ARTICLE III
 

Section 1.      Board of Directors

The affairs of the Barristers of the Detroit Metropolitan Bar Association shall be managed by its Board of Directors composed of all duly elected or appointed officers and directors.  The Board of Directors shall consist of not more than twenty six (26) members.  Not more than twenty (20) of those members shall consist of members of the Barristers of the Detroit Metropolitan Bar Association eligible to hold office, all of whom shall be elected as set forth in the Bylaws.  Not more than six (6) remaining members shall be associate directors as defined in these Bylaws, one person from each Law School located in the State of Michigan, to be appointed at the pleasure of the Board of Directors.

Section 2.      Officers

The Officers of the Barristers of the Detroit Metropolitan Bar Association shall consist of President, President-Elect and Secretary-Treasurer.

Section 3.      President

The President shall preside at all meetings of the Barristers of the Detroit Metropolitan Bar Association, at all meetings of the Board of Directors, and perform the duties usually incident to the office.  In the event of his or her death, resignation or disability which results in an inability to perform the duties of his or her office, such duties shall devolve upon the President-Elect, and in the event of the death, resignation or disability which results in the ability to perform the duties of his or her office of the President-Elect.

Section 4.      President Elect

The President Elect shall succeed the President upon expiration of the President's term of office, and shall perform such other duties as the President or the Board of Directors may from time to time direct.  In the event that the term on the Board of Directors for a director holding the position of President Elect expires while he or she is President, his or her term shall be extended automatically one year, providing that he or she elected President by the Board of  Directors.  The following term election for the position vacated by that director shall be for a two year term.

Section 5       Secretary-Treasurer.

The Secretary Treasurer shall prepare and keep the Minutes of all meetings of the Barristers of the Detroit Metropolitan Bar Association and meetings of the Board of Directors, shall maintain a current and complete roster of the members of this association, of the committees and their members and shall cause all notices to be sent to the membership at large.

The Secretary-Treasurer shall also keep financial records of this association, shall collect, care for and upon approval of the President or the Board of Directors disburse funds of this association, and shall perform such other duties as the President or the Board of Directors may from time to time direct.  It shall further be the Secretary-Treasurer's responsibility to make efforts to obtain funding for the Barristers of the Detroit Metropolitan Bar Association, which efforts shall be directed to, but not limited to, the Detroit Metropolitan Bar Association, the State Bar of Michigan and its Young lawyers Section, the American Bar Association and its Young Lawyers Section, and other organizations from whom grants for projects can properly be obtained.

Section 6.      Directors

Each director shall perform such duties as the President or Board of Directors may from time to time direct.

Section 7.      Other Duties

Other duties of the President, President-Elect and Secretary-Treasurer shall be such as the Board of Directors shall from time to time prescribe.

Section 8.      Tenure of Office

Officers shall hold office for one year and until their successors are elected and qualified.  No person who shall have served as President for the full term shall be eligible for re-election to that office.

Section 9.      Removal of Officers and Directors

The Board of Directors shall have the power to remove an office or director by a two-thirds majority vote of the Board of Directors at a meeting held with notice of that purpose.

Section 10.    Powers

The affairs of the Barristers of the Detroit Metropolitan Bar Association shall be managed by its Board of Directors, composed of all duly elected or appointed officers and directors, which may exercise all powers and do all things not required by the Bylaws of the Detroit Metropolitan Bar Association or these Bylaws to be done by the membership, including but not limited to, determining matters of policy, conducting all activities of the Barristers of the Detroit Metropolitan Bar Association, interpreting these Bylaws and filling vacancies occurring in any of the elected offices.

Section 11.    Meetings of the Board

The Board of Directors shall meet monthly, except during the months of July and August, at a time and place to be fixed by the President.  Five members shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.  Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be called at any time by the President or President-Elect, or any four members of the board by giving the other members not less than two days notice in writing of the time, place and purpose of the meeting.  Each officer and director shall be entitled to one vote.  Voting shall be by majority of those present.

ARTICLE IV

Section 1.      Holding Office and Voting

All members as defined in Article I, Section 1, to these Bylaws are eligible to vote in elections and eligible to hold office.

Section 2.      Nominating Committee

A nominating committee composed of the President, as chairperson, the President-Elect, and two members of the Board of Directors appointed by the President, shall nominate members of the Barristers of the Detroit Metropolitan Bar Association for each directorship to be filled.

Section 3.      Nominations

Nominations to the Nominating Committee may be made by any three members of the Barristers of the Detroit Metropolitan Bar Association upon written request to the President at least 42 days prior to the last regular meeting of the fiscal year.  Notice of each directorship to be filled shall be given to the membership at least 56 days prior to the last regular meeting of the fiscal year.

Section 4.      Election

Directors shall be elected by majority vote of the Board of Directors at a meeting held with notice of that purpose, except that appointments to vacancies created during the term of office may be made by the Board of Directors at any meeting of the Board.

Section 5.      Officers

Officers shall be elected by majority vote of the Board of Directors at a meeting held with notice of the purpose, except that appointments to vacancies crated during the term of office may be made by the Board of Directors at any meeting of the Board.

Section 6.      Term of Office

At each annual election 10 of the 20 non-associate directors shall be elected for a term of two years in place of those whose terms have expired.

Section 7.      Vacancies

Vacancies shall be filled in the manner provided by the Board of Directors

ARTICLE V

Section 1.      Amendments to Bylaws

These Bylaws may be amended by a two-thirds majority of the Board of Directors at a meeting held with notice of that purpose.