CONSTITUTION(updated 2010)

 

ARTICLE I -  NAME

 

Section I – The name of this organization shall be known as the “Greenwood Park Bells Lake Community Club”.

 

ARTICLE II – PURPOSE AND POWERS OF THE COMMUNITY CLUB

 

Section I – This Community club does not contemplate pecuniary gain or profit to the members thereof: and the specific purpose for which it is formed are to:

 

  1. Promote a feeling of civic pride and responsibility.
  2. Provide for maintenance, preservation, and architectural control of Community club property owned, leased or otherwise acquired within the certain area known as Bells Lake and/or Greenwood Park; in Washington Township, Gloucester County, State of New Jersey.
  3. Provide an organized method for petitioning proper authorities in matters affecting public health, safety, welfare, and morals.
  4. Provide adequate recreation facilities and social functions for members of the Community club.
  5. Acquire by gift, own, hold, improve, build upon, operate, maintain, lease, dedicate for public use real or personal property in connection with the affairs of the Community Club.
  6. Exercise all the powers and privileges and to perform all of the duties and obligations of the Community Club as set forth in this Constitution, to pay all expenses in connection therewith and all office and other expenses incident to the conduct of the business of the Community Club, including all licenses, taxes or governmental charges levied or imposed against the property of the Community Club.
  7. Fix, levy, collect and enforce payment by any lawful means, all charges or assessments pursuant to the terms of the Constitution, to pay all expenses in connection therewith and all office and other expenses incident to the conduct of the business of the Community Club, including all licenses, taxes or governmental charges levied or imposed against the property of the Community Club.
  8. Borrow money, to mortgage, pledge, and deed in trust, any or all of its real personal property as security for money borrowed or debts incurred.  Approval of item (h) must be voted for as provided in the by-Laws.

 

ARTICLE III – NATURE OF THE COMMUNITY CLUB

 

Section I - This Community Club shall be non-political, non-profit, non-sectarian and shall not be used for the dissemination of partisan political principles or for the promotion of the candidacy of any person seeking public office or preferment.

 

ARTICLE IV – MEMBERSHIP

 

Section I – Membership shall be as provided for in the By-Laws.

 

ARTICLE V – VOTING RIGHTS

 

Section 1 – Qualifications for voting shall be as set forth in ARTICLE VIII, Section 2 of the By-Laws.

 

 

ARTICLE VI – BOARD OF DIRECTORS

 

Section 1

  1. The provision of Directors for the Community Club and their duties shall be as provided for in ARTICLE II of the By-Laws.
  2. A minimum of two-thirds (2/3) of the members of the Board of Directors shall be residents of Washington Township.

 

ARTICLE VII – MEETINGS

 

Section 1 – General membership meetings shall be as provided for in the By-Laws.

 

ARTICLE VIII – ANNEXATION OF ADDITIONAL REAL ESTATE PROPERTIES

 

Section 1 – The Community Club may at any time annex additional properties and or common areas to the properties stated in Article II, Section 1(b) hereof.

 

ARTICLE IX – DISSOLUTION

 

The community club may be dissolved with the assent given in writing by not less than three fourths (3/4) of the entire voting membership.  Upon dissolution of the Community Club the assets, both real and personal of the Community Club, shall be dedicated to any non-profit corporation, association, trust or other organization to be devoted to purposes and uses that would nearly reflect the purposes and uses to which they were required to be devoted by the Community Club.  If they do not accept, it shall be dedicated to an appropriate public agency who would be devoted to purposes as nearly as practicable to the same as those to which they were required to be devoted by the Community Club.  In the event that such dedication is refused acceptance, such assets shall be granted, conveyed and assigned.  It shall not be possible to purchase, sell, transfer, convey or otherwise dispose of real property owned by the Community Club, unless voted at a meeting where the amendments Quorum rules apply.  It is not the intent of the Community Club to sell or dispose of real property which is used for recreational purposes.

 

ARTICLE X – DURATION

 

The corporation shall exist perpetually.

 

ARTICLE XI – AMENDMENTS

 

This Constitution may be amended only after the Holders of Membership Certificates as in Article II, Section 1(b) have been notified in writing of a meeting not less than fifteen (15) days, nor more than thirty (30) days in advance, stating the changes to be made.  Fifty percent (50%) attendance of these Holders of Membership Certificates shall constitute a quorum at a constitution amendment meeting.  If this quorum is not met, another meeting may be called subject to the above.  Notice requirements not less than thirty (30) days, nor more than sixty (60) days after the first meeting.  At this meeting attendance of twenty-five percent (25%) of these Holders of Membership Certificates shall constitute a quorum.  After these quorum rules have been met, Ύ vote of the Holders of Membership Certificates present is needed to approve the amendment.

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