KINGS MOUNTAIN POST
No.24, Inc.
409 EAST MARKET
STREET
JOHNSON CITY,
TENNESSEE 37601
CONSTITUTION
Article I – Name
The name of this organization shall be Kings
Mountain Post No. 24, Inc. of the American Legion, Department of Tennessee.
Article II – Objectives
The objectives of this organization shall be
such as are set forth in the Preamble of the National Constitution of the
American Legion.
Article III – Membership
There shall be but one class of membership. A
member shall be a citizen of the United States, having served in the Armed
Forces during the period of eligibility as determined by National Headquarters
and having an Honorable Discharge and whose character is satisfactory to the
Executive Committee. There shall be no honorary members.
Article IV – Meetings
This
Post shall meet as provided in the By-Laws.
Article V - Officers
PARA-1 The appointing of the nominating
committee shall take place in the month of January each year as provided in the
By-Laws. A member of the nominating committee may be nominated for any office
without resigning from said committee.
PARA-2 The nominating of officers shall take
place in April.
PARA-3 The election of officers shall be held
at the regular meeting in May.
PARA-4 The elected officers of this Post
shall be a Commander, First Vice-Commander, a Second Vice-Commander and a
Third-Vice Commander. The appointed officers of this Post shall be as stated in
the By-Laws. All officers are members of the Executive Committee with voting
rights, and the nomination, election for members at-large shall be as stated in
the By-Laws.
PARA-5 The officers shall be installed at the
regular meeting in June.
PARA-6 All officers of the Post shall serve
following their installation in the month of June until their successor is
elected and qualified.
PARA-7 The Executive Committee shall have the
power to remove an officer for cause at any time by a two-thirds (2/3) vote. A
quorum of six (6) members, excluding the officer to be removed, is required to
be present at the meeting, and the meeting must be held upon ten (10) days’
Notice.
Article VI – Dues
Each
member shall pay dues as prescribed in the By-Laws.
Article VII – Governing Body
PARA-1 The Governing Body of the Post shall
be the Executive Committee, composed of the duly elected and appointed officers
of the Post.
PARA-2 The affairs of the Post shall be
managed by the Executive Committee as it may deem proper, not inconsistent with
this Constitution, the Post’s bylaws, and the Department and National
Constitution and By-Laws of the American Legion.
PARA-3 The decisions of the Executive
Committee in all Post matters shall be subject only to an appeal to the Post
membership. A decision of the Executive Committee can only be overruled by a
two-thirds (2/3) vote of the members present at a regular Post meeting. An
appeal must be in writing to an officer supported by five members. Upon receipt
of an appeal, Notice of such appeal must have been given by the Adjutant to all
members of the Post at least ten (10) days in advance of such meeting.
PARA-4 If a matter cannot wait until the next
Executive Committee Meeting, the Commander or a Vice Commander may call an
emergency meeting of the Executive Committee upon reasonable notice for
presentation of the matter. Upon 48 hours of the meeting Notice shall be given
to the membership to the membership of the of the meeting and the decision of
the Executive committee. At the next Regular Meeting of the Post, all matters
coming before the Executive Committee in the emergency meeting shall be
reviewed and discussed.
Article VIII - Suspension or Expulsion of Member
The suspension or expelling of a member from
the American Legion will be according to the Officer’s Guide and the Manual of
Ceremonies (Currently under Practice and Procedure in the Expulsion or
Suspension of a Member).
Article IX - Real Property
No Post home or other real property owned by
a Post shall be encumbered or sold, except by two-thirds (2/3) vote of the
members at a regular or special meeting of the Post, upon ten (10) days Notice.
Reference Post Operations Manual and Post Building Guide.
Article X – Avoidance of Politics
PARA-1 This Post shall not endorse or
recommend any candidate for public office, elective or appointive and shall not
discuss at any Post meeting the merits or demerits or such candidate.
PARA-2 The merits of any public question
involving the social. economic, moral and physical welfare of the people may be
fairly and intelligently studied and discussed before any Post meeting for the
enlightenment of its members.
Article XI - Notice
All Notices shall be written or printed and
if a notice of a meeting shall state the place, day and hour; and in the case
of a special meeting, the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called
and the person or persons calling the meeting. Notices shall be delivered
either personally, with evidence of receipt, by regular mail, or if agreed to
in writing by email or facsimile, with evidence of delivery. If Notice is
mailed, it shall be assumed to have been received and any Notice time period
shall commence on the third day after the Notice is postmarked.
Article XII – Amendments
This Constitution may be amended or revised
at any regular meeting by a two-thirds (2/3) vote with a quorum of twelve (12) members
being present, upon Notice of at least ten (10) days in advance of the vote.
Article XIII – Conflict
PARA-1 In the event of any conflict between
the provision of the Post, Department or National Constitution, the National
Constitution and then the Department shall prevail.
PARA-2 No amendment or addition to this
Constitution can be made that is not in keeping with the Department and/or
National Constitution of the American Legion.
Constitution
Approval:
_(original signed)_________ _(original signed)_________
Bryan
Lauzon Michael
J Metzner
Commander Adjutant
_(original signed)_________ _(original signed)_________
Jon
Coward Anthony
M Hlavac
Trustee Finance
Officer
Approved by two thirds majority of a quorum
in excess of 12 members on
April 9, 2018
_(original signed)_________
Michael J Metzner,
Adjutant