Hill Country Beer Club
2013 Constitution/By-Laws
1. Identity of the Beer Club
1.1. The club’s full name will be ‘Hill Country Beer Club.’
1.2. The club’s pictorial identity is its logo shown at the top of this document, as well as numerous other variants.
1.3. The club holds in high regards the patron saint of brewers, St. Arnold.
2. Aims and Objectives
2.1. Promote and raise awareness of good beer to its members in a friendly environment.
2.2. Understand the technicalities of brewing and drinking good beer.
2.3. Discover and sample good beer from the local area and around the world.
3. Membership
3.1. Individuals must be of legal drinking age to join.
3.2. Membership in the club will be open to all. New members must be sponsored by at least two current members. A probationary period of 90 days or 3 sanctioned club meetings will determine if the new member is acceptable to a majority of current members.
4. Finance
4.1. Executives shall receive no direct or indirect payment, except for legitimate expenses incurred in connection with club business.
4.2. Monies that have been raised though any event, goods being sold, or donations will be kept in the club account and managed by the designated club treasurer. A register will be kept and will be available to club members upon request.
5. Club Executives
5.1. An executive committee will conduct the club’s business. This committee shall not operate autonomously. The planning of activities, meetings, and administering other club matters must satisfy the majority current members’ preferences.
5.2. The executive committee will consist of the following positions: Secretary/Treasurer, Event Coordinator, Web Master, Home Brew Representative, and Public Relations.
5.3. Executive positions will be voted on each year during the January meeting or whenever a position is vacated.
6. Meetings
6.1. The club will hold club meetings at least monthly. Club members will be given at least one-week notice of this meeting.
6.2. Beer selections can be voted down by a majority of members at any time and therefore will not be scored.
6.3. A minimum of five members must be in attendance to constitute an official meeting.
6.4. The club’s pledge will be read before the start of each meeting.
6.5. Members will taste beer from their official tasting glass. Members or guests without an official glass will provide their own alternate glass. Under no circumstances will beer be consumed from a styrofoam cup.
6.6. Members will not attempt to influence another member’s scoring of a beer.
6.7. Acts of buffoonery will not be tolerated (laughed at, but not tolerated). Appropriate punishment will be handed out. Examples of buffoonery are: spilling beer, shooting beer, etc.
7. Declaration
7.1. The Hill Country Beer Club is a democratically governed organization in the entire absence of any discrimination in regard to gender, color, race, ethnic or national origin, or sexuality.
7.2. As an executive, I agree to abide by and enforce the rules of the club’s constitution and by-laws.
7.3. This document has been approved and signed by the executives of the club.