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Constitution
Constitution and rules

 

  1. The object of the club is to promote the playing of duplicate bridge.
  2. Members present at the Annual General Meeting of the club will elect for the following year a committee comprising three members, Chairman, Secretary and Treasurer.  One member will propose and another second nominations and the meeting will make a decision by a show of hands. The committee may co-opt other members as they deem necessary for managing the club.
  3. The committee will decide on the date of the Annual General Meeting and give at least two weeks’ notice of it to members.
  4. At the AGM the treasurer will present the club accounts.  The committee will propose the subscription for the year and decide on any other topics.  Members should give two weeks’ notice to the secretary of items they wish to raise at the AGM.
  5. The committee will convene a Special Meeting of the club when two members have put forward any business they wish to discuss at such a meeting.
  6. One member will propose and another second all propositions and meetings will make decisions by a show of hands.  In the case of a tie the Chairman has the casting vote.
  7. The committee will arrange the programme for the year and set the annual subscription and table money for each event. The club will welcome visitors who will pay a small premium on the table money.
  8. Visitors will ‘play themselves in’ for three events after which one member may propose and another second their application to join the club.  A majority of the committee is necessary to invite the visitor to join the club.
  9. If the committee believes that a member’s conduct is detrimental to the reputation or good order of the club the committee has the power to suspend them for a period of time or ask them to leave the club.