TCRTA                        BY-LAWS                  2002

 

Article I  - Name of the organization shall be:   Tri-County Rifle Team Association  (T.C.R.T.A.). 

 

Article II - Purpose:  the purpose of this organization  shall be the encouragement of rifle                                          competition among area rifle clubs accepted for membership within the organization.

 

Article III:  section 1 - member teams of this association shall be:

 

                                                Fort Ann Rifle & Pistol Club

                                                Fort Edward Rifle Club

                                                Hartford Rifle & Pistol Club

                                                Hudson Falls Rifle Club

                                                Moreau Rod & Gun Club

                                                Reynolds Road Club

                                                Galway Rifle & Pistol Club

                                                Ticonderoga Rifle Club

                                                Whitehall Rifle Club

 

                        section 2 - additional teams are welcome to apply for membership.  Application                                                 shall be made to the secretary of the Association who shall present the                                       application to the assembled delegates at the meeting preceding the start                                       of the competitive season.  Teams may be added to Section 1 of this article                                   without recourse to formal by-law procedures.

 

                        section 3 - action on an application shall be by secret ballot.  Delegates from the                                                new member team may vote in subsequent meetings of the Association.

 

Article IV - Annual dues for the member teams shall be $7.00.  Dues are payable at the fall                               meeting.  Additional assessments may be made by agreement of the delegates.

 

Article V -  Meetings:  Section 1 - The Annual Meeting of the Association shall be on the first                            Thursday  following the Annual Banquet.

                                     Section 2 - The Annual Fall Meeting shall be held on the last Thursday in                                  September, at a place selected by the Association President.

             Section 3 - Special Meetings may be called by the President at any time he deems it necessary.

                                     Section 4 - The TCRTA Secretary shall mail a notice of all meetings                             together with a statement of the agenda to the secretary of all member clubs and                          the Association Officers at least one week in advance of the said meeting.

                                    Section 5 - a.  Each member team shall sent two delegates to all                                                Association meetings.

                        b.  Proxy - if only one delegate from a  member team can not  attend a meeting, the delegate present may cast a proxy vote for his absent fellow delegate, providing that he or she presents a statement signed by the absent delegate or club officer authorizing him or her to do so.

                        Section 6 - All meetings of the Association shall be conducted according to the                                      Roberts Rules of Order.

 

 

Article VI - the officers of the Association shall be:

 

                                                a.  The President

                                                b.  The Vice-president

                                                c.  The Secretary-Treasurer

                                                d.  The League Range Officer

                                    They shall be elected by a majority vote by ballot at the Annual meeting of                                             the Association.  They shall be elected for a term of one year.

 

Article VII - Duties of Officers:

 

            a.  The President shall preside at all meetings of the Association and the Executive Committee and shall perform all other duties of the office, and be an ex-officio member of all committees.

                       

                                                b.  The vice-president shall conduct the duties of the President in                                               his absence, or at his request.

 

                                                c.  The Secretary-Treasurer shall conduct all official                                                       correspondence of the Association, collect all dues, pay all bills, have                                        charge of all cash for the Association and shall keep the minutes of all                                           meetings of the Association.

 

            d.  The Range officer shall settle all disputes over the scoring of targets.  He/She shall rule on any disagreement connected with the firing of any scheduled TCRTA match.  He/She shall make up the schedule for the ensuing year.

Article VIII - The Officers of the Association shall constitute the Executive Committee.

This committee may submit recommendations for changes or revisions of Match rules at each fall Meeting. Such meeting shall be presided over by the President and shall be informed of in the same manner as other TCRTA meetings.

 

Article IX -  a.  The Secretary-Treasurer shall receive $150.00 at the end of the league season.

                    b.  The Publicist shall receive $50.00 at the end of the league season.

 

Article X -        Regulations to govern competition under the sanction of this Association shall be                                    established by the Club Delegates.

 

 

Article XI - These by-laws may be amended by a 2/3 majority vote of the delegates at any two                         (2)  successive meetings of the Association provided the amendment is printed and               circulated with the notice of the meeting.