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ARTICLE 1
Name
SECTION 1. This Association shall be called SENIOR GOLF ASSOCIATION OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA.
ARTICLE II
Objectives
SECTION 1. The Objectives of this Association are to encourage friendly competition in golf among senior players residing in Northern California and to hold an annual golf tournament at such clubs situated in Northern California as shall be approved to the Board of Governors. Other tournaments may beheld if approved by the Board of Governors.
SECTION 2.
(a) This organization does not contemplate pecuniary gain or profit to the members thereof and is organized for nonprofit purposes.
(b) Notwithstanding any of the above statements of purposes and powers, this association shall not, except to an insubstantial degree, engage in any activities or exercise any powers that are not in furtherance of the specific purposes of the association.
(c) If this organization holds any event(s) which members of the general public are invited to observe or participate in for a fee, the income from the general public, less a proportional share of the expenses which will not benefit members, will be paid over to an organization which is exempt from income tax under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code on an annual basis.
ARTICLE III
Officers/Governors
SECTION 1. The officers shall be a president, vice-president, treasurer and secretary, all to be elected at an annual meeting of the Association. The positions of assistant treasurer and assistant secretary may be filled, if necessary, by a nonmember of the Association chosen by the Board of Governors.
SECTION 2. There shall be a Board of Governors of eighteen members. At each annual meeting six members shall be elected to take the place of members whose terms then expire.
A vacancy shall be filled by the president with the advice and consent of the officers of the board.
The Executive Committee of the Association shall be composed of the four elected officers. They shall have all the powers of the Board of Governors when the Board is not in session.
SECTION 3. Governors and Officers shall assume the duties of their respective positions on January 1 of the year immediately following their election and serve until replaced. All Officers are part of the 18 member Board.
ARTICLE IV
Duties of Officers
SECTION 1. The President shall preside at all meetings of the Association and of the Board of Governors, and report any matter which, in his judgment, may be important or of benefit to the Association. He shall be ex-officio a member of all committees and shall have the power to fill committee vacancies by appointment.
SECTION 2. The Vice-President shall, in the event of absence, death, or physical disability of the President, act in his stead in all matters. The Vice-President shall serve as the Chairman of the Tournament Committee for the current year.
SECTION 3. The Treasurer shall have charge of the funds of the Association, and deposit them at such bank as the Board of Governors may direct. He shall mail and collect all bills for dues, initiation fees and other charges as approved by the Board of Governors. He shall pay bills when duly approved by the President and Vice-President, and present an annual statement of the receipts and expenditures of the Association at each annual meeting. In addition, the Treasurer shall chair the Tournament and Site Selection Committee for the year preceding the current year and the following year during which the tournament is held.
SECTION 4. The Secretary, or Assistant Secretary, shall attend to the correspondence of the Association and keep the minutes of the meetings. In addition, the Secretary shall chair the Tournament and Site Selection Committee for the current year and the two succeeding years.
SECTION 5. The Assistant Treasurer and the Assistant Secretary shall perform such duties as may be assigned by the President and all other officers and committee chairmen in the performance of their duties.
ARTICLE V
Meetings
SECTION 1. The Annual Meeting and dinner for the transaction of business and the election of officers and members of the Board of Governors shall be held on an evening of one of the days of the Annual Tournament; such day to be designated by the President.
SECTION 2. Members of the Association present at the annual or Special Meeting of the Association shall constitute a quorum.
SECTION 3. The order of business shall be:
1. Reading of the Minutes.
2. Report of the President.
3. Report of the Treasurer.
4. Reports of Committees.
5. Unfinished business.
6. New business.
7. Election of officers and Board.
SECTION 4. A special meeting of the Board may be called by the President, or any officer, at any time. Any number of Governors present may constitute a quorum.
ARTICLE VI
Membership
SECTION 1. Any male amateur golfer who has reached the age of fifty-five by the first day of the current year’s championship, and is a member in good standing of a Regular (green grass/
permanently sited) golf club which is a member of the Northern California Golf Association, is eligible for membership. He must be invited and proposed in writing by a member, seconded by another member, and his proposer and seconder must each write a letter to the Secretary of the Association stating his qualifications for membership in the Association. An applicant may file an application for membership at age 50, however, he shall not be eligible for membership until he reaches 55 years of age.
SECTION 2. When an approved applicant has been notified of his election and he does not accept within 30 days, the Secretary or Assistant Secretary will then contact the proposer to determine status. If the applicant has a good reason for not accepting and if it is his desire to remain on the waiting list, he then will be placed at the bottom of the list. Otherwise, his name will be dropped.
SECTION 3. Any member may be expelled by the Board of Governors after notice to him of the charges against him, and due opportunity to be heard given him.
SECTION 4. The Classes of membership in the Association shall be as follows:
(a) REGULAR membership shall be limited to 350 members.
