First of all, I wasn't stressing the point, it was a one sentence afterthought. And no I don't think they're being victimized, I think they should accept the consequence of their decision.
The reason I added it was because I read that some politician was 'looking into' it and I've noticed that there's a tendency for things that reach a consensus of "That's wrong" (Which, I agree with, what they did is wrong, and I don't think they're good people for it) to automatically go to the next step of "They shouldn't be allowed to do that" - which I completely disagree with.
As far as the difference between a private club and a privately owned business, a quick web search brought up NC's legal guidelines, I'd assume most states have a similar one. In a nutshell, a private club is restricted to social purposes (no hospitals or shops), has to have a clear list of criteria for membership, has to collect dues, can't be open to the public in general, and has to keep a list of members.
04 NCAC 02S .0107 SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS FOR PRIVATE CLUBS (a) Definition. A private club is a private facility organized and operated by a person, association or corporation solely for a social, recreational, patriotic or fraternal purpose. Use of the facility shall not be open to the general public but shall belimited to members of the private club and their guests.
(c) Mandatory Requirements. To qualify as a private club, a facility shall meet the following requirements concerning membership:
(1) collect an annual membership fee separate from any admission or cover charge, no dues from which may be more than 30 days past due;
(2) maintain a written policy on the granting of full and limited memberships;
(3) require each prospective member to complete a written application that contains questions directly relatedto the applicant's interest in the social, patriotic, fraternal or recreational purpose of the club, the applicant's qualifications for membership, and the applicant's background;
(4) retain each completed application, if approved, in the organization's permanent records as long as the individual's membership continues;
(5) grant no membership sooner than three days after receipt of application;
(6) issue written or printed evidence of membership to each member, which evidence of membership or other reasonably reliable document of identification shall be in the possession of each member present on the licensed premises;
(7) maintain on the premises a current alphabetical roster of all members and their complete addresses;
(8) maintain and provide to each member a written policy concerning the use of facilities by guests.
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on 2009-07-11 05:14 pm (UTC)The reason I added it was because I read that some politician was 'looking into' it and I've noticed that there's a tendency for things that reach a consensus of "That's wrong" (Which, I agree with, what they did is wrong, and I don't think they're good people for it) to automatically go to the next step of "They shouldn't be allowed to do that" - which I completely disagree with.
As far as the difference between a private club and a privately owned business, a quick web search brought up NC's legal guidelines, I'd assume most states have a similar one. In a nutshell, a private club is restricted to social purposes (no hospitals or shops), has to have a clear list of criteria for membership, has to collect dues, can't be open to the public in general, and has to keep a list of members.
04 NCAC 02S .0107 SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS FOR PRIVATE CLUBS (a) Definition. A private club is a private facility organized and operated by a person, association or corporation solely for a social, recreational, patriotic or fraternal purpose. Use of the facility shall not be open to the general public but shall belimited to members of the private club and their guests.
(c) Mandatory Requirements. To qualify as a private club, a facility shall meet the following requirements concerning membership:
(1) collect an annual membership fee separate from any admission or cover charge, no dues from which may be more than 30 days past due;
(2) maintain a written policy on the granting of full and limited memberships;
(3) require each prospective member to complete a written application that contains questions directly relatedto the applicant's interest in the social, patriotic, fraternal or recreational purpose of the club, the applicant's qualifications for membership, and the applicant's background;
(4) retain each completed application, if approved, in the organization's permanent records as long as the individual's membership continues;
(5) grant no membership sooner than three days after receipt of application;
(6) issue written or printed evidence of membership to each member, which evidence of membership or other reasonably reliable document of identification shall be in the possession of each member present on the licensed premises;
(7) maintain on the premises a current alphabetical roster of all members and their complete addresses;
(8) maintain and provide to each member a written policy concerning the use of facilities by guests.