Multidigits
08-19-2002, 12:28 PM
Read below---This is the ammended copy of the Clubs Constitution--We'll vote on accepting it, as written, when we recieve a motion to do so and a second. Thanks!
C O N S T I T U T I O N
ARTICLE I
NAME
The Club is hereby named and hereafter shall be known as
CYBER-HUNTERS OF KENTUCKY
A PAINTSVILLE RECREATION DEPARTMENT PROGRAM
ARTICLE II
OBJECTS
The objects of this Club are as follows:
(1) To maintain the honor, dignity, and ethics of good sportsmanship among the members of this Club.
(2) To retain active membership in the League of Kentucky
Sportsmen and through our joint efforts and in conjunction with the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife, promote a constructive program for better hunting and fishing and the development of the natural resources of Kentucky so that it may again become "The Happy Hunting Ground" and the "Fisherman Paradise" and the Mecca of all true sportsmen.
(3) To promote the strict observance of all game and fish laws of the Commonwealth of Kentucky and lend full cooperation to the Department of Fish and Wildlife in bringing to justice persons guilty of the willful violation of such laws.
(4) It shall be the purpose of this Club to be an open
membership club, to link together via electronic communication, Sportsmen of the State of Kentucky. The purpose shall be to gather Sportsmen’s opinions to better promote a constructive program for better hunting and fishing in the State of Kentucky.
(5) To do any and all things necessary, proper and requisite to fully carry out the objects and purposes of this Club as herein enumerated. To give and assist in scientific study and to take constructive action in developing the natural resources of the State of Kentucky. To work in cooperation with the Department of Fish & Wildlife to ensure these objects and purposes are fulfilled.
ARTICLE III
GOVERNMENT OF THE CLUB
The management and control of all the business of Cyber-
Hunters of Kentucky shall be and is hereby vested in a
Officers and Members of the Club.
(1) OFFICERS
The Officers shall be a President, Vice President,
a Secretary/ Treasurer and Sargent at Arms. Their Term of Office shall be two years. They may be elected for succeeding years. They each shall have one vote.
(2) MEMBERS
They shall each have one vote.
(3) VOTING ON ISSUES CONCERNING CYBER-HUNERS OF KENTUCKY
All Officers and Members shall be permitted to vote on items concerning this Club.
The President shall be the presiding Officer of all voting for the Club. The Vice President of the Club shall presided over voting procedures in the absence of the President. The President and Sargent at Arms shall act as moderators.
In the event of the absences of both President and Vice President, the Sargent at Arms shall act as presiding Officer.
The Secretary/ Treasurer of the Club shall act as Secretary and be responsible for accounting of the Clubs finances.
The Presiding officer shall vote only in the event of a tie vote in which case his vote will be the deciding vote.
(4) QUORUM
One Officer and ten (10) Members shall constitute a
quorum for the transaction of all business.
ARTICLE IV
FISCAL YEAR
The Fiscal Year of this Club shall begin at 12:01 AM January 1 of each year and close at 12:00 o'clock Midnight December 31st of each year.
ARTICLE V
REGULAR ANNUAL MEETINGS
The regular Annual meeting of the Club shall be held on the
first week in August of each year. This will be the election of Officers.
ARTICLE VI
NOMINATION AND ELECTION OF OFFICERS
(1) At the August annual meeting, the membership shall elect Officers following to format of:
Even numbered years, President and Vice President.
Odd numbered years, Secretary/ Treasurer and Sargent at Arms.
ARTICLE VII
MEETINGS AND VOTES
(1) This Club shall meet and vote via the Internet on all items concerning this Club. The procedures and time shall be set under the By-Laws of this Club.
(2) It shall be the duty of each Officer and Member of the
Club to participate in the discussion, voting and general business of the Club
(3) The members shall fill all vacancies, ad interim, except Delegates and Alternates to the League of Kentucky Sportsmen, but tenure of office so filled shall not extend beyond the regular term.
Delegates and Alternates to the League of Kentucky Sportsmen shall be appointed by the President of the Club.
