AMERICAN RULES. 371 



meeting of the Committee. The election to be determined by ballot. One 

 black ball in five to exclude. When any Club shall withdraw its delegate his 

 successor shall be proposed, seconded and voted for in like manner. 



SUBSCRIPTION. 



4. — Each Club a member of the Association shall pay an annual subscription 

 of $75.00. All subscriptions shall become due and payable in advance on May 

 1st of each year. The subscription remaining unpaid after the 1st of June is to 

 be considered as in arrear, and no Club whose subscription is in arrear shall 

 enjoy any privileges of the Association nor take part in any games with members 

 in good standing. 



MEETINGS. 



5. —The Annual Meeting of the Association shall be held on the third 

 Tuesday in April, at such place in New York City as the Committee may 

 designate. The Committee shall meet once a month or oftener, from April to 

 September inclusive. Three members to constitute a quorum at the Committee 

 meetings. 



PROXIES. 



6. — In the absence of a Club delegate the President or Secretary of such Club 

 may furnish a written proxy to be used at the meeting for which it is named. 



MINUTES. 



7. — Minutes of the proceedings of every meeting shall be taken during their 

 progress by the Secretary, or in case of his absence, as the Chairman shall 

 direct, and be afterwards copied into a Minute Book, to be kept for that pur- 

 pose, and after being read at the next meeting, shall be signed by the Chairman 

 of that meeting. 



8. — The order of business at the Annual Meetings shall be as follows : — 



1. The noting of the members present. 



2. Reading of minutes of last Annual Meeting, and subsequent special 



meetings. 



3. Reports of Treasurer and other officers. 



4. Reports of Special Committees, and consideration of any resolutions 



attached thereto. 



5. Elections of officers. 



6. Deferred business. 



7. New business. 



The order of business may be suspended, on motion, by vote of two-thirds 

 of the members present. 



CONDUCT OF MEMBERS. 



9. — In case the conduct of a delegate be considered injurious to the character 

 or interests of the Association, in the opinion of any five members, who shall certify 

 the same in writing to the Committee, a meeting of the Committee shall be held 

 to consider the case. 



If the member whose conduct is in question shall not explain the same to 

 the satisfaction of the Committee, or if the Committee, acting as Judges, 

 shall be of the opinion that the member has committed a breach of the Rules of 



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