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CONSTITUTION AND BYLAWS OF THE HORSE of the AMERICAS REGISTRY
CONSTITUTION
Article I
NAME AND PLACE OF BUSINESS
Section 1. The name of this association shall be THE HORSE OF THE AMERICAS REGISTRY,
herein in this Constitution and Bylaws called “the Registry.”
Section 2. The business office of the Registry shall be THE HORSE OF THE AMERICAS REGISTRY, with a mailing address of 202 Forest Trail Rd, Marshall, Texas 75672.
Article II
The purposes of the Registry are:
1) To provide for the preservation, conservation and promotion of the Colonial Spanish Horse.
2) To promote scientific and historic research concerning the Colonial Spanish Horse.
3) To educate the membership and general public as to the aims of the Registry and to make the public aware of the Colonial Spanish Horse’s role in the development of our country, the United States of America, particularly in our Western Heritage, and of the Colonial Spanish Horse’s uses today. Such education will include, but is not limited to, printing a newsletter, hosting a web site, and buying advertising in national horse periodicals.
4) To promote unity among the various registries, breeders and other organizations involved in preserving the Colonial Spanish Horse.
5) To provide documentation by registering all strains of Colonial Spanish horses in a uniform manner and to include on the registration certificate of each horse available strain information.
6) To provide inclusive access to Horse of the America’s events and awards programs designed to spotlight the Colonial Spanish Horse. The Registry will host an annual meeting and sponsor regional events for registry members so that they may compete, enjoy their horses and promote their specific strains in fair competition with other like-minded breeders on a “level playing field.”
7) To establish a data base which can supply an accurate count of existing horses, and provide information such as color, offspring, date of birth, awards, strain information and other pertinent data.
Article III
MEMBERSHIP AND DUES
A qualified individual or institution may become a member by attesting support with the aims and objectives of the Registry and payment of annual dues as provided in the Bylaws. Organizations which promote the Colonial Spanish Horse in any manner may request membership at no charge.
Article IV
GOVERNMENT
The government of the Registry shall be vested in a Board of Directors in such a manner as provided in the Bylaws and Robert’s Rules of Order. However, the executive committee shall have EXECUTIVE AUTHORITY to over rule any such decisions that they believe will threaten the Registry’s AIMS AND OBJECTIVES.
Article V
MEETINGS
The Registry shall meet one (1) time per year, at a time and place to be determined at the previous meeting by members present at that meeting. Members shall receive notification at least forty-five (45) days in advance of the meeting.
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