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  1. Always maintain the integrity of the league.

  2. Rosters
    1. Changes Deadline
      1. Must be turned in to League Commissioner (LC) by 10 AM CST.
      2. LC reserves the right to make reasonable changes he deems necessary if roster changes are not timely. Your changes will then go into effect the next day.
    2. Changes
      1. Your team is your team; make changes as you see fit, within the exception listed in part 2.
      2. It is your responsibility to ensure the LC is informed of roster changes made due to injury.
      3. You are bound by Article I

  3. Draft
    1. Includes new league players and rookies.
    2. Order will be according to reverse finish of the previous season.
    3. Will be conducted during Spring Training at the discretion of the LC.
    4. Supplemental
      1. After the draft, there will be a time period between the end of the draft until opening day.
      2. There will be a Supplemental Draft of those players who are new to the league that arrive during this specific time period.
      3. The draft order will be the same as the regular draft and will continue in the order as if the two drafts were the same.

  4. Trades
    1. Deadlines
      1. The Trading Deadline will be July 31
      2. Trades can still occur up to August 31
        1. However, if a trade is conducted in the month of August, any team within the division of one of the trading teams may veto the trade.
        2. This is only true provided that the vetoing team is behind the trading team in the current standings.
        3. This rule is valid regardless of how many teams are Owned or Un-owned involved in the trade.
    2. Owned/Un-owned Distinction
      1. Owned
        1. If all the teams in the trade are Owned, then no approval is necessary, provided the trade is prior to July 31.
        2. If the trade occurs during the month of August, you are bound by the restrictions provided in Article IV, Section A, Paragraph 2.
      2. Un-owned
        1. If any of the teams in the trade are Un-owned, then you must acquire the approval of the majority of the league owners.
        2. You are bound by Article I.

  5. Miscellaneous
    1. Stats
      1. Box scores will be emailed to you everyday.
        1. It is your responsibility to ensure the LC has a current email address for you.
        2. You are bound by Article II, Section B, Paragraph 2.
      2. Stat Packs will be emailed every two weeks.
      3. Complete, full Stat Packs will be emailed at the All-Star Break and at the end of the season.
    2. Player Distinctions
      1. All-Stars will be voted on by league owners; however, one player from every team, regardless of Owned/Un-owned shall be represented in accord with Article I.
      2. End of the season player awards will be voted on by league owners at the end of the season.
      3. Winners will be determined by majority vote.

  6. Amendments
    1. Guidelines
      1. Amendments to this Constitution can be made by a super majority of league owners, provided the LC is in the majority.
      2. All Amendments are subject to Article I parameters.
Amendment I - League Integrity

In order to enforce Article One of the Constitution, a League Oversight Committee will be implemented to ensure that the integrity of the league is upheld. If any trade or roster move is viewed by the Committee to violate Article One, then it shall be struck down as unconstitutional. However, nothing in this Amendment shall be construed as limiting the Committee's jurisdiction in other matters with respect to the Constitution.

Manager and team autonomy over its roster shall enjoy a rebuttable presumption that must be overcome by the Committee's analysis through the use of a balancing test, which shall be devised at the discretion of the Committee.

The Committee shall be comprised of the five league members who are of the most senior status. A simple majority of the Committee is required to strike down a league move as unconstitutional under Article One or any other provision therein.

Email Commissioner Jeff McIntosh at: leia2xena@netzero.net

Last updated August 19, 2001