Membership
Membership shall be open to persons eighteen years of age or older who are in good standing with the American Kennel Club, and who subscribe to the purposes of the club as set forth in Article I. While membership is to be unrestricted as to residence, the Club's primary purpose is to be representative of the breeders and exhibitors in its immediate area.
Dues shall not exceed $20.00 per year, per person, payable before January 1st of each year. Amount of dues shall be set by the Board of Directors. No member shall vote unless dues are paid for the current year. During the first week of November, the Treasurer shall send to each member a statement of his dues for the ensuing year. Dues on any application for membership after the first of July shall be one-half of annual dues.
Each applicant for membership shall attend two regular meetings prior to submitting a membership application of a form as approved by the Board of Directors and which shall provide that the applicant agrees to abide by the Carroll Kennel Club Constitution and By-Laws and the rules of the American Kennel Club. The form shall be signed by the applicant and include signatures of two member sponsors in good standing.
The application for membership, with dues, shall be submitted to the Membership Committee, which will read it aloud at the next membership meeting. After the application is read at the meeting, the Membership Committee shall evaluate it and shall report on the application at the next regular membership meeting. The Corresponding Secretary shall receive the application, dues, and Membership Committee report, and shall read the application and recommendation at this meeting. The application will then be voted upon and affirmative votes of 3/4 of the membership present at that meeting shall be required to elect the applicant.
Applicants for membership who have been rejected by the Club may not reapply with six months of rejection.
Copyright © 2005 // Tina C. Desrosiers
Updated January 2006
