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              THE CONSTITUTION OF THE ARCHIMEDEANS
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                     adopted 7th March 1969

                     amended 2nd June  1975
                     amended 8th March 1978


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 
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       Chapter I : The Interpretation of the Constitution
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  SECTION 1
     The Society shall be called 'THE ARCHIMEDEANS'.

  SECTION 2
     Throughout this Constitution:
    i)   'The University' means the University  of  Cambridge,
          England,  and  terms  and  phrases  relating thereto
          shall  be  interpreted  as  in  its   Statutes   and
          Ordinances,
    ii)  'Member' includes all categories of Member of the So-
          ciety, except where specified to the contrary,
    iii) 'Committee' means that Committee defined  in  Chapter
          IV of this Constitution,
    iv)  'Day' means a day of University Full Term,
    v)   'College  Society' means any Society recognised to be
          such as provided in Chapter XV of this Constitution.

  SECTION 3
     Throughout  this  Constitution,  words  of  the masculine
   gender shall be taken to apply equally to  members  of  the
   female sex.

  SECTION 4
     If any provision of this Constitution shall be  found  to
   conflict  with the then current Statutes, Ordinances, Regu-
   lations or Proctorial Edicts of the University, it shall be
   deemed void insofar as it does so conflict.

  SECTION 5
     The Society's financial year shall run from 1st April  in
   any  calendar  year  until  31st  March  in  the  following
   calendar year.


 


 


 


 


 


 


 
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             Chapter II : The Objects of the Society
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  SECTION 1
     The objects of the Society are:
    i)   to  publish  annually a journal which shall be called
          'Eureka',
    ii)  to  cooperate with, and to cause cooperation between,
          the College Societies,
    iii) to  promote  the study of Mathematics, and to further
          the cause of Mathematicians in the University,
    iv)  to  cooperate  with  the  Mathematics  Faculty in the
          University,
    v)   to hold meetings of interest to Mathematicians.

  SECTION 2
     The activities of the Society shall  have  no  political,
   racial or religious bias.


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 

                    Chapter III : Membership
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  SECTION 1
     The Society shall consist of Honorary  Members,  Ordinary
   Members, and Associate Members.

  SECTION 2
     The Committee may from time to time elect such persons as
   it  thinks  fit to Honorary Membership of the Society, such
   membership being valid for  the  period  specified  in  the
   Standing Orders Section 1(a).


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  SECTION 3
     An Ordinary Member of the Society shall be  any  resident
   member  of the University who shall have paid the subscrip-
   tion  specified  in  the  Standing  Orders  Section   1(b).
   Ordinary  Members  who  have  returned to residence in Cam-
   bridge after an absence of more than one year and who  wish
   to receive notification of the Society's meetings shall no-
   tify the Membership Secretary.

  SECTION 4
     An  Associate  Member  of the Society shall be any person
   not a member of the University who shall have paid the  su-
   bscription  specified  in the Standing Orders Section 1(c).
   The membership of such a person shall be  limited  to  that
   period specified in the Standing Orders Section 1(c).

  SECTION 5
     All Members of the Society shall be  entitled  to  attend
   the  meetings of the Society other than Committee meetings,
   and to receive notice of meetings of the Society other than
   Committee meetings, except as provided in Section 3 of this
   Chapter.   Ordinary and Associate Members shall be entitled
   to vote at General Meetings of the Society.

  SECTION 6
     The subscription of an Ordinary or Associate Member shall
   become  due  on  the  first day of the Michaelmas Full Term
   each academic year and his  membership  shall  date  either
   from that day or from the payment of his first subscription
   (whichever is the later) or, in the case of a  Member  ret-
   urning  into  residence and wishing to enjoy the privileges
   of membership, from  the  date  on  which  he  returned  to
   residence in Cambridge, until:
    i)   his subscription becomes more than one term  overdue,
          or
    ii)  his membership is terminated by a General Meeting  of
          the Society, or
    iii) he has given notice in writing to  the  Secretary  of
          his resignation from the Society, or
    iv)  he becomes an Honorary Member, or
    v)   if  an  Ordinary  Member,  he ceases to be a resident
          member of the University.

  SECTION 7
     Production  of a currently valid Membership Card shall be
   held to be sufficient evidence that the person named on the
   card  is  a  Member  in  the  absence  of  evidence  to the
   contrary.


