t2.— 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. 



/ i3- — If any 'office becomes vacant at any time other than the end of 

 the current year of the Club, the Council »haM have power to appoint any 

 Member to fill the vacancy. 



J4. The decision of the majority ot the Council shall be final and 

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

 •cted upoii 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 conditions arc observed. 



(a) At least three classes must be provided for I'ORF.IGS 

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

 competing for F. M.C. patronage may be shown). 



ib) The classification and name of the judge, must be »ub- 

 mitted 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 clssei 

 ' 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 pat- 

 ronage 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 broni^e, 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 this area, 

 for points gained throughout the season. by nominated birds. 



