NHLI Constitution
ARTICLE I Name and Objectives
A. The name of the corporation is the New Hampshire League of Investigators, hereinafter referred to as the NHLI. NHLI shall be a trade name of the corporation. The corporation address shall be Post Office Box 108, Concord, NH 03302-0108, but shall be subject to change upon notification of, and approval by, the membership.
B. The goals of the NHLI are to instill and improve professionalism in the investigative industry, especially in New Hampshire, through the use of, but not limited to, the education of investigators, the education of the public about issues bearing on the industry, networking, legislative initiatives and any other means deemed appropriate by the Board of Government, hereinafter referred to as the BOG.
C. The corporation is empowered to:
1. Receive and administer funds designed for the furtherance of the goals of the corporation and to that end to take and hold by gift, bequest or device, any property, real, personal or mixed without limitation as to the amount or value except such limitations, if any as may be imposed by law.
2. Sell, convey, and dispose of any such property and to invest and reinvest the principal thereof and to deal with and expend the income for any of the aforementioned purposes without limitation except such limitation, if any, as shall be contained in the instrument under which such property is received.
3. Receive any property, real, personal, or mixed, in trust under the terms of any will, deed of trust, or other trust instrument for the foregoing goals and administer the same by carrying out the directions contained in the will or trust instrument.
4. Receive, take title to, and hold the proceeds of stocks, bonds, obligations, or other securities of any corporation, domestic or foreign, but only to the furtherance of the goals of the corporation or any one goal thereof.
5. In general, exercise any, all, and every power for which a nonprofit corporation organized under the laws of New Hampshire can be authorized to exercise.
D. The corporation is organized exclusively for the furtherance of the goals of the corporation, the making of disbursements to organizations or individuals that qualify, and the enhancement of the skill of the individual members in the application of his or her profession.
E. No part of the net earnings of the corporation shall inure to the benefit of or be distributed to its members, directors, or officers, except that the corporation shall be empowered to pay reasonable compensation for services rendered and to make payments and distributions in furtherance of the aforementioned goals. The corporation shall not participate in partisan politics in any fashion nor campaign on behalf of any individual candidate or political party. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Constitution, the corporation shall not carry out any other activities not permitted by state or federal law or regulation.
F. The web presence of NHLI shall be determined by the laws regulating such trade names issued by the federal government and our site shall be "www.NHLI.net" unless said site is changed or modified by regulations governing the issuance of web list names, at which, said alternate site will become the site of the New Hampshire League of Investigators.
ARTICLE II Membership
The NHLI shall consist of Voting and Associate Members, whose membership term is one calendar year beginning on January 1 and ending on December 31. Life membership and Honorary membership terms are for life.
A. A Voting Member is an individual licensed as a private investigator in the State of New Hampshire. Voting Members shall have the right to vote at the Annual Meeting if they are in good standing. No entity with an agency private investigator license may have more than three Voting Members. The holder of the agency license may designate the Voting Members if the holder pays the dues of all three Voting Members. If any question arises about which members of an entity are Voting Members, the BOG will decide the question and its decision will be final.
B. An Associate Member is an individual who is a licensed Private Investigator in another state or holds a New Hampshire employees license under a licensed New Hampshire Private Investigator who is a voting member in good standing of the NHLI. The Associate Member is a non-voting member.
C. A Life Member is an individual whose activities, in support of the NHLI and its objectives, have been particularly outstanding over a number of years. Life Members have the privilege of voting at the Annual Meeting and shall receive benefits as determined by the BOG. Life Members may serve on the BOG as elected. Life Members shall be proposed only by a majority vote of the BOG and voted on at the Annual Meeting.
D. An Honorary Member is a member who has been voted to be such by the Voting Members at the Annual Meeting, has no voting privileges, may not hold an elected office, and does not pay dues.
