Article:
I	Name
II	Purpose
III	Membership
IV	Officers
V	Meetings
VI	Order of Business
VII	Committees
VIII	Finance
IX	Amendments

BY-LAWS OF THE
MASTERS, WARDENS AND SECRETARIES ASSOCIATION

Article I.
NAME

Section A - The name of this Association shall be "The Masters, Wardens and Secretaries Association, A.F. & A.M. of the 39th Masonic Districts of Texas", and this Association exists only at the will and pleasure of the Grand Lodge of Texas, acting through the Grand Master and in turn through the District Deputy Grand Masters in these Districts. top

Article II.
PURPOSE

Section A - This Association is a cooperative service organization dependent upon the Masonic Lodges of the 39th Masonic Districts of Texas for support and has no authority or right to concern itself in any manner with the business or other affairs of the Lodges of this District, or of any member thereof. All members of this Association shall retain all rights and privileges invested in them as Master Masons under the Constitution and Laws of the Grand Lodge of Texas and nothing herein shall ever be construed to restrict such rights in any manner.

Section B - The purpose of this Association shall be:

Article III.
MEMBERSHIP

Section A - All Worshipful Masters, Wardens and Secretaries and Junior Past Masters of Lodges in the 39th Masonic Districts and Brahan Lodge No. 226, Atascosa Lodge No. 379 and Randolph Lodge No. 1268, shall by virtue of their respective offices be regular members of this Association.

Section B - All Past Masters and affiliated Past Masters of Lodges in the 39th Masonic Districts and Brahan Lodge No. 226, Atascosa Lodge No. 379 and Randolph Lodge No. 1268, shall be honorary members of the Association.

Section C - Each regular member present shall be entitled to one vote in the transaction of business. Honorary members shall have no vote in the transaction of business, but may offer suggestions for consideration, and may serve on committees when properly appointed. top

Article IV.
OFFICERS

Section A - The officers of this Association shall be a President, a Vice-President, a Secretary/Treasurer, Corresponding Secretary and Chaplain. All of whom shall be elected from the regular membership and by a majority vote of the regular members present. The office of the Secretary and Treasurer may be combined at the discretion of this Association.

Section B - No President shall succeed himself in office.

Section C - In case of the death, resignation, inability or refusal to serve of the President, the Vice-President shall assume the duties of that office until the next regular meeting of the Association at which time that office shall be filled by election. In the event a vacancy occurs in the office of Vice-President, Secretary or Treasurer, the President may appoint a pro-tern officer until the next regular meeting of the Association at which time that office will be filled by election. top

Article V.
MEETINGS

Section A - Not less than four meetings shall be held per annum.

Section B - The regular meetings of this Association shall be held on the third Wednesday of each month except December. No meeting will be held in December.

Section C - The election of officers shall be held at the first regular or called meeting after June 24th and prior to August 1st.

Section D - Called meetings may be held at any time on written notice mailed to all regular members by the President at least five days prior to such meeting.

Section E - Any business proper to be transacted by this Association may be transacted at either a regular or called meeting, except amendments to these By-Laws.

Section F -All meetings of this Association shall be opened and closed with prayer. top

Article VI.
ORDER OF BUSINESS

Section A - The order of business at regular or called meetings shall be as follows, unless otherwise ordered by the President:

Article VII.
COMMITTEES

Section A - The President may appoint such committees as he deems desirable and necessary to carry out the various activities of the Association. top

Article VIII.
FINANCE

Section A - The work of this Association shall be carried on only by voluntary contributions, in a manner to be determined by the Association. top

Article IX.
AMENDMENTS

Section A - No amendments to the by-laws, either by alteration or addition, shall be made unless in the following manner:

The above By-Laws having been approved by the M:. W:. Grand Lodge of Texas, on the 4^th day of December A.D. 1999, for adoption; this is to certify The Masters, Wardens and Secretaries Association, A.F. & A.M. of the 39th Masonic Districts of Texas, located at San Antonio, Texas, adopted the same.

By order of the Association         Willie Pitts               
Corresponding Secretary