The Club shall be called the Shaws Bar Golf Club.
The membership shall consist of a maximum of 40 Ordinary Members.
A candidate for Ordinary Membership shall be nominated by two Ordinary Members of the Club of whom must personally know the candidate.
The application for membership shall be on a form supplied by the Secretary, and duly signed by the proposer, seconder and candidate and accompanied by the entry fee, which shall be returned if membership is refused.
The name and address of the candidate must be sent by email to all members for a continuous period of two weeks from the date of the nomination to the date of the meeting to determine admission or otherwise. The decision of the Committee shall be final.
A Captain, Vice-Captain, Secretary, Match Secretary, Treasurer and five ordinary members shall be elected at the A.G.M.
All Office Bearers shall be elected for one year and shall be eligible for re-election.
The administration of the Club shall be vested in a Committee consisting of Captain, Vice-Captain, Secretary, Match Secretary, Treasurer and five other Ordinary Members, one of whom shall be responsible for health & safety.
Committee members shall retire bi-annually and shall be eligible for re-election. The names of candidates to be proposed for election shall be placed on the notice board, duly signed by the members proposing and seconding, not later than fourteen days preceding the A.G.M.
In the event of any member of the Committee ceasing to be a member of the Committee for any reason whatsoever prior to the end of the term, the Committee shall have the power to co-opt another member to fulfil the position.
Committee Meetings: The Committee shall hold a meeting for dispatch of any competent business at least once every 6 weeks at the Shaws Bar, Glasgow. The Chair at the meeting shall be the Captain, whom failing a member of the Committee to be appointed at the meeting, and the Chair will have a casting vote in addition to their own vote.
The annual subscriptions, payable by each member, shall be fixed at the A.G.M. All subscriptions shall be payable by the 31st of December each year.
Non-Payment: Any member failing to do so will cease to be a member and will not be eligible to compete in any Club competition until monies are paid in full.
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Suspension and Expulsion
In the event of the conduct of a member of the Club being, in the opinion of the Committee, injurious to the character or good order of the Club the Committee may suspend or expel to an S.G.M. if the member can obtain 8 signatures to call such a meeting.
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Alteration of the Constitution and Rules
No alteration in the foregoing Rules and Constitution shall be made except at the Annual General Meeting or at a Special General Meeting called for this purpose to be made.
No such alteration shall take effect unless it is affirmed by a majority of 2/3rds of those voting.
Notice Required: Notice of any proposed alterations must be given in writing to the Secretary at least twenty-eight days previous to the date of the S.G.M.
All official communications by the Committee will be done by email to the appropriate members.
Any requests for information on any aspect of the Club business must be done by email. Social media forums are not considered valid for official Club communications.
Club Handbook: The rules of the Club and costs for membership, sweep, outings and other expenses will be updated in the Club Handbook which will be accessible online.