| CHANGES for 2007 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grasshoppers:� Change in rule 12 NINE BATTER RULE.� The ninth batter in any innings cannot walk or reach base due to hit by pitch.� He must either hit the ball of strike out. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LEAGUE RULES & BY-LAWS (updated 2007) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thousand Island Recreation Baseball Conference | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| By-Laws & Constitution | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007 Season | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ARTICLE I NAME | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The name of this organization shall be the Thousand Island Recreation Baseball Conference. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ARTICLE II PURPOSE | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purpose of this organization shall be to supplement the Summer Recreation Programs of participating villages and to promote: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| a) Organized recreation baseball leagues for the children in the participating villages. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| b) A uniform interpretation of baseball rules specifically adopted for the leagues in the conference. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| c) The highest possible standards of sportsmanship among the players, coaches and spectators of the member villages. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ARTICLE III MEMBERSHIP | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Membership shall be open to the villages of JeffersonCounty, FortDrum and Hammond. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Once a village terminates membership, they cannot play the following year until the League votes it in on a probationary period of one year. The following year they may be voted in on a permanent basis. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ARTICLE IV OFFICERS | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The officers of this organization shall be: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| a) Commissioner | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| b) Vice-commissioner | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| c) Treasurer-Secretary | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| d) League Presidents (by Division), North & South or as set | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ARTICLE V DUTIES | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| a) The commissioner shall: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1) preside at all meetings | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2) be responsible for calling meetings | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3) appoint members to fill expired terms of office in any office except his | |||||||||||||||||||||||||