The name of the corporation shall be the Harp & Shamrock Society of Gaithersburg of Maryland, Inc. (DBA Harp & Shamrock Society of Gaithersburg) and it is sometimes referred to in these bylaws as the Corporation.
The
purposes for which the Corporation is organized are as follows:
1. The Corporation is organized and shall be operated exclusively for charitable and educational purposes. In furtherance of these purposes the Corporation shall conduct a Saint Patrick's Day Parade in the City of Gaithersburg and carry on programs to promote Irish awareness in the City of Gaithersburg.
2. In general, the Corporation may do and engage in any and all lawful activities that may be incidental or reasonably necessary to any of these purposes, and it shall have and may exercise all other powers and authority now or hereafter conferred upon nonprofit Corporations in the State of Maryland.
The
following are the basic policies of the Corporation:
1. The Corporation shall be non-commercial, non-sectarian, and non-partisan.
2. The Corporation shall be a non-profit Corporation and no profit shall inure to the benefits of any of its members.
3. The fiscal year shall run from April 1 – March 31.
4. The Corporation shall have members with annual dues in the amount of $5.00.
5. The voting power shall be vested in the Board of Directors and the said Board shall select their successors annually as provided by these bylaws.
6. The Board shall elect from among its members a Chairperson who shall preside at all Board meetings.
7. Officers.
a. The officers of the Corporation shall consist of a President and Treasurer.
b. The officers shall be elected by the Board of Directors.
c. The officers shall be elected at the annual meeting of the Board of Directors; said meeting to be held on the Tuesday immediately following the St. Patrick’s Day Parade every year.
8. The Board of Directors shall consist of at least three (3) persons and as many more as the Board may, in its sole discretion, decide.
9. The duties of the board shall be:
a. To transact the necessary business of the Corporation.
b. To approve or disapprove of any plans, ideas, or works that any board member or officer may suggest.
c. To receive and consider reports.
d. To approve all bills and expenditures.
3. Board of Director meetings shall be at such times and places appointed by the Chairman of the Board or upon the application of any three (3) board members.
4. The Chairman of the Board shall preside at all meetings.
5. Written or verbal notice of the date, time-of-day, and place of any meeting must be given to each officer and board member five (5) days prior to said meeting.
6. The annual meeting of the Corporation shall be held on the Tuesday immediately following the St. Patrick’s Day parade of every year.
7. A majority of the Board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at any meeting.
8. The Board may create any committees it may deem needful and necessary.
9. No committee work shall be undertaken, nor money expended or contracts be made without the express approval of the Board by a resolution.
10. These bylaws may be amended, repealed, or altered in whole or in part, by a majority vote at any meeting of the Board of Directors of the Corporation.
These bylaws are adopted by resolution of the Board on this 17th day of September, 2002, at Gaithersburg, MD.