THE
ARTICLES OF
INCORPORATION
of the
INSTITUTE FOR
ADVANCED
PERPENDICULAR
LOGIC
STUDIES
ARTICLE I
Section 1. The name of this institute shall be the "Institute for Advanced Perpendicular Logic studies."
Section 2.
The motto of this institute shall be "Esse brevis laboro, obscurus fio;" translated as "I strive to be brief, but I become obscure."
Section 3.
The seal of this institute shall be as follows: An outline of a double circle; in the center of which is an open book, with the letters IAPLS descending diagonally left to right on the left page; and the motto on the right page; behind which is a lit torch; the whole seal turned ninety degrees clockwise from the vertical. Section 4.
The mission statement of this institute shall be "To support and explore the Arts and Sciences in innovative and ingenious ways, by methods unusual and peculiar, to the limits of local, state, and federal statutes."
ARTICLE II
Section 1. The Executive Committee shall have the power to govern day-to-day operations. It shall consist of the Director, the Assistant Director, and all tenured department heads.
The Chair of the Executive Committee shall be the Director.
The Director will be responsible for day-to-day operations of this institute.
Section 2. The Membership Committee shall consist of the Assistant Director and additional members selected by the Committee of the Whole.
The Chair of the Membership Committee shall be the Assistant Director.
Section 3. The Committee of the Whole shall consist of all tenured members of this institute.
It shall elect officers it deems necessary by a simple majority vote.
Section 4. Additional committees may be formed by a simple majority vote of the Executive Committee.
Section 5. All committees except the Executive Committee, Membership Committee, and the Committee of the Whole may be dissolved by a simple majority of the Executive Committee.
Section 6. Departments may be formed by a seventy-five percent majority vote by the Executive Committee, including the votes of both the Director and the Assistant Director.
Department heads are chosen by a simple majority vote within the department.
Section 7. Departments may be dissolved by a seventy-five percent majority vote by the Executive Committee, including the votes of both the Director and the Assistant Director.
ARTICLE III
Section 1. Persons wishing to attain tenure within this institute shall submit an application and a research proposal to the Membership Committee.
Upon a simple majority vote of the Membership Committee, that person shall carry out any research needed.
Section 2.
Upon completion of the research, the person shall write a report and submit it to the Committee of the Whole.
The person shall then perform a public presentation of the material. The Committee of the Whole shall meet within one week and decide upon membership.
Section 3. The person shall become a member-elect upon a seventy-five percent majority vote by the Committee of the Whole, including the votes of both the Director and the Assistant Director.
A person failing to gain membership shall remain associated with this institute by simple majority vote of the Committee of the Whole.
Section 4. The degree awarded to a member-elect shall be "Grand Master of Perpendicular Logic".
That person shall be entitled to use the title "Demented Representative", the prefix "D.r.", and the suffix "GmPL".
Invested members having received a Grand Master of Perpendicular Logic degree shall be considered tenured members.
Section 5. Honorary doctorates may be given upon recommendation of the Membership Committee by simple majority to persons whom the Committee believes have exhibited qualities fitting for this institute.
The honorary degree shall be given upon a seventy-five percent majority vote of the Committee of the Whole, including the votes of both the Director and the Assistant Director.
The honorary degree given shall be "Associate of the Peculiar Letters", and the bearer shall be entitled to use the suffix "APL".
Section 6. Investiture shall occur at times decided on by the Executive Committee.
ARTICLE IV
Section 1. All persons having full or honorary membership in this institute shall be entitled to wear the Academic Regalia, which shall consist of the following:
Section 2. A toga, worn over the left shoulder.
Section 3. A medal with the seal of this institute on the front; and the members name, degree, and year of investiture on the back.
The medal shall be suspended by a blue ribbon for full members, a green ribbon for honorary members.
Section 4. In addition, each member shall be given a diploma and a membership card.
Section 5. Full Academic Regalia shall be worn at investitures and may be worn at other events decided upon by the Executive Committee.
ARTICLE V
Section 1. This document may be amended by recommendation of the Executive Committee by simple majority. The amendment shall become effective upon a seventy-five percent majority vote of the Committee of the Whole, including the votes of both the Director and the Assistant Director.
Done in Convention, by the unanimous consent of the members present, the 19th day of January, anno Domini one thousand nine hundred and ninety-seven. In witness whereof we have hereunto subscribed our Names.