BY LAWS
PART IV
Article 23: Duties of the Accounting Officer are as follows:
a) to keep accounts of the Society,
b) to organize the relevant books and documents in that regard,
c) to provide statement of accounts during the Executive Committee meetings,
d) to spend for the Society when deemed appropriate by the President. The President and the Accounting Officer shall have a shared responsibility for the expenses. The amount of money to be kept by the Accounting Officer shall be determined by the Executive Committee. The Accounting Officer shall deposit the funds of the Society in a current account of a National Bank to be opened in the name of the Society upon the joint decision of the Executive Committee. Money on the current account shall be withdrawn only upon the signatures of the Accounting Officer, President or one of the Vice-Presidents (Revised during the General assembly meeting of the Turkish Society of Immunology convened on April 15, 1998).
Article 24: The members of the Audit Board shall be composed of 3 full and 3 associate members and elected by the General Assembly through open ballot. Audit Board shall audit any account and book of the Society and submit its report during the annual meeting of the General Assembly.
Article 25: Society’s sources of revenue are as follows:
a) membership fees,
b) donations of various properties,
c) donations of immovables,
d) money and properties through legacy,
e) proceeds from properties of the Society,
f) proceeds from events like dance, social nights, shows, conferences, scientific meetings, and courses,
g) donations for the Journal and other publications of the Society,
h) proceeds from the lottery organized by the Society.
Article 26: The books kept by the Society are as follows: (Revised during the General assembly meeting of the Turkish Society of Immunology convened on May 30, 2004).
Books to be kept according to operational procedure:
a) member registry book
b) decision book
c) operating account book
d) inventory book
e) receipt book
Books to be kept according to balance sheet procedure:
a) member registry book
b) decision book
c) journal
d) general ledger
e) inventory book
f) receipt book
Article 27: Regarding the amendments to the By-Law, the Executive Committee shall notify the General Assembly with their request for amendment, which is decided unanimously, or the full members shall put forth a written request with the common signatures of at least one tenth of the full members. In such a case, the General Assembly shall be called for the meeting by the Executive Committee. It is a prerequisite to discuss the amendments in question that at least two thirds of the members entitled to take place in the General Assembly shall be present at the meeting. Shall the quorum not mustered in this meeting, the General Assembly shall be called for a second meeting as per Article 11 of the By-Law. Decisions to amend the By-Law shall be taken by the two thirds majority of the participants.
Article 28: Dissolving the Society: Upon the written request of one more than half of the members of the Society, the Executive Committee shall include the issue of dissolution in the agenda of the General Assembly. According to the By-Law, so as to decide on dissolution, at least two thirds of the members entitled to take part in the General Assembly shall be present pursuant to the By-Law. Shall the quorum not mustered, the members shall be called for a second time as per Article 11 of the By-Law. Regardless of the number of the members attending this second meeting, the issue of dissolution may be addressed. Decisions on dissolution shall be taken by two thirds majority of the present members. The dissolution shall be notified in written to the national civilian authority within five days.
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