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September 19, 2009 BY-LAWS OF THE NEGROS AIRSOFT FEDERATION
ARTICLE I ORGANIZATION
1. The name of the organization shall be the NEGROS AIRSOFT FEDERATION (NAF).
2. The organization shall have a seal which shall be in such form and design as may be determined by the 75% of its team leaders.
3. The organization may at its pleasure by a unanimous vote of its team leaders change its name.
4. The organization shall not join and/or be a member of any international, national or regional organization to respect the right of its member teams to decide whether to join and/or resign from an international, national or regional organization(s).
5. The organization's authority shall be limited to what is specifically stated in this document or revisions of this document.
ARTICLE II PURPOSES
The following are the purposes for which this organization has been organized:
1. To promote the sport of AirSoft and responsible AirSoft ownership.
2. To adopt the Filipino AirSoft Players (FAP) rules in all AirSoft
tournaments, competitions and games.
3. To have good relations with all AirSoft teams.
4. To discipline erring AirSoft players and/or member team(s) through their team leader(s) by disqualification of players and/or teams during a tournament or competition, to ban disrespectful players and/or teams in future tournament(s) and competition(s) and/or other sanctions that may be imposed by 75% of the team leaders.
5. To provide an online forum so that member teams can share information and resolve differences promptly.
ARTICLE III MEMBERSHIP
1. Membership in this organization shall be open only to all AirSoft teams in Negros Island (no individual members allowed).
2. The organization shall determine the qualifications of an applicant team for membership. The applicant team must have a NAF team leader as sponsor, at least 10 members and must have played in at least two (2) NAF-sanctioned tournaments for the applicant team to be considered for approval of 75% of the team leaders.
ARTICLE IV MEETINGS
1. The annual membership meeting of this organization shall be held on the first Saturday of April each and every year except if such day be a legal holiday, then and in that event, the members shall fix the day but it shall not be more than two weeks from the date fixed by these By-Laws.
The online forum administrator (NAF Admin) will post a notice in its forum telling the time and place of such annual meeting.
2. Regular meetings of this organization shall be held in its online forum.
3. The presence of not less than 75% of the team leaders shall constitute a quorum and shall be necessary to conduct the business of this organization; but a lesser percentage may adjourn the meeting for a period of not more than 2 weeks from the date scheduled by these By-Laws and the forum administrator (NAF Admin) shall cause a notice of this rescheduled meeting to be posted in its forum. A quorum as herein before set forth shall be required at any adjourned meeting.
4. Special meetings of this organization may be called by any team leader. Notices of such meeting shall be posted by the team leader in the online forum at least ten (10) days before the scheduled date set for such special meeting. Such notice shall state the reasons that such meeting has been called and the business to be transacted at such meeting.
No other business but that specified in the notice may be transacted at such Special meeting unless it has the unanimous consent of all team leaders.
5. Annual and Regular meetings shall be presided by all team leaders taking turns in an order to be determined by drawing numbered lots.
6. The team leader that called for the Special meeting shall preside during that meeting.
ARTICLE V VOTING
1. At meetings, all votes shall be by voice, by online forum voting or in the manner prescribed by 75% of the team leaders before the voting starts.
2. One vote for each team leader regardless of the number of its members. Large teams cannot break up into smaller teams just to have more votes counted in the federation since all teams have equal status.
ARTICLE VI ORDER OF BUSINESS
1. Roll Call.
2. Reading of the Minutes of the preceding meeting.
3. Reports of Committee(s).
4. Old and Unfinished Business.
5. New Business.
6. Adjournments.
ARTICLE VIII OFFICERS
This organization shall have no officers since all team leaders have equal status.
ARTICLE X COMMITTEES
1. All committees of this organization shall be appointed by 75% of the team leaders and their term of office shall be for a period of one year or less if the event is over or if sooner terminated by the action of 75% of the team leaders.
2. The team leader of the appointed member team into a committee will be automatically the Committee Leader.
3. In case of several teams appointed or needed in a committee, their respective team leaders will select among themselves the Committee Leader.
4. There shall be no permanent committee(s).
ARTICLE XI DUES
This organization shall have no dues.
ARTICLE XII AMENDMENTS
These By-Laws may only be altered, amended, repealed or added to by a unanimous vote of all team leaders and shall be immediately posted in the online forum.
Adopted this 19th day of September 2009 in Motown Cafe, Bacolod City by the unanimous vote of the Team Leaders of the Negros AirSoft Federation (NAF) in a special meeting duly held for the purpose.
The Negros Airsoft Federation By-Laws was ratified by the following 17 Charter Teams, this 19th Day of September at Motown Cafe, Mandalagan, Bacolod (in alphabetical order):
A. AIRSOFT CLUB OF PETRON (ACP)
B. ASCOH - HINIGARAN
C. ASG-STAG
D. AIRSOFT WARRIOR OF LA CARLOTA (AWOL)
E. BAGO AIRSOFT CLUB (BAC)
F. FIRECATS (CADIZ)
G. ICE WATER
H. LA CARLOTA AIRSOFT TROOPER (LACAT)
I. MEDICAL AIRSOFT GROUP (MAG)
J. MERCS
K. RAM
L. SILAY AIRSOFT
M. SAGAY AIRSOFT
N. SFWAR – SAN CARLOS
O. TROJANS
P. VICTORIAS AIRSOFT MOVEMENT (VAM)
Q. ZION
ARTICLE I ORGANIZATION
1. The name of the organization shall be the NEGROS AIRSOFT FEDERATION (NAF).
2. The organization shall have a seal which shall be in such form and design as may be determined by the 75% of its team leaders.
