Longton RUFC - Club Rules
Longton RUFC - Club Rules |
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| LONGTON RUGBY UNION FOOTBALL CLUB CLUB RULES l. Name The Club shall be known as the Longton Rugby Union Football Club. The
Club shall be affiliated to the Staffordshire Rugby Football Union and
the Club's rules shall incorporate 2. Objects (a) The aims of the Club shall be to provide for its Members the opportunities for the playing of the game of Rugby Union Football, associated sports and other related sports activities and the provision and maintenance of Clubhouse facilities for the enjoyment of its Members. (b) All surplus income or profits are re-invested in the Club. No surpluses or assets will be distributed to members or third parties. 3. Members (a) The Club shall consist of the following:- (i) Vice Presidents as per Rule 6 (b) Junior Members shall be entitled to all the benefits and privileges
of Membership except (c) Membership of the Club shall be open to any person who wishes to follow the objects of the Club and who completes a membership application form. (d) The name and address of any candidate for membership must be prominently displayed in part of the Club premises frequented by Club Members. No person may be admitted to membership or be admitted as candidates for membership to any of the privileges of membership, without an interval of at least 2 days between their application for membership and their admission”. (e) A Member shall cease to be a Member:- (i) Where notice in writing is given to the Secretary of cancellation of membership (ii) If there is non-payment of any subscription due within two months
after the due date for (iii) The Executive Committee passes a resolution in accordance with Rule 9. (f) Upon ceasing to be a Member any person shall forfeit all rights to and claims upon the Club, its property and funds. 4. Subscriptions Every Member shall pay to the Club a subscription which shall become
due as soon as the Member is elected to the Membership of the Club. The
subscription must be paid before 5. Life Members Any Member may at any time after payment of the first annual subscription
compound by 6. Vice-Presidents The Executive Committee may invite as Vice Presidents such persons who
have rendered exceptional service to the Club. Members may send to the
Secretary names suggested for 7. Honorary Life Members Any Member who has rendered outstanding services to the Club may be
invited to 8. Register of Names The Club shall keep a Register of Members in which the Secretary will
enter the (a) The names and addresses of the Members. (b) The date on which each person was registered as a Member, and the date upon which any person ceased to be a Member. (c) The names and addresses of Officers of the Club, together with the
office held by them 9. Executive Committee (a) The management of the Club shall be controlled by an Executive Committee consisting of the following officers, who shall be elected at the Annual General Meeting: (i) President (b) Officers are elected for a period of one year, but may be re-elected to the same office or another office the following year. (c) The duties of the Executive Committee shall be: (i) To control the affairs of the Club on behalf of the Members. (ii) To keep accurate accounts of the finances of the Club through the Treasurer. These should be available for reasonable inspection by Members and should be audited before every Annual General Meeting. The Club shall maintain a bank current account and the following Officers shall be authorised to sign Club cheques: two from the Chairperson; Treasurer and Secretary. (d) The Executive Committee shall have a quorum of five members. (e) Any casual vacancy on the committee or of any office including that of Trustee or Auditor arising between Annual General Meetings may be filled by the Committee save that any vacancy on the Liquor Committee shall only be filled by elected members of the Executive Committee. (f) The Executive Committee shall appoint such sub-committees as it may deem necessary. (g) The Executive Committee shall meet at least once in every month to
examine the (h) The Executive Committee may from time to time make, vary and revoke
by-laws not inconsistent with these rules for the regulation of the internal
affairs of the Club and (i) (i) The Executive Committee shall have the power to reprimand, suspend
or expel any Member who shall infringe any rule, regulation or by-law
or whose conduct shall bring (ii) Notice in writing shall be given to any Member or Members, whose
conduct is to be considered by the Executive Committee with a view to
possible disciplinary action (j) Decisions at meetings of the Executive Committee are made by a simple
majority and in the event of equality of voting the Chairman (or the acting
Chairman of that meeting) l0. Liquor Committee The purchase of intoxicating liquor for supply by the Club shall be in the absolute discretion of a Liquor Committee consisting of the following, who shall be elected at any General Meeting: (i) Bar Chairman ll. Sale of Intoxicating Liquor The Club may sell intoxicating liquor:- (a) Pursuant to Section 49 of the Licensing Act l964, to the following:- (i) Any person or body who hires for payment or reward the Club premises for some special function, provided that the number of hirings shall not exceed twelve in number in any period of twelve months commencing on the lst day of January each year. (ii) Members, Officials and supporters of visiting teams on match days who shall be afforded all the privileges of the Club rooms on that day as if they were Honorary Members of the Club. (b) To Members' visitors as provided for in Rule l8. l2. Permitted Hours The permitted hours shall be such as may from time to time be fixed by the Liquor Committee in accordance with the provisions of the Licensing Act l964 S.62 (or any statutory provision for the time being governing the matter) and published on the Club's Notice Board and made effective by written notice given to the Clerk to the Justices for the appropriate Licensing Authority concerned under the provisions aforesaid. l3. Trustees (a) Any property purchased by the Club shall be vested in the names of
not more than four (b) The Trustees shall be indemnified against risk and expense out of the Club's property. (c) The Trustees shall hold office until death or resignation, or until
removed from office by a resolution of the Executive Committee who may
