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ARTICLE ONE

NAME AND ADDRESS

1.   The name of this organization shall be the TAIWANESE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, INC., hereinafter referred to as TAA.

2.   The business office shall be established at a place in which the president of TAA resides.

ARTICLE TWO

PURPOSE

1.   To promote the best interests and welfare of the Taiwanese community and to enrich and to further an appreciation of the culture and ethnic heritages as such apply to the way of life upon the American scene, promoting fellowship, harmony and support between and among the citizenry of the community.

2.   To thus further maintain its purpose and thereby attain its objective, TAA shall at all times predicate its policies upon established principles that enrich human personality and group association through educational, literary, culture, and other related activities and through policies that conduct forums, panels, lectures or other similar programs for the entire community in general and for all segments of Taiwanese community in particular and through the policies that provide publishing activities.

3.   To firmly establish TAA as an American institution adhered to the promotion of Taiwanese identity and appreciation of the Taiwanese heritage, TAA shall as its further purpose and objective be perpetually committed to the acceptance of the individual’s communal obligation, the advocacy of responsible citizenship and the protection, maintenance and retention of the American democratic way of life, its creed and its philosophy; and be committed to the defense of human and civil rights secured by law; and to the elimination of prejudice and discrimination.

ARTICLE THREE

MEMBERSHIP

The organization is open to all Taiwanese Americans and those who share and support the same objective and purpose of the TAA, provided whose due has been paid through local chapter and who is 18 years old or more.  The due shall be determined by the Board of Directors of TAA or by TAA Local Chapter.

ARTICLE FOUR

LOCAL CHAPTER

1.   Local organization with 20 or more members may apply its status to that of TAA Local Chapter.

2.   The name of the chapter must be TAA (local name) Chapter.

3.   The approval, withdrawal or cancellation of local chapter status shall be determined by the Board of Directors.

4.   Each Local Chapter shall designate its president or representative and shall have its own by-laws, provided such by-laws shall not contradict with TAA charter and this by-laws.  Any part of the by-laws of the Local Chapter which contradict with TAA charter or this by-laws shall be void and null.

5.   Local Chapter shall have its full sovereignty governing its local affairs.

ARTICLE FIVE

MEMBER REPRESENTATIVES MEETING

1.   The Member Representatives Meeting is the supreme meeting for making policies and Decisions of TAA.

2.   The Member Representatives Meeting shall be formed by president or representative of each Local Chapter, the president, vice-president of TAA and representative of each region of TAA (Region shall be defined in Article Eight).

3.   Member Representatives Meeting shall hold annually.  The annual meeting shall be called and presided by the President.

4.   Special Member Representatives Meeting shall be called by the president in accordance with the request of one fourth of members specified in Section Two.  Upon the request, the president must call the meeting within 30 days.

5.   One third of the members specified in Section Two constitute quorum.

ARTICLE SIX

PRESIDENT AND VICE-PRESIDENT

1.   There shall be a president and vice-president for the TAA.  The president and vice-president shall be elected by the members.

2.   The president shall be in charge of TAA affairs and shall represent TAA.

3.   The president and vice president shall not serve for more than two (2) consecutive two-year terms.

4.   The vice-president’s duty is to assist the president.  The vice-president shall assume president’s office while the president is vacant until the term expires.

5.   While both president and vice-president are in vacancy, among the members of the Board of Directors, they shall elect one of the Board members to assume the president’s office until the term expires.

6.   The procedure for election and removal of the president and vice-president shall be established.

ARTICLE SEVEN

BOARD OF DIRECTOR

1.   The Board of Directors shall consist of the president, vice-president and the Chairman of each Regional Council.

2.   The president shall call the meeting of the Board of Directors based upon (a) the circumstance which the president deems necessary; (b) the request of two thirds of the members of the Board of Directors.

3.   The Board of Directors shall make decision for TAA and to operate routine business of TAA while the Member Representatives Meeting is in recess unless otherwise provided in this by-laws.

ARTICLE EIGHT

REGIONAL COUNCIL

1.   TAA shall form Regional Councils according to geographic division.

2.   The president or representative of Local Chapters shall be the officers of the Council.

3.   The Chairman of the Council shall be elected among the officers of the Council serving for no more than two (2) consecutive one-year terms.  The Chairman of the Council must be past officer of any Local Chapter.

4.   The Chairman of the Council shall function as a coordinator between TAA and the Local Chapters within the region.

5.   The Regional Council may have its own by-laws but shall not contradict TAA charter or this by-laws.

ARTICLE NINE

SPECIAL COMMITTEE

Under particular circumstance upon the motion of the president or other representatives of local Chapter or Regional Council and upon the resolution of TAA Member Representatives Meeting, TAA shall establish Special Committee for the circumstances.

ARTICLE TEN

SECRETARY

1.   TAA shall designate an Office of Secretary, under president’s supervision, to operate the daily business.

2.   The Director or the Office of Secretary and the Staffs shall be appointed by the president.

ARTICLE ELEVEN

VOTING PROCEDURE

Unless otherwise provided in this by-laws, the voting procedure for the meeting of the Board of Directors and for the member Representatives meeting shall be:

1.   Quorum: One third of members of said meeting present in person or by mail constitute quorum.  The member holding more than one office shall be counted only one vote.  Office of Secretary shall announce total members in the meeting before casting the vote.

2.   The decision of the meeting shall be determined by simple majority.

ARTICLE TWELVE

MEMBERShIP FEE

1.   Local Chapter is responsible to collect membership fee for TAA.

2.   Fee schedule shall be proposed by the Board of Directors and approved by the Membership Representatives Meeting.

3.   The fiscal year shall be based on the calendar year.

ARTICLE THIRTEEN

AMENDMENT

This by-laws shall be amended in accordance with the following procedures:

I.    MOTION

a.   Motion shall be made by

(1)  Three hundred members; or

(2)  One fourth of Local Chapters; or

(3)  The resolution of the Board of Directors.

b.   The motion must be filed to the Office of Secretary three months before the Member Representatives Meeting called.

c.   The Secretary must forward the motion to each Local Chapter 30 days before the Member Representatives Meeting called.

II.  VOTE

a.   One third of the Representative Members attending the meeting constitute the quorum.

b.   Two thirds of votes from the attending members at the Representatives Meeting is required.