Appendix A: Mississippi Library Association Constitution
As amended October 1991
ARTICLE I. NAME
The name of this organization shall be Mississippi Library Association, Incorporated, and subsequent informal references to the organization in the Constitution and Bylaws shall be
understood to mean this title.
ARTICLE II. OBJECT
The object of this organization shall be the establishment and development of effective library service in Mississippi.
ARTICLE III. MEMBERS
Any person, library or institution interested in library work may become a member of the Mississippi Library Association upon payment of the dues provided in the Bylaws.
ARTICLE IV. OFFICERS
The officers of the Association shall be a President, a Vice President, a Secretary, a Treasurer.
ARTICLE V. AFFILIATION
Section 1. This Association shall be a chapter of the American Library Association and shall elect representatives as provided in the Constitution and Bylaws of that Association.
Section 2. This Association shall be a chapter of the Southeastern Library Association and shall elect representatives as provided in the Constitution and Bylaws of that Association.
ARTICLE VI. MEETINGS
Section 1. There shall be an annual meeting of the Association at such time and place as may be determined by the Executive Board.
Section 2. The Executive Board may make provisions for district meetings when they are deemed advisable.
Section 3. Special meetings of the Association may be called by the Executive Board and shall be called by the President on written request of ten percent of the membership of the Association. At least one month’s notice of such special meeting shall be given, and only business specified in the call may be transacted at the meeting.
ARTICLE VII. SECTIONS
Section 1. Sections of the Association may be organized as provided in the Bylaws.
Section 2. Each Section shall represent a field of activity in general distinct from that of other Sections.
ARTICLE VIII. AMENDMENTS
This Constitution may be amended at any regular meeting of the Association by a two-thirds vote of those members present and voting, provided the proposed amendment shall have been published in the official organ of the Association in an issue prior to the meeting and during the same fiscal year, or provided that the proposed amendment shall have been sent to each member of the Association at least one month before its adoption.
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