Article IV - Membership
Section 1. Eligibility
Section 2. Individual Members
Section 3. Dues
Section 4. Admission to Membership
Section 5. Right, Privileges and Responsibilities of Members
Section 6. Termination of Membership
Section 7. Members Holding Office
Section 8. Privacy of Members
(a) Any person, legally in the United States, who is also a member of the National Rifle Association of America and while he or she remains of good repute shall be eligible to be a member of the Club.
(b) No individual who is a member of any organization or group having as its purpose or one of its purposes the overthrow by force and violence of the Government of the United States or any of its political subdivisions shall be eligible for membership.
(c) Eligibility requirements shall not in any manner be bases on a person’s race, color, religion, sex or national origin, and no such discriminatory records shall be maintained by this club.
Section 2. Individual Members shall be:
(a) Charter Members: All persons who were members of this Club upon its initial organization on the eighth day of May, 1959 are Charter Members and shall have all the Privileges of Regular or Senior Membership and no dues or fees shall be paid by them.
(b) Regular Member: A person who meets the eligibility requirements above, is eighteen years of age or more and is under 60 years of age and pays such annual dues as may be determined by the Club.
(c) Senior Members: A person who meets the eligibility requirements above, is of the age of 60 years old or above, and pays such annual dues as may be determined by the Club.
(d) Associate Member: A person eighteen years of age and over who is a dependent or spouse of any Charter, Regular or Senior Member of the Club and meets the eligibility requirements above, and pays such annual dues as may be determined by the Club. An associate member need not be an NRA member.
(e) Junior Member: A person may be a Junior Member until that person reaches his or her twenty-first birthday. The member must meet the eligibility requirements above and pay annually such dues as may be determined by the Board of Directors. If desired, a Junior Member may pay fees and have full regular membership but still compete as a junior. A Junior Member need not be a dependent of a Club Member. Junior Members will not be issued a range key.
(f) Honorary Member: An Honorary Member may be admitted without payment of dues or fees upon the approval of the BOD at one of its regular meetings, provided however, that he/she meets the eligibility requirements above. An Honorary Member may become a Regular or Senior member if qualified therefor and upon payment of the appropriate dues.
Section 3. Dues:
(a) The Club membership year is from April 1st of one year to March 31st of the subsequent year. All Memberships, except Charter, expire on March 31st.
(b) The dues of Members shall be fixed by the BOD for the subsequent membership year at the regular January meeting. These dues will be identified in the dues schedule sheet for that year and, upon payment, will cover membership privileges from April 1st of that calendar year to March 31st of the subsequent calendar year.
(c) Associate Members must re-apply at the time the Charter, Regular or Senior Members of the club do. They must also pay the appropriate dues that are set in the dues schedule
(d) Honorary Membership. For which no dues ore fees are payable, will be continues only at the discretion of the BOD.
(e) Annually the BOD may approve the use of a work/service bond under which members may receive credit for a portion of dues as a result of work or service for the Club and its facilities.
(f) All dues shall be paid by personal check, cashiers check or money order.
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Section 4. Admission to Membership:
(a) Normally all applicants for membership who meet the eligibility requirements of Section 1 above and upon payment of dues and fees will be admitted to membership.
(b) Any applicant for membership may be refused admission by the BOD for any reason deemed by it to be sufficient. Each applicant has a right to appeal in writing to the BOD. Reversal of denial requires a two-thirds vote of the BOD.
Section 5. Right, Privileges and Responsibilities of Members:
(a) Charter, Regular and Senior Members:
(1) Have the right to be elected to and hold any office in the Club as defined in these By-laws.
(2) Have the right to one vote, in person, at the Annual Meeting and special meetings on such matters as are proper for consideration at these meetings. The right to vote in person or by written ballot in the election of Club officers and directors if such ballots are required for the election.
(3) Have the right to petition the Board of Directors in writing.
(4) Will be issued a card as evidence of membership.
(5) Will be issued a key to the Club range gate. The key issued will be used only by the member to whom it is issued or by the Associate Members as defined in Section 2 (d) above.
(6) Will receive the Club Newsletter published at such intervals of time as the Club may determine.
(7) Have the right to use the Club range facilities within the scope of the Club range safety regulations and rules of conduct.
(8) Are responsible for knowing the contents of the Range Safety Regulations and Rules of Conduct and complying therewith.
(9) Have the right to enter and compete in any and all competitive events sponsored by the Club, except junior events, upon compliance with the event program.
