Century Sportsman's Club, Inc.

BY LAWS

Effective Date:

ARTICLE I

ARTICLE 1 - Name

Name of the organization (hereinafter “club”) shall be known as Century Sportsman's Club, Inc.

ARTICLE II

ARTICLE 2 – Purpose

The purpose of the club shall be to stimulate interest in hunting and fishing; to conserve wildlife and natural resources; to own and maintain real estate and ponds and to promote social and recreational gatherings in connection therewith.

ARTICLE III

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 Member’s 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.

ARTICLE IV

Powers and Duties of Officers

Section 1. The President

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

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.

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 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 the 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.

Section 6. Committees

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 meeting. 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.

ARTICLE V

Membership

Section 1. Regular membership shall be limited to one hundred sportsmen of good moral

character and at least 21 years of age. All members are encouraged to join G.O.A.L. and the NRA.

Section 2. Applications for membership, endorsed by three members in good standing, may be accepted at any Board of Directors meeting.

Section 3. Applicants must be present and accompanied by a minimum of one endorser to be interviewed by the Board of Directors.

Section 4. Applicants may be accepted to the waiting list by a two-thirds vote of the Board of Directors and prompt payments of the initiation fee and yearly dues.

Section 5. Waiting list members shall be issued, and are expected to abide by club by-laws and committee rules.

Section 6. All waiting list members shall remain on the waiting list for a minimum of one month, during which time they shall be assigned to a committee and are required to attend monthly meetings. Their work and attendance record shall be used to help determine their acceptance into regular membership.

Section 7. Members in good standing, resigning from the club in writing and desiring to return to the club membership, shall be allowed to return to the top of the waiting list. Return to the membership will depend on available openings.

Section 8. The waiting period may be waived if the regular membership falls below 100 regular members.

Section 9. Applicants on waiting lists shall be kept in order by date and notified in writing of vacancies as they occur. Notified waiting list member shall be accepted to the regular membership by being present for a majority vote at a regular meeting and prompt payment of dues.

Section 10. The yearly dues shall be payable on or before the annual meeting in January. The Membership Chairman shall have latitude in enforcing the timeliness of dues payments, but all dues MUST be paid by the March Members Meeting. Club locks shall be changed in January of each year.

Section 11. Any member not paid by the member’s meeting in February shall be considered to have resigned.

ARTICLE VI

Discipline

Section 1. In view of the limited membership, it shall be the policy of the club that each regular member shall be an active, working member. Failure to fulfill work obligations shall be reported by the chairman, of the committee assigned to the member, to the Board of Directors for disciplinary action.

Section 2. Any member not complying with local, state and federal laws, the club by-laws or committee rules, or conducting themselves in an undesirable manner in regard to sportsman or club activities shall be reported to the Board of Directors.

Section 3. A written notice stating the violation and requesting the presence of the member at the next Board of Directors meeting shall be sent upon report.

Section 4. Member Removal

Any member may be expelled from the club for conduct detrimental to the club.

Section 4a. Any member observed using illegal drugs shall be reported to the Board of Directors for immediate disciplinary action.

Section 4b. Discipline of a member may only be taken by the Board of Directors and after any such member has had notice by Certified Mail, Return Receipt Requested, with a date to appear before the Board of Directors.

Section 4c. Such member shall have the right to present his case before the Board of Directors and present any witnesses in his behalf.

Section 4d. Disciplinary action may be undertaken after a two-thirds vote of the Board of Directors in favor of disciplinary action. Disciplinary action may consist of any action deemed appropriate by the Board of Directors including immediate expulsion.

ARTICLE VII

LIFE MEMBERSHIP

Section 1. Any member in good standing who is 62 or more years of age, and who has had at least 5 years of continuous membership to his credit, can be elected to Honor Life membership by a 2/3 vote of the Board of Directors.

Section 2. Favorable consideration shall be based upon the member’s record of activity within the club and regularity of attendance.

Section 3. Honor life membership shall exclude all further payments of dues but shall include full club privileges, including the power to vote and hold office.

Section 4. Such membership shall not be counted as part of the limited regular membership.

ARTICLE VIII

Section 1: Sustained Life Membership

For a one^-time fee sustained life membership shall exclude all further payment of dues but shall include privileges including the power to vote and hold office. Such membership shall not be counted as part of the limited regular membership.

Section 2: Cost & Application

Ten times yearly dues. Dues paid during the year of application are deductible. Persons over 52 years of age pay on a declining scale (10% per year). Applicants shall be accepted by being present for a two-thirds vote of any Board of Directors meeting and prompt payment of all dues.

Section 3: Qualifications

Active club member for a minimum of five years. Members are chosen by continuous seniority.

Section 4: Club protection

Maximum 10% to be eligible in any year. For each applicant in any year, there must be an individual on the waiting list and membership at 100 members. No member shall become a Sustained Life Member if the resulting regular membership falls below 100 members.

