TULPEHOCKEN RIFLE AND PISTOL CLUB

                                                      Constitution and By-Laws


                    ARTICLE I. NAME AND LOCATION.

Section 1. The name of the organization shall be the Tulpehocken Rifle and Pistol Club.

Section 2. The Tulpehocken Rifle and Pistol Club (TRPC) shall be located at P.O. Box 253, Pine Grove , PA 17963.

                    ARTICLE II. PURPOSES.

Section 1. The purpose of this club shall be to promote interest in the shooting sports; to lawfully secure and use arms and ammunition for practice; to hold competitive shoots; to promote the safe handling of firearms; to protect and defend the second amendment to the Constitution of the United States; to cooperate with all lawfully constituted organizations for the promotion and preservation of the shooting sports; to provide and maintain suitable facilities.

                    ARTICLE III. MEETINGS.

Section 1. The fiscal year shall be the same as the calendar year from: January 1st to December 31st.

Section 2. The annual meeting/banquet will be held on the 1st Saturday in November of each year at a place chosen by the banquet committee and approved by the membership.

Section 3. A special meeting may be called by the President whenever, in his opinion, same may be necessary for the welfare of the club. The President shall call a special meeting upon written request of ten (10) or more members in good standing. The secretary shall notify all members of the time and place of any special meeting and of the business to be transacted. The Secretary may enlist the aid of other officers and committees to help with this task. Such notice shall be delivered at least forty-eight (48) hours in advance of the time set for the special meeting. No business shall be transacted at any special meeting, except that for which the meeting was called.

Section 3A. Regular meetings, first Thursday of month, 7 pm. See annually published schedule for exceptions and special events.

Section 4. “Roberts Rules of Order” shall be the default arbiter for matters not specifically addressed by this document.

                    ARTICLE IV. QUORUM.

Section 1. At least ten (10) active members in good standing shall be in attendance to constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.

                    ARTICLE V. OFFICERS.

Section 1. The officers of the club shall be: President, Vice-President, Secretary, and Treasurer.

Section 2. There shall be a Board of Directors consisting of four (4) officers set forth in Section 1, together with seven duly elected directors.

Section 3. The nomination and election of officers shall be held respectively at the October and November regular meetings. Each officer and director are to be elected for a term of one (1) year, and beginning with the January meeting following the election and continuing in office until their successors are duly elected and qualified. A vacancy in the office of the Board of Directors shall be filled by the club membership at the next regular meeting.

Section 3A. No elected officer may hold the same office for more than three (3) consecutive terms; after a third term in the same office, the officer must step down. Said officer may hold another office other than the office he has served for three (3) terms; after a period of one (1) year, January 1st to December 31st, the former three (3) term officer of a particular office may again be elected to three (3) consecutive terms of the office in which he previously held three (3) consecutive terms.

Section 4. No member shall be elected to office who has not been in good standing for at least one (1) year prior to the date of the election.

                    ARTICLE VI. DUTIES OF THE OFFICERS AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Section 1. The President, and in his absence, the Vice-President, shall preside at the meetings of the club and of the Board of Directors. In the event that both shall be absent, a President Pro Tem shall be elected. The President and Vice-President shall perform the duties associated with their office, as well as such other duties that may be imposed upon them from time to time by the Board of Directors. The President shall appoint all committees subject to the approval of the Board of Directors.

Section 2. The Secretary and Treasurer shall perform the duties associated with their office under the supervision and control of the Board of Directors as well as such other further duties as may be imposed from time to time upon them by the Board of Directors.

Section 3. The Board of Directors shall have general charge of the officers, funds, and property of the club with power to take action from time to time as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of the club. It shall exercise general supervision of employees and property of the club and of the club’s quarters and make such house rules and regulations as it may deem necessary; and in general transact the business of the club and shall appoint such other agents and employees or assistant officers from time to time as in it’s discretion may seem necessary. No expenditures in excess of one hundred dollars ($100) for any purpose, during that period between two (2) consecutive meetings, shall be made by the Board of Directors without the approval of the membership at a prior meeting.

Section 3A. Unresolved differences between Officers and/or Directors shall be brought before the Directors for resolution. We shall be civil, one to another.

Section 3B. The Board of Directors shall have the authority to suspend or expel from the club any member for violation of the by-laws or any other rule or regulation promulgated by the Board. Any member suspended or expelled shall have the right to appeal the suspension or expulsion within fifteen (15) days of such suspension or expulsion by giving notice in writing to the Recording Secretary of his or her intention and desire to appeal, and such appeal shall be heard at the second meeting of the corporation following the date of appeal. Pending the hearing of the appeal, the member expelled or suspended shall have no privileges except those permitted by the Board of Directors.

Section 3C. The Board of Directors shall have an audit of the books of the club made annually and have a report of such audit submitted to the membership at each annual meeting.

