Community Boy Leadership

allowed to councils to adapt themselves to the provisions of this Constitution. In case there are local conditions warranting consideration of a request for modifications or the elimination of any of the provisions, this matter should be made the subject of correspondence with the Director of the Department of Field Work.

It is the privilege of all councils to add to the provisions of this Constitution and to elaborate as much as may seem desirable in the By-Laws, and to so draft By-Laws as to cover local conditions.

For the convenience of the field, standard By-Laws are made available with alternative suggestions for various provisions in which experience shows different conditions prevail in different localities.'

LOCAL COUNCIL CONSTITUTION

ARTICLE I.-NAME

The name of this Organization is the ( Council of the Boy Scouts of America.

ARTICLE II.-PURPOSE

Section 1. The purpose of this Organization is to promote the Boy Scout Program for character development, citizenship training, physical fitness and Americanization within the territory covered by the Charter granted by the National Council and in accordance with the Constitution and By-Laws of the National Council and the policies and regulations thereof, as set forth in its official publications.

Section 2. And, further, to share with the National Council responsibility for providing adequate leadership, maintaining standards of the Boy Scout Movement, protecting its badges and official insignia against use by those not duly registered as Scouts and Scout Officials, and in extending the benefits of the Movement to all the boys of America.

ARTICLE III.-PRINCIPLES AND POLICIES

This Council shall at all times maintain the principles and policies of the Boy Scouts of America, as set forth in detail in Article III of the Constitution of the National Council of the Boy Scouts of America, specifically restricting the leadership to men willing to subscribe to the declaration of principle therein set forth and otherwise entitled to certificate of leadership.

ARTICLE IV.—MEMBERSHIP.

Section 1. Membership in this Council shall be limited to men 21 years of age or over, who are citizens of the United States or who have legally declared their intention to become citizens of the United States, and who subscribe to the Scout Oath and Law and Constitution and By-Laws of the Boy Scouts of America, and can qualify in accordance with the provisions of Article III.

Section 2. Each institution or group of people to which charter is granted to conduct a troop shall be entitled to elect at

least one representative (not the Scoutmaster) as a member of the Local Council. Additional members shall be elected representing the religious, civic, educational, business and labor interests of the community, provided, however, that when the number of troops under the jurisdiction of this Council shall be twenty-five or more, the members elected at large shall not constitute a majority of the total membership of the Council.

Section 3. Vacancies in the Council shall be filled by the body responsible for the original election.

ARTICLE V.-OFFICERS

Section 1. The officers of this Council shall consist of a President, one or more Vice-Presidents, a Treasurer, a Scout Commissioner, a Secretary, and such other officers as are necessary and are provided for in the Constitution and By-Laws of the National Council. There shall be a Scout Executive who as Executive Officer of the Organization, shall work under the direction of the Executive Board and have general direction and supervision of scout activities within the jurisdiction of the Council. He shall serve as Secretary of the local Council, its Executive Board, and the various committees thereof, but without vote therein. All officers, with the exception of the Scout Executive and Scout Commissioner, and deputy scout commissioners, shall be elected from the membership of the Council, and all shall be elected in the manner, and shall perform such duties, as are prescribed in the By-Laws.

Section 2. This Council shall elect annually such representatives to the National Council as it may be entitled to, in accordance with provision of Article 1, Section 1, of the By-Laws of the National Council.

Section 3. Honorary Officers may be elected at the discretion of the Council.

ARTICLE VI.-MEETINGS

Section 1. This Council shall hold an annual meeting between October 1 and January 1 for the purpose of receiving reports, electing officers and passing upon the application for renewal of charter, and may hold such other meetings as may be provided for in the By-Laws.

Section 2. Formal notices of all meetings shall be sent so as to be received at least one week in advance of the meeting. Onefifth of the duly registered membership shall constitute a quorum.

Section 3. Voting by proxy shall not be permitted. One-fifth of the membership of the Council shall have the right to request in writing that the President cause a meeting of the Council to be held within thirty days after the presentation of such request. ARTICLE VII.—EXECUTIVE BOARD, COURT OF HONOR AND COMMITTEES

Section 1. There shall be an Executive Board of the Council which shall include a fair representation of the group of members of the Council representing troop organizations and the various

interests of the community which shall include the Officers of the Executive Board, Scout Commissioner, the Chairmen of the Court of Honor and of all standing committees.

Section 2. There shall be a sub-committee of the Executive Board consisting of at least three members with which the Scout Executive shall consult on all matters involving the exercise of discretion or the interpretation of policies. This Committee shall, during the intervals between meetings of the Executive Board, have power to act on behalf of the Executive Board and the Council, subject to the approval of the Executive Board at its next regular meeting.

Section 3. There shall be a Court of Honor organized and conducted in accordance with Article XI, Section 2, Clause 10, and Article XV of the By-Laws of the National Council.

Section 4. There shall be a Committee on Finance, a Committee on Troop Organization, a Committee on Camping, a Committee on Leadership and Training, a Committee on Civic Service and a Committee on Educational Publicity, together with such other Committees as may be prescribed in the By-Laws. ARTICLE VIII.-FINANCE

Section 1. The necessary expenses of this Council shall be met from funds secured by solicitation or otherwise, in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution and By-Laws of the National Council of the Boy Scouts of America, and all efforts for the raising of funds shall be in accordance with plans which have been specifically approved by an authorized representative of the National Council of the Boy Scouts of America from time to time.

Section 2. All funds of this Council, or handled on behalf of this Council, including sales and equipment receipts for camping and all other purposes, shall be deposited to the credit of the duly elected Treasurer of the Council, who shall be bonded, and funds shall be disbursed only upon authority of the Council or its Executive Board, specifically given by resolution of a duly called meeting, as is more fully set forth in the By-Laws. An annual statement of the expenditures of the Council, duly audited, shall be made public to the community and submitted to the National Council with its application for renewal of charter. This statement shall be for the year ending December 31st of each year. ARTICLE IX.—AMENDMENTS

This Constitution may be amended at a regularly called meeting of the Council, provided that a copy of the proposed amendment or amendments accompanies the call for the Council meeting, and provided, further, that such proposed amendment or amendments shall have had the consideration of the Executive Board of the Council at a duly called meeting.

Definitizing Local Council Duties

In accordance with the proposed general principles of organization, the attempt is here made to analyze the duties and interrelations of each officer and committee of the local council:

President

OUTLINE OF DUTIES OF OFFICERS

LOCAL FIRST-CLASS COUNCIL WITHOUT DISTRICT COMMITTEES

General supervision to Council and its officers and maintain constitutional
functions of the organization as a whole. Preside at Council and Execu-
tive Board Meetings. Ex-officio member of all standing committees.
Vice-president one Assist the President in exercise of his duties and substitute for President
when necessary.

Secretary

Treasurer

Scout Executive