ARTICLE I
NAME AND TERRITORIAL LIMITS
Section 1. The name of this organization shall be the Kentucky-Tennessee District of Kiwanis International.
Section 2. The territorial limits of this district shall be confined to Lee County. Virginia, the area lying within a radius of ten miles of Big Stone Gap, Virginia, that portion of Georgia, bounded by the Georgia-Tennessee state line of the north, on the west, two miles west of Flintstone on the south, on the south, twelve miles south of Rossville and on the east, six miles east of Rossville, together with all of Kentucky all of Tennessee, except that section which is bounded on the north by the line dividing the states of Kentucky and Tennessee, on the east by the Tennessee River, on the south by a line dividing the states of Tennessee and Mississippi and on the west by the Mississippi River. These shall not be changed unless permission shall first have been requested of and approved by the Board of Trustees of Kiwanis International.
ARTICLE II
OBJECTS
Section I. The objects of this district shall be:
To seek within the district and through the clubs of the district the attainment of the Objects of Kiwanis International as set forth in the Constitution.
To increase the fellowship and cooperative effort of the clubs with the district.
To be cooperative with Kiwanis International in building new clubs and in educating and strengthening clubs with the district.
To promote participation of the clubs of the district in the general objectives, programs and policies of the district and of Kiwanis International.
ARTICLE III
DIVISIONS
Section 1. The territory of this district shall be divided
into divisions as determined by the Board of Trustees.
Section 2. The territorial limits of these divisions shall be such as shall be delineated from time to time by the District Board of Trustees.
ARTICLE IV
MEMBERSHIP
Section I. Every chartered Kiwanis club in this district shall be a member of this district.
Section 2. Any member clubs more than sixty (60) days in arrears for any indebtedness to Kiwanis International or thirty (30) days to this district shall be considered not in good standing.
Section 3. Any member club that fails for two (2) successive years to have present at least one (1) delegate at the annual convention of the district and that does not furnish a satisfactory excuse for such failure to the Board of Trustees within thirty (30) days after an official request therefore shall be considered not in good standing.
ARTICLE V
OFFICERS
Section I. The officers of the district shall be a Governor, a Governor-elect, the Immediate Past Governor, a Lieutenant Governor for each division and a Secretary-Treasurer. If in any year the Immediate Past Governor ceases to be an active, privileged or senior member in a club of the district, the active, privileged or senior member who served as District Governor most recently prior to the Immediate Past Governor shall automatically become the Immediate Past Governor. No offices other than those of the Secretary and Treasurer may he combined in one person
Section 2. Each officer shall he an active, privileged or senior member in good standing in a club of the district and each Lieutenant Governor shall he a member of a club in the division from which he/she is elected.
Section 3 The terms of all officers shall begin on the first day of October of each year and continue for one (1) year or until their successors shall be duly elected and qualified
Section 4. The duties of the officers shall be as follows:
(a) The Governor shall be the executive Officer of the district
and shall preside it all conventions and at all meetings of the
Board of Trustees. He/she shall be an ex-officio member of all
standing and special committees. Under the direction and supervision
of the Board of Trustees of Kiwanis International, the Governor
shall have the duty of furthering the Objects of Kiwanis International
and of promoting the interests of' the clubs within the district
It shall be his/her duty to attend any convention of Kiwanis International
(b) The duties of the Governor-elect shall be such as are from time to time assigned by the Board of Trustees.
(c) The Lieutenant Governors shall assist the Governor in the work of the district. They shall represent the Governor and shall have full responsibility under the direction of the Governor in supervising the district executive work in their respective divisions. The Lieutenant Governors shall also perform such other duties as may be assigned to them by the Governor of the Board of Trustees.
(d) The Secretary-Treasurer shall keep all records of the district and minutes of the conventions and meetings of the Board of Trustees and committees. He/she shall submit a report to the annual convention and at such other times as the Governor or Board of Trustees may require. He/she shall submit to the proper officials and committees all communications received from Kiwanis International He/she shall cooperate with the Governor in forwarding all official reports required by Kiwanis International. He/she shall collect all funds due the district and shall promptly deposit the same in the official depository. He/she shall disburse these funds in the manner authorized by the Board of Trustees. His/her accounts and books shall at all times be open to the inspection of the Governor, the Board of Trustees and any authorized auditor. He/she shall perform other duties as may he assigned to him/her by the Governor or by the Board of Trustees. He/she shall give a good and sufficient bond to be approved by the Board of Trustees.
