CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWS

CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWS OF THE NEW YORK ATLATL ASSOCIATION, INC.

ARTICLE I – Name of the organization

The legal name of the corporation shall be The New York Atlatl Association, Inc.; hereinafter designated in this document as NYAA.

ARTICLE II – Purpose(s) of the organization

The purpose of NYAA shall be the promotion of the primitive throwing device known as the atlatl.  NYAA shall promote and participate in activities including, but not limited to, programs regarding the atlatl, archeological evidence of the atlatl in New York State, promotion of the atlatl as a hunting device in New York State, assistance in the development and growth of local atlatl groups in New York State, sponsorship and/or co-sponsorship of competitive atlatl events in New York State, and sponsorship of an annual New York State competitive atlatl championship.

ARTICLE III – Membership in the organization

A.        Membership shall be open to any individual or group interested in the atlatl.  NYAA shall not discriminate on the basis of gender, race, religion, ethnicity, or any other factor for membership.

B.         Any local atlatl organization located in New York State and/or hosting an atlatl event(s) in New York State shall upon request be considered an Affiliate Member Group of NYAA, provided one (1) or more members of the local atlatl organization shall be a member in good standing of NYAA.

C.        Payment of annual dues as established by the Board of Directors shall constitute membership in the corporation and shall extend to the individual(s) all rights and privileges of corporation and NYAA membership.

D.        Honorary membership may be offered by majority vote of the NYAA Board of Directors to any individual for services rendered to, or on behalf of, NYAA.  Such honorary membership shall not constitute membership in the corporation but shall otherwise extend to the individual all other rights and privileges.

ARTICLE IV - The Board of Directors

            A.        The administrative officers of the corporation shall be:

                        1.         President

                        2.         Vice President

                        3.         Secretary/Treasurer

            B.         The officers shall be elected by a simple majority vote of the membership, at the annual corporation meeting of the
                        membership, and shall serve a one (1) year term of office.  Officers may be elected to serve more than one (1) term of
                        office, and the only qualification for office is membership in good standing in NYAA.

The terms of office will be from January 1 of the year following the annual corporation meeting until December 31 of that year, which shall  also be the fiscal year for NYAA.

            C.        The trustees of the corporation shall be:

1.         A member in good standing of NYAA elected or otherwise designated by an Affiliate Member Group at the annual corporation meeting of the membership.

2.         Each Affiliate Member Group shall have one trustee position. Trustees shall serve a one (1) year term, and may be
            elected or otherwise designated to more than one (1) term of office.  The terms of office shall be from January 1 of
            the year following their selection until December 31 of that year.

            D.        No part of the earnings of the corporation shall inure to the benefit of any member, trustee, director, officer of the
                        corporation, or any private individual (except that reasonable compensation may be paid for services rendered to or for    
                        the corporation), and no member, trustee, director, officer of the corporation or any private individual shall be entitled to
                        share in the distribution of any of the corporate assets on dissolution of the corporation.

            E          In the event of death, resignation, or removal of an officer, the board in its discretion may elect or appoint a successor to
                        fill the unexpired term.  If a trustee position is unfilled, the board in its discretion may elect or appoint a trustee from the
                        membership to serve in the position.

ARTICLE V – Meetings of the corporation

A.        The Board of Directors shall hold two (2) meetings each year for conducting the business of the corporation.  Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be called by the President or upon request of two (2) or more members of the Board of Directors.  The agenda and voting procedures shall be determined by the President, or at the request of two (2) or more members of the Board of Directors.

.           A majority of the entire Board of Directors shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business or of any specified item of business of the corporation.  Each officer or trustee shall have one (1) vote on all matters.

B.         NYAA shall hold one (1) annual membership meeting each year for conducting the business of the membership, including the election of the administrative officers and the designation of trustees.  The meeting time, date, and agenda shall be established by the President.  The Secretary/Treasurer shall notify all members of NYAA at least one (1) week in advance of the annual membership meeting.

            No quorum shall be required for the transaction of business or of any specified item of business of the membership.  Each member shall have one (1) vote on all matters.

ARTICLE VI – Amendments to the Constitution and By-laws of the organization

            A.        The Constitution and By-laws may be adopted, amended, or repealed by the members at the time of the annual
                        membership meeting.  The Constitution and By-laws may also be adopted, amended, or repealed by the Board of 
                        Directors but any adoption, amendment, or repealed portion may be amended by the members entitled to vote thereon as
                        hereinbefore provided.

            B.         If any Constitutional or By-law amendment regulating the election of administrative officers or designation of trustees is
                        adopted, amended, or repealed by the Board of Directors, there shall be set forth in the notice of the annual membership
                        meeting the change(s) so adopted, amended, or repealed, together with a concise statement of the change(s) made.

ARTICLE VII – Dissolution of the organization

            In the event of dissolution, all of the remaining assets and property of the corporation, shall, after necessary expenses thereof, be    
            distributed to another organization exempt under Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(7), or corresponding provisions of any
            subsequent Federal tax laws, or to the Federal Government, or state or local government for a public purpose, subject to the
            approval of a Justice of the Supreme Court of the State of New York.

ARTICLE VIII – Construction

            If there be any conflict between the provisions of the certificate of incorporation and this Constitution and By-laws, the provisions
            of the certificate of incorporation shall govern.