Modified 3/20/2002:

=== CONSTITUTION  ===

ARTICLE 1

The name of this club shall be The Western Reserve Poodle Club.


ARTICLE 2

The purposes for which this Club has been formed are to create, foster,
and promote interest in Poodles by encouraging their breeding, in
accordance with the standard set by The Poodle Club of America, Inc.,
and to the end that such standard and qualities of the Breed be better
known and the interests of the Breed advanced; to encourage the exhibition
of Poodles at regular bench and specialty shows, in obedience work, and
the introduction of Poodles into as many fields as possible, maintaining
among our members the highest spirit of cooperation and devotion to the
principles of good sportsmanship, and to conduct sanctioned and licensed
specialty and obedience shows and matches under the rules of The
American Kennel Club.


===  BY-LAWS  ===

ARTICLE 1    MEMBERSHIP
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Section 1.  INDIVIDUAL REQUIREMENTS

Any person having bred, exhibited, or judged Poodles, or owning a Poodle,
or a member of his/her immediate family, and being in good standing with
The American Kennel Club, may apply for membership in this Club.
However, no person who places or accepts dogs for sale in a pet shop
may be a member of this Club.

Section 2.  MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION

A.) All applications for individual membership shall be made on the Club's
official application forms which shall provide that applicant agrees to
abide by The Western Reserve Poodle Club Constitution and By-Laws and
the rules of the Club.  The applicant shall state his/her name, address,
and occupation on the application form.  The applications shall be
endorsed in writing by two (2) or more members in good standing.  No
member of the Club shall endorse more than four (4) applicants for 
membership in any one (1) year; and any application violating this
provision of these By-Laws shall not be considered by the Membership
Committee or the Board.

B.) A prospective member, after attending two meetings, shall submit the
application to the membership Committee, who shall investigate and report
thereon to the Board of Governors.  The Board of Governors will review
such application and present its recommendation to the membership for the
first reading at the next regular meeting.  Any objections by the
membership, to such applicant becoming a member, should be presented
to the Board of Governors prior to the next Board meeting.

C.) The second reading shall occur at the next regular meeting following
the first reading.  Immediately following the second reading, a majority
vote of the members in attendance shall be required to elect an applicant
to membership.  No applicant who has been rejected may again be
considered at any meeting held within twelve months after the date of the
last rejection.  Any applicant rejected shall have dues payment refunded.
A new member is entitled to all privileges of the Club, immediately after
being elected to membership.

D.) Awards.  Members must submit the Application for Special Awards form
to the Awards chairman by September 1 of each year, along with a copy of
the confirmation from the American Kennel Club confirming such
championship.  Champions must be finished before May 31 for Member to
qualify for such award.  Award shall be presented at the Awards Dinner.
Each qualifying member will receive a plate, approximately 6-3/8"x3" which
will include the champion's name, AKC number, and date of completed
championship.  The Club will supply a plaque for all top producers.

Section 3.  RESIGNATION

Any member may withdraw from the Club by written resignation to the
Corresponding Secretary.  Such resignation shall be presented to the
Board of Governors at the first meeting following its receipt.

Section 4.  DISCIPLINE

A.) SUSPENSION - Any member suspended from The American Kennel
Club shall automatically be suspended from this Club for a like period.

B.) CHARGES - The Board of Governors shall, each year, appoint a
Grievance Committee, consisting of three members who are not Governors,
which shall hear all charges against any member.  All such charges shall
be submitted to the Board, in writing, and signed and immediately upon
filing of such charges against any member, the Corresponding Secretary
shall send a copy of the charges, together with the hearing of same, to
such member, by registered mail, return receipt requested, addressed to
the last known address.  No hearing of charges shall be held until at
least two (2) weeks from the date of the mailing of such charges to such
member have elapsed.

C.) HEARING - The Grievance Committee shall have complete authority to
decide whether counsel may attend the hearing, but both the complainant
and defendant shall be treated uniformly in that regard.  The member
against whom charges have been made, may appear before such
Grievance Committee to defend ones self and may produce witnesses if 
so desired.  The member and witnesses shall be given full opportunity to
be heard.  No charges shall be heard unless the complainant appears,
with or without witnesses, to substantiate such charges.

In the case of charges against a member who is not a Governor, the
Grievance Committee shall report its findings and recommendations to
the Board of Governors; the Board shall thereafter have the power,
by a two-thirds (2/3) vote by secret ballot of the Board members 
present and voting, to suspend such member, or to put such member
on probation, or recommend expulsion to the membership.

D.) APPEAL - Any member who has been suspended or put on
probation by the Board of Governors may appeal to the membership;
such appeal must be filed with the Recording Secretary within ten
(10) days after the action of the Board of Governors; the membership
may, by a vote of two-thirds (2/3) by secret ballot of the members
present at a meeting called for such purpose, sustain the action of the
Board of Governors, reinstate such member, or expel such member.
Such member is to be notified by registered mail, return receipt
requested, of the Board's and/or Club's action.

