Bylaws For Corral #88 of Equestrian Trails, Inc
Tri Community Horsemen
Article I - Name
Section 1. The name of Corral No. 88, existing under these bylaws shall be Tri-Community Horsemen.
Article II – National Bylaws
Section 1. These bylaws do not and shall never supercede the bylaws for Equestrian Trails, Inc.
Article III - Objectives
Section 1. The objectives of this Corral are, in no particular order:
A. To promote excellent horsemanship.
B. To preserve and acquire riding trails.
C. To promote safety and responsibility as equestrians.
D. To support equine legislation which will benefit all horsemen.
E. To sponsor activities such as horse shows, trail rides, playdays, camp-outs and more.
Article IV – Dues & Member Responsibilities
Section 1. Dues shall be payable upon application for membership and annually thereafter on the anniversary date of initial membership. In the event of a lapse of more that ninety (90) days, a new anniversary date shall be established.
Section 2. Members in good standing shall be granted and entitled to all the privileges and benefits of this Corral as set forth in these bylaws.
Section 3. Any member may be dismissed for misconduct or for abuse of horses. The accused must receive a written notice stating in detail the charges against him or her and be given the right to be heard before the Corral's Board of Directors, with counsel if necessary, before any action to dismiss is taken. If action is taken, ETI shall be notified immediately.
Article V – Corral Meetings
Section 1. There shall be one regular meeting and one Board of Directors meeting each month of the year. The date, time and location are to be approved by the membership. Special meetings may be called at the discretion of the President.
Section 2. A quorum of 51% of the voting members shall be necessary to conduct a business meeting of the Corral.
Section 3. A quorum for a Board of Directors meeting shall be a majority of the Board.
Article IV – Management
Section 1. The management of this Corral shall be entrusted to a Board of Directors.
Section 2. The Board of Directors shall consist of four members: President, Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer.
Section 3. The Board of Directors shall transact all necessary business between Corral meetings and such other business as may be referred by the members.
Article V - Officers
Section 1. The Officers of this Corral shall be President, Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer. The President shall be the Delegate, the President shall appoint the Alternate Delegate from the other elected Officers.
Section 2. The Corral President, Vice President, Delegate or Alternate Delegate may represent the Corral at meetings of Equestrian Trails Inc.
Section 3. A candidate for elective office must be a member in good standing.
Article VII – Duties of Officers
Section 1. The President shall be the Chief Executive Officer of this Corral and shall have general supervision, direction and control of the business and officers of this Corral. He/She shall sign all papers, contracts and documents required by the Corral that are proper and necessary to carry on the business of the Corral. He/She may exercise all powers that are imposed on him/her by these bylaws. He/She shall preside at all regular and Board meetings of this Corral.
Section 2. The Vice President, in the absence or incapacity of the President, shall be vested with all the powers of and shall perform all the duties of the President.
Section 3. It shall be the duty of the Secretary to keep a record of all Corral meetings, attend all sessions and record all votes and minutes of their proceedings in a book for that purpose. He/She shall give all notices required by the bylaws and give due notice of all meetings. The Treasurer shall read for approval the minutes of each meeting at the subsequent meeting. He/She shall turn over all records to his/her successor.
Section 4. It shall be the duty of the Treasurer to receive all money belonging to the Corral, keep records of all money received for dues, as well as all other sources, and deposit same in a bank designated by the membership, under an account for this purpose. The Treasurer shall account for all Corral monies. He/She shall read for approval a Treasurer's Report at each meeting. He/She shall issue checks signed by the President and counter-signed by him/herself and shell retain all checks, statements and all financial records of the Corral. He/She shall keep an accounting of all receipts and expenditures. He/She shall pay over and deliver all monies, books and records to his/her successor.
Section 5. The Delegate and Alternate Delegate shall represent he Corral at Area and National meetings.
Article VIII - Elections
Section 1. Elections shall take place during the month of December. Newly elected officers will take office January 1st and serve through December 31st.
Section 2. Any Officer being absent three consecutive meetings without just cause may have his/her office declared vacant by a majority vote of the Board.
Section 3. A vacancy in an elective office shall be filled by a special election at the next regular meeting of the Corral.
Section 4. No member shall hold more than one elective office at the same time.
Article IX – Appointments & Committees
Section 1. Upon taking office, the President, with approval by the Board of Directors, may appoint members in good standing to appointed positions or committees as deemed necessary. Listed are some of the appointed positions:
Membership Chair Trail Boss & Trail Coordinator
Newsletter Editor/Scribe Youth Advisor
Show Committee Events Committee
Section 2. It shall be the duty of the Membership Chair to receive all membership application cards and monies for new and renewing membership with the Corral, and to turn such over to the Officers respectively responsible for recordkeeping.
Section 3. It shall be the duty of the Trail Boss to plan, coordinate and organize trail rides for the Corral, with the help of the Events Committee, and to maintain order on such rides.
Section 4. It shall be the duty of the Newsletter Editor to design and produce a monthly newsletter for the Corral and also to write for the Corral News section of the ETI National Magazine.
Section 5. It shall be the duty of the Youth Advisor to attend, oversee and supervise all activities of and with Junior members of the Corral.
Section 6. It shall be the duty of the Show Committee (and it's respective Chairperson) to plan, coordinate and organize horse shows for the Corral and to run all aspects of any horse shows the Corral hosts.
Section 7. It shall be the duty of the Events Committee (and it's respective Chairperson) to plan, coordinate and organize all non-horse show events that the Corral hosts, as well as to assist the Trail Boss with the planning and organization of trail rides held by the Corral.
Article X – Activity Limitations
Section 1. No alcoholic beverages are to be sold, dispensed or used at any meeting, event or activity where junior members are present or in attendance.
Article XI – Limitations and Liabilities
Section 1. Under no circumstances shall any Corral Officer, member of any Committee or member of this Corral contract for or incur any obligation to this Corral without first having secured authorization from the Board of Directors.
Section 2. This Corral shall not incur or cause to be incurred any obligation that might subject to liability any other Corral, sub-division, group, members of Equestrian Trails Inc., other individuals, corporations or organizations.
Section 3. This Corral shall abide by the liability insurance program directions and policies as set forth annually by Equestrian Trails, Inc.
Article XII – Amendments
Section 1. These bylaws may be amended at any regular Corral meeting by a vote of 2/3 of the members present, provided that the proposed amendment shall have been submitted in writing and read at the previous regular meeting, and providing that written notice shall have been given to all members at least ten (10) days in advance of the date when such amendment is to be voted upon.
The foregoing bylaws and rules of conduct of Corral No. 88, Equestrian Trails, Inc., were approved and adopted at a regular meeting of this Corral on February 3, 2010.
President___________________________ Dated____________________________