THE CARlLLON SENIOR HOCKEY LEAGUE.

CONSTITUTION        

Revised Sept. 23, 2006

1.        Name

The league shall be known as the Carillon Senior Hockey League Inc. (C. S. H. L).

2.        Objective

(1) To encourage and foster amateur hockey

(2) To promote, encourage, organize and operate senior hockey in southeastern Manitoba.

(3) To maintain senior hockey at the local level and, in keeping with the objectives outlined

above, to attempt to maintain parity as much as reasonably possible by establishing in the Bylaws from time to time rules respecting player eligibility.

3.       Membership

To be eligible for membership in the C. S. H. L, a senior hockey organization (the organization) shall either:

(a) Operate within the C. S. H. L. boundaries described below:

The international boundary on the south, the Red River to the Perimeter Highway on the west, the Perimeter Highway and the Trans-Canada on the north, and the Manitoba-Ontario boundary on the east or;

(b) Operate outside the C. S. H. L. boundaries as set out in 3 (a), with the approval of 75% of

those organizations and located within the C. S. H. L. boundaries.

(c) In situations where a team lies within the League Boundaries, but is located within 10 miles of the boundary, the boundary will be modified to include a 10 mile radius from the teams arena. However, this area will not extend beyond the Perimeter Highway into Metropolitan Winnipeg and also will not include the community of St. Norbert. The community of St.Norbert is defined as the Red River on the north, and a line going west from the junction of the Red River and the Red River Floodway.

4.      Bonds and Fees

(a) Each organization seeking membership in the C. S. H. L. for the first time shall:

1. Pay a franchise fee in an amount determined by the governing board

2. Post performance bond in the sum of $300.00 or such other sum which may be

determined the Governing Board

3. Pay the league an annual fee.

(b) Each returning organization seeking to renew its membership in the C. S. H. L. will be required to pay an annual fee as determined by the Governing Board from time to time and to post a performance bond in the sum of $300.00 or such other sum which may be determined by the Governing Board from time to time.

(c) Any organization withdrawing from the league after the schedule has been submitted to the league by the league schedule-maker shall forfeit all monies paid to the league and upon a subsequent application for readmission into the league, the Governing Board shall determine the performance bond for the first season after the organization seeks to return to the League only.

Commissioner            Rules with respect to fines and suspensions:

(1) In accordance to CAHA, Hockey Manitoba, and any C. S. H. L.

guidelines where available, or

(2) In accordance with precedents (if any) where guidelines are

unavailable,

{3) At his sole discretion where no guidelines or precedents are available

(4) Rules with respect to reports referred to him by a referee

(5) Any other duties as assigned by the President

Statistician                  Responsible for recording and maintaining the statistics for League and Playoff play and reporting the same to the League in a timely fashion

Any other duties as assigned by the President

7.      Directors

(a) Each organization shall name three individuals at the organization meeting who may serve as

Directors at C. S. H. L. meetings each year. Any of these Directors will be entitled to attend meetings of the Governing Board, providing, however, that each organization represented at any meeting shall have one vote only.

(b) Any member of the Executive shall not be permitted to represent an individual team at any

meeting of the league.

8.      Meetings

(a) The Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the C. S. H. L. shall take place in spring or such other

time as determined by the Board of Directors from time to time. A minimum of 30 days notice shall be given to all Board members prior to the AGM.

(b) The organizational meeting of the C. S. H. L. shall take place in September of each year.

(c) General meetings may be called by the C. S. H. L. President at any time and place designated by him. A minimum of 7 days notice shall be given all Board members with respect to the holding of a general meeting.

(d) A General Meeting may be held without notice if all organizations are present and unanimously agree to waive the formal requirement of 7 days notice.

9.      Amendments to the Constitution

The Constitution may be amended by:

(a)    The By-Laws may be amended by a motion from the AGM to the start of the upcoming

season.

 (b) The Constitution may be amended by a notice of motion submitted to the President a minimum

of 21 days prior to the AGM and circulated to all member organizations at least 14 days prior to the meeting.

10.    General

(a) All teams wishing to participate in the C. S. H. L. must be registered with Hockey Manitoba

on CAHA Registration Certificates or such other Certificates as prescribed from time to time by Hockey Manitoba and the CAHA.

(b) All players, trainers, coaches, and managers must be registered with the C. S. H. L. and Hockey Manitoba prior to participating in any C. S. H. L. regular season game and exhibition game.

11.    League Structure

The league structure, including Divisions, schedule, and playoff format will be determined prior to the start of the regular season and in accordance with the leagues By-Laws.

12.    Conflict 0f Interest

(a) All members of the Governing Board shall recognize that their duty is to represent the best interest of the league.

(b) The Executive should be seen to be impartial.