Trentham Rugby Union Football
Club R U L E S
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1. The name of the club shall be "The Trentham Rugby Union Football
Club".
2. The objects of the club shall be to play, encourage and provide
facilities for the game of Rugby Union Football and to maintain and
conduct a clubhouse for the accommodation of member and their guests.
The game shall be played and the club administered in accordance with
the Rules and Bye-Laws of the Rugby Football Union and the Club shall
be in membership with the Rugby Football union and such other Associations
as the Committee may from time to time decide.
3. The property of the club shall be vested on four Trustees who shall
be appointed by the Members of the Club at an Annual General Meeting.
Any General meeting shall have the power to remove any of the Trustees
and all vacancies occurring by removal, resignation or death shall
be filled at the same or the next general meeting. The liabilities
of the Club shall rest upon the officers and Members of the Club and
the Trustees shall be indemnified against risk and expense out of
the Club property or otherwise by the Officers and members.
4. A General Committee (hereinafter referred to as "The Committee")
shall be elected annually at the Annual General Meeting to administer
all the affairs of the Club not reserved by these Rules for the Club
in General Meeting
5. The Committee shall consist of the President, Chairman, Vice-Chairman,
Secretary, Treasurer, Club Captain, Bar Committee Chairman, Staffordshire
R U Representative, Deputy Presidents (three) and eight other members.
Only full voting Members shall be eligible for election to the Committee.
6. The Officers of the Club shall be President, Chairman, Vice-Chairman,
Secretary, Treasurer, Captains and Vice-Captains of each XV, Team
Secretaries, Fixture Secretary, Social Secretary, Bar Committee Chairman,
Publicity Secretary, Staffordshire Representative, and such other
Officers as the Club in General Meeting may form time to time determine.
7. The purchase and supply by the Club of intoxicating liquor shall
be the responsibility of a Bar Committee, consisting of a Chairman
and four other members elected annually at the Annual General Meeting.
8. The Committee may from time to time elect such Sub Committees as
it may deem necessary or expedient any may depute to any Sub-Committee
such powers and duties as it may determine. All Resolutions and
Recommendations of any of the Sub-Committees shall be subject to confirmation
by the Committee except in those cases in which full executive powers
have been given to any Sub-Committee. The Chairman of the Committee
shall be an ex-official Member of all Sub-Committees.
9. The Chairman of the Club or his nominee shall take the chair at
all Meetings of the Committee and Sub-Committees and shall have a
second or casting vote.
10. At Meetings of the Committee seven Members shall form a quorum
and at Meetings of the Bar Committee and Sub-Committees one half of
the Members shall form a quorum.
11. The Committee shall normally meet once in each calendar month
but this may be varied in accordance with the conditions appertaining.
The Bar Committee and the Sub-Committees shall meet at such time or
times as circumstances may require.
12. The Committee is empowered to make, alter or repeal such Bye-Laws
(not inconsistent with the Rules of the Club) as they may consider
desirable for the well being of the Club. Notice of all Bye-Laws so
made shall forthwith be posted and remain on the Club Notice Board
for a period of three months.}
13. The five classes of Membership shall be: Life Members Playing
Members Vice-Presidents Social Members Honorary Members
14. The subscriptions payable by Playing Members, Vice-Presidents
and Social Members shall be determined by the Committee. Life Members
and Honorary Members shall be entitled to all the facilities and privileges
of the Club without payment of any subscriptions.
15. Life Membership may be conferred for outstanding services to the
Club or to the game of Rugby Union Football. Such Membership shall
be proposed through the Committee and approved at the next Annual
General Meeting.
16. Every candidate for Membership of the Club as a Playing Member,
Vice-President or Social Member shall be proposed by an existing full
voting member who shall deliver to the Secretary a form of Application
completed by the candidate and signed by the proposing member. The
Proposer shall supply in writing to the Secretary such additional
information concerning the candidate as the Committee may require
and if so requested by the Committee, shall introduce the candidate
to such Officers or members of the Club as may be specified by the
Committee. The completed form of Application shall be posted by the
Secretary on the Notice Board in the Club House where it shall remain
for at least two clear day and shall thereafter be considered by the
Committee.
17. Honorary Members shall be:- a) the members of the party of a visiting
team for the duration of their visit and b) the Husband of Wife of
a Member when in their company
18. The annual subscription shall fall due on April 1st in each year
and any member whose subscription has not been paid by September 1st
shall be liable for suspension of privileges as a Member of the Club
19. Members wishing to resign from the Club shall give notice in writing
to the Hon. Secretary before 31st March otherwise the Member shall
become liable for the subsequent year's subscription.
