Linton Springs Civic Association, Inc.

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Linton Springs Civic Association Bylaws

ARTICLE I

NAME AND OBJECTIVES

Section 1. The Association shall be known as THE LINT0N SPRINGS CIVIC ASSOCIATION.

Section 2. The objectives of this Association shall be to foster and protect the residential character of Linton Springs (Parkside); to foster the health, education, safety and general welfare of the residents of Linton Springs (Parkside) and the surrounding community; to provide for the organized support of the neighborhood in maintaining the peace, the quiet, and the character of the neighborhood: and to allow the residents of Linton Springs (Parkside) the use and enjoyment of their homes.

ARTICLE II

MEMBERSHIP

Membership in the Association shall be limited to the adult residents of the property living within the land boundaries of the development known an "Linton Springs" (Parkside), situated at Eldersburg in the Fourteenth Election District, First Precinct of Carroll County, and who shall thereafter pay the proper dues.

ARTICLE III

DIRECTORS

Section 1. The Board of Directors shall manage the affairs of the Association.

Section 2. The administrative affairs shall be under the supervision of the Board of Directors which shall consist of the Association officers, two elected directors and immediate past president.

Section 3. All members of the Board of Directors shall serve without remuneration.

Section 4. A majority of the Directors present shall be sufficient to carry any motion at any meeting of the Board of Directors.

ARTICLE IV

OFFICERS

Section 1. The officers of the Association shall consist of a President, Vice-President, Treasurer and Secretary.

Section 2. The President shall preside at all meetings and shall be chairman of the Board of Directors. He shall act as an ex officio member of all ad hoc committees and shall call for regular committee reports. He shall not be eligible to serve more than two (2) successive years in that office. He shall be responsible for the general and active management of the business of the Association. He shall have duties and powers incident to the office of President and such further powers granted to him by the members of the Association or the Board of Directors.

Section 3. The Vice-President shall assist the President in the performance of his duties, shall act for him in his absence and shall perform such other duties as may be delegated by the President or the Board of Directors. He shall act as an ex officio member of all standing Committees and shall call for regular committee reports.

Section 4. The Secretary shall keep the records of the Association including minutes of the Association end Board meetings, committee appointments, and the list of members supplied by the Treasurer showing their addresses and telephone numbers. Ha shall conduct all routine correspondence and other communications authorized by the President.

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Section 5. The Treasurer shall have custody of all funds, receive all monies and deposit the same in a depository approved by the Board of Directors. He shall pay out money on the authority approved by the Board of Directors. He shall keep a detailed record of all receipts and disbursements. Funds of the Association shall be paid out only on checks signed by the Treasurer and one other officer, or in his absence by the President and one other officer. He shall furnish to the Secretary on a quarterly basis a list of members in good standing. He shall submit a financial report to the members of the Association at the regular meetings.

ARTICLE V

ELECTIONS

Section 1. The election of officers shall take place at the May meeting and they shall serve a one year term. The Board of Directors shall appoint a nominating committee of five (5) members at least thirty (30) days prior to the May meeting. The purpose of the committee is to propose the names of no more than five (5) candidates for each office for presentation to the membership at the regular election meeting. At the time of the meeting, nominations for all offices also may be made from the floor by members qualified to vote.

Section 2. The election shall be by ballot by those present and qualified to vote. The persons receiving a majority of votes cast shall be declared elected.

Section 3. Voting members of the Association who are unable to attend duly scheduled election meetings may vote by casting absentee ballots. Any absentee ballot must be in writing in a form approved by the Board of Directors and must be filed with the Secretary at or before the scheduled election meeting.

Section 4. In the event of a tie in the voting, continued balloting shall decide the winning candidate.

Section 5. In case no nominee for a particular post receives a majority of the votes cast, the two nominees having the largest number of votes cast for the particular post will submit to a run-off election at the same meeting.

