Membership at ASC Sportsmens Club

(Membership excerpts from BYLAWS ARTICLE IV)

Section 1
Regular meetings shall be held on the second Tuesday of each month unless otherwise authorized by The Club. Special meetings may be called by the president and his executive board.

Section 2
Membership period shall run from January 1 to December 31. Any member’s dues not paid by April 1 will be assessed $5.00 additional costs and shall lose all membership privileges until his or her dues are paid for that year. Any member not paying dues for 2 years will be required to rejoin The Club including initiation fee.

Section 3
Paragraph 1
Initiation fee for an adult member shall be $50.00 plus the amount of the yearly dues in force at that time. (Currently $50.00) (Current total to join: $50 Initiation Fee + $50 Dues = $100.00 total) All new members must be sponsored by a member in good standing. Any person joining in October, November, or December shall also receive the following year’s membership.

Paragraph 2
Any person aged under 18 shall be eligible for junior membership upon payment of annual dues of $1.00 if sponsored by an adult member. Junior members do not have voting privileges and must abide by all other club rules and regulations concerning junior members. There all be no initiation fee for junior membership. A junior member turning 18 shall be entitled to all adult privileges upon paying the difference between a junior membership and an adult membership. A junior membership must belong to two (2) years immediately preceding age 18 to be eligible for adult membership without initiation fee.

Paragraph 3
Membership cards shall be issued only when application for membership is completed with payment, and presented at a regular monthly meeting, or mailed to the membership chairman at the club’s mailing address.

Paragraph 4
The proposed applicant shall be accepted as a member if voted upon favorably by ballot. If any new applicant receives three or more rejections, his application shall be reviewed by the trustees. The president shall inform the Trustees to be present at the clubhouse for a special meeting. He shall inform the membership of the meeting and request that the rejecting members be present to state their reasons for rejection. The trustees shall determine if these reasons are valid. If it is determined the reasons are invalid or if the members do not appear to state their objections, the rejections shall be considered invalid and the applicant shall be reviewed as a member in good standing. An applicant who is rejected cannot resubmit an application for membership for a period of one (1) year.

Paragraph 5
All new applicants must be present when his or her application is voted upon. The applicant will take the loyalty oath, receive his membership card and his copy of the by-laws. Exceptions can be made at a regular meeting, if approved by a majority of members present.

Paragraph 6
Members of the organization may be male or female.

Paragraph 7
Any adult member who has retired at or after the age of 62, providing he has been a member in good standing for at least fifteen (15) years immediately preceding his retirement, shall be awarded a life membership.

Paragraph 8
Any adult member who has been retired because of a disability and has been a member in good standing for at least fifteen (15) years immediately preceding his disability, regardless of age, shall be awarded a life membership.

Paragraph 9
Any member who has been determined as unruly for unsportsmanlike conduct for any act shall go before a grievance board of not less than six (6) members, appointed by the president, to determine the seriousness of the violation. If the grievance board decides the member was unsportsmanlike, his membership shall be taken away temporarily or permanently as determined by the grievance board.

Paragraph 10
Any member entering regular armed services shall be eligible for free membership while in the service if he has notified the assistant treasurer before his dues become delinquent. He must also notify the assistant treasurer yearly while serving in the armed services. This also includes any and all reserve members called to active duty.

Paragraph 11
All new members have to attend two regular meetings and participate in 3 work functions within one year, after becoming a member, to keep their membership active. The initiation fee will not be returned if obligation is not met.

Paragraph 12
All new members cannot obtain a card key until the commitments described in Paragraph #11 are satisfied and they have been a member in good standing for a minimum of 6 months.

Paragraph 13
Upon death of any adult member, the surviving spouse has the option of retaining his or her membership by keeping up with the annual dues. It is the responsibility of the surviving spouse to notify any club officer of the death to exercise this option.

(see all BYLAWS)