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CONSTITUTION & BYLAWS
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AMENDMENT DATES:
Approved:
September 8, 1976
By Membership
Amended:
April 14, 1978
Amended:
November 10, 1978
Amended:
March 9, 1984
Amended:
June 27, 1992
Amended:
November 20, 1992
Amended:
November 12, 1993
Amended:
July 14, 1995
Amended: October 11, 1998
Amended:
May 5, 2000
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ARTICLE
VII
Amendments
Section 1
Amendments to the constitution and bylaws may be proposed by the
board of directors or by written petition addressed to the Secretary
signed by 20 percent of the membership in good standing.
Amendments proposed by such petition shall be promptly considered
by the board of directors and must be submitted to the members with
recommendations of the board by the Secretary for a vote within three
months of the date when the petition was received by the secretary.
Section
2
Such amendments to this Constitution and By-laws become effective
only upon two-thirds vote of the members present and voting at any
regular or special meeting called for the purpose, provided the proposed
amendments have been included in the notice of the meeting and mailed to
each member at least two (2) weeks prior to the date of the meeting.
ARTICLE
VIII
Dissolution
Section 1
The Club may be dissolved at any time by the written consent of
not less than two-thirds of the members.
In the event of the dissolution of the Club other than for
purpose of reorganization, whether voluntary or involuntary or by
operation of law, none of the property of the Club shall be distributed
to any member. After payment
of debts of the club its property and assets shall be given to a
charitable organization for the benefit of dogs selected by the Board of
Directors.
ARTICLE IX
Order Of Business
Section 1
At meeting of the Club, the order of business so far as the
character and nature of the meeting may permit, shall be as follows:
Roll
Call
Minutes of the last meeting
Report of the President
Report of the Secretary
Reading of Applications
Report of the Treasurer
Reports of the Committees
Election of Officers and Board (at annual meeting)
Election of New Members
Unfinished Business
New Business
Adjournment
Section
2
At meetings of the Board, the order of business, unless otherwise
directed by a majority vote of those present, shall be as follows:
Reading
of minutes of last meeting
Report of the Secretary
Report of the Treasurer
Report of Committees
Unfinished Business
New Business
Adjournment
ARTICLE X
Parliamentary Authority
Section
1
The rules contained in the current edition of Robert’s Rules
of Order, Newly Revised, shall govern the club in all cases
to which they are applicable and in which they are not inconsistent with
these by-laws and any other special rules of order the club may adopt.
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