Black Diamond Gun Club Proposed Constitution and By-laws rewrite as amended and accepted by the BLACK DIAMOND GUN CLUB Board of Officers and Trustee’s, February 2nd, 2010.
   
Page numbers in THIS DOCUMENT do NOT match the page numbers in the “CONSTITUTION AND By-laws” pamphlet issued to our members.  Font size, pagination, final product layout, will determine the page numbers of the new “CONSTITUTION AND By-laws” that will be issued to BLACK DIAMOND GUN CLUB Members.  ARTICLE and SECTION (SEC) numbers DO match the current issue CONSTITUTION AND By-laws.  
     
     
Title Page:       Updated: Seventh Edition updated to Eighth Edition  
  Changed:  Title page Gun Club art  
  Added:  BDGC web page address  
  Added:  BDGC email address  
  Added:   2010 amendment date  
     

Table of Contents:  PAGE 1                    

Deleted:  …”and Life Members” deleted on Table of Contents page.  Life Members list is deleted on next to last page of document  
  Added:  The Eighth Edition Revision date at bottom of page  
     

Club History:  PAGE 2                                                           

 

Added: past events list to include youths hunter ed classes, scouting events, community Easter hunt, youth and fishing events, and provided facilities for training of military and law enforcement agencies.  
 

Added: “then” to correct syntax error

 
     
 

Deleted:  reference to Club hours and public shooting hours.  Hours are listed on the BDGC web page and subject to change.

 
  Deleted:  reference to Club hours and public shooting hours.  Hours are listed on the BDGC web page and subject to change.  
     

Constitution and By-laws: PAGE 3                                          

Fixed: typo for June, 17th 1940 date by removing extra space.  
  Updated: PO BOX number to 217  
 

Added:  Gun Club Street Address -- 34862 Black Diamond…

 
  Updated:  "Our telephone numbers are" to Our Telephone number "is" ....to reflect deletion of "Caretaker" phone number  
  Deleted: Phone number and reference to "Caretaker"  
 

Updated:  Changed Clubhouse phone number to “8047”

 
     
PAGE 4 ART IV SEC. 3

Deleted:  comma after word “of” and before word “fish

 
     
PAGE 4 ART IV SEC. 7. Added: SEC. 7: added new SEC 7 regarding providing safe / friendly environment for family and members to shoot and enjoy outdoor sports  
     
PAGE 4 ART V SEC 1 Added: comma after "first come" and "first served"  
  Changed: ART SEC 1 "there" to "their" typo  
  Added: semi-colon after "dues" and changed upper case "H" in "However" to lower case "h" in "however"  
  Deleted: reference to ages 20 and 27 college students and participation in CMP shooting events.  Also deleted reference to "Junior members will abide by rules of the BDGC, NRA, CMP for their age group."  
     
PAGE 4 ART V SEC 2 Added:  note regarding members maintaining their NRA membership.  
  Deleted:  option of making a donation in lieu of NRA membership  
     
PAGE 4 ART V SEC 3 Deleted: nomination by voting member in good standing no long required.  
  Changed: reference board interview and option of scheduling interview at some other time. `
  Added: membership acceptance subject to unanimous approval (all) of Board.  
     
PAGE 4 ART V SEC 4 Deleted:  comma after the word “date” and before word “the”  
     
PAGE 4 ART V SEC 5 Deleted: abbreviation “Jr.” and inserted “Junior”  
     
PAGE 4 ART V SEC 6 Added:  definition of member in “good standing”  
     
PAGE 5 ART V SEC 9 Changed:  corrected syntax error by adding a comma after the word “obligation”  
  Deleted:  corrected syntax error by deleting comma after the word “weapon”  
  Added:  / pistol after “on rifle” so it reads “on rifle / pistol range”  
  Deleted:  comma after the word “range” for syntax error  
     
PAGE 5 ART V SEC 10 Deleted:  the letter “I” prior to the word “However” for typo error  
  Added: the letter “r” to “him/he” to correct typo. Should read “him/her”   
     
PAGE 5 ART V SEC 11 Added:  reference to fees paid by guests to use rifle / pistol range and fee schedule  
     
PAGE 5 ART VI SEC 1 Added:  reference to use of email or FAX to notify members  
     
PAGE 5 ART VI SEC 2 Deleted:  reference to initiation / dues fees amount(s)  
   Deleted:  word “initially” between “will” and “be” in reference to Junior member dues.  
     
