Proposed By-Law Amendments

 

By-Law Amendments

The following amendment was passed at the  9/23/09 meeting.

Remove Section 6 Par3.D.6 "A pitcher removed from the mound may return provided that the pitcher does not exceed three (3) innings pitching."

Add Section 3 Par.8.4 " Any by-law pertaining to playing rules voted on less than thirty days priot to the start of a season shall not go into effect until the following season, unless deemed by the Board of Directors and judiciary board to be strictly a safety issue."

The following amendment was passed at the  4/22/09 meeting.

Revise Section 6 Par.3.C.6 to read "No team shall have more than 10 players bat in one inning regardless of the score.

The following proposal did not pass at the  4/22/09 meeting.

Section 6 Par3.B.1 change "9 players" to "all players"

Section 6 Par3.B.2 change "9th batter" to "last batter" 

 

The following amendments were passed at the 4/8/09 meeting.

1) (General Revisions & Typos)

Revise Section 1 Par.2 to read …children between the ages of four and eighteen …
Revise Section 2 Par.6.D change age from 18 to 16. (to be consistent with Par.6.B)
Revise Section 2 Par.9.B.1 change minimum age from 5 years old to 4 years old
Revise Section 3 Par.4.A  change manager or coach to managers and coaches.
Revise Section 3 Par 4.B.10 change “hoe plate” to home plate”
Revise Section 4 Par.3.A change to read Shetland – four, five and six year olds.
Revise Section 5 Par.2.E change “lost” to “used”
Delete Section 5 Par.8.A in its entirety.

2)

Change Section 5 Par.5.A. to read – Individual teams created by Division expansion shall be given two selections from each age group prior to general player selection. Any options exercised under Par.2 Options shall count towards the four players. Subsequent selections will be made in accordance with the regulations for Player Selection with the new teams being placed at the bottom of the selection rotation list. Order of preliminary selection shall be determined by lot.

3)

Change Section 6 Par.3. C.11 (pinto) to read - Games are to be scored, but no league standing shall be kept. The main emphasis shall be on learning the game of baseball.

 

4)

Add to Section 2 Par.6.C.
Applicants shall be ranked and if selected to a manager position, assigned a team based upon the following groups.
1.       Manager from the previous year staying in the same division.
2.       Coach from the previous year staying in the same division.
3.       Manager from the previous year moving up or down a division.
4.       Coach from the previous year moving up or down a division.
5.       All other applicants.
Assignments within the same group shall be based upon the applicants ranking.

5)

Revise Section 3 Par.2.A.8 to read – The Judiciary Board shall be responsible to review and process all Manager applications.
Revise Section 3 Par.3.A.7.b to read – Post a copy of the Junior Major League By-laws on the web site and provide a copy of “Current Rules and Regulations for Shetland, Pinto, Mustang, Bronco, Pony, and Colt, Pony Baseball Inc., to each manager prior to the start of the playing season.
Revise Section 3 Par.3.A.7.c to read – Furnish the Umpire Assignor one copy of the rules for each division that they are responsible for.
Revise Section 3 Par.5.A – delete “Senior”

 

The following amendment was passed at the 3/25/09 meeting.

Add new paragraph to Section 6 Playing Rules

League Policies:

In an effort to address issues that affect the functioning of league and game play (some of which may be experimental) and not specifically covered in the By-Laws, League Policies may be adopted and amended as necessary.

The League Policies shall be implemented as a separate document and be subject to all enforcement provisions of the “By-Laws”.

League Policy adoption and/or amendments may be implemented by a simple majority vote of eligible members present at an official league meeting and be exempt from the “Amendment of Constitution and By-Laws” requirements.

Adoption and/or amendments shall generally be done before the start of either the spring or fall season.

Add Section 6 par.2.A.4 4. League Policies