The following Bylaws Amendment, sponsored by ORGenweb, has been
posted to
the USGenWeb Project site:
http://www.usgenweb.org/official/amendments.html#oregon
Please forward to your state lists.
>>I, John Henry McCoy, State Coordinator for Oregon GenWeb Project, do
>>hereby submit the following AMENDMENT for consideration by the voting
>>membership of The UsGenWeb Project, in compliance with the current
>>Bylaws, it having been approved for submission by the coordinators
>>in the State of Oregon: Proposed as Amendment, pertaining to Article
>>II, section 2 of The UsGenWeb Project Bylaws, which originally reads
>>
>>Section 2. This purpose shall be accomplished by presenting websites
>>which shall be central repositories of historical and genealogical
>>research data, donated either by the website Coordinator or other
>>contributor. In presenting this information, the foundation of the
>>organization shall be at the local websites (county, township,
>>parish, town, etc.) which shall be linked to the state websites
>>which shall be linked to the national website. The UsGenWeb Project
>>shall also provide a "digital library" called The UsGenWeb Project
>>Archives(SM). Shall be amended to read as follows:
>>
>>Section 2. This purpose shall be accomplished by a mutual linkage
>>of websites which shall be central repositories of historical and
>>genealogical research data. The National website shall link to
>>each State website, each state website shall link back to the
>>national website. Each local website within each State shall
>>mutually link to the State website, or County website if intermediate
>>levels are provided. Each state shall link to their respective
>>County and Local websites as well as other intermediate level
>>websites within that county. All recognized USGenWeb Project sites
>>will have The USGenWeb Logo prominently displayed near the top
>>of the dedicated USGenWeb Project page and will link to the national
>>website. The UsGenWeb Project shall also provide a Digital Library
>>(specifically "The USGenWeb Project Data Library") and other
>>sites including but not limited to "Special Projects".