OBJECTS AND BYLAWS
(As amended at the Annual General Meeting of April 23, 2004)
The Royal Alberta United Services Institute
SUCCESSORS TO
THE ALBERTA UNITED SERVICES INSTITUTE
and
THE ALBERTA MILITARY INSTITUTE
(Incorporated 1920)
CALGARY, ALBERTAAPPLICATION FOR INCORPORATION BY THE ALBERTA UNITED SERVICES INSTITUTE
WE, the undersigned, hereby declare that we desire to form a Society under THE SOCIETIES ACT, and that:
1. The name of the Society is "THE ALBERTA UNITED SERVICES INSTITUTE."
2. The objects of the Society are:
(a) The perpetuation of the traditions of "THE ALBERTA MILITARY INSTITUTE."
(b) The encouragement and promotion of arts, science and literature as related to Her Majesty's Services and the promotion of social intercourse amongst those connected with Her Majesty's Services in the Province of Alberta.
(c) The support and encouragement of Cadet Corps and all Active and Reserve Units of Her Majesty's Services.
3. The operations of the Society are to be carried on throughout the Province of Alberta and chiefly in the City of Calgary.
DATED this 21st day of May, A.D. 1947.
JOHN BEGG, Lt.-Col.
H.F. FRANCIS, Sqn./Ldr.
J.F. SCOTT, Col.
G. TAPP, Lt.-Cdr.
A. H. TURNEY, Major
H. E. WRIGHT, Lt.-Col.
J. DAVIS, Capt.
D. L. CLARKE, Major
J. H. R. THOMSON, Lt.-Col.
Witness: D. G. L. CUNNINGTON, Col.
THE SOCIETIES ACT BYLAWS for the government of THE ROYAL ALBERTA UNITED SERVICES INSTITUTE under the provisions of THE SOCIETIES ACT being Chapter S-18 of the Revised Statutes of Alberta 1980.
The Royal Alberta United Services Institute Bylaws
DEFINITIONS
1. In these Bylaws:
(a) "Board" or "Board of Directors" means the Board of Directors of The Royal Alberta United Services Institute elected pursuant to these Bylaws.
(b) "Building Reserve Fund" means the trust fund prescribed by Article 52(a).
(c) "Institute" means The Royal Alberta United Services Institute.
(d) "Special Resolution" means:(i) a resolution passed
(A) at a general meeting of which not less than 21 days' notice specifying the intention to propose the resolution has been duly given, and
(B) by the vote of not less than 75% of those Members who, if entitled to do so, vote in person or by proxy,
(ii) a resolution proposed and passed as a Special Resolution, or
(iii) a resolution consented to in writing by all the Members who would have been entitled at a general meeting to vote on the resolution in person or, where proxies are permitted, by proxy.
CLASSES OF MEMBERSHIP
2. There shall be the following classes of membership in the Institute namely:
(a) Ordinary Membership
(b) Garrison Member
(c) Honorary Member
(d) Life Member
ORDINARY MEMBERS
3. (a) Any Commissioned or retired officer of
(i) The Sovereign's regular, reserve or auxiliary armed forces;
(ii) The Royal Canadian Mounted Police;
(iii) The Canadian Coast Guard; or
(iv) Regular, reserve or auxiliary armed forces other than those of the Sovereign, and(b) Any person who:
(i) is a member of the Parliament of Canada;
(ii) is a member of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Alberta;
(iii) is the Mayor or an Alderman of the City of Calgary;
(iv) is the consul or other representative of a foreign power;
(v) is a member in good standing of a society or institute affiliated with the Institute, or
(vi) is such other person of whom the Board approves may make application to the Board for membership in the Institute and upon such application being approved as herein provided such person shall be an Ordinary Member of the Institute.
GARRISON MEMBERS
4. Any Commissioned Officer serving in military units or sub units and any officer in organizations affiliated to such units or sub units (e.g. members of the Cadet Instructor's Cadre) in the Calgary area may upon application request to become a Garrison Member of the Institute.
5. (a) Subject to sub-article (b), a Garrison Member shall have all the rights, powers and privileges of an Ordinary Member, including the obligation to pay dues.
(b) A Garrison Member shall:
(i) not be entitled to hold office as President or Vice-President of the Institute;
(ii) not be entitled to represent the Institute on the Mewata Officers' Mess Operating Committee.6. Nothing in Article 5 shall prevent a Garrison Member from becoming an Ordinary Member upon approval of the Board of Directors and upon payment of the appropriate dues.
