Article I

Name

1. The name of this club shall be known as the Carolina Rover Owners Club.

Article II

Objectives

1. The objectives of this club shall be:

• a)Providing social, educational, and recreational activities for its membership.
• b)Participating in and supporting civic and environmental activities for the betterment of the community.

Article III

Membership

1. Owners of all make and models of Land Rover vehicles are eligible for membership in the Carolina Rover Owners Club.
2. The total number of memberships shall not exceed 50 at any one time. Each membership includes the immediate family, however, voting power is restricted to one vote per dues paying member eighteen years of age and over.
3. Any members disgracing themselves in the public eye will be subject to immediate expulsion from the Club, subject to decision of the Executive Committee.
4. Applicants for membership must be at least sixteen years of age.
5. An application form and liability waiver must be completed and sent to the CROC Officers along with remittance for the current year’s dues before membership may be granted. Following review of each application by the Executive Committee, the applicant will be notified as to their acceptance or rejection.
6. Membership dues are good from January 1st to December 31st of the current year.

Article IV

Administration of Officers

1. The officers of the Carolina Rover Owners Club shall consist of a President, Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer, and shall be known as the Executive Committee. It shall be their duty to draw up agenda for all board and business meetings.
2. Only active members in good standing may be elected to or retain office.
3. The Executive Committee shall meet regularly, at a minimum of once each quarter, with fifty-one percent (51%) constituting quorum for the body.
4. The Executive Committee shall have the authority to take any action necessary to fulfill the aims of this organization without first obtaining the agreement of the membership.
5. The President, Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer may succeed themselves in office.
6. No officer shall be added to the club except by the vote of the majority of the entire membership of the club.
7. Special posts may be provided, as needed to advise and support the administration, based on Executive Committee approval.
8. Any officer absent from three consecutive officer meetings shall be dropped and replaced by the Executive Committee.

Article V

Duties and Powers of Officers

1. The PRESIDENT shall preside over all meetings and be present at all events when possible. He/She shall be the executive officer and shall have the duty to carry out all the policies and decisions of the Board of Directors.
2. The VICE PRESIDENT shall, in the absence of the President, serve in that capacity.
3. The SECRETARY shall keep and preserve all records and minutes of all the meetings and the ledger roll call to determine the number of voting members present so it may be known if a quorum is in attendance, shall keep a file system of membership, and shall receive and answer all general correspondence pertaining to the organization.
4. The TREASURER shall keep accurate and complete records of the funds and accounts of this organization, and shall collect all dues and maintain a record thereof. He/She shall make only such disbursements from the funds of the organization as are directed by the Board of Directors.
5. Indemnification Against Liability.  The organization shall indemnify and hold harmless each person who shall serve at any time hereafter as an officer of the organization from and against any and all claims and liabilities to which such person shall become subject by reason of his having heretofore or hereafter been an officer of the organization, or by reason of any action alleged to have been heretofore or hereafter taken or omitted by him as such officer, and shall reimburse each such person for all legal and other expenses reasonably incurred by him in connection with any such claim or liability. The rights accruing to any person under the foregoing provisions of this section shall not exclude any other right to which he may be lawfully entitled, nor shall anything herein contained restrict the right of the organization to indemnify or reimburse such person in any proper case even though not specifically herein provided for. The organization, officers, employees, and agents shall be fully protected in taking any action or making any payment, or in refusing so to do, in reliance upon the advice of counsel. The Executive Committee shall, within its sound business judgment and discretion, have the power to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was an   officer, employee, or agent of the organization, or is or was serving at the request of the organization as an officer, employee, or agent of another organization, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against any liability asserted against him and incurred by him in any such capacity, or arising out of his status as such, whether or not the organization would have the power to indemnify him against such liability.
6. The President, Vice-President, Secretary, and Treasurer have the privilege of electing one (1) Board of Director who will serve for one (1) term lasting twelve (12) months who shall take office at the start of the fourth (4th) quarter (October 1st of the current year).

Article VI

Expenditures and Finance

1. All monies received from all sources shall immediately be turned over to the Treasurer to be deposited in a bank designated by the Board of Directors.
2. The Treasurer is authorized to pay non-budgeted expenditures up to fifty dollars ($50) without the prior approval of the Executive Committee or the membership. The treasurer may pay single non-budgeted expenditures over fifty dollars ($50) with the prior approval of a majority of the Executive Committee.  All expenditures shall be made by check or credit card, and all checks must indicate purchase.
3. The fiscal year of this club shall extend from January 1st to December 31st.

Article VII

Election of Officers

1. The membership shall nominate and elect officers for each upcoming fiscal year during the third (3rd) quarter of the current fiscal year.  The newly elected officers shall take office at the start of the fourth (4th) quarter (October 1st of the current year).
2. The candidates for the offices of the Executive Committee consisting of the President, Vice President, Treasurer, and Secretary must be members in good standing. Nominations may be announced prior to the election by mail, to each member who is in good standing, at least two weeks prior to the general election. At all elections, nominations for each and every office of this organization (excluding the Treasurer) may be made from the floor.
3. Balloting for each office shall be in separate successive sequence and will be held by secret ballot. All ballots for offices must be counted and checked by three members other than nominees.
4. A majority of votes cast is necessary for election to an office.
5. In case of a tie vote for any of the above-mentioned offices, the president shall determine the winner of such election by a toss of a coin.
6. In the event of a vacancy in the office of President, Vice President, Secretary, or Treasurer, the Executive Committee shall elect a successor.
7. All officers are elected to serve a 12 month term beginning with the start of the fourth (4th) quarter (October 1st of the current year).

Article VIII

Board of Directors

1. The governing body of this club is the Board of Directors consisting of 5 members, namely one director elected in accordance with Article V of these by-laws and the presiding President, Vice-President, Secretary, and Treasurer.
2. The Board of Directors shall meet once a month as set by the President.
3. A majority of the voting members of the Board of Directors shall constitute a quorum for the board.

Article IX

Fees and Dues

1. The amount of the membership fee shall be determined annually by the Board of Directors to be effective for the ensuing fiscal year.
2. Any membership fees paid during the current fiscal year are only valid until December 31st of the current year.

Article X

Recall

1. Any officer of the club may be recalled by a two third majority vote of the entire membership.

Article XI

Events

1. All events shall be subject to the approval by the Executive Committee. Events will be under the direction of a Trip Leader appointed by the Executive Committee.
2. All events must be conducted in an orderly manner and with safety as the prime factor.

Article XII

Dissolution

1. Upon the dissolution of Carolina Rover Owners Club, the Board of Directors shall, after paying or making provisions for the payment of all of the liabilities of the club, distribute the remaining assets of the club to any other charitable foundation for one or more exempt purposes within the meaning of section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
2. However, if the named recipient is not then in existence or no longer a qualified distributee, or unwilling or unable to accept the distribution, then the assets of this club shall be distributed to a fund, foundation or corporation organized and operated exclusively for the purposes specified in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.