SOUTH AUSTRALIAN
CONSTITUTION AND RULES
CONSTITUTION AND RULES
of
SOUTH AUSTRALIAN LONG DISTANCE RACING
PIGEON CLUB INC.
(enacted 23rd August 2011)
(1) NAME
The Club shall be known as the South Australian Long
Distance Racing Pigeon Club Incorporated and hereafter
referred to as the SALDC or The Club.
The SALDC is a club affiliated with the South Australian
Homing Pigeon Association Inc.
SAHPA
(2) LOCATION
The meeting place of the Club shall be at the Club Rooms
owned by the SA Homing Pigeon Association Inc. at 10
Baulderstone Road, Gepps Cross, South Australia.
(3) THE OBJECTS
OF THE CLUB
1.
The encouragement of breeding, training and racing of
the long distance homing
pigeon.
2.
The encouragement and guidance of newcomers to the
sport of pigeon racing.
3.
The organising, controlling and regulating of the
sport of pigeon racing and
training for long distance events.
4.
The breeding and training of homing pigeons for the
purposes of national defence.
5.
The organising and promoting of such tests and
competitions as may be deemed
necessary from time to time to achieve these objects.
6.
To ensure that the birds are sent in charge of fully
qualified convoyers in order that they may be fed, watered
and have every attention during the journey and at the race
points.
7.
To make such arrangement that the convoyers have, as
far as possible, full
information as to the state of weather between the
home end and the race points,
thus to ensure that every precaution has been taken
to optimise the safety of the
homing pigeons competing.
8.
To have a uniform system of race-marking, setting and
opening clocks, checking on race marks and the compiling of race results.
9.
The protection of birds and owners by the adoption of
the SAHPA Code of Practise
for The Keeping and Racing of Pigeons (enacted
December 1999).
10.
To organise and hold events such as the SA Sires
Produce/Classic each year, where
all monies raised from this event, less related
expenses, is paid back in prizes.
Any interest earned on these monies contribute to the
SALDC as a fund raising event
for
the purpose of carrying out these aforesaid objects.
11.
To raise funds through pigeon auctions and web sales
for the purpose of carrying out
these aforesaid
objects.
2.
12.
The acquisition by any lawful means of property or
funds for the purpose of carrying
out the aforesaid objects or
other objects of the Club for the time being, including such
special object or objects as shall be determined by the
Club, whether such acquisition shall be by subscription,
gift, devise or bequest of real or personal property, or the
sale of goods or other real or personal property, or by
exchange, purchase or such other means as may be approved by
the Club.
13.
To borrow or raise money by the issue of debentures
or debenture stock, bonds,
mortgages or any other
securities founded or based upon all or any of the property
of the Club, or without any such security, and upon such
terms as to priority or otherwise as the Club shall think
fit.
14.
To provide or lease land and a clubhouse, for the
furtherance of such objects and for
the accommodation of the
members and their friends, and for such purposes to
purchase, take or lease, exchange or otherwise acquire land,
and to erect, maintain and alter any buildings or erections
that may be required for the purposes of or can be
conveniently use in connection with the Club.
15.
To furnish any such building or buildings in such a
manner as may be thought
expedient, and to maintain,
improve, repair or replace the buildings and furniture of
the Club whenever necessary or expedient.
16.
To manage, let lease, sell, hire, exchange or
otherwise deal with the property of the
Club in such manner and upon
such terms as may be considered expedient or desirable.
17.
To appoint or employ officers, clerks, servants and
workers for the purposes of the
Club and to remunerate any
persons so appointed or employed for their services by the
payment of wages, salaries and gratuities.
18.
To provide prizes, trophies and shields to be
competed for by members of the Club.
19.
To invest the monies of the Club not immediately
required in such a manner as may
from time to time be
determined. From
time to time to contribute or subscribe to any charitable,
benevolent or useful object of a public character.
20.
To draw, accept, make, endorse, discount and
negotiate bills of exchange and
promissory notes.