A ceiling on sustained life membership shall be set at no more than 100 members at one time.

ARTICLE IX – Meetings

Section 1. Regular meetings shall be held on the first Wednesday of every Month unless otherwise announced. Attendance by all members is mandatory at the annual Meeting in January.

Section 2. If the first Wednesday is a holiday, the meeting shall be held on the second Wednesday.

Section 3. Meetings of the Board of Directors shall be held on the third Wednesday of each month.

A roll call shall be taken at each Directors meeting and absence without a co-chairman present from three meetings in one year shall be considered resignation from office, at the discretion of the Board.

Section 4. All regular and waiting list members shall be present for a roll call at each meeting and be in attendance throughout said meeting.

Section 5. Should any member have reasonable cause justifying his regular absence from meetings, such as second shift workers, he must notify, in writing, the membership chairman, of such cause prior to the January regular meeting. All causes may be accepted at the discretion of the Board of Directors.

Section 6. A quorum at club meetings shall be twenty percent of regular members, at Board of Directors meetings; fifty percent of the directors.

Section 7. Either chairman or co-chairman must be present.

Section 8. Century Sportsman’s Club Rules of Order shall govern all meetings.

Section 9. 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 co-chairman who shall investigate and report at the next regular meeting.

ARTICLE X

Finance Committee

Section 1. The finance committee shall consist of the Vice President, Treasurer, and three other members. The President shall appoint the “three other members” who shall serve for two years.

Section 2. 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.

Section 3. In the event of a resignation, the President shall appoint a replacement to complete the term of the resigning member.

Section 4. 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 March regular meeting, which may be adopted or reduced by a two-third vote of those members in attendance.

ARTICLE XI

Amendments

Section 1. These By Laws may be amended by a two-thirds majority vote of the membership at the annual meeting in November.

Section 2. In order to be considered for amendment, any proposed amendment must be presented to the Board of Directors no later than the August Members Meeting.

Section 3. The Board of Directors shall review all suggested proposed amendments to the By Laws at its September meeting.

Section 4. The Board of Directors shall present to the body all proposed amendments to the By Laws, with its position, at the October member’s Meeting. No discussion is allowed on proposed amendments at the October Member’s meeting.

Section 5. At the November Member’s Meeting (the Club Annual Meeting) all proposed amendments to the Club By Laws shall be read to the Members and opened for discussion after a Motion to Accept is made and Seconded.

Section 6. Upon a “Move the Vote”, the proposed By Law amendment is adopted if and only if two-thirds of those Members present vote favorably. Anything less, results in a failure of the proposed amendment

ARTICLE XII

Dissolution

Section 1. Voluntary dissolution of the corporation shall be affected only by a majority vote in writing of all members. The Board of Directors, constituting a dissolution committee to close the corporation's affairs, shall do so with all expedience, and without remuneration.

Section 2. Said dissolution committee shall continue the corporation as a body corporate for three years, solely for the purposes of liquidation. All assets of the corporation shall be donated to a charitable organization involved in the preservation of woodlands, hunting and fishing, and activities associated therewith.

Approved by the Membership and Endorsed by the Board of Directors:

Dated: ________________________

________________________ _______________________ ______________________

President Vice President Secretary

________________________ _______________________ ______________________ Treasurer Range Chair House Chair

________________________ _______________________ ______________________

Kitchen Chair Grounds Chair Bulletin

________________________ _______________________ ______________________

Beach/Campgrounds Chair Special Events Chair NRA & GOAL Chair

________________________ _______________________ ______________________

Fish & Game Chair Archery Chair Good & Welfare

________________________ _______________________ ______________________

Bar Chair WCL Chair Finance Chair

Century Sportsman's Club, Inc.

By laws revision January 03, 2005
republished January 23, 2005
By-Laws

old set of bylaws

to be replaced by those at the left

ARTICLE 1 - Name

Name of the organization (hereinafter “club”) shall be known as “Century Sportsman's Club, Inc.”.

ARTICLE 2 - Purpose

ARTICLE 3 - Membership

SECTION 1

Regular membership shall be limited to one hundred sportsmen of good moral

character and at least 21 years of age. All members are encouraged to join G.O.A.L., the NRA or both.

SECTION 2

Applications for membership endorsed by three members in good standing may be accepted at any board of directors meeting.

Applicants must be present and accompanied by a minimum of one endorser to be interviewed by the board of directors.

Applicants may be accepted to the waiting list by a two-thirds vote of the board of directors and prompt payments of the initiation fee and yearly dues.

SECTION 3

Waiting list members shall be issued, and are expected to abide by club by-laws and committee rules.

All waiting list members shall remain on the waiting list for a minimum of one month, during which time they shall be assigned to a committee and are required to attend monthly meetings. Their work and attendance record shall be used to help determine their acceptance into regular membership.

