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12. Neither the office of Scrutineer jior that of Auditor shall be held 
for two consecutive years by the same person. The Scrutineer shall not be a 
Candidate at any Election at which he acts as Scrutineer. 
13. If any office becomes vacant at any time other than the end of 
the current year of the Club, the Council shall have power to appoint any 
Member to fill the vacancy. 
14. The decision of the majority of the Council shall be final and 
binding- on the Club, but a resolution passed by the Council shall not be acted 
upon unless there be an absolute majority of the CoUncil (and not merely of 
those voting) in its favour. 
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Rules Governing Club's Patronage at Shows. 
I. The patronage of the F.B.C'. is given at all OPEN SHOWS, provided the 
following conditions are observed. 
(a) At least three classes must be provided for FOREIGN BIRDS 
(excluding local and members' classes, in which no bird competing for 
F.B.C. patronage may be shown). 
(b) The classification and name of the judge must be submitted by 
' Show Secretaries, when applying for patronage. 
(c) Those societies obtaining patronage must print in the schedule 
that the section is under the patronage of the F.B.C. 
(d) That no alteration (amalgamation or cancellation) of clas.ses must 
be made, or the judges changed without giving notice to he Hon. Show 
Secretary of the F.B.C, in which case the original i)atronage does not 
hold good. 
J. All MEDALS are awarded to BEST BIRDS (but the Committee have 
the right to award e.xtra medals for special purposes) and no silver 
medal is granted where less thah six classes are provided. 
3. ' Members of the F.B.C. must place F.B.C. after each entry on entry 
forms, and should request show secretaries to print these initials in 
their catalogues. 
4. No Member can win more than two medals in a season, i.e.; one silver 
and one bronze, or more than one medal at the same show. 
