Bylaws of Occoquan Yacht Club – October 2001 ARTICLE I Name and Burgee 1. The name of this organization shall be Occoquan Yacht
Club.
2. The Burgee of this organization shall be a pennant with a
blue field, and a hoist to fly ratio of two to three. A white
circle with a diameter of two thirds the hoist shall be centered
horizontally one third the length of the fly. A red "Y" with
interlocking yellow "C" shall appear in the circle. ARTICLE II Purposes 1. To support educational training and sharing of skills that
contribute to safe and enjoyable boating.
2. To promote and provide instruction and training in the skills
necessary for the safe enjoyment of recreational boating.
3. To provide, manage, operate, and maintain such physical
and material facilities and boats as may be deemed necessary
and expedient in furthering the purposes of this organization.
4. To purchase, acquire, hold, sell, convey, mortgage, lease,
and exchange real estate and personal property of every
nature, kind, and description whatsoever, and to do any and all
things not prohibited by law, which are necessary to, expedient
to, and consistent with the purposes of this organization. ARTICLE III Memberships 1. Membership shall be open to all interested and qualified
persons without regard to race, religion, origin, creed, gender
or sexual orientation. Membership shall be categorized as
Regular Membership, Associate Membership, or Honorary
membership. a. REGULAR MEMBERSHIP shall be open to all yacht
owners 21 years of age or over. A yacht owner is an
owner, part owner, or charterer for not less than thirty
days, of a craft propelled either by mechanical power or
sail, or both, capable of carrying one or more persons, and
registered by the Membership Chairman. For purposes of
dues assessment and voting privileges, Regular
Membership is subdivided into Individual Membership
and Family Memberships as follows: (1) INDIVIDUAL MEMBERSHIP shall be open to:           (a) Individuals who are eligible for Regular
          Membership per 1.a.
          (b) Individual Members shall qualify for one (1)
          vote.
(2) FAMILY MEMBERSHIP shall be open to:                     (a) any party of two who are jointly owners of a
                    yacht (as defined in Article III, 1.a) or a
                    husband-wife or couple team where one or both
                    qualify for Regular Membership per 1.a.
                    (b) Family Memberships shall qualify for two (2)
                    votes.
                    Family member’s dependent children, under 21
                    years of age, shall be included under Family
                    Membership.
b. ASSOCIATE MEMBERSHIP shall be open to any
person, 21 years of age or over, who is not the owner of a
yacht. An Associate Member shall become a Regular
Member upon notification to the Membership Chairman
of yacht ownership as defined in Article III, paragraph
1.a., and must pay dues accordingly within 30 days.
c. HONORARY MEMBERSHIP may be conferred on           any person for a period of one year by a majority vote of
          the Executive Board. There shall be no more than twelve
          (12) Honorary Members at any one time.  Honorary
          Membership will be reviewed on a yearly basis.
2. PRIVILEGES OF MEMBERSHIP:           a. REGULAR MEMBERS shall be entitled to hold office,
          to vote at General Membership Meetings, to enjoy all
          activities of the organization, and to use all physical and
          material facilities and boats owned and/or operated by the
          organization.
          b. ASSOCIATE MEMBERS shall be permitted to enjoy
          all activities of the organization, and to use all physical
          and material facilities and boats owned and/or operated by
          the organization, unless such activity, facility, or boat has
          been restricted from associate members by majority vote
          of the Executive Board.
          c. HONORARY MEMBERS shall be permitted to enjoy
          all activities of the organization, unless such activity,
          facility, and/or boat has been restricted from Honorary
          Members by majority vote of the Executive Board.
3. RESPONSIBILITIES FOR MEMBERSHIP: Upon
acceptance of membership, Member and his or her invited
guests agrees to undertake club activities at his or her own
risk, and will hold the club, its members and representatives
harmless for any advice or recommendations provided.
4. APPLICATION FOR MEMBERSHIP: Each person or
family, as appropriate, shall apply for membership by written
application to the Membership Chairman of the organization,
accompanied by payment of an initiation fee (which shall not
be pro-rated). Membership is effective upon issuance of a
membership card properly signed by the Membership
Chairman, Commodore, Vice Commodore, or Secretary of the
organization. a. The fiscal year, and membership year of this
organization shall be from January 1 to December 31 of
that calendar year. The Membership Chairman, at the
direction of the Executive Board, may begin issuing new
memberships for an up-coming membership year within a
period not to exceed 90 days prior to the beginning of that
membership year. Such persons issued Regular
Memberships shall be eligible to vote at any scheduled
General Membership Meeting.
b. Memberships shall automatically expire on December
31 of their membership year.
c. Any membership may be revoked for cause by a two-
thirds vote of the Executive Board. All memberships may
be suspended for cause, and reinstated, by a two-thirds
vote of the Executive Board. ARTICLE IV Officers 1. The Officers of the organization as described below shall be
elected to serve as members of the Executive Board for a
period of one year. a. COMMODORE: The Commodore shall be a Regular
Member and shall be Chief Executive Officer of the
organization, presiding whenever possible at all meetings
of the organization and all Executive Board meetings.
