MLOA By-laws
Article I - Rules of Order
1.1 The rules contained in Robert’s Rules of Order shall govern the Corporation in all cases to which they are applicable, and in which they are not inconsistent with the By-Laws of this Corporation.
Article II - Meetings of the Corporation
2.1 Notice of meetings of the members of the Corporation shall include the time, place and agenda of the meeting and shall be mailed to all members of the Corporation at least three weeks prior to the date of the meeting.
2.2 Written Proxy forms may be requested from the Secretary-Treasurer in advance of any business meeting. Proxy forms shall be presented to the Presiding Officer prior to the start of the meeting to which they apply.
2.3 When the agenda of the meeting contains the election of Officers and/or a proposed amendment to either the Constitution or By-Laws of the Corporation, a proxy form relating to those specific topics shall be sent to each Active and Sustaining Member with the notice of the meeting.
2.4 Annual meetings of the members of the corporation shall be held in February or March and June.
2.5 Special meetings of the members of the Corporation for any purpose shall be called by the Secretary-Treasurer at the request of the President, or at the request of one-fifth of the total of the Active and Sustaining Members of the Corporation. A request for a special meeting shall state the purpose or purposes of the proposed meeting, and business transacted at any special meeting of the members of the Corporation shall be limited to the purpose stated in the notice.
Article III - Term of Office
3.1 The two-year term of office of the Officers of the Corporation shall begin on the first day of July following the Annual Meeting at which they were elected.
3.2 There shall be a limit of two consecutive terms of office to which any one individual may be elected.
Article IV - Waiver of Liability
4.1 Prior to recognizing any individual as an Active or Sustaining Member of the Corporation, the Secretary-Treasure shall obtain from the individual a signed waiver of liability that releases the Corporation from responsibility for personal injury or property damage arising out of the individual’s membership in the Corporation. The waiver shall further state that the individual recognizes that it is the member’s responsibility to report any income or financial gain, due to membership, to the proper authorities.
Article V - Operating Organization
5.1 The President shall appoint a Chief Referee, who shall certify game officials. The Chief Referee shall be responsible for rules interpretations.
5.2 The President shall appoint one or more Area Supervisors, who shall be the assigning authority for men’s lacrosse games played in the State of Maine under the jurisdiction of the Corporation, in geographical territories specified by the Chief Referee.
5.3 The Chief Referee and Area Supervisors shall be responsible for training and supervising Active and prospective members of the Corporation.
5.4 MLOA members will be limited to officiating the state championship game to two consecutive years. Members can officiate in the game for more than two years but no more than 2 successive years. The position of Chief Bench Official will be exempt from the 2-year rule.
Article VI - Accident and Liability Insurance
6.1 The Corporation may obtain a Group Accident Policy to indemnify the members of the Corporation from financial loss due to medical expenses or personal accidental injury incurred while participating in any scheduled, sponsored, and supervised activity of the Corporation, including traveling directly to and from home and the scene of the activity.
6.2 The Corporation may obtain a policy of insurance to indemnify the members of the Corporation from financial loss due to injury of property damage of a third party while participating in any scheduled, sponsored, and supervised activity of the Corporation, including traveling directly to and from home and the scene of the activity.
6.3 The limits of coverage for the insurance policies described in 6.1 and 6.2 shall be what the officers of the Corporation consider to be prudent in light of the availability and premium cost of such coverage at the time that the policies are purchased. Policies or coverage provided by other organizations to which the Corporation is affiliated may be substituted for the policies described in 6.1 and 6.2 .
Article VII - Amendment
7.1 These By-Laws may be amended by a majority vote of those Active and Sustaining Members who vote, either in person or through the use of proxy, at the Annual Meeting of the Members of the Corporation or at a Special Meeting called to amend these By-Laws.
7.2 Proposed amendments shall be in written form and a copy shall be mailed to each member of the Corporation along with the notice of the meeting at which the proposed amendment will be brought before the Corporation.
