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PPDC
By Laws &
Code of Ethics

ARTICLE I
Name and Objects
SECTION 1. The name of the Club shall be Patriot Pug Dog Club.

SECTION 2. The objects of the Club shall be:

to encourage and promote quality in the breeding of purebred Pugs and to do
all possible to bring their natural qualities to perfection:
to urge members and breeders to accept the standard of the breed as approved
by The American Kennel Club as the only standard of excellence by which Pug
Dogs shall be judged:
to protect and advance the interests of the breed by encouraging sportsmanlike
competition at dog shows and obedience trials:
to conduct sanctioned and licensed specialty shows and obedience trials under
the rules of the American Kennel Club.
SECTION 3. The Club shall not be conducted or operated for profit and no part
of any profits or remainder or residue from dues or donations to the Club shall
inure to the benefit of any member or individual.

SECTION 4. The members of the Club shall adopt, and may from time to time
revise, such by-laws as may be required to carry out these objects.

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BY-LAWS

ARTICLE I
Membership
SECTION 1. Eligibility. Membership shall be open to all persons eighteen years
of age and older who are in good standing with The American Kennel Club and
who subscribe to the purposes of this Club. Junior membership shall be open to
all persons under eighteen years of age who are in good standing with the
American Kennel Club and who subscribe to the purposes of this Club.
While membership is to be unrestricted as to residence, the Club's primary
purpose is to be representative of the owners, breeders and exhibitors in its
immediate area.

SECTION 2. Dues. All membership dues shall be $10.00 per year, payable on or
before the 1st day of January of each year. No member may vote whose dues
are not paid for the current year. During the month of November the Treasurer
shall send to each member a statement of his dues for the ensuing year.

on a form as approved by the Board of Directors and which shall provide that
the applicant agrees to abide by these constitution and by-laws and the Code of
Ethics of this Club as well as the rules of the American Kennel Club. The shall
carry the endorsement of two members. Accompanying the application, the
prospective member shall submit dues payment for the current year.
All applications are to be filed with the Membership Chairman and each
application is to be read at the first meeting of the Cub following its receipt, and
the applicant's name and address are to be published in the next issue of the
newsletter. At the next Club meeting the application will be voted upon and
affirmative votes of 3/4 of the members present and voting at that meeting shall
be required to elect the applicant.
Applicants for membership who have been rejected by the Club may not reapply
within 12 months after rejection.

SECTION 4. Termination of Membership. Membership may be terminated:

by resignation. Any member in good standing may resign from the Club upon
written notice to the Secretary: but no member may resign when in debt to the
Club. Dues obligations are considered a debt to the Club and they become
incurred on the first day of each fiscal year.
by lapsing. A membership will be considered as lapsed and automatically
terminated if such member's dues remain unpaid 30 days after the first day of
the fiscal year; however, the Board may grant an additional 60 days of grace to
such delinquent members in meritorious cases. In no case may a person be
entitled to vote at any Club meeting whose dues are unpaid as of the date of
that meeting.
by expulsion. A membership may be terminated by expulsion as provided in
Article VI of these by-laws.

ARTICLE II
Meetings and Voting
SECTION 1. Club Meeting. Meetings of the Cub shall be held within the greater
Framingham area in such month and at such hour and place as may be
designated by the Board of Directors. with no less than six meetings to be held
annually, in the months of February, April, June, August, October and
December. Written notice of each such meeting shall be mailed by the Secretary
at least 10 days prior to the date of the meeting. The quorum for such meetings
shall be 20% of the members in good standing.

SECTION 2. Special Club Meeting. Special Club meetings may be called by the
President, or by a majority vote of the members of the Board who are present
and voting at any regular or special meeting of the Board; and shall be called by
the Secretary upon receipt of a petition signed by five members of the Club who
are in good standing. Such special meetings shall be held within the greater
Framingham area at such place, date, and hour as may be designated by the
person or persons authorized herein to call such meetings. Written notice of
such a meeting shall be mailed by the Secretary at least 10 days prior to the
date of the meeting, and said notice shall state the purpose of the meeting, and
no other Club business may be transacted thereat. The quorum for such a
meeting shall be 20% of the members in good standing.

SECTION 3. Board Meetings. Meetings of the Board of Directors shall be held
just prior to the General Membership meetings within the greater Framingham
area at such hour and place as may be designated by the Board. Written notice
of each such meeting shall be mailed by the Secretary at least 10 days prior to
the date of the meeting. The quorum for such a meeting shall be a majority of
the Board.

SECTION 4. Special Board Meetings. Special meetings of the Board may be
called by the President; and shall be called by the Secretary upon receipt of a
written request signed by at least three members of the Board. Such special
meetings shall be held within the greater Framingham area at such place, date
and hour as may be designated by the person authorized herein to call such a
meeting. Written notice of such meeting shall be mailed by the Secretary at least
10 days prior to the date of the meeting, or telegraphic or facsimile notice shall
be filed at least 3 days and not more than 5 days prior to the date of the
meeting. Any such notice shall state the purpose of the meeting and no other
business shall be transacted thereat. A quorum for such a meeting shall be a
majority of the Board.