E. Admission and dismissal from the NHLI shall be in accordance with the Bylaws.
ARTICLE III Officers and Directors
A. The Officers and Directors of the NHLI constitute the BOG. The BOG consists of the President, the Vice-President, the Secretary, the Treasurer and five (5) Directors or six (6) Directors if there is an outgoing President assuming that role. The Officers and Directors shall be elected at the Annual Meeting in accordance with the Bylaws. The BOG has the general management of the NHLI in accordance with the Bylaws.
B. The outgoing President shall assume the role of a Director in the year following his/her Presidency in accordance with the Bylaws.
C. The election of the BOG shall be in accordance with the Bylaws.
D. No more than one member of an immediate family may hold office at a time.
E. Each Officer and Director must remain in good standing in accordance with the Bylaws or the seat will be declared vacant and filled in accordance with the Bylaws.
ARTICLE IV Meetings - The Meeting of the NHLI shall be held in accordance with the Bylaws.
ARTICLE V Amendments
An Amendment to this Constitution must be proposed by at least five (5) Voting Members or by a committee appointed by the President. Any proposed amendment must be submitted to the BOG at a Special or Regular Meeting of the BOG in accordance with the Bylaws. Upon approval by a majority of the BOG, the proposed amendment shall be submitted to the membership, in writing, not less than thirty (30) days prior to the Annual Meeting. Changes to the constitution require a two-thirds (2/3) vote of the ballots cast. Unless otherwise stated, any Amendment shall take effect immediately.
ARTICLE VI Dissolution
The provisions for the disposition of the corporate assets in the event of dissolution of the corporation are:
A. Upon dissolution of the corporation, assets shall be distributed for one or more exempt purposes within the meaning of section 501 (c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code or any corresponding section of any future federal tax code, or shall be distributed to the federal government or to a state or local government, for a public purpose.
B. Any such assets not so distributed shall be disposed by the Superior Court of the County in which the principal office of the corporation is located, exclusively for such purposes or to such organization or organizations, as said court shall determine.
ARTICLE VII There is no capital stock.
Constitution revised/amended on November 9, 2013
A. The name of the corporation is the New Hampshire League of Investigators, hereinafter referred to as the NHLI. NHLI shall be a trade name of the corporation. The corporation address shall be Post Office Box 108, Concord, NH 03302-0108, but shall be subject to change upon notification of, and approval by, the membership.
B. The goals of the NHLI are to instill and improve professionalism in the investigative industry, especially in New Hampshire, through the use of, but not limited to, the education of investigators, the education of the public about issues bearing on the industry, networking, legislative initiatives and any other means deemed appropriate by the Board of Government, hereinafter referred to as the BOG.
C. The corporation is empowered to:
1. Receive and administer funds designed for the furtherance of the goals of the corporation and to that end to take and hold by gift, bequest or device, any property, real, personal or mixed without limitation as to the amount or value except such limitations, if any as may be imposed by law.
2. Sell, convey, and dispose of any such property and to invest and reinvest the principal thereof and to deal with and expend the income for any of the aforementioned purposes without limitation except such limitation, if any, as shall be contained in the instrument under which such property is received.
3. Receive any property, real, personal, or mixed, in trust under the terms of any will, deed of trust, or other trust instrument for the foregoing goals and administer the same by carrying out the directions contained in the will or trust instrument.
4. Receive, take title to, and hold the proceeds of stocks, bonds, obligations, or other securities of any corporation, domestic or foreign, but only to the furtherance of the goals of the corporation or any one goal thereof.
5. In general, exercise any, all, and every power for which a nonprofit corporation organized under the laws of New Hampshire can be authorized to exercise.
D. The corporation is organized exclusively for the furtherance of the goals of the corporation, the making of disbursements to organizations or individuals that qualify, and the enhancement of the skill of the individual members in the application of his or her profession.
