Current By Laws to be Amended are in boxes, changes follow them

Current By Laws to be Amended are in boxes, changes follow them.

1---Article V, Sections 1 and 5 shall be amended with a new Article number and as follows:

ARTICLE III

ARTICLE 5 Officers and directors: SECTION 1

The officers of the club, consisting of a president, vice president, secretary and treasurer, together with the chairmen of all committees shall constitute the board of directors and as such shall have the powers of the corporation not reserved to the members. The board shall report its actions on behalf of the club at every regular meeting and upon any reasonable request by a member.

SECTION 5

The board of directors shall be authorized to determine and fill all vacancies among officers and committee chairmen until the next annual meeting.

Officers

Section 1. The officers of the club shall consist of a President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, and Committee Chairmen, who shall constitute a Board of Directors. The President,

Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, and Committee Chairmen shall be elected annually at the November Members Meeting to serve one year terms.

Section 2. All vacancies that occur in elected offices between annual meetings shall be filled by appointment by the Board of Directors. Such appointments to be effective for the remainder of the un-expired term of office.

2---Article V, Sections 2, 3, 4, 6, and 7 shall be amended with a new Article number and as follows:

ARTICLE IV

Powers and Duties of Officers

ARTICLE 5 Officers and directors: SECTION 2

The duties of the officers shall be those pertaining to their offices and they shall be elected in November and take office at the annual meeting to serve for a term of one year or until their successors are elected.

SECTION 3

The president shall not be elected to a term of office for more than two consecutive years. Upon completion of his term, he may chair any other committee, if elected by the members through election.

SECTION 4

The treasurer shall collect all funds of the club and issue receipts from a duplicate receipt book, keep a true account of such funds and deposit them in a bank or banks designated by the board of directors, and disburse them only in payment of bills duly authorized by the finance committee in writing He shall be bonded in an amount specified by the board of directors.

SECTION 6

The annual orientation of elected officers and chairmen shall be held on the second Wednesday of December. All of the present and elected officers and chairmen are required to attend and provide for an orderly change in command.

SECTION 7

Arty officer or chairman who resigns from the board of directors in a disruptive manner during a meeting, shall be deemed out of order and will be subject to disciplinary action by the board of directors. To remain a member in good standing only formal written resignation of office or chairmanship shall be accepted at the next board meeting.

Section 1. The President

Section 1a. The President shall preside at all members meetings and Board of Directors

Section 1b. The President shall, at his own discretion, and/or when so directed or approved by vote of the Board of Directors, call a meeting of the members to be held in accordance with the by-laws.

Section 1c. The President shall call all special meetings of the Board of Directors as provided for in the by-laws.

Section 1d. The President shall not be elected to a term of office for more than two consecutive years. Upon completion of his term, he may chair any other committee if elected by the members.

3---Article III, Sections 9 and 9a shall be amended by designating them Article IV sections 1e and 1f respectfully.

ARTICLE 3, SECTION 9 (Re-designate Article & Section Numbers)

Section 1e. After serving a minimum of one full year's term. Past presidents shall remain active members and will be honor life members, and such membership shall not be counted as part of the limited regular membership.

Section 1f. Honor, life, past presidents and sustained life members shall be excepted to remain active by attending meetings and participating in club functions of their own will.

Your experience and input is valuable to all. Their names will be included in the roll call, at regular meetings.

Section 2. Vice President

The Vice President shall: assist and advise the President and the Board on policy and concerns of the Club, serve on the finance committee, perform the duties of the President at the request of the President or in case of his absence or inability to act. When so acting shall have all the powers of, and be subject to all the restrictions upon the President, perform other duties relevant to the office as they arise or are assigned by the Board or the President.

Section 3. Secretary

Section 3a. The Secretary shall attend all meetings or appoint a substitute, record the minutes of the members and the Board meetings in the Club minute books, record all motions and votes similarly, report said minutes at subsequent meetings or when reasonably requested by the Board or a member, be the keeper of all official Club records, reports and other necessary paperwork, perform other duties relevant to the office as they arise or are assigned by the Board or the President.

Section 3b. He shall notify the members and directors of their respective meetings in accordance with the by-laws of the club, shall conduct all correspondence, and perform all duties incumbent to this office prescribed by the law or these by-laws and such other duties as the directors may from time to time prescribe.

Section 3c. In the absence of the Secretary, a clerk pro tempore may be elected.

