BY-LAWS

DESERT PEAKS SECTION
SIERRA CLUB, ANGELES CHAPTER
(past revisions, typed up Feb. 1987)

ARTICLE I: ORGANIZATION



1. This Section is constituted by action of the Executive Committee of the Angeles Chapter of the Sierra Club in accordance with and subject to the provisions of the Bylaws of the Sierra Club. This section is an integral part of the Sierra Club and of the Angeles Chapter and is governed by their Bylaws; it is not a separate legal entity.

2. The name of this section is the Desert Peaks Section of the Angeles Chapter of the Sierra Club. 3. The purposes of this section are to foster the purposes of the Sierra Club, as stated in its Bylaws, and further:

  (a) To explore the desert mountain areas of the Southwest.

  (b) To aid in the conservation and preservation of these areas in keeping with Sierra Club policies.

  (c) To stimulate interest in climbing desert mountain ranges, improve climbing and hiking techniques, and cultivate comradeship among the membership.

ARTICLE II: MEMBERSHIP

1. Regular members. Any current member of the Sierra Club may become a member of the Desert Peaks Section upon:

  (a) Climbing any six mountains on the Desert Peaks Section List of qualifying peaks maintained by the Section.

  (b) Subscribing to the Section Newsletter.

  (c) Making application for membership, with a list of qualifying peaks climbed with dates, and Sierra Club membership number, in writing to the Section Secretary.

2. Membership will be maintained so long as the member subscribes to the Section Newsletter and maintains a current membership in the Sierra Club. Subscriptions to the newsletter are due December 1 and become delinquent after the March regular meeting.

3. Voting. Only regular members of the Section may vote.

4. Qualification for office. Only regular members qualified to vote may hold office. No Section member may hold the same office for more than two consecutive terms, or for an unexpired term and one succeeding full term, during a five year period.

5. Honorary members. Any member of the Sierra Club who has performed outstanding service for this Section, and who is otherwise unable to qualify for membership under section 1 of this article, may become an Honorary Member of the Section by a majority vote of the membership at a regular or special meeting of the membership. Honorary members shall not be entitled to hold office or to vote.

6. The current membership list shall be published annually in the Section newsletter.
 
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