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FRAGRANCE
MATERIALS ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES BY-LAWS
Adopted
December 13, 1979
As Amended through January 8, 2003
ARTICLE
III
Board of Directors
Section
1. Number, Tenure and Qualifications.
The number of directors of the Association shall be a minimum
of fifteen and may be up to nineteen. Directors shall be selected
from member companies. At any time there may be two Associate
members elected to or serving on the Board of Directors. Directors
shall be elected at each annual meeting of the members and
shall hold office until their successors shall have been duly
elected and qualified.
Section 2. Annual and Regular Meeting of Directors.
An annual organization meeting of the Board of Directors shall
be held without notice as soon as practicable following each
annual meeting of the members. At such annual organization
meeting, the Board of Directors shall choose officers of the
Association from among themselves, and shall transact such
other business as may properly come before the meeting. The
Board of Directors may provide for the holding of regular
meetings. Notice of such regular meetings shall not be required
to be given.
Section 3. Special Meetings; Notice.
Special meetings of the Board of Directors shall be held whenever
called by the President or by any 4 directors. Notice of any
special meeting of the Board of Directors shall be given in
any manner, written or otherwise, reasonably calculated to
be received at least 2 business days prior to the day on which
the meeting is to be held and shall state the time and place
thereof, which time and place shall be fixed by the person
or persons calling such meeting. Notice need not be given,
however, to any director if waiver of such notice shall be
given by him in writing before or after the meeting or if
he shall attend the meeting without protesting, prior thereto
or at its commencement, the lack of notice to him. Except
as provided in Section 7 of this Article, any notice need
not state the purposes of the meeting.
Section 4. Quorum.
A majority of the entire Board of Directors shall be present
in person at any meeting of the Board of Directors to constitute
a quorum for the transaction of business. If a quorum shall
not exist, a majority of the directors present may adjourn
the meeting from time to time without further notice.
Section 5. Manner of Acting.
The act of a majority of the directors present at any meeting
of the Board of Directors at which a quorum exists shall be
the act of the Board of Directors unless otherwise provided
in these By-Laws.
Section 6. Resignation.
Any director may resign at any time by giving written notice
of his resignation to the Board of Directors or to the President
or Secretary of the Association, and such resignation shall
take effect at the time specified therein, or, if not specified,
at the time of its receipt.
Section 7. Removal.
Any director may be removed, with or without cause, at any
time at a special meeting of members by the majority vote
of the Active members; provided, however, that notice shall
be given to the directors pursuant to Section 3 of this Article
III, and to the Active members pursuant to Section 4 of Article
II, of such meeting and the proposed removal.
Section 8. Executive Director.
The Board of Directors in its discretion may appoint an Executive
Director with such powers, duties and compensation as may
be fixed by the Board of Directors from time to time. He shall
retain appropriate legal counsel and other appropriate services
on behalf of the Association.
Section 9. Vacancies.
Whenever a vacancy occurs in the Board of Directors, it may
be filled at any meeting of the Board at which a quorum is
present and the director so chosen shall hold office for the
unexpired term of the director whom he succeeds.
Section 10. Compensation.
No director of the Association as such shall receive or be
entitled to, directly or indirectly, any compensation of any
kind or emolument from the Association.
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