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Following is the section of the Michigan Boxer Club By-Laws regarding Membership.
SECTION 1. Eligibility. There shall be four types of membership open to all persons who are in good standing with the American Kennel Club, who subscribe to the purposes of this Club; and who at the time of application is an owner or part owner of a Boxer:
- Regular Membership (eighteen years of age and older):
- Honorary Membership (eighteen years of age and older): (such Honorary members shall have all the privileges of the Club except that of voting and holding office. Such members are to be nominated by the Board of Directors and approved by vote of the membership. Such Honorary Members are exempt from paying dues and/or initiation fees.)
- Junior Membership (ten years of age through age seventeen); such Junior Members shall have all the privileges of the Club except that of voting and holding office and will automatically convert to regular membership upon reaching their 18th birthday.
- Life Membership. Members with 25 years of membership, service, and contributions to the Club. Such members are to be nominated by the Board of Directors and approved by vote of the membership. Life members shall have all the privileges of regular membership including voting and holding office. Life members shall be exempt from paying dues.
SECTION 2. Dues. Regular membership dues shall be set by the Board of Directors. There shall be a fee for one person and a fee for husband and wife. There shall be no initiation fee for a junior member. No member may vote whose dues are not paid for the current year. During the month of November the Treasurer shall send to each member a statement of his dues for the ensuing year. Dues are due January 1st. Members with unpaid dues January 31st will be considered lapsed and automatically terminated. (See section 4).
Section 3. Election to Membership. Each applicant for membership shall apply on a form as approved by the Board of Directors and which shall provide that the applicant agrees to abide by this constitution and by-laws and the rules of the American Kennel Club. The application shall state the name and address of the Applicant and it shall carry the endorsement of two members who are in good standing, not in the same family. Accompanying the application, the prospective member shall submit dues payment for the current year plus the initiation fee except in the case of a Junior Membership application when no initiation fee is required. All applications are to be filed with the Secretary and each application is to be read at the first meeting of the Club following its receipt. At the next Club meeting, the application will be noted, and affirmative votes of 2/3 of the members present at that meeting shall be required to elect the Applicant. Voting shall be by secret written ballot and notification of the results shall be mailed to the applicant within 2 weeks of the meeting at which the voting took place.
Applicants for membership who have been rejected by the Club may not re-apply within six months after such rejection.
SECTION 4. Termination of Membership. Membership may be terminated:
- by resignation. Any member in good standing may resign from the Club upon written notice to the Secretary: but no member may resign when in debt to the Club. Dues obligations are considered a debt to the Club and they incurred on the first day of each fiscal year.
- by lapsing. A membership will be considered lapsed and automatically terminated if such member’s dues remain unpaid 31 days after the first day of the fiscal year; however, membership will be automatically reinstated if the dues and a $10.00 late charge is received before the last day of January. After the last day of January a new application for membership must be made. In no case may a person whose dues are unpaid be entitled to vote at any club meeting until appropriate dues and charges are paid.
- by expulsion. A membership may be terminated by expulsion as provided in Article VI of these by-laws.
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