ARTICLE I:     MEMBERSHIP
Section 1: Application for membership in this organization shall be made in writing to the Secretary and shall be accompanied by the annual dues, whereupon said applicant shall be a member in good standing until April 30 of the year stated on the membership card.

Section 2: Members must be 18 years of age or older to vote, hold office, or be a committee chairperson.

Section 3: The Membership categories shall consist of Individual, Family and Business/Organization.

Section 4: A family membership shall be a husband and wife, single parent, or legal guardian, and all children seventeen (17) and under residing at the same address.

Section 5: All individual or family memberships shall receive one vote. The spouse in a member's household may purchase voting privileges for an amount equal to one-half (1/2) the cost of a family membership. Business memberships receive no votes.

Section 6: Each membership shall be provided an official membership card and a copy of the current Constitution and Bylaws. Businesses/organizations wishing to join shall be presented with a certificate of membership and their names published in our newsletter.

Section 7: Membership shall be forfeited whenever a person is delinquent in their annual dues.  Also, membership shall be forfeited when a member knowingly schedules a function with the ballplayers which conflicts with a scheduled Booster Club event.

ARTICLE II:     DUES
Section 1: There shall be no initiation fee and the annual dues shall be set by the Planning Board as deemed necessary to cover expenses of the club.  If annual dues are recommended to be changed by the Planning Board, said recommended change must be approved by two-thirds (2/3) vote of the members present at the next regular membership meeting.

Section 2: The annual dues above provided shall be the fees assessed and shall constitute the financial obligation of any active member of this organization with regard to membership. 

Section 3: Annual dues shall be stated on the membership applications and in the newsletter prior to the start of the baseball season.

ARTICLE III:     DUTIES OF OFFICERS
Section 1: The President shall preside at all regular membership meetings of the members and of the Planning Board, shall set time and place thereof, and cause the notice required by the Constitution to be given. The President shall co-sign checks with the Treasurer, and either the President or Treasurer shall sign contracts which have been approved by a majority of the Planning Board. The President shall in cooperation with the other officers and the members execute the policies of this organization.

Section 2: The Vice President shall assist the President at his/her direction in the performance of the duties of the President, and shall in the absence, incapacity, or inability to act of the President, exercise the powers and discharge the duties of the President.

Section 3: The Secretary shall keep the records of the meetings of the members and of the Planning Board. He/she shall record minutes submitted by the committees.  The Secretary shall give notices, issue appropriate membership cards, issue copies of the Constitution and Bylaws, and shall keep a list of all members and a record of their dues.

Section 4: The Treasurer shall co-sign checks with the President, and either the President or Treasurer shall sign contracts which have been approved by a majority of the Planning Board. The Treasurer shall collect all dues and funds and deposit the same in a separate checking, savings or money market account in the name of this organization in a bank in or near O'Fallon, Missouri, and shall disburse the same only by check or debit card and only for purposes and items approved in the budget or by the membership at a membership meeting.   The Treasurer, with the approval of the Planning Board, may designate members who may use debit cards to pay for certain club expenses as approved in the budget or by the membership. He/she shall make a financial report at all regular membership meetings and as often as shall be required by the Planning Board.

Section 5: The Sergeant at Arms, under the direction of the presiding officer, helps to maintain order and decorum at meetings. He/she acts as doorkeeper and is responsible for the comfort and convenience of the assembly.

ARTICLE IV:     DUTIES OF THE PLANNING BOARD
Section 1: The Planning Board shall establish budgets for all activities of the organization for the upcoming season.  Such budget shall be examined and approved by the membership at large at the next membership meeting.

Section 2: The Planning Board shall establish the schedule of dates for regular membership meetings and for all activities and functions of the organization.  Announcement shall be made at a regular membership meeting of the schedule of membership meetings for the subsequent quarter.

ARTICLE V:     COMMITTEES OF ORGANIZATION
Section 1: All committee chairpersons are appointed by the President.  A committee shall consist of the chairperson and two or more members.

Section 2: The chairperson shall preside at all meetings of the established committee, shall set time and place thereof, and shall in the cooperation of the other committee members execute the purpose and policy of said committee and this organization.

Section 3: The committee chairperson shall be responsible for all funds authorized to the committee, shall submit all funds and receipts obtained by the committee to the Treasurer within one week of the date of the function for deposit into organizational accounts and overall financial records of the committee.

Section 4: The committee chairperson shall present an oral and written financial report to the membership at the first regular membership meeting following the event.

ARTICLE VI:     DISSOLUTION OF ORGANIZATION
Section 1: In the event the organization would dissolve, all money left in the treasury at said time would be given to a charitable organization, voted on by the membership at the final meeting.

ARTICLE VII:     ADOPTION AND AMENDMENT OF BYLAWS
Section 1: These Bylaws shall be deemed adopted by two-thirds (2/3) vote of the members in good standing and present at the regular membership  meeting.

Section 2: These Bylaws may be amended only by two-thirds (2/3) vote of the members in good standing and present at the regular membership meeting.