Article IX

Miscellaneous
Section 1. FISCAL YEAR. The fiscal year of this VISHWA SINDHI SEVA SANGAM “CENTER” shall be July 1 through June 30.
Section 2. PARLIAMENTARY PRACTICES. Except as otherwise specifically provided in this constitution and by-laws, all questions of order or procedure with respect to any meeting or action of this VISHWA SINDHI SEVA SANGAM, its board of directors or any committee appointed hereunder shall be determined in accordance with ROBERT’S RULES OF ORDER, NEWLY REVISED, as revised from time to time.
Section 3. PARTISAN POLITICS/RELIGION. This VISHWA SINDHI SEVA SANGAM “CENTER” shall not endorse or recommend any candidate for public office, nor shall partisan politics or sectarian religion be debated by members in meetings of this VISHWA SINDHI SEVA SANGAM.
Section 4. PERSONAL BENEFIT. Except to further his/her progress in Lionism VISHWA SINDHI SEVA SANGAM, no officer or member of this VISHWA SINDHI SEVA SANGAM “CENTER” shall use his/her membership as a means of furthering any personal, political, or other aspiration, nor shall the VISHWA SINDHI SEVA SANGAM, as a whole, take part in any movement not in keeping with its purposes and objects.
Section 5. COMPENSATION. No officer shall receive any compensation for any service rendered to this VISHWA SINDHI SEVA SANGAM “CENTER” in his/her official capacity with the exception of the secretary, whose compensation, if any, shall be fixed by the board of directors.
Section 6. SOLICITATION OF FUNDS. No funds shall be solicited from the VISHWA SINDHI SEVA SANGAM “CENTER”  during meetings by any individual or individuals who are not members of the VISHWA SINDHI SEVA SANGAM. Any suggestion or proposition made at any meeting of this VISHWA SINDHI SEVA SANGAM “CENTER” calling for the expenditure of money for other than the regular obligations shall be referred to the appropriate committee or to the board of directors for further review.