SL&GC BY-LAWS

*ADOPTED BY SLGC BOARD OF GOVERNORS ON 10/21/2024

APPROVED BY SLGC MEMBERSHIP ON 10/26/2024

ARTICLE I

NAME, SEAL AND OFFICES

1.01 Name. The name of this corporation is Somerset Lake and Game Club. Somerset

Lake and Game Club shall sometimes be referred to herein as the “Club” or as the

“Corporation.”

1.02 Seal. The seal of the Corporation shall be circular in form and shall bear on its

outer edge the words “Somerset Lake and Game Club” and in the center, the

words and figures “Corporate Seal 1917 New Jersey.” The Board of Governors

may change the form of the seal or the inscription thereon at its pleasure.

1.03 Offices. The principal offices of the Corporation shall be at Lake Road, Far Hills,

New Jersey. The Corporation also may have offices at such other places as the

Board of Governors from time to time may determine.

ARTICLE II

PURPOSES

2.01 Purposes. The purposes of the Corporation are those set forth in Article II of the

Certificate of Incorporation. The Corporation is formed for social, intellectual and

recreative purposes, including particularly, swimming, boating, fishing, ice

skating, tennis and the conservation of game.

ARTICLE III

TRUSTEES (GOVERNORS) AND CORPORATE POWERS

3.01 Corporate Powers. All of the corporate powers of the Corporation shall be

exercised by the Trustees, to be known as Governors and serving as the Board of

Governors.

3.02 Governors. The Board of Governors shall have ten members each of whom shall

be a Regular Member or a Senior Member of the Club (as defined in Article X

herein). Each Governor shall be elected in the manner specified by Article IV

herein.

ARTICLE IV

TERM AND ELECTION OF GOVERNORS

4.01 Term and Election. Governors shall be elected at the Annual Meeting (as defined

in Section 5.01 herein) by majority vote of the members of the Club voting in

person or by proxy. The Governors shall serve for a period of two years and shall

consist of two classes of five each, one of which classes shall be elected each year.

Governors are eligible to succeed themselves.

4.02 Time of Election and Assumption of Office.

(A) Not less than six weeks before the date of the Annual Meeting, the

President, or other officer so acting for the time being, shall, with the approval of

the Board of Governors, designate three members of the Club, one of whom shall

be a non-retiring member of the Board of Governors, as a committee to nominate

five candidates to serve as Governors. A list of those so nominated shall be mailed

to the members of the Club three weeks in advance of the Annual Meeting.

Alternate nominations may be made by petition, signed by not less than ten

members of the Club and filed with the Secretary not less than ten days before the

meeting, after which time the nominations shall be closed.

(B) In the event that an alternate slate is presented, a list of all these

nominations shall be posted at the Club House one week before the meeting.

which they were elected, or at the expiration of their predecessor’s term,

whichever shall last occur. The term of a Governor shall continue beyond

expiration until such time as the successor shall be duly elected and shall have

assumed office.

4.03 Removal of Governors. Any Governor of the Corporation may be removed from

office with or without cause by the affirmative vote of two-thirds (2/3) of the full

Board of Governors as constituted by these By-Laws.

4.04 Vacancies. The Board of Governors may fill any vacancy among its members,

including a vacancy caused by death, disability, removal, resignation, ineligibility,

or otherwise, by appointing a successor Governor to serve the remainder of the

vacating Governor’s term. Any person elected to fill a vacancy on the Board of

Governors shall hold office until the later of the expiration of his predecessor’s

term and the date his successor is duly elected and assumes office.

ARTICLE V

MEETINGS

5.01 Annual Meetings. An annual meeting of the members of the Club (the “Annual

Meeting”) for the election of the Governors, and for the transaction of such other

business as may properly come before the meeting, shall be held at the principal

office of the Corporation or at such other place within a twenty mile radius of said

office as the Board of Governors shall designate, on such date subsequent to

September 1st in each year, and at such time as may be fixed by the Board of

Governors.

5.02 Regular Meetings. Regular meetings of the Governors of the Corporation shall be

held at least two times per year at the principal office of the Corporation or at such

place as the Board of Governors shall designate, on such dates and at such times as

the Board of Governors may determine by resolution.

5.03 Special Meetings.

(A) Special meetings of the Governors may be called at any time by the

President, and must be called by the President upon receipt of a request from any

five Governors, and shall be held at the principal office of the corporation or at

such place as the President shall designate.

