UNITED STATES
LAKELAND TERRIER CLUB, INC.

The object of the club shall be:

1. to encourage and promote quality in the breeding of pure-bred Lakeland Terriers and to do all possible to bring their natural qualities to perfection;
2. to encourage the organization of independent local Lakeland Terrier specialty clubs in those localities where there are sufficient fanciers of the breed to meet the requirements of THE AMERICAN KENNEL CLUB;
3. 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 Lakeland Terriers shall be judged;
4. to do all in its power to protect and advance the interest of the breed and to encourage sportsmanlike competition at dog shows and obedience trials.

Classes of Membership. There shall be two classes of membership:

1. General membership, open to all persons who are 18 years of age and older.
2. Honorary membership, selected by the Board from among those people who have made outstanding contributions to the breed over a long period of time. They do not pay dues and have no voting privileges. However, each such member should be able to maintain active/voting status by payment of dues.

Applicants may be elected at any meeting of the Board of Directors or by written vote of the Directors by mail. Affirmative votes of 2/3 of the Directors present at a meeting of the Board or 2/3 of the entire Board voting by mail, shall be required to elect an applicant.

An application which has received a negative note by the Board may be presented by the applicant’s endorser at the next meeting of the Club and the Club may elect such applicant by favorable vote of 75% of the members present.

Please note the following:

The American Kennel Club gave permission to the United States Lakeland Terrier Club in October 1970 to add the following restrictive clause to membership to the application for membership: “It is understood that any member who will sell their dog or dogs to pet shops here or abroad shall automatically be removed from membership. Their case may be reviewed by the Board of directors upon written request.”
— Revised October 7, 1970.

Termination of Membership. Membership may be terminated:

1. 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 fist day of each fiscal year.
2. By lapsing. A membership will be considered lapsed and automatically terminated if such member’s dues remain unpaid 60 days after the first of the year (Jan. 1). However, the Board may grant an additional 30 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.
3. By expulsion. A membership may be terminated by expulsion as provided in Article VI of these constitution and by-laws.

Business (voting0 can be conducted at meetings or thru mail, fax or e-mail. In order for business to be conducted by e-mail, the following precautions must be in place:

1. Every Board member must be provided with the mean to participate.
2. A procedure must be in place to verify the identity of the individual participating to ensure that they are the eligible Board member.
3. A mechanism must be in place to verify that eligible Board members are “listening.”
4. All Board members must agree to participate in this manner.

The Club may send members notification of club meetings) also included would be dues notices, minutes and newsletters) and Board members’ notification of Board meetings via e-mail, provided that:

• The member or Board member has signed an authorization agreeing to this method of communication. Such authorization, which is revocable, will also release the club of any liability should the notification be received late or not received by the member or Board member due to circumstances beyond the Club’s control.

Officers. The club’s officers, consisting of the President, Vice President, Vice President, Recording Secretary, Corresponding 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 immediate past president will serve on the Board of Directors for a period of two years with no vote.

1. The President shall preside at all meetings of the Club and of the Board, and shall have the duties and powers appurtenant to the office of President in addition to those particularly specified in these constitution and by-laws.
2. The Vice-President shall have the duties and exercise the powers of President in case of the President’s death, absence or incapacity.
3. The Recording Secretary shall keep a record of all meetings of the Club and of the Board and of all votes taken by mail, notify officers and Board of Directors of their election to office together with all matters of which a record shall be ordered by the Club; and shall maintain record books in which By-laws, special rules of Order, standing rules and minutes are entered with any Amendments to these documents, properly recorded and will have current record books on hand at every meeting.
4. The Corresponding Secretary shall have charge of the correspondence, notify members of meetings, notify new members of their election to membership, the mailing of reports and ballots to the general membership, 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 or delegated by the Board of Directors. Such duties include, but are not limited to, submitting applications for specialty shows to the AKC in a timely manner. She/He shall also secure contracts for Sweepstakes and Regular Class Judges for our National Specialty Show.
5. The Treasurer shall collect and receive all monies due or belonging to the club. He/she shall deposit the same in a bank approved by the Board, in the name of the club. His/her books shall at all times be open to inspection of the Board and he/she shall report to them 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 monies received and expended during the previous fiscal year. The Treasurer shall be bonded in such amount as the Board of Directors shall determine.

The Club’s official year shall begin May 1st and continue for a two year term. 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.

Nominations and ballots. No person may be a candidate in a Club election who has not been nominated in accordance with these by-laws. A Nomination committee shall be chosen by the Board of Directors by November 1st. The committee shall consist of three members and two alternates, all members in good standing, no more than one of whom shall be a member of the current Board of Directors. The Board shall name a chairman for the committee. The Nominating Committee may conduct its business by mail.

1. The Nominating Committee shall nominate from among the eligible members of the Club, one candidate for each office and for each other position on the board of Directors and a candidate for the Delegate to the AMERICAN KENNEL CLUB and shall procure the acceptance of each nominee so chosen. The committee shall then submit its slate of candidates to the Secretary by January 1st. The Secretary will present the proposed slate to the members by February 1st.
2. Additional nominations of eligible members may be made by written petition addressed to the Secretary and received at his/her regular address no later than March 1st, signed by two members and accompanied by the written acceptance of each such additional nominee signifying his willingness to be a candidate. Except for the position of Delegate, no person shall be a candidate for more than one position, and the additional nominations which are provided herein may be made only from among those members who have not accepted a nomination of the Nominating Committee.
3. If no valid additional nominations are received by the Secretary no later than March 1st, the Nominating Committee’s slate shall be declared elected and no balloting will be required.
4. If one or more valid additional nominations are received by March 1, the Secretary, or an independent professional firm designated by the Board, shall mail within 15 days, to each member in good standing, a ballot listing all of the nominees for each position in alphabetical order, together with a blank envelope and return envelope addressed to the Secretary marked “Ballot” and bearing the name of the member to whom it is sent. So that the ballots may remain secret, each vote, after marking his ballot, shall seal it in the blank envelope which shall then be placed in the second envelope addressed to the Secretary. The person receiving the largest number of votes for each position shall be declared elected. If any nominee at the time of election in unable to serve for any reason, such nominee shall not be elected and the vacancy so created will be filled by the Board of directors in the manner provided by Article III, Section 3. Ballots must be returned to the Secretary before May 1st.
5. Nominations cannot be made in any other manner than as provided above.

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 the President
• Report of the Secretary
• Report of the Treasurer
• Report of committees
• Election of new members
• Unfinished business
• New business
• Adjournment

At meetings of the Board, the Order of business, unless otherwise directed by majority vote of those present, shall be as follows:

• Report of the Secretary
• Report of the Treasurer
• Reports of committees
• Unfinished business
• Election of new members
• New business
• Adjournment