ARTICLE VI
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Section 1. The Board of Trustees shall consist of the Governor, the Governor-elect, the Immediate Past Governor, the Lieutenant Governors and the Secretary-Treasurer.
Section 2. The management and control of the affairs of the district not otherwise provided for in these bylaws shall he vested in the Board of Trustees subject to the direction of the Board Trustees of Kiwanis International.
Section 3. The Board of Trustees shall hold at least two (2) meetings during each year, one prior to October 31 at such time and place as designated by the Governor, and another in connection with the district convention at such time and place as shall be determined by the Board of Trustees. If the first meeting shall be held prior to October 1, any action taken shall become effective on October 1.
Section 4. A special meeting of the Board of Trustees may be called by the Governor, the Secretary-Treasurer or two thirds (2/3) of the Board of Trustees.
Section 5. The Secretary-Treasurer shall notify each member of the Board of Trustees and the Secretary of Kiwanis International, in writing, of the time, place and date of any meeting at least three (3) weeks in advance of the date of such meeting.
Section 6. In the absence of the Governor or Acting Governor (if there be one) from a meeting, the Board of Trustees shall designate one of its members to act as chairman.
Section 7. One half (_) of the total members of the Board of Trustees shall constitute a quorum and a majority vote of those present shall decide any question, with the exception of those due questions for which a greater proportion is specifically required in these bylaws.
Section 8. Within thirty (30) days after any special or regular meeting of the Board of Trustees, the Secretary-Treasurer shall make a report of the proceedings of the meeting comprising a complete synopsis of all action taken, and shall transmit a copy thereof to the Secretary of Kiwanis International and a copy to the president and to the secretary of each chartered club within the district.
ARTICLE VII
COMMITTEES
Section 1. The titles, structure and duties of district standing
committees shall he defined by the
Kiwanis International Board of Trustees and set forth in appropriate
documents of Kiwanis International.
Section 2. Each standing committee shall at all times cooperate with the appropriate committee of Kiwanis International in promoting among the clubs of the district programs suggested by such International committees
Section 3. Subject to the approval of the district board of trustees, special committees may be appointed by the governor and shall perform such duties as may be defined in their creation. All committee members shall be subject to removal by the governor.
ARTICLE VIII
CONVENTIONS
Section 1. The annual convention of the district shall be held at such place and date, between the first day of August and the fifteenth day of September, as shall be mutually agreed to by the Board of Trustees of the District and the Board of Trustees of Kiwanis International. In determining the location of a given annual convention, the Board of Trustees may he guided and advised by the majority vote of the qualified delegates present and voting at the annual convention.
Section 2. An invitation from any chartered club for holding an annual convention in its city shall be delivered in writing to the District Secretary/Treasurer.
Section 3. Special conventions of the district shall he called by the Governor upon the request of a majority of the chartered clubs in good standing, or upon the request of three-fourths (_) of the members of the Board of Trustees.
Section 4. The Secretary/Treasurer shall mail to each chartered club and to the Secretary of Kiwanis International an official call to the annual convention at least sixty (60) days prior to the date of the convention, and an official call for any special convention at least thirty (30) days prior to the date of the same. The Board of Trustees shall have full supervision and management of all conventions.
Section 5. At each duly called convention, or prior thereto,
the Governor shall appoint a
Committee on Credentials and a Committee on Elections, each to
consist of at least five (5) members. Of the Committee of Elections,
all members shall he delegates or delegates-at-large
Three (3) members of each of the foregoing committees shall constitute
a quorum.
Section 6. Each chartered club in good standing in the district shall be entitled in any convention to three (3) delegates, two of whom shall he the president and president-elect. Each chartered club at the time of the selection of delegates for the convention may choose one (1) alternate for each delegate, including three president and the president-elect. Any club not otherwise represented may be represented by the Lieutenant Governor or a Past Lieutenant Governor of the division in which the club is located.
Section 7. Official delegates of newly organized Kiwanis clubs shall be granted full privileges at District conventions after the charter has been issued by Kiwanis International whether or not then formally presented to such clubs.