(B) Special meetings of the members may be called at any time by the President

and must be called upon the request of five regular members.

5.04 Notice of Meetings.

(A) Reasonable notice of the time, place, and purpose or purposes of annual,

regular or special meetings of the Board of Governors shall be given or served

personally, by mail, by e-mail, or by telephone upon each Governor.

(B) Notice of the Annual Meeting of the members of the Club shall be mailed

or e-mailed to all members of the Club at least three weeks in advance of the date

set for such meeting. Notice of a special meeting of the members of the Club shall

be mailed or e-mailed to all members of the Club at least one week in advance

thereof.

5.05 Waiver of Notice. Whenever under the provisions of any law or under the

provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation or By-Laws of the Corporation, the

Corporation or the Board of Governors or any committee thereof is authorized to

take any action after notice to the Governors of the Corporation or to the members

of a committee or after the lapse of prescribed period of time, such action may be

taken without notice and without the lapse of any period of time if, at any time

before or after such action is completed, the notice requirement is waived in

writing by the person or persons entitled to such notice or entitled to participate in

the action to be taken, or by his or their duly authorized attorney.

5.06 Quorum.

(A) Thirty members entitled to vote, present in person or by proxy, shall

constitute a quorum at the Annual Meeting or at a special meeting of the members

of the Club.

(B) At any meeting of the Board of Governors or a committee of the

Corporation, the presence of a majority of Governors or committee members shall

constitute a quorum for all purposes except as otherwise provided by law or these

By-Laws, and the act of a majority of those present at any meeting at which there

is a quorum shall be the act of the corporation or committee except as otherwise

may be provided specifically by statute or by these By-Laws. Either in the absence

of a quorum or when a quorum is present, a meeting may be adjourned from time

to time by vote of the majority of those present in person, without notice to those

in attendance other than by announcement at the meeting. At least twelve hours’

notice of the date of the postponement shall be given to any absent member. At

any adjourned meeting at which a quorum shall be present, any business may be

transacted which might have been transacted at the original meeting.

5.07 Voting. At every meeting of the Governors, each Governor shall be entitled to one

(1) vote in person.

5.08 Action by Consent. Any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting

of the Board of Governors or any committee thereof may be taken without a

meeting, if prior or subsequent to such action, a written consent to such action is

signed by all Governors or by all members of such committee, as the case may be,

and if such written consent is filed with the minutes of the proceedings of the

Board of Governors or committee.

ARTICLE VI

COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS

6.01 Committees. The Board of Governors may from time to time authorize by

resolution such standing committees and ad hoc committees as shall be necessary.

6.02 Appointment. All committees shall be appointed by the President with the advice

of the Board of Governors and shall be appointed following each annual meeting.

Non-Governors shall be eligible for appointment as members of committees.

ARTICLE VII

OFFICERS

7.01 Officers; Term; Election. The officers of the Corporation shall consist of a

President, one or more Vice Presidents, a Secretary and a Treasurer, all of whom

shall be Governors. In addition, the Governors may appoint or elect assistant

officers and other officers or agents, who may or may not be Governors. Assistant

officers and other officers shall have such duties and powers as are determined by

the Board of Governors, provided that such powers and duties are consistent with

these By-Laws. Any person may hold more than one office. All officers shall be

elected annually following the Annual Meeting of members and shall hold office

until their successors are duly elected and assume office.

7.02 Consecutive Terms. The President and the Vice President may not be elected to

hold office for a period of more than three consecutive one-year terms. After one

intervening term of one year, each may become eligible to hold office for a further

period or periods not to exceed three (3) consecutive one- (1) year terms. The

Vice President is, however, eligible for election to the Presidency after serving one

or more terms of office. The restrictions of this sub-paragraph shall not limit the

number of three-year terms of office the President and Vice President may hold,

nor shall it limit the terms of office of the Treasurer and/or Secretary, or such

assistants and agents as may be appointed.

7.03 Vacancies. In case any office of the Corporation becomes vacant by death,

resignation, retirement, removal, disqualification, or any other cause, the Board of

Governors may elect an officer to fill such vacancy, and the officer so elected shall

hold office and serve until the later of the next annual meeting or the date his

successor is elected and assumes office.

