BY-LAWS

Revised June 2, 2004

ARTICLE I - General
These Bylaws are established to implement the Articles of Incorporation of this organization, the Bylaws of the Evergreen State Volkssort Association (ESVA), and the Constitution and Bylaws of the American Volkssport Association (AVA) and the
International Federation of Popular Sports (IVV).

ARTICLE II - Membership

Section 1. Classes of Membership: There shall be one class of membership in this corporation, which shall be limited to those individuals and families whose dues
are current. Individuals and members of families 18 years old and over shall constitute a voting member, limited to two votes per family.

Section 2. Rights and obligations of Members:

a. Rights. Every Member is entitled to:

(1) Exercise the right to vote, and file petitions,
(2) Be on the official mailing list, and
(3) Eligibility for participation in club activities.

b. Obligations. All members of the organization are obligated to:

(1) Promote the aims and goals of the club, the ESVA, and the AVA to the best of their abilities,
(2) Uphold the reputation of the club, the ESVA, and the AVA at all times,
(3) Obey the Bylaws of the club and the ESVA and the Constitution and Bylaws of the AVA,
(4) Pay dues as required, commencing with application for an individual or family membership, and
(5) To contribute some of his or her time to the club's activities because it is only through the volunteer efforts of club members that the purposes of the club can be met, and,
(6) Uphold the laws of the land.

Section 3. Dues. Members must pay annual dues per individual and per family, due on July 1. Members shall be notified one month in advance, and those whose dues are not paid within 60 days shall be automatically dropped from membership in the organization.

ARTICLE III - Officers

Section 1. Officers. The officers of the organization shall be a President, Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer. Such other officers and committee members as may be deemed necessary may be elected or appointed by the President.

Section 2. Eligibility. No member shall hold more than one office at a time, and no member shall be eligible to serve more than four consecutive terms in the same office.

Section 3. Nomination Procedures. At the regular meeting held in the month of May, nominations will be taken and additional nominations from the floor at the June meeting shall be permitted. Voting will take place at the June meeting.

Section 4. Elections. The officers shall be elected by a show of hands of the regular members of the organization at the June membership meeting. Where only one (1) candidate for an office has been nominated, a show of hands will not be necessary. The Secretary shall cast the unanimous vote of the meeting. In the event that more than two (2) candidates are nominated for the same office and upon the first vote no candidate
receives a majority of the votes cast, the two (2) candidates receiving the most votes shall run against each other. Upon the subsequent vote, the candidate receiving the majority vote shall be declared elected. Proxies will not be allowed.

Section 5. Terms of Office. The officers shall hold office for a term of one year or until their successors are elected, not to exceed four (4) consecutive terms. Their term of office shall begin on the first of July.

Section 6. Duties. These officers shall perform the duties prescribed by these Bylaws and by Robert's Rules of Order, Newly Revised.

a. President. The president shall preside at all meetings of the organization, call special meetings of the organization, appoint committees, represent the organization officially in all affairs or designate an appropriate representative, and serve ex officio as a member of all committees of the organization.

b. Vice President. The Vice President shall preside at all meetings of the organization in the absence of the President, succeed to the office of the President in the event of a vacancy in the office of President and perform such duties as are prescribed by the President.

c. Secretary. The Secretary shall be responsible for recording and maintaining minutes of all meetings of the regular membership, maintaining the official list
of officers and members of the organization, and preparing general correspondence of the organization that is not a function of other officers or
committees.

d. Treasurer. The Treasurer shall be responsible for keeping an accurate account of all monies of the organization, collection of all monies due and making payments which have been authorized, preparing a Treasurer's report for each meeting of the organization, and submitting a full financial report to the members at each meeting.

e. ESVA Representative. The ESVA Representative may be appointed to attend all ESVA meetings or make sure an alternate will be in attendance with a letter from the President verifying eligibility to vote in place of the representative, represent the club and vote at all ESVA meetings, receive and maintain correspondence from ESVA, AVA and IVV, keep the club membership notified of all ESVA, AVA and IVV communications and correspondence, and, inform the President of ESVA functions needing volunteers.

f. Trailmaster. The Trailmaster may be appointed by the President and shall serve as an ex officio member of all event committees to assist committees by
inspecting event routes, checking distance, certifying it is safe and of good quality and reviewing rating before submission to the Pathfinder, assist event committee chairperson by providing guidelines to event planning, event managing and post event followup.

ARTICLE IV - Meetings

Section 1. Regular Meetings. The regular Meeting of the organization shall be held on the First (1) Wednesday of each month unless otherwise ordered by the organization.

Section 2. Election Meeting. The regular meeting each June shall be known as the election meeting and shall be for the purpose of electing officers, in addition to regular business, and for any other business that may arise. During the May meeting the Secretary shall announce the date, time and place of the election meeting.

Section 3. Special Meetings. Special meetings may be called by the President or shall be called upon the written request of fifteen percent (15%) of the voting membership of the organization. The purpose of the meeting shall be stated in the call and no business
shall be transacted except that mentioned in the call of the special meeting. Written notice of at least 15 days shall be given to all the members, postmarked day being day 1.

Section 4. Quorum. Fifteen percent (15%) of the regular members in attendance at a meeting requiring voting shall constitute a quorum.

ARTICLE V - Committees

Section 1. Appointment. Committees, standing or special, shall be appointed by the President, as deemed necessary to carry on the work of the organization. The President
shall be a member ex officio of all committees except the Nominating Committee.

Section 2. Other Committees. Such other committees, standing or special, shall be appointed by the president as the organization shall from time to time deem necessary
to carry on the work of the organization.

ARTICLE VI - Fiscal Year

The fiscal year for the organization shall be July 1 through June 30th.

ARTICLE VII - Parliamentary Authority

The rules contained in the current edition of Robert's Rules of Order, Newly Revised shall govern the organization in all cases to which they are applicable and in which they are not inconsistent with these Bylaws and any special rules of order the organization may adopt.

ARTICLE VIII - Amendment of Bylaws

These Bylaws may be amended at any regular meeting of the organization by a two thirds vote, provided that the amendment has been submitted in writing at the previous regular meeting.