20. Each Member shall be entitled to entertain not more than two guests
in the Club house on any one day, the names of such guests and the
name of the Member introducing them shall be entered in the Visitors'
Book kept in the Club house for that purpose. No guest shall be so
introduced on more than five occasions in any calendar year.
21. The Clubhouse shall be available for the use of Members at any
time between the hours of 10.00 am and midnight unless otherwise decided
by the Committee PROVIDED ALWAYS that at least one Member of the Committee
or Bar Committee or other Officer of the Club shall be present during
the time the Clubhouse is in use.
22. The permitted hours for the supply and consumption in the clubhouse
of intoxication liquor shall be in accordance with the Club Licence
held by the Club at any time.
23. Subject to any condition which may be imposed by the Licensing
Justices for the district and to any restrictions which may from time
to time be imposed by the Committee, the following shall be entitled
to purchase intoxicating liquor for consumption on the premises: a)
Life Members, Playing Members, Vice -Members, Social Members and Honorary
Members. b) Persons attending organised functions as approved by the
Committee, at the clubhouse premises in whatever capacity. c) Club
employees.
24. The Committee may cancel the Membership of any Member: a) whose
conduct in the opinion of the Committee is prejudicial to the good
name of the Club either on the field of play or elsewhere, or b) who
has not paid his subscription by 31st December in any year. Any member
whose membership is cancelled must be informed in writing to that
effect within seven days and shall have the right to appear before
the Committee at its next meeting to make any submission that he might
wish.
25. Every Member shall be entitled to a copy of the Rules of the Club
and shall be deemed to be conversant with and be bound by the Rules
and Bye Laws in force for the time being. The decision of the Committees
to the interpretation of any Rule or Bye-Law shall be final and conclusive.
26. At all General Meetings the Chairman or his nominee shall take
the chair and shall have a second or casting vote
27. Only Life Members, Playing Members and Vice-Members shall be entitled
to vote at General Meetings, except that in the election of Captain
or Vice-Captain only current and past Playing Members of Trentham
RUFC and current officers of the Club shall be entitles to vote.
28. The General Meeting of the Club shall be held in the month of
May in each year and shall be called by a Notice specifying the business
to be transacted and the time and place of the Meeting which shall
be posted in the Clubhouse and sent to every Member to his registered
address at lease seven days prior to the date of the Meeting. The
accidental omission to send such Notice to any Member shall not invalidate
any Resolution or proceedings of such Meeting.
30 . At the Annual General Meeting there shall be elected the Officers
of the Club, the Committee, The Bar Committee and such Trustees as
shall be required to bring the number up to four. The Officers, Members
of the Committee and Bar Committee shall hold appointment until the
next Annual General Meeting when they shall retire but shall be eligible
for re-election.
31. Any vacancies occurring on the Committee or Bar Committee during
the year may be filled by the Committee and the persons so appointed
shall hold office until the next Annual General Meeting.
32. Any member of the Club shall have the right to propose and second
nominations for Officers, Trustees or Membership of the said Committees
provided that the nominee is a Member of the Club entitled to vote
at that General Meeting of the Club and who shall have been a Member
for a least two years.
33. Where a nominee for Officer, Trustee or Membership of the said
committees has been a member for less than two years then he must
be a member of the Club, entitled to vote at that Annual General Meeting
and he must be both proposed and seconded by Members entitled to vote
at that Annual General Meeting and who themselves shall have been
members for at least two years.
34. Alterations to these Rues shall only be made at an Annual or Special
General Meeting shall be submitted to the Hon. Secretary not less
than fourteen days before the day of the Annual or Special General
Meeting and shall bear the names of the Proposer and Seconder both
of whom must be Members entitled to vote at the General Meeting.
35. The Committee may convene a Special General Meeting when any questions
of urgent importance shall arise, and shall be bound to do so within
thirty days of receiving a Requisition signed be twenty Members or
one fifth of the total number of Members of the Club entitled to attend
and vote at a General Meeting whichever be the less. The Requisition
shall clearly state the nature of the business to be transacted and
any Resolution or Resolutions to be moved at such Meeting. The Committee
shall give the Members of the Club Notice of a Special General Meeting
in the manner prescribed for an Annual General Meeting.
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