21.
Generally to do all such things as are incidental or
conducive to the attainment of the
foregoing objects.
(4) MEMBERSHIP
1.
The Club shall be open to Lofts situated, or Members
within a 100km radius of
Adelaide GPO or by
invitation.
Members outside the SAHPA boundaries will be recognised in
the SALDC result but not the SAHPA result.
2.
Persons desiring to join the Club shall be admitted
to Membership unless he/she has
applied for Membership in
writing. The
application shall be in such form as the Committee shall
prescribe from time to time.
3.
All applications for Membership shall be presented to
the Members at any General
Meeting of the Club, and must
be approved by a two-thirds majority of those Members
present and entitled to vote.
4.
A register of members will be maintained by the SALDC
General Secretary.
3.
4.
Entrance Fees
All persons joining the Club
shall pay an Entrance Fee in accordance with the rules
herein.
The amount of which will be determined annually at
the Annual General Meeting.
5.
Subscription
The Annual Subscription to
the Club shall be determined at the Annual General Meeting
each year.
6.
Membership Categories
a)
Junior Membership:
is available for persons who have not attained the
age
of eighteen
(18) years. This
Membership is not entitled to a vote.
No Fee is
payable for this Membership.
b)
Senior Flying Member:
this is a Single Membership which entitles the Member
to one vote.
A Fee is payable for this Membership.
c)
Partnership/Family:
this is a Partnership/Family Membership which
entitles
the
Partnership/Family to one Partnership/Family vote.
A Fee is payable for
this
Membership.
d)
Non Flying Member:
this is a Single Membership which entitles the Member
to
vote on all
matters other than Race Rules/Conditions.
A Fee is payable for this
Membership.
e)
Social Member:
this is a Single Membership which does not entitle
this class
of Membership
to any vote. A
Fee is payable for this Membership
f)
Life Members:
no Fees, Full Voting Rights.
Life Members may be elected by the
Members at the
Annual General Meeting of the Club, and the Membership is to
be
restricted to Members who have conferred outstanding service
to the Club
or to the SAHPA
(Special Races/Long Distance Committee) for a period of no
less than 15
years
7.
Any Member who shall be in arrears with regard to
subscriptions at the end of any
financial year shall, if the
Club so decide, be deemed to have ceased to belong to the
Club. the Member
shall thereupon cease to be a Member of the Club, but shall
nevertheless remain liable for any subscription in arrears.
the subscription of each Member shall be a debt due
to the Club by the Member, and recoverable accordingly.
(5) FINANCIAL
YEAR
1.
The Financial Year shall commence on 1st
April and conclude on 31st March of each
year.
2.
The Annual Subscriptions shall be payable no later
than 30th April of each year.
3.
Failure to pay by 30th April of each year
will result in an additional fee of $25.00,
such fee only to be accepted up to the date of the
first race on the programme.
(6) TERMINATION
OF MEMBERSHIP
1.
The Committee of Management by a majority of its
Members present in person may
in its absolute discretion
resolve not to admit to Membership any applicant for
Membership of the Club and may by such majority of its
Members so present resolve to expel from Membership of the
Club any Member deemed guilty of any one or more of the
following:
4.
a)
Conduct detrimental to the Club
b)
Breach of the Rules or Regulations of the Club or any
of them.
c)
Wilful refusal or neglect to carry out any lawful
direction or ruling of the
Committee in
accordance with the rules and regulations of the Club or any
of
them.
d)
Failure to pay annual subscription or other dues
lawfully imposed by the Club
in accordance
with these rules and regulations or any of them.
e)
Conduct contrary to the best interest of the Club.
2.
No resolution to expel a Member in accordance with
sub-paragraph 1 hereof shall be
carried unless the Member involved has had the opportunity
of stating his/her case to either the Committee of
Management or the Annual General Meeting of Members, or any
Meeting held in accordance with the Rules of the Club.