E.) CHARGES AGAINST A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS - 
In the case where charges are preferred against a member of the Board
of Governors, the Grievance Committee shall report its findings and
recommendations to the membership who, by a vote of two-thirds (2/3) by
secret ballot of the members present at a meeting called for that purpose,
or at a regular meeting, may remove such Governor from office, or may
suspend or expel such Governor or put such Governor on probation.

ARTICLE 2   DUES
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The annual dues shall be thirty dollars ($30.00) per year per person.
All membership dues are non-refundable.

New applicant's dues shall be submitted with the application.  These dues
shall be deposited immediately and refunded if application is rejected.
Dues are due the first day of November, except that the dues paid by new
members accepted after August 1 shall carry to October 31 of the following
year.  (Example: August 1, 1992 through October 31, 1993)  No member
may vote or be elected to the Board of Governors whose dues or bills are
not paid as of the date of the election meeting.

The Treasurer shall notify any member whose dues are not paid within 30
days of the 1st of November, and failure to pay within 30 days of such
notice shall result in suspension from the Club, but the Board may grant
an additional period of grace in meritorious cases.

Reinstatement of suspended member shall follow the same procedure as
a new application, except that if termination was due to lapsed dues,
application may not be submitted within six (6) months from the date of
the previous termination.

An Associate Membership shall be available for all past members in good
standing who are no longer active.  This will be a non-voting membership.
Cost will be ten dollars ($10.00) per year per person and entitles the
Associate member to all privileges of the Regular Membership, other than
voting and receiving awards.


ARTICLE 3   MEETINGS
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Section 1.  REGULAR  MEETINGS

The Western Reserve Poodle Club shall meet the third Wednesday of each
month.  Written notice of each meeting shall be mailed to members by the
Corresponding Secretary at least five (5) days prior to the date of the
meeting.

The regular monthly meeting date may be altered or a scheduled regular
monthly meeting canceled by vote of two-thirds (2/3) of members present
and voting at any prior regular meeting, or upon orders of the President.

Section 2.  SPECIAL  MEETINGS

Special Meetings of the membership may be called by the President
and/or upon written request of ten (10) members; such request shall
state the reason wherefore.  Notice of any special meeting of the
membership shall be sent to all members ten (10) days before the
special meeting whenever possible.  No other business than that 
specified in the notice shall be transacted at any special meeting.

Section 3.  QUORUM

Two-thirds (2/3) of the members present and voting
shall constitute a quorum at any meeting of the membership.

Section 4.  VOTING

Each member of the Club shall be entitled to one vote, which must be cast
in person.  There shall be no proxy voting.  Mail voting shall be
permitted for the purpose of such opinion polls as promulgated by The
Board of Governors.  In the event of a secret ballot to be held aside in
case of a tie, all ballots for each issue shall be tallied, placed in a
separate envelope and signed by the Tellers and turned over to the
Recording Secretary to be held until the close of the next regular
meeting.

Section 5.  ORDER OF BUSINESS

The order of business at all regular meetings of the Club and The Board of
Governors shall be as follows:

    1.  Reading of the minutes of the last regular meeting or approval of
        minutes of the last regular meeting as mailed to the membership.

    2.  Reading of the minutes of the last Board of Governors meeting.

    3.  Reports of Officer and Committees.

    4.  Unfinished Business.

    5.  Elections.

    6.  New Business.

    7.  Adjournment.


ARTICLE 4   BOARD OF GOVERNORS
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Section 1.  NUMBER

All affairs, business, government, and general management of the Club
shall be vested in a Board of Governors which shall be nine (9) in
number, consisting of the President, Vice-President, Corresponding
Secretary, Recording Secretary, Treasurer, and four members at large,
one to represent each variety (Toy, Miniature, Standard) insofar as
possible and Obedience.  It is desirable that all Board members be or
have been breeders, exhibitors, or judges of Poodles and they must be
members of the Club.

Section 2.  ELECTION

A.) METHOD AND TERM OF OFFICE - The Board of Governors shall
be elected by the membership at the November meeting.  Each year
three members shall be elected for a term of three (3) years.  All
officers shall be elected for a term of one year.

B.) ELECTION - All elections shall be by secret written ballot and a
plurality vote of members present and voting shall be required to elect.
There shall be no mail or proxy voting.

C.) OFFICERS OF THE CLUB - The officers of the Club, who shall be the
officers of the Board of Governors, shall be elected by the members in the
order indicated in Section 1 of Article 4.  The officers shall
be selected from the Board of Governors.

D.) TAKING OFFICE - The Elected officers shall begin their term of office
at the beginning of the fiscal year, except the Treasurer will begin their
term of office after the close of the audit.