 


 

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                   Chapter IV : The Committee
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  SECTION 1
     The affairs of the Society shall be governed by a Commit-
   tee consisting of the following Officers of the Society:
    i)   The President
    ii)  The Vice-President
    iii) The Secretary
    iv)  The Senior Treasurer
    v)   The Junior Treasurer
    vi)  The Caterer
    vii) The Membership Secretary
    viii)The Minutes Secretary
    ix)  The Visits Secretary
    x)   The  Editor of Eureka (if not already a member of the
          Committee, or else the Business Manager of Eureka if
          he is not already a member of the Committee)
    xi)  The Bookshop Manager (if not already a member of  the
          Committee).

     This  Committee  may  co-opt further members to represent
   specific  interests  at  its  discretion.    Such  co-opted
   members  shall  resign not later than the end of the finan-
   cial year of the Society in which they were co-opted.

  SECTION 2
     In addition, each College Society shall have the right to
   send one representative to any Committee Meeting.   Such  a
   representative  shall  be  a Member of the Archimedeans and
   shall not have a vote at the Committee meeting.

  SECTION 3
     The Senior Treasurer shall be a resident senior member of
   the University and shall be ex officio an  Honorary  Member
   of the Society.

  SECTION 4
     The offices numbered  (i)-(iii)  and  (v)-(ix)  shall  be
   elective  and  shall  be  held  by  Ordinary  or  Associate
   Members.   The elections shall  take  place  at  an  Annual
   General  Meeting  of  the  Society.    In  the  absence  of
   candidates, the remainder of the Committee  shall  be  emp-
   owered to elect persons to fill vacant posts.

  SECTION 5
     The elected members of the Committee  shall  take  office
   immediately  upon the resignation of their predecessors and
   shall hold office until they themselves resign [, or  shall
   have  been  deemed  to  have  resigned  at this time unless
   reelected].(*)    They  shall resign not later than the end
   of the next following financial year of the  Society.    If
  ---------------
  (*)  The  insertion of these mysterious words was one of the
  amendments of 2nd June 1975.

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   an  elected  member  of the Committee resigns before a suc-
   cessor has been elected, the  remainder  of  the  Committee
   shall elect a substitute.

     No person shall hold two or more of the elective posts on
   the Committee at the same time.


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 

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             Chapter V : The Duties of the Committee
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  SECTION 1
     The Committee shall meet within 14 days of  being  called
   upon to do so by any three voting Committee members, and in
   any case not less than once in each Full Term.    The  Com-
   mittee shall also meet within 14 days of the post of Senior
   Treasurer falling vacant.

  SECTION 2
     The Committee shall transact business of the Society only
   when there are  at  least  five  voting  Committee  members
   present.

  SECTION 3
     The Committee shall transact the business of the  Society
   in  any  manner  that it thinks fit, save that it shall not
   delegate any part of the business of  the  Society  to  any
   person  who  is not a Member of the Society nor to any body
   of persons some of whom are not Members of the Society.

  SECTION 4
     Voting on matters of dispute at a Committee meeting shall
   be on a simple majority basis of  those  Committee  members
   present and voting.   The Chairman shall have, in the event
   of a tie, a casting vote in addition to his normal vote.

  SECTION 5
     The  President, Secretary and Junior Treasurer of the So-
   ciety acting unanimously shall  be  empowered  to  transact
   such  routine  business  of  the  Society as they think fit
   without reference to the Committee, provided that
    i)   they  shall  report  all  decisions  made and actions
          taken since the previous Committee  meeting  to  the
          Committee at its next meeting, and
    ii)  they shall not authorise any expenses greater in  to-
          tal  than twenty pounds between meetings of the Com-
          mittee.

  SECTION 6
     Should  the  post of Senior Treasurer of the Society fall
   vacant at any time, the Committee shall, not later  than  7
   days  after its next meeting, invite a senior member of the
   University to accept the post.