7.04. President. The President of the Board of Governors shall preside at all meetings

of the Board, shall appoint the members of all other standing and ad hoc

committees, with the consent of the Board of Governors, and shall do and perform

such other duties as may be assigned by the Board of Governors. The President

shall also be the chief executive officer of the Corporation, with general charge

and supervision of the affairs of the Corporation.

7.05 Vice President. At the request of the President, or in the event of his or her

absence or disability, the Vice President shall perform the duties and possess and

exercise the powers of the President. To the extent authorized by law, the Vice

President shall have such other powers as the Board of Governors may determine,

and shall perform such other duties as may be assigned by the Board of

Governors.

7.06 Secretary. The Secretary shall be in charge of such items as the Corporation’s

books, documents and papers as the Board of Governors may determine, and shall

have custody of the corporate seal of the Corporation. The Secretary shall attend

and keep the minutes of all meetings. With the President or any Vice President,

the Secretary may sign any contracts or agreements authorized by the Board of

Governors, in the name and on behalf of the Corporation, and when so authorized

or ordered by the Board of Governors, may affix the seal of the Corporation. The

Secretary shall, in general, perform all the duties incident to the office of

Secretary, subject to the direction of the Board of Governors, and shall do and

perform such other duties as may be assigned by the Board of Governors.

7.07 Treasurer. The Treasurer shall have custody of all funds, property, and securities

of the Corporation, subject to such regulations and direction as may be imposed by

the Board of Governors. When necessary or proper, the Treasurer may endorse

for collection on behalf of the Corporation checks, notes and other obligations, and

shall deposit the same to the credit of the Corporation at such bank or banks or

depository as the Board of Governors may designate. The Treasurer shall sign all

receipts and vouchers and, together with the other officer or officers, if any,

designated by the Board of Governors, shall sign all checks of the Corporation,

except in cases where the authority to sign or execute checks has been expressly

delegated by the Board of Governors or by these By-Laws to some other officer or

agent of the Corporation. The Treasurer shall make such payments as may be

necessary or proper to be made on behalf of the Corporation, shall enter regularly

on the books of the Corporation to be kept for that purpose full and accurate

account of all moneys and obligations received and paid or incurred for or on

account of the Corporation and, upon request by any Governor, shall exhibit such

books to such Governor at a reasonable time at the offices of the Corporation. The

Treasurer shall, in general, perform all the duties incident to the office of

Treasurer, subject to the direction of the Board of Governors.

7.08 Removal. Any officer of the Corporation may be removed from office with or

without cause by the affirmative vote of two-thirds (2/3) of the full Board of

Governors as constituted by these By-Laws.

ARTICLE VIII

POWERS OF THE BOARD

8.01 The Board of Governors Shall Have Power:

(A) To exercise general supervision and control of all matters relating to the

affairs and management of the Club;

(B) To elect from their own number a President, Vice President, Treasurer and

Secretary, to hold offices for one year or until their successors are elected and

qualified, and to appoint assistants and agents for such terms as may be expedient;

(D) To elect members of the Club and to suspend or expel them by ballot;

(E) To cause to be prepared and presented at the Annual Meeting an accurate

financial statement showing receipts and expenditures for the year and the number

of members. In addition, to cause a report on such matters of interest as they deem

proper to be presented, and in their discretion to cause such statement and report to

be printed and forwarded to each regular member;

(F) To appoint subcommittees and define their duties;

(G) To prescribe rules and regulations for the exercise of any and all of the

privileges of the Club and to vest the power of enforcing such rules and

regulations in a subcommittee;

(H) To call special meetings of the Club members;

(I) To acquire, purchase, hold, lease, sell, sublet, mortgage and otherwise deal

in property, real and personal, for the use or benefit of the Club; to borrow money

and issue the obligations of the Club therefore, but no indebtness shall be incurred

by the Board of Governors at any time exceeding the aggregate $5,000.00 without

authority conferred by resolution passed at the Annual Meeting or at a special

meeting of the members; and

(J) To assess the membership of the Club but only after prior authority

conferred by resolution passed at the Annual Meeting or at a special meeting of

the members.

ARTICLE IX

FISCAL YEAR

9.01 Fiscal Year. The fiscal year of the Corporation shall end on March 31st.

ARTICLE X

MEMBERS

10.01 Categories of Members, Dues and Voting Rights. Membership in the Club shall

consist of five categories, as follows: Regular, Senior, Associate Junior, Non-

Resident and Honorary.