b. VICE COMMODORE: The Vice Commodore shall be
a Regular Member and shall assist the Commodore in the
execution of his duties, shall act in the place of the

Commodore in the Commodore's absence and perform all
other duties that may be required of this office.
c. REAR COMMODORE: The Rear Commodore shall be
a Regular Member, shall assist the Commodore and Vice
Commodore in the execution of the duties of their offices,
shall act in the place of the Commodore in the absence of
the Commodore and the Vice Commodore and perform all
other duties that may be required of this office.
d. SECRETARY: The Secretary shall be a Regular
Member and shall maintain records of the organization,
keep minutes of organization and Executive Board
meetings, administrate correspondence and perform other
duties that may be required of this office.
e. TREASURER: The Treasurer shall be a Regular
Member and shall maintain all financial records, keep all
accounts of moneys received and paid, and perform all
other duties that may be required of this office. ARTICLE V Administration 1. EXECUTIVE BOARD: The Executive Board shall consist
of the above named five officers, plus the most immediate Past
Commodore in a non-voting advisory capacity and shall be
empowered to transact all business of the organization not
forbidden by law, or restricted by these Bylaws. The Executive
Board may be convened with three (3) of the five (5) voting
members present. The Commodore as chief executive officer,
or in his absence, the Vice Commodore or Rear Commodore
in that order of rank, shall be empowered to act for the
organization when the Executive Board is not in session,
provided that their acts shall not be contrary to any law, OYC
by-law, or policy of the Executive Board, and provided that
they shall report their action or actions to the Executive Board
at their next meeting.           a. The Executive Board shall meet at any time and place
          agreed to by the majority of the Board, but 24 hours
          notice must be provided each Officer.
          b. The November Executive Board Meeting shall include
          members of the previous Executive Board for the purpose
          of continuity.
          c. A quorum of the Executive Board shall be three or
          more members, and a majority of votes cast shall be
          sufficient to transact all business not otherwise prohibited
          by these By- Laws.
          d. The Executive Board shall be responsible for the
          scheduling of events for the upcoming calendar year and
          be responsible for conducting those events through that
          calendar year, to include the Change of Command
          Ceremony.
          e. The Executive Board without individual liability, shall
          ensure the payment of debt incurred at their direction.
          f. The Executive Board may appoint such committees or
          delegate such tasks as it deems appropriate to carry out
          the business of the organization.
2. ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGEMENT: The Executive
Board shall be encouraged to maintain the following
Administrative Management positions. a. MEMBERSHIP CHAIRMAN: The Membership
Chairman shall be appointed by the Executive Board. The
Membership Chairman shall be a Regular Member, shall
maintain all membership records and shall respond to all
requests for membership.
b. DAYMARKER EDITOR: The Daymarker Editor shall           be appointed by the Executive Board. The Daymarker
          Editor shall be responsible for all processes which
          culminate in the production and delivery of the OYC
          periodical known as The Daymarker. Copies of The
          Daymarker shall be delivered to Family Memberships,
          Individual Memberships, Associate Memberships,
          Honorary Memberships and others as deemed necessary
          by the Executive Board.
          c. QUARTERMASTER: The Quartermaster shall be
          appointed by the Executive Board. The Quartermaster
          shall be responsible for the purchase and resale of
          clothing, jewelry and other membership articles as
          directed by the Executive Board.
          d. HISTORIAN: The Historian shall be appointed by the
          Executive Board. The Historian shall maintain all OYC
          photographic archives. The Historian shall periodically
          display recent pictorial history to members assembled for
          local OYC events. The complete pictorial history shall be
          made available to members after advance notice to the
          Historian.
          e. FLEET CAPTAINS: Fleet Captains shall be approved
          by the Executive Board. Fleet Captains shall be
          responsible for encouraging boaters operating out of their
          respective marinas to become OYC members. Fleet
          Captains shall perform liaison duties between their
          respective marinas and the Executive Board.
3. COMMITTEES:           a. The Executive Board shall appoint a nominating
          committee consisting of the Immediate Past Commodore
          or one other current Executive Board member, plus two
          Regular Members. The Nominating Committee shall
          prepare a slate for the upcoming election of officers.
          b. The Executive Board shall be empowered to appoint
          additional committees as they deem necessary. Any
          appointed committee Chairman shall be an active Regular
          Member.
4. ADVISORY BOARD: The Chairmen of the various
appointed committees shall constitute an Advisory Board
which shall meet with the Executive Board when directed by
that Board for the purpose of providing advice to the
Executive Board.
5. REMUNERATION: The officers, committee chairmen and
committee members outlined in these Bylaws shall serve
without remuneration. Other committee memberships and
committee members performing tasks appointed by the
Executive Board shall also serve without remuneration unless
the Executive Board specifically states the remuneration to be
given.
