I. DUES STRUCTURE.
Dues for the Society of Early Americanists are designed to cover the costs of publication of the newsletter and of convention programming. The dues structure follows: dues for scholars employed in academic or other professional institutions, $10; dues for graduate students, independent scholars, and retired scholars, $5; dues for foreign members, $12; dues for institutions, $3.00. Dues are payable in U.S. currency only. II. PUBLICATIONS.
The central publication of the Society of Early Americanists shall be the Society of Early Americanists Newsletter (SEAN). The Editor serves the Society at the wishes of the Executive Officers. Editorial policies shall be determined by the Editor and the Council of Officers of the Society. III. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE COUNCIL OF OFFICERS.
SECTION 1: Executive Officers are elected officers; they serve the Society in an executive capacity.
President. The President of the Society of Early Americanists shall preside at the annual business meeting and chair any other meetings of the Council of Officers of the Society. The President shall oversee any proposals for change or emendation to the Constitution and/or Bylaws of the Society of Early Americanists. The President shall serve as coordinator for any proposals of panels or papers intended for the edification of the Society members at meetings of the American Literature Association. The President shall attempt to facilitate congenial relations among all members of the Society.
Vice President. The Vice President shall substitute for any functions of the President in the absence of the President. The Vice President shall be responsible for recording and distributing among the Council of Officers the minutes of the annual business meeting of the Society and those from the meeting of the Council of Officers of the Society. The Vice President shall be responsible for coordinating, in consultation with the other Executive Officers, proposals for special meetings (i.e., meetings others than those held in affiliation with the American Literature Associaton) recommended by individual members of the Society.
Executive Coordinator. The Executive Coordinator, in charge of the central business office of the Society, shall keep the records of the Society members, have custody of Society funds, and generally oversee the Society's obligations to members. The Executive Coordinator will oversee the balloting in elections to the post of the new Executive Coordinator, along with any other elections that should become necessary during the course of the Executive Coordinator's term. The Executive Coordinator will facilitate the balloting for any proposed changes or emendations to the Constitution and/or the Bylaws of the Society of Early Americanists. In the case of the absence of the Vice President from the annual business meeting and the meeting(s) of the Council of Officers of the Society, the Executive Coordinator will record and distribute minutes of the meetings.
The Executive Officers as a group will oversee and develop the program of offerings for the Society of Early Americanists at the annual American Literature Associaton conference. The Executive Officers shall determine the time and place of the annual business meeting and shall be empowered to act for the Society between meetings on matters that do not require a general mail ballot.
SECTION 2: Advisory Officers, appointed officers (except in the case of the Past President), serve the Executive Officers in an advisory capacity.
Editor of the Society of Early Americanists Newsletter (SEAN). The Editor of SEAN is an appointed post; the Editor thus serves at the discretion of the Executive Officers of the Society to oversee the only official publication of the Society.
Coordinator of the Electronic Bulletin Board (EBB). The Coordinator's post is appointed by the Executive Officers. The Electronic Bulletin Board shall provide a means of communication between members. The Coordinator will gather and edit EBB entries and then convey them to the Editor of SEAN for publication.
Past President of the Society. The Past President of the Society serves a two-year term as an Advisory Officer, after the post of President has been completed. The Past President shall advise the Executive Officers, especially in questions concerning the general membership and the future of the organization.
At-Large Representative. If the President deems it useful, the President may appoint, for the two-year term of his or her presidency, a regular member in good standing to serve in an advisory capacity to the organization. It will be the responsibility of this member to consider the interests of the membership at large in any matters that should arise.
RATIFICATION OF THE BYLAWS AND CONSTITUTION
OF THE SOCIETY OF EARLY AMERICANISTS
I have read the Bylaws and the Constitution of the Society of
Early Americanists, and I wish to vote now on the ratification of
these documents. My vote below indicates my acceptance of these
documents. If I cannot accept these documents and wish to
comment on them to the officers, I am sending a separate letter
to Sharon M. Harris, Executive Coordinator of the Society.
____ I accept the Bylaws and Constitution of the Society of
Early Americanists as supplied to me in a mailing
in November, 1993.
Name:
______________________________________________________________
Date: ________________________________________________________
By December 15, 1993, please send this form, along with a check
for dues for your membership renewal and (optionally) your
Directory information sheet to: Sharon M. Harris, Dept. of
English, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE 68588-0333.