Preamble
One of the most difficult tasks presented to the serious student of religion, metaphysics, spirituality, mythology, philosophy, and ancient history, today, is finding source texts pertaining to their study, mostly due to the inaccessibility of those texts. Many people who wish to pursue such study are unable to attend institutions of higher learning and/or live in areas where physical library systems are either unable to get source texts, or are unable to obtain them in a timely fashion.

It is the sole mission of the Academy for Ancient Texts to provide the world's largest electronic library of texts written previous to the Renaissance and to make them available, free of charge to anyone pursuing the ancient knowledge, and to build a physical library housing translations of ancient texts that can be readily available to any library in the world.

 
Academy for Ancient Texts By Laws

Article I
Name and Headquarters

      Section 1. The name of this corporation shall be Academy for Ancient Texts, a non profit corporation hereinafter referred to as the Academy.

      Section 2. The Academy shall maintain a post office box in Carson City, NV.

  Article II
 Purpose and Policies

      Section 1. The purpose of the Academy for Ancient Texts is to provide the world's largest electronic library of texts written previous to the Renaissance and to make them available, free of charge to anyone pursuing ancient knowledge, and to build a physical library housing translations of ancient texts that can be readily available to any library in the world.

.      Section 2. In no way shall the income or assets of the Academy be to benefit of any member of the Academy, excepting that the Governing Board shall have the right to reimburse individuals for authorized service to the Academy.
 

Article III
Membership and Dues

      Section 1. No membership or dues are required to obtain online texts. Membership in the physical library will be necessary to obtain hard copies of ancient texts.

    Section 2. Dues will be set as necessary to cover costs of housing books and can be adjusted as needed.

 Article IV
 Board of Directors

      Section 1. The Board of Directors will consist of 3 elected officers (president, secretary, and treasurer)        and a variable number of advisors and committee chair persons.

      Section 2. a. Only board members may vote on the corporate operation of the Academy
         b. The board shall operate by consensus.

      Section 3. Officers will serve a year running from Jan. 1 to Dec. 31.

     Section 4. Nomination and election of officers:

                  a) The acting board shall review the applications and select the top three candidates for each   position for nomination, which will be announced the first week in Dec.

b) The physical vote will take place at a meeting of the board during the third week in           December.
 
                  c) A consensus of board members will determine the selection of officers.

                  d) If an officer is unable to fulfill a position, the remaining board members will appoint a    replacement until the end of the term.

      Section 5. Advisors and committee chairs may be appointed to the board as need be with the exception  of standing committees such as finance which require that an officer be chair. Advisors and  committee chairs will have no voting rights on the board unless they are already officers.

Article V
Revocation and Removal

     Section 1. Board members may be removed from office either by board consent or by petition of the  membership with 2/3 of the adult members' signatures. Cause for removal must be stated with the  acceptable causes being:
1. failure to fulfill the duties of office;
2. conviction of a felony while in office.

            The board member shall be served with a written warning or rebuke and a Board review to determine if removal is warranted. Decisions for removal can be appealed within 1 month.
Article VI
Meetings and Communications

      Section 1. The Board meeting shall be once a month. Place and time for meeting will be determined by the board.

      Section 2. Special meetings can be called by the board with a one week notice. Emergency meetings of the board can be called without notice if necessary and called by the president.

      Section 3. Academy meetings will be open to the general public. Meeting notes and special notices will be available to the general public at the registered agent's office.

      Section 4. The Academy will maintain a website and email address to post meeting notices, notes and other information of interest.

 
Article VII
Finances

      Section 1. The fiscal year for the Academy shall be from January 1 to December 31.

      Section 2. The Academy will maintain a bank account.
      Section 3. The board will approve all expenditures.

      Section 4. A yearly audit will be presented to the general public as part of an annual report.

      Section 5. If it becomes necessary for the Academy to dissolve, all assets will be donated to an institution of higher education to be chosen by the acting board.

Article VIII
Amendments

      Section 1. These by laws can be amended by the board.
 
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