Kings Sutton Bridge Club - Constitution and Rules

1. The object of the club is to promote the playing of duplicate bridge.                                                                                                                                                      
2. Members present at the Annual General Meeting of the club will elect for the following year the members of a committee,                        
   including Chairman, Secretary and Treasurer.  One member will propose and another second nominations and the meeting will make a decision by a show of hands.                                                                                                                                 
   The committee may co-opt other members during the year and assign them roles as they deem necessary for managing the club           
   – to continue on the committee these members must be re-elected at the following AGM.                                                    
3. The committee will decide on the date of the Annual General Meeting and give at least four weeks’ notice of it to members,                     
   including a copy of the club accounts.  Members should give two weeks’ notice to the secretary of items they wish to raise at the AGM.  
4. At the AGM the treasurer will present the club accounts.                                                                                                                      
5. The committee will convene a Special Meeting of the club when two members have put forward any business they wish to discuss at such a meeting.                                                                                                                                                                                   
6. One member will propose and another second all propositions and meetings will make decisions by a show of hands.                             
   In the case of a tie the Chairman has the casting vote.                                                                                                                     
7. The committee will arrange the programme for the year and set the annual subscription and table money for each event.                        
   The club will welcome visitors.                                                                                                                                                         
8. Visitors will ‘play themselves in’ for two events which will be free of charge.                                                                                          
   If they wish to play in future sessions they must then complete a membership form and pay the appropriate subscription for the full or part year.                                                                                                                                                                                    
9. If the committee believes that a member’s conduct is detrimental to the reputation or good order of the club the committee has the power to suspend them for a period of time or ask them to leave the club.