| General
Provisions |
| 1 |
The club shall be called Brixham Archers. |
| 2 |
(a) The funds of the Club shall be vested in the Chairman, Treasurer and
Secretary.
(b) All monies and sums received on behalf of the Club shall remain the
property of the Club and there will be no distribution of such funds amongst
the members.
(c) In the event of disbandment of the Club its funds and equipment
and all assets will be held in trust by three (3) trustees appointed at
the final meeting and should the Club not re-form after a period of one
(1) year the trustees should consider releasing the assets for the benefit
of archery. |
| 3 |
The objects of the Club shall be the promotion and encouragement of archery
in all it's forms, other than bowhunting. |
| 4 |
The postal address of the Club shall be that of the secretary. |
| 5 |
The Constitution of the Club shall not be altered or amended except at
the Annual General Meeting or at an Extraordinary General Meeting. |
| 6 |
Members wishing to move a proposition to alter or amend the Constitution
shall submit such proposition to the Secretary at least twenty-eight days
before the next Annual General Meeting . Notice of such proposition shall
be sent to all members entitled to receive notice of such meeting. |
| Membership |
| 7 |
Members under 18 will be Junior Members. |
| 8 |
All members shall accept the jurisdiction of the Club and conform to such
conditions, shooting rules and regulations as may be determined from time
to time. |
| 9 |
A person who is a professional archer shall not have membership of the
Club. [A professional archer is one who uses his skill in shooting with
the bow and arrow as a means of making his living]. |
| 10 |
If, in the opinion of the majority of the members of the club any shooting
member shall have been guilty of conduct which makes it undesirable that
such member should remain a member of the Club, the Club may, after affording
such member a reasonable opportunity of a hearing, expel such member from
membership |
| Management |
| 13 |
The management of the Club's affairs shall be entrusted to the Club Committee. |
| 14 |
The Club Committee shall consist of a maximum of eleven members of which
a Chairman, Vice-Chairman, Treasurer and Secretary shall be elected annually
by the members in General Meeting along with a maximum of seven other members
of the Committee who shall be appointed by the Committee to fill the posts
of Records Officer, Tournament Organizer, Training and Publicity Officer,
Target Equipment Officer, Social Organizer, Shooting Member and Training
Equipment Officer. The office of Chairman shall be held by one individual
for a maximum of two consecutive years, each year commencing at an Annual
General Meeting, the Vice-Chairman assuming the role in the absence of any
other candidate. |
| 15 |
The Members in General Meeting may invite any lady or gentleman it wishes,
to honour for service to the community, Archery or to the Club, to the office
of President for a period of two years. |
| Auditor |
| 16 |
An Auditor shall be appointed annually by the members in General Meeting. |
| Finance |
| 17 |
The Club Committee shall cause to be prepared and shall present to the
Annual General Meeting an audited Balance Sheet showing the financial position
of the Club as at 31st March for each year together with an Income and Expenditure
Account for the twelve months ending on that day. |
| 18 |
Deleted (May 2000) |
| General Meetings |
| 19 |
The Annual General Meeting shall be held before the end of May. Not less
than twenty-one days notice of such Meeting shall be sent to each member. |
| 20 |
At the Annual General Meeting the business shall include :
(a) The Annual Report and Accounts
(b) Election of Officers and Committee
(c) Any matters arising from clauses 5 and 6
(d) Appointment of Auditor
|
| Extraordinary General
Meeting |
| 21 |
The Club Committee may, or at the request of three or more members, shall,
call an Extraordinary General Meeting. Not less than twenty-one days notice
of such meeting shall be sent to each member. Notice of any proposition
which it is intended to move shall be sent to all members entitled to receive
notice of the meeting. |
| Voting &
Quorom |
| 22 |
At all General Meetings,
(a) one third of the registered numbers of members shall form a quorum
(b) each member shall be entitled to one vote
(c) the Chairman shall, if required, be entitled to cast an additional
deciding vote |
| 23 |
The Chairman, Secretary, Treasurer and one member shall have full power
to act in emergency. |
| Shooting
Regulations |
| 24 |
Shooting will be conducted according to (a) such Club Rules as are in
force from time to time and (b) the regulations of either the GNAS or the
NFAS whichever is deemed appropriate to the session by the Field Captain. |