ARTICLE VIII
QUALIFICATION OF MEMBERS
(1) This Club shall be the sole judge of the qualification
of its members.
(2) Any member failing or refusing to pay his annual dues
for a period of thirty days after due and payable shall be dropped from membership. Should a member be dropped for non-payment of dues, desire to renew his membership, he must file application as a new member.
ARTICLE IX
TRIAL COMMITTEE
(1) The Club does hereby constitute the Officers of this Club as a Trial Committee with full power to hear and determine all grievances and complaints between the Club and its members.
ARTICLE X
FRIENDS AND SPONSORS
This Club may provide by law for the proper recognition and acknowledgement of all valuable services or financial aid voluntarily given by individuals, civic clubs, organizations and
business firms solely as friends and sponsors of the programs of the Cyber-Hunters of Kentucky, but such friends and sponsors shall possess no voting power in the affairs of the Club.
ARTICLE XI
DUES
The Club shall fix by law the amount of the annual dues to be paid by its members.
ARTICLE XII
RELIGION AND POLITICS
This Club shall be conducted upon a strictly non-partisan basis and no action shall be taken upon any religious subject or endorsement given to any political party or candidate. However, this Club shall permit full discussion of the platform of political parties and individual candidates pertaining to the Commission on Wildlife Resources and the Department of Conservation, now conducted as a non-partisan agency of our State Government, and may endorse or oppose any measures or movements affecting said agency and the wildlife and conservation programs
of this Club.
ARTICLE XIII
RIGHT TO ENACT BY-LAWS
The Club shall have the full power to enact any and all By-laws necessary for the proper conduct of its business which are not in conflict with the spirit and letter of this Constitution. The Club shall define by law certain specific duties of the President, Vice President, Secretary/Treasurer and Sargent at Arms. The Club may provide by law for the appointment of all necessary regular and special committees and fix their terms
and define their duties and provide for their removal.
ARTICLE XIV
AMENDMENTS OF CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWS
A club member may offer an amendment in writing to the Club
Constitution or By-Laws by posting it at the Clubs discussion Forum, having it seconded, discussed and voted; a majority vote of the members present is required for preliminary acceptance.
If accepted the amendment must then be posted again, no sooner than 7 days after the preliminary acceptance and no later than 21 days after the preliminary acceptance.
At the second posting the amendment is discussed and voted. A two-thirds majority vote of the members present is required for passage of a Constitutional amendment. A majority vote of the members present is required for passage of a By-Law amendment. If a Constitutional amendment fails to carry, it shall not be offered again for a period of 6 months. If a By-Law amendment fails, it shall not be offered again for a period of three months.
An amendment to the Constitution or By-laws shall take effect at the time at which the amendment was passed.
ARTICLE XV
ADOPTION OF SEAL
This Club may provide by law for the adoption of a seal bearing the name "CYBER-HUNTERS OF KENTUCKY" to be affixed by the Secretary to all letters and documents required to be signed by the President or by the Secretary/ Treasurer.
ARTICLE XVI
MEMBERS TO HAVE NO VESTED INTEREST IN PROPERTY OF CLUB
Upon the death, suspension, expulsion or voluntary withdrawal of any member from the Club, he shall lose and forfeit any and all rights, privileges and interest which he may theretofore have had as a member in, and to all benefits, assets and properties of this Club and same shall immediately vest in Cyber-Hunters of Kentucky.
In the event of dissolution of the Club, the assets of the Club, after payment of all debts and obligations, shall be assigned to any institution primarily engaged in the conservation, preservation and restoration of natural resources or to any educational program promoting shooting sports. The Officers at the time of dissolution shall act as governors concerning the disposition of all such holding.
ARTICLE XVII
EFFECTIVE DATE OF CONSTITUTION
This Constitution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption by the Cyber Hunters of Kentucky, and thereafter any Constitution heretofore enacted by the Club shall become null and void. The rights of this Club and each member thereof shall be fixed and determined by this Constitution and By- Laws, subject to all repeals, changes, amendments and conditions that may from time to time be made by this Club.