E. No part of the net earnings of the corporation shall inure to the benefit of or be distributed to its members, directors, or officers, except that the corporation shall be empowered to pay reasonable compensation for services rendered and to make payments and distributions in furtherance of the aforementioned goals. The corporation shall not participate in partisan politics in any fashion nor campaign on behalf of any individual candidate or political party. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Constitution, the corporation shall not carry out any other activities not permitted by state or federal law or regulation.
F. The web presence of NHLI shall be determined by the laws regulating such trade names issued by the federal government and our site shall be "www.NHLI.net" unless said site is changed or modified by regulations governing the issuance of web list names, at which, said alternate site will become the site of the New Hampshire League of Investigators.
ARTICLE II Membership
The NHLI shall consist of Voting and Associate Members, whose membership term is one calendar year beginning on January 1 and ending on December 31. Life membership and Honorary membership terms are for life.
A. A Voting Member is an individual licensed as a private investigator in the State of New Hampshire. Voting Members shall have the right to vote at the Annual Meeting if they are in good standing. No entity with an agency private investigator license may have more than three Voting Members. The holder of the agency license may designate the Voting Members if the holder pays the dues of all three Voting Members. If any question arises about which members of an entity are Voting Members, the BOG will decide the question and its decision will be final.
B. An Associate Member is an individual who is a licensed Private Investigator in another state or holds a New Hampshire employees license under a licensed New Hampshire Private Investigator who is a voting member in good standing of the NHLI. The Associate Member is a non-voting member.
C. A Life Member is an individual whose activities, in support of the NHLI and its objectives, have been particularly outstanding over a number of years. Life Members have the privilege of voting at the Annual Meeting and shall receive benefits as determined by the BOG. Life Members may serve on the BOG as elected. Life Members shall be proposed only by a majority vote of the BOG and voted on at the Annual Meeting.
D. An Honorary Member is a member who has been voted to be such by the Voting Members at the Annual Meeting, has no voting privileges, may not hold an elected office, and does not pay dues.
E. Admission and dismissal from the NHLI shall be in accordance with the Bylaws.
ARTICLE III Officers and Directors
A. The Officers and Directors of the NHLI constitute the BOG. The BOG consists of the President, the Vice-President, the Secretary, the Treasurer and five (5) Directors or six (6) Directors if there is an outgoing President assuming that role. The Officers and Directors shall be elected at the Annual Meeting in accordance with the Bylaws. The BOG has the general management of the NHLI in accordance with the Bylaws.
B. The outgoing President shall assume the role of a Director in the year following his/her Presidency in accordance with the Bylaws.
C. The election of the BOG shall be in accordance with the Bylaws.
D. No more than one member of an immediate family may hold office at a time.
E. Each Officer and Director must remain in good standing in accordance with the Bylaws or the seat will be declared vacant and filled in accordance with the Bylaws.
ARTICLE IV Meetings - The Meeting of the NHLI shall be held in accordance with the Bylaws.
ARTICLE V Amendments
An Amendment to this Constitution must be proposed by at least five (5) Voting Members or by a committee appointed by the President. Any proposed amendment must be submitted to the BOG at a Special or Regular Meeting of the BOG in accordance with the Bylaws. Upon approval by a majority of the BOG, the proposed amendment shall be submitted to the membership, in writing, not less than thirty (30) days prior to the Annual Meeting. Changes to the constitution require a two-thirds (2/3) vote of the ballots cast. Unless otherwise stated, any Amendment shall take effect immediately.
ARTICLE VI Dissolution
The provisions for the disposition of the corporate assets in the event of dissolution of the corporation are:
A. Upon dissolution of the corporation, assets shall be distributed for one or more exempt purposes within the meaning of section 501 (c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code or any corresponding section of any future federal tax code, or shall be distributed to the federal government or to a state or local government, for a public purpose.
B. Any such assets not so distributed shall be disposed by the Superior Court of the County in which the principal office of the corporation is located, exclusively for such purposes or to such organization or organizations, as said court shall determine.
ARTICLE VII There is no capital stock.
Constitution revised/amended on November 9, 2013
