BYLAWS
of the registered Regular Members in good standing present
and voting at the Annual Meeting or any special meeting of
the members provided that written notice of any intention
to revise or amend said rule(s) has been published in the
Miniature Horse World, on the AMHA website, E-News or
official correspondence at least sixty (60) days in advance of
that meeting.
‑(Amended 06-03, effective 01-04), (Amended 02-11,
effective 01-12), (Amended 02-14, effective 01-15)
(B) Committees
The Board of Directors shall have the power to create and
empower all committees both standing and special, from
time to time, and to appoint their members, except electing
the Show Rules and Licensed Officials Committees which
shall be done by the membership, in accordance with
Show Rule GR-000 and LO-042 at the Annual Membership
Meeting. All Committees both standing and special will be
subordinate to the Board of Directors. (Amended 02-07,
effective 01-08)
(C) Executive Director
The Board of Directors shall have the power to employ
or appoint a salaried or non-salaried staff head who shall
have the title of Executive Director. The Executive Director
shall perform such duties as are assigned to him/her by the
President and Board of Directors.
(Amended 07-02, effective 01-03)
(D) Hearing Board Chairman
The Board of Directors shall have the power to appoint a
Hearing Board Chairman to serve as the presiding officer in
all hearings conducted by the Hearing Board pursuant to the
rules of the Association.
(Amended 02-04, effective 01-05)
Section 4, Powers of Officers
The Officers of the Association shall have those powers delegated
to them by these Bylaws and such additional powers as may be
delegated by the members at the Annual Meeting or by the Board
of Directors.
(Amended 02-14, effective 01-15)
Section 5, Indemnity
The Directors, Officers, and employees of The American
Miniature Horse Association, Inc. shall be indemnified and
insured in accordance with Article 1396-2.22A of the Texas Non
Profit Corporation Act.
No director of the AMHA shall be liable to the AMHA or its
members for monetary damages for an act or omission in such
director’s capacity as a director of the AMHA, except that this
Article shall not eliminate or limit the liability of a director of the
AMHA for: A. A breach of such director’s duty of loyalty to the
AMHA or its members; B. An act or omission not in good faith
or that involves intentional misconduct or a knowing violation
of the law; C. A transaction from which a director received an
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