This is fromthe Policy and Procedures Manual as well as the BY Laws (included at the back of the PandP) page 62. > Section 4 (b): > > b) By lapsing. A member's membership is considered lapsed if he/she has > failed to pay his/her dues for any year by January 1 of such year and > such members will be dropped from the roster of the Club as of that > date. In no case may a person whose dues are unpaid as of the date of a > Club meeting be entitled to vote at such meeting A membership will be > considered as lapsed and automatically terminated if such member's dues > remain unpaid 90 days after the first day of the fiscal year; however, > the board may grant an additional 90 days of grace to such delinquent > members in meritorious cases. Members paying during the grace period > will retain the continuity of their membership P and P Committee Chair The Manual Should explain anything about the Club. It is updated quarterly following Board meetings. You can download it FREE at the parent Club website ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2010. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any post. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================