Lo Statuto :

CIRCOLO ITALIANO DI BOSTON

Mission goals extracted from the Articles of the Association

The Circolo Italiano di Boston was formed in Boston by a group of lovers of the Italian language and literature in 1901.

The association proposes :

a) to actively maintain an interest in the study of the Italian language and culture by means of lectures, readings, performances, and conversations;

b) to contribute as much as possible to a deeper understanding between the United States and Italy.

The management and administration of the association are entrusted to a governing body composed of a President, Vice-President, a Corresponding secretary, a Recording secretary and a Treasurer.

Meetings will be held at least four times a year.

All those eligible to be members must speak and understand the Italian language.

By-Laws/Statuto

Administration:

1. The President convenes and directs the meetings of the association and of the Executive Committee. The President attends to the matters of the Social by-laws and of the present rules, approves the bills of the Association before they are paid by the Treasurer and signs the acts of Association.

2. The Vice-president helps the President in the preparation of the programs for the meetings and substitutes for the president in his or her absence.

3. The Recording Secretary keeps the list of members and of proposed members, takes care of the effects of the association and sees to the correspondence of the Association.

4. The Recording Secretary composes the minutes of the meetings of the Association and of the Executive Committee in the proper record book.

5. The Treasurer collects the dues, keeps back whatever expenses Are incurred during regular administration, puts the rest into a savings account, pays the bills approved by the President and the Executive Committee, and gives an annual accounting to the general membership.

6. The president chooses someone at the end of the year to examine the books to be presented to the general membership.

 

Members:

1. Persons wishing to become members must be recommended by at least one member. Members are elected by a unanimous vote of the Executive Committee.

2. The Social year begins September 1st and ends August 31st. At the end of the year the books are closed and the balance of funds is compiled.

3. In order to facilitate meetings in members houses, the number of members is limited to one hundred and fifty.

4. The annual dues are determined by the Executive Committee, and in case of change, must be approved by the assembly of members.

5. For the regularity of administration, members should pay their annual dues at the beginning of the social year. Those who have not paid within three months of receipt of the membership request will be considered as having resigned, unless there is a Justifiable reason.

6. Members who might be away from Boston for one or two years may keep their place in the Circolo by paying half of the annual dues.

 

Meetings:

1. The general assembly takes place at the last meeting of the year. During this meeting the members of the Executive Committee are elected for the following year. At the second-to-last meeting of the year The President will announce the formation of a nominating committee composed of three members who will propose the nominations for the new executive committee. No member of the Executive Committee may be on the nominating committee. So that there will be continuity in the administration a system of rotation will be adopted in the election of the executive committee. The election of the President and the Corresponding Secretary occur in one year and that of the Vice-president, Recording Secretary and Treasurer will occur in the next.

2. Fifteen members form a quorum of the association, three members a quorum of the Executive Committee.

3. Italian is the language to be used in the meetings of the Circolo, except when an important item of business is discussed.

4. The by-laws and these rules can be modified by two-thirds of the members present at any given meeting, as long as they have been advised at the preceding meeting.

(Approved October 30, 1984)