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ARTICLE 7 PENALTIES AND SUSPENSION

Section 1. All Companies, Departments or Rescue Squads failing to pay their annual dues to the Secretary of the Association, prior to November 1 of the current year, shall be removed from the membership roll of this Association. The Secretary of this Association shall notify each Company, Department or Rescue Squad so removed by Certified Mail Return Receipt Requested. Any Company, Department or Rescue Squad so removed shall upon payment of their dues for the current year, be reinstated in this Association, subject to the approval of the Executive Committee. Section 2. Any member of a Fire Company, Department or Rescue Squad who has been expelled from his Company or Department shall cease to be a member of this Association. Section 3. No Associate or Contributing member shall have the privilege of an elective office, to serve on the Executive Committee, or vote in any annual or special meeting. Section 4. The dues and credentials of a Company, Department or Rescue Squad must be in the hands of the Secretary no later than August 1st of the current year in order for the company or department to be eligible to vote at the August Convention. ARTICLE 8 RECOGNITION AND IDENTIFICATION Section 1. Each Company, Department or Rescue Squad on becoming members of this Association shall be furnished a Certificate of Membership. Individual membership cards shall be issued by the State Association Secretary for each member of the Company or Department on which annual dues have been paid. Section 2. Only those members who present both the registration badge and the individual membership card of this Association shall be admitted to the annual meeting of this Association or to any other functions of the State Convention. Honored guests shall not be included in this requirement. The host company under the direction of the Sergeant-at-Arms will admit only those persons who present the proper credentials. ARTICLE 9 DISSOLUTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF ASSETS Section 1. Upon the dissolution of this Association, and where there are members having voting rights, the Executive Committee (Directors) shall adopt a resolution recommending that the Association be dissolved and directing that the question of such dissolution be submitted to a vote at a meeting of members having voting rights, which may be either an annual or a special meeting. Notice stating that the purpose, or one of the purposes, of such meeting is to consider the advisability of dissolving this Association, shall be given to each member entitled to vote at such meeting, not less than 25 days nor more than 50 days prior to the said meeting. A resolution to dissolve the Association shall be adopted upon receiving more than two thirds of the votes entitled to be cast by members present. Upon the adoption of such resolution by the members, the Association shall cease to conduct its affairs except insofar as may be necessary for the winding up thereof. It shall immediately cause a notice of the proposed dissolution to be mailed to each known creditor of the Association and to the State Corporation Commission, and shall proceed to collect its assets and apply and distribute them as provided in Section 2. Section 2. All assets received and held by this Association subject to limitations permitting their use only for charitable, religious, eleemosynary, benevolent, education or similar purposes, but not held upon a condition requiring return, transfer or conveyance by reason of the dissolution, shall be transferred or conveyed to one or more domestic societies or organizations engaged in activities substantially similar to those of the dissolving Association which are tax-exempt pursuant to regulations established by the Internal Revenue Service. All other assets of the Association remaining shall also be transferred or conveyed in like manner and with like subject.