Bylaws of the Night Putting Committee

Article I — Name

The organization is the Night Putting Committee (also “N.P.C.” or “Night Putters”).

Article II — Purpose

The Committee exists to invent and play putter-only golf under night conditions, to keep a shared record of its expeditions, and to preserve the customs that make those rounds fair, chaotic, and worth repeating.

Article III — Membership

1. 1.Membership is by invitation of the Committee, not by application alone.
2. 2.A prospective member may be invited as a guest on an expedition. Guest status does not confer membership.
3. 3.After an expedition that includes a guest, the Committee may hold a vote of induction. Admission requires the affirmative consent of the assembled members present for that vote.
4. 4.Members share the rights and duties of the Committee, including inventing holes, keeping expedition stories in confidence where appropriate, and upholding these Bylaws and the Rules of Night Putting.

Article IV — Expeditions

1. 1.An expedition is any Committee outing at which night putting is played.
2. 2.The Committee may keep photographs, notes, and other records of expeditions for the use of members.
3. 3.Side bets and other wagers invented during an expedition are a matter among the players present and are not obligations of the Committee as a body.

Article V — Rules of Play

1. 1.All rounds of night putting under Committee auspices are governed by the Rules of Night Putting attached as Appendix A.
2. 2.Local hole inventions and course conditions do not override the Rules unless the Rules themselves allow it (for example, unanimous agreement to use a club other than a putter).

Article VI — Amendment

These Bylaws and the Rules of Night Putting may be amended by agreement of the members of the Committee. Amendments should be recorded so the archive stays honest.