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Any club not having contributed its quota towards such ex- 

 penses to be disqualified for returning a member to the National 

 Club. 



CODE OF RULES. 



(1.) FOR THE GUIDANCE OF COURSING MEETINGS. 



1. SECRETARY AND STEWARDS. The Secretary of any proposed 

 open meeting shall associate with himself a Committee of not less 

 than three members to settle preliminaries. The management of 

 the meeting shall be entrusted to Stewards and Field Stewards 

 (in conjunction with this Committee), who shall be elected by the 

 subscribers present the first evening of a meeting. No Steward to 

 have a right to vote during a meeting in any case where his 

 own dogs are interested. The Secretary shall declare, as soon 

 as possible, how the prizes are to be divided ; and a statement of 

 expenses may be called for by the subscribers after a meeting, 

 if they think proper. 



2. ELECTION OF JUDGE. The Judge may either be elected by 

 the Secretary and Committee appointed under Kule 1, in which 

 case his name shall be announced simultaneously with the meet- 

 ing ; or his appointment shall be determined by the votes of the 

 subscribers taking nominations ; but each subscriber shall have only 

 one vote, whatever the number of his nominations. The appoint- 

 ment of the Judge to be published at the least two weeks before 

 the meeting, and the number of votes, as well as the names of 

 the voters, to be recorded in a book, which shall be open to the 

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



