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DOUGLAS CURLING CLUB
CONSTITUTION CONSTITUTION AND RULES OF DOUGLAS CURLING CLUB 1. Name of Club The Club shall be named “Douglas Curling Club” 2. Affiliation The Club shall be affiliated to and shall conform to all rules and regulations of the Royal Caledonian Curling Club. 3. Management At the Annual General Meeting there shall be appointed for two years; a President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer and a Match Secretary. Six other members appointed by the meeting shall constitute the Council of Management. The members of the Council will hold office for two years and will be eligible for re-election. Four members of the Council shall form a quorum, but must include any one of the following:- The President, Vice President, Secretary. The Offices of Secretary and Treasurer may be combined at the will of the club. 4. Powers of the Council The Council shall, subject to the above rules and to any remits or directions made at the Annual General Meeting or any Special Meeting, have the Administrative and executive control and Management of the club. The Council shall have the power to fill any vacancy occurring in any office between Annual General Meetings. 5. Annual General Meeting The Annual General Meeting shall be held in March / April each year. Seven days notice of the meeting shall be given to all members of the Club. Twelve members shall form a quorum. At each Annual General Meeting, the following reports shall be submitted:- 1. The President’s Report, 2. The Secretary’s Report, 3. The Treasurer’s Report, 4. Match Secretary’s Report. 6. Special General Meetings Special General Meetings may be called by the President or the Secretary. They may also be called by a letter to the Secretary signed by not fewer than six members of the club. The Secretary shall give fourteen days notice of such meetings. Twelve members shall form a quorum. 7. Election of Officials The officials of the Club shall be elected by a majority vote. In the event of a tie, the Chairman shall have the casting vote. 8. Appointments The number of skips shall be decided at the Annual General Meeting. An Auditor also shall be appointed. Two representative members to the Royal Caledonian Curling Club and the Provinces shall be appointed. Honorary Members and Life Members may also be appointed. 9. Financial Year The Financial Year will end on 1st March. 10. Subscriptions The amount of the Annual Subscription shall be decided at the Annual General Meeting after reports by the Secretary and the Treasurer have been submitted, and shall be due on a date fixed at that time. Players whose subscriptions are unpaid by the said date will not be eligible to play in Competitions. 11. Rules All rules, regulations and bye-laws adopted by the Club shall be binding on all members until rescinded or altered at an Annual General Meeting of the Club, provided that intimation of the proposed alterations be made to the Secretary in writing in time to permit his giving members eight days notice of the meeting, and provided that such alteration is supported by two-thirds of the members present. 12. Disqualification Any members not conforming to the rules or guilty of conduct prejudicial to the Club shall be reported to the Council, who shall have powers of reprimand. 13. Protests Protests must be made to the Skip and thereafter to the Club Council for decision. EARL OF HOME CUP AND DOUGLASDALE TROPHY
Should no regular member/ reserves be available then players knocked out in previous rounds can be admitted to play lead. ALEXANDER CLARKSON LEAGUE
JACK LAMB PAIRS TROPHY
COVENATER TROPHY
LAMINGTON BOWL COMPETITION
Amended Rules and Constitution agreed and accepted by Douglas Curling Club at the Autumn General Meeting held on 11th September 2009.
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