| 1. |
NAME |
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The Name of the Club shall be The Bloodhound Club. |
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| 2. |
OBJECTIVES |
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The objects of the Club shall be: |
| a) |
To foster the interests of the breed generally. |
| b) |
To encourage the use of the Bloodhound for tracking man. |
| c) |
To Promote the breeding of Bloodhounds according to the
standard of the breed. |
| d) |
To hold Shows, Working Trials and Training Meets, and to
promote classes for Bloodhounds at other shows, and |
| e) |
To provide opportunities for members of the Club to
exchange information and opinions concerning Bloodhounds. |
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| 3. |
MEMBERSHIP |
| 3.1 |
The number of members shall be unlimited, the classes of
membership being Single, Joint, Junior, and Honorary. |
| 3.2 |
The eligibility for membership, method of election, rights, and
annual subscriptions shall be as set out in the Appendix to this
Constitution. |
| 3.3 |
The subscription is for a calendar year and shall be payable on
1st January each year. |
| 3.4 |
No member shall be allowed to vote or compete for Club Specials
or enjoy any of the privileges of membership until his
subscriptions and all outstanding debts due to the Club have
been paid. Members whose dues have not been paid by
1st March shall be deemed non-members until such dues are
paid. New members must have been confirmed for at
least a full year before being able to vote. |
| 3.5 |
Any member who shall be suspended under Kennel Club Rule
A42j(4) and/or disqualified under Kennel Club Rule A42j(8)
shall ipso facto cease to be a member of the Club for
the duration of the suspension and/or disqualification. |
| 3.6 |
If the conduct of any member shall, in the opinion of the
Committee of the Club. be injurious or likely to be injurious
to the character or interests of the Club, the Committee may,
at a meeting, the notice convening, which includes as an object
the consideration of the conduct of the member, determine that
a Special General Meeting of the Club shall be called for the
purpose of passing a resolution to expel him/her.
Notice of the Special General Meeting shall be sent to the
accused member, giving particulars of the complaint and
advising the place, date and hour of the Meeting that he/she
may attend and offer an explanation. If at a Meeting,
a resolution to expel is passed by a two-thirds majority of
the members present and voting, his/her name shall forthwith
be erased from the list of members and he/she shall thereupon
cease for all purposes to be a member of the Club except
he/she may, within two calendar months from the date of such
meeting, appeal to the Kennel Club upon and subject to such
conditions as the Kennel Club may impose. |
| 3.7 |
The Secretary shall keep a register of the names and addresses
of members and the register shall be open to the inspection of
members at any General Meeting or Committee Meeting, or to the
Kennel Club at any time. |
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| 4. |
THE OFFICERS AND COMMITTEE |
| 4.1 |
The entire management of the affairs of the Club shall be vested
in the Committee. |
| 4.2 |
The Committee shall consist of Chairman, Secretary, Treasurer
and nine members. |
| 4.3 |
No member shall be eligible for election to two years after the
date of his application to join the Club. |
| 4.4 |
The Chairman, Secretary and Treasurer shall serve for a period
of three years, one retiring each year. One third of
the other committee members shall retire annually in rotation. |
| 4.5 |
No two officers and/or committee members may be members of the
same household. |
| 4.6 |
No Officer or Committee member may serve on the Committee of
another Bloodhound breed club. |
| 4.7 |
Elections for Officers and Committee members shall be by postal
ballot of all members. A Returning Officer shall be
elected at a General Meeting and shall be responsible for
arranging the elections. The Returning Officer during
his term of office shall not be a Committee member nor may
stand for election. At least one other Club member
must be present when the envelopes containing the votes are
opened; any member is entitled to be present. |
| 4.8 |
Nominations for the election shall be sent to the Secretary in
writing, duly proposed and seconded, prior to 30th November
each year. Existing Committee Members shall be eligible
for re-election. Before standing for election any
existing Committee Member or Officer must resign his existing
post and may then be nominated for one post only.