ARTICLE VI

MEETINGS

Section 1. At each meeting of the members, every member shall be entitled to vote. Each member shall have one vote. A simple majority of the members voting shall be sufficient to carry any motion at any meeting of the membership except as otherwise noted.

Section 2. Written notice of regular meetings shall be given not less than fourteen (14) days prior to said meeting and shall include an agenda. Notice for the May meeting may include a standardized profile in a form approved by the Board of Directors of nominated candidates and those wishing to nominate themselves.

Section 3. At least three (3) meetings of the Association shall be conducted each year in the months of January, May and September.

Section 4. Special meetings of the Association may be called as considered necessary by the President or upon written request of fifteen (15) members of the Association. Notice of special meetings shall be given not less than seven (7) days prior to said meetings.

Section 5. The Board of Directors shall conduct bi-monthly meetings at such place and time as shall be set by the President. Additional meetings of the Board of Directors may be called by the President or other member of the Board of Directors. Notice shall be given at least forty-eight (48) hours before such meetings.
ARTICLE VII

FUNDS AND DUES

Section 1. The fiscal year shall begin on the first day of October.

Section 2. No assessments other than dues shall be levied upon the members of this Association for any cause whatsoever unless passed by and with the consent of 75% of the general membership at a duly convened meeting of the Association.

Section. 3. The Board of Directors shall prepare a budget annually which shall include estimates of the funds required by the Association and its committees to meet its annual expenses. A copy of the annual budget shall be provided with the notice of the September meeting and shall be approved by the general membership at that meeting. No obligation for the payment of money on behalf of this Association shall be incurred beyond funds at hand.

Section 4. The total monies expended shall not exceed the amount adopted in the budget. Any desired expenditures beyond this amount shall be submitted in writing to the general membership at the time of notification of the next meeting of the membership for approval.

Section 5. The membership of the Association shall determine the amount of the dues.

Section 6. Dues shall be payable during the membership drive which shall commence with the election of officers and end no later than June 30. Failure to pay dues shall result in non-membership in the Association. New residents wishing to join the Association after November 1 shall pay half of the dues assessed for that year.

ARTICLE VIII

QUORUM

Section 1. Fifteen (15) members of the Association shall constitute a quorum at any meeting of the Association.

Section 2. A simple majority of the members of the Board of Directors shall constitute a quorum at any meeting of the Board of Directors.

Section 3. For the purpose of the election of officers only, absentee ballots shall be counted toward constituting a quorum.

ARTICLE IX

COMMITTEES

Section 1. The Board of Directors shall have the sole authority to establish committees as they deem necessary.

Section 2. Each committee shall appoint its own chairperson.

ARTICLE X

PARLIAMENTARY PRACTICE

Robert's Rules of Order shall be the parliamentary authority for all meetings of the Board of Directors and of the Association.

ARTICLE XI

BYLAWS AMENDMENTS

The Bylaws may be amended at any Association meeting of the membership by two-thirds vote with a minimum of twenty-five (25) affirmative votes required to carry an amendment. Proposed amendments shall be submitted in writing to the Secretary at least thirty (30) days prior to such meeting. The substance of such amendments shall be included by the Secretary in the notice of the meeting at which such an amendment is to be acted upon.

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ARTICLE XII

REPLACEMENT OF OFFICERS
In the event that one or more of the officers resigns or gives notice of his temporary or permanent inability to act, a permanent or temporary successor shall be appointed by simple majority vote of the Board of Directors.

ARTICLE XIII

REMOVAL FROM OFFICE
Any officer of the Association may be removed from office for just cause at any regular meeting of the membership by two-thirds vote of the members present and entitled to vote, upon charges preferred by any ten (10) members in good standing of the Association, provided that such officer shall have been notified of such charges not less than thirty (30) days prior to such meeting. Any officer shall have the right to appear before such meeting in defense against such charges.

DECLARATION OF RESTRICTIONS

THIS DECLARATION OF RESTRICTIONS, made this
15th. day of November, 1977, by and between SENATE CARROLL, INC., a Maryland Corporation, hereinafter called "owner" and/or "Developer", party of the first part, and MORGAN RUN LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, a Maryland Limited Partnership, party of the second part.