3.
Any Member of the Club who shall be expelled from the
Club shall forthwith upon the
passing of the resolution for
expulsion surrender and lose his/her Membership and all
rights and privileges of the Club and no such expelled
Member shall have any claim whatsoever upon the Committee of
Management Members, Officers or Members of the Club.
4.
All disqualifications, suspensions or expulsions
endorsed by the General Membership
of the Club pursuant to these
rules and regulations shall be notified in writing to the
SAHPA by the General Secretary within seven (7) days of the
said disqualification, suspension or expulsion.
5.
The Committee of Management shall have power to
summon before it any Member
of the Club to give evidence
and/or to produce documents in any matter before the
Committee of Management in accordance with these rules and
regulations. The
form of enquiry or proceedings conducted by the Committee of
Management and the manner in which evidence or statements
are given to the Committee and documents produced shall in
all things be entirely in the absolute and unfettered
discretion of the Committee of Management.
6.
The decision by a majority of Members of the Club
General Membership present at a
Meeting of the Club upon any
disqualification, suspension or expulsion from Membership of
the Club, shall be final and conclusive.
(7) INFRINGEMENT
OF RULES
1.
Should any Member of the Club commit a breach of the
Rules of the Club and any of
them or of the Racing Rules
of the Club or any of them the Committee of Management may,
notwithstanding the provisions of Rule 6, punish the
offender by a term of suspension or his/her Membership of
the Club or by such other form of penalty as the Management
Committee in its absolute discretion shall think fit.
a)
Non Payment of Subscription of Dues
should any Member of the Club fail to pay his/her
Subscription or other dues or any part thereof when the same
shall be due and payable the Committee of Management may,
notwithstanding the provisions of Rules 4, 5 and 6, suspend
such Member until such time as all arrears of Subscription
and dues shall be paid and during the period of such
suspension such Member shall not be entitled to the rights
and privileges of the Club or any of them.
5.
b)
Any Member of the Club leaving to join another Club
shall resign from the Club
in writing. Any
Member retiring from the Club before the end of the Season
must waive and forfeit all rights, monies, etc. deposited
with the Club and will be held liable for an equal part of
any deficit or General Expenses Account.
c)
Any Member/Person currently under suspension by any
other Racing Pigeon
Organisation in Australia is suspended from this Club until
such suspension is lifted.
d)
In the event of any suspension upon any Member/Person
being lifted, the said
Member/Person must re-apply in writing for reinstatement of
his/her Membership to the Club.
e)
The General Membership of the Club may in its
absolute discretion endorse,
refuse to endorse, or otherwise rules upon all
disqualifications, suspensions or expulsions by any other
Racing Pigeon Organisation in Australia.
f)
Notice in writing of any such disqualification,
suspension or expulsion shall
be given to the Member involved within seven (7) days from
the date of such disqualification, suspension or expulsion.
(8) APPEALS
The General Membership of the Club shall hear and decide
upon the appeal of any Club Member against any decision
handed down by the Committee of Management, provided that
notice of such appeal and the grounds thereof be sent to the
General Secretary of the Club within seven (7) days of the
Member receiving notice of the decision of the Management
Committee.
(9) OFFICERS
The Officers of the Club shall consist of Chairperson,
Vice-Chairperson, General Secretary, Treasurer, Assistant
Secretary, Assistant Treasurer, Hamper Chairperson, Clock
Chairperson, Auditor and Publicity Officer all of whom shall
be elected annually by the General Membership at the Annual
General Meeting.
All retiring Officers are eligible for re-election.
(10) SIGNATORIES
1.
Cheques shall be signed by any two of the following
Officers of the Club.
Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson, Treasurer or General
Secretary.
6.
(11) OFFICERS’
DUTIES
1.
The Chairperson shall preside and keep order at all
Meetings of the Club Members
and Committees.
Every Member shall pay strict obedience to the
presiding Officer and shall uphold the dignity of the Chair.
