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CONSTITUTION
OF THE
ASSOCIATION OF INTERNATIONAL GOLF CLUBS
ORIGINALLY ADOPTED 1974
ARTICLE I
Name
The name of this organization
shall be the Association of International Golf Clubs
ARTICLE II
Objects
The objects of this Federation
are:
1. To promote the best
interests of golf and fellowship among Chinese golf clubs.
2. To promote uniformity of clubs
and adherence to U.S.G.A. rules of the game.
3. To provide an organization for
all Chinese golf clubs as a means of communication
and fraternity.
4. To provide an advisory
organization to aid other groups of golfers
wishing to form a Chinese golf club.
ARTICLE III
Membership
Regular Members: Any Chinese
golf club is eligible to regular membership in this
Association.
ARTICLE IV
Administration
The management of the affairs
and property of this Association shall he conducted by
a Board of Directors composed of two (2) delegates or
representatives from each of the member clubs. A
majority of the members of the Board shall constitute
a quorum.
ARTICLE V
Officers
The officers of this
Association to be elected by the Board of Directors
and their duties shall be as follows:
SECTION 1. A PRESIDENT, who shall
preside at all meetings of the Board and be the
General Executive Officer of the Association, with
power to appoint such committees as he or she may
deem proper for the furtherance of the objects of
this Association.
SECTION 2. A FIRST VICE-PRESIDENT,
who shall perform the duties of the President in his
or her absence or disability. The First
Vice-President shall be the Membership Chair for the
Association.
SECTION 3. A SECOND VICE-PRESIDENT,
who shall perform the duties of the
President in the absence or disability of the
President and First Vice-President.
SECTION 4. A SECRETARY-TREASURER, who
shall keep all records of the meetings of the Board
and the business of this Association and shall issue calls
for such meetings. In his or her absence or
disability, a Secretary Pro-Tem to be appointed by
the President shall fulfill his or her duties. As
Treasurer, he or she shall collect all moneys
belonging to the Association and disburse the same
under the direction of the President with approval
of the Board of Directors. Compensation for services
rendered will be determined by the Board of
Directors.
SECTION 5. A WEBMASTER, who shall
maintain a website for the Association
to further the communications goals. He or she shall
also maintain an email list for ease of
communication with the clubs and their officers.
ARTICLE VI
SECTION 1. An annual meeting
of the Board of Directors shall be held once a year.
The time and the place shall be designated by
resolution of the Board of Directors.
SECTION 2. Term. Each delegate or
representative will be elected for a term of two (2)
years. In the first year as a Regular Member of the
Association,
the member club will appoint two (2) delegates or
representatives for terms of' one (1) year and two
(2) years respectively.
SECTION 3. Such reasonable notice of
the annual meeting shall be given as the President
may determine.
SECTION 4. A special meeting of the
Board of Directors may be called by the President at
such time and place and upon such reasonable notice
as he or she may fix and shall be so called by him
or her at the request of the majority of the Board
of Directors.
SECTION 5. The Board of Directors may
act without meeting, provided the matter to be voted
upon is submitted in writing to all members of the
Board. Any such written vote shall require a
majority of all members of the Board.
ARTICLE VII
Dues
Annual dues shall be in such
amount and payable at such time as the Board of
Directors may determine.
ARTICLE VIII
No club shall suffer any
penalty or be deprived of any privilege without due
notice and formal charges with particular
specifications of such charges and a hearing upon the
same.
ARTICLE IX
Amendments
Amendments to this
Constitution or the By-Laws of this Association shall he
proposed by the Board of Directors.
ARTICLE X
Upon the adoption of this Constitution,
an organization meeting of those named as Directors of
this Federation shall be held at such time and place
as may be fixed by the President. At such meetings all
provisions of this Constitution as to the annual
meeting of the Board shall apply.
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