- THE PYRENEAN MASTIFF CLUB OF AMERICA
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- CONSTITUTION and BY-LAWS
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- CONSTITUTION
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- ARTICLE I: NAME and OBJECT
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- Section 1. The name of the Club shall be The Pyrenean
Mastiff Club of America, Incorporated (pending).
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- Section 2. The objects of the Club shall be:
- a) To encourage and promote and to advance and protect the breeding
of purebred Pyrenean Mastiffs;
- b) To encourage the organization of independent local Pyrenean Mastiff
specialty clubs, under the auspices of the PMCA, in those localities where
there are sufficient fanciers of the breed.
- c) To assure that members and breeders accept the standard of the breed
as approved by the PMCA as the ONLY standard of excellence by which
Pyrenean Mastiffs shall be judged;
- d) To endorse the Code of Ethics and insure its usage;
- e) To maintain Breeding Regulations to protect the qualities of the
breed;
- f) To do all in its power to protect and advance the interests of the
breed and to encourage sportsmanlike competition at dog shows and obedience
trials.
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- Section 3. The members of the Pyrenean Mastiff Club of
America shall adopt and may from time to time revise such By-Laws as may
be required to carry out these objects.
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- BY-LAWS
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- ARTICLE II: MEMBERSHIP
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- Section 1. Eligibility
- There shall be two (2) types of memberships:
- a) Full membership.
- i) Single membership, open to all persons eighteen (18) years or older
who have demonstrated a sincere interest in furthering the purposes of
this Club and who are not under sanction by any national/international
kennel club.
- ii) Family memberships, open to any persons who meet the eligibility
requirements.
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- Section 2. PMCA Newsletter Subscription
- A subscription to the PMCA Newsletter shall be included with the membership.
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- Section 3. Membership
- A "Request for Membership" is to be submitted. Upon receipt
of a completed
- "Request for Membership," future member shall be issued a
copy of the By-laws, Constitution, Code of Ethics and an application which
shall provide that the applicant agrees to abide by this Constitution and
By-Laws, the Code of Ethics.
- The application shall state the name and address of the applicant.
Accompanying the application, the prospective member shall submit dues
payment for the current year.
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- Section 4. Termination of Membership
- The P.M.C.A. is a pure democracy with no hierarchy. All decisions shall
be judged by plebiscite vote. All members are considered equal and majority
vote rules.
- A membership may be terminated by expulsion or due to a continuance
of unpaid dues.
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- Section 5. Standing
- Members are in good standing if they are
- a) current in payment of dues fees and not under any other financial
obligation to the PMCA.
- b) not under sanction by the PMCA or any other recognized national/international
kennel club.
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- ARTICLE III: MEETINGS
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- Section 1. Annual Meeting and Show
- a) The Annual Meeting of the Club shall be held not longer than 18
months and not sooner than 6 months after the date of the last annual meeting.
The meeting shall be held in conjunction with Specialty Show, if possible;
at a place, date and time designated.
- b) Written notice of the Annual Meeting shall be mailed to each member
- at least ninety (90) days prior to the date of the meeting.
- c) The quorum for the Annual Meeting shall be 10% of the members in
good standing.
- * Conference telephone calls can be utilized when appropriate and a
designated chat room might be utilized as well.
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- ARTICLE IV: DISSOLUTION
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- Section 1. The Club will not be dissolved in any way
shape or form. It will remain in the custody of Karin Graefe unless she
appoints it to a said person or board
- Before a board will be appointed all club-related debt incurred
by the president shall be paid to a zero balance.