PART 3: Section 6. Things, Althings and Shire Moots (Meetings of the Society)

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6. Things, Althings and Shire Moots (Meetings of the Society)

6.1 Althing is defined as the Annual General Meeting of the society.

6.2 Thing is defined as an Extraordinary General Meeting and is any general meeting of the society other than althing.

6.3 Althings and things must be held at the time and place, in accordance with the Society Act, that the trustees decide.

6.4 A shire moot is defined as a meeting of members whose registered addresses are within the regional boundaries of active shire²⁸, as per Section 22.

6.5 A shire moot must be held at the time and place, in accordance with the Society Act, that the shire aeht²⁹, or two shire members, decides. A shire may from time to time set a minimum of shire members needed to convene a moot at a higher number.

6.6 The freyr or freya may convene a thing when he or she sees fit, as per Section 11, or in or the event of his or her absence any trustee acting in that stead.

6.7 A simple majority of witan may convene a thing.
6.8 Also, a thing may need to be convened if a maethel is declared by the Witan, or a simple majority of voting members call for maethel as per Section 3 or Section 16, and it so happens the next scheduled althing is more than six months in the future.

6.9 The first althing of the society must not be held more than 15 months after the date of incorporation. After that, an althing must be held at least once every calendar year and not more than 15 months after holding the preceding althing.

6.10 Regular business of an althing includes

(a) the adoption of rules of order,
(b) the consideration of financial statements,
(c) the reports of the gilds, if any,
(d) the reports of the shires, if any,
(e) the report of the Witan,
(f) the report of the trustees,
(g) the election of trustees and witan,
(h) the report of the auditor, if any,
(i) the swearing in of new members, if any,
(j) the counting of proxy votes, if any,
(k) amendment of the constitution and bylaws, if any,
(l) the setting of Freehold thew (policy, custom),
(m) any other business that, under these bylaws, ought to be conducted at an althing, or business that is brought under consideration by the report of the trustees included with the notice convening the meeting.

6.11 Special business is defined as:

(a) all business at a thing except for the adoption of rules of order,
(b) any business concerning any maethel that has been convened.

6.12 Shire business is defined as business related specifically to a particular shire that is neither regular business nor special business.

6.13 Business from the floor is defined as any business which is not regular business or special business or shire business.

6.14 The freyr or freya will chair thing and althing and in his or her absence the speaker. If neither of these attend the meeting within thirty minutes of the time appointed, the ombudsman, and in his or her absence, any wita must be elected to act as chair.

6.15 The shire ealdorman³⁰ will chair shire moots, or in his or her absence any wita who is a member of the shire.

6.16 If no wita is willing or able to act as chair, the voting members must elect one amongst themselves to act as chair.

6.17 A resolution proposed at a thing, althing or shire moot does not need to be seconded and the chair may move or propose a resolution.