E.) ELIGIBILITY - A Member to be eligible for The Board of Governors
must have attended a majority of the Regular meetings of the previous
fiscal year. To be eligible for election to The Board of Governors, a
member shall have been a member in good standing of the Club for
two (2) years.  Nominees should be present to accept the nomination,
but letters of acceptance will be permitted in extraordinary
circumstances.

Section 3.  POWERS AND DUTIES

The government and management of the Club shall be vested in
the Board of Governor, by approval of the membership of the Club.
The Board of Governors shall have the power and duty to supervise
all activity pertaining to the Club; from time to time appoint such
Committees as in the judgment of the Board may be necessary to
facilitate and carry out the objectives and business of the Club,
which Committees shall be in addition to the standing Committees
provided for in these By-Laws; fill any vacancy in the Board of
Governors or in any office except that of President until the next
election meeting.

Section 4.  MEETINGS

A.) An organizational board meeting should be called by the
President-elect and held as soon as practicable after elections
and prior to the first meeting over which he/she presides.

B.) The Board shall meet monthly before the regular meeting of the Club
at a time and place decided at the previous Board meeting or decided
by the President.  Five (5) days notice of any meeting of the Board shall
be given to each member.  In addition to the President, five (5) Board
members shall constitute a quorum at any Board meeting.  Time, date,
and place of meeting should be set forth in the notice.

C.) Special meetings may be held at the call of the President or at the
written request of four (4) Board members.  Reason for such meeting
shall be embodied in the call for such meetings, and no other business
may be transacted.  Whenever possible, five (5) days notice should be
given to members, and the time, date, and place shall be set forth in the
notice.

D.) Any Governor whosoever shall be absent from three (3) meetings in
any one fiscal year without valid reason presented and acceptable to a
majority of the Governors, shall be removed from office as a Governor
and another member appointed until the November meeting and
elections.  Any Board member unable to attend a Board meeting
shall notify the Corresponding Secretary or President prior to the
Board meeting.


ARTICLE 5   OFFICERS
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Section 1.  DUTIES

A.)  PRESIDENT - The President shall preside at all meetings of the
membership and of the Board  of Governors.  The President shall be
a member ex-officio of all Committees except the Nominating Committee.

B.)  VICE-PRESIDENT - In the case of the death of the President, or the
President's absence, the Vice-President shall perform the duties of the
President.  The Vice-President shall also preside if the President is
unable to do so for any reason whatsoever.

C.)  CORRESPONDING SECRETARY - The duties of the Corresponding
Secretary are as follows:

   (1)  Have charge of the Club's correspondence.
   (2)  Issue notice of all regular and special meetings of the Club and
        the Board of Governors at least five (5) days prior to the date of
        the meeting.
   (3)  Notify new members in writing of their elections.
   (4)  Notify Committee appointees of their appointments.
   (5)  Shall give aid and cooperate with other officers and the show
        Chairman as required.
   (6)  Serve on the Membership Committee.
   (7)  Maintain a record of membership and furnish members with a list
        of membership yearly.

D.)  RECORDING SECRETARY -  The duties of the Recording Secretary
are as follows:

   (1) Keep and read the minutes of all proceedings of the Club and the
       Board of Governors unless the minutes are mailed to the membership.
   (2) Keep a record of attendance of the members of the Club.
   (3) Be responsible for checking that a quorum is present at all regular
       and special meetings of the Club and the Board of Governors.
   (4) Provide sign-in sheets and attendance tally to chairman or
       Nominating Committee at the time of their appointments.
   (5) Notify tellers of number of votes required to pass any issue.
   (6) Responsible for keeping tallied and signed ballot envelopes until
       the end of the next regular meeting after voting has occurred.

E.) TREASURER - The Treasurer shall keep an itemized account of all
funds received and expended in a ledger.  The Treasurer shall render
an account of all receipts and disbursements at the meetings of the
Board of Governors and the membership and shall prepare an annual
statement at the end of the fiscal year, such statement to be audited
by the Auditing Committee.  In addition to preparing an annual
statement, all books including (1) the ledger, (2) bank check book,
(3) bank deposit book, (4) reconciled bank statements for the year
shall be submitted to the Auditing Committee for audit.  These records
shall be available upon request of any member of the Board of 
Governors.  The Treasurer shall mail bills for annual dues and issue
receipts and new membership cards.  The Treasurer shall receive
and deposit the funds of the Club in a bank designated by the Board
of Governors in an account in the name of the Club and also shall be
custodian of such books and records of the Club as pertain to the
office of Treasurer.  He/she shall cooperate at all times with the
Secretary in the performance of those duties.  The Treasurer shall be
bonded in an amount set by the Board of Governors and the premium
paid by the Club.


