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Bylaws Table of Contents:
PURPOSE 1.To promote
sportsmanship, friendship, and safety for better hunting conditions and
conservation of wildlife
OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS 1. The
executive board shall consist of the President, Vice President, secretary,
Treasurer, out going President
and (2 or 3) Directors, elected annually, depending on the status of the
President. 2. The
term of office shall be (1) year. 3. All
officers can be elected to successive terms. 4.
Anyone seeking an office in the club must have been a member in good
standing for at least two years and
have attended two monthly meetings in the past year or be active on one of
the standing committees. 5. Any
member may only run for (1) office in a given year. 6.
Directors, consisting of (2) or (3) depending on the status of the
President, shall be elected on a yearly basis to a term of (1) year, and
can be elected to successive terms. The
Directors shall be the (2) or (3) receiving the most votes in the December
election. 7.
Nominations will be yearly in October and November.
Elections will be held in December. 8.
Officers and Directors will be those receiving the highest number of
votes. 9.
Officers and Directors shall be dues free for the term of office. 10.
Any Officer or Director may be impeached for misconduct, or by not
fulfilling his duties by a majority vote
of members present at a regular monthly meeting. 11 The
newly elected Executive Board will assume duties January 1. 12 In
the event a vacancy should arise in any office, the vacancy shall be
filled by appointment by the
remaining Officers and Directors, for the remainder of the term. 13 Sergeant
of Arms is to be appointed and announced before each meeting by the
president. 14 An
Audit Committee is to be appointed at the December meeting each year, by
the President consisting of a chairman and (2) other members.
The audit Committee report is to be given at the January meeting. 15
Duties of the Executive Board shall be governed under Roberts Rules of
Order. MEMBERSHIP 1
Membership shall consist of 300 paid members, in addition to the Executive
Board, life members, Landowners,
and members Son’s and Daughters. 2
Membership fee will be $25.00 initiation and yearly dues of $15.00 3
Any applicant to be accepted to membership in this club must be at
least 16 years of age and must be approved by a majority vote of members present at (2)
successive meetings. 4 All
members in good standing shall be entitled to all the rights and
privileges extended by this club For
the year, the exception being that members under the age of (21) are not
permitted to have a Key to the club. 5 An
active members child upon reaching the age of (16) and before the age
of(18) would be eligible For a
membership in excess of the paid membership quota.
The term child is a Son or Daughter by
Blood, by legal adoption, or a Step-Son or Step –Daughter, if the
parents are married to each other. 6 Any
member having been a continuous member for (10) or more years prior to the
age of (65) or older
shall be given a life membership. 7 Any
member having been a continuous member for (5) or more years prior to the
age of (65) or older shall be given
a life membership.
LAND
OWNERS 1 Any
landowner with a single tract of (25) or more huntable acres open to
hunting by all club Members
in good standing, shall be permitted to apply for membership to the club.
The application is subject
to the approval of a majority vote of members present at (2) successive
meetings, and the landowner
shall have all the rights and privileges of a regular member as long as
the land remains open to club use.
The landowner has the right to deny permission on an individual basis. The
member denied access
has the right to appeal to the Board of Directors. 2 A
landowner, after (5) years of opening his land for member hunting, would
be eligible for a regular paid
membership in excess of the paid membership quota. 3 A
regular paid member who becomes a landowner retains the right, at any time
to return to regular Paid member
status should he/she choose to do so. GUESTS 1
A
member is responsible for the conduct of his/her guests. ACCIDENTS 1
An accident on the grounds of the club shall be reported to an
Officer of the club within (48) hours of
the date of the accident. 2
If a member fails to report said accident, he/s is subject to
disciplinary action. VIOLATIONS 1
Any member violating by-laws or club rules is subject to
disciplinary action. 2
Any damage done to club premises or landowners property by a member
or guest, said member is responsible to reimburse the club or landowner in
full for said damages. Any
member failing to do so is
subject to disciplinary action 3.
All signs or posters by the club or landowner must be obeyed. 4.
Members under the age of (21) are not permitted to consume
alcoholic beverages in any form on
club property as per Pennsylvania State Law. 5. Use of drugs or any controlled substance is prohibited on club premises
DISCIPLINARY ACTION 1.
Any
violation subject to disciplinary action shall be ruled upon by the
Executive Board and their decision
and any punishment shall be forwarded to the member)s) involved.
2. Any member subject
to disciplinary action, may appeal the Executive Board’s decision to the
membership at the next regular meeting.
3. Any reversal of the
Executive Board’s decision must be made by a majority vote of members
present at the next regular meeting. DUES 1.
Reminder
notices for dues will be included in the Fall Newsletter.
No other notice will be sent.
Dues are payable from October 1 to December 31 at $15.00 .From
January 1 to January 31, dues will
be $25.00. Any member not
paying their dues by January 31 will forfeit their
membership. 2.
A
member may prepay his dues from his age to age 65. To obtain a paid up status and Gold Card,
the member must be (26) years of age and an active member for at least (5)
years before paid membership is offered.
The method used for calculation of prepaid membership shall be the
difference between the
members age and age (65), this number times the annual dues, less ($1.00)
per year will be the cost of a prepaid membership.
ALL DUES PAID YEARLY FOR A LIFE MEMBERSHIP ARE NON-REFUNDABLE.
BY-LAWS
1. A members proposal
to amend by-laws will be reviewed By the b-y laws committee before being
voted on, under the provision of Section X, paragraph (2)
2. Amendments to the
by-laws may be made by a (2/3) majority of the members present at a
regular monthly meeting, but not before (28) after having been proposed at
a prior meeting.
PROJECTS 1.
Any
project proposed from the membership that would have a combined cost of
labor, material and
equipment of $500.00 or more must be reviewed by the appropriate committee
before being presented to the club membership for a vote. |
