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or member expelled from the club except at general meetings. 

 At all general or other meetings the president, failing whom, the 

 vice-president, shall take the chair, and failing both, a chairman 

 shall be elected from the meeting. The chairman shall in every 

 case have a casting vote. At general meetings eight shall form a 

 quorum. 



A special meeting may be called at any time by the secretary 

 on receiving a written request from ten members, stating the 

 object of meeting. 



7. Powers of Committee, The committee shall have sole 

 power to consider the expenditure and general management of 

 the club, arranging shows, or field trials, appointment of judges, 

 and giving of special prizes, and making conditions and bye-laws 

 as they may think fit, always in accordance with the objects and 

 purposes of the club. 



The committee shall have power to form themselves into sub- 

 committees for special purposes if they think fit. 



If any member of committee shall be absent from three 

 consecutive meetings of committee, without having furnished a 

 satisfactory explanation, the committee shall have power to strike 

 his name off the committee and fill up the vacancy. 



8. Withdrawal of Members. Any member wishing to withdraw 

 from the club must intimate the same to the secretary in writing 

 before ist January in each year, otherwise he shall be held liable 

 for the current year's subscription. 



9. Expulsion of Members. Any member violating the rules of 

 the club, or who shall be proved to the satisfaction of the committee 

 to have misconducted himself in any way in connection with dogs 

 or dog shows, or shall have done anything not in accordance with 

 legitimate exhibiting, shall be liable to be expelled from the club. 



10. Expenses. All expenses (including railway fares) incurred 

 by the secretary and treasurer for or on behalf of the club shall 

 be defrayed out of the funds of the club. An annual report of 

 which (duly audited by two members) shall be published, together 

 with the rules of the club and list of office-bearers, and supplied to 

 each member. 



