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Article II: Organization
Section 1: Division of Power
1.1 The Peter Quince Performing Co., Ltd. shall be divided into three levels of Authority.
Section 2: The Levels of Authority
2.1 The Executive Committee of the Board of Directors shall be comprised of the Officers of the Company and shall be responsible for managing the day to day aspects of the Company.
Section 3: Company Voting Procedures
3.2 A vote includes votes within the General Membership and boards. Those boards include, but are not limited to:
Article IV: Officers
Section 1: Makeup of the Officers
1.1 The following officers will be elected to guide the Company and to carry out the provisions of these Bylaws:
Section 2: Duties of the Officers
2.1 President shall be the Chief Executive Officer of the Company; shall be responsible for the execution of all company policies; shall co-propose the annual budget; shall have final approval of all business expenditures; shall prepare the agenda for all company Meetings and distribute it to the board for approval no less than 48 hours before each meeting; shall preside over all Meetings; and shall obtain corporate sponsors.
2.2 Producer shall be the Chief Operations Officer of the Company; shall be responsible for overseeing the Directing Staff; shall ensure that all aspects of the summer production are carried out to the satisfaction of the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors and the General Membership; shall approve all production expenditures; shall sign, or appoint an agent to sign, all binding contracts for the Company; shall co-propose the annual budget; shall serve as the artistic liaison between the Board of Directors and the Directing Staff, as well as the community at large; and shall serve as the Chair of the Play Reading Committee. Will also be involved in the furnishing of the audition and rehearsal spaces.
2.3 Vice President shall be the Chief Financial Officer of the Company; shall manage the business office of the Company established during the summer months; shall oversee the use of all checking and savings accounts; shall be responsible for assembling the program and ad selling; shall be responsible for furnishing a location for all Company Meetings and rehearsals; shall inform the membership and Board of Directors of all appropriate Meetings; shall assume the duties of the President in the case of his/her absence.
2.4 Secretary/Treasurer shall be in charge of official Company communications; shall record the minutes of the Company proceedings and shall be responsible for all Company mail in the off-season months; shall be responsible for all Company funds; shall be entrusted with the checking and saving accounts held in the name of the Peter Quince Performing Co., Ltd.; and shall be responsible for the compilation of all financial and operational statements.
2.5 Public Relations Director shall be responsible for promoting the company and selected show throughout the year; shall be responsible for keeping a consistent brand; shall create a marketing strategy; shall keep track of engagement and analytics; and shall be responsible for planning, implementing, managing, and monitoring the company’s social media accounts. A public relations team may divide the roles amongst them into the following positions.
Section 3: Creation of Positions
3.1 The Officers may create any positions they feel necessary and may delegate responsibilities and duties as required.
Article VIII: Elections
Section 1: Officers
1.1 Election of the Officers shall be by secret ballot at the Post-Production Meeting.
1.2 In the event that there is only one nomination for a Board position, the secret ballot may be waived by the Chair.
1.3 Letters of nomination for Office shall be submitted to the current Executive Committee of the Board of Directors prior to the Post-Production Meeting.
1.4 The nomination letters shall be presented to the company at that meeting.
1.5 Nominations off the floor shall also be considered by Membership at that meeting.
1.6 Officers shall then be elected from among all nominees, with a true majority of voting Members determining the Officer. Voting shall proceed as follows: If there are more than two nominees for a position, a primary election may be necessary to reach a true majority vote. An initial election will be held. If the winner of that election did not receive a true majority of the votes, the two candidates with the most votes will then run against one-another only. Results of the initial vote will not be divulged to anyone before the final vote has been tallied and announced to the Members of the Company present at the meeting; if only two members run for a position, the winner will receive a majority vote and therefore no second election is necessary.
1.7 Two Members may share an Office, but each Member shall then have half a vote when voting as an officer.
1.8 After a singular member has held the same office position twice, they are no longer eligible to run for said position. Similarly, the same combination of two members cannot share the same office position for more than two seasons. The member will have the opportunity to hold said position if they share it with an eligible member or can simply mentor and provide ideas to the new position holder.