(b) HONORARY MEMBERS: The President of the United States, or any other distinguished senior may, by vote of the Board of Governors, be elected an Honorary Member of the Association. An Honorary Member shall be exempt from initiation fees and dues.
(c) HONORARY LIFE MEMBERS: All Past Presidents shall be Honorary Life Members and shall be exempt from payment of dues, but shall pay an entry fee for any tournament entered.
(d) MEMBERS EMERITUS: Members of the Association who attain the age of eighty years by October 31 of the current year, and who have a record of continuous membership of more than five (5) years, shall be Members Emeritus beginning the following year, and shall then be exempt from payment of dues, but shall pay an entry fee for any tournament entered.
SECTION 5. Membership in the Association shall be classified for tournament play as follows:
Age 55 to 59 inclusive – Class D
Age 60 to 64 inclusive – Class C
Age 65 to 59 inclusive – Class B
Age 70 to 74 inclusive – Class A
Age 75 to 79 inclusive – Class AA
Age 80 and over – Class AAA
These age groups shall be modified by adjustment upward or downward each year to provide for approximately the same number of players in each flight.
ARTICLE VII
Membership Committee
SECTION 1. There shall be a Membership Committee (to be anonymous) which shall consist of three members to be appointed by the President. No applicant shall be elected a member of the Association except (1) upon the affirmative vote of the committee or a majority thereof, and (2) upon approval by the Board of Governors.
SECTION 2. The Membership Committee shall take up and pass upon applications for membership and recommend approval to the Board of Governors. The applications shall be approved in the order in which they are received, subject to the provisions of Article VI, Section 4 (a). Following Board approval, the applicants will be designated “approved applicants” on the chronological listing.
The Membership Committee may, with the approval of the Board, each year consider and recommend for Membership out of the order in which the application is received not more than two applicants per year who in the opinion of the Committee have over a period of years made an outstanding contribution to the game of golf.
SECTION 3. A meeting of the Membership Committee may be held at any time upon the call of the Chairman of the Committee, and the vote of any absent member upon an application for membership may be made and taken by mail, fax, telephone, or e-mail.
ARTICLE VIII
Initiation Fee and Dues
SECTION 1. The Initiation fee and annual dues shall be set yearly by the Board of Governors, payable on December 1 of each year, or, in the case of a new member, upon his election.
SECTION 2. Any member whose annual dues remain unpaid on the fifteenth of January shall cease to be a member and his name shall be dropped from the roster. Reinstatement may occur only after a favorable action by the Board of Governors.
ARTICLE IX
Tournaments
SECTION 1. The Association shall hold an Annual Championship Tournament at one or more golf courses located in Northern California each year, at a time to be designated by the Tournament Committee. An entry fee shall be charged for participation in the Tournament and the amount shall be set annually by the Tournament Committee with Board approval.
The member making the lowest gross score for thirty-six holes in the two-day play shall be the winner of the Annual Tournament, and designated as Senior Champion for that year.
SECTION 2. Other tournaments may be held if approved by the Board of Governors.
ARTICLE X
Tournament Committee
SECTION 1. The management of the Annual Championship Tournament of the Association, and any other tournaments, shall be the responsibility of the Vice-President/Tournament Chairman and a Tournament Committee appointed by the President. The Tournament Committee shall have entire charge of the program and conduct of the tournament, and have full authority to purchase all prizes. It shall be the final arbiter in all complaints and appeals pertaining to the tournament or players therein, and its decision shall be final. It shall have authority to enter into any arrangement and incur any expense necessary for the conduct of the Annual Tournament.
ARTICLE XI
Nominating Committee
SECTION 1. The Nominating Committee of five members shall be appointed by the President sixty days prior to each annual meeting, and the committee shall nominate a President, Vice-President, Treasurer, Secretary and six Governors. Other candidates may be placed in nomination at any annual meeting, upon written request to the Board of Governors, signed by fifteen members of the Association, providing the Secretary has been notified in writing the names of the candidates fifteen days before the annual meeting.
ARTICLE XII
Non-Acceptance of Trophies
SECTION 1. The Association shall not accept from any individual, firm, or corporation any prize or trophy to be competed for in any of its tournaments, except as may be provided in the event of team matches.
ARTICLE XIII
Team Competition
SECTION 1. In the event of team or teams of this Association competing with those of another similar Senior Association, the President shall appoint a team captain and such captain shall have sole authority to select and appoint the members of the team or teams.
SECTION 2. The Tournament Committee shall have full authority to represent this Association in arranging the details of team matches, the time of holding same and the conditions of play. The matching of individual players shall, however, devolve upon the captain of the team. The captain does not necessarily play on the team.
ARTICLE XIV
Guests
SECTION 1. The President may invite any non-member of the Association to participate in any Tournament and Dinner as guest of the Association, without payment of fees.
ARTICLE XV
Amendments
SECTION 1. The forgoing Bylaws may be amended by a vote of two-thirds of the Board of Governors at any time, and such vote may be made by mail.