invitations, a list of the present Board, indicating those whose terms of office are about to expire. The Managing Director shall prepare a ballot containing the names of persons thus nominated within thirty days by at least ten members of the League and shall present this ballot at the annual meeting. In the event of failure to receive such nominations, the Board shall have power to fill the vacancies. The Board of Governors shall make its own rules. It shall possess all the powers and perform all the duties prescribed for such boards by the statutes of the United States, and of the state in which the official headquarters of the League may be, or of the state in which the League may be incorporated, except as these powers and duties may specifically be limited or extended by these by-laws. The official headquarters of the League shall be New York City. The Board shall have power to fill vacancies in its own number until the next meeting of the League. No person who is commercially engaged in the production of motion pictures or in the manufacture, sale or rental of cinematographic equipment shall be eligible to membership on the Board of Governors. Governors shall serve without compensation from the League in any capacity, except that they may be reimbursed for legitimate expenses in attending meetings. The Board of Governors may delegate any or all of its powers to the officers of the League and the committees of the League or of the Board of Governors appointed for that purpose by the Board, except that it may not delegate the power and obligation of meeting at least once a year to receive reports, to elect officers as provided in these by-laws and to approve, disapprove or initiate policies. The Board of Governors shall delegate sufficient of its powers to an Executive Committee to conduct the affairs of the Board of Governors between the meetings of the Board and these powers shall be those that are specifically set forth in these by-laws or those that may lawfully be delegated. The Board of Governors or the Executive Committee (acting for the Board) may, at any time, authorize any officer, including the Managing Director, to perform any acts or functions which, in these by-laws, may be prescribed to be performed by any specified officer or committee, whenever, by reason of death, absence, disability or other cause, sufficient justification shall appear to the Board or to the Executive Committee. Governors shall keep themselves informed on conditions and activities in their respective districts (where they are elected territorially) and in the League as a whole. Governors elected territorially shall be ready to report to the Board of Governors and to represent to the Board the needs and desires of the League members in their districts. Governors elected territorially shall have the power to appoint, within their districts, committees and assistants to aid them in the performance of their duties, but no such appointment shall constitute a financial obligation against the League unless the Board of Governors shall have specifically authorized such an obligation. The Board of Governors may appoint such committees as it may deem desirable, in addition to the Executive Committee, and may prescribe their duties. All committees appointed by the Board of Governors shall keep records of their proceedings and shall transmit them, through the Managing Director, to the Board of Governors. LIpon the written request of twenty-five per cent or more of the members of the League, resident in any one of the twelve Federal Reserve Districts of the United States or in the Dominion of Canada, or upon the written request of twelve or more members of the Board of Governors, that, for cause stated therein, a Governor be removed from office, the Board of Governors shall consider the matter and, if there appears to be sufficient reason, shall advise the Governor of the charges against him. He shall then have the right to present a written justification of his conduct and to appear in person before a meeting of the Board of Governors, of which meeting he shall receive notice at least thirty days in advance. Not later than its next meeting thereafter, the Board of Governors shall finally consider the case and if, in the opinion of two-thirds of the Thirty-four members of the Board a satisfactory proof of his undesirability has been established and the matter has not been adjusted in the meantime to the satisfaction of the complainants, and his resignation has not been tendered and accepted, the office may be declared vacant and he may be replaced by another governor, as heretofore provided for the election of governors. Article III — Executive Committee The Board of Governors shall, at each annual meeting of the Board, appoint an Executive Committee, whose powers shall be those set forth in these by-laws and those usually conferred by statute. This committee shall consist of the President, three members of the Board of Governors and the Managing Director. The members of this Executive Committee shall serve until their successors are appointed. This Executive Committee shall have power to fill vacancies in its number caused by death, resignation or disability, until the next meeting of the Board of Governors, but it may fill these vacancies only from members of the Board of Governors or by the appointment of a newly qualified President or Managing Director which officers must, ex-officio, be members of this committee. Article IV — Officers The officers of the League shall be a President, two VicePresidents, a Secretary, a Treasurer and a Managing Director. The President and the Managing Director shall be, ex-officio, members of the Board of Governors, as heretofore provided. The Vice-President, who may act in absence of the President at any meeting of the Board of Governors, shall exercise at that meeting the power of a governor. The President shall be elected by the Board of Governors. The President shall have general supervision of the affairs of the League, under the direction of the Board of Governors. He shall preside at all meetings of the League, of the Board of Governors and of the Executive Committee so far as may be possible. He shall be ex-officio a member of all committees of the League, of the Board of Governors and of all subcommittees of the Executive Committee. The term of office of the President shall be two years. The election of a member of the Board of Governors as President shall constitute a vacancy in the Board to be filled as heretofore provided. The President shall have the usual powers and duties of such an office. A president whose term of office has expired shall hold office until his successor is regularly elected and has qualified. The Vice-Presidents shall be elected by the Board of Governors and shall be designated, at the time of their election, by the Board as First Vice-President and Second Vice-President. Vice-Presidents shall not have the power of governors except as heretofore provided. The term of office of Vice-Presidents shall be two years. Vice-Presidents shall have no powers, duties or responsibilities except when either of them shall act in the absence of the President. In the absence of the President or in the event of his inability to perform any or all of his functions, these functions shall devolve upon the First Vice-President. Should this officer be likewise absent or incapable, the functions shall devolve upon the Second VicePresident. In the event of absence or inability of the President and both Vice-Presidents, the functions shall be performed by a member of the Board of Governors to be chosen by the Board or by the Executive Committee acting for the Board, to serve until the absence or inability terminates or until new presiding officers are chosen as heretofore provided. The Secretary and the Treasurer shall be elected by the Board of Governors for a term of two years and shall perform the usual dutes of those officers, except where those duties are, by these by-laws, specified to be performed by the Managing Director or other employee. The powers of these officers shall be those conferred upon them by the Board of Governors. Vacancies in these offices may, between meetings of the Board of Governors, be filled by appointments by the Executive Committee, such appointees to serve until the Board shall meet and elect a new Secretary or a new Treasurer. The Board of Governors shall appoint a Managing Director for a term of two years, and such other employees as it may deem desirable. All appointments of employees shall be made by the Board from persons recommended by the Managing Director. The Managing Director shall be subject to removal only by an affirmative vote of the majority of the members of the Board. All other employees of the League may be removed by the Managing Director. The compensation of all r .