(A) Regular Members shall pay an initiation fee, annual dues, assessments, if

any, and shall have full voting rights. Regular Members shall be the proprietary

owners of the Club’s property and assets.

(B) Senior Members shall be Regular Members for at least fifteen (15) years as

of April first (1st) of the current year, the age of sixty-five (65) or over as of April

first (1st) of the current year, and with no children or grandchildren currently living

at home. The surviving spouse of a deceased Senior Member shall succeed to

such membership. Senior Members shall have full voting rights and shall pay

annual dues and assessments, if any, equal to fifty percent (50%) of those assessed

to Regular Members.

April first (1st) of the current year, shall be the children of Regular Members or

Senior Members, shall have full voting rights, but shall not be required to pay any

initiation fee or assessment. The Annual dues of all Associate Junior Members

shall be determined by the Board of Governors. Upon attaining age 35, Associate

Junior Members may become Regular Members and will thereupon pay the then-

established initiation fee as set forth in Section 10.03 of these By-Laws. Any

persons qualified for Associate Junior Membership shall be elected in the sole

discretion of the Board, upon nomination by the candidate’s parent(s).

(D) Non-Resident Members shall be former Regular Members who no longer

reside within fifty miles of the Club property. They shall have no voting rights and

shall pay annual dues equal to 40% of those assessed to Regular Members. Non-

Resident Members shall not be liable for assessments and may resume Regular

Membership upon moving within fifty miles of the Club property.

(E) Honorary Members shall be those distinguished Regular Members as the

Board of Governors may from time to time designate. They shall thereafter pay

no dues or assessments, and will not be entitled to vote.

10.02 Families of Members.

(A) Membership, whether Regular, Associate Junior, Non-Resident or

Honorary shall include the spouse of a member and children under age twenty-

five. The surviving spouse of a member shall succeed to the membership of the

deceased spouse. In the event of divorce, the membership may remain in the name

of either the husband or the wife, as they may determine. In the event the divorced

couple cannot agree, the membership of both shall be terminated.

(B) Provisional Members. Membership, whether Regular, Associate Junior,

Non-Resident or Honorary may include long-term partners if approved by the

Board of Governors, with consideration to be handled on a case-by-case basis, and

with approval subject to revocation by the Board of Governors.

10.03 Fees and Dues.

(A) Each Regular Member whose completed application for membership was

received by the Club after October 29, 2021, shall pay an initiation fee of ten-

thousand dollars ($10,000.00). Each Regular Member whose completed

application for membership was received by the Club on or before October 29,

2021, or who was previously an Associate Junior Member on or before October

29, 2021, shall pay an initiation fee of seven-thousand, five-hundred dollars

($7,500.00). Associate Junior Members becoming Regular Members will receive

a credit towards their initiation fee equal to the total amount of all annual dues

paid by them as an Associate Junior Member. The annual dues of all Regular

Members shall be determined by the Board of Governors. Any Regular Member

who previously resigned from membership and who has been re-elected to

membership shall pay an amount equal to (i) the sum of the annual dues for each

of the years in which said membership was inactive due to said resignation, or (ii)

the current initiation fee, whichever is less. By payment of such fee and/or annual

dues, each member agrees to be bound by the Charter, By-Laws, Rules and

Regulations of the Club.

(B) Failure to pay such initiation fee and/or dues in the case of a newly elected

Regular, Associate Junior or Non-Resident Member, within thirty (30) days after

the mailing of the notice of election to a candidate, shall render the election

voidable by action of the Board of Governors, unless the Board shall extend the

time of compliance.

the first day of April in each year. If by the first day of June next ensuing, any

member has failed to pay his or her dues, a second notice shall be sent to the

member in default and if by the 30th day of June next ensuing, such dues shall still

remain unpaid, the member thus delinquent shall cease to be a member of the Club

and shall be reported by the Treasurer to the Board of Governors, which shall cause

notice of such forfeiture of membership to be posted on the bulletin board at the

Club House.

(D) All indebtness of members and their guests, except for annual dues and

fees, shall be payable at the end of each month, or when billed thereafter. If any

member shall fail to pay such indebtness within thirty (30) days from the mailing

of the bill, that member’s name shall then be posted in the Club House and if the

indebtness of any member shall at any time exceed One Hundred Dollars

($100.00), the member shall immediately be notified and his or her use of Club

facilities shall cease until such indebtness is paid.