Article IX: Requirements for Positions on the Board of Directors
Section 1: Attendance
1.1 Members of the Board of Directors shall be present or excused for all appropriate Board and Company Meetings.
1.2 Excused refers to advance notice of at least one week given to the Chair of the Meeting as well as good and sufficient reason being shown for the absence, as determined at the discretion of the General Committee of the Board of Directors.
1.3 If a Member of the Board of Directors is absent and unexcused from a Meeting, he/she shall be ineligible for election to any Board of Directors position the following season.
Section 2: Length of Service
2.1 All Members of the Board of Directors are expected to hold their positions from the meeting which they are elected until the same meeting the following season.
Article X: Departure from Membership or Company Positions
Section 3: Impeachment
3.1 Any person holding a position is subject to Impeachment.
3.2 Any person holding a position who fails to fulfill his/her position requirements or fails to adhere to the rules of the Company as outlined in Article XIII, "Conditions of Membership," shall be Impeached and possibly removed from the Company.
3.3 The General Committee of the Board of Directors shall serve as a grievance committee to hear any grievances brought forth by any Member of the Company. The Committee shall meet to discuss the severity of the charges, and shall decide, by majority vote, whether or not the Impeachment of the accused member will be brought before the entire Company for a final decision.
3.4 The Impeachment proceedings shall be held within one month of the decision to pursue Impeachment. If there is no official meeting in that time period an Emergency Meeting shall be convened.
3.5 The ratification for Condemnation or Vindication shall require a two-thirds vote of the Members present.
3.6 The President, if not involved, will Chair the proceedings. If the President is involved, responsibility shall fall upon the Producer, Vice-President, Secretary-Treasurer, Public Relations Director, Alumni Committee Head, Fundraising Committee Head, Internet Committee Head, History Committee Head, Bylaw Committee Head, Education Committee Head, Social Activities Committee Head, General Director, Musical Director, Choral Director, Technical Director, and Choreographer, respectively, until a member is not involved in the Impeachment proceedings.
3.7 In the event that the accused fails to acknowledge contact made by the Grievance Committee in regards to said accusation, the committee has the right to impose a decision based on the evidence presented by the accuser. Once a decision is made it will not be eligible to be reopened under any circumstances.
3.8 Argument shall have a time limit set upon it. One person shall be selected by volunteering or by Board of Director's conscription to keep time. Each party, prosecutors and defendants, shall have exactly fifteen uninterrupted minutes to state their arguments. After both sides have stated their case, each party shall have exactly ten minutes to take questions from the floor and further rebut accusations. After this has taken place all parties involved, prosecutors and defendants, shall withdraw from the meeting place. The vote shall then take place by secret ballot. The accused Member shall be informed of the results at a special Company Meeting to be held as soon as possible after the vote.
3.9 The General Committee of the Board of Directors shall determine the penalty. The minimum penalty shall be removal from Office. The maximum penalty shall be permanent expulsion from the Company.
3.10 Any necessary elections to fill posts shall take place at the meeting convened to pass judgment upon the accused. The elections shall take place as described in Article VIII.
Section 4: Resignation
4.1 Resignation from a position shall be for the remainder of the season.
4.2 Resignation from the Company shall be for the remainder of the season subject to Article III, Section 3, 3.3.
4.3 All Resignations must be given to the President in writing, and, once accepted by the President, are considered final. If the President wishes to resign, notice must then be given to the Vice-President. Members who resign have the option of rejoining by again paying dues.
4.4 Any Member of the Executive Committee or General Committee of the Board of Directors who resigns from their elected position shall be ineligible for election in any position held the current and following seasons.
Article XI: Company Meetings
Section 1: Annual Meetings
1.1 Post Production: held no more than three weeks after the final performance of the summer Production, and shall mark the commencement of the new Production year. At this Meeting the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors, the General Director, and four members of the Play Reading Committee shall be elected.
