This Club shall be
called the “Dumb Bassers” of
A. To stimulate public awareness of bass fishing as a major
sport.
B. To
offer our State Conservation Department our organized moral support and
encouragement.
C. To
promote full adherence to all conservation codes and to demand adequate water
standards and legal enforcement of existing regulatory standards.
D. To detect and report
any polluter and call public and political attention to his crime.
E. To
improve our skills as bass anglers through a fellowship of friendly exchange of
expert bass catching techniques and ideas, and to promote and encourage youth
fishing, and to promote a love for this great recreation.
F. To function as a force to promote bass fishing and
principles of good sportsmen.
A. This
Club, the “Dumb Bassers” shall have a membership of not more than 36 full
members. (
To become a Club member a person
shall:
A. Voluntarily express a genuine interest in membership.
B. Be recommended by 2 members at a regular monthly meeting.
C. Be
voted on by membership. The vote must be by secret ballot and affirmation must
be by less than 2 negative ballots. Two
negative ballots will reject the person from membership.
D. Acceptance
by vote will then allow the person full membership upon receipt of his annual
dues.
E. Membership will be available subject to the following
age limit:
1. Minimum age 16 with parent/guardian
as an active member.
2. Minimum age 18. (
F. A
new member must attend 2 meetings and fish one tournament before being eligible to be voted into the club. (
G.
H Non-Ohio resident club members must
maintain membership in Bass Anglers Sportsman Society and Bass Federation Inc.
in their home state or
The membership dues shall be $60.00 annually, payable upon being voted
into the Club or payable by November meeting for existing club members. This
$60.00 dues includes tournament fees. Members joining after the beginning of the
year shall pay a $25.00 membership fee and $5.00 for each tournament
remaining. Additional assessments must
be voted in at a Club meeting by 3/4 majority vote by members present at the
meeting. (
The officers of the Club shall
consist of:
A.
President
He
shall preside over all meetings and direct all official business.
He shall appoint and direct all
committee functions.
He shall initiate progressive ideas
and supervise all Club functions.
He shall inspect and approve all Secretary and
Treasurer records on a quarterly basis.
B. Vice
President
He
shall assist the President in his duties and preside in the absence of the President.
C. Secretary
He shall maintain accurate minutes of
all meetings.
He shall handle all correspondence
involving Club business.
He shall perform any secretarial work
so designated by the President or
the Club as a whole.
D. Treasurer
He shall keep accurate financial records of
all Club business and report at each meeting.
He shall be responsible to pay all approved bills and to report any
financial discrepancies he may encounter.
E. Tournament Director
He shall keep
accurate records of all tournaments and weights.
He shall be in
charge of all tournaments and starting and finishing times.
He shall have
the final say on tie breakers and shall enforce all
tournament
rules.
His say is final.
(
A. The election of officers shall be held in October of each
year for the following year.
B. Election
to office shall be by secret ballot and a simple majority of the members
present will elect.
C. The
order of elective officers shall be held as follows:
1st President
2nd Vice
President
3rd Secretary
4th Treasurer
5th Tournament
Director (
D.
Nominations must be made from the floor with a second to each nomination.
A. Each member in good standing is
entitled to one vote per office, if present at the October meeting.
B.
Proxy votes are not allowed.
A. The
term of office is for one year and will begin in the November meeting after the
Secretary’s and Treasurer’s reports are accepted.
B. This
slate of officers shall serve for the entire year unless a successor is named
during the year.
A. In
the event of an office becoming vacant, nominations shall be asked and an
election shall be held to fill the unexpired term.
C.
The only exception to Section 5, rule A, shall be the office of
President. If the office of President
becomes vacant, the Vice President shall move to the office of President and a
new election for a Vice President shall then ensue.
To be eligible for an office a
member must:
A. Have been a member for 12 months.
B. Have attended at least 8 of 12 meetings. (amended
C. Have entered at least 50% or more of the Club
Tournaments.
D.
Have shown an interest in all Club functions.
A.
The constitution may be amended at any regular meeting by a 3/4 vote of
the eligible members present.
B. Before voting on an amendment, the Secretary must advise the full membership of the proposed constitution change by written notice before the meeting in which the voting will take place.
A.
A member may be dropped from membership for failure to pay dues by the
November meeting in the year dues are due.
B.
A member may be dropped from membership at any time by a 2/3 vote of
members present for any action which would reflect dishonor or disgrace on this
Club.
This chapter must:
A. Maintain
B.A.S.S. membership as prescribed by Ohio Bass Federation, Inc.
B. Activity
participate in the Ohio B.A.S.S. Chapter Federation
and Region FIVE of same.
C. Fulfill any and all obligations as
required by Ohio B.A.S.S. Chapter Federation and/or the Bass Anglers Sportsman
Society. (
D. Money raised
during Ohio Bass Federation, Inc. events will be used for federation expenses.
(
E. The Club shall pay the reasonable
expenses of the member representing the Club at the Federation meetings. (