II. Officers of the Association Chapter
a. Director
b. Assistant Director
c. Secretary
d. Treasurer
e. Sgt At Arms / Run Coordinator
f.  Historian*
g. Membership Chairman*
h. Chaplain*
i.  Other offices may be added as necessary

(* These offices are at the discretion of the individual chapter)

III. Elections
a. Election of chapter officers will be held annually, at such time as determined by the general membership.
b. When two or more Chapters exist in a State (Department) the practices of that Department will prevail for the naming of state officers.  If the Department wishes to impose no practice, then State Officers will be named by a manner that is in agreement between the involved Chapters.
 

IV. Duties of Association Chapter Officers
a. Director: Will serve as Chief Administrative Officer of the Association and will preside over all meetings.  He shall have general supervision over the affairs of the Association.  He shall perform such other duties as directed by the general membership.
b. Assistant Director: Will assume the duties of the Director in his absence.  Will assist the Director in the performance of his duties when called on to do so by the Director.
c. Secretary: To keep a full and correct record of all proceeding at the meetings.   Keep membership records as may be required by the general membership.  The Secretary should also give detailed minutes at each regular meeting.
d. Treasurer: To have charge of all finances of the Association.  To have charge of disbursing funds as directed by the general membership.  To give detailed financial reports at each regular meeting (copies will be furnished to the sponsoring Post if requested).
e. Run Coordinator: Will be the logistics person in charge of organized runs of the Association.  He/she will determine dates, times, routes and meeting places for those taking part in a run activity.  He may, at his discretion, appoint assistant road captains or take any other measures he may feel necessary to help insure the safety of the group during a run.  Will also help to maintain order during chapter meetings.

V. Meetings
a. Meetings will be held at a date, time and place as voted on by a majority of members at any regular meeting.  Seven members will constitute a quorum.

VI. Finances
a. Finances of each Association Chapter will be from Association membership dues or such other sources, as approved by the membership.

VII. Expulsion
a. Any member may be expelled or suspended from the Association by a majority vote of the general membership at a regular Chapter meeting.

VIII. Charter Membership
a. Each State Chapter may determine eligibility for Charter Membership in it’s Own State Chapter.

IX. Residency
a. Each Chapter will be known by the state in which it’s majority of members reside.  Chapters may be further broken down in to District and Post. (I.e. Michigan Chapter 16th district Post 396).

X. Governing Rules
a. Each State Chapter may elect to adopt a set of standing rules to govern it’s Membership or, at the Chapters discretion, amend these by-laws.  These standing rules, or by-law amendments, shall be no less stringent than those contained in these by-laws nor can they be in any conflict with the National Constitution and by-laws of the American Legion, Department or that of the Sponsoring Post.

XI. Disbursement of Funds
a. Disbursement of funds will be only those authorized at any regular meeting of the Chapter. Each Chapter will be a non-profit organization and may only disburse funds in a manner that is in keeping with all local, state and national laws regarding non-profit organizations.

XII. Order
a. All meetings will be conducted under “Roberts Rules Of Order”.

XIII. Apparel
a. Members attending meetings or events must wear back patch or t-shirt or ball cap with Association logo or pay a $1.00 fine.
b. Back patch remains the property of the Association.
c. Vests- The American flag must be at the highest patch on the left side. This applies to the flag as a patch by itself, if it is only part of a patch this rule does not apply.
d. If you wear a vest, the right side front should be reserved for memory patches (i.e. POW/MIA, "In Memory" and the like).
e. Absolutely no "Property" patches.
f. Non-member apparel shall include the words "I Support".
g. ALR members belonging to other organizations i.e. VFW, Lions, HOG or other M/C, are authorized to wear the ALR shoulder as a member patch.
h. ALR members are authorized to wear pins and patches on their jackets and/or vest, as long as they are not disrespectful to the American Legion, the United States, or our government.

XIV. Dues
a. Dues will be $12.00 per year.
b. $3.00 per member will be donated to MI-396 in an attempt to help offset the cost of promoting this program on a National level.  We do this of our own free will, there is no requirement to do so.