6. SPECIAL APPOINTMENTS: In the event of a premature
vacancy or an inability to carry out the duties of any of the
positions described in these Bylaws, the Commodore is
empowered to make an appointment to fill that position for the
remainder of its term, with approval of the Executive Board.
7. COMMITTEE MEETINGS: Committees may meet at any
time or place and may be called by any member of the
committee, provided that members are given 24 hours notice.
A committee quorum shall be 51 percent or more of the
members of that committee present, and a majority of votes
cast shall be sufficient to conduct the business of the
committee.
8. GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETINGS: A General
Membership Meeting shall be held in October each year at a

place to be announced at least two weeks in advance. No
further notice is required of this meeting, but the meeting may
be published to the membership by the Executive Board.           This General Membership Meeting shall be held to elect
the Officers of the Executive Board for the upcoming
membership year, and to conduct such other general business
as may be desired by the membership or the Executive Board.
Other General Membership Meetings may be called by the
Executive Board or by a petition to the Executive Board of
five or more Regular Members, provided that in either event
the Executive Board must publish two weeks notice to the
Regular Members of the time, place, and date of the meeting
and of the proposed business to be conducted at the meeting. If
any member desires to have a vote on a change of these
Bylaws, or the amount of annual membership dues, such a
proposed change must be published to Regular Members two
weeks in advance of a General Membership Meeting.
9. PROCEDURAL RULES: a. QUORUM: Shall be effected when one-tenth of the
Regular Members, one of whom must be Commodore,
Vice Commodore, or Rear Commodore, are present at a
duly called General Membership Meeting. The Secretary,
or in their absence, the junior officer present, shall certify
the quorum.
b. VOTING:           (1) General Membership Meetings: Each Regular
          Member shall have one vote--a majority of votes cast
          shall be effective to conduct all business of the
          organization except amendment of these Bylaws.
          (2) Executive Board Meetings: Each elected officer
          shall have one vote.
          (3) Committee Meetings: Each committee member
          shall have one vote.
          (4) Voting by proxy or absentee ballot shall be
          permitted at all meetings. A proxy shall be printed
          and signed by the person giving the proxy, and shall
          name the person authorized to use the proxy. An
          absentee ballot shall be printed and signed by the
          person casting the absentee ballot. The Secretary
          shall certify the validity of all proxies and absentee
          ballots at General Membership Meetings and
          Executive Board Meetings. An all-encompassing
          absentee ballot/proxy shall be created for every
          election.
c. ROBERT'S RULES OF ORDER are adopted to the
extent that they do not interfere or conflict with these
Bylaws as governing the conduct at all meetings. The
Commodore or Chairman of any meeting may appoint a
parliamentarian to rule on all questions of order.
d. ELECTION OF OFFICERS: Officers shall be elected
at the October General Membership Meeting to take
office on November 1 and serve for a period of one year
or until relieved. The nominating committee may
recommend more than one person per office. Any person
qualified in accordance with the provisions of Article IV,
paragraphs 1a, 1b, 1c, 1d, and 1e of these Bylaws may be
nominated for office by the nominating committee or by a
petition signed by five Regular Members and may thereby
stand for that office at the October General Membership
Meeting. Such nominations or petitions must be presented
to the Secretary not less than one month prior to the
October General Membership Meeting to be valid. The slate of officers shall be provided to each family and
individual membership not less than two weeks prior to
the October General Membership Meeting. Any person
holding an office may be nominated for another term. ARTICLE VI Financial Policies 1. DUES:           a. The amount of dues shall be determined annually
          for the next year at a General Membership Meeting.
          b. An initiation fee equal to one year's dues shall be
          due and owing at the time of application for
          membership. This fee shall encompass the cost of
          initiation and dues until the end of this member’s
          membership year.
          c. Membership dues shall be due and owing at the
          expiration of their Membership year. (Membership
          dues shall not be pro-rated)
          d. Honorary Members shall pay no dues.
2. EXPENDITURES: a. All funds shall be expended for the purposes of the
organization as stated in Article II of these Bylaws
and the Corporate Articles.
b. The Commodore is authorized to approve and
expend sums of up to Two Hundred and Fifty ($250).
All other expenditures must be approved by the
Executive Board. The Executive Board may, at its
discretion, put the matter before the General
Membership.
c. The Treasurer may maintain a petty cash account
of One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) or less, for which
they shall be accountable to the Executive Board. ARTICLE VII Amendments to these Bylaws 1. These Bylaws may be amended by a vote of two-thirds
of the votes cast at a General Membership Meeting of the
organization. Notice of a proposed amendment shall be
the same as required for notice of a General Membership
Meeting. ARTICLE VIII Dissolution 1. Upon dissolution of the OYC, the entire assets, upon
liquidation by the Executive Board, shall be distributed,
share and share alike, to those persons who are at the time
Family Members, Individual Members or Associate
Members of the OYC. Bylaws approved by vote of the membership on October 27,
2001.