(10) Have any other rights or privileges as established by the BOD.
(11) Shall have the right to bring two (2) non-members at a time to the range.
(b) Associate Members:
(1) May attend Club meetings but will have neither voice nor vote in the proceedings.
(2) Will be issued a card as evidence of membership.
(3) Will be issued a key to the Club Range gate. The key issued will be used only by the associate member to whom it is issued or by the principal Club member (Charter, Regular or Senior Member).
(4) Have the right to use the Club range facilities within the scope of the Club Range Safety Regulations and Rules of Conduct, but must relinquish this use to Regular or Senior Members who have priority.
(5) Have the right to enter and compete in any an all competitive events sponsored by the Club, except junior events, upon compliance with the event program.
(6) Are responsible for knowing the contents of the Range Safety Regulations and Rules of Conduct and complying therewith.
(7) Have any other rights and privileges as established by the BOD.
(c) Junior Members.
(1) A Junior Member becomes a member of the Zia Junior Rifle Club which is sponsored by this club.
(2) A Junior Member has the right and is encouraged to participate in the Junior Club program wherein he or she will receive instruction in the NRA Junior Marksmanship Program under the direction and supervision of a Regular or Senior member of this Club, free o additional changes except for the cost of ammunition and wards. Additional information, not a part of these By-laws, can be obtained from any Club Officer.
(3) Will be issued a card as evidence of Junior Membership, but will not be issued a key to the Club Range gate.
(4) A Junior Member has lathe right to use the Club Range facilities within the scope of the Club Range Safety Regulations and Rules of Conduct, and in consonance with State Laws; however, he or she must be under the immediate supervision of a Charter, Regular, Senior, or Associate Member who is thoroughly familiar with the Range Regulations and Rules.
(5) A Junior Member has the right to enter and compete in any and all competitive events sponsored by this Club, provided he or she is deemed qualified by the Club and permission is given in writing by a parent or guardian, and upon compliance with the event program.
(6) A Junior Member may attend the meeting of this Club but has neither voice nor vote in its business affairs, but does have a vote in the Zia Junior Rifle Club.
(7) Junior Members have any other rights or privileges as established by the BOD.
(d) Honorary Members:
An Honorary Member has all the rights, privileges, and responsibilities of a Regular Member except the right to hold office and to vote in the business affairs of the Club.
(e) Property Rights of Members:
The property rights and assets of this Club are vested in the members entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting of the Club. Property shall not accrue to any member or Officer.
Section 6. Termination of Membership
(a) Any member may terminate his or her membership at any time by resignation in writing to the Club secretary and such a member will not be entitled to any refund of dues already paid.
(b) Any member in default in payment of dues may be suspended from the privileges of membership and any member in arrears for sixty days shall be dropped from the rolls and membership shall be terminated.
(c) Any individual member may be suspended or expelled for conduct contrary to, or in violation of, the By-laws of the Club, or the Club Range Safety Regulations and Rules of Conduct, or who has obtained membership in the Club by false or misleading statements, or other reason deemed sufficient by the Club. Such suspension or expulsion will require a vote of three-fourths of the BOD members present at a regularly constituted meeting of the BOD, provided ten days notice in writing to subject member stating the proposed action and the reason therefor shall have first been given by the Club. The member will be allowed to present evidenced on his/her behalf prior to the vote. There will be no compensation of dues for members experiencing expulsion or suspension.
(d) Membership is not transferable and shall cease upon the death of the member.
(e) Upon termination of membership, all dues paid shall be forfeited and such terminated member shall have no property right or other interest in the property of the Club. He or she must also return his or her Zia Club card and Club range key to the club secretary, who will then remove this person from the roster.
Section 7. Members Holding Office
The holding of any office and membership on any committee shall be limited to Charter, Regular, or Senior Members in good standing in the Club, and with at least two years tenure as a Member at the time the person takes office. That is, a person may run for office before he has been a member for a full two years as long as the two year time period has been met by the time the New Year begins. A member with less than one year tenure may, with BOD approval, be appointed as an acting officer or committee person without voting rights or fund expenditure authority if the office has not been filled by a regular or Senior Member at the annual election or the office becomes vacant during the year.
Section 8. Privacy of Members
The privacy of Members shall be respected. Any requests or solicitations from commercial enterprises, political parties, or other organizations for the list or roster of the Membership of the Club for their own purposes shall be denied, and no Officer or other Member of the Club shall knowingly make such a distribution.