Section 8. The delegates and their alternates shall he active, privileged or senior members in good standing of the chartered clubs they represent and shall be elected by such clubs not less than thirty (30) days prior to the date of the annual convention nor less than fifteen (15) days prior to tile date of any special convention atid their election shall be evidenced by a certificate to the District Secretary/Treasurer duly authenticated by the president amid secretary of the club. Should any chartered club fail to certify the election of its delegates and alternates as herein set forth, then the Committee on Credentials shall have the right to determine the seating of the delegates or alternates for each chartered club.
Section 9. The elective officers, the Secretary-Treasurer and Past Governors of the District who are active, privileged, or senior members of the Kiwanis club of the district shall be delegates-at-large to all conventions.
Section 10. Each accredited delegate and delegate-at-large present shall be entitled to vote on each question submitted by any convention. There shall be no voting by proxy. A delegate or delegate-at-large to be accredited must he certified according to the provision of the Bylaws and must have paid a Convention registration fee, if such is required.
Section 11. The Board of Trustees may establish a uniform convention registration fee to be paid by all persons attending any convention of the district. The proceeds derived from such registration fee shall be expended solely upon approval of the Board of Trustees.
Section 12. The convention may propose, discuss and adopt resolutions recommending legislation to Kiwanis International. It shall also consider and act upon matters submitted to it by Kiwanis International.
Section 13. In the absence of the Governor or Acting Governor (if one there be) from any convention of the district, the Board of Trustees shall designate the Governor-elect, the immediate Past Governor or a Lieutenant Governor to act as chairman.
Section 14. A quorum at any convention of the district shall comprise the official delegates present and representing not less than one third (1/3) the total number of clubs with the district.
Section 15. Within thirty (30) days after any convention, the Secretary/Treasurer shall make a report of the proceedings of the convention comprising a complete synopsis of all action taken, and shall transmit a copy thereof to the Secretary of Kiwanis International and a copy to the president and the secretary of each chartered club within the district.
ARTICLE IX
CONVENTION PROCEDURE
Section 1. The official program of a convention as approved by the Board of Trustees shall be the order of the day for all sessions. Changes in the program may be made from time to time by a majority vote of the delegates and delegates-at-large present and voting.
Section 2. All resolutions, submitted sixty (60) days prior to the date of' the district convention shall be referred to the Committee on Laws, Regulations and Resolutions for its consideration and recommendation to the convention. No resolutions other than those so submitted or originated by tile Committee on Laws, Regulations and Resolutions shall be considered unless consideration thereof shall be recommended by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of the Board of Trustees. Debate on such resolutions shall not be in order until they have been reported out by the Committee on Laws, Regulations and Resolutions.
Section 3. Reports of committees, communications to the convention, resolutions presented by the Committee on Laws, Regulations, and Resolutions, and all motions save such as are "undebatable" may be debated upon the floor of the Convention, unless by a two-thirds (2/3) vote the convention decides to dispose of them without debate.
ARTICLE X
NOMINATION AND ELECTION OF OFFICERS
Section 1. The election of officers, except the Lieutenant Governors and the Secretary-Treasurer, shall be held at the Annual Convention. The official program of the convention shall indicate the time for the district nominating conference and a later time for the election of' officers and the places for both and such times and places shall be subject to change only in accordance with the rules of convention procedure.
Section 2
(a) The Lieutenant Governor of each division shall, no later than
the second week in April, by ten (10) days written notice to the
president of each club of the division, call a conference for
the purpose of electing a Lieutenant Governor and Lieutenant Governor-elect.
The time and place of this conference shall he designated by the
Lieutenant Governor.
(b) The personnel of the conference shall be the president and immediate past president of each club in the division, or their duly elected alternates. The Lieutenant Governor of the division and all Past Governors and all Past Lieutenant Governors still active, privileged or senior members of a club of the division.
(c) The representative of two-thirds (2/3) of the clubs of the division shall constitute a quorum at the conference, and each club shall have one vote for each representative present. The Lieutenant Governor and the Past Governors and Past Lieutenant Governors in attendance at the conference shall have the privilege of the floor without the right to vote, except, however, in the event of a tie vote. In which case the Lieutenant Governor shall be entitled to vote.
(d) The immediate Past Lieutenant Governor shall be chairman of the conference or in his absence his immediate predecessor, and so on. In the absence of a Past Lieutenant Governor, the conference shall elect one of its members as chairman of the conference shall elect one of its number as secretary and such tellers as may be necessary.
