“THE LAWNS”

31 HAGLEY ROAD

STOURBRIDGE

DY8 1QR

( 01384 395425

Membership of some 45 male/female players

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STOURBRIDGE LABOUR CLUB BOWLS SECTION

1^ST JANUARY 1995

CONSTITUTION AND RULES

1. The name of the organisation shall be Stourbridge Labour Club Bowls Section
2. Membership will be open to fully paid-up male and female members of Stourbridge Labour Club and juniors over the age of 10 as accepted by the Management Committee
3. The object of the section is to promote Crown Green Bowling and Competition between members and other like clubs and to encourage social intercourse between other clubs and their respective members
4. All matches played shall be governed by the rules of the British Crown Green Bowling Association and any local Associations to which the section may be affiliated
5. The section shall enter teams in any local bowling leagues if considered beneficial to the successful operational running of the section and be responsible for paying the relevant fees from monies paid by members
6. Membership fees for the section will be decided annually at the AGM. The Management Committee shall have the right to appoint Life Membership to persons they consider worthy of this honour
7. The section shall be governed by a General Committee consisting Chairman, Vice-Chairman, Secretary and Treasurer and all fully paid-up members of the section
8. From the Officers and team Captains shall be formed a Management Committee and at least 5 members (inc. Officers) shall form a quorum. 10 members (inc. Officers) shall form a quorum for the General Committee
9. The AGM shall be held in January of each year when the Treasurer will present an audited financial statement for the preceding season
10. The Officers and Management Committee members shall retire at the AGM and if they have duly intimated their willingness to stand, shall be eligible for re-election
11. Any proposals for alteration to Rules shall be submitted IN WRITING to the Secretary NOT LATER than the date of the AGM. Any such proposal, duly seconded, shall be put to the AGM and if carried by the majority of the members present entitled to vote, shall be adopted forthwith
12. The Secretary shall convene a Special General Meeting of the General Committee with 14 days of receiving a written request of two members. Each request shall set out in detail the reason for calling the meeting and shall be signed by the respective members

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