1.2 Thanksgiving: held within ten days of the fourth Thursday of November. At this meeting, the Directing Staff as well as the Internet Committee Chair shall be elected. The top five show will be presented to the company.
1.3 Christmas: held within ten days of December 25th. At this meeting, the show for the summer Production and the Bylaw and Fundraising Committee Head Chairs shall be selected.
1.4 Easter: held within fourteen days of Easter Sunday, unless Easter falls after April 1. At this Meeting the Historian, Alumni and Education Chairs shall be elected.
1.5 Pre-Production: held within one week of the beginning of rehearsals. At this Meeting the Social Chair shall be elected.
1.6 Executive Mid-Production: Held within the first three weeks of July. Executive Board shall meet to discuss what has been done and what needs to be done during the summer season. General Committee and/or company members will be asked to attend if needed.
1.7 Any Meeting may be scheduled for a different time than that specified in the bylaws with the consent of three fifths of the Company.
Section 2: Other Meetings
2.1 The Board may also convene any other Company Meeting it deems necessary.
Section 3: Notice of Meetings
3.1 All members of the Board of Directors shall receive at least one week notice of all appropriate Board Meetings.
3.2 All Company Members shall receive at least two weeks notice for all regular meetings and at least one week notice in the case of Emergency Meetings.
Section 4: Quorum
4.1 A Quorum must be present to call a meeting to order.
4.2 For meetings of the Board of Directors, a Quorum is two thirds of the appropriate committee.
4.3 For regular Company Meetings a Quorum is one half the Membership as of the date of the Meeting.
4.4 For Impeachment Meetings a Quorum is three-fourths of the Membership as of the date of the Meeting.
Article XII: Operating Procedures
Section 2: Show Dates
2.1 The dates for the performance of the summer show shall be the first consecutive Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday in the month of August.
2.2 The Company has the right to establish different show dates, if it so decides, by the end of the Thanksgiving Meeting.
2.3 Should performance on any of these dates be impossible, the Board of Directors has the right to set the show dates at its discretion.
Section 3: Fiscal Year3.1 For the purpose of bookkeeping, the fiscal year of the Peter Quince Performing Co., Ltd. shall be from September 1 to August 31 of the following year.
Section 4: Parliamentary Procedure
4.1 All meetings shall follow Parliamentary Procedure.
4.2 Meetings may be run informally with the approval of the Chair for that Meeting and the majority of those voting members attending the meeting.
4.3 Minutes shall be kept at all Meetings, regardless of the system by which they are run.
Section 5: Wisconsin State Statutes 181
5.1 In all matters the Wisconsin State Statutes shall be superior to these Bylaws, except in cases where the Company may establish its own Policies beyond those specified in the Statutes.
Section 6: Non-Documented Powers
6.1 All matters not listed in the State Statutes or in these Bylaws shall be at the discretion of the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors.
Article XIII: Conditions of Membership
Section 1: Controlled Substance Policy
1.1 Any member of the Peter Quince Performing Co., Ltd. that is caught in the possession of or consuming an intoxicating or illegal substance at a Company Sponsored Function as defined in Article XIII, Section 1, 1.2 will go directly to Strike 3 of the Indictment Procedures outlined in Article X, Section 2, 2.3.
1.2 A Company Sponsored Function is defined as any activity which is organized by Members of the Company specifically but not merely exclusively for Members of the Peter Quince Performing Co., Ltd. Events not following the guidelines set by this Constitution of Peter Quince Performing Co., Ltd. shall not be announced verbally or in writing, or discussed at a Quince event, including the time frames immediately preceding or following a Quince event in the location of said event. Location includes all property that belongs to said meeting place. Legal alcohol and tobacco consumption at Alumni Reunions shall be at the Executive Committee's discretion.
1.3 Any question of announcement acceptability shall be directed to the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors.
Section 2: Tobacco Policy
2.1 Use of Tobacco will be strictly prohibited at all Peter Quince Performing Co., Ltd. functions conducted in view of the public as defined in Article XIII, Section 1, 1.2.