(e) Upon completion of organization as above outlined, the conference shall proceed to elect a Lieutenant Governor and a Lieutenant Governor-elect. The Lieutenant Governor-elect shall he the sole candidate for the office of Lieutenant Governor. However, nothing shall preclude additional nominations from the floor.
When the number of names presented to the conference in either
case is in excess of two, a vote shall be taken. The person receiving
the fewest number of votes shall be eliminated after the first
ballot and this procedure shall be followed until one person receives
a majority vote. Each candidate for the office of Lieutenant Governor
and Lieutenant Governor-elect shall:
(1) Have served as a Kiwanis Club president:
(2) Consent to serve if elected;
(3) Give assurance that he/she will attend the leadership education
conference held for his/her district, division and clubs as outlined
by Kiwanis International;
(4) Commit to visiting all clubs in the division during his/her
term as Lieutenant Governor.
(f) A Lieutenant Governor-elect is not a district officer.
(g) The division conference shall, in the consideration of all names presented, be guided by the principles, traditions and precedents of Kiwanis International in its election of officers and particularly consider the ability of a proposed candidates and his service and experience in Kiwanis.
(h) The Lieutenant Governor shall certify the results of tile
election to the District
Secretary-Treasurer and Kiwanis International immediately following
the
Conference.
Section 3. At times designated and announced by the District Governor and at places designated and announced by the respective Lieutenant Governors all at the site of and prior to the time of the nominating conference at the annual district convention. There shall be held a divisional meeting for each division in the district. If the Lieutenant Governor of any division is absent from the convention, the place of meeting and the presiding officer thereof for his division shall he designated by the Governor.
Section 4.
(a) All delegates in attendance at the convention from clubs within
a given division shall be eligible to attend the meeting for that
division; and one-third (1/3) of such delegates shall constitute
a quorum at such meeting; and a majority of such persons present
shall decide all choices and questions in such meeting.
(b The Lieutenant Governors shall preside over their respective division meetings. In the absence of any Lieutenant Governor, the presiding officer for the meeting for that division shall be designated by the Governor.
(c) The meeting shall proceed forthwith, upon nomination from the floor and a vote, to elect three (3) delegates in attendance at the convention from clubs within that division as the representatives of that division to the district nominating conference.
(d) The chairman of the division meeting shall then immediately upon the adjournment of the division meeting, certify the conference to the District Secretary-Treasurer.
(e) Upon receiving such certification from such division meeting. the District Secretary-Treasurer shall further certify all such representatives names to the chairman of the district nominating conference, and no person other than those whose names are so certified (except the presiding officer of the district nominating conference) shall be permitted to attend the district nominating conference.
(f) The chairman of the conference shall be the immediate Past Governor, or in his absence his immediate predecessor, and so on, but without vote. In the event of the absence of all the Past Governors, the conference shall select one (1) of its members to act as chairman within the right to vote. The conference shall further select one (1) of its members to act as secretary, and the chairman of the conference shall appoint such tellers as may be considered necessary.
(g) Two-thirds (2/3) of the representatives as certified to the District Secretary-Treasurer shall constitute a quorum at the conference.
(h) Upon completion of organization as above outlined, the conference shall proceed to select the candidates for the offices of Governor and Governor-elect. The candidates are to be selected and submitted to the convention in accordance with the following provisions:
(1) The conference shall submit to the convention the name of the Governor-elect as the sole candidate for the office of Governor and shall submit all candidates for the office of Governor-elect, provided however, if more than two (2) candidates are suggested to the conference for any of said offices the conference shall vote (by such means as tile conference shall determine) on the candidates for such offices separately, and in such vote the two (2) candidates receiving the highest number of votes for such office shall be nominated by the conference to the convention.
(2) Each candidate for the office of Governor and Governor-elect
shall:
(1) Served as a District Lt. Governor;
(2) Consent to serve if elected;
(3) Give assurance that he/she will attend the leadership education
conferences held for the district, division and clubs as outlined
by Kiwanis International;
(4) Commit to visiting all divisions in the district during the
term as Governor.
(i) Prior to the convening of the next regular session of the annual convention succeeding the adjournment of the conference, the presiding officer of the conference shall certify to the District Secretary-Treasurer the result of the conference as to all recommendations for nomination for each office, same to be verified by the tellers and secretary of the conference, said record to be preserved by the District Secretary-Treasurer until the adjournment of the convention.
