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ARTICLE III. MEMBERS OF THE LOCAL COUNCIL <br />NUMBER, CLASSES, AND QUALIFICATIONS <br />SECTION 1. <br />The corporate membership of the corporation shall be composed of active members and may <br />also include associate members and honorary members; the corporate membership shall be <br />known and designated collectively as the LaSalle Council of the Boy Scouts of America. All <br />active, associate, and honorary members must meet the membership qualifications established <br />by article VI of the corporation's articles of incorporation. The corporation also may enroll <br />Friends of Scouting pursuant to clause 3 of this section. Friends of Scouting shall not be part <br />of the corporate membership of the corporation unless elected as associate members pursuant <br />to clause 2. <br />Active Members <br />Clause 1. The active membership of the local council shall consist of chartered organization <br />representatives and members at large. Chartered organization representatives shall represent <br />organizations or community groups operating units. Each organization or community group to <br />which a charter is granted by the Boy Scouts of America to operate one or more recognized <br />Scouting units shall elect or appoint a chartered organization representative, who shall be other <br />than the unit leader or assistant unit leader, as, a member of the local council. <br />Members at large of the local council shall include persons chosen from the various business, <br />civic, educational, labor, professional, social, and religious interests of the communities in the <br />corporation's territory. <br />The local council shall have not fewer than 100 active members. At all times chartered <br />organization representatives shall constitute a majority of the active membership of the local <br />council. <br />Associate Members <br />Clause 2. The active members of the local council may elect as associate members of the <br />local council persons desiring to maintain an active Scouter membership without assignment to <br />active service. Associate members shall have no vote but may wear the uniform and insignia of <br />lay members without office. <br />)Friends of Scouting <br />Clause 3. The local council may enroll as Friends of Scouting persons desiring to be <br />identified through their financial support and influence in expansion of the corporation's <br />7 <br />