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USCTA
USCTA Bylaws
ARTICLE I - Name:
The name of the corporation shall be The United States
Court Tennis Association, Inc.
ARTICLE II - Term of Existence:
The corporation shall be perpetual.
ARTICLE III - Purpose:
The corporation is formed to act as a central coordinating
authority between the various clubs which have courts, the
individual owners of courts, and all amateur and professional
players of the game, and in all other matters connected
with the game, so as to foster and promote the
game of court tennis and its history.
ARTICLE IV - Membership:
Any person, club, corporation, or unincorporated association
may be elected to membership upon the approval of
the membership committee and the Board of Governors.
The Board of Governors shall have full power to designate
as many different classes of membership, with their respective
prerogatives, together with the dues therefor, as the said
Board of Governors sees fit.
ARTICLE V - Board of Governors:
The directors of this corporation shall be known as the
Board of Governors. The Board of Governors shall not exceed
20 persons, who shall serve for the period of one year
until their successors are qualified, appointed, or elected in
their place and stead:
a. One representative from the Aiken Club.
b. One representative from the Tennis and Racquet
Club of Boston.
c. One representative from the Greentree Court.
d. Two representatives from the Racquet and Tennis
Club of New York.
e. One representative from the Racquet Club of Philadelphia.
f. One representative from the Tuxedo Club.
g. One representative from the National Tennis Club
of Newport.
h. One representative from the Georgian Court Club.
i. One representative from the International Tennis
Club of Washington, D.C.
j. Ten representatives to be elected by the member-
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ship at the annual meeting, one of whom shall represent
the professional ranks. In case of a vacancy, death, resignation,
or inability to serve of any of ten representatives, the
Board of Governors shall appoint a succeeding representative
for the unexpired term.
There shall be one alternate member of the board from
each court. Such alternate member shall attend all meetings
of the board and take part in all discussions thereat but
shall vote only in the event that the principal member of
the board from this court shall be not present.
ARTICLE VI - Officers:
a. The officers of the corporation shall be:
1. President
2. First Vice-President
3. Second Vice-President
4. Secretary
5. Treasurer
b. Each Officer must at the same time of his election
be a member of the Board of Governors and shall be elected
by the Board of Governors at their annual meeting to
serve for one year, irrespective of his continuing as member
of the Board of Governors for such period.
c. The President shall be the chief executive officer
of the corporation, and shall preside at all meetings of the
corporation. He shall appoint the chairmen of all committees,
and shall be an ex-officio member of all committees.
d. The first vice-president shall, during the absence or
temporary disability of the president, possess all powers of
the president,
e. The second vice-president shall, during the absence
or temporary disability of the president and the first vice
president, posses all powers of the president.