(E) Without in any way limiting the general powers of the Board of Governors,

the Board may waive or remit penalties provided in Section 10.03, and/or extend

the time within which a member’s indebtness must be paid. The Board of

Governors, in its discretion, may also waive or remit dues or initiation fees in

special and unusual cases.

10.04 Election of Members.

(A) Candidates for Regular Membership may be proposed by a Regular,

Associate Junior, or Senior Member in an application to be provided by the

membership committee, accompanied by the proposer’s written statement

providing information as to the candidate and family. The proposer shall also

secure and submit four seconding letters from Regular, Associate Junior, Non-

Resident, or Senior Members and shall ensure that the candidate is known by at

least five members of the Board of Governors.

(B) All applications shall be preliminarily examined by the membership

committee and, if approved, the candidate’s name shall be placed upon the waiting

list. When a vacancy occurs that the candidate is in line to fill, he or she will meet

the Board of Governors and if approved will be elected to membership.

candidates for membership after two years of membership. They may propose not

more than one (1) candidate in any Club fiscal year, and if proposing a candidate,

they may also second not more than one (1) additional candidate for membership

in that same Club fiscal year. If they are not proposing a candidate for

membership, they may second not more than two (2) candidates for membership

in any Club fiscal year. When counting the number of candidates for membership

proposed or seconded by a Regular, Associate Junior, or Senior Member in a Club

fiscal year, that number shall include any candidate for membership previously

proposed or seconded by that Member whose name has been placed upon and

remains on the membership waiting list. Members of the Board of Governors, and

their spouses, shall be prohibited from proposing or seconding candidates for

membership.

(D) All communications and deliberations by the Board of Governors

concerning members or prospective members shall be confidential.

10.05 Resignations, Suspensions and Expulsion. A resignation from membership shall

be made to the Secretary of the Club, in writing, by April first (1st) of the current

year and shall become effective when accepted by the Board of Governors or

when all indebtness to the Club shall have been paid. Resignations filed after that

date will be effective at the end of that fiscal year and members will be liable for

dues for the year, unless waived by the Board of Governors. Any member or

guest entitled to the privileges of the Club may be suspended or expelled by the

Board of Governors; a majority vote of the entire Board shall be necessary to

suspend and a four-fifths (4/5) vote of the entire Board to expel.

10.06 Limits of Membership. The number of Regular Members (a married couple shall

count as one member) shall not exceed One Hundred and Thirty (130). The Board

of Governors may permit Regular Memberships to decline if, in its sole discretion,

the Club’s facilities are overtaxed by the limit herein set forth.

ARTICLE XI

GUEST PRIVILEGES

11.01 Categories of Guests. There shall be the following categories of guests:

(A) Guest Accompanied by Members. Such guests may be submitted to the

privileges of the Club when accompanied by a member’s family. Members

accompanying and introducing guests, on each occasion of introduction, shall

record the names of such guests in the book provided for this purpose at the Club

House. If guests are invited to play tennis or paddle tennis, their names shall be

provided when making the court reservation. No such guests may be introduced

or extended the privileges of the Club by the same member or other members

more than three times in one year.

(B) Guests Introduced for a Specified Period. Upon application to the

Secretary, bona fide guests of the member may be introduced for a specified

period. The names of such guests, together with the name of the member, and the

beginning and ending dates of their privileges shall be posted by the Secretary on

the bulletin board at the Club House.

their 17th Birthday will not be restricted to the number of times they may be

introduced in a year. Their identity, however, must be provided in accordance

with paragraph (A) or (B) above.

(D) Other Guests. Other persons, under special circumstances, may be

admitted to the privileges of the Club on such terms and conditions, including the

imposition of a fee, as the Board of Governors in its discretion deems appropriate.

This may include individuals, groups, and parties for social occasions, as well as

tutors and babysitters accompanying children of members.

11.02 Guest Privileges, Fees and Responsibilities.

(A) Guests shall have no privilege of introduction nor shall their privileges

extend to their families.

(B) The charge for guests shall be as determined by the Board of Governors

from time to time and posted on the bulletin board at the Club House each year.

guests introduced by them.

(D) Members shall assume full responsibility for the facilities of the Club as

may be used by their guests and for their guests’ observance of all Club rules and

regulations.

