american brittany club policy book 2012 - National Breed Clubs ...

AMERICAN BRITTANY CLUB, INC CONSTITUTIONApproved November 29, 1964ARTICLE ISection 1: The organization shall be known as The American Brittany Club, Inc. and shall have the right to affiliatewith The American Kennel Club and except as specifically set forth to the contrary herein shall be guided by certainfeatures and provisions of the constitution and by-laws of The American Kennel Club.Section 2: The Board of Directors is charged with registering the name of The American Brittany Club, Inc. withproper authorities and of resisting the unauthorized use of the name.Section 3: The Club shall incorporate as a non-profit organization and maintain its incorporation in the statewherein it is qualified.ARTICLE IIThe objectives and purposes of the Club shall be:To promote cooperation and friendship among the breeders and owners of Brittanys and to encouragehigher standards in breeding, training and showing of Brittanys in the field and in the show ring; Todiscourage the breed from becoming split into groups of "field dogs" and "bench dogs" and to strive to keepit forever a "dual dog."To promote the formation and development of regional Brittany Clubs throughout the United States asmember clubs of The American Brittany Club, Inc.ARTICLE IIIThe management of the business, prudential concerns, and property of this Club shall be vested in a Board ofDirectors of not less than five and not more than fifteen members.ARTICLE IVSection 1: These Articles of the Constitution may be amended by a referendum vote by mail, (a) when authorizedby the Board of Directors or (b) when authorized by a written petition addressed to the Secretary and signed by atleast 25 members in good standing, no more than 5 being members of the same regional member club.Section 2: Within thirty days after authorization, the Secretary shall mail to every member, entitled to vote, a copyof the proposed amendment or amendments together with an appropriate ballot, and shall specify on the ballot a daycertain, not less than thirty days after such mailing, on which the polls shall close.Section 3: No ballot shall be counted unless signed by the member, and the ballot shall bear a notice to this effect.Section 4: Only affirmative or negative votes on the proposed amendments, and received by the Secretary on orbefore the day of closing the polls, shall be counted. The Secretary shall count the ballots and report the result to theBoard of Directors.Section 5: Provided ballots properly marked so as to be counted are received from one-fourth of the members of theClub, and provided at least two-thirds of such ballots are favorable, the proposed amendment shall be carried, andshall take effect forthwith.3