The organization is an unincorporated association known as the "Macon Bar Association."

The purposes of the Association are to exert a positive influence among members of the legal profession and upon the life of the community; to promote needed reform in law; to facilitate the administration of justice; to elevate the standards of integrity, honor, and courtesy in the legal profession; to cultivate a spirit of collegiality among the members; and to enter into a closer relationship with the State Bar of Georgia.

Section 1. ACTIVE MEMBERS: Active members of the Association must be members in good standing, either active or inactive, of the State Bar of Georgia or of the Bar of any other state jurisdiction.

Section 2. SENIOR MEMBERS: Any person who meets the requirements under Section 1 for being an active member but who is 75 years of age or older.

Section 3. FIRST YEAR LAWYER MEMBERS: Any person who meets the requirements of Section I for being an active member and is in his or her first year post graduation from law school.

The officers of the Association shall be a President, a President-Elect, a Secretary, and a Treasurer. The President-Elect, Secretary, and Treasurer shall be elected for one-year terms, beginning June I of each year, by a simple majority vote of the members present and voting at a regular meeting of the Association. The person elected to the office of President-Elect shall automatically succeed to the office of President for the following year. In the event of a vacancy in any office, the unexpired term shall be filled by appointment of the Executive Committee.

Section 1. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE: The President shall appoint an Executive Committee composed of the Immediate Past President, the President, the President-Elect, the Secretary and the Treasurer, to manage the affairs of the Association.

Section 2. OTHER COMMITTEES,: The Executive Committee may appoint such other standing or temporary committees as may be deemed necessary or appropriate for carrying out the purposes of the Association.

The Association shall adopt bylaws for the conduct of its affairs in harmony with this Constitution.

This Constitution may be amended by two-thirds (2/3) vote of the members present at any regular meeting of the Association, provided that the notice of the meeting shall have contained a general description of the substance of the proposed amendment.

The effective date of this Constitution shall be the date of its adoption.