SECTION 5. Voting. Each member in good standing whose dues are paid for the
current year shall be entitled to one vote at any meeting of the Club at which he
is present. Proxy voting will not be permitted at any club meeting or election.

ARTICLE III
Directors and Officers
SECTION 1. Board of Directors. The Board shall be comprised of the President,
Vice-President, Corresponding Secretary, Recording Secretary, Treasurer, and
six other persons all of whom shall be members in good standing and all of
whom shall be elected for one year terms at the Club's annual meeting as
provided in Article IV and shall serve until their successors are elected. General
management of the Club's affairs shall be entrusted to the Board of Directors.

SECTION 2. Officers. The Club's officers, consisting of the President,
Vice-President, Corresponding Secretary, Recording Secretary, and Treasurer
shall serve in their respective capacities both with regard to the Club and its
meetings and the Board and its meetings.

The President shall preside at all meetings of the Club and of the Board, and
shall have the duties and powers normally appurtenant to the office of President
in addition to those particularly specified in these by-laws.
The Vice-President shall have the duties and exercise the powers of the
President in case of the President's death, absence or incapacity.
The Corresponding Secretary shall be in charge of the correspondence of the
club but shall not correspond within the club.
The Recording Secretary shall keep a record of all meetings of the Club and of
the Board and of all matters of which a record shall be ordered by the Club. He
shall notify members of meetings, notify new members of their election to
membership, notify officers and directors of their election to office, keep a roll of
the members of the Club with their addresses, and carry out such other duties
as are prescribed in these by-laws.
The Treasurer shall collect and receive all moneys due or belonging to the Club.
He shall deposit the same in a bank in the name of the Club. His books shall at
all times be open to inspection of the Board and he shall report to them at every
meeting the condition of the Club's finances and every item of receipt or
payment not before reported; and at the annual meeting he shall render an
account of all moneys received and expended during the previous fiscal year.
The treasurer shall be bonded in such amount as the Board of Directors shall
determine.
SECTION 3. Vacancies. Any vacancies occurring on the Board or among the
offices during the year shall be filled until the next annual election by a majority
vote of all the then members of the Board at its first regular meeting following the
creation of such vacancy, or at a Special Board Meeting called for that purpose;
except that a vacancy in the office of President shall be filled automatically by
the Vice-President and the resulting vacancy in the office of Vice-President shall
be filled by the Board.

ARTICLE IV
The Club Year, Annual Meeting, Elections
SECTION 1. Club Year. The Club's fiscal year shall begin on the 1st day of
January and end on the 31st day of December.
The Club's official year shall begin immediately at the conclusion of the election
at the annual meeting and shall continue through the election at the next annual
meeting.

SECTION 2. Annual Meeting. The annual meeting shall be held in the month of
April at which Officers and Directors for the ensuing year shall be elected by
secret, written ballot from among those nominated in accordance with Section 4
of this Article. They shall take office immediately upon the conclusion of the
election and each retiring officer shall turn over to his successor in office all
properties and records relating to that office within 30 days after the election.

SECTION 3. Elections. The nominated candidate receiving the greatest number
of votes for each office shall be declared elected. The six nominated candidates
for other positions on the Board who receive the greatest number of votes for
such positions shall be declared elected.

SECTION 4. Nominations. No person may be a candidate in a Club election who
has not been nominated. During the month of February the Board shall select a
Nominating Committee consisting of three members and two alternates, not more
than one of whom may be a member of the Board. The Secretary shall
immediately notify the committeepersons and alternates of their selection. The
Board shall name a Chairman for the Committee and it shall be his duty to call a
committee meeting which shall be held within two weeks after the Committee is
notified of its selection. No person shall be allowed to accept the nomination for
more than one office.

The Committee shall nominate one candidate for each office and six candidates
for the six other positions on the Board, and, after securing the consent of each
person so nominated, shall immediately report their nominations to the Secretary
in writing.
Upon receipt of the Nominating Committee's report, the Secretary shall before
March 1 notify each member in writing of the candidates so nominated.
Additional nominations may be made in writing by March 15 by any member; his
proposer shall present to the Secretary a written statement from the proposed
candidate signifying his willingness to be a candidate. If one or more valid
additional nominations are received by the Secretary on or before March 15, the
Secretary shall mail on or before March 25, to each member in good standing, a
notice listing all the candidates for each position. The additional nominations
which are provided from herein may be only from those members who have not
accepted a nomination from the Nominating Committee.
Nominations cannot be made at the annual meeting or in any manner other than
as provided in this Section.

ARTICLE V
Committees
SECTION 1. The Board may each year appoint standing committees to advance
the work of the club in such matters as specialty shows, obedience trials,
trophies, annual prizes, membership and other fields which may well be served
by committees. Such committees shall always be subject to the final authority of
the Board. Special committees may also be appointed by the Board to aid it on
particular projects.