Any Member who, in the opinion of a Meeting of the
Committee of Management of the Club is considered guilty of
a breach of this rule, may be dealt with as though guilty of
misconduct.
2.
The Vice-Chairperson shall act in the place of the
Chairperson when necessary and
assist him/her whenever
called upon by him/her to do so.
3.
The General Secretary or Treasurer of the Club shall
receive all monies of the Club
which are or have been paid
into the Club excepting such monies as are referred to in
the Rule concerning powers and duties of Trustees and shall
give the General Secretary a receipt for the same.
All such monies received by the said Treasurer or
General Secretary shall be
paid into the general account of the Club in such bank or
banks as the Committee of
Management shall decide, and no monies shall be
withdrawn from such account
without the signature of any two of the following;
Chairperson, Treasurer, General Secretary or
Vice-Chairperson.
The Treasurer or General
Secretary shall pay all expenses contracted by the Club
other than those mentioned in the Rule concerning powers and
duties of Trustees out of the said General Account after the
Accounts have been endorsed by the Chairperson and approved
by the Committee of Management.
The Treasurer shall produce to the Chairperson,
General Secretary of a Meeting of the Committee of
Management all books, accounts, vouchers and Club papers in
his/her possession whenever called upon to do so.
He/she shall produce no later than fourteen (14) days
before the Annual General Meeting of Members of the Club a
properly audited statement of Receipts and Expenditure for
the Financial Year.
A Balance Sheet setting out the Assets and
Liabilities of the Club shall be sent with notification of
date of the Annual General Meeting
a)
The General Secretary shall keep correctly such books
as he/she may be
instructed by the Club or as may be required for the
fulfilment of his/her duties and in particular race record
registration and receipts books and all usual and proper
books of account and a register containing the names and
addresses of the members of the Club and shall at the
expiration of his/her term of office or soon, if required by
the Committee of Management, hand to his/her successor all
Club books, vouchers, papers, correspondence, etc. in
his/her possession.
He/she shall make arrangements subject to the
approval of the Club for all meetings.
He/she shall make arrangement for the carrying out of
all races under the auspices of the Club and shall determine
their result, only airline distances shall be recognised in
Club races when a record is claimed.
He/she shall conduct all the correspondence of the
Club other than Trustee’s correspondence.
4.
The Assistant Secretary’s duties are to assist the
Secretary generally.
5.
The Race Secretary shall determine the results of all
races flown under the auspices of
the Club and hand the results to the General Secretary for
approval and presentation to the Members.
6.
The Auditors shall audit the accounts of the Club
annually, and shall give a proper
Certificate in writing of the result of such audits.
7.
7.
Any question regarding the accuracy of the figures in
the Balance Sheet must be sent
in to the Treasurer seven (7)
days prior to the Annual General Meeting in order that they
may be looked into and an explanation given to the Members
at the time the Balance Sheet is under discussion.
8.
The Clock Chairperson is responsible for the
supervision and delegation of all duties
to ensure the correct setting
of all clocks and procedures as set down in the race rules.
9.
The Hamper Chairperson is responsible for the
supervision and delegation of all
duties to ensure correct
hampering of all birds.
(12) ANNUAL
GENERAL MEETING
The Annual General Meeting shall be held within the month of
April at a Meeting called in accordance with the Rules of
the Club. The
meeting will be notified to members at least 21 days prior
to the meeting and each member will receive a copy of the
current years financial statements .
(13)
COMMITTEE OF MANAGEMENT
1.
The Committee of Management to consist of the Club
Chairperson, Vice Chairperson,
Secretary, Treasurer, Race
Secretary, Clock Chairperson, Hamper Chairperson and other
Members, as long as there is an “odd” number of Committee of
Management Members.
This number to be reviewed annually at the Annual
General Meeting.
All positions will become
vacant at the A.G.M. each year.
Retiring Members may seek re-election.
2.