HONORARY MEMBERS
7. The President of the Institute may apply for honorary membership in the Institute on behalf of any person who has rendered some special service to the Institute or to Canada, or to or for one or more of the Provinces of Canada, and upon such application being duly approved as hereinafter provided, such person shall be an Honorary Member of the Institute which membership will expire at the end of the Institute's fiscal year, or, in the case of a person so honored by reason of his Office, at the end of his term of office.
8. An Honorary Member shall have all the rights, powers and privileges of an Ordinary Member except the
right to vote on any matter or hold office in the Institute, but shall be subject to all the other
duties, liabilities and obligations of an Ordinary Member except the obligation to pay annual dues.
LIFE MEMBERS
9. (a) The President of the Institute may apply for life membership in the Institute on behalf of any
Ordinary Member of the Institute who has rendered long and meritorious service to the Institute, and upon such application being approved as hereafter provided such person shall be a Life Member of the Institute.
(b) Subject to sub-article,(c), a Life Member shall have, for the remainder of his or her life, all the rights, powers and privileges and be subject to all the other duties, liabilities and obligations of an Ordinary Member.
(d) A Life Member shall not:
(i) have the right to vote on money matters;
(ii) have the right to hold office in the Institute;
(iii) be required to pay annual fees or other dues.
ELECTION TO MEMBERSHIP
10. Application for membership in the Institute shall be made on the form prescribed from time to time by the Board. Such form shall be signed by the applicant and shall:
(a) be signed by a proposer and a seconder , each of whom is a Member in good standing and who knows the applicant personally; and
(b) A Member who fails to pay the applicable dues or fees in any year, shall cease to be a member and the provisions of sub-article (a) above shall apply to any re-instatement of such member.
11. Every application for honorary membership or life membership shall be signed by the President of the Institute and be consented to by the person concerned.
12. (a) Every application for membership in the Institute shall be posted on the notice board of the Institute premises for a minimum of fourteen (14) days prior to being referred to the Board for approval.
(b) Prior to the meeting of the Board at which such approval is to be voted upon, any Member may file with the HONORARY SECRETARY-TREASURER a notice objecting to the applicant's admission as a member and stating the reasons therefor.
13. (a) At the first meeting of the Board following the expiration of the fourteen day period set out above, the application for membership shall be voted upon. If the application receives the affirmative vote of fifty percent of the members of the Board present and voting, the application shall be deemed to be approved. The applicant, the proposer and the seconder shall be promptly notified if the application is not approved.
(b) A person whose application has not been approved may not be proposed for membership again during the next twelve months.
(c) The Board may, at its discretion, approve an application during the 14-day posting period subject to there being no notice of objection under sub-article 10 (b) filed subsequent to the Board Meeting and before the end of the 14-day posting period.
DUES
14. (a) After election to membership, each member shall pay fees or dues at such time and
in such amount as is prescribed by the Board for the classes of membership to which the member belongs. In fixing the dues of Garrison Members, the Board shall take into account that the Garrison Member is also paying dues to the Mess in which he is a regular member;
(b) The Board shall not increase the dues payable by the Members set out in sub-article (a) by more than twenty (20%) percent over those payable in the previous year.(c) The Board shall review dues for the forthcoming year no later that 30 September annually.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
15. The government and management of the Institute shall be entrusted to a Board of Directors, whose term of office shall commence immediately following the Annual General Meeting at which they were elected to the next Annual General Meeting, comprised of:(a) a President, Vice-President and eight Directors elected from among the Ordinary Members of the Institute;
(b) the Immediate Past President of the Institute;
(c) the President for the time being of the Calgary Garrison Officers' Mess, Mewata Armouries; and
(d) an Honorary Secretary-Treasurer appointed by the members of the Board.