PAGE 5 ART VI SEC 3 Added:  “and late penalties” after “providing back dues”  
     
PAGE 6 ART VII SEC 3

Changed:  “paid for life membership” to require “last consecutive 15 years” instead of “at least 15 years”

 
  Added:  reference to “paid for life membership” “awarded when applied for and approved by the Board”  
     
PAGE 6 ART VIII SEC 4 Added: reference to use of email or FAX to notify members  
  Added: comma after the word “meeting” to correct syntax error  
     
PAGE 6 ART VIII SEC 5 Added:  reference to use of email or FAX to notify members  
     
PAGE 7 ART VIII SEC 6 Added:  reference to use of email or FAX to notify members  
     
PAGE 7 ART VIII SEC 7 Deleted: entire SEC 7, ORDER OF BUSINESS  
     
PAGE 7 ART VIII SEC 9

Corrected:  misspelling of the word “lime” should be “time” and the word “vole” should be “vote”

 
     
PAGE 7 ART VIII SEC 8, 9, 10 Renumbered:  renumbered sections 8, 9, 10.  Section 8 is now Section 7, Section 9 is now Section 8, Section 10 is now Section 9.  Change is because Section 7, ORDER OF BUSINESS was deleted.  
     
PAGE 7 ART IX SEC 1 Deleted:  reference to “First” as it relates to “Vice President”  
     
PAGE 7 ART IX SEC 2 Added:  inserted words “up to” between word “of” and number “3”.  Change reflects temporary Trustee / Officer positions due to possible resignations / overlapping terms and length of temporary term for Trustee / Officer  
     
PAGE 8 ART IX SEC 6  Delete:  word “only” after word “serve”  
  Added:  “until the next general election, or” after word “serve” (reflects temporary term of Trustee / Officer due to resignation of original Trustee / Officer)  
  Added:  “whichever is earlier.” after “Vice President”  
     
PAGE 8 ART IX SEC 8  Added:  reference to use of email or FAX for communication / notification  
     
PAGE 8 ART IX SEC 9

Deleted:  comma after the word “event” at the start of the 3rd paragraph to correct syntax error

 
 

Added:  “email or FAX” regarding communication / notification of Board members

 
     
PAGE 9 ART IX SEC 9  Corrected:  placed comma after the word “verbally” and deleted the comma after the word “the” to correct syntax error  
     
PAGE 9 ART IX SEC 10 Deleted:  reference to Secretary mailing copy of minutes to Board members within 10 days of Board meeting  
     
PAGE 9 ART IX SEC 15 Corrected:  corrected spelling of word “organization” with “organization”  
     
PAGE 10 ART X SEC 2 Deleted:  plural (s) after the word “Vice President” in first paragraph  
  Changed:  paragraph 2, reference to timeline for notification to members.  Changed “30 days” to “20 – 30 days”  
 

Corrected:  misspelling of word “al” and changed to “at”

 
  Changed:  reference to general meeting nomination month of October to November  
     
PAGE 10 ART X SEC 3 Changed:  reference to general meeting nomination month of October to November  
  Changed:  reference to timeline for notification to members.  Changed “30 days” to “20 – 30 days”  
     
PAGE 10 ART XI SEC 1 Deleted:  plural (s) after the word President  
  Deleted:  the word “First” prior to the word “Vice President”  
     
PAGE 10 ART XI SEC 4 Corrected:  spelling of word “Or” should be spelled “Of”  
     
PAGE 10 ART XI SEC 4 sub A Corrected:  word “she” should be capitalized “She”  
  Corrected:  word “she” should be capitalized “She”  
     
PAGE 11 ART XI SEC 4 sub B Deleted:  the word “First” prior to “Vice President”  
  Deleted:  reference to duties of “First Vice President and Second Vice President:  
  Deleted:  reference to “First or Second” Vice President  
     
PAGE 11 ART XI SEC 4 sub C Deleted:  reference to mailing of minutes within ten days  
  Added:  reference to mailing of minutes “prior to next” in regards to Board meeting  
     
PAGE 11 ART XI SEC 4 sub D Corrected:  reference to “officer” should be capitalized, changed to “Officer”  
  Corrected:  spelling of word “officer” should be “office”  
     
PAGE 12 ART XIII SEC 2 Corrected:  word “club” should be capitalized “Club”  
     
PAGE 12 ART XII SEC 3  Corrected:  word “club” should be capitalized “Club”  
     
PAGE 12 ART XIII SEC 1 Changed:  60 days notification to membership to 30 days notice to membership  
  Corrected:  reference to “Copies, of same,” added “are to be” for syntax  
     
PAGE 13 ART XVII Corrected:  Capitalized words “Member” “Trustee” “Officer”  
     
PART 14 CERT OF SECRETARY Updated:  reference to number of pages in updated Constitution / By-laws document.  Referenced as “XX” and to be corrected at time of document printing  
  Updated:  reference to date of new Constitution / By-laws incorporation referenced as XXX, XX, 2010 and to be corrected at time of approval (two references to this date in this paragraph)  
  Updated:  date of certification and signature by current Club Secretary  
  Added:  updated list of Club Presidents  
  Deleted:  list of LIFE MEMBERS