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Bylaws
The Accountancy Museum of the Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants, Inc.

APPROVED BY:
TSCPA Board of Directors

EFFECTIVE DATE:
June 19, 1998

ARTICLE I - PURPOSE

(1)
The name of this corporation shall be the Accountancy Museum of the Texas Society of CPAs, Inc.
(2)
The purposes for which the corporation is organized are exclusively charitable and educational within the meaning of section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 or the corresponding provision of any future United States internal revenue law. Notwithstanding any other provision of these articles, this corporation shall not carry on any other activities not permitted to be carried on by an organization exempt from federal income tax under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 or the corresponding provision of any future United States internal revenue law.
(3)
Specifically, the corporation is organized to establish an accountancy museum and related archival records, to make exhibits and historical records available to all interested parties for general viewing and scholarly research, to preserve historical materials and to receive contributions and administer the assets of the corporation.

ARTICLE II - MEMBERS

(1)
The voting members of this corporation shall be the members of the Board of Directors of the Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants ("Society").

ARTICLE III - DIRECTORS AND MEETINGS

(1)
The management of the affairs of this corporation shall be vested in directors elected by the voting members of the corporation. The number of directors shall be determined by the voting members of the corporation. The election of directors shall take place during the annual meeting of the Society.
(2)
Directors of this corporation must be members of the Accountancy Museum Committee of the Society.
(3)
The directors shall meet within ninety days after the conclusion of the annual meeting of members of the Society and elect officers of the corporation. The directors shall also meet upon call of the president of the corporation or a majority of the directors. Written notice of each meeting shall be furnished to each director at least five days in advance.
(4)
The principal office of the corporation shall be 14860 Montfort Dr, Suite 150, Dallas, TX 75240. The annual meeting of the corporation shall be held at the principal office of the corporation or at such other place as may be designated in the notice or call for the meeting.
(5)
Terms of directors shall be for one year.
(6)
The corporation shall have a fiscal year ending May 31.

ARTICLE IV - DISSOLUTION

(1)
Upon dissolution of the corporation, the Board of Directors shall, after paying all liabilities, dispose of the assets of the corporation by distributing such assets to the Accounting Education Foundation of the Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants, Inc., so long as that organization qualifies under Internal Revenue Code 501(c)(3). If the foregoing organization does not so qualify, all assets will be distributed to any organization so qualified as determined by the Board of Directors.

ARTICLE V - AMENDMENTS

(1)
These articles may be amended by a majority vote of the voting members of the corporation held during any meeting of the Board of Directors of the Society.