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Hounds 



under the Bye-laws and Rules of the National Coursing Club shall be 

 disqualified from running a greyhound at any regular Meeting during 

 the pleasure of the Standing Committee, and every greyhound the 

 registered property of such person shall in like manner be disqualified. 



CODE OF RULES 



1. The Secretary and Stewards. — For any proposed Open 

 Meeting a Committee of not less than three shall be formed, who, 

 with the Secretary, shall settle preliminaries. The management of 

 the Meeting shall be entrusted to this Committee, in conjunction with 

 Stewards, who shall be elected by the subscribers present at the first 

 evening of the Meeting. The Secretary, if honorary, shall be a 

 Member of the Committee and a Steward ex officio. The Stewards 

 alone shall decide any disputed question by a majority of those present, 

 subject to an appeal to the National Coursing Club. No Steward 

 shall have a right to vote in any case relating to his own dogs. The 

 Secretary shall declare, on or before the evening preceding the last 

 day's running, how the prizes are to be divided; and shall give a 

 statement of expenses, if called upon to do so by any six of the 

 subscribers, within fourteen days after the Meeting. No stakes shall 

 be paid until fourteen days after the completion of a Meeting, but all 

 stakes must be paid within thirty days. 



2. Ex Officio Stewards. — Members of the National Coursing 

 Club present at any Coursing Meeting shall be ex officio Stewards of 

 such Meeting, together with the Stewards elected by the subscribers 

 present on the first evening of the Meeting, provided always that such 

 Stewards ex officio shall not exceed three. Members of the National 

 Coursing Club may be elected by the subscribers as Stewards of a 

 Meeting. 



3. Election of Judge. — The Judge may either be appointed by 

 the Secretary and Committee acting under Rule i, in which case his 

 name shall be announced simultaneously with the Meeting, or elected 

 by the votes of the subscribers taking nominations ; but each sub- 

 scriber shall have only one vote, whatever the number of his nomina- 

 tions. Not less than ten days' notice of the day of election shall be 

 given to the subscribers, and the appointment shall be published at 

 least a fortnight before the Meeting. The names of the subscribers 

 voting, with the votes given by them, shall be recorded in a book open 

 to the inspection of the Stewards, who shall declare the number of 

 votes for each Judge, if called upon to do so by any of the subscribers. 

 When a Judge is prevented from attending or finishing a Meeting, the 



