KENDALL COUNTY MEDICAL SOCIETY
ARTICLES OF CONSTITUTION
The name of this organization shall be the Kendall County Medical Society.
The purposes of this Society are: (1) to serve the people of Kendall County in matters of medical care, (2) to federate the professional licensed to practice medicine in the State of Texas, (3) to unite with other component societies to form the Texas Medical Association, and through it, with other state associations to form and maintain the American Medical Association, (4) to promote unity and cooperation among its members, (5) to secure the enactment of appropriate medical and health care legislation, (6) to extend medical knowledge and advance medical science, and (7) to strive for the prevention and cure of disease and the improvement of public health.
SECTION 1. GENERAL. Those eligible for membership are physicians holding the Degree of Doctor of Medicine and/or Doctor of Osteopathy.
SECTION 2. ETHICAL OBLIGATION. All members shall subscribe to the Principles of Medical Ethics of the American Medical Association, and shall not hold themselves out as practitioners of sectarian medicine.
SECTION 3. LICENSURE. All physician members, with the following exception shall be licensed to practice in Texas.
Physicians otherwise eligible for Association membership who are fully retired from the practice of medicine shall not be required to maintain licensure.
SECTION 4. MEMBERSHIP CLASSIFICATIONS. Membership in this Society shall consist of the following classifications:
1. Active 2. Retired 3. Life 4. Honorary 5. Emeritus
ARTICLE IV – MEETINGS
SECTION 1. REGULAR. Regular meetings shall be held as established by vote at a regular meeting.
SECTION 2. SPECIAL. Special meetings may be called by the President. A call for a special meeting shall state the object of such meeting, at which time no business except that stated in the call shall be transacted.
SECTION 3. BUSINESS MEETING. At least one meeting during each year shall be set apart for discussion of the business affairs of the Kendall County Medical Society.
SECTION 1. GENERAL. The officers of this Society shall consist of a President, Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer. These officers shall be elected annually. No member shall hold more than one office at a time.
SECTION 2. DELEGATES. Delegates to the Texas Medical Association shall be elected for two years, in accordance with the Constitution and Bylaws of the Texas Medical Association.
SECTION 3. BOARD OF CENSORS. This Society shall have a Board of three Censors. One member of the Board of Censors shall be elected each year to serve for three years, provided that at the first election after adoption of this Constitution, one member of the Board shall be elected for one year, one member for two years and one member for three years.
SECTION 4. TERMS OF OFFICE. Terms of office for all officers, except members of the Board of Censors, shall be for one year, as established in the Bylaws of the Society. The office of Treasurer may be extended up to three years.
The Society shall establish annual dues for Active members. Funds for meeting the expenses of the Society may be raised by annual dues, special assignments, and voluntary contributions. Funds may be appropriated by vote of the Society for such purposes as will promote its welfare and that of the profession.
The Society shall apply to the Board of Councilors of the Texas Medical Association for a charter as prescribed in the Bylaws of the Association. The charter shall be maintained by the Society.
ARTICLE VIII – INCORPORATION
The Society shall have the authority to incorporate under the Texas Non-Profit Corporation Act and to conduct its affairs in accordance with those laws and the Constitution and Bylaws of the Texas Medical Association.
The Society may amend any article of this constitution by a two-thirds vote of the members present at any regular meeting who are eligible to vote, provided that such amendment(s) are not in conflict with the Constitution and Bylaws of the Texas Medical Association, and provided that such amendment(s) will have been read in open session at a previous regular meeting and will have been distributed to each member ten days in advance of the meeting at which final action is to be taken.
If at any time there arises a conflict between provisions of the Constitution and Bylaws of the Texas Medical Association and the Constitution and Bylaws of this Society, the Constitution and Bylaws of the Texas Medical Association shall prevail.
SECTION 1. GENERAL. The Society shall form an Executive Board. The Executive Board shall be composed of the President, the Vice President, the Secretary, and the Treasurer and such other members as the county Society so determines.
SECTION 2. DUTIES. The Executive Board shall manage the business and financial affairs of the Society. All funds of the Society shall be subject to the exclusive control of the Executive Board except as otherwise provided in the Bylaws. The Executive Board shall, in general, serve as a board of directors within the meaning of the Texas Non-Profit Corporation Act if the Society is incorporated.
The Society shall adopt Bylaws in keeping with those of the Texas Medical Association. Bylaw provisions shall specify matters pertaining to the day-to-day operation and administration of the Society. Subject to Article X of this Constitution, if there arises a conflict between provision of the Bylaws and the Constitution of this Society, the Constitution of the Society shall prevail.