WHEREAS, Owner and Developer desires to subject the tracts of land hereinafter mentioned to the covenants and restrictions hereinafter set forth; and

WHEREAS, Morgan Run Limited Partnership, a Maryland Limited Partnership, party of the second part, at the request of the Owner and Developer, is willing to join herein for the purpose of giving its approval to the subjecting of the land hereinafter mentioned to the covenants and restrictions hereinafter set forth; and

WHEREAS, the said Owner and Developer by deed dated June 2, 1977, and recorded among the Land Records of Carroll County in Liber C. C. C. No. 665, folio 279 &c., acquired two contiguous tracts or parcels of land containing in the aggregate 127.164 acres of land, more or less, which land said Owner and Developer intends to subdivide into lots or parcels of land to be hereinafter conveyed as parts of Sections 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 of "Parkside”; and

WHEREAS, in order to establish a community in said development in an appropriate, aesthetic and mutually beneficial manner, and to preserve the natural beauty of the land and the architectural harmony in such community, and to create an environment that pleases and sustains all of the future purchasers of lots in said development, the said Owner and Developer, with the consent of the party of the second part, desires to promulgate and impose on all of said lots or parcels certain covenants, conditions and restrictions as are hereinafter set forth and for that purpose have agreed to execute these premises.

NOW, THEREFORE, THIS DECLARATION OF RESTRICTIONS WITNESSETH, that the said Owner and Developer and the party of the second part do hereby impose on all the lots or parcels of land as shall be shown on subdivision plats of Sections 1,2,3,4 and 5 of "Parkside", which said plats are soon to be recorded among the Land Records of Carroll County, Maryland, the following covenants, conditions and restrictions, to wit

1. The land included in said plats, except as hereinafter provided, shall be used for private residential purposes only and no building of any kind whatsoever shall be erected, altered, or maintained thereon except a private dwelling house for occupancy by not more than one family. Subject to zoning regulations of Carroll County, residential purposes as used herein is not intended to exclude offices of a professional nature in a home, provided that the professional using such office is a resident of the dwelling in which such office is located. Furthermore, subject to the zoning regulations of Carroll County, any part of the land in Sections 1, 2,3,4 or 5 of "Parkside" may be used for schools, churches, libraries, community buildings, parks, playgrounds or other recreational, educational, religious, philanthropic or related uses or purposes which are not commercial.

2. No structure of a temporary character, trailer, basement, tent, shack, garage, or other outbuilding shall be used on any lot at any time as a residence, either temporarily or permanently.

3. No fence or wall shall be erected or maintained on any lot forward of the front face of the dwelling on said lot, and under no circumstances shall any fence or wall be erected or maintained with an elevation of more than five (5) feet.
4. No sign of any kind shall be displayed to the public view do any lot, except one (1) professional sign of not more than one square foot, one (1) sign of a temporary nature advertising the property for sale or rent, and signs used by a builder or Realtor to advertise the property during the construction and sales period.

5. Clothes drying and airing must be in the rear (not side or front) yard of the lot.

6. No animals, livestock, poultry or other fowl of any kind shall be raised, bred or maintained on any lot, however, nothing herein shall preclude the keeping of domesticated household pets upon any lot provided the same shall be enclosed in the rear yard.

7. Any outbuildings, storage shed, trailers (house and/or boat), or other accessory buildings shall be located to the rear of the dwelling constructed on any lot.

8. No portion of any lot shall be used or maintained as a dumping ground for rubbish, trash, garbage, or other waste. Said refuse shall be kept in sanitary containers which shall be located to the side or rear of the dwelling constructed on any lot.

9. No noxious or offensive activity shall be carried on upon any lot, nor shall anything be done thereon which may be or may become an annoyance or nuisance in the neighborhood.

10. No outdoor storage of any materials or the repair or dismantling of automotive vehicles or other types of equipment shall be permitted on any lot.

