Sec. 1. The name of this Association is Michigan Movers Association.

Sec. 2. The corporate seal shall be circular in form and shall have inscribed thereon the name of the Association and the word "Seal".

Sec. 3. The principle office of this Association shall be in the City of Lansing, Ingham County, Michigan, or at such other place as may be designated by the Board of Directors.

Sec. 1. The purposes of the Association are:

a. To foster, develop and promote the highest standards of business conduct and service to the public on the part of any person, form or corporation engaged in the transportation and/or storage of property.

b. To promote co-operation and good will between the members and to aid and assist all members and to keep them informed with respect to all matters dealing with storage and transportation.

c. To investigate and make recommendations as to existing or propsed legislation and to appear before legislative bodies, commissions and boards on behalf of this Association or its individual members.

d. To offer advice, services and assistance with respect to all storage and transportation matters, including the preparing, publishing and filling of tariffs, rate schedules, applications, petitions and/or other documents and papers, and the preparing and furnishing of bills of lading, freight bills, warehouse receipts and other requirted forms for members of this Association and any persons, forms or corporations engaged in the transportation and/or storage of property.

e. To do anything suitable and proper for the accomplishment of any purpose set forth herein or which may be proper and lawful objectives of a trade association.

Sec. 2. This Association is not organized for the pecuniary profit. No dividends shall be paid to members, nor shall the members be entitled to any portion of the earnings of the Association derived through increment of value upon its property or otherwise incidentally made. No part of the net earnings of the Association shall inure to the benefit of any member or private individual.

Sec. 1. Any person, firm or corporation engaged in the transportation of property for hire and/or engaged in the storage property or who is directly interested in the affairs, activities, business and operations of the Association and its members shall be eligible for, and admitted to, membership in the Associations upon duly applying for membership as herinafter provided. All persons employed by and person, form or corporation that applies for and is admitted to membership shall automatically be members of the Association while they are so employed.

Sec. 2. There shall be three classes of membership as follows:

a. Active Membership. Active Members shall be those persons, forms or corporations that apply for and are admitted to membership in the Association that are engaged in Michigan intrastate transportation of property and/or storage of property within the State of Michigan.

b. Associate Membership. Associate Members shall be all persons, firms or corporations that apply for and are admitted to membership in the Association.

c. Affiliated Safety Membership. Affiliated Safety Members shall be all persons who are employed by any Active of Association Member and who are members of the Association automatically as long as they are so employed.

Sec. 3. Each person, firm or corporation applying for membership shall file a written application agreeing to become bound by and to abide by the By-Laws of the Association, shall accompany dues payable by such person, firm or corporation for the year in which said application is filed, which dues shall not be less than $15.00 for any class of membership, and the applicant, shall sign the agreement required to be signed a condition of membership by Section 2 of Article XXIV of these By-Laws.

Sec. 4. Repealed May 21, 1983.

Sec. 5. Only Active Members shall be entitled to vote. Each Active Member shall have the right to cast one (1) vote and designate the person authorized to cast its vote. In the event of a dispute as to who is authorized to cast the vote of an Active Member, such Active Member shall not be entitled to vote until the Executive Manager of the Association is given written notice of the person authorized to cast such Active Members vote by the owner, all the partners or presiodent, as the case may be, of such Active Member.

Sec. 6. Associate Members and Affiliated Safety Members shall not be entitled to vote and shall have no active voice in the affairs of the Association, but shall be entitled to attend the Association meetings, to participate in group insurance programs of the Association, and to be furnished such information and advice for the benefit of the Association or its members as they may, from time to time, be requested and are able to furnish.

Sec. 1. The annual meeting of the members of the Association shall be held during the first quarter of each calendar year, at such time and place as may be designated by the Board of Directors, for the purpose of electing directors and officers and for the transaction of such other business as may properly be brought before the members.
Sec. 2. The semi-annual meeting of the members of the Association shall be held between the months of May and September each year, at such time and place as may be designated by the Board of Directors, for the transaction of such business as may properly be brought before the members.
Sec. 3. Special meetings of the members of the Association may be called by the President or by order of the Board of Directors or Executive Committee at any time, either at the principal office of the Association or at such other place as may be designated by the President, Board of Directors, the Executive Committee or the Presidents to call a special meeting of the members up written request of ten (10) or more Active Members of the Association, or upon request of the Executive Manager

Sec. 4. Notice of the time, place and purposes of each meeting of the members of the Association shall be mailed to each Active and Associate Member by the Executive Manager not less than ten (10) nor more then sixty (60) days before the meeting. The notice shall include all additional information required by these By-Laws and such further notice shall be given as it appears on the Association’s records.
Sec. 5. Twenty (20) Active Members, present in person, shall constitute a quorum at the meetings of the members of the Association.
Sec. 6. Meetings of the membership of the Association or separate sessions thereof shall be presided over by the President or Vice President or a Chairman as determined by the Board of directors or Executive Committee. The Executive Manager shall act as Secretary of the meeting. All questions shall be decided by the vote of a majority of the Active Members present and voting at the meeting, unless otherwise provided by law or these By-Laws.

Sec. 1. Any member may resign at any time by presenting his resignation in writing to the Executive Manager of the Association.

Sec. 2. The membership of any member shall be terminated for failure to pay any dues or assessments within ninety (90) days of the due date thereof, upon the mailing of Notice of Termination to such member by the Executive Manager.

Sec. 3. Any member whose membership in the Association is terminated for the non-payment of dues or assessments may be reinstated by the Executive Manager by paying all back dues and assessments and all expense caused by publishing any tariffs and supplemtns and all other expense incidental thereto.

Sec. 4. The membership of a member may be suspended or terminated for cause by the Board of Directors of the Association pursuant to and as provided in Article XXIV of the By-Laws or as may hereinafter be provided by any amendment of the By-Laws.

Sec. 1. The President of the Association shall appoint as soon as may be after each annual membership meeting a Nominating Committee, which shall place into nomination at the next annual membership meeting nominees for the directors and officers to be elected at such meeting. Nominees for the directors and officers of the Association must be Active Members of the Association or a director, officer, partner or employee of an Active Member.

Sec. 2. The directors and officers of the Association shall be elected at the annual meting of members each year by the vote of a majority of the Active Members present and voting. At any election of directors, the entire number of directors to be elected shall be voted for the same time and not separately.