2.2 Any member violating the Smoking Policy will go to Strike 1 of the Sanctions Procedures outlined in Article X, Section 2, 2.3.
Section 3: Illegal Behavior
3.1 Any member of the Peter Quince Performing Co., Ltd. that is caught in any illegal activity at a Company Sponsored Function as defined in Article XIII, Section 1, 1.2 will go directly to Strike 3 of the Indictment Procedures outlined in Article X, Section 2, 2.3.
Section 4: General Behavior Policy
4.1 All Members are responsible for being good representatives of the company at all Company Sponsored Events as defined in Article XIII, Section 1, 1.2 and in the Manitowoc community. “Good Representation” of the company is defined as respecting other members, their families, community establishments, schools, and other community members who support Quince; being respectful of the Directing Staff and other leaders in Quince; refraining from profanity, obscenity, and other “inappropriate” behavior as defined at the discretion of the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors. Any member violating the General Behavior Policy shall be indicted as defined in Article X, Section 2, 2.3, with the number of the strike being determined by the severity of the violation.
Section 5: Anti-Discrimination Policy
5.1 Peter Quince Performing Company does not and shall not tolerate discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, gender expression, age, national origin, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or military status, in any of its activities or operations. These activities include, but are not limited to, selection and removal of position-holders, selection of show titles, member and community interaction, and provision of services. We are committed to providing an inclusive and welcoming environment for all members and the greater Manitowoc community. Members in violation of this policy are subject to immediate removal from the company, bypassing the standard grievance procedure, at the discretion of the Executive Board.
Article XIV: Bylaws
Section 1: Purpose of Bylaws
1.1 In order to define company policy and enhance the orderly operation of Company Business, Bylaws shall be established.
1.2 The Bylaws shall be the self-made regulations of the Peter Quince Performing Co., Ltd.
1.3 The scope of the Bylaws shall be anything affecting the business and Members of the Company.
1.4 The Bylaws shall have no effect on third persons, nor affect their rights in any manner.
Section 2: Proposal of Bylaws
2.1 Any member in good standing shall have the right to propose Bylaws at any official Company Meeting.
Section 3: Passage of Bylaws
3.1 The Bylaw Committee must post in the Current Members page and/or send an email to each member two weeks before a meeting so that the members can assess and asks questions on the proposed Bylaw change.
3.3 The membership will vote by yaying or naying the proposed Bylaw. If any member is opposed they are allowed to give reason and then the Bylaw will be adopted upon the affirmative secret ballot vote of two-thirds majority of the Members present and voting.
Section 4: Bylaw Availability to Members
4.1 Upon paying dues to the Company, Members will receive a current copy of the Bylaws upon request.
4.2 If the Bylaws change beyond minor spelling or grammar changes, all members must be issued a revised version.
4.3 Three copies of the Bylaws shall be present and available to members at every meeting.
Section 5: Membership Responsibility
5.1 All Members are responsible for reading, understanding, and following the Bylaws of the Peter Quince Performing Co., Ltd.
Section 6: The Spirit of the Bylaws
6.1 If, during the course of the current season, any person involved in the selection of the show acts in a way that is deemed by the Executive Board to be an attempt to “cheat” the system in order to get a particular show(s) selected or eliminated or to get one or more individuals removed from or added to the Play Reading Committee, the Executive Board has full authority to overrule the contents of Article VIII, Section 4 and Article XII, Section 1 in order to more fairly represent the wishes of the Company as a whole.
6.2 If action is taken by the Executive Board under the provisions in this Section, full disclosure must be maintained between the Executive Board and the rest of the Company membership.
Section 1: Division of Power
1.1 The Peter Quince Performing Co., Ltd. shall be divided into three levels of Authority.
- The Executive Committee of the Board of Directors
- The General Committee of the Board of Directors
- The General Membership
Section 2: The Levels of Authority
2.1 The Executive Committee of the Board of Directors shall be comprised of the Officers of the Company and shall be responsible for managing the day to day aspects of the Company.