  SECTION 7
     The  Officers  of the Society shall perform the following
   duties:
    i)   The President shall chair all meetings of the Society
          other than Extraordinary General Meetings, unless he
          is  unable  to do so.   He shall also be responsible
          for the entertainment of any guests of the Society.
    ii)  The  Vice-President  shall take the chair at meetings
          of the  Society  other  than  Extraordinary  General

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          Meetings in the case of the President's inability to
          do so, and shall organise such social activities  as
          may  be specified in Standing Orders Section 4.   He
          shall be responsible  for  appointing  a  deputy  to
          chair  a meeting other than an Extraordinary General
          Meeting if neither he nor the President is  able  to
          do so.
    iii) The Secretary shall conduct  the  Society's  corresp-
          ondence, invite speakers to address the Society, and
          inform the Proctors of the University of any  change
          in  the  Constitution or change of Senior Treasurer.
          He shall also furnish on  demand  any  persons  with
          such  information  relating to the Society as may be
          their legal due.
    iv)  The  Senior  Treasurer  shall  be responsible for the
          financial affairs of the Society as required by  the
          University  Statutes,  Ordinances,  Regulations  and
          Proctorial Edicts.
    v)   The  Junior Treasurer shall conduct the financial af-
          fairs of the Society  and  keep  true  and  faithful
          records  thereof.   These records shall be available
          on request at any reasonable  time  to  Members  and
          other persons authorised to require them.   He shall
          also annually inspect the records kept by the  Busi-
          ness  Manager  of Eureka and the Bookshop Manager on
          behalf of the Society.
    vi)  The  Caterer  shall cause refreshments to be provided
          at meetings of the Society.
    vii) The  Membership  Secretary  shall keep records of all
          current Members of the Society and shall  coordinate
          the  recruiting  of  new members in the various Col-
          leges of the University.
    viii)The  Minutes  Secretary  shall  keep,  or cause to be
          kept, Minutes of meetings of the Society.
    ix)  The  Visits Secretary shall organise visits to places
          of interest to Members of the Society, in particular
          the annual visit to Oxford.
    x)   The Editor of Eureka shall perform the duties set out
          in Chapter XI.
    xi)  The Bookshop Manager shall perform the duties set out
          in Chapter XII.


 


 


 


 


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                  Chapter VI : Standing Orders
                  ____________________________

  SECTION 1
     There shall be Standing Orders of the Society.   Any pro-
   vision  of  the Standing Orders shall govern the conduct of
   Society Members and Society Business as though  it  were  a
   provision of the Constitution of the Society, provided that
   if it conflicts with any provision of this Constitution  it
   shall be void insofar as it does so conflict.

  SECTION 2
     The Standing Orders may be amended by
    i)   a  simple  majority  at a General  Meeting of the So-
          ciety, or
    ii)  a  simple  majority  at a Committee meeting, provided
          that
           a) no  such  amendment  of  the Standing Orders may
               take effect earlier than seven days  after  the
               motion containing it is passed, or while an Ex-
               traordinary  General  Meeting  of  the  Society
               called to discuss the amendment is pending
           b) any such amendment of the Standing Orders  shall
               be  subject to ratification at the next General
               Meeting of the Society.

  SECTION 3
     Any  amendment of the Standing Orders shall be publicised
   by a notice on the Society's notice board within  72  hours
   of  the passing of the motion containing it, and the notice
   shall remain there for at least seven days.   This shall be
   the  responsibility of the Chairman of the meeting at which
   the amendment is passed.


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


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                     Chapter VII : Meetings
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  SECTION 1
     The Business Meetings of the Society shall be:
    i)   Committee meetings
    ii)  Annual General Meetings
    iii) Extraordinary General Meetings.

  SECTION 2
     No Society Business may be conducted at a  meeting  other
   than  a  Business  Meeting  of the Society, except that the
   Minutes of a meeting of the Society other than  a  Business
   Meeting  may  be  read, taken as read, amended if necessary
   and approved at a meeting of the Society  which  is  not  a
   Business Meeting.

  SECTION 3
     A Committee meeting is a  meeting  of  the  Committee  as
   defined  in Chapter IV, duly called as set out in Chapter V
   Section 1 and in the Standing Orders Section 2(a).

  SECTION 4
     An  Annual General Meeting is a Meeting called as set out
   in Chapter VIII Section 1 and in the Standing  Orders  Sec-
   tion  2(b)  to  transact  Society  Business  as detailed in
   Chapter VIII Section 2.

  SECTION 5
     An  Extraordinary  General Meeting is a Meeting called as
   set out in Chapter IX Section 1 and in the Standing  Orders
   Section  2(c) in order to transact the Society Business for
   which it was called.


