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Bylaws and Constitution-USS DeHaven Sailors Association
STATEMENT of PURPOSE
For God and Country, we associate ourselves together for the following
purposes:
To uphold and defend the Constitution of the United States of
America; to maintain law and order; to foster and perpetuate patriotism;
to preserve the memories and incidents of our association while on board
the USS DeHaven DD 469/727 naval ships; to consecrate and sanctify our
comradeship by our devotion to mutual helpfulness.
ARTICLE I: NAME
- Section 1. The name of this organization shall be USS DeHaven
Sailors Association.
- Section 2. The national headquarters of the USS DeHaven Sailors
Association shall be located at the site of the DeHaven Reunion
Chairperson.
ARTICLE II: NATURE
- Section 1. The USS DeHaven Sailors Association is a civilian
organization; membership therein does not affect civilian liability
for military or police service.
- Section 2. The USS DeHaven Sailors Association shall be absolutely
non-political and shall not be used for the dissemination of partisan
principles nor for the promotion of the candidacy of any person
seeking public office or preferment.
ARTICLE III: ORGANIZATION
- Section 1. The USS DeHaven Sailors Association shall be organized in
the national interest of the United States of America.
ARTICLE IV: ELIGIBILITY
- Section 1. Any person shall be eligible for membership in the USS
DeHaven Sailors Association who was a crew member of the USS DeHaven
DD-469 or USS DeHaven DD-727 and assigned to active duty at sometime
while either ship was operated by the United States of American Naval
Forces.
- Section 2. There shall be no form or class of membership except on
active membership or spouse or family member of a crew member.
ARTICLE V: NATIONAL REUNION
- Section 1. The elected officials shall select the reunion the site
with the following in mind as a rotation; West Coast, Middle States,
East Coast, in that order.
ARTICLE VI: NATIONAL OFFICERS
- Section 1. The national reunion shall elect a reunion chairperson
and six co-chairpersons.
- Section 2. Such officers shall serve until their successors are
chosen. No officer or member shall receive any payment of wages or
services rendered.
- Section 3. The officers shall consist of a President, Vice
President, Secretary, Treasure, Chaplain, Master-at-Arms, Historian,
Membership Chairman, Relief Chairman, 469 Representative.
ARTICLE VII: FAMILY OF CREW MEMBERS
- Section 1. It shall be the purpose of the USS DeHaven Sailors
Association to help the family members of any crew member with the
ships history and any other benefits afforded to them by the
government of the United States.
ARTICLE VIII: MEMBERS IN DISTRESS
- Section 1. It shall be the purpose of the USS DeHaven Sailors
Association to help any member who by natural disaster or flood or
wind or by fire, in any manner available to the USS DeHaven Sailors
Association for assistance.
- Section 2. A special reserve fund shall be set aside for this
purpose and only this purpose.
ARTICLE IX: NEWSLETTER
- Section 1. A news letter shall be mailed to each known member four
times a year or more often if reunion chairperson deems a need to
inform the membership of pending reunion business or location of new
members.
ARTICLE X: FUND RAISING
- Section 1. The USS DeHaven Sailors Association shall have the right
to seek donations and or sell items of interest to its members for the
purpose of raising funds to cover news letter expenses and reunion
expenses.
- Section 2. The USS DeHaven Sailors Association shall adopt an item
for sale on a continuous basis that all profits shall be dedicated
funds for the relief of its members in distress.
Adopted this 1st day of March 1993.
ARTICLE XI: USE OF DEHAVEN SAILORS NAME FOR FUNCTIONS
- Section 1. All DeHaven functions where the name implies DeHaven
Sailors or DeHaven Service Members shall first be approved by the
elected officials before any use there of.
Amended and adopted by reunion vote this 4th day of September 1993 at
Portland Oregon 4th annual reunion.
Elected Officials
Jim Riggen
President |
Scott Martin
Vice-President |
Judie Riggen
Treasurer |
Jerry McKinnon
Secretary |
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