Litchfield Sportsmen's Club

Article 4: Membership

Any person in agreement with the Club’s purpose, who is willing to work and assist the Club in its accomplishments, and who is recommended by any Club member who is in good standing for at least one year, must complete an application.  The application must be read at a regular meeting and held over for voting at the next regular meeting.  Giving such application to the membership committee for review and their recommendations to be read at the next regular meeting.

Any person at least ten years of age and less than sixteen shall be considered for Junior membership under these same guidelines.

All regular members must attend at least one meeting per year and abide by the Club’s By-Laws.  The penalty for not doing so shall range from warning to suspension.  Any member suspended from the club may not reapply for membership in The Litchfield Sportsmen’s Club, Inc. without going through a one-year probationary period this would be without the benefits of a regular member.

Article 5: Dues

Annual dues must be paid in full on or before January 1 of the current year.  (For example, dues for the year 2012 must be paid on or before January 1, 2012.)

Any member whose dues become two months in arrears shall receive written notice from the Club.  If dues are not paid in full within 30 days of the date on said notice, unpaid member/s shall be dropped from the Club.  Member/s to be dropped shall be notified in writing two weeks in advance of being dropped.

Dues for Junior membership shall be one-half that of adult membership.

The amount for dues shall be regulated at the annual meeting by a two-thirds vote of the members present and shall be in effect for the next year.

Article 6: Reinstatement

Any member may, upon full payment of dues, be reinstated to membership for the remainder of the current year if they were in good standing.

After the current year, he or she must complete a new application for membership and receive a majority vote as a new member at the next regular meeting.