G 240  Societies  (General)

BACKGROUND:  A society is a group of persons joined together for a common interest.  A club, a fraternity, a lodge, or an association may be called a society.  This instruction provides guidelines for classing societies in class A.  Previously, the provisions of this instruction also applied to societies classed in classes B-Z.  Two alternate tables, the Nine Number Table and the Three Number Table, were established and utilized in all classes.  Although this practice has been discontinued, societies that have already been established using either the Nine Number Table or the Three Number Table are still shelflisted using the appropriate table.  Societies classed in classes B-Z that do not already use either the Nine Number Table or the Three Number Table, follow the provisions for corporate bodies described in G 220.

PROCEDURES:

1.  Societies Table

Apply the Societies Table to any newly established society classed in class A.

Example:

In the AS subclass, when the form caption indicates that the society should be Cuttered by place, Cutter for the place, use a digit to represent the society, and double Cutter using the Societies Table.

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2.  Previously existing societies classed in A-Z

a.  Determine whether or not a society has been established in the shelflist by checking to see if it has been set up on a Shelflist Information Card (SLIC) or a guide card.

b.  If the society has been established, determine whether the Societies Table (class A only), the Nine Number Table, or the Three Number Table has been used and continue to apply that table.

c.  If the society has not been established, and it is to be classed in classes B-Z, follow the provisions of the corporate bodies instructions (cf. G 220).  If the society has not been established, and it is to be classed in class A, apply the Societies Table (cf. section 1 above).

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