11. No outside radio, television or CB tower or antenna in excess of four (4) feet in height shall be erected, installed or maintained on 'any lot unless said tower or antenna is affixed to the dwelling.

12. No metal awnings shall be installed or maintained over the front porches and/or windows of the dwelling constructed on any lot.

13. These covenants shall run with the land and shall be binding for a period of fifteen (15) years from the date these covenants are recorded, after which time such covenants shall automatically be extended for successive periods of ten (10) years unless and until an instrument signed by the then record owners of fee simple interests of a majority of the lots subject to such covenants (casting one vote for each lot so owned) into which the tract shall have been subdivided, has been recorded, by which said covenants, in whole or in part, are amended or revoked.

14. Any lot owner or the Owner and Developer shall have the right to enforce these covenants and restrictions whether by proceeding at law or in equity, against any person or persons violating or attempting to violate any covenant, either to restrain violation or to recover damages, or both. In addition, upon a breach of any covenant, restriction or agreement herein contained, the Owner and Developer shall have the right upon no less than five days' prior written notice sent to the owner or posted on the premises, to enter the property upon which such violation exists and summarily to abate or to remove such violation. Such entrance, abatement or removal shall be at the sole cost and expense of the owner of the lot, and the Owner and Developer shall in no event thereby be rendered responsible or liable for any damages or injury to persons or to property thereby resulting. Failure of Owner and Developer, its successors or assigns, to enforce any covenant or restriction or any obligation, right, power, privilege, authority or reservation herein contained, however long continued, shall in no event be deemed a waiver of the right to enforce the same thereafter as to the same breach or violation.

AS witness the corporate name of Senate-Carroll, Inc., a Maryland Corporation, by the signature of Jacob Schwalb, its President, and as witness the hands & seals of Stephen N. Jacoby and Samuel Boyd, Jr., General Partners of Morgan Run Limited Partnership, a Maryland Limited Partnership.

SUBCONTRACTORS - PARKSIDE

ALUMINUM SIDING-- (Gary Richards) 795-4964 mornings)

APPLIANCES -- Sears & Roebuck Co.

CARPET -- Woodmont Carpet Co. (Sam) 1-258-8393 ask for Sam

CONCRETE- foundations, walks, and patios. (Bill Groves) 655-2875 evenings

DRIVEWAYS -- (Willie Woodward) 876-3118

ELECTRIC WIRING -- Olney Electric (Ben Johnson) I-924-4300

EARTH MOVING=- (Donald Hoover) 442-2I50

FLOOR TILE --"not ceramic" Woodmont Carpet, Co. (Carol) I-770-4555

GARAGE DOORS-- (Ed Mercer) 795-1358

GRADING & SEEDING --"grass" (Phil Lindemeyer) 795-2476

INSULATION --Carroll Insulation Co. 795-0600

KITCHEN CABINETS -- Triangle Pacific Co. 1-792-04331

MASONRY -- fireplaces, brick fronts. (Harold Brown) 428-02521

HEATING & COOLING --S.H.Tevis & Co. (Nevan Haines) 848-22001

PAINTER -- (Shorty Miller) 796 3370

PLUMBER -- (Jay Gartland) 875-2400

ROOFER --, Beltway Associates 366-3364

SENATE CONSTRUCTION --"in Parkside" (Larry Gartrell) 795-5778 7-7•30,3:30--4:00

SHRUBBERY -- Arbor Nurseries (Chuck Stevens) 1-946-4110

STORM WINDOWS --National Construction & Supply (Howard Weinberg) 486-2263

SURVEYORS & CIVIL ENGINEERS -- Evans, Hagan & Holdefer 876-2017
(Dave Keefer) 848-1790

TELEPHONE JACKS -- "pre-wire" (Oneill) 795-9971

Well- Carroll County Health Dept.,
Dept. of Environmental Health
Well Number
Permit # (Tag on Well)
Lot number
Street
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