RULE I.  The annual dues of a member shall be twenty ($20.00). All dues shall be payable in January of each year.

RULE II.  A copy of each amendment to the Constitution and By-Laws, when adopted, shall be delivered to each member by the Secretary.

RULE III.  Proxies of members shall not be valid for voting in elections, nor in the adopting of any such resolutions or measures.

RULE IV.  The President shall, not later than the regular October meeting, appoint a Nomination Committee composed of five (5) active members in good standing. It shall be the duty of such Nomination Committee to make public its ticket, composed of candidates for all elective offices, to the Executive Board at its regular meeting prior to the November meeting.

RULE V.  Any member of the club shall be privileged to make nominations from the floor at the November meeting for any office in the club, first having secured the consent of his nominee to serve if elected. Nominations shall be closed at the end of the November business meeting.

RULE VI.  Each member is charged with the responsibility of conducting himself in such a manner that the reputation, interest and good standing of the club, and its members will remain on the present high plane.

RULE VII.  Except in case of emergency, decided by the Executive Board, tournament rules can only be changed at the first of each year.

RULE VIII.  There shall be ten (10) monthly club tournaments and a year-end tournament to be held in the month immediately following the last regularly scheduled monthly club tournament.

RULE IX.  Regulations for monthly club tournaments:

A. $35 entry fee (10% goes to year-end tournament pot).

B. Pay three places (50/30/20 payout).

C. $5 big bass pot (optional) pays one place (100% payout).

D. Selection of the lake is to be done by secret ballot at the monthly club meeting. Each member present may nominate a lake. After members vote, by secret ballot, the President will tally the ballots.  The club members will then vote between the top two (2) lakes, the majority wins. In the event of a tie, the President will select the lake from the two (2) being voted on.

E. All Cleburne Bass Club rules are in effect.

F. A member who nominates a lake for the monthly tournament must be able to provide to members present any pertinent information about the lake, such as directions from Cleburne to the lake, ramp information, launch fees, special rules or restrictions, etc. Failure to do so will nullify that lake from consideration and the selection will revert to the second place lake. If pertinent information is not provided for the second lake, the lake selection process will be redone from the beginning with those two lakes excluded.

G. The monthly tournament lake is off-limits from the end of the monthly club meeting until the beginning time of the tournament.

Rule X.  Regulations for year-end tournament:

A. Held in the month immediately following the last regularly scheduled monthly club tournament.

B. $35 entry fee.

C. Pays six places (35/23/17/12/8/5 payout). If less than six contestants weigh in fish the unawarded prize money will be divided evenly among the contestants that did weigh in fish.

D. $10 big bass pot (optional) pays two places (65/35 payout).

E. Selection of lake done by blind draw from lakes submitted by qualified members (one lake from each member). Lakes submitted for the blind draw cannot be a lake fished during the current calendar year monthly tournaments.

F. 100 points needed to qualify for year-end tournament:

                                1. 5 points for each monthly meeting attended.

                                2. 10 points for each monthly club tournament fished.

3. Poundage for each monthly club tournament (to 1/100 of a pound).

4. Bonus points for finishing in top 5 in each monthly club tournament:

                                    a. 1st place 5 points

                                    b. 2nd place 4 points

                                    c. 3rd place 3 points

                                    d. 4th place 2 points

                                    e. 5th place 1 point

                              5. 3 points for each pot tournament fished.

                              6. 5 points for each youth tournament worked.

G. The Year-end tournament pot determined by:

                        1. Excess membership fees

                        2. 10% of regular monthly club tournament entry fees.

                        3. 20% of pot tournament entry fees.

                        4. Year-end tournament entry fees.

H. All applicable Cleburne Bass Club tournament rules are in effect.

RULE XI.  Regulations for Team Pot Tournaments:

A. Held on local lakes on the last Sunday of each month.

B. Open to club members and non-members.

C. $25 entry fee per team (20% goes to year-end tournament pot).

                        1. Less that 10 entries pays one place (100 payout).

                        2. 10-14 entries pays two places (65/35 payout).

                        3. 15 or more entries pays three place (50/30/20 payout).

               D. $5 big bass pot (optional) pays one place (100% Payout). 

               E. Payout at end of tournament.

               F. All applicable Cleburne Bass Club Tournament rules are in effect.

RULE XII.  Up to four plaques will awarded at the end of the year. Angler-of-the-Year (based on point system outlined in Bi-Law Rule X/F/4 above), Most Weight for the Year (if different that Angler-of-the-Year), Big Stringer for One Tournament, and Big Fish for the Year. Club does not pay for patches. Patches must be paid for by member before patches will be ordered.

RULE XIII.  The Cleburne Bass Club shall maintain separate accounts for the club and youth tournament monies.

RULE XIV.  The Cleburne Bass Club cannot fish from the same lake more than once during a calendar year.

RULE XV.  The Cleburne Bass Club must fish at least two "new" lakes each year. A "new" lake is defined as a lake that has not been fished during the current and previous calendar year.

RULE XVI.  The Cleburne Bass Club cannot fish a lake that is more than 150 miles radius from Cleburne.