The Public Sector Section is publishing their bylaws for section members to BYLAWS review and vote on all amendments at OF their annual meeting in June. THE PUBLIC SECTOR LAWYERS SECTION OF THE STATE BAR OF SOUTHDAKOTA
BYLAWS OF PREAMBLE THE PUBLIC SECTOR LAWYERS SECTION OF THE STATE BAR OF SOUTHDAKOTA These Section Bylaws are adopted subordinate and subject to the bylaws of The State Bar of South Dakota, pursuant to the authorityPREAMBLE granted therein as well as written statements of Policy or procedure issued by the Board of Bar Commissioners of The State Bar of South Dakota. TheSection bylawsBylaws of The State Bar of South Dakotaand andsubject the written statements and Bar procedure These are adopted subordinate to the bylaws of of policy The State of issued by the Board of Bar Commissioners shall take precedence over any inconsistent South Dakota, pursuant to the authority granted therein as well as written statements of Policy provision issued appearing in these or procedure by the BoardSection of BarBylaws. Commissioners of The State Bar of South Dakota. The bylaws of The State Bar of South Dakota and the written statements of policy and procedure ARTICLEI. issued by the Board of Bar Commissioners shall take precedence over any inconsistent provision appearing in these Section Bylaws. NAME
The name of this Section of The State Bar of South ARTICLE I. Dakota shall be THE PUBLIC SECTOR LAWYERS SECTION OF THE STATE BAR OF NAME SOUTH DAKOTA (hereinafter referred to as the"Section"). The name of this Section of The State Bar of South Dakota shall be THE PUBLIC SECTOR ARTICLE II. DAKOTA (hereinafter referred LAWYERS SECTION OF THE STATE BAR OF SOUTH PURPOSE to as the"Section"). The general purpose of the Section shall be toII.foster the identification, discussion, and ARTICLE interchange of ideas relative to the interests, rights, duties, responsibilities, and concerns PURPOSE unique to public sector lawyers of the State of South Dakota; to aid and promote the of public lawyers their interest and discussion, participationand in the Theadvancement general purpose of thesector Section shalland be encourage to foster the identification, activities of South Dakota and the State Bar; to continue to encourage the State· Bar interchange of ideas relative to the interests, rights, duties, responsibilities, and concerns of South to be responsive needs public sectortolawyers to promote aid and; promote the the unique to Dakota public sector lawyers of to thethe State of of South Dakota; activities of the State Bar of South Dakota; and to further the purpose and objectives advancement of public sector lawyers and encourage their interest and participation in the of the State Bar ofDakota South Dakota. SomeBar; of the specific purposes are asBar follows: activities of South and the State toidentified continue to encourage the State· of South Dakota to be responsive to the needs of public sector lawyers ; to promote the A. Bar Toofengage and conduct and relatedand programs of interest activities of the State South in Dakota; and toeducation further the purpose objectives of and value to public sector lawyers (member service) and the general public the State Bar of South Dakota. Some of the identified specific purposes are as follows: (public service); A. To engage in and conduct education and related programs of interest B. improve the image of the legal profession and advance the public role of the and value To to public sector lawyers (member service) and the general legalservice); profession in serving the public; (public To sponsor and promote scholarship theadvance legal profession among B. C. To improve the image of the legal professioninand the role of the sectorinlawyers; legalpublic profession serving the public; To communicate through the State Bar Newsletter, the Annual Meeting C. D. To sponsor and promote scholarship in the legal profession among Program, the Public Sector listserv and otherwise with members of the Section public sector lawyers; and the State Bar of South Dakota; and D. To communicate through the State Bar Newsletter, the Annual Meeting Program, the Public Sector listserv and otherwise with members of the Section and the State Bar of South Dakota; and
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