SECTION 2. Any committee appointed may be terminated by a majority vote of
the full membership of the Board upon written notice to the appointee; and the
Board may appoint successors to those persons whose services have been
terminated.

ARTICLE VI
Discipline
SECTION 1. American Kennel Club Suspension. Any member who is suspended
from the privileges of The American Kennel Club automatically shall be
suspended from the privileges of this Club for a like period.

SECTION 2. Charges. Any member may prefer charges against a member for
alleged misconduct prejudicial to the best interests of the Club or the breed.
Written charges with specifications must be filed in duplicate with the Secretary
together with a deposit of $10 which shall be forfeited if such charges are not
sustained by the Board following a hearing. The Secretary shall promptly send a
copy of the charges to each member of the Board or present them at a Board
Meeting, and the Board shall first consider whether the actions alleged in the
charges, if proven, might constitute conduct prejudicial to the best interests of
the club. If the Board considers that the charges do not allege conduct which
would be prejudicial to the best interests of the club it may refuse to entertain
jurisdiction. If the board entertains jurisdiction of the charges it shall fix a date of
hearing by the Board not less than 3 weeks nor more than 6 weeks thereafter.
The Secretary shall promptly send one copy of the charges to the accused
member by registered mail together with a notice of the hearing and an
assurance that the defendant may personally appear in his own defense and
bring witnesses if he wishes.

SECTION 3. Board Hearing. The Board shall have complete authority to decide
whether counsel may attend the hearing, but both complainant and defendant
shall be treated uniformly in that regard. Should the charges be sustained, after
hearing all the evidence and testimony presented by complainant and
defendant, the Board may by a majority vote of those present suspend the
defendant from all privileges of the Club for not more than six months from the
date of the hearing. And, if it deems that punishment insufficient, it may also
recommend to the membership that the penalty be expulsion. In such case, the
suspension shall not restrict the defendant's right to appear before his
fellow-members at the ensuing Club meeting which considers the Board's
recommendation. Immediately after the Board has reached a decision, its finding
shall be put in written form and filed with the Secretary. The Secretary, in turn,
shall notify each of the parties of the Board's decision and penalty, if any.

SECTION 4. Expulsion. Expulsion of a member from the Club may be
accomplished only at a meeting of the Club following a Board hearing and upon
the Board's recommendation as provided in Section 3 of this Article. Such
proceeding may occur at a regular or special meeting of the Club to be held
within 60 days but not earlier than 30 days after the date of the Board's
recommendation of expulsion. The defendant shall have the privilege of
appearing in his own behalf, though no evidence shall be taken at this meeting.
The President shall read the charges and the Board's findings and
recommendations, and shall invite the defendant, if present, to speak in his own
behalf if he wishes. The meeting shall then vote by secret written ballot on the
proposed expulsion. A 2/3 vote of those present and voting at the meeting shall
be necessary for expulsion. If expulsion is not so voted, the Board's suspension
shall stand.

ARTICLE VII
Amendments
SECTION 1. Amendments to the constitution and by-laws may be proposed by
the Board of Directors or by written petition addressed to the Secretary signed
by twenty percent of the membership in good standing. Amendments proposed
by such petition shall be promptly considered by the Board of Directors and
must be submitted to the members with recommendations of the Board by the
Secretary for a vote within three months of the date when the petition was
received by the Secretary.

SECTION 2. The constitution and by-laws may be amended by a 2/3 vote of the
members present and voting at any regular or special meeting called for the
purpose, provided the proposed amendments have been included in the notice
of the meeting and mailed to each member at least two weeks prior to the date
of the meeting.

ARTICLE VIII
Dissolution
SECTION 1. Dissolution. The Club may be dissolved at any time by the written
consent of not less than 2/3 of the members. In the event of the dissolution of
the Club other than for purposes of reorganization whether voluntary or
involuntary or by operation of law, none of the property of the Club nor any
proceeds thereof nor any assets of the Club shall be distributed to any member
of the Club but after payment of the debts of the Club its property and assets
shall be given to a charitable organization for the benefit of dogs selected by the
Board of Directors.

ARTICLE IX
Order of Business

SECTION 1. At meetings of the Club, the order of business, so far as the
character and nature of the meeting may permit, shall be as follows:

Roll Call
Minutes of last meeting
Report of President
Report of Secretary
Report of Treasurer
Reports of Committees
Election of Officers and Board (at annual meeting)
Election of new members
Unfinished business
New business
Good and Welfare
Adjournment

SECTION 2. At meetings of the Board, the order of business, unless otherwise
directed by majority vote of those present, shall be as follows:
Reading of minutes of last meeting
Report of Secretary
Report of Treasurer
Reports of Committees
Unfinished business
New business
Adjournment
10/91

rev. 1, 2/92
rev. 1a, 3/92
rev. 1b, 4/92
rev. 1c, 4/92