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Article I – Name
The name of this organization shall be the Mobile Autonomous Robot Society (MARS) of The University of Alabama in Huntsville, located in Huntsville, AL.

Article II – Purpose
The purpose of the MARS shall be (a) to foster a broad student interest and participation  in student mobile robotics projects, (b) to design and build mobile robots., and (c) to assist students in learning about and developing skills in the design, construction, testing, and competing of mobile robots.

Article III – Membership
Section I – Any student regularly enrolled in The University of Alabama in Huntsville may become a member of the Mobile Autonomous Robot Society with voting and office-holding privileges.  The standards for qualification shall be an interest in participating in the design and construction of mobile robots.

Section 2 – Dues, having been decide on by the club as $ 5.00 per semester, shall be paid by members only.

Article IV – Executive Officers
The executive officers of the Mobile Autonomous Robot Society shall be as follows:
President, Vice-President, Secretary, and Treasurer.  The aforementioned officers shall constitute the Executive Committee.

Article V – Duties of Executive Officers

President – To preside at Executive Committee membership meetings; appoint special committees with the approval of a majority of the Executive Board; present an annual report; perform other such duties as may be required by the By-Laws or resolutions passed by the Executive Committee.

Vice-President – To preside in the President’s absence and perform other such duties as may be required by the By-Laws or resolutions of the Executive Committee.  Plan and organize publicity for activities and special events.

Secretary – To attend to all general correspondence of the organization and to keep minutes of all Executive Committee and membership meetings and to preserve the records of the organization.  To perform other such duties as may be required by the By-Laws or resolutions of the Executive Committee.

Treasurer – To supervise the financial administration of all revenue periodically  to the Executive Committee and membership on the financial condition of the organization, and perform other such duties as may be required by the By-Laws or resolutions of the Executive Committee.

Article VI – Elections

  1. Election of officers shall take place yearly during the first week of October.

  2. The Executive Committee shall appoint a nominating committee consisting of students.  The outgoing President shall serve as the ex-officio Chairman of the nominating committee.   The president may serve an additional term if elected.

  3. Any student member is eligible for nomination as an officer of the Executive Committee who: (a) meets the college’s eligibility of student office holding, which consists of a 2.0 grade point average, and (b) fulfills the qualification as set up by the Executive Committee.

Article VII – Amendments
Amendments to this Constitution may be proposed to the voting membership by majority vote of the Executive Committee or by petition signed by one tenth (1/10) of the voting membership.  Amendments shall be declared adopted which are presented at two (2) general meetings and receive a majority favorable vote at both meetings by the voting members present.

Article VIII – By-Laws
By-Laws, not inconsistent with this constitution, may be adopted or amended by two thirds (2/3) vote of the regular members present at any regular or special meetings, providing the By-Laws are submitted in writing at least one week previously at either a regular or special meeting of the general membership.