Section 3: Company Voting Procedures
3.2 A vote includes votes within the General Membership and boards. Those boards include, but are not limited to:
- The Executive Committee of the Board of Directors
- The General Committee of the Board of Directors
- The Directing Staff
- Production Council
Article IV: Officers
Section 1: Makeup of the Officers
1.1 The following officers will be elected to guide the Company and to carry out the provisions of these Bylaws:
- President
- Producer
- Vice President
- Secretary/Treasurer
- Public Relations Director
Section 2: Duties of the Officers
2.1 President shall be the Chief Executive Officer of the Company; shall be responsible for the execution of all company policies; shall co-propose the annual budget; shall have final approval of all business expenditures; shall prepare the agenda for all company Meetings and distribute it to the board for approval no less than 48 hours before each meeting; shall preside over all Meetings; and shall obtain corporate sponsors.
2.2 Producer shall be the Chief Operations Officer of the Company; shall be responsible for overseeing the Directing Staff; shall ensure that all aspects of the summer production are carried out to the satisfaction of the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors and the General Membership; shall approve all production expenditures; shall sign, or appoint an agent to sign, all binding contracts for the Company; shall co-propose the annual budget; shall serve as the artistic liaison between the Board of Directors and the Directing Staff, as well as the community at large; and shall serve as the Chair of the Play Reading Committee. Will also be involved in the furnishing of the audition and rehearsal spaces.
2.3 Vice President shall be the Chief Financial Officer of the Company; shall manage the business office of the Company established during the summer months; shall oversee the use of all checking and savings accounts; shall be responsible for assembling the program and ad selling; shall be responsible for furnishing a location for all Company Meetings and rehearsals; shall inform the membership and Board of Directors of all appropriate Meetings; shall assume the duties of the President in the case of his/her absence.
2.4 Secretary/Treasurer shall be in charge of official Company communications; shall record the minutes of the Company proceedings and shall be responsible for all Company mail in the off-season months; shall be responsible for all Company funds; shall be entrusted with the checking and saving accounts held in the name of the Peter Quince Performing Co., Ltd.; and shall be responsible for the compilation of all financial and operational statements.
2.5 Public Relations Director shall be responsible for promoting the company and selected show throughout the year; shall be responsible for keeping a consistent brand; shall create a marketing strategy; shall keep track of engagement and analytics; and shall be responsible for planning, implementing, managing, and monitoring the company’s social media accounts. A public relations team may divide the roles amongst them into the following positions.
- Public Relations Social Media Chair shall be responsible for monitoring and utilizing all social media accounts; shall post regularly; shall interact with the audience.
- Public Relations Outreach Chair shall be responsible for planning events or resources to advertise the company in Manitowoc County; shall work closely with schools in the Manitowoc county area for recruiting purposes; shall be responsible for curating t-shirts and posters from the appropriate vendors; and shall organize the distribution of posters, t-shirts, banner, and other elements used to advertise throughout the Manitowoc County area.
- Public Relations Design Chair shall be responsible for all graphics and videos that are posted for public relation purposes; shall take submissions and hold a vote for poster and t-shirt design; shall make sure there is a visual consistency across all Peter Quince Performing Company content.
Section 3: Creation of Positions
3.1 The Officers may create any positions they feel necessary and may delegate responsibilities and duties as required.
Article VIII: Elections
Section 1: Officers
1.1 Election of the Officers shall be by secret ballot at the Post-Production Meeting.
1.2 In the event that there is only one nomination for a Board position, the secret ballot may be waived by the Chair.
1.3 Letters of nomination for Office shall be submitted to the current Executive Committee of the Board of Directors prior to the Post-Production Meeting.
1.4 The nomination letters shall be presented to the company at that meeting.
1.5 Nominations off the floor shall also be considered by Membership at that meeting.
1.6 Officers shall then be elected from among all nominees, with a true majority of voting Members determining the Officer. Voting shall proceed as follows: If there are more than two nominees for a position, a primary election may be necessary to reach a true majority vote. An initial election will be held. If the winner of that election did not receive a true majority of the votes, the two candidates with the most votes will then run against one-another only. Results of the initial vote will not be divulged to anyone before the final vote has been tallied and announced to the Members of the Company present at the meeting; if only two members run for a position, the winner will receive a majority vote and therefore no second election is necessary.
