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Section 1:        The headquarters of this Chapter is located in Lynchburg, Virginia. The mailing address is:

Rolling Thunder® Inc.

Virginia Chapter 4

Lynchburg, VA  24506

ARTICLE II

BY-LAWS

Section 1:   Copies of the Chapter’s By-Laws shall be distributed to each individual member by the President.  Individual will sign for acknowledging receipt of said document. .

ARTICLE III

MEETINGS

Section 1:   Regular business meetings of this Chapter shall be held on the third Sunday of every month (unless a holiday occurs) or changed by the   membership. Meetings are open to the public per the Internal Revenue Service. General membership meetings only.  Board meetings are closed.

Section 2:   Meetings shall be held at the MOOSE LODGE #715, located at

Section 3.   The only people authorized to give out Rolling Thunder® Membership Applications are the President, Vice President or Chairman of the Board.  These Applications are to be given out in regular Chapter meetings only.

Section 4.   Special meetings may be called by the President, two thirds vote of the Board of Directors or upon written petition of at least 10% of the membership. Ten (10) days written notice of the specific purpose of the meeting must be given to the membership. No business other than that specified in the notice will be discussed.

Section 5:  Regular order of business for meetings will be the following:

                        a.   Pledge of Allegiance

                        b.   Roll Call of Officers

                        c.   Record Number of Voting Members Present.

                        d.   Reading of the Minutes of Previous Meeting

                        e.   Report of Financial Condition by Chapter Treasurer.

                        f.    Old Business

                        g.   New Business

                        h.   Sickness and Distressed

                        i.    Comments for the Good of the Chapter

                        j.    Adjournment

Section 6:   A quorum of any committee shall consist of a majority of the member(s) thereof.

Section 7:  Unless otherwise specified by law e.g., secret ballot at election or dues or by Constitution all questions before the Chapter will be decided by vote of the members by the showing of hands.

Section 8:   Reasonable time will be allowed for all members to speak on an issue.

ARTICLE IV

ELECTIONS

Section 1:  In order to be eligible to run for a Chapter Office position, the member must have attended a minimum of six (6) regularly scheduled monthly Chapter meetings, after becoming a voting member, within the previous 12 month period.

Section 2:  For officers other than the President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, Chairman of the Board and Board members (whose duties are prescribed be the National Constitution), if the Chapter elects to establish other offices, its By-Laws should reflect the duties be performed by each.

Section 3:  A Sergeant-At-Arms will be appointed by the President of the Chapter. The Sergeant-At-Arms assists the presiding officer in the maintenance of order, welcomes and introduces guests, sees that each member’s presence is recorded in the meeting sign in book, and performs other duties as may be required or assigned by the Presiding Officer.

ARTICLE V

COMMITTEES

Section 1:   Unless otherwise expressly authorized by the Board of Directors, the authority of any committee shall not extend beyond that of fact finding for the purposes of which it was created. The committee will not create policy or implement existing policies of the Chapter. The committee will be responsible for reporting their findings and recommendations to the Board of Directors, the Executive Board and the membership of this Chapter.

Section 2:   Each Committee shall render a report of their progress and of their finding(s) in writing or other such reports as deemed necessary to the membership at the next regular business meeting.

ARTICLE VI

PATCHES

Section 1:   The Rolling Thunder® Inc., organizational Boot Patch will be displayed on the front of the Jacket/vest on the lower left side of the garment.

Section 2:   There will be no obscene patches worn on the jacket/vest.

Section 3:  Members have 30 days after being issued Chapter Patches to display membership patches on their jacket/vest. After the 30 day period, it is mandatory that they be worn at all Chapter Events. A shirt/sweatshirt having the Official Chapter Logo may be worn at all Chapter events in lieu of patches.

Section 4:  Wearing of your Chapter Patches at all meetings is the member’s option. However, no member is allowed to wear any other colors in Rolling Thunder® Inc. Chapter meetings.

Section 5:   Separating of our Chapter Patches is strictly prohibited. Members are not allowed to wear any part of the Chapter Patches in conjunction with any other colors.

Section 6:   No member can sell, trade or transfer their organizational patches to anyone.

Section 7:   There will be no patches placed or worn above the “ROLLING THUNDER®, INC. ROCKER.”

ARTICLE VII

DUES

Section 1:   Membership dues are $30.00 annually and shall be paid in full to the Treasurer no later than the February Chapter meeting every year. If dues are not paid by the February Chapter meeting, membership in the Chapter could be revoked and notification will be sent to the individual.

ARTICLE VIII

CHAPTER LOGO

Section 1:  To use the Chapter logo, an individual must submit a written request to the Board of Directors describing the desired use of the Chapter logo to obtain approval.

ARTICLE IX

CHAPTER PRODUCTS

Section 1: Individuals who desire to sell any item must first go through the Chairman of the Board and the Chapter for final approval.

ARTICLE X

MEMBERSHIP DATA

Section 1: All members will keep the Chapter informed at all times with their current mailing address and phone number within 30 days of said change.

ARTICLE XI

CHAPTER EXPENDITURES

Section 1:  The President or Vice President or Chairman of the Board are authorized to spend up to $100 without prior approval from the membership and must submit receipts for all expenses.  Combining of individual authorizations is not allowed.

ARTICLE XII

CHAPTER FINANCES/CHECKING ACCOUNT

Section 1:  At no time and under no circumstances will an individual whose name is on the Chapter checking account sign a blank check.  If this happens, the individual who signs the check will face immediate suspension or termination, as determined by the Board of Directors.  Treasurer is not allowed to sign any checks that are for his/her spouse and or any other person in their household.

ARTICLE XIII

COMPLAINTS

Section 1:   Any complaint(s) against any member must be filed in writing within 30 days of the action giving rise to the complaint or the individual complainant gaining knowledge of the action giving rise to the complaint, whichever is later. Complaints received outside of this time frame will not be addressed or considered by action. The issue will be addressed at the next Board meeting.

ARTICLE XIV

ACTION TAKEN WITHOUT A MEETING

Section 1:  The Board of Directors shall have the right to take any action in the absence of a meeting which they could take at a meeting by obtaining the written approval of the majority of the Board of Directors and such approval is filed with the minutes of the proceedings of the Board of Directors. Any action so approved shall have the same effect as though taken at a meeting of the Board of Directors.

__________________Original Signed__________________

PRESIDENT

Rex Brust

__________________Original Signed__________________

VICE PRESIDENT

Dave Lalush

__________________Original Signed__________________

CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD

Dianne Carr

                These By-Laws were revised, updated and voted on by the membership of this chapter on   _______10/18/2009_____________.

ROLLING THUNDER®, INC. NATIONAL

APPROVED:    __       DISAPPROVED:_______    DATE: _____________________

__________________Original Signed__________________

Gary M. Sheffmeyer

National President

    ROLLING THUNDER®  INC.