DRAFT 13 Oct 2007 Revised - Sue Himel

DISTRICT 14

AMERICAN CONTRACT BRIDGE LEAGUE

BYLAWS

Article I- Name - The name of the organization is District 14, American Contract Bridge League, a not for profit organization incorporated in the state of

Iowa

. The organization shall be known herein as the League.

Article II - Purposes - It is the purpose of this organization to conduct bridge competitions, programs and other activities permitted by the American Contract Bridge League, herein known as the League, within the geographical boundaries of District 14, including but not limited to:

(A) fostering community welfare in the furtherance of the game of contract

bridge in all its various competitive forms;

(B) holding charitable events;

(D) holding organized bridge activities to meet the social, competitive,

educational and recreational needs of players within the District;

(E) conducting tournaments and other competitive events as permitted by the

League.

Article III - Membership – All ACBL Units which are or hereafter come into being within the geographical boundaries of the District, as determined by the League, are automatically members of the organization so long as they remain within the District. These units shall be known herein as Member Units.

Article IV- Board of Directors

(A) The board of directors for the District, known herein as the Board, shall

manage the affairs of the District. Those affairs shall include:

(1) determining the date and location of any regional tournament held within

the District;

(2) organizing District competitions for events sponsored by the League;

(3) coordinating tournament schedules within the District and with adjacent

districts;

(4) acquiring, holding and disposing of any funds or property acquired by

the organization;

(5) employing personnel to serve the organization;

(6) imposing sanctions upon members in accordance with the rules and

regulations of the League;

(7) delegating non-policy making authority to members who are directors;

(8) other activities consistent with the purposes of the District.

(B) Each Member Unit shall select not more than three members of the District

Board. All votes cast for each Member Unit shall be one for each Member

Unit and one for every 100 members, plus one vote for any remaining

fraction of 100 members, except that no single Member Unit may

have more votes than the total allocated to all the other units minus one.

Each Member Unit’s votes will be equally divided among the selected

Board members.

Directors, the District Representatives to the Board of Governors and the

Immediate past President of the Board shall be members of the Board, but

they shall have no vote and no office unless selected as members of the

Board as defined in paragraph (B) of this article.

Article V - Meetings of the Board of Directors

(A) Two regular meetings shall be held each year. They shall be held at District

regionals that are not multi-site tournaments as determined by the Board.

(B) Notice of such meetings shall be made in writing to the President and

Secretary of each Member Unit at least 30 days prior to the meeting.

District President or upon written request of the President’s of more than

one half of the Member Units. Notification of such meetings will be

accompanied by an agenda stating the items to be discussed or decided

and the meeting shall be limited to those items.

Article VI - Quorum

(A) A quorum at any meeting shall consist of no less than one-half of the

Member Units represented and the votes of the Member Units must be

equal to one half of the total votes assigned to the members plus one.

(B) Each delegate of the Unit present will cast a proportionate share of the

Unit’s vote.

Article VII - Election of Officers

(A) The officers shall be a President, a Vice President and a Secretary-Treasurer.

Each of these officers shall be elected by ballot of the voting delegates of the

Member Units for a term of two years or until the successor is elected at a

regular meeting of the Board. Officers elected at such meetings shall take

office at the conclusion of the regional tournament then in progress.

(B) Nominations for each office shall be made by a nominating committee or

from the floor during the course of a meeting at which an election is held.

majority exists on the first ballot, the names of the top two candidates shall

be placed on a second ballot. In case of a tie for second place, there shall be

three names placed on the second ballot.

(D) Election of officers shall be held every other year at the second meeting of

the Board.

(E) Resignations

(1) If the President resigns or become incapacitated, the Vice President

shall assume the office of President. A new Vice President shall be

elected to fill the remainder of the term at the next regular meeting of

the Board.

(2) If the Vice President or Secretary-Treasurer resigns, elections shall be

held at the next regular meeting of the Board to fill the remainder of

their term.

(F) The President and Vice President are limited to two consecutive complete

terms.

Article VIII - Duties of Officers

(A) The President shall

(1) preside at all meetings of the Board as it’s chair;

(2) supervise the management of the District and perform all duties

incidental to this responsibility;

(3) appoint such committees that he considers necessary to conduct

the business of the District.

(B) The Vice President shall

(1) in the absence or inability to act of the President preside at meetings.

choose a presiding officer from among the members of the Board.

(D) The Secretary-Treasurer shall

(1) have the care, custody and responsibility of all funds, securities and

properties of the District;

(2) deposit funds in such accounts as shall be designated by the Board;

(3) make all disbursements by check carrying one authorized signature

which shall be the Secretary-Treasurer, or in their absence, the

President;

(4) keep an accurate account of all receipts and disbursements;

(5) submit a report at all regular meetings of the Board and at such other

times as the Board or the President may require;

(6) keep the records of the district and the minutes of its meetings;

(7) perform any other duties incident to these responsibilities;

(8) be a non-voting, ex-officio member of all committees;

(9) keep a record of all Member Units and the officers and representatives;

(10) be paid an annual salary at the discretion of the Board.

Article IX - Committees

(A) The Executive Committee shall consist of the President, Vice President,

Secretary-Treasurer, and the District Director. Whenever it is necessary to

make decisions before a regularly scheduled meeting of the Board and it is

not feasible to convene a special meeting of the Board, the Executive

Committee shall be empowered with all of the authority of the full Board.

(1) A meeting of the Executive Committee may be called by the President

or, if the President is unavailable, by the Vice President.

(2) A meeting of the Executive Committee may be held by telephone

conference call or other means as long as the participants can hear each

other.

(B) The President will appoint such other committees as required by the

League or that the President considers necessary to conduct the affairs of the

District.

Article X - Amendments to the Bylaws

(A) These bylaws may be amended at any meeting of the Board provided that

notice of such meeting states the amendment to be considered and is mailed

to each Member Unit at least 30 days prior to such meeting.

(B) Amendments to the proposed amendment or germane substitutions for the

proposed amendment may be offered by any Board member and voted on at

the same meeting at which the original proposed amendments are taken up

for consideration.

votes assigned to the Member Units for passage.

Article XI - Indemnification - To the fullest extent permitted by law, the District shall indemnify its directors, officers and employees, including such persons formerly occupying such positions.