1.7 Two Members may share an Office, but each Member shall then have half a vote when voting as an officer.
1.8 After a singular member has held the same office position twice, they are no longer eligible to run for said position. Similarly, the same combination of two members cannot share the same office position for more than two seasons. The member will have the opportunity to hold said position if they share it with an eligible member or can simply mentor and provide ideas to the new position holder.
Article IX: Requirements for Positions on the Board of Directors
Section 1: Attendance
1.1 Members of the Board of Directors shall be present or excused for all appropriate Board and Company Meetings.
1.2 Excused refers to advance notice of at least one week given to the Chair of the Meeting as well as good and sufficient reason being shown for the absence, as determined at the discretion of the General Committee of the Board of Directors.
1.3 If a Member of the Board of Directors is absent and unexcused from a Meeting, he/she shall be ineligible for election to any Board of Directors position the following season.
Section 2: Length of Service
2.1 All Members of the Board of Directors are expected to hold their positions from the meeting which they are elected until the same meeting the following season.
Article X: Departure from Membership or Company Positions
Section 3: Impeachment
3.1 Any person holding a position is subject to Impeachment.
3.2 Any person holding a position who fails to fulfill his/her position requirements or fails to adhere to the rules of the Company as outlined in Article XIII, "Conditions of Membership," shall be Impeached and possibly removed from the Company.
3.3 The General Committee of the Board of Directors shall serve as a grievance committee to hear any grievances brought forth by any Member of the Company. The Committee shall meet to discuss the severity of the charges, and shall decide, by majority vote, whether or not the Impeachment of the accused member will be brought before the entire Company for a final decision.
3.4 The Impeachment proceedings shall be held within one month of the decision to pursue Impeachment. If there is no official meeting in that time period an Emergency Meeting shall be convened.
3.5 The ratification for Condemnation or Vindication shall require a two-thirds vote of the Members present.
3.6 The President, if not involved, will Chair the proceedings. If the President is involved, responsibility shall fall upon the Producer, Vice-President, Secretary-Treasurer, Public Relations Director, Alumni Committee Head, Fundraising Committee Head, Internet Committee Head, History Committee Head, Bylaw Committee Head, Education Committee Head, Social Activities Committee Head, General Director, Musical Director, Choral Director, Technical Director, and Choreographer, respectively, until a member is not involved in the Impeachment proceedings.
3.7 In the event that the accused fails to acknowledge contact made by the Grievance Committee in regards to said accusation, the committee has the right to impose a decision based on the evidence presented by the accuser. Once a decision is made it will not be eligible to be reopened under any circumstances.
3.8 Argument shall have a time limit set upon it. One person shall be selected by volunteering or by Board of Director's conscription to keep time. Each party, prosecutors and defendants, shall have exactly fifteen uninterrupted minutes to state their arguments. After both sides have stated their case, each party shall have exactly ten minutes to take questions from the floor and further rebut accusations. After this has taken place all parties involved, prosecutors and defendants, shall withdraw from the meeting place. The vote shall then take place by secret ballot. The accused Member shall be informed of the results at a special Company Meeting to be held as soon as possible after the vote.
3.9 The General Committee of the Board of Directors shall determine the penalty. The minimum penalty shall be removal from Office. The maximum penalty shall be permanent expulsion from the Company.
3.10 Any necessary elections to fill posts shall take place at the meeting convened to pass judgment upon the accused. The elections shall take place as described in Article VIII.
Section 4: Resignation
4.1 Resignation from a position shall be for the remainder of the season.
4.2 Resignation from the Company shall be for the remainder of the season subject to Article III, Section 3, 3.3.
4.3 All Resignations must be given to the President in writing, and, once accepted by the President, are considered final. If the President wishes to resign, notice must then be given to the Vice-President. Members who resign have the option of rejoining by again paying dues.
