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Alamo Area Shetland Sheepdog Club
Membership By-Laws
(Taken from the Constitution and Bylaws)
SECTION 1. ELIGIBILITY
A. There shall be two types of regular memberships: individual membership – open to all persons who are 18 years of age and older and are in good standing with the American Kennel Club and
who subscribe to the purposes of this CLUB; and family membership – which includes all children of a family that are under 18 years of age.
B. There shall be one type of associate membership: individual membership – open to all persons who are 18 years of age and older and are in good standing with the American Kennel Club and
who subscribe to the purposes of this CLUB.
C. Life Membership - Members who have held a total of 25 years membership in the club and have held office and/or served on committees shall be eligible for election to Life Membership.
Affirmative vote of ¾’s of the members present is required for this designation. Such members so designated as Life Members will be excused from payment of annual dues. While membership is to be unrestricted as to residence, the CLUB’S primary purpose is to be representative of the breeders and exhibitors in its immediate area.
SECTION 2. DUES
Dues shall be $15.00 per year for individual regular membership and $20.00 per year for regular family membership, $10.00 per year for non-voting associate membership, payable on or before the first day in January each year. During the month of November, the TREASURER shall send to each member a statement of dues payable for the ensuing year. No member may vote whose dues are not paid for the current year. Members under 18 years of age and associate members have no voting privileges and are not eligible to vote.
SECTION 3. ELECTION TO MEMBERSHIP
Each applicant for membership must have attended a minimum of three (3) general meetings of the CLUB when submitting an application form. Each applicant for membership shall apply on a form as approved by the BOARD OF DIRECTORS and which shall provide that the applicant agrees to abide by this constitution and by-laws and the rules of the American Kennel Club and the American Shetland Sheepdog Association. The application shall allow space for the applicant name, address, occupation, and general information in regards to the applicant’s experience with Shetland Sheepdogs and/or other dog breeds. In addition, the application shall carry the endorsement of
two voting members of the CLUB, one of whom must have visited the applicant’s home. Accompanying the application, the prospective member shall submit dues for the current year.
All applications are to be filed with the SECRETARY or the MEMBERSHIP CHAIR, as applicable. The SECRETARY or the MEMBERSHIP CHAIR, as applicable, will validate the application in regardsto number of meetings attended, attached dues, and sponsor information. Each valid application is to be read when the applicant is in attendance at the next general meeting of the CLUB following its receipt. The application will be posted in the CLUB newsletter following each of the readings when the
applicant is in attendance. At the next general meeting of the CLUB following its second reading, the
application will be voted upon by secret ballot if the applicant is in attendance. Affirmative votes of 3/4 of the members present and voting at that meeting shall be required to elect the applicant. Accepted new members may be welcomed to the CLUB by the PRESIDENT. The SECRETARY or the MEMBERSHIP CHAIR, as applicable, is to send to the applicant an official letter on behalf of the CLUB, indicating acceptance or rejection. Applicants for membership who have been rejected by the CLUB may not re-apply for membership within six months after such rejection.
SECTION 4. TERMINATIONOF MEMBERSHIP
Memberships may be terminated:
A. BY RESIGNATION. Any member in good standing may resign from the CLUB upon written notice to the SECRETARY. But no member may resign when in debt to the CLUB. Dues obligations are
considered a debt to the CLUB and they become incurred on the first day of each fiscal year.
B. BY LAPSING. A membership will be considered as lapsed and automatically terminated ifsuch member’s dues remain unpaid 90 days after the first day of the fiscal year; however, the board may
grant an additional 90 days of grace to such delinquent members in meritorious cases. In no case may a person be entitled to vote at any CLUB meeting whose dues are unpaid as of the date of that
meeting.
C. BY EXPULSION. A membership may be terminated by expulsion as provided in ARTICLE VI of these by-laws
Membership By-Laws
(Taken from the Constitution and Bylaws)
SECTION 1. ELIGIBILITY
A. There shall be two types of regular memberships: individual membership – open to all persons who are 18 years of age and older and are in good standing with the American Kennel Club and
who subscribe to the purposes of this CLUB; and family membership – which includes all children of a family that are under 18 years of age.
B. There shall be one type of associate membership: individual membership – open to all persons who are 18 years of age and older and are in good standing with the American Kennel Club and
who subscribe to the purposes of this CLUB.
C. Life Membership - Members who have held a total of 25 years membership in the club and have held office and/or served on committees shall be eligible for election to Life Membership.
Affirmative vote of ¾’s of the members present is required for this designation. Such members so designated as Life Members will be excused from payment of annual dues. While membership is to be unrestricted as to residence, the CLUB’S primary purpose is to be representative of the breeders and exhibitors in its immediate area.
SECTION 2. DUES
Dues shall be $15.00 per year for individual regular membership and $20.00 per year for regular family membership, $10.00 per year for non-voting associate membership, payable on or before the first day in January each year. During the month of November, the TREASURER shall send to each member a statement of dues payable for the ensuing year. No member may vote whose dues are not paid for the current year. Members under 18 years of age and associate members have no voting privileges and are not eligible to vote.
SECTION 3. ELECTION TO MEMBERSHIP
Each applicant for membership must have attended a minimum of three (3) general meetings of the CLUB when submitting an application form. Each applicant for membership shall apply on a form as approved by the BOARD OF DIRECTORS and which shall provide that the applicant agrees to abide by this constitution and by-laws and the rules of the American Kennel Club and the American Shetland Sheepdog Association. The application shall allow space for the applicant name, address, occupation, and general information in regards to the applicant’s experience with Shetland Sheepdogs and/or other dog breeds. In addition, the application shall carry the endorsement of
two voting members of the CLUB, one of whom must have visited the applicant’s home. Accompanying the application, the prospective member shall submit dues for the current year.
All applications are to be filed with the SECRETARY or the MEMBERSHIP CHAIR, as applicable. The SECRETARY or the MEMBERSHIP CHAIR, as applicable, will validate the application in regardsto number of meetings attended, attached dues, and sponsor information. Each valid application is to be read when the applicant is in attendance at the next general meeting of the CLUB following its receipt. The application will be posted in the CLUB newsletter following each of the readings when the
applicant is in attendance. At the next general meeting of the CLUB following its second reading, the
application will be voted upon by secret ballot if the applicant is in attendance. Affirmative votes of 3/4 of the members present and voting at that meeting shall be required to elect the applicant. Accepted new members may be welcomed to the CLUB by the PRESIDENT. The SECRETARY or the MEMBERSHIP CHAIR, as applicable, is to send to the applicant an official letter on behalf of the CLUB, indicating acceptance or rejection. Applicants for membership who have been rejected by the CLUB may not re-apply for membership within six months after such rejection.
SECTION 4. TERMINATIONOF MEMBERSHIP
Memberships may be terminated:
A. BY RESIGNATION. Any member in good standing may resign from the CLUB upon written notice to the SECRETARY. But no member may resign when in debt to the CLUB. Dues obligations are
considered a debt to the CLUB and they become incurred on the first day of each fiscal year.
B. BY LAPSING. A membership will be considered as lapsed and automatically terminated ifsuch member’s dues remain unpaid 90 days after the first day of the fiscal year; however, the board may
grant an additional 90 days of grace to such delinquent members in meritorious cases. In no case may a person be entitled to vote at any CLUB meeting whose dues are unpaid as of the date of that
meeting.
C. BY EXPULSION. A membership may be terminated by expulsion as provided in ARTICLE VI of these by-laws