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Approved by membership vote in June 1999 and approved by the American Kennel Club July 21, 1999ARTICLE I
Membership
SECTION 1. Eligibility.
There shall be five types of membership, open to all persons who are in good standing with the American Kennel Club and who subscribe to the purposes of this Club.
(a) Individuals eighteen (18) years of age and over may be elected to membership, and shall have, upon election, all rights, duties, and privileges of membership.
(b) A husband and wife may be elected to membership, and each one shall have, upon election, all rights, duties, and privileges accorded to individuals.
(c) Individuals under eighteen (18) years of age may be elected to membership, and shall have, upon election, all rights, duties, and privileges of membership, except the right to vote or to hold office.
(d) A Flushing Spaniel Specialty Club may be elected to membership, and shall have, upon election, all voting rights, accorded to individuals. These rights, duties, and privileges shall be exercised only through its accredited representative, whose name shall be filed with the Secretary of the American Spaniel Club, accompanied by certification of the appointment of the representative from the Secretary of the Flushing Spaniel Specialty Club.
(e) Life Membership which shall include all voting rights may be accorded to an individual or husband and wife by a majority vote of the Board of Directors upon completion of twenty-five (25) CONSECUTIVE years of good standing as a member of the American Spaniel Club.
SECTION 2. Dues.
(a) Membership dues shall be $55.00 for husband and wife, $35.00 for a Club, $30.00 for individuals over eighteen (18) years of age, and $15.00 for individuals under eighteen (18) years of age, per year, payable on or before the 1st day of February each year. No member may vote whose dues are not paid for the current year. During the month of November, the Secretary, Treasurer or Assistant Treasurer shall send to each member a statement of his dues for the ensuing year.
(b) The Board may assess a mailing surcharge to foreign members.
SECTION 3. Election to Membership.
(a) Each applicant for membership shall apply on a form as approved by the Board of Directors, and which shall provide that the applicant agrees to abide by the American Spaniel Club, Inc. Articles of Incorporation and By-Laws, Code of Ethics, and the rules of the American Kennel Club. The application shall state the name, address, and occupation of the applicant and it must have the endorsement on a form as approved by the Board of Directors of two members in good standing NOT of the same household or members of the applicant's household or immediate family. As used in these by-laws, immediate family is defined as spouse, parent, sibling and offspring. Accompanying the application, the prospective member shall submit dues payment for the current year and an initiation fee of $45. Applications shall be signed by the Director of the zone in which the applicant(s) resides, or the President in the case of foreign applicants.
(b) Individual candidates for membership, and husband and wife candidates for membership must be personally known to and proposed and seconded by two (2) members of the American Spaniel Club who have known the candidate at least six months. The endorsers are NOT to be members of the same household or immediate family, or members of the applicants household or immediate family.
(c) Members may not sponsor more than two (2) applicants per year.
(d) Applications, fees and sponsor forms shall be received by the Secretary on or before the first day of May for the July Board meeting, or on or before the first day of November for the January Board meeting.
(e) Names of applicants and sponsors shall appear once in a mailing made twice a year to the membership. Members will have 30 days from the date of the mailing to write their comments, concerns or objections about proposed new members. The Board of Directors will review said comments, concerns or objections prior to voting on a membership application.
(f) Specialty Club applicants must apply on a form as approved by the Board of Directors and must be known to, and proposed and seconded by four (4) members of the Specialty Club, NOT of the same household or same immediate family as each other, who are also members of the American Spaniel Club. Such applications shall be signed by the Director of the Zone in which the Club is located.
(g) Applicants may be elected to membership at a meeting of the Board of Directors held in January or July. Affirmative votes by secret, written ballot of 2/3 of the Directors present at a meeting of the Board shall be required to elect an applicant.
(h) Upon request by an applicant for membership, the Board may review objections against the applicant with the applicant's sponsors.
(i) An application which has received a negative vote by the Board may be presented by one of the applicant's endorsers at the next annual meeting of the Club, and the Club may elect such applicant by favorable vote of 75% of the members present. Voting shall be by secret, written ballot.
SECTION 4. Termination of Membership.
Memberships may be terminated:
(a) By resignation. Any member in good standing may resign from the Club upon written notice to the Secretary; but no member may resign when in debt to the Club. Dues obligations are considered a debt to the Club and they become incurred on the first day of each fiscal year.
(b) By lapsing. A membership will be considered as lapsed and automatically terminated if such member's dues remain unpaid 90 days after the first day of the fiscal year, however the Board may grant an additional 90 days of grace to such delinquent members in meritorious cases. In no case may a person be entitled to vote at any Club meeting whose dues are unpaid as of the date of that meeting.
(c) By expulsion. A membership may be terminated by expulsion as provided in Article VI of these by-laws.
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