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