1957-58

RUGBY
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26. The Constituent Body in which each club shall be entitled to
vote shall be stated in the list of clubs in membership with the
Union printed with these Bye-Laws. No club shall transfer from
one Constituent Body to another without the sanction of the
Committee.
N
OTE.—
Allocation to a Constituent Body shall not prevent a club
from subscribing to membership of any other adjacent Constituent
Body or County Union, but such additional membership shall in
no way
alter or affect such allocation.
27.
The representative members shall be elected by the majority
vote of the clubs in membership with the Union in each Constituent
Body (including itself) and shall assume office after the next Annual
General Meeting. No club shall be entitled to more than one vote
in respect of any one vacancy.
28. The election of representatives shall be made before
1st
APRIL in each year. When there are more candidates than the
number of representatives to which a Constituent Body
is
entitled,
the election shall be made by either of the following methods, as
the Constituent Body may decide:
(a)
A meeting of representatives from the clubs concerned.
(b)
A postal ballot.
Any club in membership with the Union wishing to propose a
candidate may do so. Members of the Committee representing a
Constituent Body shall at the end of their year of office be eligible
for re-election, but they, together with all other candidates for
election must be proposed by one and seconded by another of the
clubs in membership with the Union allocated to the relevant
Constituent Body. Such nomination shall be in writing and
sent to the Secretary of that Body before ist MARCH in any
year. The names of all such candidates shall be sent to the clubs
concerned not later than 15th MARCH. At any meeting for such
election the representatives assembled shall choose a Chairman
from among their number, who shall not have a second or casting
vote. The Secretary for the election shall be the Secretary of the
Constituent Body concerned.
29. The results of all such elections shall be in the hands of the
Secretary of the Union by 1st APRIL ; if not, the Committee shall
fill any vacancies.
30.
In case any election shall result in a tie, the representative shall
be appointed by the Committee of the Union from the candidates
who shall have received an equal number of votes.
31. The election of the representative of the Central District
shall be under the control of the Committee.
Powers of the Committee
32. The Committee shall have power to decide whether any
elected representative is ineligible to become or continue to be a
member of the Committee ; and in the event of any vacancy occur-
ring the Constituent Body concerned shall forthwith elect another
representative, failing which the Committee shall appoint.