PROVISIONAL
BYLAWS OF THE VANCOUVER ISLAND LIBERTARIAN ASSOCIATION

Article 1 - Membership

Fees for membership in the VILA shall be set and amended by majority
vote of the members at the Annual Meeting, as shall fees for associate
membership.

Article 2 - Duties of Officers

The President shall be the chief executive officer of the VILA.

The Vice-President shall assist the President and shall be the Acting
President in his place should the Presidency become vacant or should the
President by temporarily unable to fulfill his duties.

The Secretary shall keep a record of the membership of the VILA and
shall act as recording Secretary at all meetings or arrange for an
alternate to take minutes.  The Secretary shall be responsible for
giving notice of meetings to members.

The Treasurer shall be known as an "electoral district agent" and will
be an official agent for The Libertarian Party of Canada.  This will
require that his name be filed with the government.  The Treasurer shall
maintain the VILA's bank account and handle all receipts and
disbursements of funds.  He shall make an annual financial report to
members at the end of each fiscal year (June 1).  The Treasurer shall
keep complete records of all donations made to the Party through the
VILA and shall, at the end of each year, send a list of donors, their
current addresses and the amounts of their donations to the National
Headquarters of the Party so that official receipts for income tax
purposes may be issued.

Article 3 - Overlapping Officerships

A person may hold more than two executive positions.

Article 4 - Executive Committee

Three Executive Committee members shall be required for a quorum.
Meetings may be called by any member of the Executive Committee and 14
days notice shall be given in writing unless unanimously waved.

Article 5 - Meetings

There shall be one Annual Meeting to be held each year in the spring.
At this meeting, members of the Executive Committee shall be elected by
the membership by secret ballot.  Thirty days advanced notice of the
Annual Meeting shall be given.

As many General Meetings as shall be useful shall be called between
annual meetings.  A petition signed by 25% of the membership shall make
the calling of a General Meeting mandatory upon the executive.  Fourteen
days advance notice in writing of General Meetings shall be given.

Article 6- Election of Officers and Executive Committee

Any member may be nominated for any position by a nonimator and a
seconder.  Members may be nominated from the floor of the meeting or in
advance of the meeting in writing.

Executive positions shall be chosen by a clear majority of members.  If
more than two members contest a position and no one receives 50% of the
votes, runoff elections shall be held until someone achieves a clear
majority.

The Secretary shall by the preparer of ballots and vote-counter.  Each
candidate may appoint a scrutineer.

Article 7 - Finances

The VILA shall keep a bank account in the name of the Libertarian Party
of Canada.  The President, Vice-President and Treasurer shall be the
only signatories on the account.  The signature of the Treasurer and one
other of the signatories shall be required on all cheques.  The fiscal
year shall run from Jan. 1 to Dec. 31.  Memberships shall run from one
year from the date of joining.  Appropriate records shall be kept by the
Treasurer.

Article 8- Parliamentary Authority

Robert's Rules of Order - Newly Revised shall be the parliamentary
authority where it does not clash with the constitution or bylaws.

Article 9 - Initial Executive

This Association shall have its founders as its initial executive.  They
are to be confirmed at a General Meeting after the VILA has acquired 15
members.  At that time, this article of the Bylaws shall expire and be
stricken form the Bylaws.