1. NAME The Association shall be
called the "DURHAM COUNTY GOLF VETERANS ASSOCIATION"
2. Membership Membership shall
be eligible to any person over the age of 55 years, such person being a
full playing member of a golf club affiliated to the Durham County Golf
Union and such persons as the association, on the recommendation of an annual
general meeting, may elect to be honorary members. The total membership
of the Association shall be restricted to 300 maximum.
3. THE COUNCIL The Governing Body
of the Association shall be styled "THE COUNCIL" and the entire management
of the Association shall be vested in it. FOUR members of the Council shall
form a quorum.
4. OFFICERS The Officers shall
consist of a President, who shall be the ruling President of the Durham
County Golf Union, a Chairman, a Secretary/Treasurer, a Captain, and four
other members of the Council.
5. COUNCIL MEETINGS Ordinary meetings
of the Council may be called by the Secretary, seven days notice shall be
given to all members of the Council. 6. ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING. A meeting
of the Association shall be held in the month of NOVEMBER in each year,
at such place as may be decided by the Council. The secretary shall give
twenty-one day's notice of the meeting to each member of the Association.
At each Annual General Meeting the following business shall be transacted
in addition to any Extraordinary business of which notice shall be given.
(a) (a) To receive the report of the council on the affairs of the Association
during the preceding year and the Financial Statement for the year immediately
prior to the Meeting. (b) (b) Election of the President, Chairman, Secretary/Treasurer,
and four members to the council, and an Auditor. The election of members
to the council shall be by ballot, and each member may give one vote to
a candidate but must vote for, as many candidates as there are vacancies,
voting papers not fulfilling these conditions will be void.