(j) When the nomination of candidates for district offices shall become the order of business of the annual convention, the report of the conference shall be presented by the District Secretary-Treasurer.
(k) Nothing in this section shall be construed as limiting the right to make further nominations from the floor of the convention.
Section 5. The Committee on Elections shall have general charge of the election and of distributing the counting ballots.
Before the election, the District Secretary-Treasurer shall provide the Committee on Elections with a list of the delegates and delegates-at large as shown by the report of the Committee on Credentials.
All of the elective officers shall be chosen by ballot by the delegates and delegates-at-large present and voting. There shall he no voting by proxy.
A majority of all votes cast shall be necessary to determine the choice of any officer to he elected In the event that any ballot cast does not show a majority for any nominee for any particular office, the Governor shall designate a time and place for further balloting for such office. Prior to the second ballot, the nominee having the lowest vote on the first ballot shall be dropped and on each ballot the same procedure shall be followed until some nominee shall have received a majority of all votes cast.
Cumulative voting shall not be permitted.
The Committee on Elections shall report promptly to the convention the results of the ballot and the report shall be signed by a majority of the committee.
Section 6. The District Secretary-Treasurer shall be appointed by the Governor with the approval of the Board of Trustees assuming office with the Governor.
Section 7. In the event that in any year the Board of Trustees shall by resolution determine that there exists a condition of widespread emergency so affecting the district as to compel cancellation of the annual district convention, the Board of Trustees shall then have power to elect district officers for the normal term of office, and to transact all other business that could otherwise be transacted at an annual district convention, at a council meeting held during the period provided for the district convention, such council to be comprised of the Board of Trustees and other persons having the status of delegates-at-large to all district conventions. Such council shall formulate its own procedure.
ARTICLE XI
VACANCIES IN OFFICE
Section 1. In the event, during an administrative year of a vacancy in the office of Governor, the Board of Trustees shall elect a Past Governor or one of the Lieutenant Governors or former Lieutenant Governors who is an active, privileged or senior member of a Kiwanis club nt the district to become Governor for the unexpired term. In the event during an administrative year a vacancy in the office of Governor-elect, the vacancy shall he filled by the Board of Trustees trout the Lieutenant Governors or former Lieutenant Governors who are active, privileged or senior members of Kiwanis clubs in the district.
Section 2. In the event during an administrative year of a vacancy in the office of Lieutenant Governor, the Governor shall appoint a qualified member of a chartered club of the same division to act as Lieutenant Governor until the next regular meeting of the Board of Trustees at which time they shall elect a qualified member of a chartered club of the same division to fill the office for the unexpired term.
Section 3. Whenever it shall appear to the Governor that any Lieutenant Governor or the District Secretary-Treasurer is failing to perform the duties of his/her office, the Governor shall give such district officer immediate notice of the fact and shall call a meeting of the Board of Trustees to be held not less than three weeks thereafter to consider such facts and any reasons why the office shall not be declared vacant. In the event that the Board of Trustees shall find the alleged facts to he true, said Governor shall have the power to declare such office vacant, and the Board of Trustees shall proceed to elect a new officer to fill such vacancy provided that in the instance ot the office of Lieutenant Governor the new Lieutenant Governor shall he elected from tile division of the office so declared vacant.
Section 4. In tile event after his/her election and before October 1st, of disability or inability of a district officer to serve for the year for which he/she was elected, the Board of Trustees-designate for said year shall proceed forthwith to the election of his/her successor in the manner now provided for filling vacancies in office during the administrative year. The Governor-designate shall give reasonable notice of the time and place of such election and in his/her absence or disability the Governor of the district shall act.
Section 5. In the event that the Governor shall be temporarily so incapacitated as to he unable to discharge the duties of his/her office, the Board of Trustees may appoint a Past Governor, or one of the Lieutenant Governors or former Lieutenant Governors, who is active, privileged or senior member of a Kiwanis club in this district to become Acting Governor until the Governor is able to reassume his/her duties. While the Governor is incapacitated, the Acting Governor shall he the executive officer of the district and shall have all the duties, responsibilities, and authority given to the Governor by these bylaws and the Constitution and Bylaws of Kiwanis International. If, after a period of sixty (60) days, it shall appear to the Board of Trustees that the Governor continues to be incapacitated and that he/she is not able to reassume the duties and responsibilities ot his/her office, the Board of Trustees may declare the office of Governor vacant and the vacancy shall be filled in accordance with the provisions for filling vacancies in office as contained in these bylaws.