1.1 The rules contained in Robert’s Rules of Order shall govern the Corporation in all cases to which they are applicable, and in which they are not inconsistent with the By-Laws of this Corporation.
Article II - Meetings of the Corporation
2.1 Notice of meetings of the members of the Corporation shall include the time, place and agenda of the meeting and shall be mailed to all members of the Corporation at least three weeks prior to the date of the meeting.
2.2 Written Proxy forms may be requested from the Secretary-Treasurer in advance of any business meeting. Proxy forms shall be presented to the Presiding Officer prior to the start of the meeting to which they apply.
2.3 When the agenda of the meeting contains the election of Officers and/or a proposed amendment to either the Constitution or By-Laws of the Corporation, a proxy form relating to those specific topics shall be sent to each Active and Sustaining Member with the notice of the meeting.
2.4 Annual meetings of the members of the corporation shall be held in February or March and June.
2.5 Special meetings of the members of the Corporation for any purpose shall be called by the Secretary-Treasurer at the request of the President, or at the request of one-fifth of the total of the Active and Sustaining Members of the Corporation. A request for a special meeting shall state the purpose or purposes of the proposed meeting, and business transacted at any special meeting of the members of the Corporation shall be limited to the purpose stated in the notice.
Article III - Term of Office
3.1 The two-year term of office of the Officers of the Corporation shall begin on the first day of July following the Annual Meeting at which they were elected.
3.2 There shall be a limit of two consecutive terms of office to which any one individual may be elected.
Article IV - Waiver of Liability
4.1 Prior to recognizing any individual as an Active or Sustaining Member of the Corporation, the Secretary-Treasure shall obtain from the individual a signed waiver of liability that releases the Corporation from responsibility for personal injury or property damage arising out of the individual’s membership in the Corporation. The waiver shall further state that the individual recognizes that it is the member’s responsibility to report any income or financial gain, due to membership, to the proper authorities.
Article V - Operating Organization
5.1 The President shall appoint a Chief Referee, who shall certify game officials. The Chief Referee shall be responsible for rules interpretations.
5.2 The President shall appoint one or more Area Supervisors, who shall be the assigning authority for men’s lacrosse games played in the State of Maine under the jurisdiction of the Corporation, in geographical territories specified by the Chief Referee.
5.3 The Chief Referee and Area Supervisors shall be responsible for training and supervising Active and prospective members of the Corporation.
5.4 MLOA members will be limited to officiating the state championship game to two consecutive years. Members can officiate in the game for more than two years but no more than 2 successive years. The position of Chief Bench Official will be exempt from the 2-year rule.
Article VI - Accident and Liability Insurance
6.1 The Corporation may obtain a Group Accident Policy to indemnify the members of the Corporation from financial loss due to medical expenses or personal accidental injury incurred while participating in any scheduled, sponsored, and supervised activity of the Corporation, including traveling directly to and from home and the scene of the activity.
6.2 The Corporation may obtain a policy of insurance to indemnify the members of the Corporation from financial loss due to injury of property damage of a third party while participating in any scheduled, sponsored, and supervised activity of the Corporation, including traveling directly to and from home and the scene of the activity.
6.3 The limits of coverage for the insurance policies described in 6.1 and 6.2 shall be what the officers of the Corporation consider to be prudent in light of the availability and premium cost of such coverage at the time that the policies are purchased. Policies or coverage provided by other organizations to which the Corporation is affiliated may be substituted for the policies described in 6.1 and 6.2 .
Article VII - Amendment
7.1 These By-Laws may be amended by a majority vote of those Active and Sustaining Members who vote, either in person or through the use of proxy, at the Annual Meeting of the Members of the Corporation or at a Special Meeting called to amend these By-Laws.
7.2 Proposed amendments shall be in written form and a copy shall be mailed to each member of the Corporation along with the notice of the meeting at which the proposed amendment will be brought before the Corporation.
