JBS Charter

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JBS Charter

General description.

The Joseph Bucklin Society is a national organization dedicated to historical and genealogical research and the dissemination of educational material. The Society is not connected with any denomination or political group.

BECAUSE: The colonists of the seventeen century who planted the Massachusetts Bay Colony and the Rhode Island and Providence Plantations Colony were one of the most influential settlers of North America. (William Bucklin and his descendants were a vital part of that group.)

AND BECAUSE: Joseph Bucklin, in the Gaspee Affair of 1772, was the first American who deliberately shot an English military man in an attack upon the English; and the Gaspee Affair was an outstanding event in the formation of the American Revolution

AND BECAUSE: Joseph Bucklin and his relatives were typical of the early Americans who rose in the American Revolution to start what became a new nation.)

NOW THEREFORE: The Joseph Bucklin Society is named for Joseph Bucklin, and the Society is dedicated to researching and preserving the history of the Massachusetts and Rhode Island colonists and transmitting their example of courage, zeal, faith, duty, and honor.

Scope of our work.

Our scope of research, study, and education includes: (1) the Massachusetts Bay Colony and the Rhode Island and Providence Plantations Colony, in the period 1600--- 1799; and England in the same time period (with particular reference to the Dorset area), and (2) the Bucklin family, with particular reference to the period 1600 --- 1899, and (3) the Gaspee Affair (including the legal and political background as it relates to the American Revolution).

Membership is in the following classifications.

A. Full Member Membership. Full membership is open to all men and women of good character and either: [descent] are of: descent from one or more Bucklins, or descent from participants in the Gaspee Affair, or descent from others who settled in the American colonies before 1775, or [participation] have participated in an event commemorating the Gaspee Affair.

B. Supporting Member Membership. Associate membership in the Society is available for those interested in supporting the purposes of the Society. Upon unanimous decision of the Officers as to an applicant, persons who wish to support the Society may purchase Supporting Membership with such membership rights and participation as the Officers may from time to time determine for the class of membership.

C. Honored Member Membership. Upon unanimous decision of the Officers, persons who have given valuable voluntary services in conformity with the ideals and purposes of the Society may be awarded a special non-hereditary class of membership, with such membership honors, rights and participation as the Officers from time to time may determine for the individual then to be admitted

Goals of the Joseph Bucklin Society.

Our goals are:

To research, preserve, and publish the events of the Gaspee Affair, its historical background, and the succeeding events up to the time of the Lexington Alarm, both in England and New England.

To research, preserve, and publish the geopolitical events of 1600 to 1799 in England and New England.

To locate the origins and family histories in England of the Bucklins.

To make a genealogical database including all the descendants of the Bucklins to the eighth generation from William Bucklin, with the reconstructed biographies and ancestries of the Bucklins as well as can be established, plus the lineages to the present day as submitted to us by the membership.

To call attention to the books, articles and research established both by others and also by our own research findings.

To engage in public ceremonies honoring the colonists of the Massachusetts Bay Colony and the Rhode Island Colony, the participants in the Gaspee Affair, and Americans living at the time of the American Revolution.

Assets.

No substantial part of the activities of the organization shall be attempting to influence legislation, and the organization shall not participate in, or intervene in any political campaign on behalf of or in opposition to any candidate for public office. This organization shall not, except to an insubstantial degree, engage in any activities or exercise any powers that are not in furtherance of the purposes of this organization.

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BYLAWS

Office.

The location of the principal office of the Society shall be fixed by the Officers. It may be any location within the United States. The Executive Director shall keep a copy of these bylaws and minutes of all meetings of the Officers at the principal office. Principal office as of 11 June 2000: 8063 South Michele Lane, Tempe, AZ 85284.

Internet addresses and pages may be maintained by the Society.

Officers.

All business and affairs of the Society shall be managed solely by the Officers. Initially the Offices shall be an Executive Director. The Executive Director shall be the chief executive officer and shall manage the day to day affairs of the Society. Offices can be eliminated or New Offices can be created by majority vote of the existing Officers.

The Membership.

Applicants will be admitted to membership solely upon the discretion of the Officers. Upon the Officers' decision, the prospective Member will be admitted. The admitted Member will receive a personalized certificate of membership suitable for framing. Membership will commence upon issuance of the certificate, and will continue for the period of time and terms upon which the Member was admitted.

If Full Society Membership is based on one of the descendant categories of membership, then, the applicant's lineage details as given by the applicant will be accepted on faith, unless they appear illogical. The lineage must be accompanied by the applicant's best (sufficient but not exhaustive) documentation for the birth events and relationships submitted. Published sources are preferred, but family sources are acceptable. Reproductions of documentary evidence may be requested at the discretion of the officers in some cases. Any and all evidence, sources and argument the applicant can provide on his/her 17th and 18th century New England ancestors are requested.

Membership fees for various categories and dates of membership will be set, and may be changed from time to time, by the Officers. Subscription to the Society' publications will be separate fees . Subscriptions are voluntary, and at a subscription fee determined by the Officers.

Membership is non-hereditary and non-transferable.

A Member may not be expelled from the Society, except by unanimous vote of the Officers for one of the five following causes:

1. evidence of the Member's deliberate falsification of his/ her application.

2. the Member's conviction of a felony.

3. the Member's dishonorable discharge from the US military service.

4. the Member's continued and deliberate harassment of the Officers to the extent that Society business is impeded.

5. The Member's misuse of Membership to the extent that Society business is impeded or the Society is exposed to public harassment.

6. Failure to pay membership dues.

Changes to these bylaws.

These bylaws may be amended when, after a meeting of the Officers, the Officers shall agree unanimously to the change.

Duties of Members.

Members have the duty to occasionally inform the Society of all substantial new information they discover about their 16th , 17th , or 18th century ancestors. Especially important to the Society is the bibliography of sources, original 17th century documents, and results of research done in original sources in England or New England.

Rights of Members.

Living Members have a right to privacy of their addresses and contact information. Membership lists will not be sold or given to others outside the society administration. While a living Member's lineage might be published in the publications of the Society, due care will exercised to provide that a living Member's member status or address will not be disclosed by the Society to anyone, other than to an officer or to secretarial, project members, or administrative personnel of the Society, except by the Member's permission or by Court Order. A Member's public statement of his/her membership is implied permission for the Officers also to disclose the fact of membership.

NOTE: THIS WEB SITE COPY OF THE CHARTER AND BYLAWS IS APPROXIMATE. THE ORIGINAL CHARTER, BYLAWS, AND AMENDMENTS MAY BE DIFFERENT IN WORDING AND MAY HAVE DIFFERENT FORMATTING, SECTION NUMBERS, OR OTHER TYPOGRAPHICAL DIFFERENCES. ALSO THIS WEB SITE MAY NOT HAVE ALL AMENDMENTS AS THEY MAY EXIST FROM TIME TO TIME.

JBS Charter