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


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             Chapter VIII : Annual General Meetings
             ______________________________________

  SECTION 1
     An Annual General Meeting shall be held each year in  the
   Lent  Term  at  a  time  and  place calculated to be to the
   convenience of Members.   The Meeting shall be void unless:
    i)   at least 14 days' notice of the time and place of the
          Meeting has been given to all  resident  Members  of
          the Society, and
    ii)  there are present at least the positive  square  root
          of  'n'  Ordinary  or Associate Members including at
          least five members of the Committee,  where  'n'  is
          the  total  number of Ordinary and Associate Members
          of the Society.

  SECTION 2
     The business at an Annual General Meeting shall include:
    i)   reading, amendment if necessary, and adoption of  the
          Minutes  of  the previous Annual General Meeting and
          of any subsequent Extraordinary General Meeting,
    ii)  ratification  in  whole or in part of such changes in
          the Standing Orders as have been made since the  im-
          mediately previous General Meeting,
    iii) presentation and acceptance of the Junior Treasurer's
          interim  report  for the current financial year, and
          presentation and acceptance of the audited  accounts
          for the previous financial year,
    iv)  presentation of reports by the Editor of  Eureka  and
          the Bookshop Manager,
    v)   election  of   auditors   to   examine   the   Junior
          Treasurer's   books  for  the  next  Annual  General
          Meeting,
    vi)  election  of  the  Officers  of  the  Society for the
          coming year,
    vii) any other business.

  SECTION 3
     The election of Officers shall take place  in  the  foll-
   owing order:
    i)   the election to the post of President,
    ii)  the election to the post of Vice-President,
    iii) the election to the post of Secretary,
    iv)  the election to the post of Junior Treasurer,
    v)   the election to the post of Caterer,
    vi)  the election to the post of Membership Secretary,
    vii) the election to the post of Minutes Secretary,
    viii)the election to the post of Visits Secretary.

  SECTION 4
     Nominees for election as Officers of the Society shall be
   Members  and  shall  be  proposed and seconded by different
   Ordinary or Associate Members.   Nominations shall be  made
   in  writing  to the Secretary at least twenty-four hours in
   advance of the Annual General Meeting and shall  be  accom-

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   panied  by  the  signature  of  the  nominee indicating his
   willingness to stand.   Nominations may only  be  withdrawn
   by the nominee who may withdraw his nomination at any time.
   Members may stand for more than one  post,  but  no  person
   already  elected to a post at an Annual General Meeting may
   stand in a further election at that Meeting.

     In the event of more than one nomination for any  of  the
   posts  listed  in  Section  3,  the  election  shall  be by
   majority vote among  the  Ordinary  and  Associate  Members
   present, each of whom shall have one vote in each election.
   The voting shall only be valid if it takes the  form  of  a
   show  of  hands  during which the nominees shall have with-
   drawn from the Meeting, or of a  secret  ballot.    In  the
   event  of  a  tie  in an election the Chairman shall have a
   casting vote in order to resolve the election.

     No nominee for any post may be elected against his wish.

     Officers of the Society may stand for re-election.

  SECTION 5
     Voting  on  matters of dispute at a General Meeting shall
   be on a simple majority basis of the Ordinary and Associate
   Members  present  and voting.   The Chairman shall have, in
   the event of a tie, a  casting  vote  in  addition  to  his
   normal  vote.    If  seven  Members present demand a secret
   ballot such demand shall be granted.


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 
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           Chapter IX : Extraordinary General Meetings
           ___________________________________________

  SECTION 1
     An Extraordinary General Meeting shall be held at a  time
   and  place  calculated to be to the convenience of Members,
   not more than 21 days nor less than 7 days after the motion
   requesting  it is passed by the Committee, or after receipt
   by the Secretary of a request for such a Meeting signed  by
   at  least the positive square root of 'n' Ordinary or Asso-
   ciate Members, where 'n' is defined  as  in  Section  1  of
   Chapter VIII.   Notice of the Meeting shall contain details
   of all business to be discussed and shall be given at least
   7 days in advance of the Meeting.

  SECTION 2
     Such a Meeting may appoint a Chairman from among Ordinary
   Members  present,  and  may  transact any Society Business,
   including the change of the Society's Constitution  if  no-
   tice  of  this  change  has  been  given in accordance with
   Chapter XIV of this Constitution.   It may also:
    i)   call  for  the  resignation of any elected Officer of
          the Society, dismissing him from his  post  if  such
          resignation is not offered,
    ii)  dismiss from his membership any Ordinary or Associate
          Member,
   provided that seven days' notice has been given to  him  in
   writing  of  the Meeting and of his proposed dismissal, and
   provided that such dismissal shall have been agreed  to  by
   at  least  two-thirds  of the Ordinary or Associate Members
   present and voting at the Meeting.

