BYLAWS OF THE LIMA GUN CLUB
Revised August, 2003

The non-profit organization located on Heath-Markham Road, in the Township of Lima, New York, and incorporated by the State of New York as The Lima Gun Club. The Lima Gun Club hereby accepts with a majority vote of the membership at the 1970 annual meeting, and most recently modified with a majority vote at the 1998 annual meeting, the mandates herein as the bylaws governing said group. Hereinafter, The Lima Gun Club is referred to as "The Club". The Club supports organizations and sports associated with the peaceful use of firearms, and provides facilities for its membership to congregate for the purpose of promoting discussions and events relative to the use of firearms.

MEMBERSHIP: An application for membership shall be submitted to the members of a regular meeting and recommended for acceptance by a member of The Club. The application must be accompanied by $50.00, which will be refunded if rejected, or used as the initiation fee and first years dues if accepted. The applicant must be at least sixteen years of age. The application shall be voted on by secret ballot, and to be accepted must be approved by a majority of the members voting "for" or "against" it. Ties shall be re-voted, and if still tied, shall be tabled until the next regular meeting. If the application is rejected, the applicant may reapply after three months. Lifetime memberships shall be reserved as an honorary gesture, and thus, cannot be purchased under any circumstances. The Club membership shall not be limited to any specific number. Honorary memberships shall be an honor bestowed on any member, past or present, and has all privileges of a regular member, except that yearly due will not be required.

DUES: Members shall be charged annual dues of $35.00 which are remitted to the Secretary by October 1st. A member that has not paid dues by December 1st will be automatically dropped from the Club. Reinstatement will require the person to reapply as new member. Additionally, a $15.00 initiation fee shall be charged new members. Anyone 65 or over who has been a member for at least 5 years shall be charged one-half the approved annual dues. Dues shall be reviewed for adequacy at each annual meeting held in December. Dues paid with the initiation fee for new members accepted during the quarter July through September are carried through the following year to September 30th. Renewing members are required to submit a renewal form with any updates to address, phone number, and/or volunteer time preferences for the next membership year.

MEETINGS: Regular meetings shall be the second Wednesday of each month at the clubhouse or any other location designated by the President. Meetings shall commence at 8:00 P.M. sharp. For the purpose of these bylaws, the regular December meeting shall be designated as the "Annual Meeting". All meetings shall be directed by the President, or in his absence by the Vice- President or other designee, following Roberts' Rules of Order. A minimum of 10% of the membership must be present at the designated time and place for an official meeting to take place. All members shall be notified in writing, by phone, or personally of the annual meeting.

OFFICERS: The officers of The Club shall consist of a President, Vice- President, Treasurer, and Secretary. Each officer is eligible to serve a one-year term per election. There shall be no limitation of the number of terms an officer may serve as long as he is re-elected each time by the membership. The nominating committee shall present a slate of officers to each annual meeting for voting on by the membership attending that meeting. The new officers shall take office at the regular January meeting. An officer resigning his position voluntarily or involuntarily shall be replaced by a special meeting of the Board of Directors and Officers prior to the next meeting of The Club.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS: The Board of Directors shall consist of seven members selected annually. An outgoing President shall automatically serve the following year. This body shall meet at least four times a year to provide guidance as required for all club business. The first order of business each new year shall be to elect a chairman to preside over meetings and to designate time and place of all future meetings. The Directors shall review the club bylaws at least twice a year. A standing invitation will be extended the Officers of the club to attend all regular meetings of the Directors. The Directors have the invested power to replace an officer of the club for conduct or acts detrimental to the club. An undesirable member shall be investigated by a committee of four appointed by the President; their findings shall be brought before a joint meeting of the Directors and Officers for a decision on that individual's future membership. Dismissal from The Club can occur only through a unanimous vote of all attending the meeting.

COMMITTEES: The President shall appoint committees as required. Committees involved with the collection of monies shall submit a monthly report in writing for incorporation with the regular Treasurers report. It shall include all purchases, expenses, inventory, profit, and estimated attrition for the past month .

COMMITTEE CHAIRS: Each of the committees shall designate a "chair person" to organize and direct committee activities and report status to the general membership at meetings. This position shall be identified by the committee 1 month after the committee is created.

REPRESENTATIVES: The President shall appoint Federation, Trap League, etc. representatives at the regular January meeting. These individuals shall represent the interests of the Club at these other functions for a period of one year.

BYLAW CHANGES: Normal bylaw changes shall be made at the annual meeting per the recommendations and directions of the Board of Directors. In the case of an emergency, a change can be made at a special meeting providing that the entire membership is notified at least two weeks prior to the meeting.

SUPERVISED YOUTH: The trap shooting or rifle/pistol range facilities are not available for use by any unsupervised youth under the age of 18 without the supervision of an adult LGC member. In addition, the clubhouse is not available for use by unsupervised youth under age 21. Minor members and/or their guests are to be accompanied by a supervising adult LGC member who has acknowledged responsibility for the actions of those minors. The mere presence of a (non-consenting) adult member on club premises does not satisfy the adult supervision requirement.