ARTICLE XII
PUBLIC ACTIVITIES
Section 1. The district may, from time to time, express by
proper means its attitude on questions
of public importance and any proposed legislation affecting communities
within the territory of the district, provided that no Kiwanis
clubs without the district are affected by the same.
Section 2. When Kiwanis clubs without the district are affected by any such public question or such proposed legislation, the district shall refer its favorable or unfavorable recommendations to the Board of Trustees of Kiwanis International. After action such matters by tile Board of Trustees of Kiwanis international, the district may give expression to its attitude provided that such action is consistent with that of Kiwanis International.
Section 3. No action on any public question or proposed legislation shall he taken by the district until the same shall first have been submitted to the Committee On Public Affairs and the recommendations of that committee have been received and considered by the Board of Trustees of the district.
Section 4. The district shall not be used in any way for political purposes, nor shall it as a district actively participate in the political candidacy of any person
ARTICLE XIII
REVENUE
Section 1. Each member club shall pay to the district for each of its members with the exception of its honorary members, the sum of $19.40 per annum for dues and the sum of $0.60 per annum for the subscription price of the district bulletin such amounts to include all district charges, other than the registration fees paid by those in attendance at district conventions or conferences, such total amount to be payable in semi-annual installments of one-half (1/2) thereof each due October 1 and April 1 of each year and payable not later than thirty (30) days to the District and sixty (60) days to International, thereafter and based upon the membership of the respective clubs as shown by the semi-annual reports to Kiwanis International as of September 30 and March 31. Any new member regardless of date of commencement of membership shall pay a New Member Add fee of $10.
The District Convention Trust Fund shall be administered by the District Committee on Finance and Fund Raising and be a line item in the annual budget. The District Committee On Finance and Fund Raising shall maintain a minimum reserve of $10,000.00 which may be increased by the Committee but may not be reduced below $10,000.00
Section 2. The dues to he paid to the district by any new club admitted to membership during any fiscal year shall be prorated according to the unexpired portion of the fiscal year in which said club was completed.
Section 3. No financial obligation other than tile annual dues, herein provided, shall be placed upon the clubs by the district and no voluntary contribution for any district activity shall be requested of all clubs by the district except by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of the delegates at a convention or a two-thirds (2/3) vote upon a referendum submitted to all clubs of the district, and with the approval of the Board of Trustees of Kiwanis International.
ARTICLE XIV
FINANCE
Section 1. The fiscal year of the district shall begin on
the first day of October of each year.
Section 2. At the first meeting of the Board of Trustees a budget of estimated income and expenditures for the year shall be approved and adopted by tile Board.
Section 3. Total disbursements in any year shall not exceed the gross amount of the budget adopted by the Board of Trustees in each year
Section 4. The books of account of the district shall be audited at least once each administrative year by an independent auditing firm named by the Board of Trustees and a certified report shall be rendered to the Board of Trustees.
Section 5. The Board of Trustees shall determine the official depository of depositories.
Section 6. The Board of Trustees shall designate the official or officials who shall sign checks.
Section 7. The necessary traveling expenses of all district officers when engaged in the business of the district may be paid by the district in accordance with the provisions of the budget.
Section 8. The necessary expenses of the Governor incurred in attending any convention of Kiwanis International may be paid by the district.
ARTICLE XV
RULES OF ORDER
Section 1. "Robert's Rules of Order" shall be the parliamentary authority for all matters of procedure not specifically covered in these bylaws.
ARTICLE XVI
AMENDMENTS
Section 1. Amendments to the bylaws, if in conformity with the Constitution and Bylaws of Kiwanis International, may be adopted by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of the delegates and delegates-at-large voting at any convention. Proposed amendments, which shall be submitted only by a Club in good standing or by the District Board of Trustees, shall be received by the Secretary at least sixty (60) days prior to the date of the Convention. The Secretary shall send a copy of all proposed amendments to the Secretary of each chartered club not less than thirty (30) days prior to the date of the Convention.
ARTICLE XVII
APPROVAL OF KIWANIS INTERNATIONAL
Section 1. These bylaws and all amendments or additions, including any district, redistricting or grouping of clubs, shall not he effective unless approved by the Board of Trustees of Kiwanis International.