PART 3: Section 1 Membership

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PART 2: BYLAWS OF THE HEATHEN FREEHOLD SOCIETY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA

Definition of Terms:
i) For a complete definition of terms see Definition of Terms.
ii) The Heathen Freehold Society of B.C. may also be referred to as "the society", "the Freehold", "the Heathen Freehold" throughout these bylaws.

1. Membership

1.1 The members of the society are the applicants for incorporation of the society, and those persons who subsequently become members in accordance to these bylaws, and in either case have not ceased to be members.

1.2 Those who share a profound reverence for all the old gods and goddesses of the Germanic tribes, collectively known as the Aesir and the Vanir, or by variant names, and an interest in or a commitment to any of the many forms of modern Germanic pagan or Heathen spirituality are welcomed to become members of the Heathen Freehold Society of British Columbia.

1.3 Every member must uphold the constitution and bylaws.

1.4 The amount of the first annual membership dues must be determined by the trustees²¹ and subsequently dues may from time to time be changed by a simple majority of voting members during a thing or althing.

1.5 All members are members in good standing except:

(a) a member who has failed to pay his or her current annual membership fee, or any other subscription or debt due;
(b) a member who has been declared not in good standing by the Witan²² or expelled;

1.6 A person ceases to be a member of the Freehold

(a) by delivering his or her own resignation in writing to the writer²³, or any trustee, or by mailing it to the address of the society,
(b) upon his or her death, or in the case of a corporation, on dissolution,
(c) on being expelled,
(d) on having been a member not in good standing for six consecutive months.

1.7 When a person ceases to be a member, he or she is considered released from obligation to any oath made pertaining to Freehold law.