THE FOLLOWING CONSTITUTES THE 2002 BY-LAWS OF THE ORANGE COUNTY AMERICAN LEGION BASEBALL LEAGUE. ANY PART WHICH MAY EVENTUALLY BE DETERMINED TO BE IN CONFLICT WITH THE NATIONAL OR DEPARTMENTAL RULES SHALL BE CONSIDERED NULL AND VOID.

ARTICLE I
ORGANIZATION
1.1 NAME- THIS ORGANIZATION SHALL BE KNOWN AS THE ORANGE COUNTY AMERICAN LEGION BASEBALL LEAGUE.

1.2 PURPOSE- THE PURPOSE OF THIS LEAGUE WILL BE-
      A. TO AID IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF GOOD SPORTSMANSHIP AND CITIZENSHIP.

      B. TO PROVIDE RECREATION FOR THE YOUTH OF ORANGE COUNTY.

      C. TO PROMOTE THE PRINCIPALS OF COOPERATION AND COMRADESHIP IN MEMBER TEAMS-THEIR OFFICIALS AND PLAYERS.

      D. TO PROMOTE THE NATIONAL PASTIME AND TRAIN
      POTENTIAL TALENT.

      E. PROMOTE GREATER INTEREST IN BASEBALL ON
      THE PART OF CITIZENS IN ORANGE COUNTY.

      F. ENABLE PATRIOTIC, CIVIC-MINDED AND PHIL-
      ANTHROPIC PERSONS AND ORGANIZATIONS TO IN-
      VEST IN THE YOUTH OF AMERICA.

ARTICLE II

LEAGUE MANAGEMENT
2.1 MEMBERSHIP-THE MEMBERSHIP OF THIS LEAGUE
      SHALL CONSIST OF THE COUNTY BASEBALL CHAIR-
      MAN AND THE AMERICAN LEGION POSTS LISTED BE-
      LOW.
      A. NEWBURGH JUDSON P GALLOWAY POST #152
      B. MONROE POST #488
      C. CORNWALL POST #                     
      EACH MEMBER POST SHALL BE ENTITLED TO ONE
      VOTE ON MATTERS NOT COVERED BY THESE LEAGUE
      BYLAWS. THE CHAIRMAN SHALL VOTE ONLY IN CASE
      OF A TIE. IN ADDITION HE SHALL PRESIDE OVER
      ALL MEETINGS, AND 2/3 OF THE MEMBERSHIP
      SHALL CONSTITUTE A QUORUM.

2.2 GOVERNMENT- THE CONTROL AND MANAGEMENT OF
    THE LEAGUE SHALL BE VESTED WITH THE BOARD   
    OF DIRECTORS THAT SHALL BE MADE UP OF ONE
    MEMBER FROM EACH TEAM.

2.3 LEAGUE OPERATIONS- GENERAL LEAGUE OPERATIONS
    SHALL COME UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE COUNTY
    CHAIRMAN TO SERVE FOR ONE YEAR, UNLESS REAP-
    POINTED THE FOLLOWING YEAR BY THE NEW COUNTY
    COMMANDER. IT SHALL ALSO BE THE DUTY OF THE
    COUNTY CHAIRMAN TO FORMULATE THE LEAGUE BY-
    LAWS AND PRESENT THEM TO THE GOVERNING COM-
    MITTEE FOR REVIEW AND ADOPTION BY MAJORITY
    APPROVAL.

ARTICLE III
TEAMS            
3.1 RECRUITING-POSTS MAY USE PLAYERS WHO ARE
      ELIGIBLE UNDER THE NATIONAL AND DEPARTMENT
      RULES.

3.2 ROSTERS-EACH TEAM MANAGER SHALL SUBMIT TO
      THE COUNTY CHAIRMAN BY THE DATES SPECIFIED
      BELOW TWO SETS OF ROSTERS (A) PRELIMINARY
      AND (B) FINAL CONTAINING THE REQUIRED PLAYER
      INFORMATION FOR HIS ENTIRE TEAM.

      3.2-1-PRELIMINARY ROSTERS- EACH TEAM MUST
            SUBMIT OFFICIAL ROSTER FORM SUPPLIED
            BY THE COUNTY CHAIRMAN BY JUNE 16. A
            TOTAL OF 25 NAMES MAY BE SUBMITTED
            FROM WHICH THE TEAM MANAGER WILL DESIGNATE 18 PLAYERS ON THE NATIONAL FORM
            1. ALL PLAYERS LISTED ON THE PRELIMIN-
            ARY ROSTER SHALL BE ELIGIBLE TO PLAY
            THE ENTIRE SEASON IN THE ORANGE
            COUNTY AMERICAN LEGION BASEBALL
            LEAGUE.