Edited by - Multidigits on 08/19/2002 12:30:15 PM
C O N S T I T U T I O N
ARTICLE I
NAME
The Club is hereby named and hereafter shall be known as
CYBER-HUNTERS OF KENTUCKY
A PAINTSVILLE RECREATION DEPARTMENT PROGRAM
ARTICLE II
OBJECTS
The objects of this Club are as follows:
(1) To maintain the honor, dignity, and ethics of good sportsmanship among the members of this Club.
(2) To retain active membership in the League of Kentucky
Sportsmen and through our joint efforts and in conjunction with the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife, promote a constructive program for better hunting and fishing and the development of the natural resources of Kentucky so that it may again become "The Happy Hunting Ground" and the "Fisherman Paradise" and the Mecca of all true sportsmen.
(3) To promote the strict observance of all game and fish laws of the Commonwealth of Kentucky and lend full cooperation to the Department of Fish and Wildlife in bringing to justice persons guilty of the willful violation of such laws.
(4) It shall be the purpose of this Club to be an open
membership club, to link together via electronic communication, Sportsmen of the State of Kentucky. The purpose shall be to gather Sportsmen’s opinions to better promote a constructive program for better hunting and fishing in the State of Kentucky.
(5) To do any and all things necessary, proper and requisite to fully carry out the objects and purposes of this Club as herein enumerated. To give and assist in scientific study and to take constructive action in developing the natural resources of the State of Kentucky. To work in cooperation with the Department of Fish & Wildlife to ensure these objects and purposes are fulfilled.
ARTICLE III
GOVERNMENT OF THE CLUB
The management and control of all the business of Cyber-
Hunters of Kentucky shall be and is hereby vested in a
Officers and Members of the Club.
(1) OFFICERS
The Officers shall be a President, Vice President,
a Secretary/ Treasurer and Sargent at Arms. Their Term of Office shall be two years. They may be elected for succeeding years. They each shall have one vote.
(2) MEMBERS
They shall each have one vote.
(3) VOTING ON ISSUES CONCERNING CYBER-HUNERS OF KENTUCKY
All Officers and Members shall be permitted to vote on items concerning this Club.
The President shall be the presiding Officer of all voting for the Club. The Vice President of the Club shall presided over voting procedures in the absence of the President. The President and Sargent at Arms shall act as moderators.
In the event of the absences of both President and Vice President, the Sargent at Arms shall act as presiding Officer.
The Secretary/ Treasurer of the Club shall act as Secretary and be responsible for accounting of the Clubs finances.
The Presiding officer shall vote only in the event of a tie vote in which case his vote will be the deciding vote.
(4) QUORUM
One Officer and ten (10) Members shall constitute a
quorum for the transaction of all business.
ARTICLE IV
FISCAL YEAR
The Fiscal Year of this Club shall begin at 12:01 AM January 1 of each year and close at 12:00 o'clock Midnight December 31st of each year.
ARTICLE V
REGULAR ANNUAL MEETINGS
The regular Annual meeting of the Club shall be held on the
first week in August of each year. This will be the election of Officers.
ARTICLE VI
NOMINATION AND ELECTION OF OFFICERS
(1) At the August annual meeting, the membership shall elect Officers following to format of:
Even numbered years, President and Vice President.
Odd numbered years, Secretary/ Treasurer and Sargent at Arms.
ARTICLE VII
MEETINGS AND VOTES
(1) This Club shall meet and vote via the Internet on all items concerning this Club. The procedures and time shall be set under the By-Laws of this Club.
(2) It shall be the duty of each Officer and Member of the
Club to participate in the discussion, voting and general business of the Club
(3) The members shall fill all vacancies, ad interim, except Delegates and Alternates to the League of Kentucky Sportsmen, but tenure of office so filled shall not extend beyond the regular term.
Delegates and Alternates to the League of Kentucky Sportsmen shall be appointed by the President of the Club.
ARTICLE VIII
QUALIFICATION OF MEMBERS
(1) This Club shall be the sole judge of the qualification
of its members.