16. Those members of the Board required to be elected shall be elected in the following manner:
(a) the President and Vice-President shall:
(i) be elected at the annual general meeting by the Members of the Institute from Ordinary Members who have served on the Board of Directors as an elected member for a minimum of two (2) years;
(ii) hold office for a term of one year provided that each may, with the approval of a two thirds majority of the Board, stand for re-election for one additional term of one year; and
(iii) under special circumstances, be entitled to hold office for a further term of one year, for a total of three years but must receive unanimous consent of the Board of Directors and be confirmed by the Membership at the Annual General Meeting,
(b) four of the eight Directors to be elected pursuant to sub-article 15(a) shall be elected by the Members at the annual general meeting in each odd numbered year. Such Directors shall hold office for a term of two years and the remaining four shall be elected by the same classes of members at the annual general meeting in each even numbered year and shall hold office for a term of two years; (c) in the event of a vacancy occurring on the Board by reason of resignation, death, incapacity or otherwise, the Board shall have the power to appoint a qualified person to fill such vacancy for the term or unexpired portion thereof or may call for nominations for the election of a Director at the next Annual General Meeting to complete any such unexpired term.
NOMINATING COMMITTEE
17. The Board shall at least forty-five (45) days before the holding of the annual general meeting of the Institute, appoint a nominating committee (the "Nominating Committee") consisting ofthree (3) Ordinary members. The Nominating Committee shall:
(a) at least thirty (30) days before the annual general meeting file with the Honorary Secretary-Treasurer of the Institute, a nomination list of qualified persons who have consented to stand for the offices of President, Vice President and the vacant Directors posts of the Institute;
(b) forthwith post the list of nominees set out in sub-article (a) on the Notice Board of the Institute
OTHER NOMINATIONS FROM MEMBERS
18. (a) Subject to sub-article (b), any two (2) Members in good standing, may nominate in writing a qualified person or persons who have consented to stand for the office of President, Vice President or the Vacant Directors' post of the Institute.
(b) Any nominations under sub-article (a) shall be filed with the Honorary Secretary-Treasurer of the Institute at least thirty (30) days before the date of the annual general meeting.
BALLOTS
19. The Secretary-Treasurer shall prepare the ballot papers for the election of the President, Vice-President and Directors, and not less than ten (10) days prior to the date of the annual general meeting shall forward one ballot to each Member at the address shown on the records of the Institute.
20. (a) Members shall vote using the ballot provided and may not vote by proxy;
(b) All ballots shall bear the seal of the Institute;
(c) All ballots for the election of President, Vice-President and Directors shall list alphabetically the names of the persons nominated for such offices; and
(d) Members shall vote for no more than the number required to fill the existing vacancies on the Board.
COUNTING OF BALLOTS
21. (a) Completed ballots shall be forwarded to the Secretary-Treasurer in a sealed envelope so as to arrive not later than twelve 12:00 o'clock noon local time on the day of the annual general meeting.
(b) The President shall appoint at least two members (who shall not be Members of the Board) to attend the annual general meeting to act as scrutineers and to count the ballots. The scrutineers shall attend the annual general meeting and certify the results of the election to be made known at the annual general meeting. (c) Should a tie vote occur the nominating committee shall cast lots and certify as elected the person or persons selected.
MEETINGS OF THE BOARD
22. The President, or, in the absence of the President, the Vice-President, or in the
absence of both, a director appointed by the meeting, shall preside at all meetings of the Board.
QUORUM
23. Five members of the Board shall constitute a quorum. CALL OF MEETINGS
24. (a) The President or Vice-President or any five members of the Board may call a meeting
of the Board by giving notice to each member of the Board at least seven (7) days before the day
proposed for the meeting.
(b) In case of emergency, the President or Vice-President may summon the Board on not less than two (2) days notice.
VOTING AT BOARD MEETINGS
25. (a) Each member of the Board shall have one vote;
(b) Every question shall be determined by a majority of the votes cast at the meeting;
(c) In the event of an equality of votes at any such meeting, the President or Chairman of the meeting
shall have a second or casting vote.
26. A resolution in writing signed by all members of the Board shall be as valid and effectual as a
resolution passed at a meeting of the Board.
MINUTES
27. Proper minutes of the proceedings of the Board shall be recorded and retained in the minute book of the Institute.
DUTIES OF THE BOARD
28. The Board shall exercise general management and supervision of the affairs of the
Institute and without restricting the generality of the foregoing; the Board shall have power to:
(a) fill any vacancies that may occur in any office;
(b) establish committees and appoint and dismiss the members thereof;
(c) fix the duties of the officers and committees of the Board;
(d) prepare forms for application for membership and other documents;
(e) take care of such other matters as are normal to the functioning of a Board of Directors save as otherwise herein specifically provided.