ARTICLE XII

MISCELLANEOUS

12.01 Gratuities. No gratuity shall be paid to any employee of the Club.

12.02 Indemnification. Every Governor, officer, or employee of the Corporation shall be

indemnified by the Corporation against all expenses and liabilities including

counsel fees, reasonably incurred by or imposed in connection with any

proceeding to which he or she may be made a party, or in which he or she may

become involved, by reason of being or having been a Governor, officer or

employee of the Corporation, or any settlement thereof made with court approval,

whether or not he or she is a Governor, officer or employee at the time such

expenses are incurred, to the fullest extent permitted by N.J.S.A. 15A:3-4. The

foregoing right of indemnification shall be in addition to and not exclusive of all

other rights to which such Governor, officer or employee may be entitled.

12.03 Reinvestment. The Corporation shall have the right to retain all or any part of any

securities or property acquired by it in whatever manner, and to invest and reinvest

any funds held by it, according to the judgment of the Board of Governors,

without being restricted to the class of investments which a trustee is or may

hereafter be permitted by law to make or any similar restriction; provided,

however, that no action shall be taken by or on behalf of the Corporation if such

action would result in the denial of the Corporation’s income tax exemption under

Section 501 (C) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code and the regulations thereunder

as they now exist or as they may hereafter be amended.

12.04 Commingling. The Board of Governors shall incorporate as assets of the

Corporation all property received and accepted by the Corporation and, subject to

any limitations, conditions or requirements which may be a part of any gift, may

commingle any assets of the Corporation with any other Corporation assets, or

may maintain any asset or assets in segregated funds or accounts whenever in its

sole discretion it shall determine such segregation to be in the best interest of the

of the Corporation or when the conditions, limitation or instructions of any gift,

grant, bequest or devise shall require such aggregation.

12.05 Charitable Status. Notwithstanding any other provision of these By-Laws, no

Governor, officer, employee or representative of the Corporation shall take any

action or carry on any activity by or on behalf of the Corporation which is not

permitted to be taken or carried on by an organization exempt from income tax

under Section 501(C) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 and its regulations as

they now exist or as they may hereafter be amended, or by an organization

contributions to which are deductible under Section 170 (C) (2), Section 2055 (A)

(2), and Section 2522 (A) (2) of such code and regulations thereunder as they now

exist or as they may hereafter be amended.

ARTICLE XIII

AMENDMENTS; DETERMINATION OF ANNUAL DUES

13.01 Board Approval Required. Two thirds (2/3) of the full membership of the Board

of Governors may amend, add to or repeal these By-Laws, and/or may determine

the annual dues of all Regular Members and Associate Junior Members, at any

regular meeting or special meeting of the Board of Governors, provided notice of

any proposed amendment, addition or repeal of these By-Laws shall have been

given to each member of the Board of Governors at least one week prior to said

meeting.

13.02 Amendments and Annual Dues Increases Also Requiring Membership Approval.

No amendment, addition to, or repeal or any of the provisions of Article 10,

Section 10.03, in regard to fees and dues and Article VIII, subparagraphs (I) and

(J) in regard to borrowing and assessments shall, however, become effective until

approved at an Annual Meeting or at a special meeting of the members. No

increase in the annual dues of Regular Members amounting to more than ten

percent (10%) of the immediately preceding year’s dues of Regular Members shall

become effective until approved at an Annual Meeting or at a special meeting of

the members. No increase in the annual dues of Associate Junior Members

amounting to more than ten percent (10%) of the immediately preceding year’s

dues of Associate Junior Members shall become effective until approved at an

Annual Meeting or at a special meeting of the members.

ARTICLE XIV

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY

14.01 Policy. It is and always has been the policy of the Somerset Lake and Game Club

to give equal membership and employment opportunity to all qualified persons

without regard to race, color, religion, sex, marital status, age, disability, or

national origin.

14.02 Practice. All membership and employment practices are to provide that all

individuals are invited to join the Club, or be recruited, hired, assigned, advanced,

compensated and retained on the basis of their qualifications, and treated equally

in these and all other respects without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex,

marital status, disability, or national origin.

14.03 Implementation. It shall be considered the responsibility of the Board of

Governors and every supervisory employee to further the implementation of this

policy and ensure conformance by their subordinates.

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