Committee Meetings to held when deemed necessary at a
time and place determined
by the Committee, or the
Chairperson.
Minutes of these Meetings to be placed on the website.
3.
Special Meetings can be called at any time by three
Members requesting the same,
to the Secretary or Treasurer
in writing.
4.
All Members of the Club shall vote for the election
of Members to the Committee
of Management, each financial
Member shall be entitled to vote according to his/her
Membership Entitlement by show of hand.
5.
The Committee of Management may adjourned and
otherwise regulate their
Meetings and proceedings as they think fit.
Until otherwise determined, four
Members of the Committee shall form a quorum.
6.
The Committee of Management shall have power at any
time and from time to time
to appoint any other person
as a member of the Committee of Management to fill a casual
vacancy. Any
Member so appointed shall hold office only until the next
Annual General Meeting of the Club when he/she shall retire,
but he/she shall be eligible for re-election at such
Meetings.
7.
Votes of Members of the Committee of Management shall
be by show of hands.
8.
All decisions of the Committee shall be carried by a
simple majority.
9.
All Meetings of the Committee shall be held in camera
and, with the exception of the
Annual General Meeting, no
notice of such meeting shall be given to Members of the
Club.
8.
10.
Any other Member of the Club may be appointed as a
Member of the Committee of
Management.
11.
The Committee of Management may in its sole
discretion, and at any time, invite any
person or persons to attend
Meetings of the Committee of Management.
Such persons may, by invitation, be heard, but unless
a Member of the Committee, shall
not be entitled to vote.
12.
Minutes of all Meetings
of the Committee of Management and of the Annual
General
Meeting and of any Special
General Meeting shall be recorded at the Meeting by the
Secretary and subsequently read aloud at the next Meeting,
alterations being made as necessitated.
The Members present shall confirm the Minutes of the
prior Meeting as read and amended.
(14) OVER-RIDING
POWERS OF GENERAL MEMBERS
1.
A resolution carried by 75% of General Members of the
Club present, financial and
eligible to vote, in person
at a Special Meeting called pursuant to this rule shall
over-ride any resolution or decision of the Committee of
Management to contrary effect and the General Members may by
a majority of 75% of their total number at any time vote to
remove from office any one or more of the Committee of
Management and upon the passing of such resolution such
Member or Members shall forthwith cease to hold office as
Members of the Committee of Management and a casual vacancy
shall be declared and filled in accordance with these rules.
2.
In the event that the whole Committee of Management
shall be dismissed from office
or shall resign, an election
to replace all Members of the Committee of Management
shall be held in accordance with these rules and the
Secretary for the time being shall have all powers given by
these rules to conduct the election to appoint the returning
officer, and to call a Special Meeting of Members for the
purpose of declaring the results of the election and all
other powers necessary to lead to the valid appointment of a
new Committee of Management.
3.
A Motion or Amendment becomes the property of the
Meeting and can only be
withdrawn upon consent of the
Mover and Seconder of the said Motion and a majority of
Member present.
(15) STANDING
ORDERS
1.
Every Member, when about to speak, shall address the
Chair respectfully and conduct
himself/herself in a
respectful manner towards the Chair.
No Member shall be allowed to interrupt the Speaker,
except through the Chairperson, and in explanation of a
point of order.
2.
No Member shall be allowed to speak more than once on
any subject, nor longer than
five (5) minutes, except with
the consent of the Meeting.
Any Member who has spoken on a motion shall not be in
order in speaking on any amendment except the mover of the
motion, who shall be called on by the Chairperson to reply
after the debate has closed and not Member shall speak
afterwards on the same subject.
9.
3.
Not more than two Members shall speak in succession,
either for or against any
motion or amendment, and if,
at the conclusion of the second speaker’s remarks, no Member
wishes to speak on either side, the question shall be put to
the meeting after the mover has replied.
4.
The time for discussing any matter shall not exceed
twenty (20) minutes, unless an
extension of time has been
agreed upon by a two-thirds majority of the Members present,
and the time for such an extension must be stated.
