Bylaws

              
 By-Laws Of The Saint Bernard Club Of Puget Sound

 

Article 1a ................................................... Membership

Section 1a.1 .................... Application Form


1a.1.1 The Application Form Shall Have A Schedule Of Dues And Initiation Fees Preprinted
            Upon The Face Of The Form.

1a.1.2 The Application Form Shall Have A Place For The Applicant Or

        Applicants To Indicate That They Will Abide By The Rules And

        Regulations Of Both This Club And The American Kennel Club.

Section 1a.2 .................... Annual Dues


1a.2.1 Membership Dues For A Single Membership Shall Be $20.00 Per Year.

        Membership Dues For A Dual Or A Husband / Wife Membership Shall Be

        $30.00 Per Year.

1a.2.2 The Board, At Its Discretion, May Authorize A Reduced Fee For

        Those Applications Which Would Be In Effect For Only Some Portion  Of A Year.

Section 1a.3 .................... Initiation Fees

1a.3.1 There Shall Be An Initiation Fee Of $5.00 For A Single Membership.

1a.3.2 There Shall Be An Initiation Fee Of $5.00 For A Dual Or Husband /Wife Membership.

Article 2a ..................................................... Meetings

 Section 2a.1 .................... Notice Of Meetings

 2a.1.1 It Shall Be An Objective Of The Club That Notice Of The Time, Date

        And Place Of All Regular And Board Meetings Will Appear In The

        Monthly Club Newsletter Published Preceding The Meeting Date.

 
Article 3a ..................................... Committees And Positions

 Section 3a.1 .................... Standing Committees

 3a.1.1 The Board Of Directors Shall Maintain Committees And Positions As

        Deemed Necessary.

 Section 3a.2 .................... Special Committees

 
3a.2.1 It Shall Be An Objective Of The Club To Maintain At Least The

        Following Special Committees.

 
        Show Plans Committee: The Board Of Directors Shall Appoint

        Members Of This Committee And The Committee Members Shall Elect

        The Chairman.

        Constitution And By-Laws Review: The Chairman Shall Also Be The

        Club Parliamentarian.

 

3a.2.2 Once During The Course Of Each Club Year, The Following Committees

        Shall Be Appointed, Shall Perform Their Specified Duties As

        Prescribed In The Constitution And Shall Disband:


        Nominating Committee

        Auditing Committee

        Tellers Committee

 Section 3a.3 .................... Duties

 3a.3.1 Each Committee Chairman Shall Be Responsible For The Functioning

        Of His Committee As Specified By The Board Of Directors.

3a.3.2 Each Committee Chairman Shall Be Responsible For Submitting A

        Report Of The Activities, Plans Progress, Problems, Etc. Of His

        Committee At Each Regular Meeting Of The Club And The Board Of

        Directors.

3a.3.3 Each Committee Chairman Shall Be Responsible For Recommending The

        Updating Of The Written Job Description Which Is Applicable To His

        Particular Function.

 
Article 4a ....................................................... Awards

 Section 4a.1 .................... Eligibility For Office

 4a.1.1 It Shall Be An Objective Of The Club That No More Than One Member

        Of Any Household Unit Of Family Hold An Elective Office At The

        Same Time.

 Section 4a.2 .................... Campaigning For Office

 
4a.2.1 Each Nominee For Each Position Or Officer Or Governor Shall Be

        Given And Is Encouraged To Accept The Opportunity To Have

        Published In The January Club Newsletter A Synopsis Of His

        Qualifications And Objectives For The Position He Is Seeking.

4a.2.2 It Shall Be An Objective To Have The January Newsletter Mailed To

        All Members At Least Fourteen Days Prior To The Annual Meeting.

4a.2.3 At The Annual Meeting Just Prior To The Balloting, Each Candidate

        Shall Be Given The Opportunity To Make A Verbal Statement Of His

        Qualifications And Objectives And To Answer Any Questions Asked.

Article 5a ....................................................... Awards

 Section 5a.1 .................... Awards For Achieving Titles

 5a.1.1 At The Annual Meeting, The Club Shall Give A Suitable Award To

        Each Member Whose Dog (S) Has / Have Accomplished The Following

        During The Preceding Year:


              AKC Championship AKC Obedience Title

              CKC Championship CKC Obedience Title

 

Section 5a.2 ................... Awards Based Upon Statistical Evaluation


5a.2.1 The Clubs Statistician Shall Each Year Identify The Recipient Of

        Each Of The Following Titles Based Upon Achievement In Washington

        And Oregon By A Club Members Dog:


        Top Obedience Dog Of The Year

        Top Show Dog Of The Year - All Breed Shows

        Top Show Dog Of The Year - Specialty Shows

        Top Show Bitch Of The Year - All Breed Shows

        Top Show Bitch Of The Year - Specialty Shows


5a.2.2 The Clubs Statistician Shall Each Year Identify The Washington

        State Breeder Of The Year, Stud Dog Of The Year And Brood Bitch Of

        The Year. This Award Shall Be Limited To Club Members Only.


5a.2.3 A Suitable Award Shall Be Given At The Annual Meeting For These

        Achievements.


Section 5a.3 .................... Additional Awards


5a.3.1 Additional Awards Shall Be Made At The Annual Meeting As Deemed

        Appropriate, Which Shall Include:


        Phil Campbell Memorial Trophy

        Josie Girl Trophy

        Counterpoint Trophy

        Grand Champion

        Victor

        Victrix

        Jungen

        Working Dog Champion

        Weight Pulling Degrees

        Tracking Degrees

        Draft Dogs


5a.3.2 At The Annual Meeting The Members In Attendance Shall Select By

        Secret Ballot The Recipients Of The Following Awards:


        Member Of The Year

        Family Of The Year

        Best Sportsman Award

        Most Improved Handler
 

Article 6a ................................................ Miscellaneous


Section 6a.1 .................... Conduct


6a.1.1 Each Member Of The Board Of Directors And All Committee Chairman

        Shall Be Especially Careful To Conduct Themselves In Such A Manner

        As To Insure The Best Possible Human Relationships Are Maintained

        At All Times.

 
Section 6a.2 .................... Precedence


6a.2.1 In The Event There Is A Contradiction Between The Constitution And

        These By-Laws, The Constitution Shall Govern.


Section 6a.3 .................... Saint Bernard Club Of America


6a.3.1 It Shall Be An Objective Of The Club To Maintain An Active

        Intercourse With The Saint Bernard Club Of America, And To Strive

        For Mutual Cooperation In Seeking To Achieve Our Common Goals.

6a.3.2 Each Member Of This Club Is Strongly Encouraged To Be A Member Of

        The Saint Bernard Club Of America, And To Be Active In Its

        National Activities And Affairs.


Section 6a.4 .................... Club Promotion


6a.4.1 It Shall Be An Objective Of The Club To Establish A Working

        Relationship With As Much Of The Local Saint Bernard Fancy As Is

        Reasonable And Practicable.

6a.4.2 In Order To Aid In The Establishment Of This Relationship, The

        Club Shall Place An Advertisement In Various Local Newspapers As

        Is Deemed Appropriate.

6a.4.3 The Advertisement Shall Be Worded So That The Message Imparted Is

        One Of An Offer Of Fellowship, Information, Education And / Or

        Service.

6a.4.4 The Answering Service For The Advertisement Shall Be Rotated Among

        The Membership And Be Wide Spread As Is Reasonable Or Possible.