1936-37

RUGBY.
General Meetings.
10. All General Meetings shall b'e held in London.
11. The President of the Union shall be Chairman of all General
Meetings and shall have a second or casting vote.
12. Each club in membership with the Union shall be entitled
to send one representative to any General Meeting, and all such
representatives, together with the Officers of the Union and
members of the Committee, shall be allowed to attend and vote.
13. The Annual General Meeting shall be held in June for the
election of Officers, the consideration of the Bye-laws, the Laws
of the Game, the Rules as to Professionalism and other business.
14. There shall be sent to each club not later than
April 30th
in
each year a list of the members of the Committee at that date,
together with the Committee's nominations of Officers for the
ensuing year. Except in the case of the Honorary Treasurer, all
nominations of Officers shall be from the above-mentioned list.
15. Any club shall have the right to make further nominations
of Officers only. Such nominations shall reach the Secretary of
the Union by
May 15th.
16. If, after the issue of the notice and before the Annual
General Meeting an Officer nominated as above become unable
to serve, the Committee shall have the power to submit another
name for the consideration of the meeting.
17. The election of Officers shall take place at each Annual
General Meeting and be decided by a majority of those voting.
If the Honorary Treasurer be elected from the elected representa-
tives, his representation shall become void and the constituent
body concerned shall elect another representative to fill the
vacancy. Such election shall be made within thirty days of the
Annual General Meeting; if not, the Committee shall fill the
vacancy.
1S. No Bye-law, Law of the Game or Rule as to Professionalism
shall be altered, rescinded or added to without the consent of at
least two-thirds of those present at a General Meeting. No
alteration in the Laws of the Game shall become operative until
confirmed by the International Rugby Football Board. Any
alterations in the Rules as to Professionalism shall be notified to
the other Home Unions forthwith.
19. Notice of any proposed alteration in the Bye-laws, the Laws
of the Game, the Rules as to Professionalism or of any other
motion to be submitted to the meeting, together with the names of
the proposing and seconding clubs, shall be given' in writing to the
Secretary of the Union not later than
April 1St,
and a copy of
such notice shall be sent to each club not later than
April 30th.
Notice of any amendment to such proposed alteration or motion
must be in writing, signed by an authorised official of each of the
clubs proposing or seconding such amendment, and shall reach
the Secretary of the Union
by
May 15th.
After that date, notice
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