5.
On any Member raising a point of order during the
debate, the speaker shall retire
and the person raising the
point of order shall state his/her point concisely, when the
Chairperson shall rule thereon, his/her ruling being final,
unless challenged by a formal motion submitted to the
Meeting.
6.
Should any Member disagree with the ruling of the
Chair, he/she shall at once
challenge the same, and on
this action being taken, the Chairperson shall vacate the
Chair, and the question put to the Meeting without
discussion, it shall require a
two-thirds majority to have
the rulings disagreed with.
7.
The Chairperson shall not speak for or against any
motion or amendment.
In the
event of the votes on any
subject being equal, he/she shall have a casting vote only,
but not otherwise.
He/she shall decide all points of order.
8.
All notices of motion shall be in writing, and shall
take precedence of all new
business.
9.
On the adoption of any amendment, such amendment
shall become the motion.
10.
No motion or amendment shall be entertained or
discussed until it has been
seconded, and one amendment
only shall be before the meeting at any one time.
Should a Member desire to move a further amendment
he/she shall give notice of and indicate it before the vote
is taken on the original motion.
11.
The Chairperson or any other financial voting Member
eligible to vote, present at any
meeting of the Club may
request that a secret ballot be held on a motion before the
Chair. The
decision to hold a secret ballot shall be decided by a
simple majority, by a show of hands, called prior to the
original motion or amendments being put to the meeting.
a)
In the event of secret ballot the Chairperson shall
call upon two Members to act
as scrutineers.
(16) NOMINATIONS
AND ACCEPTANCES
1.
Entries in Club races must be made on the recognised
Club Form and contain all
marks on the Life Rings and
the correct description of each bird entered.
2.
If a Member cannot nominate his/her birds in person
by 7.00pm, he/she is
required to notify the
Secretary or a member of the Committee of Management his/her
number of birds (cocks and hens) for that particular race.
All nomination forms to be in the Secretary’s hands
by 8.00pm.
Any late nominations will incur a fine of two (2)
times the cost of one pigeon nomination fee.
3.
Unless in the opinion of the Committee of Management
a clerical error has been
made, the numbers on rubber
race rings or electronic timing ring numbers produced in
clock must correspond with those on the entry form.
10.
(17) OWNERSHIP
1.
All birds before nomination must be the absolute
property of the competitor or
competitors in whose name
they are nominated and flown, and must be flown to a loft on
the registered premises of competitor or competitors.
2.
No competitor or competitors will be allowed to fly
to more than one registered loft.
If more than one Member’s
loft is situated on the same premises, such lofts and birds
must be nominated.
Any infraction of this rule will annul all rights to
prizes.
3.
Registration of foreign rings or gift rings.
All Members to ensure transfer cards have
been lodged with the SAHPA
Ring Secretary before the date specified for registration of
same by the governing body each year.
4.
All birds to be entirely at owners risk from the time
they leave the owners’ hands
but every care will be taken
to prevent losses or injury.
(18) RACE RULES
1.
Race nomination fees and special prizes will be set
annually at a General Meeting to
be held one month prior to
the commencement of racing.
2.
Where prize-money has been allotted to any race and
all positions are not filled in the
stipulated flying time, all
the money so allotted shall be redistributed between birds
filling positions.
When competing for special prizes, if no bird(s)
clocked in race time, all monies, less costs, will remain in
the Club funds and the Committee of Management will decide
where they should be refunded to Members competing..
3.
All pigeons must be vaccinated against pigeon pox as
per SAHPA Rules.
4.
Qualification of bird rules passed by the SALDC
Management Committee over-ride any SAHPA Rules for any
events held by the SALDC.
(19) FLYING TIME
1.
SALDC will race under the rules of the SAHPA in
regard to calculating flying time.
2.
