CONSTITUTION
OF THE PAPILLION GUN CLUB
ARTICLE
I
ESTABLISHMENT
The name of this organization shall be The Papillion
Gun Club, Incorporated
ARTICLE
II
PURPOSE
OF THE ORGANIZATION
A.
Education and safety instruction in
the use of firearms
B.
To promote conservation of wild life
C.
To promote the art of trapshooting and
Sportsmanship
ARTICLE III
MEMBERSHIP
A.
Active Members
1.
Any person reaching the age of 21, and
whose goals are consistent with this
organization’s, may
apply for active membership on a Papillion Gun Club (PGC)
application, and submitting same, containing a recommending
signature of an active
member, to the Secretary.
2.
An applicant may become an active
member on probationary status, by an approved
majority vote
of the members present when a quorum exists. Applicants may
be voted
on for probationary membership only at the
quarterly meetings, and after six months, will
be voted on
for permanent membership, with an approved majority vote by
the members
present when a quorum exists.
Any active member may request that a secret ballot be
taken when voting.
B.
Honorary Members:
1.
Any active member having ten
consecutive years as a member, and retires from regular
full-time employment, may request to become an honorary
member. A majority of the
members present, when a quorum
exists, may vote honorary membership for the
requesting
member. Retirement from full time employment
may be waived if a member
has 25 consecutive years of
membership.
2.
Honorary members shall be entitled to
all privileges of the organization, except
they
shall not be eligible to hold office in the
organization and they shall not be afforded the
privilege of
voting.
3.
Honorary members are exempt from dues.
C.
Active membership shall be limited to
150 members. (amended: September 21, 2004)
ARTICLE IV
OFFICERS
A. The officers of the
corporation shall be:
1.
President
2. Vice-President
3. Treasurer
4. Secretary
B. Officers will be nominated and elected at the May
meeting and assume their
respective
office the following first of July.
C. Any nominee
receiving a majority of the votes cast by secret ballot,
when a quorum
exists,
shall be declared the officer elect for the position voted
upon.
D. Any officer nominee must be an active member in
good standing.
E. Any active member in good standing may hold the
same office no more than three
consecutive
years. He may be elected to the same office as previously
held if a one
year
interval occurs.
F. There shall be an Executive Committee consisting
of the four elected officers and the
immediate
past President.
G. There shall be a Board of Directors, consisting of The
Executive Committee and three
(3)
elected members-at-large. The elected members-at-large will
serve decreasing
incremental
terms from one to three years. Nominations will be made at
each May
meeting, with one member being elected for a three
(3) year term, with subsequent
elected members serving
two (2) and one (1) year(s) respectively. There will
be no
term
limitations. The Board of Directors will be empowered to
make decisions for the
“Club” when time is of the essence. (Amended:
November 2004)
ARTICLE V
DUTIES
OF OFFICERS
A.
The President of this organization
shall:
1.
Preside at all meetings
2.
Have general supervision of the
affairs of the club
3.
Be presiding officer of the Executive
Committee
4.
Appoint standing and special
committees and chairperson(s) of special events
5.
Be an ex-official member of all
committees
B.
The Vice-President of this
organization shall:
1.
Serve as President in the President’s
absence
2.
Be responsible for duties as assigned
by the president
3.
Handle other duties as designated by
the Club President
C.
The Secretary of this organization
shall:
1.
Record and keep minutes of all
meetings
2.
Prepare all correspondence
3.
Prepare a membership roster and issue
membership cards annually
4.
Handle other duties as designated by
the Club President or Vice-President
D.
The Treasurer of this organization
shall:
1.
Collect all dues and monies owed to
the club
2.
Disburse funds upon order of the
Executive Committee
3.
Be responsible for all monies of the
club
4.
Provide an accounting of all monies at
each regular meeting
5.
Handle other duties as designated by
the Club President or Vice-President
E.
The Executive Committee shall be
responsible for the conduct of the business of the
organization
between regular meetings.
ARTICLE
VI
OFFICER VACANCIES
A. A vacancy in the
office of the President shall be filled by the
Vice-President becoming
President and serving the
un-expired term.
B. Other officer
vacancies shall be filled by appointment of the
President to serve the
un-expired term.
ARTICLE
VII
DISMISSAL
OF MEMBERS AND REMOVAL OF OFFICERS
-
Dismissal of any
member for just cause may occur at any meeting with a
motion of any Member, and a two-thirds vote by secret
ballot of the members present, when a quorum exists,
constituting immediate termination of membership.
-
An officer may be
removed from office for just cause by a motion at any
meeting. A two-thirds vote by secret ballot of the
members present, when a quorum exists, shall constitute
immediate removal from office.
ARTICLE
VIII
DUES
A.
Dues
and initiation fees will be established by the general
membership at the annual
meeting held in May each year.
B.
All
new members must work at all scheduled events for the first
year of
membership. Failure to do so will result in a $25.00
fine, which is due and payable
prior to the next year’s dues. Failure to pay said
fine will result in the member
being dropped from the membership rolls.
C.
All
members must work at 75 percent of the scheduled events.
Failure to do so will
result in a $25.00 fine, which is due and payable
prior to the next year’s dues.
Failure to pay said fine will result in the member
being dropped from the
membership rolls.
D.
Dues
are due by the first day of December each year and are
considered
Delinquent at the December meeting. After the
December meeting, if dues are not
paid, the member will be dropped from the membership
rolls.
ARTICLE
IX
QUORUM
In order to conduct business, twenty percent of the active
members, in good standing,
must be present.
ARTICLE
X
PROCESS
All
meetings will be conducted using Roberts Rules of Order.
ARTICLE
XI
CONSTITUTIONAL CHANGES
Any
change to this constitution may be made when submitted in
writing and received
by all active members of the Papillion Gun Club at least
thirty (30) days prior to a
scheduled meeting and subsequently approved by a majority of
the active members
present, when a quorum exists.
ARTICLE
XII
DISSOLUTION OF CLUB
In the event of dissolution of the Papillion Gun
Club, the Board of Directors shall, after paying and making
provisions for payment of all liabilities of the
Organization, dispose of all assets of the Organization
exclusively for the purpose of the Organization in such a
manner, or to such organization operated for similar
purposes as shall at the time qualify as an exempt
organization under section 501 C(3) of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1954 (or the corresponding provision of any future
United States Internal Revenue Law), as the Board of
Directors determine. Any such assets not so disposed of,
shall be disposed of by the District Court of Sarpy County,
exclusively for such purposes, or to such organizations as
said Court shall determine.
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