Purpose: To coordinate the actions and functions of the various Regional HMGS Chapters. Historical Miniatures Gaming Society and HMGS are trademarks of WAGS (East) and are given to HMGS National for the purpose to accredit or remove accreditation of the Regional Chapters. As holders of the trademarks and copyrights to the name, HMGS (East) give the National Board the authority to license the use of the HMGS trademark.

The Board: Each accredited chapter will appoint one representative to act for them on the National Board. Should a Regional Chapter lose accreditation, their Regional Board seat will also be forfeit. The process of appointment of the member shall be totally within the purview of the Regional Chapter. Each Regional Member of the National Board will have one vote on all National Board matters. There shall be one officially constituted meeting for the National Board annually This meeting will be held at an officially sanctioned Regional HMGS Convention and will rotate annually in terms of seniority of the regional chapter. Thus, the first annual meeting will be held at Historicon, the next meeting will be Little Wars, and so on.

Chair of the National Board: The Chairman of the National Board shall be the representative of the chapter at which the annual meeting will be held. His term of office begins on the date of Historicon.

Members in Good Standing: All members are eligible to vote at the annual meeting if their respective chapters have paid their current annual dues. This requirement may be waived by a majority vote of the members in good standing.

Automatic Suspension: If a chapter after investigation has been found to have misrepresented itself to the National Board, or acted in such a way as to endanger the organization as a whole, it is immediately suspended, subject to the review of the National Board at the annual meeting.

Funding: The various chapters will grant to the National Board $1.00 (one dollar) per Regional member The national Board may also accept donations toward its day to day operating expenses. The National Board may also engage in fund raising measures, but cannot forcibly levy any more than the $1.00 (one dollar) per Regional member fee.

Accreditation: The National Board shall have the sole acting authority to accredit new chapters. This shall be done by whatever criteria the National Board deems is fit. Minimum standards to be considered for accreditation shall be 50 (fifty) paid members, $500.00 (five hundred dollars) in a bank account under the provisional chapter's name, and Incorporation of that provisional chapter. To gain admittance a chapter must gain a minimum of 75% (seventy-five percent) positive vote from the National Board.

Loss of Accreditation: The National Board shall be the sole judge of the removal of Regional Accreditation. Chapters may be removed if the National Board feels that the chapter no longer represents the values and no longer pursues the goals of HMGS. Once a motion for the removal of accreditation is made against a Region, the Regional member of the National Board representing the Region in question is immediately disqualified from voting on the issue of that Region's removal. To remove accreditation the motion must be passed unanimously by the allowable voting members present at the annual meeting. Should two chapters be considered for removal of accreditation at the same National meeting, neither chapter may vote on each question of accreditation. Once the question of the removal is disposed of, and if the motion is not passed, the vote of the Regioi member of the Region in question is immediately restored for all other matters.

Coordination of Chapters: The National Board will determine which Conventions will be sanctioned HMGS. It is the responsibility of the National Board to coordinate sanctioned conventions so that no sched ing conflicts arise. The National Board will require each Regional Chapter to submit their mailing list into t National archives. Each Regional Chapter can then request a mailing to be made to all accredited members which the National Board can provide. The mailing list printing will be made by the National Board who c assess a fee for the use of that list. The National Board will also be the contact point for any news media wishing to do a story on miniatures gaming. The National Board will act as a contact point within the gaming industry, and will be a distribution point for any other information that the Regional Chapters wish to publish.

Staffing: If practical under the funding, fund raising, and contributions, the National Board will appoint a pa staff to coordinate the above efforts. Should a paid staff not be possible, then the Regional Chapters will be responsible for the appointment of members to fulfill these functions. Whenever possible the staff should be granted in terms of region. Staff will have no vote in National issues, but will be responsible for reporting to the Board on their functions.

Perceptions: HMGS National should be seen as a facilitating agency, not as a "Big Brother" constantly looking over the shoulder of the Regional Chapters. An all voluntary organization can be a tax burden to its members when outside factors intrude. It is the purpose of HMGS to promote the best in Historical Miniature Gaming. We exist to educate, expand, and promote the hobby. The National Board is simply the best way achieve the aims of our organization, not to change them.