No race shall close until all positions, allotted
certificates, points and prize money,
including all pools have been
filled except when time limits for races automatically close
the race. Time
limits shall be three (3) calendar days or 24 hours after
the first bird is clocked for all races of 950kms or under.
Races of over 950kms and up to and including 1360kms
shall close at the end of the second calendar day after
clocking of the first bird or at the end of the fifth
calendar day, whichever is the earlier.
The bird making the highest velocity to be declared
the winner, excepting any competitor making such a velocity
the Committee of Management rules to be impossible.
3.
When two or more birds record an equal velocity to
the third corrected decimal,
the position shall be
declared a dead heat and the prize divided.
Time limits for races over 1360kms shall be
determined at the time other regulations concerning these
events are fixed.
The common distances covered by this rule shall be
calculated from the race point to the Adelaide GPO.
a)
The onus is on the competitor to contact the Race
Secretary to organise a
clock to be
read and result calculated.
11.
(20) HAMPERING
1.
Birds must be race-marked with either electronic
timing rings or rubber race rings
and each Member’s nomination
sheet duplicate shall be placed in together with the clock
setting sheet, entry forms and the Club Race Register, shall
be kept secured.
2.
No less than four Members shall be present at any
table when race marking
commences and is in progress
3.
Each basket must be duly wired and sealed, one wire
and seal to each of the two ends
of a drop front.
On the drop front door the name of the Club must be
clearly painted.
All doors must be fitted with chains or similar and each
hamper must be numbered.
4.
All birds competing in races must be rung with solid
Life Rings, such rings not to be
defaced in any manner, shape
or form and to be registered and approved by the Club.
5.
The Committee of Management shall have the power to
disqualify any bird from
competing in any or all races
flown under these rules.
6.
All competing Members are to ensure that their
hampers are clearly marked with
their name and Club
identification.
(21) CLOCK RULES
1.
SALDC will race under the rules of the SAHPA in
regard to clock rules.
(22) ALTERATION
OF RULES
No alteration or variation of or addition to these rules or
of the objects of the Club shall be made except by a 50%
majority of the financial Members present at the Annual
General Meeting or 75% at a Special General Meeting of the
Member of the Club called for the purpose.
Twenty One (21) clear days notice of such Meetings
shall be given to all Members stating the time and place of
holding same and specifying the alterations, variations or
additions to the rules or objects proposed to be brought
forward.
(23) ROUTINE OF
BUSINESS AT MEETINGS
The following shall be the course of business at Meetings of
the Club and its Committees:
a)
Meeting declared open
b)
Chairperson to call for any apologies
c)
Minutes to be read and confirmed
d)
Business arising out of the Minutes
e)
Correspondence
f)
Payment of Accounts
g)
Reports from Committees
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h)
Adjourned Motions and Business
i)
Motions of which notice has been given
j)
Breaches of rules and regulations
k)
General Business
Members are not entitled to voting by proxy, they must be in
attendance at the meeting to vote.
(24) LOFT
POSITIONS
Distance shall be measured by a GPS (Global Positioning
System) placed at the trapping position of the loft.
(25) REPEAL OF
PREVIOUS CONSTITUTION AND RULES
From the date of the registration of this Constitution and
these rules, all previously registered Constitutions and
Rules shall be repealed and the newly registered
Constitution and Rules shall bind the Club and every Member
to the same extent as if they had respectively signed and
sealed them, and agreed to be bound by all the provisions
thereof.
(26) DISPOSAL OF
PROPERTY ON DISSOLUTION OR
WINDING UP OF THE CLUB
If, upon the final winding up or dissolution of the SALDC,
there remains after satisfaction of all its debts and
liabilities, any property whatsoever, the same shall not be
paid to or distributed among the Members of the Club but
shall be paid to or distributed amongst such body or bodies
as are considered best able to assist and promote the sport
of Pigeon Racing within the State of South Australia by the
Committee of Management or Trustees, if said Trustees have
been duly elected.
All Members are required to make themselves fully conversant
with these rules. |