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1.       That the Society be called "The Leigh and District Association Football Referees Society".

2.       That the objectives of the Society shall be to promote the interests and improve the status, standards and education of referees.

3.       Any bona-fide referee shall be eligible for membership. Honorary members to a maximum of six may be enrolled, such persons taking an interest in the work of the Society or Game.

4.       The General Affairs of the Society shall be conducted by an Executive Committee with full voting rights comprising Chairman, Vice Chairman, Secretary, Treasurer and a Committee of four members {three to form a quorum] who shall be elected at the Annual General Meeting which shall be held at a date in the close season. The Executive Committee may invite members to any Executive Committee meeting as advisors. Such members shall have no voting rights. The President may attend any Executive meeting but shall have no voting rights.

5.       An Extra-Ordinary General Meeting shall be called by the Secretary on the written request of either the President, Chairman, Secretary or five other members of the Society, such letter indicating the reason, therefore and only such matter be discussed at that meeting which shall be held after all members of the Society being notified in writing with at least seven clear days notice.

6.       The Society shall have the power to appoint a maximum of four Vice Presidents, who shall be entitled to attend Executive Committee meetings with full voting powers. Such persons should be members of the Society who have exemplified themselves in their duties, both to themselves and the Society, for a minimum period of fifteen years. 

7.       A minute book shall be kept by the Secretary who shall record the proceedings of the meeting therein and make minutes available to members in written form, in addition minutes will be posted to the Society website. The Treasurer shall keep the accounts of the Society and present a Balance Sheet at the Annual General Meeting. Two Auditors shall be appointed at the Annual General Meeting, who shall certify the accounts of the Balance Sheet.

8.       The Secretary shall call meetings of the Society on the second Thursday in each month during the season. An additional monthly meeting may be called if necessary. The date of the Annual General Meeting shall be determined on or before the January Meeting.

9.       Any member not able to attend meetings is asked to notify the Secretary prior to the meetings.

10.   Applications for tickets for important games should be in writing and in the hands of the Secretary on or before the February Meeting. All applicants must be fully paid up members of the Society at the November Meeting. The draw to take place at the March Meeting. All applicants must have attended at least four meetings of have submitted an apology. All successful applicants must use the ticket personally and if unable to go to the match, return the ticket to the Secretary at the earliest convenience who will then forward the ticket to the next successful applicant.

11.   The Society Subscription Fee shall be decided by the Executive Committee prior to the Annual General Meeting in the preceding season and shall be:
Junior Member [Aged 18 or under before 30th June]                £20.00
Full Member                                                                              £30.00
Society Fees are payable on or before the 30th September each year or within two calendar months of becoming an accepted member.
The Lancashire Referees Association membership and benevolent fund subscriptions shall be paid in addition to the Society Subscription.
At the February Society Meeting members shall discuss and vote upon the merits of Referees Association Membership. Should the Society Members choose by a majority vote to join the Referees Association then in compliance with the Referees Association's Rule 4 all Society Members with a right to vote must join.
Life Members subscriptions for the Referees Association shall be paid by the Society. All Referees Association Membership and Referees Association Insurance Shall be payable on or before the March Society Meeting.
Any person having already paid their Referees Association and Lancashire Association subscription through another Society, can become a member of the Society on payment of the Society Subscription only.
Any member defaulting shall cease to be a member of the Society.
Any member who has not paid his/her subscription by th 30th September each year or within two calendar months of becoming an accepted member shall cease to be a member of the Society.

12.   Any alterations to the rules shall be in the hands of the Secretary six weeks prior to the Annual General Meeting, and the said alterations shall be in the hands of the members four weeks prior to the Annual General Meeting, along with the names of the proposer and seconder. Any amendments to the proposed alterations of the rules shall be in the hands of the Secretary three weeks prior to the Annual General Meeting, and the said amendments in the hands of the members one week prior to the Annual General Meeting, along with the name of the proposer and seconder.

13.   Voting on any subject at the Annual General Meeting or Monthly Meeting shall be by a show of hands except in the election of Officers and Committee which shall be done by ballot. Each fully paid up Member, Officer, President and Vice Presidents shall have one vote. In the event of an equal number of votes being cast for and against, the Chairman of the meeting ma exercise a casting vote and use his discretion on using a ballot. Voting by proxy, which must be in writing shall be permitted for members absent from the meeting for alterations to rules only.

14.   All Officers, Committee Members, Delegates and Auditors must retire at the Annual General Meeting. Officers, Committee Members, Delegates and Auditors may offer themselves for re-election. Any Officer, Committee Member, Delegate and Auditor not wishing to seek re-election and who is unable to attend the Annual General Meeting, must confirm his or her decision in writing to the Secretary. Nominees who are unable to attend the Annual General Meeting must confirm [in writing] their willingness to stand ad Officer, Committee Member, Delegate or Auditors.

15.   The Secretary and Treasurer shall have their Society Fees paid by the Society.

16.   Anything not provided for in these rules, shall be decided upon by the Executive Committee.

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