Nominees shall signify in writing their willingness to accept
office. |
| 4.9 |
Ties shall be decided by the toss of a coin by the Returning
Officer. |
| 4.10 |
If an extra Committee vacancy is being filled (because of a
resignation) the person polling the fourth highest number of
votes shall fill that vacancy and therefore may require
re-election in one or two years, and the three candidates
with the highest number of votes shall fill the vacancies
requiring re-election in three years time. |
| 4.11 |
Committee meetings shall be held as deemed necessary by the
Chairman and Secretary, but at least one Committee Meeting
shall be held in each four-monthly period of the year. |
| 4.12 |
The Comtnittee shall appoint from amongst their number a
Vice-Chairman, Show Secretary and Working Trial Secretary. |
| 4.13 |
The quorum at a Committee meeting shall be six. |
| 4.14 |
The Chairman shall have a casting vote. |
| 4.15 |
The Committee shall have power to co-opt for special purposes,
such co-opted members having no vote. |
| 4.16 |
The Committee shall have power to appoint sub-committees. |
| 4.17 |
No person whilst an undischarged bankrupt may serve on the
Committee of or hold any other office or appointment within a
KC registered society. |
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| 5. |
GENERAL MEETINGS |
| 5.1 |
The Annual General Meeting shall be held before 31st March each
year, to receive a report of the elections of Officers and
other Committee members, to receive and pass the annual
accounts of the Club and to transact such business that has
been duly proposed, seconded and notified to the Secretary
in writing at least twenty-one days prior to the Annual
General Meeting. Notice of the Meeting shall be
sent in writing to all members not later than thirty days
before the date of the Meeting. No business other
than that notified on the agenda of such meeting may be
transacted unless deemed of an urgent nature by the
Chairman. |
| 5.2 |
A Special General Meeting must be held on the requisition of
ten members stating the object of such meeting. The
Secretary must send out notices within fourteen days of
receiving the requisition, and at least twenty-one days
warning must be given of the Meeting. No business
other than that which appears on the agenda must be
conducted at a Special General Meeting. The Committee
of the Club is also empowered to call a Special General
Meeting. |
| 5.3 |
The quorum at a General Meeting shall be ten. |
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| 6. |
FINANCES |
| 6.1 |
Accounts shall be held in the name of the Club from which
withdrawals may be made on the signature of any two of the
following: Chairman. Secretary, Treasurer. |
| 6.2 |
All reasonable expenses incurred on behalf of tile Club by the
Secretary and Treasurer may be defrayed from Club funds. The
Secretary and Treasurer may grant reasonable out
of pocket expenses to persons acting on behalf of the Club
and with the prior knowledge of the Secretary and Treasurer. |
| 6.3 |
At each Committee meeting Committee members shall be informed
of all payments made on behalf of the Club since the
previous meeting. |
| 6.4 |
The Financial Year shall end on 31st October. |
| 6.5 |
A copy of the audited annual accounts shall be sent to all
members with the agenda of the Annual General Meeting 14
days prior to such meeting. |
| 6.6 |
The Auditor must be a qualified accountant and shall be
elected by the Committee. |
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| 7. |
CLUB ACTIVITIES |
| 7.1 |
All shows and working trials shall be organised by a
sub-committee, minimum number three including the appropriate
sub-section secretary. All changes in Club policy
affecting these events recommended by a sub-committee must
be ratified by the General Committee before being put into
operation. |
| 7.2 |
The winner of a cup or trophy must be a member of the Club.
All cups and trophies which are won must be presented at the
event. Perpetual trophies may be held by members and engraved
at their own expense, provied they are returned in time to be
presented at the next event. Each holder of a cup or trophy shall
be responsible for its safe keeping and for its return in good
condition on demand. |
| 7.3 |
All cups and Trophies to be retained in the United Kingdom. |
| 7.4 |
The Club's list of show and working trial judges shall be
compiled afresh each year in line with Kennel Club best practice. |
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| 8. |
MISCELLANEOUS |
| 8.1 |
The Club shall not join any federation of clubs or societies. |
| 8.2 |
The Club shall be registered at the Kennel Club, and shall
recognise the Kennel Club as the final Court of Appeal. |
| 8.3 |
The property of the Club shall be vested in the Committee.
In the event of the Club ceasing to exist, a General
Meeting shall be called to decide the disposal of the Club's
assets and the outcome of the meeting notified to the Kennel
Club.
(If a registered Club is wound up or ceases to be a Registered
Society under Kennel Club Regulations, a final statement of,
accounts with a record of the disposal of the property of the
Club shall be forwarded to the Kennel Club within six months
and the persons named as Officers and Committee of the Club
will be held responsible by the Kennel Club for the proper
winding-up of the Club.) |
| 8.4 |
No alteration or addition may be made to these rules unless the
amendment is passed at two successive Annual General Meetings
by a two thirds majority of those voting, except for the level
of subscriptions which may be altered by a simple majority of
those voting at any General Meeting. Such alterations shall
not be brought into force until the Kennel Club has been
advised and given its approval of the alterations. |
| 8.5 |
The Officers acknowledge that during the month of January each
year Maintenance of Title fee will be forwarded to the Kennel
Club by the Secretary for the continuance of registration and
that by 31st July each year other returns as stipulated in the
Kennel Club Regulations for the Registration and Maintenance
of Title of Societies and Breed Councils and the Affiliation
of Agricultural Societies and Municipal Authorities, will be
forwarded to the Kennel Club. The Officers also acknowledge
their duty to inform the Kennel Club of any change of
Secretary to the Club which may occur during the course of
the year. |
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APPENDIX TO THE CONSTITUTION |
| CLASSES OF MEMBERSHIP |
| ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTIONS |
| CODE OF ETHICS |
