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Revised 7-9-05
FIRST: The Board of Directors will be elected by the McAdams
Cemetery and Reunion Association at its annual meetings.
SECOND: The Board of Directors will consist of seven (7) members who
will be elected for staggered three (3) year terms.
THIRD: Each year thereafter when the term of a Board member expires,
the McAdams Cemetery and Reunion Association will elect the Board
position replacement at its annual meetings.
FOURTH: When the position of a Board member becomes vacant during
the normal term of a member, the Board of Directors will appoint a
Board member replacement for the remainder of that term.
FIFTH: The Board will elect its President and Vice-President and
they will serve as President and Vice-President of the McAdams
Reunion and Cemetery Association. These officers will not be elected
by the McAdams Reunion and Cemetery Association.
SIXTH: The President will have the authority to assign the lots, and
the responsibility for the work and upkeep of the cemetery. He
should then notify the Secretary as to the expense of the work done.
If the President is not available, the Vice-President will be in
charge.
SEVENTH: A standard lot will be 10' by 10' for two people.
EIGHTH: The majority of the Board must be descendents of the John
McAdams family.
NINTH: Families who do not donate for the upkeep of the Cemetery
will not have a vote in matters pertaining to the cemetery.
TENTH: The Funeral Home must consult the President or Vice-President
before opening a grave.
ELEVENTH: If any tree or shrub on any lot in the cemetery shall
become detrimental to the adjacent lots or unsightly or
inconvenient, it shall be the duty of the Board of Directors and
they shall have the right, to enter upon said lot and remove the
same, or such parts thereof as are detrimental, unsightly, or
inconvenient.
TWELFTH: If any monument, effigy, or enclosure, or any structure
whatever, or if any description be placed in or upon any lot in said
cemetery, which shall be determined by the Board of Directors to be
offensive, or improper, or injurious to the appearance of the
surrounding lots or grounds, the said Board shall have the right,
and it shall be their duty by their proper officers, to enter upon
such lot and remove the said offensive or improper object or
objects.
THIRTEENTH: It shall be the duty and right of the Board of
Directors, from time to time, to lay out, close, or alter avenues
and walks as they may see fit.
FOURTEENTH: The duties of the
President shall be to preside at the meetings of the Board of
Directors, to make calls for special meetings when in his or her
judgment it shall be necessary or advisable to have
called meetings, to nominate the Committee herein after provided
for, and to discharge such other duties as may be prescribed by the
Board of Directors from time to time.
FIFTEENTH: There shall be a committee known as the Finance
Committee, consisting of three (3) board members, Financial
Secretary, Recording Secretary, and Treasurer, which shall be
appointed by the Board of Directors. It shall be the duty of the
Finance Committee to collect the donations and make plans for the
financing of the Association.
SIXTEENTH: The Board members will inspect the Cemetery Association
buildings and grounds on a quarterly basis or as needed.
SEVENTEENTH: The Board of Directors will have the authority and it
shall be its duty to employ a groundskeeper at a salary to be
determined by the Board of Directors and it shall be the duty of
such groundskeeper, in consideration of the payment of such salary,
to keep all the grounds of the Cemetery Association in such
conditions as may be required by these By-Laws or by the Board of
Directors.
EIGHTEENTH: The lots in the cemetery shall be numbered. It shall not
be taken away from a party, individual, or family unless it is
agreeable to the said party or parties. It shall then be turned back
to the Board of Directors for further assignment.
NINETEENTH: The Board of Directors shall have the authority to add,
revise or cancel any By-Law it deems necessary.
TWENTIETH: The Secretary and Treasurer will be appointed by the
Board of Directors annually after the association member meetings.
TWENTY-FIRST: It shall be the duty of the Board of Directors to
review the Record and Financial standing of the McAdams Cemetery
Association quarterly.
TWENTY-SECOND: It shall be the responsibility of the Secretary to
keep minutes of all meetings of the Board of Directors.
TWENTY-THIRD: Any Board member who is absent from two of the four
regular scheduled meetings of the Board of Directors in one calendar
year may, by vote of the Board of Directors, be replaced with an
Association member appointed by the Board of Directors to serve the
remainder of that member term.
TWENTY-FOURTH: The Trust Fund will be invested in U. S. government
securities or in financial institutions insured by the U. S.
government. At least two members of the Finance Committee will
invest the funds and sign for any withdrawal or change of
investments.
TWENTY-FIFTH: The Trust Fund will be kept separate from the Work
Fund. If, however, the Board of Directors finds that the welfare of
the Association so requires, interest accruing annually to the Trust
Fund may be transferred to the Work Fund. Any interest or donations
remaining in the Trust Fund at the end of the calendar year will be
added to the principal of the Trust Fund. The principal of the Trust
Fund will never be invaded, except in a situation of extreme
emergency and by approval of five (5) of the seven (7) Board
members.
TWENTY-SIXTH: A family member of a direct descendant of John McAdams
may be buried in the McAdams Cemetery. Other requests for burial
must be approved by a majority of the Board of Trustees of the
McAdams Cemetery and Reunion Association.
July 9, 2005
Board of Directors of the McAdams Cemetery and Reunion Association