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members of the club for the time being, remove any member of 

 the committee, and they may elect in the usual manner another 

 member to fill his place during such time as he would have held 

 office if he had not been so removed. 



20. President. At the first general meeting of the club which 

 shall be held in every year, a member of the club shall be elected 

 to fill the office of president, and he shall hold office until the first 

 general meeting of the club which shall be held in the year next 

 succeeding his election. A retiring president shall be eligible for 

 re-election at the election next succeeding his retirement. 



21. The president of the club shall be chairman, and have a 

 casting vote at all meetings of the committee and of all sub-com- 

 mittees on which he may serve. 



22. Any casual vacancy occurring in the office of president or 

 member of the committee may be filled up by the committee at 

 any time by the election of a member of the club, who shall hold 

 office during such time only as the person vacating the office 

 would have held the same. 



23. Report, Audit. &V. All expenses incurred by the secretary 

 or treasurer for or on behalf of the club shall be defrayed out of 

 the funds of the club. An annual report, together with the rules 

 of the club, the names of the members and officers, and the annual 

 abstract of accounts (duly audited by two members), shall be 

 printed and supplied to each member not later than the 3ist of 

 January in each year. 



24. Challenge Trophy. A grand challenge trophy shall be 

 offered by the club for competition not less than twice nor bftener 

 than four times in each year. It shall be a perpetual challenge 

 trophy, and a piece of plate value ^10 shall be given to any one 

 who wins it three times, and the club's medal shall be given with 

 the trophy each time it is offered for competition. The club's 

 medal shall also be given each time the trophy is offered for com- 

 petition to the breeder (if then known) of the dog or bitch who 

 shall win the trophy, except when such breeder shall have already 

 received a medal as exhibitor or as breeder of such dog or bitch, 

 when the medal shall be withheld. No prizes or cups shall be 

 offered for competition at shows not conforming to the Kennel 

 Club Rules in every respect. 



