Effective : 19^th Jan 2009 CLUB RULES

Name and Objective

1. The name of the club is “Lough Allen Sailing Club”, hereafter referred to as “The Club”, and the burgee of The Club shall be a water-wheel, coloured gold, above two parallel water emblems; all on a green background.

2. The objective for which The Club is formed is to promote and facilitate the sport of sailing.

Membership

3. All persons of either sex, whether the owner of a sailing craft or not, who are interested in sailing are eligible for membership.

4. Every candidate for membership shall be nominated by one member, seconded by another member and his or her name and address and any other particulars the committee may require, shall be sent to the honorary secretary.

5. Election of candidates for membership shall take place at any meeting of the general committee duly convened for that purpose. Candidates may, and on request of any one member of the committee shall be elected by ballot and one black ball shall exclude.

6. The Club, on recommendation of the general committee, may in general meeting elect honorary members.

7. Any member desirous of retiring from The Club shall notify his/her intention to the honorary secretary in writing on or before the 21st April, otherwise he/she shall be liable for next year’s subscription.

8. Every member on joining The Club implicitly undertakes to comply with these rules. Any refusal or neglect to do so, or any conduct which, in the opinion of the general committee, is either unworthy of a member or otherwise injurious to the interests of The Club shall render a member liable to expulsion by the general committee provided that before expelling a member, such committee shall call upon him/her for an explanation of his/her conduct and shall give him/her an opportunity of defending him/herself, or of resigning his/her membership.

The vote on a resolution for expulsion shall be by ballot and the resolution shall only be carried if not less than three quarters of the members of the general committee present vote in favour of the resolution.

Entrance Fee and Subscription

9. There shall be an entrance fee of such a sum as the general committee may, from time to time, prescribe.

10. The annual subscription, payable on election and on the first of May in each year for each class of membership, shall be as proposed at the Annual General Meeting or Emergency General Meeting and carried by a majority ballot of the members present. The subscription rates approved shall continue in force until an amending motion is proposed and carried.

(a) A “Full Member” means any over 18 years of age. A full member shall be entitled to the full amenities of The Club.

(b) A “Junior Member” means any member under 18 years of age on the first day of January of the current season, or under 23 years who is pursuing full time education. A junior member shall be entitled to the full amenities of The Club.

(c) A Family subscription shall entitle husband and wife and their children as defined in paragraph 10 (b) to the full amenities of The Club. The husband and wife will each have the same status as a “Full Member.”

(d) A “Life Member” shall have the same status as a “Full Member”.

11. (a) Any member who has not paid his/her subscription by the first day of May shall be requested, in the name of the general committee to pay the same within 14 days and if his/her subscription is not paid by the 31st day of May his/her name will be removed from the list of members by the general committee. Any member who pays his/her subscription by June 30th will have their membership reinstated without going through the election procedure of Rules 4 and 5.

(b) No member shall, in any year, be entitled to exercise any rights or privileges of membership until his/her entrance fee and subscription for that year and all arrears (if any) are paid.

(c) A member elected after the first of October in any year who shall have paid his/her subscription for that year shall not be required to pay any subscription for the following year.

(d) The membership of all classes who were paid up until December 31st 2009 .

Officers

12. The Officers of The Club shall consist of:

a Commodore

a Vice-Commodore

an Honorary Secretary

an Honorary Treasurer

who shall be elected at the Annual General Meeting in each year to hold office until the conclusion of the next Annual General Meeting. The retiring officers shall be eligible for re-election.

General Committee

13. (a) The general committee shall consist of the officers, ex-officio and not more than three members of The Club elected by The Club in general meeting to hold office until the conclusion of the next Annual General Meeting. On being elected to this committee the three members may each nominate a substitute (who must be a current club member) to act for them if they are absent from any general meeting.

(b) Candidates for election to the general committee shall be those members of the retiring general committee who shall offer themselves for re-election and such other members of The Club whose nominations duly proposed and seconded by members of The Club who are present at the Annual General Meeting.

(d) If the number of candidates duly proposed and seconded exceeds the number of vacancies to be filled, the election shall be by ballot.

(e) Subject to the provisions of sub-rule 11 (b) hereof, any member may be nominated for election to the general committee in accordance with sub-rule (b) of this rule.

(f) The general committee, special committee and any sub-committee shall each keep a minute book and record their resolutions therein.

Management of The Club

16. (a) The affairs of The Club shall be wholly managed by the general committee according to these rules. Such committee shall apply the funds of The Club to the objects of The Club: shall make such bye-laws, rules and regulations as it thinks fit as to the management of any club premises.

It shall be the responsibility of the honorary treasurer to keep a complete and accurate account of The Club’s finances.

Honorary Auditor

17. At the Annual General Meeting in each year there shall be appointed an auditor whose duty it shall be to audit the accounts of The Club for the then current year. In the event of the person appointed as auditor being unwilling or unable to act, the general committee shall appoint a substitute.

General Meetings

18. An Annual General Meeting shall be held not later that the 31st October to be fixed by the Commodore. No business (except the passing of the accounts and the election of the officers, general committee and the appointment of the auditor), and any business that the general committee may order to be inserted in the notice convening the meeting, shall be discussed at such meeting unless notices thereof be given to the honorary secretary before the first October prior to such meeting.

19. (a) The general committee may at any time call a general meeting of The Club for any specific business. The business at such general meeting shall be confined to the business stated in the notice sent to members.

(b) The committee shall also call a general meeting on the written request of twelve members.

20. (a) The honorary secretary shall at least fourteen days clear before the date of the Annual General Meeting or seven days clear before a general meeting, post or deliver to each paid-up member notice thereof and of the business to be brought forward thereat.

(b) At the Annual General Meeting or a general meeting of The Club each paid-up member (other than an honorary member or a junior member) shall have one vote. Honorary members and junior members shall be entitled to attend such meetings but shall have no vote. In the case of an equality of votes, the chairman shall have a second or casting vote.

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