4.4 Any Member of the Executive Committee or General Committee of the Board of Directors who resigns from their elected position shall be ineligible for election in any position held the current and following seasons.
Article XI: Company Meetings
Section 1: Annual Meetings
1.1 Post Production: held no more than three weeks after the final performance of the summer Production, and shall mark the commencement of the new Production year. At this Meeting the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors, the General Director, and four members of the Play Reading Committee shall be elected.
1.2 Thanksgiving: held within ten days of the fourth Thursday of November. At this meeting, the Directing Staff as well as the Internet Committee Chair shall be elected. The top five show will be presented to the company.
1.3 Christmas: held within ten days of December 25th. At this meeting, the show for the summer Production and the Bylaw and Fundraising Committee Head Chairs shall be selected.
1.4 Easter: held within fourteen days of Easter Sunday, unless Easter falls after April 1. At this Meeting the Historian, Alumni and Education Chairs shall be elected.
1.5 Pre-Production: held within one week of the beginning of rehearsals. At this Meeting the Social Chair shall be elected.
1.6 Executive Mid-Production: Held within the first three weeks of July. Executive Board shall meet to discuss what has been done and what needs to be done during the summer season. General Committee and/or company members will be asked to attend if needed.
1.7 Any Meeting may be scheduled for a different time than that specified in the bylaws with the consent of three fifths of the Company.
Section 2: Other Meetings
2.1 The Board may also convene any other Company Meeting it deems necessary.
Section 3: Notice of Meetings
3.1 All members of the Board of Directors shall receive at least one week notice of all appropriate Board Meetings.
3.2 All Company Members shall receive at least two weeks notice for all regular meetings and at least one week notice in the case of Emergency Meetings.
Section 4: Quorum
4.1 A Quorum must be present to call a meeting to order.
4.2 For meetings of the Board of Directors, a Quorum is two thirds of the appropriate committee.
4.3 For regular Company Meetings a Quorum is one half the Membership as of the date of the Meeting.
4.4 For Impeachment Meetings a Quorum is three-fourths of the Membership as of the date of the Meeting.
Article XII: Operating Procedures
Section 2: Show Dates
2.1 The dates for the performance of the summer show shall be the first consecutive Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday in the month of August.
2.2 The Company has the right to establish different show dates, if it so decides, by the end of the Thanksgiving Meeting.
2.3 Should performance on any of these dates be impossible, the Board of Directors has the right to set the show dates at its discretion.
Section 3: Fiscal Year3.1 For the purpose of bookkeeping, the fiscal year of the Peter Quince Performing Co., Ltd. shall be from September 1 to August 31 of the following year.
Section 4: Parliamentary Procedure
4.1 All meetings shall follow Parliamentary Procedure.
4.2 Meetings may be run informally with the approval of the Chair for that Meeting and the majority of those voting members attending the meeting.
4.3 Minutes shall be kept at all Meetings, regardless of the system by which they are run.
Section 5: Wisconsin State Statutes 181
5.1 In all matters the Wisconsin State Statutes shall be superior to these Bylaws, except in cases where the Company may establish its own Policies beyond those specified in the Statutes.
Section 6: Non-Documented Powers
6.1 All matters not listed in the State Statutes or in these Bylaws shall be at the discretion of the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors.
Article XIII: Conditions of Membership
Section 1: Controlled Substance Policy
1.1 Any member of the Peter Quince Performing Co., Ltd. that is caught in the possession of or consuming an intoxicating or illegal substance at a Company Sponsored Function as defined in Article XIII, Section 1, 1.2 will go directly to Strike 3 of the Indictment Procedures outlined in Article X, Section 2, 2.3.
1.2 A Company Sponsored Function is defined as any activity which is organized by Members of the Company specifically but not merely exclusively for Members of the Peter Quince Performing Co., Ltd. Events not following the guidelines set by this Constitution of Peter Quince Performing Co., Ltd. shall not be announced verbally or in writing, or discussed at a Quince event, including the time frames immediately preceding or following a Quince event in the location of said event. Location includes all property that belongs to said meeting place. Legal alcohol and tobacco consumption at Alumni Reunions shall be at the Executive Committee's discretion.