POWERS OF THE BOARD
29. The Board may make such rules and regulations for the operation of the Institute and
governing the conduct of its Members as it may deem fit and may, subject to these Bylaws, impose and enforce penalties for the violation thereof. Such rules or regulations may be altered or repealed by resolution duly passed by the vote of two-thirds of the Members present and entitled to vote at an annual or special general meeting.
30. The Board may from time to time hire and discharge a Secretary-Treasurer and such other
employees as it deems advisable and fix the terms of employment of any such employee. The term of
employment shall be reviewed annually not later than the last day of the month following the month in
which the Annual General Meeting occurs.
31. The Board may appoint an Honorary Archivist, an Honorary Chaplain, an Honorary Librarian and an
Honorary Solicitor from any of the Members, but these persons shall not be members of the Board of
Directors.
32. The Board may appoint an Executive Committee of the Board, House Committee, Finance Committee,
Membership Committee, Entertainment Committee, and such other committees as it deems necessary or
desirable. Each committee (other than the Executive Committee) shall consist of at least two members
of the Board and such additional members of the Institute as may be desired. The names of the Members
constituting all committees shall be available to all members.
33. The Board may delegate to any committee any powers which it considers necessary or desirable,
including the power to add members to such committee and may prescribe rules by which any committee
shall function.
34. (a) The Officers and Directors shall serve without remuneration.
(b) No member of the Institute shall be paid remuneration for any services rendered to it or to any
Committee of the Institute without the express approval of the Board.
(c) The term of office of any appointment shall, unless otherwise provided, terminate on the day following the annual general meeting.
(d) An Officer or a Director may be removed from office by a Special Resolution.
DUTIES OF OFFICERS
President
35. (a) The President shall enforce the Bylaws and rules and generally supervise the affairs of the Institute.Vice President
(b) In the absence of the President, the Vice-President shall perform the duties of the President. In the absence of the President and the Vice-President, such duties shall except as otherwise provided herein, be performed by the immediate Past President. Secretary-Treasurer
(c) The Secretary-Treasurer shall:
(i) Call all meetings of the Board and of the Members;
(ii) Conduct all correspondence of the Institute; (iii) Keep minutes of all meetings of the Board and of the Members;
(iv) Maintain a membership roll of the Members;
(v) Issue membership cards to all Members who have paid their dues;
(vi) Notify each newly elected Member of his or her election, furnish such Member with a copy of the objects and Bylaws of the Institute;
(vii) Have custody of all books and records relating to the affairs of the Institute;
(viii) Collect and keep account of all membership dues and of all monies belonging to the Institute;
(ix) Disburse, under the direction of the Board, where required, any monies of the Institute. Honorary Secretary-Treasurer
(d) The Honorary Secretary-Treasurer shall arrange for the preparation and audit of the annual financial statement and shall provide counsel and assistance to the Secretary-Treasurer in matters of Institute policy.
ANNUAL AND SPECIAL GENERAL MEETINGS
36. The annual general meeting of the Institute shall be held not later than the 31st day of March.
37. A special general meeting of the Institute may be called by the Board at any time and shall be called by the Board upon receipt of a requisition in writing specifying the nature of the business to be discussed and signed by twenty members of the Institute.
38. The time and place of any annual or special general meeting shall be determined by the Board. If a special general meeting is called pursuant to requisition it shall be held within thirty days from the date of receipt of the requisition.
39. Written notice of any annual or special general meeting specifying the nature of the business to be transacted thereat and the place, date and hour the same is to be held shall be mailed to all members of the Institute in good standing at least twenty-one (21) days prior to the holding of such meeting, and a copy of the notice shall be posted on the Notice Board of the Institute. The non-receipt of such notice by any member shall not invalidate the proceedings of, or any resolution passed at, any annual or special general meeting.
PROCEEDINGS AT ANNUAL AND SPECIAL GENERAL MEETINGS
40. A quorum for the transaction of the business at all annual and special general meetings shall be five percent of the total of the Members of the Institute.
41. The President, or, in his absence, the Vice-President, or, in the absence of both, a member of the Board appointed by those members of the Board present shall preside at all annual and special general meetings.