     No business may be transacted however if there are not at
   least  the  positive  square root of 'n' Ordinary and Asso-
   ciate Members present at the Meeting, 'n' being defined  as
   in Section 1 of Chapter VIII.

  SECTION 3
     The voting on matters  of  dispute  at  an  Extraordinary
   General  Meeting shall be governed by the same rules as the
   voting at an Annual General Meeting, except that on  a  mo-
   tion  calling  for  the  resignation  or  dismissal  of any
   elected Officer of the Society the Chairman shall  have  no
   casting vote.

  SECTION 4
     If an Officer of the Society offers his resignation or is
   dismissed  at an Extraordinary General Meeting, the Meeting
   may elect his successor from among Members present  at  the
   Meeting,  using  the  procedure  of  the  preceding Chapter
   (dispensing with the provision that the nomination must  be
   in  writing  and  made 24 hours in advance of the Meeting).
   If the Meeting does not do this, the  Committee  may  elect
   any Member of the Society to the Office or Offices in ques-
   tion.

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     If  the  Chairman  at an Extraordinary General Meeting is
   nominated for election to any Office in the Society at that
   Meeting  he shall vacate the chair, and a Chairman shall be
   appointed by the Meeting from among  the  Ordinary  Members
   present.

  SECTION 5
     The Chairman at an Extraordinary  General  Meeting  shall
   appoint  some  person,  him  being  willing, from among the
   Members present to be responsible for keeping  the  Minutes
   of the Meeting.


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


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                 Chapter X : Minutes of Meetings
                 _______________________________

  SECTION 1
     The Minutes of a Committee meeting shall be read  at  the
   next  following  Committee  meeting,  and  when passed by a
   majority vote with or without amendment, shall be signed by
   the Chairman at that following meeting.

  SECTION 2
     The Minutes of any General Meeting shall be read  at  the
   next  Annual General Meeting, and when passed by a majority
   vote with or without amendment,  shall  be  signed  by  the
   Chairman at that following Annual General Meeting.

  SECTION 3
     The Minutes of all  meetings  of  the  Society  shall  be
   available  for  inspection  by any Member at any reasonable
   time.


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 

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                       Chapter XI : Eureka
                       ___________________

  SECTION 1
     The Committee shall appoint an Editor of Eureka  and  may
   also,  with  the approval of the Editor, appoint a Business
   Manager who  shall  keep  true  and  accurate  accounts  of
   Eureka's  financial  affairs.   These records shall be kept
   available for inspection by Members at any reasonable time.
   Should  no  Business  Manager be appointed the Editor shall
   undertake his duties.   The Editor and the Business Manager
   shall  be  jointly  responsible  for all matters concerning
   Eureka to the Committee and shall both be  Members  of  the
   Society,  but  neither  of  them  shall  be  its President,
   Secretary or Junior Treasurer.   They may delegate  any  or
   all  of  their  duties,  but  none of their financial resp-
   onsibilities, to other Members of  the  Society,  who  must
   first be approved by the Committee.

  SECTION 2
     The Editor and the  Business  Manager  shall  hold  their
   posts independently of each other until either
    i)   they tender their resignation to the Committee, or
    ii)  they  are  relieved of their duties by the Committee,
          or
    iii) they cease to be Members.

  SECTION 3
     The Society shall be financially responsible  for  Eureka
   in all circumstances.   With the approval of the Committee,
   Eureka may have a financial year different from that of the
   Society.


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 
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              Chapter XII : The Society's Bookshop
              ____________________________________

  SECTION 1
     The purpose of the Bookshop  is  to  buy  and  sell  mat-
   hematics  textbooks  to  Members at rates better than those
   offered by town bookshops.   It shall not  be  expected  to
   make  a  profit,  although  any profit made is either to be
   kept in the Bookshop funds or else returned to the Society.
   Both  the  books in stock, and any monies in the Bookshop's
   cash reserves or its bank accounts are the property of  the
   Society.

  SECTION 2
     The Committee shall appoint a Bookshop Manager, who shall
   be  responsible for all matters relating to the Bookshop to
   the Committee.   He shall keep true and accurate records of
   the  Bookshop's  affairs,  and  make these available to the
   Junior Treasurer for inspection when required.    He  shall
   be  a  Member  and may delegate all or any of his duties to
   other Members, retaining responsibility for their  actions.
   He  shall  produce  an  account of the Bookshop's financial
   position at each Annual General Meeting.