    3.2-2- FINAL ROSTER-ALL THREE COPIES OF EACH
            TEAM'S FORM 1 FINAL ROSTER PROPERLY
            EXECUTED WILL BE SUBMITTED TO THE
            COUNTY CHAIRMAN BY JUNE 30. NO MORE
            THAN 18 PLAYERS' NAMES APPEAR ON THE
            FINAL ROSTER WITH ALL THE ELIGIBILITY
            RESTRICTIONS FROM NATIONAL AND DEPART-
            MENT RULES AND THESE COUNTY BYLAWS
               
3.3 BIRTH CERTIFICATES-BIRTH CERTIFICATE FOR ALL
      PLAYERS REGISTERED WILL BE SUBMITTED TO THE
      COUNTY CHAIRMAN ALONG WITH PRELIMINARY ROS-
      TERS BY JUNE 16.
3.4 INSURANCE-ALL TEAMS MUST CARRY GROUP INSUR-
      ANCE AS REQUIRED BY NATIONAL AND DEPARTMENT
      RULES. THIS INSURANCE MUST BE IN FORCE BE-
      FORE TEAMS BEGIN PRACTICES.

3.5 SAFETY FIRST- ALL TEAMS MUST SECURE FULLY
      SUPPLIED FIRST AID KITS WHICH MUST BE AVAIL-
      ABLE FOR ALL PRACTICES AND GAMES. ALL TEAMS
      MUST SECURE FULLY FILLED-OUT FORM 2 PROPERLY
      SIGNED BY A PARENT AND THE PLAYER.
               
ARTICLE IV

PLAYERS
4.1 REGISTRATION- PLAYERS WILL BE CONSIDERED
      REGISTERED WITH A TEAM IN THE LEAGUE UPON
      HIS SIGNATURE ON PRELIMINARY ROSTER AND/OR
      ACCEPTANCE OF HIS BIRTH CERTIFICATE BY THE
      MANAGER, SUBJECT TO THE ELIGIBILITY RE-
      STRICTIONS DELINEATED IN NATIONAL AND
      DEPARTMENT RULES AND THESE BYLAWS.

4.2 PLAYER ELIGIBILITY- AMERICAN LEGION BASEBALL
      COMPETITION IN 2002 IS OPEN TO PLAYERS BORN
      ON OR AFTER AUGUST 1, 1983.

4.3 FORMS 1 AND 2- BY JUNE 30 OFFICIAL AMERICAN
      LEGION NATIONAL FORM 1 AND 2 WILL BE PROPER-
      LY EXECUTED IN TRIPLICATE.ALTHOUGH A PLAYER
      MAY SUBSEQUENTLY TERMINATE HIS PLAYING
      STATUS WITH A LEAGUE TEAM, SUCH FORMS SHALL
      REMAIN IN FORCE FOR THE ENTIRE CURRENT SEA-
      SON.

4.4 DUAL PARTICIPATION- PARTICIPATION BY PLAYERS
      WITH TEAMS IN OTHER AMATUER BASEBALL PRO-
      GRAMS SHALL BE PERMITTED PROVIDED SUCH
      PARTICIPATION DOES NOT INTERFERE WITH
      ACTIVITIES OF THIS LEAGUE.

ARTICLE V

GAMES

5.1 PLAYING RULES- ALL GAMES WILL BE PLAYED   
      UNDER THE OFFICIAL BASEBALL RULES AS   
      PUBLISHED BY THE SPORTING NEWS EXCEPT FOR
      RULES PROMULGATED BY NATIONAL,DEPARTMENT OR
      ADOPTED BY THIS LEAGUE.

5.2 GROUND RULES-ALL GAMES PLAYED ON ANY GIVEN
      PLAYING FIELD SHALL ALSO BE GOVERNED BY THE
      GROUND RULES PROMULGATED BY THE LEAGUE FOR
      THAT FIELD.

5.3 DURATION- ALL GAMES WILL BE OF SEVEN INNINGS
      UNLESS EXTENDED BECAUSE OF TIES OR TERMIN-
      ATED SOONER AS PROVIDED FOR IN THE OFFICIAL
      BASEBALL RULES.

5.4 BASEBALLS- ONLY LEAGUE APPROVED BASEBALLS
      WILL BE USED IN ALL GAMES. BASEBALLS MUST
      MEET OR EXCEED MAJOR LEAGUE SPECIFICATIONS.

5.5 DESIGNATED HITTER- AMERICAN LEAGUE RULE.

5.6 UMPIRES-THERE WILL BE TWO UMPIRES ASSIGNED
      TO ALL LEAGUE GAMES BUT SHOULD ONLY ONE
      UMPIRE APPEAR, THE GAME SHALL STILL BE
      PLAYED. FEES SHALL BE SPLIT BY BOTH TEAMS.
      ASSOCIATION UMPIRES MUST BE USED. UMPIRES
      WILL MAKE THE FINAL DECISION ON FIELD PLAY-
      ING CONDITION WHEN BOTH TEAMS AND UMPIRES
      ARE PRESENT AT THE FIELD PRIOR TO THE START
      OF THE GAME.

5.7 COACHING- TWO ADULT COACHES WILL BE PERMIT-
      TED ON THE COACHING LINES FOR ALL GAMES DUR-
      ING COUNTY COMPETITION.
      