Section 4. Treasurer

The Treasurer shall have charge and custody of and be responsible for all funds and securities of the Club, keep full and accurate records of receipts and disbursements of Club funds, deposit all monies and other valuable effects of the Club in such banks or depositories as the Board may designate, have to power to sign, in the name of the Club, or execute all contracts, agreements or other formal instruments authorized either generally or specifically by the Board, open charge accounts or obtain credit in the name of the Club, oversee the preparation and filing of state and federal tax returns, serve on the finance committee and assist in the preparation of the annual budget, report at meetings a statement of all transactions and give an account of the financial condition of the Club, exhibit, when reasonably requested by the Board or any member, the books and accounts of the Club, and perform other duties relevant to the office as they arise or are assigned by the Board.

Section 5. Directors

The Board of Directors shall have a general supervision of the property and business of the club, make all purchases, approve the committees hereinafter provided for and make such rules and regulations not hereinafter provided for as they may deem necessary for the welfare of the club and the protection and maintenance of the properties.

4---ARTICLE 6 COMMITTEES shall be amended as follows under Article IV;

Section 6. Committees

ARTICLE 6 COMMITTEES

SECTION 1

The committees as required for the proper operation of the club shall be appointed and approved at the July board of directors meeting. Special committees shall be appointed as deemed necessary by any meeting of the club or the board of directors.

SECTION 1a

A committee may be combined or dissolved, if deemed necessary, by 2/3 vote at a regularly scheduled meeting.

SECTION 2

Committee chairmen, except the finance committee, shall be elected at the November meeting to serve for a term of one year or until their successors are elected, they shall appoint additional members to their committees and report their appointments at the annual meeting January

SECTION 3

Duties of the committees and their rules, except the finance committee, shall be according to the rules set down by each committee, and these rules shall be presented to and reviewed by the board of directors at the February board meeting for publication in March.

SECTION 4

The finance committee shall consist of the treasurer and four other members, one elected at the November meeting each even number year and one appointed each odd numbered year, by the board of directors, for a term of four years or until hi s, successor is elected or appointed. The committee shall elect its own chairman, and shall be responsible for the management and investment of all club funds, subject to the approval of the board of directors.

SECTION 4 A

The finance committee shall report quarterly to the club body on all financial activities at the regular meeting in Jan, April, July and Oct.

SECTION 5

The finance committee shall recommend a budget for the year at the February regular meeting, which may be adopted or reduced by two third vote of such meeting.

SECTION 6

Any motion duly seconded which proposes expenditures in excess of the adopted budget shall be referred to the board of directors, treasurer, finance chairman or cochairman who shall investigate and report at the next regular meeting.

SECTION 7

All committee chairmen shall he required to keep record of income and expenses and submit monthly reports to the finance committee chairman at each board meetings. The finance committee shall report on the club' s income and expenses of the previous year at the January regular meeting.

Section 6a. The following standing committees shall be elected annually at the November Members Meeting to serve one year terms:

Range Committee House Committee

Fish and Game Committee Beach & Campground Committee

Kitchen Committee Grounds Committee

Bulletin Special Events Committee

Good & Welfare Archery Committee

Bar Committee NRA & GOAL

Worcester County League Representative Membership Committee

Section 6b. There is no limit on the number of consecutive terms a Committee Chairman may be elected to serve.

Section 6c. Committee Chairmen shall review and publish in the Monthly Bulletin their respective Committee rules and regulations as approved by the Board of Directors.

Section 6d. Duties of the committees and their rules, except the finance committee, shall be according to the rules set down by each committee, and these rules shall be presented to and reviewed by the board of directors at the February board meeting for publication in March.

Section 6e. All committee chairmen shall he required to keep record of income and expenses and submit monthly reports to the finance committee chairman at each board meetings. The finance committee shall report on the club’s income and expenses of the previous year at the January regular meeting.

Section 6f. The committees are a necessary part of the organizational chart and are required for the proper operation of the club. As such the Board of Directors may establish new, temporary, and/or dissolve Committees as needed to fulfill the successful operation of the Club.

Section 6g. Any officer or chairman, who resigns from the board of directors in a disruptive manner during a meeting, shall be deemed out of order and will be subject to disciplinary action by the board of directors. To remain a member in good standing only formal written resignation of office or chairmanship shall be accepted at the next board meeting.

Section 7. Finance Committee

The finance committee shall consist of the treasurer and four other members, one elected at the November meeting each even number year and one appointed each odd numbered year, by the board of directors, for a term of four years or until his, successor is elected or appointed. The committee shall elect its own chairman, and shall be responsible for the management and investment of all club funds, subject to the approval of the board of directors.

Section 7a.

The finance committee shall report quarterly to the club body on all financial activities at the regular meeting in Jan, April, July and Oct.

Section 7b.

The finance committee shall recommend a budget for the year at the February regular meeting, which may be adopted or reduced by two third vote of such meeting.

Section 7c.

Any motion duly seconded which proposes expenditures in excess of the adopted budget shall be referred to the board of directors, treasurer, finance chairman or cochairman who shall investigate and report at the next regular meeting.