  SECTION 3
     The Bookshop Manager shall hold his position until either
    i)   he tenders his resignation to the Committee, or
    ii)  he is relieved of his duties by the Committee, or
    iii) he ceases to be a Member.


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 
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                    Chapter XIII : Indemnity
                    ________________________

  SECTION 1
     No Member other than the Senior Treasurer shall  be  held
   responsible  for  the  debts  incurred on behalf of the So-
   ciety.   'On behalf of the Society' shall be taken to  mean
   with  the  approval  of  a  voting  majority at a Committee
   meeting,  and  of  the  Senior  Treasurer  and  the  Junior
   Treasurer, except as provided in Chapter V Section 5.

  SECTION 2
     The Society shall not be held responsible for  debts  ot-
   herwise  incurred, nor for the personal property or effects
   of any persons.


 


 


 


 
           Chapter XIV : Amendment of the Constitution
           ___________________________________________

  SECTION 1
     Except as provided in Section 2, this Constitution  shall
   be  amended  only  by  an  Annual General Meeting or an Ex-
   traordinary General Meeting, and only provided that
    i)   details  of  the  proposed  amendment shall have been
          given to all resident Members at least  14  days  in
          advance, and
    ii)  the proposed amendment shall have been agreed  to  by
          at  least  two-thirds  of  the  Members  present and
          voting at the Meeting.

  SECTION 2
     If the Standing Orders of the Society are amended in such
   a way as to renumber  paragraphs  or  Sections,  references
   within  this  Constitution  to the renumbered paragraphs or
   Section may also  be  renumbered,  such  renumbering  being
   treated  as  an  amendment of the Standing Orders under the
   procedure of Chapter VI.


 


 


 
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          Chapter XV : College Societies and Subgroups
          ____________________________________________

  SECTION 1
     The following shall be deemed to be recognised as College
   Societies at the date of adoption of this Constitution:
    i)   that society in existence on 31st  December  1968  in
          the University known as 'The Adams Society',
    ii)  that society in existence on 31st  December  1968  in
          the University known as the 'New Pythagoreans',
    iii) that society in existence on 31st  December  1968  in
          the University known as 'The Quintics',
    iv)  that society in existence on 31st  December  1968  in
          the University known as 'The Tensors',
    v)   that society in existence on 31st  December  1968  in
          the University known as 'The   Trinity  Mathematical
          Society'.

  SECTION 2
     The  Committee  may from time to time recognise a Society
   or other body as being a College Society within the meaning
   of  the Constitution. It shall however at no time recognise
   any Society or other body which has not formally  requested
   such  recognition  on  a date at least one year and one day
   before the passage of the formal  motion  recognising  that
   Society,  except  that  in the case of a recognised College
   Society changing its name or dividing to form two  or  more
   Societies, or in the case of two or more recognised College
   Societies amalgamating, the Committee may recognise at once
   any  of these Societies as College Societies at its discre-
   tion, so long as the aims, corporate membership, assets and
   liabilities  of  the new Society or Societies are identical
   to those of the dissolved one(s).

  SECTION 3
     It  is  a  condition  of recognition as a College Society
   that it admit to its meetings as a guest anyone  who  is  a
   Member  both  of  the Archimedeans and of any other College
   Society.

     As long as a recognised College Society conforms with the
   above  condition  it  shall continue to be recognised until
   either:
    i)   it dissolves itself, or
    ii)  it fails to hold a meeting during any academic  year,
          or
    iii) it is disaffiliated by a General  Meeting;  this  may
          only be done if
           a) 14 days' notice has been given  to  the  College
               Society of its proposed disaffiliation, and
           b) two-thirds of the Members present and voting are
               in favour of the disaffiliation.

  SECTION 4
     The Committee may approve the formation of Subgroups  for

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   special interests within the objects of the Society.   Such
   Subgroups shall be organised by Members authorised  by  the
   Committee to do so.

