1. The President shall schedule (call) and preside over organization and League Council meetings, to include calendar and meeting agenda.  Also acts as TDO representative.

2. The Vice President shall be on all committees and preside at organizational and League Council meetings where the President is unable to attend.

3. The Secretary shall keep permanent minutes of the meetings of the League Council and organization. This is to include maintaining, recording, and filing correspondence.

4. The Treasurer shall issue notices of dues payable and be responsible for the collection there of, keep the books of the organization, keep inventory records of all physical equipment, maintain adequate supplies of required paper products, maintain and distribute all required patches and awards (not to include plaques), distribute funds as required and shall report as requested by the League Council on the financial condition of the organization. The treasurer shall prepare a report for his/her successor.

5. Each Director At Large shall be the representative of a GCDA region. These regions shall be:
   Region 1 is Central Chattanooga, North Chattanooga, and South Red Bank;
   Region 2 is Rossville Boulevard, East Ridge, and Ridgedale;
   Region 3 is Brainerd, East Brainerd, and Ooltewah;
   Region 4 is East Chattanooga and Highway 58;
   Region 5 is Hixson, North Red Bank and Soddy Daisy.
   Each director shall gather information from that region for a newsletter, insure (inspect and measure boards each season) that each pub in the respective region maintains acceptable match play conditions.  Each season the inspection reports shall be completed and turned in to the Rules and Protest Chairperson prior to the start of play.   They shall voice decisions as well as chair various committees as the League Council deems appropriate.

6. The Rules And Protest Chairperson shall preside over his/her committee, composed of selected team captains representative of team play; in the decision of protest and rules interpretation (exclusive of Bylaws). Modifications or additions to existing rules for match play shall be presented to the League Council for approval by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of the team captains or acting captains at a regularly scheduled captains meeting.

7. The Special Events Chairperson shall be responsible for the coordination of sanctioned tournament play, the ordering and presentation of seasonal awards, divisional playoffs and final, and planning/administering all activities other than scheduled league match play.

8. The ADO Representative shall maintain active and up to date correspondence with the appropriate ADO Area Director and/or Manager, and make necessary reports to the Council. The ADO Representative shall make arrangements for, and oversee all local qualifying events for sanctioned ADO Regional and National events.

9. Acceptance of one of these elected offices assumes that the individual will attend all meetings and perform the duties of the office. Excessive absenteeism will serve as reason for removal from office.

Article VI: Elections

1. The following League Council offices shall be elected for two (2) year terms:  President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, Special Events Chairperson, Rules & Protest Chairperson.  All other council positions are elected for one-year terms.   Elections for the offices of President, Secretary, and Special Events shall be held in years ending in an even number (2000, 2002, 2004, etc.).  Elections for Treasurer, Vice President, and Rules and Protest Chairperson shall be held in years ending in odd numbers (2001, 2003, 2005, etc.).  To be nominated for the positions of President or Treasurer, the person must have served one full year on the council.  For the offices of Vice President and Rules & Protest Chairperson, it is strongly recommended the person have served one year on the council or appropriate committee.

2. Annual elections of the League Council shall be in the month of November.

3. Not less than thirty (30) days prior, preferably the regular scheduled meeting prior to the November election date, the League Council will entertain nominations for officers from the captains.

4. Additional names may be placed in nomination from the floor of the organization's annual election meeting, if seconded, anytime prior to balloting.

5. At the annual election the team captains or acting captains shall elect appropriate League Council members.  They must be members in good standings to be elected.

6. Since voting shall be by team captains or acting captains, no team shall cast more than one (1) vote. Proxies and absentee ballots shall not be recognized. Ballots will be distributed by roll call only.

7. Ballots are to be counted by a non-partisan committee appointed at the election.

8. New League Council members shall work with the outgoing League Council for the remainder of the Fall season and be installed into office at the Fall finals.

Article VII: Committees

1. The League Council shall determine the committees deemed proper and necessary to fulfill the objectives and purpose of this organization.

2. Any League Council member will be permitted to sit on any committee meeting and shall be ex-officio member of all committees.

Article VII: Voting

1. Every team in good standing has one vote on GCDA activities provided by the team captain or acting captain.

Article IX: Authority To Bind

1. No member of this organization shall contract or incur debt or enter into any agreement or otherwise obligate this organization except by authorization of the League Council.

2. Any administrative purchase above $1500.00 or more, or long term contracts (12 month or more), must be approved by a simple majority of the captains.

3. Contracts must be signed by two of the three following officers:  President, Vice-President or Treasurer.

4. A two-thirds majority vote of the council may approve a $1500.00 tournament.  Any amount greater than this must be approved by the Captains.

Article X: Rules Of Order

1. Roberts Rules of Order shall govern the proceedings of all meetings.

Article XI: Amendments

1. These By-laws may be amended by two-thirds (2/3) vote of the captains at the second reading of the proposed amendment(s) to the league captains at a regularly scheduled meeting.

Article XII:  Scorekeeper 

1. The scorekeeper is selected by majority vote of council to serve a one-year term.  Bids shall be submitted to the Vice-President by the end of regular season play of the Winter Season.

2. Duties of the scorekeeper are to impartially maintain standings sheets, the web page, and to maintain the post office box.

Amended according to Article XI on December 21, 1991, May 9, 1998, July 22, 2002, and November 7, 2005