3. The organization may at its pleasure by a unanimous vote of its team leaders change its name.
4. The organization shall not join and/or be a member of any international, national or regional organization to respect the right of its member teams to decide whether to join and/or resign from an international, national or regional organization(s).
5. The organization's authority shall be limited to what is specifically stated in this document or revisions of this document.
ARTICLE II PURPOSES
The following are the purposes for which this organization has been organized:
1. To promote the sport of AirSoft and responsible AirSoft ownership.
2. To adopt the Filipino AirSoft Players (FAP) rules in all AirSoft
tournaments, competitions and games.
3. To have good relations with all AirSoft teams.
4. To discipline erring AirSoft players and/or member team(s) through their team leader(s) by disqualification of players and/or teams during a tournament or competition, to ban disrespectful players and/or teams in future tournament(s) and competition(s) and/or other sanctions that may be imposed by 75% of the team leaders.
5. To provide an online forum so that member teams can share information and resolve differences promptly.
ARTICLE III MEMBERSHIP
1. Membership in this organization shall be open only to all AirSoft teams in Negros Island (no individual members allowed).
2. The organization shall determine the qualifications of an applicant team for membership. The applicant team must have a NAF team leader as sponsor, at least 10 members and must have played in at least two (2) NAF-sanctioned tournaments for the applicant team to be considered for approval of 75% of the team leaders.
ARTICLE IV MEETINGS
1. The annual membership meeting of this organization shall be held on the first Saturday of April each and every year except if such day be a legal holiday, then and in that event, the members shall fix the day but it shall not be more than two weeks from the date fixed by these By-Laws.
The online forum administrator (NAF Admin) will post a notice in its forum telling the time and place of such annual meeting.
2. Regular meetings of this organization shall be held in its online forum.
3. The presence of not less than 75% of the team leaders shall constitute a quorum and shall be necessary to conduct the business of this organization; but a lesser percentage may adjourn the meeting for a period of not more than 2 weeks from the date scheduled by these By-Laws and the forum administrator (NAF Admin) shall cause a notice of this rescheduled meeting to be posted in its forum. A quorum as herein before set forth shall be required at any adjourned meeting.
4. Special meetings of this organization may be called by any team leader. Notices of such meeting shall be posted by the team leader in the online forum at least ten (10) days before the scheduled date set for such special meeting. Such notice shall state the reasons that such meeting has been called and the business to be transacted at such meeting.
No other business but that specified in the notice may be transacted at such Special meeting unless it has the unanimous consent of all team leaders.
5. Annual and Regular meetings shall be presided by all team leaders taking turns in an order to be determined by drawing numbered lots.
6. The team leader that called for the Special meeting shall preside during that meeting.
ARTICLE V VOTING
1. At meetings, all votes shall be by voice, by online forum voting or in the manner prescribed by 75% of the team leaders before the voting starts.
2. One vote for each team leader regardless of the number of its members. Large teams cannot break up into smaller teams just to have more votes counted in the federation since all teams have equal status.
ARTICLE VI ORDER OF BUSINESS
1. Roll Call.
2. Reading of the Minutes of the preceding meeting.
3. Reports of Committee(s).
4. Old and Unfinished Business.
5. New Business.
6. Adjournments.
ARTICLE VIII OFFICERS
This organization shall have no officers since all team leaders have equal status.
ARTICLE X COMMITTEES
1. All committees of this organization shall be appointed by 75% of the team leaders and their term of office shall be for a period of one year or less if the event is over or if sooner terminated by the action of 75% of the team leaders.
2. The team leader of the appointed member team into a committee will be automatically the Committee Leader.
3. In case of several teams appointed or needed in a committee, their respective team leaders will select among themselves the Committee Leader.
4. There shall be no permanent committee(s).
ARTICLE XI DUES
This organization shall have no dues.
ARTICLE XII AMENDMENTS
These By-Laws may only be altered, amended, repealed or added to by a unanimous vote of all team leaders and shall be immediately posted in the online forum.
Adopted this 19th day of September 2009 in Motown Cafe, Bacolod City by the unanimous vote of the Team Leaders of the Negros AirSoft Federation (NAF) in a special meeting duly held for the purpose.
The Negros Airsoft Federation By-Laws was ratified by the following 17 Charter Teams, this 19th Day of September at Motown Cafe, Mandalagan, Bacolod (in alphabetical order):
A. AIRSOFT CLUB OF PETRON (ACP)
B. ASCOH - HINIGARAN
C. ASG-STAG
D. AIRSOFT WARRIOR OF LA CARLOTA (AWOL)
E. BAGO AIRSOFT CLUB (BAC)
F. FIRECATS (CADIZ)
G. ICE WATER
H. LA CARLOTA AIRSOFT TROOPER (LACAT)
I. MEDICAL AIRSOFT GROUP (MAG)
J. MERCS
K. RAM
L. SILAY AIRSOFT
M. SAGAY AIRSOFT
N. SFWAR – SAN CARLOS
O. TROJANS
P. VICTORIAS AIRSOFT MOVEMENT (VAM)
Q. ZION