SECTION 3a

Members in good standing, resigning from the club in writing and desiring to return to the club membership, shall be allowed to return to the top of the waiting list. Return to the membership will depend on available openings.

SECTION 3b

The waiting period may be waived if the regular membership falls below 100 regular members.

SECTION 4

Applicants on waiting lists shall be kept in order by date and notified in writing of vacancies as they occur.

Notified waiting list member shall be accepted to the regular membership by being present for a majority vote at a regular meeting and prompt payment of dues.

SECTION 5

The yearly dues shall be payable on or before the annual meeting in January. At this time the locks shall be changed.

SECTION 5a

Any member not paid by the member’s meeting in January shall be considered to have resigned.

SECTION 6

In view of the limited membership, it shall be the policy of the club that each regular member shall be an active, working member. Failure to fulfill work obligations shall be reported by the chairman to the board of directors for disciplinary action.

SECTION 7

Any member not complying with local, state and federal laws, the club by-laws or committee rules or conducting themselves in an undesirable manner in regard to sportsman or club activities shall be reported to the board of directors.

A written notice stating the violation and requesting their presence at the next board of directors meeting shall be sent upon report.

Disciplinary action may be accepted by a two^-thirds vote of the board of directors following review.

SECTION 7a

Any member observed using drugs shall be reported to the board of directors for dismissal.

SECTION 8

Any member in good standing who is 62 or more years of age, and who has had at least 5 years of continuous membership to his credit, can be elected to honor life membership by a 2/3 vote of the board of directors.

Favorable consideration shall be based upon the member’s record of activity within the club and regularity of attendance.

Honor life membership shall exclude all further payments of dues but shall include full club privileges, including the power to vote and hold office.

Such membership shall not be counted as part of the limited regular membership.

SECTION 9

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 9a

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 10 - Sustained Life Membership – Re-Opened November 2009

Cost ten times yearly dues. Dues paid during the year of application are deductible. To be paid in full at any board of directors meeting with application. Persons over 52 years of age pay on a declining scale (10% per year)

Qualifications:

Active club member for a minimum of five years. Members are chosen by continuous seniority.

Club protection:

Maximum 10% to be eligible in any one year. Each applicant must have a member on the waiting list to replace himself. Regular membership shall not drop below one hundred and waiting list.

A ceiling on sustained life membership shall be set at no more than one hundred members at one time. There shall be no refund of any kind.

To apply:

Applicants shall be accepted by being present for a two^-thirds vote at any board of directors meeting and prompt payment of the fee.

ARTICLE 4 - Meetings

SECTION 1

Regular meetings shall be held on the first Wednesday of every Month unless otherwise announced. Attendance by all members is mandatory at the annual Meeting in January.

If the first Wednesday 1s a holiday, the meeting shall be held on the second Wednesday.

All regular and waiting list members shall be present for a roll call at each meeting and be in attendance throughout said meeting.

Should any member have reasonable cause justifying his regular absence from meetings, such as second shift workers, he must notify in writing the membership chairman of such cause prior to the January regular meeting.

All causes shall be accepted at the discretion of the Board of Directors.

SECTION 2

The president or the board of directors upon three days notice specifying the purpose of such meeting may call special meetings.

SECTION 3

Meetings of the board of directors shall be held monthly, on the third Wednesday.

A roll call shall be taken at each directors meeting and absence without a cochairman present from three meetings in one year shall be considered resignation from office, at the discretion of the board

SECTION 4

A quorum at club meetings shall be twenty percent of regular members, at directors meetings fifty percent of the directors.

Either chairman or cochairman must be present. The parliamentary rules in Roberts Rules of order revised shall govern all meetings.

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 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 5

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

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

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.

ARTICLE 6 - COMMITTEE SECTIONS 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.

Committees may be combined and or dissolved if deemed necessary voted by 2/3 the vote at any regular club 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.

ARTICLE 7 - DISSOLUTION

SECTION I

Voluntary dissolution of the corporation shall be affected only by a majority vote in writing of all members. The board of directors, constituting a dissolution committee to close the corporation's affairs, shall do so with all expedience, and without remuneration.

SECTION 2

Said dissolution committee shall continue the corporation as a body corporate for three years, solely for the purposes of liquidation, and shall finally divide its remaining assets among the members in good standing as of the date of the dissolution vote, in proportion to the number of years and months of continuous membership of each member since the last date of becoming such, according to the record of the membership committee.

ARTICLE 8 -AMENDMENTS

SECTION 1

These by laws may be amended by two thirds vote of any regular meeting, provided the proposed amendment was presented in writing and read at the previous regular meeting, and that the advise of such amendment was included in the notice of the meeting at which amendment is to be voted. All amendments become effective upon approval.

SECTION 2

The board of directors shall review the by laws by the March board meeting. Any

amendments shall require the re-publishing of the by law books, and supersede all previous by laws.