ARTICLE 6  COMMITTEES
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Section 1.  NOMINATING COMMITTEE

The Board of Governors at least eight (8) weeks prior to the meeting
at which regular or special elections are to be held, shall designate
three (3) members of the Club to serve as a Nominating Committee,
whose duties it shall be to nominate candidates for the Board of
Governors to be voted upon at the election meeting.  No officers or
members of the Board of Governors may be appointed to the
Nominating Committee.  The Nominating Committee shall report its
nominations in writing to the Secretary (Corresponding) of the Club at
least six (6) weeks prior to the election meeting and the Secretary
shall notify each member so nominated.  Nominations may also be
made from the floor.  Appointment to the Nominating Committee does
not necessarily eliminate the Club member from eligibility for office.

Section 2.  COMMITTEE ON PUBLICITY AND INFORMATION

The Chairman of Publicity and Information shall be selected by the
Board of Governors.  The Committee's duties shall be as follows:

A.)  To obtain information pertaining to Poodles and Poodle activities
of individual members and of other Clubs.

B.)  To utilize the most capable talent available for the presentation of
articles of significance and importance to the Breed.

C.)  To present the above information to the membership through the
Newsletter and in such other publications as the Board of Governors
approve, to the end that this committee carry out the objectives
expressed in Article 2 of the Constitution.

D.)  To report any adverse publicity of misinformation in regard to the
Poodle Breed to the Board of Governors.

 Section 4.  AUDITING COMMITTEE

The Board of Governors shall appoint three (3) Club members, one of
whom shall be a member of the Board other than the Treasurer, whose
responsibility it shall be to inspect the Treasurer's financial records
and report to the membership at the January meeting.

Section 5.  SHOW COMMITTEE

The Board of Governors shall appoint a Show Chairman who will select
their show committee, subject to the approval of the Board.  Each
member of the Show Committee should be a breeder, exhibitor, or
judge.  This Committee shall consist of at least five (5) members and
shall be in charge of and responsible for all phases of the Club's shows,
subject to the final approval of the Board.  The Show Chairman shall
supervise the planning for and the work of the show.


ARTICLE 7  HEADQUARTERS
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The headquarters of the Club shall be the resident address of the
Corresponding Secretary.


ARTICLE 8  FISCAL YEAR
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The fiscal year of the Western Reserve Poodle Club shall be from
January first to December thirty-first of each year.


ARTICLE 9  AMENDMENTS
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These By-Laws may be amended at a regular or special meeting
of the membership by a two-thirds (2/3) majority vote of those present
and voting.  Such amendments must be presented in writing by at least
five (5) members in good standing, to the Corresponding Secretary of
the Club or proposed from the floor at any regular meeting.  The
Corresponding Secretary must mail a copy of the proposed change to
each member at least fifteen (15) days prior to any regularly scheduled
meeting, at which the proposed change shall be discussed only and
tabled until the next regular meeting.  At this time, the proposal will be
voted upon, notice being given to all members.  A two-thirds (2/3)
majority vote of those present and voting will be required to pass
the Amendment.


ARTICLE 10  PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURE
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The rules of Parliamentary Procedure contained in Robert's Rules
of Order, Revised shall be the authority governing all meetings of
the Club and the Board of Governors, subject always to existing law
and these By-Laws.


ARTICLE 11
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Section 1. DISSOLUTION

Any proposal for dissolution of Western Reserve Poodle Club, Inc. may
be made in writing by any member in good standing at any regular Board
of Governors meeting at which a quorum (5) is present.  Special meetings
are not to be called for the purpose of dissolution. The proposal shall be
read at the following regular meeting.  A copy of said proposal shall be
mailed to each member at least fifteen (15) days prior to the next 
regularly scheduled meeting, at which the proposal shall be discussed.
 Following the presentation meeting and the discussion meeting, a
voting ballot shall be mailed to each member eligible to vote at least
fifteen (15) days prior to the next regularly scheduled meeting.  The
signed ballot (secret ballots shall not be used) must be postmarked
and returned to the Corresponding Secretary no later than five days
before the next regular meeting.  The ballots shall be presented to the
Board of Governors for verification and the results of the vote shall be
revealed to the membership at this meeting.  If seventy-five percent
(75%) of the members eligible to vote agree, Western Reserve Poodle
Club, Inc. shall be dissolved.

Section 2. DISBURSEMENT OF ASSETS

None of the property of the Club nor any proceeds thereof nor any assets
of the Club shall be distributed to any member or members of the Club, but
after liquidation of said property, all proceeds shall be donated to Ohio
State University School of Veterinary medicine to be used for research
projects.

The Western Reserve Poodle Club has adopted the following CODE OF ETHICS in order to create, foster, 

and promote interest in Poodles by encouraging their breeding in accordance with the Standard set by

The Poodle Club of America, Inc., and to maintain among its members the highest spirit of cooperation 

and devotion to the principles of good sportsmanship.

 

02/05/2006