Section 4. The premiums of any bonds required by the Board of Directors or any officers shall be paid by the club.

Section 5. Outgoing officers and directors must either return club property or transfer it to their successor at or before the end of their term. This will include keys, all TRPC property in their care, and any information and records necessary for their successors to assume their duties.

 

                                     ARTICLE VII. MEMBERSHIP

Section 1. There will be three classes of membership. Each class will be required to submit an initiation fee of five ($5.00).

Section 1A. The three classes will be Sr. $30.00 dues per year; Jr. $5.00 dues per year; and lifetime, at no cost.

Section 2. Senior members shall be those 18 years of age and older; Juniors will be 17 years of age and under, Lifetime shall be 65 years of age or older.

Section 2A. To be eligible to become a lifetime member at no cost, a member must have five (5) continual years in good standing with the Tulpehocken Rifle and Pistol Club, and must be sixty-five (65) years of age or older.

Section 3. There shall be no free memberships except those provided for in Section 2A of Article VII. No exceptions.

Section 3A. Members on Active Military Service, assigned or deployed outside of the continental US (CONUS) will be carried in their present membership status until their return to the US. The payment of dues shall be waived, said members shall be reinstated without paying back dues, there shall be a sixty (60) day grace period in which to reapply, without an initiation fee. A copy of the member's orders will be required for this status.

Section 4. Only members in good standing shall be entitled to vote or hold office in the club; visitors may attend meetings.

Section 5. All applications for membership must be voted upon by the membership to be accepted or rejected by a majority.

Section 6. Each member shall be allowed to bring the same guest for three (3) visits to use the range facilities; thereafter, said guest must become a member if he or she wishes to use the range, excluding events open to the public.

Section 6A. When all shooting spaces are occupied, guests must yield to members.

Section 7. Use of the Range privileges are for members or their guests only, excluding events open to the public.

Section 7A. Fees for use of the Range for qualification, etc., will be set by the Range Committee.

                    ARTICLE VIII. DUES.

Section 1. Annual dues for all membership shall be fixed by the membership at the September meeting of the preceding year and be payable from October 1st to December 31st prior to the new year.

Section 1A. All members having not paid their annual dues for the coming year by December 31st of the prior year shall have their memberships suspended until paid, and must also pay a $5 re-initiation fee. After 31 March, they must re-apply for membership.




                    ARTICLE IX. ORDER OF BUSINESS FOR REGULAR MEETINGS

Section 1. Opening Meeting.
Section 1A. Reading of minutes from previous regular meeting.
Section 1B. Reading of Treasurer’s Report.
Section 1C. Nomination of new members.
Section 1D. Reading of Correspondence.
Section 1E. Report of Committees.
Section 1F. Old Business.
Section 1G. New Business.
Section 1H. Good of the Club.
Section 1 I. Adjournment.
          Sign in (members only).


                    ARTICLE X. AMENDMENTS TO BY-LAWS.

Section 1. These by-laws may be amended or repealed or altered; This shall be done by the approval of two-thirds (2/3) of the active membership present at three (3) consecutive meetings.


                    ARTICLE XI. RANGE RULES

Section 1. No alcohol or Drugs.

Section 2. NO handling firearms on the line while others are
forward toward the targets.

Section 3. No one under the age of sixteen (16) will be allowed without adult supervision.

Section 4. Firearms will be loaded on the Firing Line only.

Section 5. Bolts and breeches will be open at all times when not firing. A safety tab will be placed between the bolt and chamber of all semi-automatic firearms where the bolt will not remain in an open position.

Section 6. Pistols must be holstered or cased when not firing.

Section 7. No shooting glass.

Section 8. Put all targets in trash containers provided after shooting.

Section 9. Eye and ear protectors are required on the Range while shooting.

Section 10. The Club will not be responsible for faulty equipment or ammunition.

Section 11. No shooting clay targets in restricted range area.

Section 12. Check pit and impact area before firing. Make sure no one is in your line of fire.

Section 13. TRPC Ranges are intended to be used with all lawfully owned firearms; manually loaded, semi-auto, and automatically loading (including NFA). Use-specific ranges will be developed as needs arise.

Section 14. Vandalism will not be tolerated. Violators will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.

Section 15-Pistol calibers and shotguns only, on steel plates. NO center-fire rifle calibers.

Section 16. Fired bullets must hit designated impact areas.

Section 17. NO simultaneous use of the 200 yard line and either Pistol range. NO simultaneous use of the Rifle range and the Combat Pistol range. Up to the 100 yard line on the Rifle range may be used simultaneously with the Bull’s-eye Pistol range. (This is a Pine Grove range-specific-rule.)

Section 18. Please watch your language, we are a family-friendly club.

Section 19. Range Hours: Mon-Sat, 8:30am – sunset;
                                            Sun. 10:00am – sunset.

 

Amended 3rd June 2010

Amended 5th May 2011