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			SANTA MARGARITA WOMEN'S GOLF ASSOCIATION BY-LAWS
			FOUNDED 1967
			ARTICLE I:  NAME
			The name of this organization shall be Santa Margarita Women's Golf Association. This organization will be referred to as SMWGA
			in these Bylaws.
	HOME		ARTICLE II:  PURPOSE
			The purpose of SMWGA is to promote good fellowship among women members who belong to an organized golf group for
	MEMBER CLUBS		women only.  Each member club must lie in close proximity to the original Santa Margarita land grant.  The organization will aim
			toward the best golf etiquette, proper golf attire and a code of ethics acceptable to the United States Golf Association.  The business
	CALENDAR		of this organization will not be carried on for profit.
			ARTICLE III:  ELIGIBILITY
	FIELD DAYS		Subject to the discretion of the Board of Directors, any golf club supporting a women's golf club whose play is governed by USGA
			rules will be eligible to apply for membership in SMWGA.  The maximum number of member clubs is to be limited to eleven (11).
	OFFICERS &		Each member club will:
	DIRECTORS		club shall:
			1.  Support and maintain a golf course of at least 18 holes.
	MEMBERSHIP		2.  Have facilities suitable and available for the events conducted by the SMWGA.
			3.  Pay annual dues of $25.00 the first year of membership, and such subsequent annual dues as the SMWGA Board of Directors
	TEAM		may prescribe.
			4.  Charge minimal greens fees for field days.
	BYLAWS &		5.  Have a women's golf club duly organized with its own set of bylaws.  A current copy of each club's bylaws will be held in the
	STANDING RULES		records of the SMWGA Parliamentarian.
			6.  Field a team for interclub play, which will be governed by Team Play Rules.
	MINUTES		ARTICLE IV:  INDIVIDUAL MEMBERSHIP
			Any woman in good standing in a member club, 18 years of age or older, and with an index that does not exceed the maximum index
			allowed by USGA (see Standing Rules) will be eligible for membership upon payment of annual dues as the SMWGA Board of Directors
			may prescribe. Continuous payment of membership dues will maintain a member's eligibility, even if that member's index exceeds USGA
			maximum.  There will be no refunds of dues
			ARTICLE V:  GOVERNING BODY
			1.  The Governing Body of this organization will be vested in an SMWGA Board of Directors consisting of two (2) active members from
			each representative club, to serve a four (4) year term.  A SMWGA representative may serve more than four (4) consecutive years if
			she so desires.
			2.  No elected officers may hold the same office for more than four (4) consecutive years, with the exception of the President, the First
			Vice President, and the Second Vice President.  These positions will be held for one (1) year only, and will be rotated among the
			member clubs.
			3.  The President will have been a member of the Board for at least one (1) year immediately preceding her term in office.
			4.  The member clubs shall select two (2) representatives, whose terms shall begin in January, to serve on the SMWGA Board of
			Directors.  Each representative will be entitled to one (1) vote.
			5.  A quorum shall consist of at least 50% of the members of the Board of Directors.
			6.  No later than September 15 of each year, the President will appoint a Nominating Committee.
			A.  This committee will be composed of one representative from each member club.
			B.  This committee will present the slate of officers to the Board of Directors for approval at the October board meeting and will inform
			all clubs of the slate of officers before October 31.
			C.  The new governing board is installed at the first Board of Directors meting of the calendar year and introduced at the annual meeting
			held on the first field day of the calendar year.
	Rev. 1/01/2011		D.  No nominations will be accepted from the floor at the annual meeting.
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