{"content":[{"text":"BY-LAWS OF THE NASHVILLE BAR ASSOCIATION","bbox":{"left":0.272778,"top":0.204198,"width":0.45452,"height":0.020340999999999998}},{"text":"Article I | Name and Objective \n Section 1. This Association shall be known as the NASHVILLE BAR ASSOCIATION.","bbox":{"left":0.088235,"top":0.247742,"width":0.5512210000000001,"height":0.035842999999999986}},{"text":"Article II | Membership \n Section 1. Who May Be Members \n Any person holding a license to practice law before the Supreme Court of Tennessee, or the highest court of any jurisdiction, \n and in good standing may become an active member of this Association.","bbox":{"left":0.088235,"top":0.307439,"width":0.823022,"height":0.07588099999999998}},{"text":"Section 2. Classes of Membership \n Members of this Association will be divided into classes as follows:","bbox":{"left":0.088235,"top":0.407174,"width":0.43436,"height":0.035843000000000014}},{"text":"A.","bbox":{"left":0.088235,"top":0.466871,"width":0.013916999999999999,"height":0.01599499999999998}},{"text":"Emeritus members: Members who have either retired from the full-time practice of law after at least forty (40) years of \n membership in the Association or who have maintained such membership for fifty (50) years. \n Honorary members: Members who upon recommendation of the President or the Board of Directors are elected to \n such status by the Board of Directors. \n Active members: All members of the legal profession who are neither emeritus nor honorary members. \n Associate members: The Board of Directors may create a class or classes of associate membership including but not \n limited to paralegal, legal assistant associate member or law student associate member consisting of persons who are \n not licensed to practice law but who are qualified through education, training or work experience to perform, under the \n direction of an attorney, substantive work requiring knowledge of legal concepts. The Board may impose additional \n membership requirements on any class or classes of associate members as the Board may see fit. Such associate \n members shall not be eligible to hold office in the Association, shall have no voting rights in any elections, activities or \n function of the Association, but shall have all the other rights and benefits of members.","bbox":{"left":0.147098,"top":0.466871,"width":0.7647839999999999,"height":0.23526200000000003}},{"text":"B.","bbox":{"left":0.088235,"top":0.506719,"width":0.013916999999999999,"height":0.01599499999999998}},{"text":"C. \n D.","bbox":{"left":0.088235,"top":0.546568,"width":0.014702000000000007,"height":0.03601999999999994}},{"text":"Section 3. Privileges of Members \n All members are entitled to participate in all programs and meetings of the Association, and to the use of any facilities maintained \n by the Association. The Association, through its Board of Directors, may assess fees and charges for the use of any of its \n facilities or participation in any of its programs. All active and Emeritus members are entitled to vote and to serve on any of its \n committees. Only active and Emeritus members, as defined above, are entitled to serve as directors or officers of the \n Association.","bbox":{"left":0.088235,"top":0.725987,"width":0.82384,"height":0.11557799999999996}},{"text":"Section 4. Election to Membership \n Any eligible applicant to membership shall upon payment of appropriate dues for the then current year be deemed to be a \n member in good standing.","bbox":{"left":0.088235,"top":0.865414,"width":0.82286,"height":0.055842999999999976}}],"images_bbox":[{"left":0.323529,"top":0.045457,"width":0.352941,"height":0.089518}],"images_bbox_not_text_overlap":[{"left":0.323529,"top":0.045457,"width":0.352941,"height":0.089518}]}