bylaws
Club's governing rules
Bylaws are the internal rules an organization adopts to govern itself—how meetings are conducted, how officers are elected, how decisions are made.
Corporations, clubs, and nonprofits all have bylaws.
They operate below external law but carry binding force within the organization: The bylaws require a two-thirds vote to amend the constitution.
Founding organizational document
- boardFlat rigid panel
- trusteesThose holding assets for others
- councilAdvisory deliberative group
- directorsThose who lead organizations
committee · officers · membership · quorum · voting · elections · meetings · AGM
Written works or items
- clausesGrammatical or legal units
- sectionsDivided portions of something
- amendmentsFormal changes to documents
- provisionsStockpiled food and supplies
schedules · appendices · definitions · preamble · recitals · subsections · paragraphs · numbering
Forming a legal entity
- nonprofitOrganization serving public good
- HOAResidential community organization
- condominiumOwned unit, shared grounds
- cooperativeJointly operated enterprise
corporation · association · society · club · union · municipality · organization · entity
charter
Founding organizational document
directors · committee · officers · membership · quorum · voting · elections · meetings · AGM · minutes
articles
Written works or items
- clausesGrammatical or legal units
- sectionsDivided portions of something
- amendmentsFormal changes to documents
provisions · schedules · appendices · definitions · preamble · recitals · subsections · paragraphs · numbering · drafting
incorporation
Forming a legal entity
- nonprofitOrganization serving public good
- HOAResidential community organization
- condominiumOwned unit, shared grounds
cooperative · corporation · association · society · club · union · municipality · organization · entity · registered
enforcement
Compelling compliance with rules
- violationsBreaches of rules
- penaltiesPunishments for infractions
- finesMonetary sanctions or particles
sanctions · hearings · appeals · remedies · notice · cure · suspension · expulsion · grievance · arbitration
- club termsmembership, dues, meetings, club meetings, clubhouse
- Formal Structureshierarchy, bureaucracy, government, corporation, committee
- policiespolicy, act, code of conduct, workplace policies, public policy
- rulesrule, guideline, standard, norm, code
- rules & ethicsethics, honor code, guidelines, protocol, etiquette
- student governmentstudent council, student government, student senate, class president, treasurer
bylawsfederal statutes
Laws enacted by Congress
federal law · national law · constitutional law · international law · state law
bylawsunwritten rules
Unstated behavioral expectations
customs · gentleman's agreements · traditions · conventions · social norms
- bylaws complianceFollowing an organization's internal rules
- city bylawsMunicipal legal provisions
- company bylawsFirm's internal operating rules
- town bylawsCommunity-enacted local rules
- community bylawsRules governing shared living
- local bylawsLaws governing a locality