362 EMPLOYMENT OF THE DOG IN HUNTING, ETC. 



Liverpool during the Waterloo Coursing Meeting — for the de- 

 spatch of business, and for the revision and alteration of rules ; 

 but the Secretary shall be authorised, upon a requisition addressed 

 to him in writing by any three of the secretary and stewards of 

 a meeting, or upon a remonstrance signed by six public coursers 

 who may happen to be present, to summon such special meetings 

 as may be necessary from time to time, at the earliest convenient 

 opportunity, for adjudication upon such questions as may be 

 referred to the Club. 



The National Coursing Club Tecommends that the following 

 code of laws shall be adopted universally for the guidance both 

 of open and club meetings, clubs merely adding such special or 

 local regulations as may be required to adapt the national code 

 to their own peculiar use ; in fact, it is generally used through- 

 out the kingdom : — 



CODE OF RULES. 



i . 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 this Committee in conjunction with 

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

 evening of a meeting. The Stewards alone shall decide any dis- 

 puted question by a majority of those present, subject to an appeal 

 to the National Club. The Secretary, if honorary, shall be a mem- 

 ber of Committee and a Steward ex officio. No Steward shall have 

 a right to vote during a meeting in any case relating to his own 

 dogs. The Secretary shall declare, as soon as possible, how the 

 prizes are to be divided ; and shall give a statement of expenses, 



