150 The Collie or Sheep Dog. 



The Rules and Regulations of the Club are as follows : 



1. Name and Objects. The name of the club shall be " The 

 Collie Club," and its objects shall be to promote the breeding of 

 pure collies, to define precisely and publish a description of the 

 true type, and to urge the adoption of such type on breeders, 

 judges, dog show committees, &c., as the only recognised and 

 unvarying standard by which collies are to be judged, and which 

 may in future be uniformly accepted as the sole standard of 

 excellence in breeding and in awarding prizes of merit in collies r 

 and (by giving prizes, supporting shows, encouraging sheep dog 

 trials, and taking other steps) to do all in its power to protect and 

 advance the interests of the breed. 



2. Qualification of Members. The club shall consist of an 

 unlimited number of members, whose names and addresses shall 

 be kept by the secretary in a book, which book shall be open to 

 the inspection of members at reasonable times. Any person 

 favourable to the objects of the club' shall be eligible for admis- 

 sion as a member, with the exception of professional dealers. 



3. Management of Club. Subject to the powers exercisable by 

 general meetings of the club, the entire control ana management 

 of the club shall be vested in a committee of twelve and a presi- 

 dent, to be elected from the general body of the members of the 

 club, in the manner hereinafter provided. In all of these rules in 

 which the committee is referred to (except in those relating to 

 their retirement and election), that term shall be deemed to 

 include the president. 



4. Election of Members. The election of members shall be 

 vested solely in the committee, and be made by ballot, three 

 members of the committee to be a quorum at such ballot, and 

 two black balls to exclude. 



5. Each candidate for admission shall be proposed by one 

 member of the club personally known to him, and seconded by 

 another also personally known to him. 



6. Subscription. The entrance money on admission to the 

 club shall be 2 2s., and the annual subscription shall be 2 2s., 

 payable on the ist of January in each year. Any one failing to 

 pay his subscription before the ist of January shall have notice 

 given him by the secretary, and if his subscription be still unpaid 



