11. The Council shall have power to expel any member at any time. 



12. Neither the office of Scrutineer nor that of Auditor shall be held 

 for two consecutive years by the same person. The Scrutineer shall not be a 

 Candidate at any Election at which he acts as Scrutineer. 



13. If any office becomes vacant at any time than at the end of 

 the current year of the Club, the Council shall have pawer to appoint any 

 Member to fill the vacancy. 



14. The decision of a majority of the Council shall be final and 

 binding on the Club, but a resolution passed by the Council shall not be acted 

 upon unless there be an absolute majority of the Council (and not merely of 

 those voting) in its favour. 







Rules Governing Club's Patronage at Shows. 



The Patronage of the F.B.C. is given at all OPEN SHOWS, provided the 

 following conditio.is are observed. 



(a) At least three classes must be provided for FOREIGN BIRDS 

 (excluding local and members' classes, in which no bird competing for 

 F.B.C. patronage may be shown). 



{b) The classification and name of the judge must be submitted by 

 Show Secretaries, when applying for patronage. 



(c) Those societies obtaining patronage must print in the schedule 

 that the section is under the patronage of the F.B.C. 



{d) That no alteration (amalgamation or cancellation) of classes must 

 be made, or the judges changed without giving notice to the Hon. Show 

 Secretary of the F.B.C, in which case the original patronage does not 

 hold good. 



All MEDALS are awarded to BEST BIRDS (but the Committee have 

 the right to award extra medals for special purposes) and no silver 

 medal is granted where less than six classes are provided. 



Members of the F.B.C. must place F.B.C. after each entry on entry forms, 

 and should request show secretaries to print these initials in their 

 catalogues. 



No Member can win more than two medals in a season, i.e. ; one silver 

 and one bronze, or more than one medal at the same show. 



The London Silver Cup is offered for competition at all Shows under 

 patronage in the London Postal District, where ten or more classes are 

 given, and the Provincial Silver Cup at Shows outside th's area, for 

 points gained throughout the season by nominated birds. 



These Cups become the property of those who have won them three times 

 (not necessarily in succession), and only three birds at each Show can 

 be nominated, which is done by writing the word " Cup " after the 

 entries on entry form. If members nominate more than three birds 

 they will be disqualified for that show. 



These conditions only hold good where Show Societies and Members 

 observe the rules. Failure to conform annuls all offers, and the birds 



