1. NAME AND OBJECTS
The Club shall be called The Manchester and Counties Bulldog Club.
The headquarters shall be in Manchester.
The objects of the club shall be:- To promote the breeding, exhibiting
and general improvement of pure bred Bulldogs and also the protection
and advancement of the breed.
2. OFFICERS AND COMMITTEE
The Club shall consist of a President, Chairman, Vice Presidents, Hon
Secretary, Assistant Hon Secretary, Hon Treasurer, Trophy Steward and a
Committee of twelve or more (upto a maximum of eighteen 18), also an unlimited number of Life Members, Hon Life
Members and Ordinary Members.
3. COMMITTEE
The management of the Club shall be in the hands of the Officers of the
Club and the Committee, all of whom shall retire annually. All members
shall have equal voting rights and the Chairman shall have a casting
vote. Meetings of the Committee shall be held as often as is necessary,
but at least every three months. A quorum for the Committee shall be
five. No committee member shall be eligible to judge this clubs shows.
4. ELECTION OF MEMBERS TO THE CLUB
Candidates for membership of the Club shall be accepted at the Committee
meeting following their application provided they secure 4/5 of the
votes cast. Voting shall be by show of hands. In the event of an
applicant failing to be accepted, their re-application will not be
considered until the Committee meeting following the next Annual General
Meeting.
5. VOTING RIGHTS AT GENERAL MEETINGS
Each member shall be entitled to one vote immediately on acceptance of
membership. Postal or proxy votes are not allowed. Junior members shall
be below the age of sixteen and shall have no voting rights. Joint
members shall have one 'Vote each'. Voting procedure, where not specified
in a rule will be decided by majority at the meeting.
6. CLUB PROPERTY
The property of the club is 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 Clubs assets and the outcome of the meeting be
notified to the Kennel Club.
If a registered club is wound up or ceases to exist as a registered
club, under these 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 known as Officers and
Committee of the club will be held responsible by the Kennel Club for
the proper winding up of the club.
7. CLUB ACCOUNTS
An account shall be held in the clubs name at a recognised clearing
bank into which all the revenue of the club shall be paid and from which
withdrawal shall only be made on the signatures of two of the following,
Chairman, Hon Secretary and Hon Treasurer.
At the discretion of the Committee, part of the funds may be
transferred into long term savings accounts. Auditors will be appointed
at the Annual General Meeting, either one qualified or two unqualified
auditors.
8. SUBSCRIPTIONS
The annual subscription shall be such amount as agreed by members in
General Meeting and notified to the Kennel Club.
No member whose subscription is unpaid is entitled to any of the
privileges of membership.
Any members whose subscriptions remain outstanding one month after
having received a reminder from the Secretary shall have their name
automatically removed from the register.
9. EXPULSION OF MEMBERS
Any member who shall be suspended under KC Rule A42j(4) and/or any
member whose dog(s) is/are disqualified under KC Rule A42j(8) shall ipso
facto cease to be a member of the society for the duration of the
suspension and/ or disqualification, If the conduct of any member shall
be, 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
of the club 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 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 the meeting a decision to expel is passed by a 2/3rds majority of
the members presentand 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 that they may appeal to the
Kennel Club within two calendar months from the date of such meeting,
upon and subject to such conditions as the Kennel Club may impose.
No person whilst an undischarged bankrupt may serve on the committee of
or hold any other office or appointment within a Kennel Club registered
society.
10. FINANCIAL YEAR
The financial year of the club shall be from January 1st to
December 31st each year.
11. ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
The Annual General Meeting will take place as earlier as possible each
year and will conduct the following business. To receive the report of
the Officers and Committee, to approve the balance sheet, to elect
Officers and Committee and either one qualified or two unqualified
auditors, to elect from the members proposals judges for the clubs shows
and to discuss any resolution duly placed on the agenda of which due
notice in writing is required. Notice of the A.G.M. will be given in the
dog press one calendar month before the meeting and will be posted to
all members.
Fourteen days notice is required for the nomination of Officers and
Committee.
Fourteen days notice is required for the nomination of judges for the
clubs shows.
Twenty one days notice is required for the proposal of a rule change.
Twenty one days notice is required for the proposal of a life member.
Fourteen days notice is required for any other proposal.
No business may be transacted at an Annual General Meeting unless notice
thereof appears on the agenda, with the exception of routine matters or
those which in the opinion of the Chairman are urgent.
12. SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING
The Secretary shall call a Special General Meeting if three Officers,
the Committee or six members send a signed requisition stating the
subject to be discussed and requesting a Special General Meeting to do
so. No business other than that specified on the agenda can be discussed
at a Special General Meeting.
The Secretary shall within seven days of such notice convene a
meeting giving one calendar months notice to each member. The object of
the meeting must be fully specified and notified to each member.
If the meeting is not convened, the requisitionists may themselves
convene the meeting obeying the same timetable.
13. AMENDMENTS TO RULES
The rules of the club may not be altered except at a General Meeting,
the agenda for which contains specific proposals to amend the rules. Any
proposed alteration to the rules may not be brought into effect until
the Kennel Club has been advised and has approved the alteration.
14. ANNUAL RETURNS TO THE KENNEL CLUB
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 continuance of Registration, and that by the 31st of July
each year, other return as stipulated in Kennel Club Regulations for the
Registration and Maintenance of Titles of Societies and Breed Councils
and the Affiliation of Agricultural Societies and Municipal Authorities
be forwarded to the Kennel Club.
The Officers also acknowledge their duty to inform the Kennel Club of
any change of Secretary which may take place during the year.
15. KENNEL CLUB FINAL COURT OF APPEAL
The Kennel Club shall be the final court of appeal in all matters of dispute.
16. FEDERATION
The club shall not join any federation of societies or clubs.
17. MEMBERSHIP
The club shall make a list of members and their addresses available for
inspection if so requested by members of the club or the Kennel Club.
18. BREED CLUB JUDGING LIST
The club will submit to the Kennel Club each year a as part of the
annual returns a judging list divided into three parts with the expiry
date shown on each list. The list will expire at the end of February
each year.
LIST A1
Indicates persons who the club would support to award Challenge Certificates who
have previously been approved by the Kennel Club. They would be elected by
secret ballot of the Committee.
LIST A2
Indicates persons who the club would support to award Challenge
Certificates who have not as yet been approved by the Kennel Club.
Applicants must apply to the Secretary enclosing a judging CV. Election
will be by secret ballot of the Committee and the applicant must have
first judged the breed at least 7 yrs previously and have judged 50
classes of bulldogs including three breed open shows, with 5 yrs minimum
between the first and last and one to be 100 miles from their home.
LIST B
Indicates persons the club would support to judge the breed without
Challenge Certificates. Election will be by secret ballot of the
Committee who must be satisfied of his/her experience in the breed, with
a minimum of 5 yrs either breeding or exhibiting.
19. MEETINGS
Meetings shall be held throughout the year and shall be educational or
social in nature. The Committee shall be responsible for organising such
meetings. Members shall be informed at least fourteen days beforehand.
20. TROPHIES
The various trophies belonging to the club shall be held by members
winning them at the discretion of the Committee, subject to them giving
an undertaking for the safe custody and return to the club.
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