Welcome to the USGenWeb Census Project. You have been appointed by the 
Board of Directors to serve as a Volunteer for an ambitious genealogical 
project. As a new Volunteer, our Bylaws require that you submit an 
electronic agreement of understanding, explained as follows:

"ARTICLE IV. Section 3. Agreement. All appointed or elected Volunteers 
shall be required to submit an electronic agreement to abide by the Act, 
Articles, Bylaws, and all established and posted policies and procedures, 
including that all graphics and web pages designed, developed, or 
maintained for the Census Project by said Volunteers shall be the 
property of the Census Project."
http://www.us-census.org/cphome/bylaws.htm#volunteers

Your appointment will include working directly with transcribers.
The requirements of this job are posted at
http://www.us-census.org/cphome/description/sc.html 

State Coordinators who are not available to perform their
duties as listed on the Job Description and Reference page
at http://www.us-census.org/cphome/description/sc.html
by reason of physical or mental incapacity or for any other
reason or whose whereabouts are unknown shall automatically
cease to be State Coordinators, with the same effect as if
they had resigned.

Exclusions for temporary medical, family emergency and 
vacations providing that notification is provided to the 
State Coordinator Liaison so that arrangements can be made 
for coverage during your absence.

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APPOINTED VOLUNTEER AGREEMENT

I agree to abide by the Act, Articles, Bylaws, all policies and 
procedures established and posted, and all policies and procedures 
established and posted in the future regarding the Census Project.

As an appointed Volunteer, I further agree:
(1) that any information or product associated with the Census 
    Project, including specifically, but not limited to the 
    individual state assignment databases and proofreader database, 
    master transcriber database, email lists, passwords, and domain 
    names, will remain the property of the Census Project; and

(2) that all graphics and web pages designed, developed, or 
    maintained by me for the Census Project shall be the property of 
    the Census Project, and, further,

(3) that any research conducted by me related to or on behalf of 
    the Census Project, including any product(s) derived from such 
    research, exclusive of any personally copyrighted transcription 
    material or personal genealogical research becomes the property of 
    the Census Project 

Signed by me this _________day of________________2001

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