National Congress of Old West Shootists

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Benefits of Forming a Posse

 New Membership
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 Life Membership ($500 - ask us about payment
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 Individual Membership ($35.00 a year + $13.00
for outside USA)

 Family Membership ($35.00 a year + $10.00 for each
additional
                      family member listed + $13.00 for outside
                      USA,or Life Membership plus $10.00 a year for each additional
                      family member listed + $13.00 for outside USA.)
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 Senior Citizen (65)/Full-Time Student/Fixed Income
  ($30.00 a year + $13 for outside USA)

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Representation in the NCOWS Territorial Congress (Board of Directors). Each NCOWS Posse may elect one Territorial Representative (eligible for election to National Office) to serve a one-year term to the Territorial Congress. There is no limit on the number of times a Territorial Representative may be re-elected.

Discount advertising rates for your events in The Shootist. One free 1/4-page ad per year in The Shootist for NCOWS-sanctioned events, plus free listing of all Posse events in The Shootist and in the NCOWS Up-Coming Events Web page.

$1,000,000 liability insurance coverage for the Posse's NCOWS-sanctioned events. Posse events must be approved by the Executive Committee and published in The Shootist at least one month prior to the scheduled event.

A Rebate of $3.00 on each new NCOWS member enrolled by the Posse.

A Charter suitable for framing.

Assistance on running NCOWS-sanctioned events

Opportunity to host NCOWS Regional Shoots

How to Form a Posse

A Posse may be formed with only three members, but it must have at least five members by the end of its first calendar year, and must maintain at least five members thereafter (twelve members if insurance reimbursement is requested). Posses must present evidence that they have (or will obtain) event liability insurance in the amount of at least $1,000,000. At present, NCOWS provides each Posse who needs it with the minimum $375 cost to obtain such insurance from Carpenter's Insurance Agency.After the first year, to receive full reimbursement from NCOWS for the Posse's $1,000,000 liability insurance policy, the Posse must maintain a minimum of twelve members, all of whom must be NCOWS members. If the Posse has less than 100% NCOWS membership, the insurance reimbursement will be 50% of the total cost of insurance.

A Posse must maintain NCOWS membership for all of its officers and half its members.

Posses must abide by the NCOWS Articles of Incorporation and By-Laws, including NCOWS' standards of historical authenticity for all NCOWS events. Posses may, of course, require even more rigorous standards of authenticity for their members and activities.

Posses must conduct at least two NCOWS-sanctioned/approved events a year, which need not be shoots.

Posses must pay an initial Charter Fee of $35.00, which is renewable yearly for $35.00.

There is no formal application procedure or form to apply for an NCOWS Posse Charter. Simply submit a letter of application including:

1. a statement of purpose

2. a copy of the Posse's organizational By-Laws (many Posses simply state that they have adopted NCOWS By-Laws).

3. a list of Posse members and Posse officers, indicating which of them are NCOWS members and/or are applying for NCOWS membership - include new membership application forms and fees)

4. a proposed schedule of events to be sanctioned by NCOWS and published in The Shootist

5. the name and address of the Posse's elected Territorial Representative, and,

6. the Charter Fee.

Upon approval by the Territorial Congress the Posse's Charter will be granted and the action published in the next issue of The Shootist. The Posse may immediately begin to employ the benefits of NCOWS membership.

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