(2) Any member failing or refusing to pay his annual dues
for a period of thirty days after due and payable shall be dropped from membership. Should a member be dropped for non-payment of dues, desire to renew his membership, he must file application as a new member.
ARTICLE IX
TRIAL COMMITTEE
(1) The Club does hereby constitute the Officers of this Club as a Trial Committee with full power to hear and determine all grievances and complaints between the Club and its members.
ARTICLE X
FRIENDS AND SPONSORS
This Club may provide by law for the proper recognition and acknowledgement of all valuable services or financial aid voluntarily given by individuals, civic clubs, organizations and
business firms solely as friends and sponsors of the programs of the Cyber-Hunters of Kentucky, but such friends and sponsors shall possess no voting power in the affairs of the Club.
ARTICLE XI
DUES
The Club shall fix by law the amount of the annual dues to be paid by its members.
ARTICLE XII
RELIGION AND POLITICS
This Club shall be conducted upon a strictly non-partisan basis and no action shall be taken upon any religious subject or endorsement given to any political party or candidate. However, this Club shall permit full discussion of the platform of political parties and individual candidates pertaining to the Commission on Wildlife Resources and the Department of Conservation, now conducted as a non-partisan agency of our State Government, and may endorse or oppose any measures or movements affecting said agency and the wildlife and conservation programs
of this Club.
ARTICLE XIII
RIGHT TO ENACT BY-LAWS
The Club shall have the full power to enact any and all By-laws necessary for the proper conduct of its business which are not in conflict with the spirit and letter of this Constitution. The Club shall define by law certain specific duties of the President, Vice President, Secretary/Treasurer and Sargent at Arms. The Club may provide by law for the appointment of all necessary regular and special committees and fix their terms
and define their duties and provide for their removal.
ARTICLE XIV
AMENDMENTS OF CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWS
A club member may offer an amendment in writing to the Club
Constitution or By-Laws by posting it at the Clubs discussion Forum, having it seconded, discussed and voted; a majority vote of the members present is required for preliminary acceptance.
If accepted the amendment must then be posted again, no sooner than 7 days after the preliminary acceptance and no later than 21 days after the preliminary acceptance.
At the second posting the amendment is discussed and voted. A two-thirds majority vote of the members present is required for passage of a Constitutional amendment. A majority vote of the members present is required for passage of a By-Law amendment. If a Constitutional amendment fails to carry, it shall not be offered again for a period of 6 months. If a By-Law amendment fails, it shall not be offered again for a period of three months.
An amendment to the Constitution or By-laws shall take effect at the time at which the amendment was passed.
ARTICLE XV
ADOPTION OF SEAL
This Club may provide by law for the adoption of a seal bearing the name "CYBER-HUNTERS OF KENTUCKY" to be affixed by the Secretary to all letters and documents required to be signed by the President or by the Secretary/ Treasurer.
ARTICLE XVI
MEMBERS TO HAVE NO VESTED INTEREST IN PROPERTY OF CLUB
Upon the death, suspension, expulsion or voluntary withdrawal of any member from the Club, he shall lose and forfeit any and all rights, privileges and interest which he may theretofore have had as a member in, and to all benefits, assets and properties of this Club and same shall immediately vest in Cyber-Hunters of Kentucky.
In the event of dissolution of the Club, the assets of the Club, after payment of all debts and obligations, shall be assigned to any institution primarily engaged in the conservation, preservation and restoration of natural resources or to any educational program promoting shooting sports. The Officers at the time of dissolution shall act as governors concerning the disposition of all such holding.
ARTICLE XVII
EFFECTIVE DATE OF CONSTITUTION
This Constitution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption by the Cyber Hunters of Kentucky, and thereafter any Constitution heretofore enacted by the Club shall become null and void. The rights of this Club and each member thereof shall be fixed and determined by this Constitution and By- Laws, subject to all repeals, changes, amendments and conditions that may from time to time be made by this Club.
Edited by - Multidigits on 08/19/2002 12:30:15 PM