Article I: Clan Objectives

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     To help and defend those in need to the best of our abilities.

 

     To provide a home for our members allowing them to seek friendship and a spirit of togetherness.

 

     Assist the community, with services and special events they can participate in with no discrimination.

 

     Honor and respect the memory of the original Black Wolves while bringing what we believe their dreams were into fruition within this era.

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Article II: Membership

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Section 1: Requirements to join.

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     If an individual wishes to Pledge to join the clan they must meet the following requirements.

    

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     A.  Be willing to help others and become part of the family.

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     B.  Be sponsored by (2) clan members in good standing.

 

     C.  Undergo Pledging before becoming a full member.

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     D.  Have visited the Trainer at least 10 times.

 

     E.  At least two officers are required to induct a new member.

 

     F. Any member may voluntarily resign; however, if a resigned member wishes to return, it must be approved by a majority vote of the Officers Council.

 

 

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Section 2: Activity Requirements

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A.  Members must attend at least (1) qualifying event each month (and insure the officers know you are there so you can be checked in).

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B.  Members must wear their clan membership insignia at all times.

-Note: If you have "Alts" in the clan, they must meet these requirements on their own.

 

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Section 3: Expectations of Behavior.

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A.  The Clan will not tolerate the following behaviors towards other clan members: Taking unwanted aggressive action towards each other whether physical, magical,sexual, financial (theft) or in general handling oneself in a way that doesn't befit a Wolf in the community.

 

B.  When casting spells or providing other services at an event or in the name of the Black Wolves, members are prohibited from accepting tips. This does not apply to members providing services on their own such as lockpicking, bardsinging, etc.

 

C.  The courtyard at the manor is off-limits for doing guild or artisan reps. Such activities should be taken to the back yard.

Article III: Meetings

 

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Article III: Meetings

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Section 1: Frequency & Attendance

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     A.  The Clan will hold at least (1) public meeting per month open to all members (date to be determined and always announced by available means).

 

     B.  All Public Meetings must have either the Chairperson or Co-Chair and (1) other officer.

 

     C.  At each public meeting the Officers are required to give announcements regarding the clan's membership (current pledges & new full members), finances, upcoming events, and other plans they have. Following these announcements there will be a question and answer session as time permits.

 

     D.  All meetings will start within 15 minutes of scheduled time

 

     E.  Members are expected to respect the speakers at meetings by not being disruptive, speaking out of turn, fidgeting, and so forth.

 

     F.  In the case of some very important votes that require all officers, a vote by e-mail may be accepted (this vote must be sent to all officers for transparency)

 

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Section 2: Special meetings.

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     Special meetings may be called by the Chairperson upon one week's notice to the clans message board, or in 30 days by petition of a majority of the active membership of the house, as forwarded to the officers.

 

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Section 3: Officers Meetings.

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     The Officers may hold additional "Closed Door" meetings as needed to best manage the clan and this will require 2/3rds of the active officers to be in attendance (Including the chair or co-chair) before it can have any votes cast.

 

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Article IV: Officers

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Section 1: Clan Leadership

 

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     The Clan shall be led by a Council of Officers. This Council will consist of at least 4 but not more than 8 officers

 

     All members who have passed their probation period are eligible for a vacant officer position. See section 5 for details.

 

     A current list of officers will be provided to any member upon request.

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Section 2: Terms of Office

 

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     Officer terms are for life, barring impeachment or voluntary resignation.

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Section 3: Requirements of each officer.

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     They must attend at least (2) clan events each month.

 

     They must attend at least 1 clan meeting every quarter.(this does not count as an event)

 

     They must commit at least 2 hours per week outside of Events & Meetings to be available to talk with and help the general membership of the clan. They will announce they are available on the Blackwolf Channel of the Amunet and/or lnet and will do their best to do this during active hours when other members are around.

 

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Section 4: Duties of Officers

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     Chairperson (First Chair)

 

     Leader of the Black Wolves Clan

 

     Supervisor and controller of all activities of the house

 

     Creates Committees as needed.

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     Insure all Officers are fulfilling their duties

 

     Designates a Second Chair to carry out the duties of the Chairperson is unable or unavailable.

 

 

     Treasurer

 

     Receives and deposits all clan funds into the proper accounts as agreed upon by the Officers.

 

     Monitors and Reports the status of the Clan funds at all public meetings.

 

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     Other Officers

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     The other Officers will perform duties as delegated by the Chairperson.

 

     These duties may include but are not limited to:

 

     Presiding over Meetings.

 

     Helping & assisting other officers as needed.

 

     Submitting reports of Clan Events

 

     Maintaining Records of the Clan Members and Activity.

 

     Tracking of probationary members to make sure they have completed all requirements.

 

     Conducting Induction Ceremony.

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     Planning of events and recording attendance at Black Wolves Events.

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     Preparing and sending Town Crier messages.

 

     Event reporting to HMO GM.

 

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Section 5: Removal of Officers

 

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     An officer can be automatically removed from their position for dereliction of duties (such as disappearing without notification in excess of 60 days).

 

     Clan Officers may vote to remove any fellow officer (including the chairperson) by majority vote. This is an extreme action and should only be done if said active officer is no longer acting in the best interests of the clan. If this vote succeeds said officer will be removed from his post and possibly expelled from the clan depending on the situation.

 

     Clan Officers including the Chairperson may also be voted out by the active members of the Clan.

 

     This requires that 75% of active members agree that the officer must be removed from their position.

 

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Section 6: Electing new Officers

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     If there is an open position, any officer that wishes to can transfer into that spot (subject to agreement of the officers as a whole). Any vacant position that no officer wishes to fill is open for any members to apply for it. Their intent to apply for the position must be made publicly at the meeting. At the following meeting (giving a minimum of 14 days for officers to talk to all applicants) the Officers will vote between all applicants to determine which of them shall take the open position. If no applicant receives a majority vote then the Chairperson makes the final call between the highest voted applicants.

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Article V: Funds

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     The Clan will accept donations into its Endowment to help offset its expenses.

 

     Any donations into these funds are non-refundable at any time.

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     Making Donations will not entitle a member any special privileges.

 

     Any income generated by the Clan (shop,raffles, etc.) will be used to maintain the Endowment

 

     Fund and held in account by the Officers for expenses of the Clan.

 

     Under no circumstances will any Officer or member having access to property or monies of the Clan make use of them for personal gain.

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Article VI: Amendments to Bylaws

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     These bylaws may be amended to adapt to changing needs of the clan.

 

     If a member wishes to see a bylaw changed, they must bring up the suggested change at a clan meeting to the officers. The suggested bylaw will be reviewed and voted upon requiring a majority of officers to agree to the amendment. If they do not agree with the proposed change they notify the member as to the reason.

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