1.3 Any question of announcement acceptability shall be directed to the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors.
Section 2: Tobacco Policy
2.1 Use of Tobacco will be strictly prohibited at all Peter Quince Performing Co., Ltd. functions conducted in view of the public as defined in Article XIII, Section 1, 1.2.
2.2 Any member violating the Smoking Policy will go to Strike 1 of the Sanctions Procedures outlined in Article X, Section 2, 2.3.
Section 3: Illegal Behavior
3.1 Any member of the Peter Quince Performing Co., Ltd. that is caught in any illegal activity at a Company Sponsored Function as defined in Article XIII, Section 1, 1.2 will go directly to Strike 3 of the Indictment Procedures outlined in Article X, Section 2, 2.3.
Section 4: General Behavior Policy
4.1 All Members are responsible for being good representatives of the company at all Company Sponsored Events as defined in Article XIII, Section 1, 1.2 and in the Manitowoc community. “Good Representation” of the company is defined as respecting other members, their families, community establishments, schools, and other community members who support Quince; being respectful of the Directing Staff and other leaders in Quince; refraining from profanity, obscenity, and other “inappropriate” behavior as defined at the discretion of the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors. Any member violating the General Behavior Policy shall be indicted as defined in Article X, Section 2, 2.3, with the number of the strike being determined by the severity of the violation.
Section 5: Anti-Discrimination Policy
5.1 Peter Quince Performing Company does not and shall not tolerate discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, gender expression, age, national origin, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or military status, in any of its activities or operations. These activities include, but are not limited to, selection and removal of position-holders, selection of show titles, member and community interaction, and provision of services. We are committed to providing an inclusive and welcoming environment for all members and the greater Manitowoc community. Members in violation of this policy are subject to immediate removal from the company, bypassing the standard grievance procedure, at the discretion of the Executive Board.
Article XIV: Bylaws
Section 1: Purpose of Bylaws
1.1 In order to define company policy and enhance the orderly operation of Company Business, Bylaws shall be established.
1.2 The Bylaws shall be the self-made regulations of the Peter Quince Performing Co., Ltd.
1.3 The scope of the Bylaws shall be anything affecting the business and Members of the Company.
1.4 The Bylaws shall have no effect on third persons, nor affect their rights in any manner.
Section 2: Proposal of Bylaws
2.1 Any member in good standing shall have the right to propose Bylaws at any official Company Meeting.
Section 3: Passage of Bylaws
3.1 The Bylaw Committee must post in the Current Members page and/or send an email to each member two weeks before a meeting so that the members can assess and asks questions on the proposed Bylaw change.
3.3 The membership will vote by yaying or naying the proposed Bylaw. If any member is opposed they are allowed to give reason and then the Bylaw will be adopted upon the affirmative secret ballot vote of two-thirds majority of the Members present and voting.
Section 4: Bylaw Availability to Members
4.1 Upon paying dues to the Company, Members will receive a current copy of the Bylaws upon request.
4.2 If the Bylaws change beyond minor spelling or grammar changes, all members must be issued a revised version.
4.3 Three copies of the Bylaws shall be present and available to members at every meeting.
Section 5: Membership Responsibility
5.1 All Members are responsible for reading, understanding, and following the Bylaws of the Peter Quince Performing Co., Ltd.
Section 6: The Spirit of the Bylaws
6.1 If, during the course of the current season, any person involved in the selection of the show acts in a way that is deemed by the Executive Board to be an attempt to “cheat” the system in order to get a particular show(s) selected or eliminated or to get one or more individuals removed from or added to the Play Reading Committee, the Executive Board has full authority to overrule the contents of Article VIII, Section 4 and Article XII, Section 1 in order to more fairly represent the wishes of the Company as a whole.
6.2 If action is taken by the Executive Board under the provisions in this Section, full disclosure must be maintained between the Executive Board and the rest of the Company membership.