     Meetings of Subgroups shall be open to all Members.   The
   expenses of authorised Subgroups shall be paid by  the  So-
   ciety,  provided  that they shall have been incurred within
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           Standing Orders  (as from 23rd April 1978)
           __________________________________________

  1. MEMBERSHIP
  a) Honorary   Membership  shall  be  valid  for  five  years
      measured from the 1st April following  the  election  of
      the  Honorary  Member by the Committee, which may extend
      the membership at its discretion.
  b) The  subscription  for  an Ordinary Member of the Society
      shall be:
       i)   for one year, 1/2 x
       ii)  for two years, 3/4 x
       iii) for as long as the Member satisfies the conditions
             of Ordinary Membership, x
      where  the  value  of  x  shall  be as determined in the
      Standing Orders  at  the  time  of  payment.    Ordinary
      Members  who  have paid three annual subscriptions under
      clause (i), or one annual and one two-year  subscription
      under  clauses (i) and (ii), shall be considered Members
      for as long as they satisfy the conditions  of  Ordinary
      Membership.
  c) The subscription for Associate  Members  of  the  Society
      shall be:
       i)   for one year, 1/2 x
       ii)  for two years, 3/4 x
       iii) for three or four years, x
      where  the  value  of  x  shall  be as determined in the
      Standing Orders at the time of payment.   The membership
      of  an  Associate Member shall lapse after the period of
      years for which he has paid a subscription, but  may  be
      extended on payment of a further subscription.
  d) Members of the Society who have paid one year's subscrip-
      tion  shall  receive  one  free copy of Eureka, if it is
      printed in that year.   Members of the Society who  have
      paid  either of the subscriptions under clauses b(ii) or
      c(ii) above shall receive free copies of Eureka  in  the
      year  of  payment  and  in  the following year, if it is
      printed in those years.   Members  of  the  Society  who
      have  paid  either  of  the  subscriptions under clauses
      b(iii) or c(iii) above  shall  receive  free  copies  of
      Eureka  in  their year of joining and in the two subseq-
      uent years, if it is printed in those years.
  e) x shall currently be £3.00.   Any amounts specified above
      shall be rounded downwards to the  nearest  multiple  of
      5p.

  2. NOTICE OF MEETINGS
  a) A Committee meeting may transact  Society  Business  only
      when  every Committee member has received advance notice
      of the time and place  of  the  meeting.    This  notice
      shall take one of the following forms:
      if the Committee meeting is to be held in Full Term, but
      not in the first two nor the last two days of Full Term,
      either
       i)   a  notice on the Society's notice board three days
             in advance of the meeting and 48 hours'  personal

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             notice to each resident member of the  Committee,
             or
       ii)  a notice on the Society's notice board seven  days
             in advance;
      if the Committee meeting is to be held outside Full Term
      or within two days of the beginning or end of Full Term,
       iii) 72 hours' personal notice to each resident  member
             of  the Committee, this being either sent through
             the post or delivered by  hand  to  the  member's
             College.
      In no case shall accidental non-receipt of notice by any
      person invalidate the proceedings of the meeting.
  b) The notice required to be given  for  an  Annual  General
      Meeting,  or  the  notice  giving  details  of  proposed
      changes in the Society's Constitution,  shall  take  the
      form  of a poster prominently displayed on the Society's
      notice board for  the  14  days  preceding  the  Meeting
      concerned.
  c) The notice required to  be  given  for  an  Extraordinary
      General  Meeting  shall take the form of a poster promi-
      nently displayed on the Society's notice board for the 7
      days preceding the Meeting.

  3. DEPUTIES
      Should the Secretary or the Junior Treasurer  be  unable
   to perform his duties at any time, the Committee shall app-
   oint a temporary replacement, who shall be a Member and who
   shall serve until
    i)   the former holder  of  the  post  is  again  able  to
          perform his duties, or
    ii)  there is a General Meeting of the Society, or
    iii) his appointment is terminated by the Committee, or
    iv)  he resigns.

  4. SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
      The  social  activities  of the Society shall include an
   annual punt party and an annual ramble.

  5. THE SOCIETY'S NOTICE BOARD
      The Society's notice board shall be situated in the Arts
   School, Bene't Street, Cambridge.

  6. EUREKA
      The  President,  Secretary, Junior Treasurer, Editor and
   Business Manager shall together determine the  cover  price
   of  Eureka.    This shall not exceed one-sixth of x without
   the approval of the Committee.   For each Member  paying  a
   subscription  the  Society  shall  pay Eureka at this cover
   price for each free copy that the Member will receive under
   Section 1(d).

  7. CO-OPTED MEMBERS
      The Computer Group Secretary shall be co-opted onto  the
   Committee.


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