TSRT Bylaws:

These changes will be adopted by members at the 2011 Annual Conference in Tunica, Mississippi.

Article XIII
District Organizations
Powers and Privileges

SECTION 1: The number of district organizations and the boundaries thereof shall be determined by the Board of Directors of the state society.

SECTION 2: Officers:

(a) A president, vice-president, and a secretary-treasurer shall be elected by the membership of each district. The office of secretary-treasurer may be divided into two offices. The office of president-elect may be established if necessary or applicable.
(b) The district shall establish by a majority vote at a regular meeting by such voting procedures as best meet the needs of the district and are applicable to the business conducted.
(c) All officers shall serve for a term of one year, or until their successors have been appointed or elected and assumed office. They shall surrender to their successor all records and properties belonging to the district.
(d) All officers shall be free from any pecuniary charges on the books of the Society.

SECTION 3: Membership:

(a) Membership in the district in the appropriate category (active, inactive, associate, student, and supporting) will be awarded in conjunction with membership in the state Society.
(b) Associate and student members may have the privilege of voting at district meetings and may hold office, other than the office of president and vice-president of the district.

SECTION 4: Dues:

(a) District dues will be paid directly to the Executive Secretary of the state Society upon application for membership.
(b) The Executive Secretary of the state Society will forward the appropriate District dues and a list of members in good standing to each District monthly for the first four (4) months of the membership year and bimonthly for the remainder of the membership year.

SECTION 5:

(a) The district organization shall have control over its treasury. Disbursements from the district treasury shall be made upon authority of a majority of the district officers.
(b) A district board of directors may be established by a vote of the district membership. Its composition and the duties shall be consistent with, but not necessarily identical to, those specified in Article VIII of these Bylaws.

SECTION 6:

The district president may appoint such other committees as are necessary to promote the activities of the district.

SECTION 7:

District organizations shall hold at least four meetings, but preferably eight, each year. Twenty percent (20%) of the membership, including two officers shall constitute a quorum.

SECTION 8:

The state society shall not be responsible for any debts or utterances made by any district organization.