suspension of any federal government license; conduct prejudicial to the best interests of the Association. (c) Membership in this Association is not transferable except upon the approval, and under such terms as may be prescribed by the Board of Directors. (d) Suspension, expulsion, or termination of membership as provided in any of the foregoing sections of this Blyaw shall operate as a forfeiture of all rights or claims on the part of any such member to any portion of the assets of the Association. BYLAW 11. FORFEITURE OF MEMBERSHIP The membership of any broadcasting station, individual, firm, corporation, the dues for which have not been paid within a period of three months shall thereupon be automatically forfeited, provided fourteen days' notice thereof be given in writing to such delinquent broadcasting station, individual, firm, or corporation and such forfeiture shal loperate as a forfeiture of all rights and claims on the part of such member to any portion of the assets of the Association. BYLAW 12. CONDITION OF MEMBERSHIP The application for an acceptance of membership in this Association shall be a legally binding acecptance on the part of each member of the Constitution and Bylaws of this Association. BYLAW 13. POWER OF COMMITTEES All Committees shall submit reports at times and places designated by the Board of Directors. No Committee shall have the power to bind the Association without the approval of the Board of Directors or the membership, except as otherwise provided for in the Constitution and Bylaws of this Association. BYLAW 14. POWER TO BORROW MONEY The Board of Directors may, when occasion requires, by two-thirds of its members voting, authorize the borrowing of money in behalf of the Association to provide for its temporary needs. BYLAW 15. FISCAL YEAR The fiscal year of this Association shall be the calendar year. BYLAW 16. DURATION This Association shall continue until such time as it shall be dissolved by a vote of three-fourths of its active members in good standing at a meeting called for that special purpose. In event of dissolution all funds on hand after payment of all the indebtedness of the Association shall be divided among the members in good standing. Any indebtedness to the Association on the part of a member in good standing at the time of the dissolution shall be deducted from that member's share. BYLAW 17. AMENDMENTS These Bylaws may be amended by a vote of two-thirds of the active members in good standing present or duly represented, at any duly called meeting, provided that notice of such proposed amendment or amendments shall have been mailed to each member in good standing at least fifteen days prior to the date of the meeting at which such proposed amendment or amendments are to be considered. An amendment may be proposed by the Board of Directors or by a proposal signed by one-quarter of the active members of the Association. Such proposal shall be in writing and shall be filed with the Managing Director of the Association and it shall be the duty of the Managing Director promptly to send to each member of the Association in good standing a written notice of such proposed amendment or amendments and the time and place at which the meeting will be held for the consideration of such amendment or amendments. 1. Recognizing that the radio audience includes persons of all ages and all types of political, social, and religious belief, each member station will endeavor to prevent the broadcasting of any matter which would commonly be regarded as offensive. CODE OF ETHICS 2. When the facilities of a member station are used by others than the owner, the member shall ascertain the financial responsibility and character of such client, that no dishonest, fraudulent or dangerous person, firm, or corporation. may gain access to the radio audience. 3. Matter which is barred from the mails as fraudulent, deceptive, or obscene shall not be broadcast by a member station. 4. Each member station shall refuse any advertising matter regarding products or services injurious to health. 5. Each member station shall maintain a public record of its current rates charged to advertisers for the use of broadcasting time together with all discounts, rebates, refunds, and agency commissions which shall be allowed to the users of such time or to their recognized agents. 6. Each member station shall refuse to accept any business on a cost per inquiry, contingent, or percentage basis, or to accord free time for commercial use. 7. No member station shall permit the broadcasting of advertising statements or claims which he knows or believes to be false, deceptive, or grossly exaggerated. 8. No member station shall defame or disparage a competitor, directly or indirectly, by words or acts which untruthfully call in question such competitor's business integrity, ability to perform contracts, credit standing, or quality of service. 9. No member station shall claim for its service a character, scope, or quality which cannot be substantiated, nor shall it claim as regular characteristics of its service features which it knows to be purely temporary or accidental. 10. Where charges of violation of any article of the code of ethics of the National Association of Broadcasters are filed in writing with the Managing Director, the Board of Directors shall investigate such charges, give opportunity for hearing, and afterwards notify the station of its findings. OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS President: Leo J. Fitzpatrick, WJR, Detriot, Mich. First Vice President: C. W. Myers, KOIN, Portland, Oreg. Second Vice President: Edward A. Allen, WLVA, Lynchburg, Va. Managing Director: James W. Baldwin, Washington, D. C. DIRECTORS FOR THE 3-YEAR TERM Ralph R. Brunton, KJBS, San Francisco, Calif. T. W. Symons, Jr., KFPY Spokane, Wash. W. W. Gedge, WMBC, Detroit, Mich. FOR THE 2-YEAR TERM Alfred J. McCosker, WOR, Newark, N. J. FOR THE 1-YEAR TERM William S. Hedges, WEAF, New York, N. Y. ACTIVE MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS, MARCH 6, 1936 Beard's Temple of Music, Paragould__ Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce, Hot Springs--- CALIFORNIA Santa Barbara Broadcasters, Ltd., Santa Barbara__ Bee Bakersfield Broadcasting Co., Bakersfield. Earle C. Anthony, Inc., Los Angeles.. Nichols and Warinner, Inc., Long Beach_- Don Lee Broadcasting System, San Francisco KTAR KUMA KVOA Airfan Radio Corporation, Ltd., San Diego___. Ben S. McGlashan, Los Angeles.--. Golden Gate Broadcasting Co., San Francisco---- James McClatchy Co., Fresno_ KFVD KFWB KFXM KGB KGDM KGFJ KGGC KGO KHJ KHSL KIEM KIEV KJBS KLX KMJ KMPC KNX KPO KQW Beverly Hills Broadcasting Corporation, Los Angeles, Calif. National Broadcasting Co., Inc., San Francisco, Calif ACTIVE MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS, MARCH 6, 1936-Continued City Broadcasting Corporation, New Haven. Southern Connecticut Broadcasting Corporation, Bridgeport_. State Broadcasting Corporation, New Britain__. Travelers Broadcasting Service Corporation, Hartford. Orlando Broadcasting Co., Inc., Orlando‒‒‒‒ Florida West Coast Broadcasting Co., Clearwater--- Isle of Dreams Broadcasting Corporation, Miami__. GEORGIA Atlanta Broadcasting Co., Atlanta--- Call Letters КОА KPOF KVOD KVOR WATR WDRC WELI WICC WNBC WTIC W1XBS WJSV WMAL WOL WRC WDAE WDBO WFLA WSUN WIOD WMBR WQAM WATL WGST WMAZ WRBL WSB WTOC Savannah Broadcasting Co., Inc., Savannah__. HAWAII Honolulu Broadcasting Co., Ltd., Honolulu‒‒‒‒ KGMB ACTIVE MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS, MARCH 6, 1936-Continued Mississippi Valley Broadcasting Co., Inc., East St. Louis_- WTMB American Broadcasting Corporation of Kentucky, Lexington_-_ WLAP Baton Rouge Broadcasting Co., Inc., Baton Rouge_. WJBO WSMB |