42. The Chairman may, with the consent of a majority of the members present and entitled to vote, adjourn a general meeting from time to time, but no business shall be transacted at any adjourned general meeting other than the business left unfinished at the general meeting from which the adjournment took place.43. If within one hour after the time appointed for an annual or special general meeting a quorum is not present, the meeting, if convened upon the requisition of members, shall be dissolved. In any other case it shall stand adjourned to a date within the next succeeding thirty days fixed by the President, Vice-President or other person presiding at the time of such adjournment. At such adjourned annual or special general meeting, if a quorum is not present within one hour from the time appointed for the meeting, the members present and entitled to vote shall be a quorum. Notice of any adjourned meeting shall be posted on the Notice Board of the Institute.
44. The annual general meeting shall:
(a) receive and consider the reports of the President on behalf of the Board;
(b) receive the reports of Committees and Auditors;
(c) elect auditors;
(d) receive the results of the election of Directors;
(e) consider any proposed amendments to the Bylaws;
(f) transact any special business of which notice has been given;
(g) transact any business which is normally transacted at an annual general meeting.
45. Minutes of the proceedings of every annual and special general meeting shall be kept by the Secretary-Treasurer and shall be signed by the chairman of the meeting or the chairman of the next succeeding general meeting.
VOTING AT A GENERAL MEETING
46. At every annual and special general meeting every Member and, subject to the restrictions hereinbefore set out, every Honorary Member, in good standing shall have one vote. Except as otherwise provided herein all matters shall be decided by a majority of votes cast by such members present in person at the meeting.47. In case of a tie the Chairman shall have a second or casting vote.
48. All voting except for the election of the Board which shall be as hereinbefore provided shall be by show of hands unless five members present call for a poll vote on any item on which such members are entitled to vote in which case the voting on that item shall be by ballot.
FINANCIAL
49. The Institute's fiscal year shall begin on the first day of January in each year, and end on the last day of the succeeding December.
50. (a) All funds and securities heretofore designated as the "Building Fund" in the financial statements or the Institute shall be held by the Board as a trust fund to be known as the "Building Reserve Fund".
(b) The Board may, on obtaining the approval by Special Resolution of the Members:
(i) borrow money for carrying out any capital project not included in a budget approved by the Board for the current year;
(ii) execute mortgages and pledges of the real and personal property of the Institute;
(iii) issue debentures secured by mortgages or pledges or otherwise;
(iv) sign bills, notices, contracts and other evidence of or security for money borrowed for the purposes aforesaid;
(v) pledge debentures, and securities for temporary loans;
(vi) transfer funds from the "Building Reserve Fund".
(c) Notwithstanding sub-article (a), the Board may from time to time raise or borrow money on the credit of the Institute to finance the current operations of the Institute.
(d) The Institute shall maintain one or more bank accounts at such bank as the Directors may decide upon. Three members of the Board shall be the signing Officers for the Institute of whom two shall sign every cheque, bill, note or evidence of indebtedness.
51. The Board shall cause to be kept proper books of account to reflect the financial transactions of the Institute and such accounts shall be examined at least once prior to the next Annual General Meeting by the auditor of the Institute and the correctness thereof or otherwise ascertained and certified by the Auditor.
AUDITOR
52. The Members entitled to vote at each annual general meeting shall appoint an auditor or auditors to hold office until the next annual general meeting. Such auditor or auditors shall not be a member of the Board. The remuneration of the auditors shall be fixed by the Board.
RECIPROCAL PRIVILEGES
53. The Board may arrange for affiliation of the Institute with any other society or institute outside of the City of Calgary formed for the same general purposes and objects for the granting of the privileges of this Institute to members of the affiliated society or institute in return for similar privileges to be granted by such other society of institute to the Members of this Institute all upon such terms as the Board may approve.
GUESTS
54. Any member in good standing may introduce one or more guests to the privileges of the Institute. The names of guests must be entered in the register provided for that purpose, and such guests must be accompanied by the member by whom introduced.
55. A person who has been suspended or expelled from membership, in the Institute, or whose application for membership has been refused, may not be introduced as a guest.
56. A member introducing a guest shall be responsible for the conduct of such guest while on the Institute premises.
TERMINATION OF MEMBERSHIP
57. A member may resign at any time upon giving written notice to the Board and paying all indebtedness owing to the Institute. A member who has resigned may upon application within a period of six months after his or her resignation be re-admitted to membership on such terms as the Board may decide.
58. A member who ceases to be qualified to be a member of a class of membership to which he belongs shall be deemed to have resigned as a member of that class and subject to advising the Board and to meeting the required qualifications shall be entitled to membership in the proper class.
