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New York State
Baseball Umpires Association
Constitution &
By-Laws
PURPOSE
TO PROMOTE THE NATIONAL GAME OF BASEBALL BY A UNIFORM INTERPRETATION OF THE RULES AND TO MAINTAIN THE STANDARDS OF SPORTSMANSHIP AND INTEGRITY OF THE OFFICIALS AND THE PLAYERS. FURTHER, TO PROMOTE AND PROTECT THE WELFARE AND INTEREST OF THE OFFICIALS AND THE PLAYERS WITH SUCH SAFEGUARDS AS TO WARRANT THE MAXIMUM OF PUBLIC CONFIDENCE IN THE CONDUCT OF THE NATIONAL PASTIME BOTH ON AND OFF THE FIELD OF PLAY AND IN ALL RELATIONS WITH THE PUBLIC AT LARGE.