Response #2 Question: "How long do you think it's going to take? What are the first steps?" Answer: As soon as the name issue is resolved, the Charter could be submitted. The ongoing vote of the CCs will resolve the issue. I suspect the TNGenWeb will be the selected name. This will not make all "nationally oriented" folks very pleased, but we cant please everyone, can we? The Charter would need to be signed by at least one "incorporator" and I will do that whatever the outcome of the name vote. However I would not ask any other person to sign the Charter with me if they were somehow morally opposed to any part of the Charter, such as the choice of name. It will take the Tennessee Department of State a while (two - three months maybe) to process the Charter. In the interim, we should construct a set of Bylaws for us that will cover ALL our needs. Therefore, I believe that Bridgett Smith should appoint a Bylaw committee as soon as the Charter is submitted. I will challenge CCs Tim Stowell and George Waller to offer to serve on the Bylaw Committee. They are the most "nationally oriented" CCs I know, and their input will create a fair balance to the committee. The Charter requires an approval of the Bylaws within six months, but we could probable have a really well done set finished in three months and ready for vote. Fred Smoot Susan Wilson wrote: > > Well, Fred, as usual, you've helped a lot. Given the need to incorporate, > which I'm generously willing to grant :-), doing it this way, with this kind > of thing in the Bylaws would get my approval. You see, I'm one of the > "nationally oriented" people you speak of, in a way. I believe there should > be a national organization with oversight (*not* control!) over the project > as a whole and the individual state projects which make it up. Now, don't > *you* go ballistic! What I mean is *not* "interfering in internal affairs" > or ruling with an iron hand. I do think it's good to have a Board which > will keep the national perspective on things, and look at each state's > project with an eye to seeing that it all fits together smoothly, so that we > don't have one state requiring CCs to follow stringent guidelines and > another with none at all, even on internal matters. I do believe that > keeping the larger perspective is necessary to prevent us from unknowingly > re-inventing the wheel. To use the analogy of church organization, one with > which I am familiar, it would be, as I see it, not at all like having a pope > (I'm 96% Catholic, that' not a slam), but more like the Baptists run > things -- each church pretty much decides it's own internal affairs, but if > they run into trouble or need help, the larger organization is there to turn > to. This does require an organization at the national level, and I'm a full > supporter of such. > > OK, let's talk about incorporation. Give me an overview of the process, as > you invision it. How long do you think it's going to take? What are the > first steps? Since not everyone is on this list, how will issues be hashed > out? Who's going to cook supper while I do email on this? :-) > > Thanks for replying and I'm sorry I missed the details in the first read > through. > > Su Wilson > County Coordinator, Chester County SC USGenWeb Project > http://www.rootsweb.com/~scchest2/scchester.htm > > I'd rather be looking for dead people than have them looking for me!