59. The Board shall, upon its own motion or upon complaint of a Member in writing by a vote of two-thirds of the members of the Board present, have power to suspend or expel any Member whose conduct, either on the Institute premises or elsewhere, shall be considered by the Board to be improper, unbecoming or likely to endanger the welfare or character of the Institute, or shall willfully commit any breach of, or who shall fail to observe any rules or regulations or Bylaws of the Institute.
60. A member shall not be suspended or expelled by the Board without first having been notified of the charge against him or her and being given an opportunity of being heard at the meeting of the Board called for that purpose; such notice shall be sufficient if mailed by registered mail to such Member's address maintained in the Institute records or delivered so as to reach such Member in person at least forty-eight hours before the meeting at which the hearing is to be granted.
61. Where the Board has suspended a Member such suspension will continue for such period of time as the Board may specify.
62. If at any time within thirty days after the expulsion of a Member by the Board, the Member so expelled requests the Board in writing to have his case reviewed at a general meeting, the Board shall call a general meeting for such purpose and if two-thirds of the Members present and voting pass a resolution confirming such expulsion, the same shall be confirmed, otherwise such expulsion shall be revoked.
63. A Member who has been expelled by the Board and whose expulsion has been confirmed shall cease to be a Member of the Institute as of the date of such expulsion.
64. Any Member failing to pay his or her dues or other indebtedness to the Institute by the tenth day of the month following the month in which the same became due and payable shall have his name posted on the notice board in the Institute as being indebted to the Institute.
65. Notice of such posting shall be sent by the Secretary-Treasurer to the Member at his address shown on the Institute records. If the dues or indebtedness are not paid within thirty days after the date of such posting the person so in default shall automatically be suspended and cannot be reinstated except at a meeting of the Board by the affirmative vote of those present and upon payment of all arrears and indebtedness.
66. A Member who has been suspended by reason of non-payment of dues or indebtedness and has not been reinstated within thirty days of such suspension shall cease to be a Member at the expiration of such thirty days.
67. A Member who is suspended or expelled from the Institute for any reason may not exercise any of the rights or privileges of a Member of the Institute during the period of suspension or expulsion.
INDEMNITY
68. The Institute shall indemnify every member of the Board and the officers or servants of the Institute and Members of all Committees of the Board and Institute against all losses, costs and expenses (including traveling expenses) in any way incurred by him or her in the proper discharge of such person's duties, and the Board shall pay the same out of the funds of the Institute. If any Member of the Board or officers is guilty of fraud or dishonesty whereby the Institute incurs any loss, or damage, such Member of the Board or officers shall repay the same to the Institute. Except as aforesaid, no member of the Board or officer shall be liable to the Institute for any damage, loss or expenses that may be incurred by the Institute in consequence of any act, omission or default committed in good faith by such member of the Board or officers while purporting to act as such.
CONFLICT OF INTEREST
69. No member of the Institute shall vote on financial matters or participate in committees of the Institute concerning the transfer of funds from the Institute to another entity in which that member may have a vested interest.
CORPORATE SEAL
70. The Institute shall have a seal which shall be used only with the signature of the President or Vice-President and the Honorary Secretary-Treasurer. The Honorary Secretary-Treasurer shall have the custody of the seal of the Institute.
AMENDMENTS
71. Any rescission or alteration of these Bylaws may be made only by Special Resolution, and such Special Resolution shall become effective only when registered by the Registrar as defined in the Business Corporations Act.
INSPECTION OF BOOKS AND RECORDS
72. The books and records of the Institute may be inspected by Members at any time at the offices of the Institute upon written request to the President.
NOTICES
73. When any notice required to be given hereunder exceeds three pages it shall be sufficiently given if a summary of the contents thereof is prepared and approved by the Board and mailed or delivered in lieu thereof provided that a copy of the full text thereof shall be retained in the office of the Secretary-Treasurer and be available for inspection by any member during normal office hours.
REGISTERED OFFICE
74. The registered office of the Institute shall be the office of the Secretary-Treasurer of the Institute, Mewata Armoury, 801 - 11th Street S.W., Calgary, Alberta.
ROYAL ALBERTA UNITED SERVICES INSTITUTE
President Honorary Secretary-Treasurer
Dated 1 January 2005