for any reason which may seem (d) All Trustees of the Club shall be ex-officio Members of the Executive Committee of the Club. l4. Borrowing of Money If at any time the Club in General Meeting shall pass a resolution authorising the Executive Committee to borrow money, the Executive Committee shall thereupon be empowered to borrow money for the purposes of the Club such amount of money either at one time or from time to time and at such rate of interest and in such form and manner and upon such security as shall be specified in such resolution, and thereupon the Trustees shall at the direction of the Committee make all such dispositions of the Club property or any part thereof and enter into such agreements in relation thereto as the Committee may deem proper for giving security for such loans and interest. All Members of the Club, whether voting on such resolution or not, and all persons becoming Members of the Club after the passing of such resolution, shall be deemed to have assented to the same as if they had voted in favour of such resolution. l5. Annual General Meetings (a) The Annual General Meeting of the Club shall be held prior to the commencement of every playing season. Fourteen clear days written notice shall be given to Members of the Annual General Meeting by circulating a copy of the notice to every member at their home address and posting the notice on the Club notice board. Members must advise the Secretary in writing of any business to be moved at the Annual General Meeting and any nominations for office at least 7 days before a meeting. The Secretary shall circulate or give notice of the agenda for the meeting to Members not less than 7 days before the meeting. (b) The business of the Annual General Meeting shall be to:- (i) confirm the minutes of the previous Annual General Meeting and any
General (ii) receive reports of the activities of the Club during the preceding year. (iii) receive and consider the accounts of the Club for the preceding year and the Auditors report on the accounts and the Treasurer's report on the financial position of the Club (iv) elect officers and other committee members (v) remove and elect the Auditors and the Trustees or to confirm that they remain in office (vi) fix the subscriptions for the current year. (vii) Transact such other business received in writing by the Secretary from Members 7 days prior to the meeting and included on the agenda. l6. Extraordinary General Meeting An Extraordinary General Meeting may be called either by resolution
of the Executive Committee or by a petition signed by not less than thirty
Members or one-fifth of the l7. Proceedings at Annual and Extraordinary General Meetings. (a) Resolutions at Annual General Meetings shall be passed by a simple majority of the votes entitled to be cast by the Members present. (b) Resolutions at Extraordinary General Meetings shall be passed by a majority of the votes entitled to be cast by the Members present. (c) Each Member shall have one vote on every resolution. (d) In the event of equality in voting at an Annual General Meeting the Chairman (or acting Chairman at that meeting) shall have a second or casting vote, but there shall be no second or casting vote on any resolution proposed at an Extraordinary General Meeting. (e) A quorum for a General Meeting shall be 25 Full Members and 2 Officers of the Club including 2 from the Chairperson; Secretary and Treasurer. l8. Visitors (a) Every Member shall be allowed to introduce visitors, subject to such
regulations or by- laws as shall be made from time to time by the Executive
Committee. The Member (b) Members' visitors who commit a breach of the Club rules or by-laws
will be expelled 19. Sponsors (a) A sponsor shall be defined as a person who whether for himself or on behalf of another makes payment to the club in an amount defined in any season by the Executive Committee as payment for either:- (i) Sponsorship of any match (b) Any sponsor defined above shall be treated as an Honorary Member
of the Club for the 20. General Administrative Provisions (a) The Club House shall be open to Members daily between such hours as the Executive Committee may from time to time determine; but the Committee may close it for such times as they may deem necessary for cleaning and repairs or staff holidays. (b) The charges to be made for meals, refreshments and the like, and
for billiards and other games, shall be fixed by the Executive Committee.
Every Member shall, before leaving (c) No Member shall, except for professional services rendered at the
request of the (d) No person shall at any time be entitled to receive at the expense
of the Club or of any Member thereof any commission percentage or similar
payment on or with reference to purchase of intoxicating liquor by the
Club; nor shall any person directly or indirectly derive any pecuniary
benefit from the supply of intoxicating liquor by or on behalf of the
Club to Members or guests apart from any benefit accruing to the Club
as a whole and apart also from any benefit which a person derives indirectly
by reason of the supply (e) No Member shall give the address of the Club in any advertisement, or use the Club address for business purposes. (f) In all cases of dispute among the Members of the Club relating to the affairs of the Club, the same are to be submitted to the Executive Committee and their decision to be taken as final. (g) The liabilities of the Club shall rest jointly and severally upon the whole of the Membership. An acceptance of Membership to be a guarantee to this effect. 21. Dissolution (a) If at any General Meeting of the Club, a resolution be passed calling for the dissolution of the Club, the Secretary shall immediately convene an Extraordinary General Meeting of the Club to be held not less than one month thereafter to discuss and vote on the resolution. (b) If at that Extraordinary General Meeting, the resolution is carried by at least two-thirds of the Members present at the meeting, the General Committee shall thereupon, or at such date as shall have been specified in the resolution, proceed to realise the assets of the Club and discharge all debts and liabilities of the Club. (c) After discharging all debts and liabilities of the Club, the remaining assets shall not be paid or distributed amongst the Members of the Club, but shall be given or transferred to another Community Amateur Sports Club (CASC), a registered Charity or the Sports’ Governing Body as specified in the resolution. (d) A quorum for such an Extraordinary General Meeting shall be one half of the total club membership. 22. Amendment of Rules No amendment may be made to these Rules unless carried by a two-thirds majority at a General Meeting at which a quorum has been achieved. No. 2 – Objects No. 21 – Dissolution
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