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Article VI— Registrar and Recorder— The Chairman with 

 the advice and consent of the delegates may appoint a Registrar 

 and a Recorder and fix their reimbursement. 



Article VII— Committees— Committees shall be appointed 

 by the chairman unless the delegates vote to have a committee 

 elected. 



Article VIII— Meetings— Annual Meeting to be held in Janu- 

 ary, date to be set by S. B. R. A. officers at a time considered most 

 convenient for majority of delegates. Other meetings shall be 

 called by the Chairman or upon a written petition of five dele- 

 gates. Delegates shall be individually notified at least one week 

 before any meeting. Notices of meetings shall include a list of 

 the subjects to be discussed, but business shall not necessarily 

 be limited to those subjects. Delegates representing four of the 

 member clubs shall constitute a quorum. Voting by proxy shall 

 be allowed, but no delegate shall vote more than one proxy, 

 and that only of a delegate from the same club; proxies shall be 

 in writing, signed, and filed with the Secretary at the beginning 

 of the meeting. Meetings shall be conducted according to Roberts 

 Rules of Order. 



Article IX— Dues— Annual dues shall be due and payable on 

 March 15, on the following basis: Ten dollars for each club, 

 plus an additional Regatta Fee for those clubs holding a Small 

 Boat Racing Association sanctioned regatta. The amount of the 

 additional Regatta Fee will be dictated by the current expenses 

 of the Small Boat Racing Association and the vote of the dele- 

 gates. 



Article X— Approved Classes— "Approved Classes" when used 

 in these articles shall be defined as: Any class of small, one-design 

 racing yachts whose number enrolled in member clubs, and in 

 good standing in their class organizations shall total five or more. 

 The present approved classes shall be National, Snipe, Mercury, 

 Clipper, El Toro, International 110, Shamrock, Zephyr, Melody, 

 Coast 13, Blue Jay, Thistle, Penguin, Lido 14 and Finn. A class 

 not entering at least five boats in not less than six of the scheduled 

 championship races in any season, shall not continue as an ap- 

 proved class and no championship shall be awarded in that class 

 for the season. 



