1989 BRIDGE CLUB - Name
The name of the Club is “1989 Bridge Club”. - Object
The object of the Club is to provide facilities for its members to play bridge in accordance with the Laws of Duplicate Bridge published by the English Bridge Union and the doing of all such things as may be incidental to the attainment of this object. - Committee
The business of the Club will be managed by the Committee in accordance with the Club’s Constitution and Rules. The Committee will also, at its discretion, deal with any matter arising in connection with the Club which is not provided for in these Rules. The Committee for the first year shall consist of members of the Steering Committee. Thereafter the Committee shall be elected annually at the Club’s Annual General Meeting. Any member of the Committee may stand for re-election. The Committee shall consist of the Chairman, Treasurer and Secretary and three other members. 4. Officers The officers of the Club shall be: Chairman Treasurer Secretary and such other officers as the Committee may consider to be necessary for the efficient running of the Club. The officers for the first year will be appointed by the Steering Committee. Thereafter all officers will be nominated annually by the Committee for election at the Annual General Meeting. Any person who has held the same office for at least three consecutive years shall only be re-elected to the same office in the next year by a two-thirds majority of the votes of members present at the Annual General Meeting 5. Members The Committee shall make such rules as it thinks fit for the admission of new members to the Club.
6. Annual Subscription and Table Fees The annual subscription to the Club is to be fixed by the Committee, subject to confirmation by the Annual General Meeting each year. The Committee may also fix table fees for each person playing in club events. 7. Guests The Committee may make such rules as it thinks fit as to whether, and if so, on what conditions, members’ guests may be admitted to Club meetings. 8. Annual General Meeting The Annual General Meeting is to be held at such time in each year and at such place as is decided by the Committee. The business of the Annual General Meeting will be: (a) to receive the Chairman’s report on the activities of the past year; (b) to receive the accounts of the Club after being examined as stated in paragraph 14; (c) to elect officers and members of the Committee; (d) to consider any special resolutions duly proposed and seconded; and (e) to transact any other business with the permission of the Chairman. At least 14 days before each Annual General Meeting, its agenda, including a list of Officers for the ensuing year as nominated by the Committee, and a list of candidates who have been duly proposed and seconded to fill places on the Committee, is to be circulated among the members. The election of Officers and of members of the Committee will be by show of hands, unless in the case of candidates for election as Committee members there are more nominated than there are places to be filled, in which case the election of Committee members will be by ballot. Voting on any other matter will be by show of hands unless the Chairman or any five members call for a ballot. A quorum for a General Meeting will consist of six members present in person. 9. Special Resolutions Any member wishing to put before the Annual General Meeting a resolution needs to give written notice of it to the Secretary at least 28 days before the holding of the meeting. Provided such resolution has been duly seconded by another member, it is to be set out in full in the agenda of the meeting, showing the names of the proposer and seconder. A resolution to amend the Constitution and Rules of the Club will be passed if carried by a two-thirds majority of the votes of members present. 10. Extraordinary General Meetings An Extraordinary General Meeting may be called by the committee at any time and will be so called on the receipt by the Secretary of a request signed by 20 members. The agenda is to be circulated to members at least 14 days before the meeting. 11. Committee Meetings The Committee is to meet at least twice a year and on such other occasions as may be appropriate. A quorum will consist of four members of the Committee. 12. Chairman The Chairman of the Club, if present, will preside at all General Meetings and Committee meetings unless otherwise arranged by him/her. If the Chairman cannot attend, the members present will appoint a Chairman to preside at the meeting. At any General Meeting, the decision of the Chairman of the meeting on any question of order, voting, adjournment of the meeting and of rules of the Club will be final. If the votes for and against any resolution are equal, the Chairman will have a casting vote. 13. Sub-committees The Committee has power to appoint from time to time sub-committees consisting of two or more persons, whether members of the Committee or not, to organise special events or for any other purpose concerned with the Club. 14. Financial Year and Accounts The Club’s financial year will end on 30th September each year. At each Annual General Meeting a Reporting Examiner will be appointed for the forthcoming year. After examination by the Reporting Examiner, an account of the receipts and payments of the Club for that year will be submitted to the next Annual General Meeting. 15. Club Funds All money belonging to the Club is to be paid in by the Treasurer to a separate account in the name of the Club at a bank to be named by the Committee. All cheques drawn on the Club’s account are to be signed by such officer and countersigned by such other officer as the Committee shall from time to time decide. 16. Change of Address Members are to notify any change of their address or telephone number to the Secretary 17. Resignation of Members If the conduct of any member of the Club, in the opinion of the Committee or any six members (who certify the same in writing to the Committee), is injurious to the interests of the Club, the Committee is empowered to recommend in writing that such member resign; and if he or she does not resign within fourteen days of such recommendation, the Committee will call a special meeting of the members and, if such a meeting agree to expulsion of such a member, he or she will cease to be a member and will forfeit all rights of membership of the Club. 18. Winding Up If at an Annual General Meeting a special resolution to wind up the affairs of the Club has been duly proposed and passed, so much of the assets of the Club are to be sold as may be required to discharge all liabilities, and any remaining assets shall be made over to such one or more charitable institutions or other associations having objects similar to those of the Club as the Committee shall decide. No such special resolution shall be passed unless carried by at least two-thirds of the members present. Sept 1989 (including amendments made in Oct 1990, Nov 1993, Oct 2002 and Nov 2009)
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