5.8 CONDUCT- THE UMPIRE INVOLVED SHALL PREPARE
      A WRITTEN REPORT DESCRIBING THE CIRCUM-
      STANCES SURROUNDING THE EXPULSION FROM A
      GAME OF ANY MANAGER, COACH, PLAYER OR
      OTHER TEAM PERSONNEL FOR UNSPORTSMANLIKE
      CONDUCT. THIS REPORT SHALL BE FILED WITH THE
      COUNTY CHAIRMAN WITHIN 48 HOURS AFTER SAID
      GAME, FOR SUCH DISCIPLINARY ACTION AS MAY BE
      DEEMED BY HIM TO BE APPROPRIATE.

5.9 PROTESTS-PROTESTS REGARDING PLAYING RULE IN-
      TERPRETATIONS BY UMPIRES WILL BE IN WRITING
      AND FILED WITH THE COUNTY CHAIRMAN WITHIN
      48 HOURS AFTER THE COMPLETION OF THE DIS-
      PUTED GAME. ALL PROTESTS MUST HAVE BEEN
      LODGED INITIALLY ACCORDING TO SPORTING NEWS
      RULES. PROTESTS WILL BE REFERRED BY THE
      CHAIRMAN TO THE PROTEST COMMITTEE FOR DIS-
      POSITION BY THAT BODY WITHIN A REASONABLE
      TIME. THERE SHALL BE NO APPEAL AFTER RULINGS
      ARE HANDED DOWN, SUCH DECISIONS BEING FINAL
      IN ALL CASES.

5.10 FORFEITS- ALL GAMES WILL START PROMPTLY AS
      SCHEDULED. ANY TEAM FAILING TO FIELD A TEAM
      (NINE ELIGIBLE PLAYERS) WITHIN 15 MINUTES
      FOLLOWING THE SCHEDULED STARTING TIME SHALL
      FORFEIT SAID GAME TO THE OPPOSING TEAM THAT
      IS LEGALLY PREPARED TO PLAY. CHIEF UMPIRE
      MUST INFORM THE COUNTY CHAIRMAN IN WRITING
      WITHIN 48 HOURS ON ALL FORFEITS.

5.11 PITCHING- NATIONAL PITCHING RULES TO BE IN
      EFFECT ON ALL AMERICAN LEGION PLAY AND MUST
      INCLUDE ALL OTHER PROGRAMS AS WELL.

5.12 THE REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE FOR 2002 SHALL
      COMMENCE ON TUESDAY, JUNE 4 AND TERMINATE ON
      ON WEDNESDAY JULY 17 UNLESS POSTPONEMENTS
      DICTATE AN EXTENSION OF REGULAR SEASONR
      IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SCHEDULE ADOPTED FOR
      THE 2002 SEASON.

5.13 POSTPONEMENTS-REGULARLY SCHEDULED GAMES MAY
      ONLY BE POSTPONED BECAUSE OF WEATHER CONDIT-
      IONS, UNSUITABLE FIELD CONDITIONS, SCHOOL
      GRADUATIONS, OR BECAUSE OF PLAYER CONFLICTS
      INVOLVING AMERICAN LEGION APPROVED PROGRAMS
      ALSO BECAUSE OF THE UNAVAILABILITY OF AT
      LEAST ONE UMPIRE. THE DTERMINATION AS TO
      SUITABILITY OF WEATHER OR FIELD CONDITIONS
      SHALL SOLELY REST WITH THE CHIEF UMPIRE.

5.14 RESCHEDULING- ALL POSTPONED GAMES SHALL BE
      RESCHEDULED ON A MUTUALLY AGREEABLE DAY
      WITHIN 2 DAYS FOLLOWING THE POSTPONEMENT.
      FAILURE TO COMPLY SHALL RESULT IN THE
      COUNTY CHAIRMAN'S RESCHEDULING OF SUCH
      GAMES IN HIS BEST JUDGEMENT.

5.15 TIE GAMES-TIE GAMES SHALL BE RESCHEDULED IN
      THE SAME MANNER AS REGULARLY SCHEDULED GAMES
      THAT ARE POSTPONED. ALL INDIVIDUAL AND TEAM
      RECORDS WILL COUNT.

ARTICLE VI
CHAMPIONSHIP
6.1 CERTIFICATION- THE TEAM THAT ADVANCED THE FURTHEST IN THE PREVIOUS SEASON'S DISTRICT TOURNAMENT SHALL BE CONSIDERED THE
COUNTY CHAMPION AND SHALL RECEIVE AUTOMATIC
ENTRY INTO THE NEXT YEAR'S DISTRICT TOURNAMENT. THE
REMAINING 2 TEAMS SHALL PLAY 3 GAMES WITH THE WINNER OF 2 QUALIFYING AS COUNTY RUNNER-UP.

6.1-1 UNPLAYED GAMES-TEAMS MUST COMPLETE SCHED-
       ULE IF UNPLAYED GAMES HAVE A BEARING ON THE RUNNERUP STATUS.