Name:-
The Society shall be called “The Liberal Golf Society”
Objects:-
The objects of the society shall be;_
A) to carry on in succession to the Newcastle-upon-Tyne Liberal Golf Club the functions and obligations of that club.
B) To hold not less than two golf meetings in each year when competitions shall be held for cups and trophies belonging to the Society, and in so far as practical:-
C) To organise social functions and other activities for the members of the Society.
Membership:-
The Society should consist of playing and non-playing members who shall be:-
A) those people who were members of the Newcastle-upon-Tyne Liberal Golf Club, and they shall be the founder members of this Society, and
B) Any person who is nominated by a member and is duly proposed, seconded and elected.
Playing Membership:-
The number of playing members of the Society at any one time shall not exceed FIFTY, but this limit shall not apply to non-playing members (This limit was increased to SIXTY by an Extraordinary Meeting on the 23rd April 1976)
Elections:-
Applications and nomination for membership accordance with membership rule B shall be properly proposed and seconded by members of the Society. The Committee shall consider all proposals or nominations for membership and shall deal with election to membership in respect of which a ballot may be taken. The Committee shall have absolute and complete discretion to refuse membership to any person, and shall not be called upon to give reasons therefor.
Subscriptions:-
The annual subscription shall be £1.00 for playing members and 10/- for non-playing members, which shall become due and payable without demand on the FIRST day of DECEMBER in each year
Amendments:
a) £1.50 for members and 0.50 for non-paying members
b) Current membership is £25.00
No member, whose subscription is in arrears and unpaid, shall be eligible to play in any competition of the Society, and in the event of the member being one year in arrear in the payment of his subscription, the Committee shall have the power to order that person’s name expunged from the list of members.
Officers:-
The Officers of the Society shall be the President; Captain; Hon. Secretary and Hon. Treasurer who shall be proposed and seconded and elected on a show of hands at each Annual General Meeting the Society. The President and Captain shall only hold these offices for ONE YEAR ONLY, and shall not be eligible for re-election. The Hon. Secretary and Hon Treasurer shall be eligible for re-election from year to year.
Committee:-
The Committee shall consist of the President; Captain; Hon. Secretary; Hon. Treasurer; and three members of the Society, but the Committee shall have the power fill any casual vacancy which may arise, or to co-op additional members to the Committee for any purpose whatsoever. No ordinary member of the Committee shall be eligible for re-election after it has served THREE consecutive years on the Committee. THREE MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE SHALL CONSTITUTE A QUORUM.
Annual General Meeting:-
The financial year of the Society shall end on the 30th day of November; The Annual General Meeting will be held no later than the 15th January next following; and not less than 14 days notice shall be given to the Members. Members wishing to place any matter on the Agenda shall give it to the Hon.Secretary not less than seven days previous notice thereof in writing.
Extraordinary General Meeting:-
The Committee may call an Extraordinary General Meeting of the Society when any question of urgent importance shall arise, and shall be bound to do so upon receiving a requisition signed by not less than five members of the Society.
Accounts:-
The Hon. Treasurer shall keep the accounts of the Society, and shall make up the annual statement of accounts as at the 30th November in each year, and one member of the Society shall be appointed Hon. Auditor of the Society at the Annual General Meeting of the Society.
Rules:-
No rule of the Society shall be revised or altered and no new rule shall be made, save a two-thirds majority of the members present a General Meeting, and one calendar month’s notice of the intention to propose any new rule or alteration shall be given to the Hon. Secretary, who shall send notice of the same to all members at least 14 days before the General Meeting.
Bye-laws:-
The Committee shall be empowered to make bye-laws and to repeal and amend such by-laws as they may consider necessary for the conduct of the competitions and for the well-being of the Society. Such bye-laws, repeal and amendments shall have effect until otherwise determined by the Committee or a General Meeting.
Funds:-
The property and funds of the Society shall be under the control of the Committee who shall have power to adopt such measures as may appear to them to be necessary in the interests of the Society.
Discipline:-
Every member shall be bound by and submit to the rules and bye-laws of the Society.
Passed at the Extraordinary General Meeting of the Newcastle upon Tyne Liberal Golf Club, held on Thursday, 26th October, 1961.