Constitution

CONSTITUTION

NAME

The name of the league shall be the Rothay Bowling League.

OBJECTIVES

The objectives of the League shall be:
a) to further the interest in crown green bowls in villages within the area bounded by the Rivers Kent and Crake.

b) to maintain the best traditions of sportsmanship within the game of crown green bowls.

The League shall strive to achieve those objectives by:
a) providing structures for competitive bowling.
b) establishing and maintaining structures, Rules and procedures which are as straightforward as possible and which offer maximum opportunity for amicable solution to any problems which may arise

ADMINISTRATION

The League shall be administered by an Executive Committee consisting of a President, Chairman, Secretaries and Treasurer (the officers), and a Management Committee consisting of the officers, and two representatives from each club.
The President shall be nominated by the Executive Committee, for approval at the appropriate Annual General Meeting, and shall hold the office for a period of three years.
The other officers shall be elected annually.
The Executive Committee shall decide on matters of urgency when a meeting of the Management Committee would be impractical.
At Management Committee and Annual General Meetings, officers shall not have a vote unless representing a Club.

MEMBERSHIP

Applications for membership to the League shall be considered from any club within the geographical limits (see Objectives above) of the League.
Applications must be submitted, in writing, to the Correspondence Secretary by
31 October for consideration at the subsequent Annual General Meeting.
Any club wishing to resign or withdraw a team from the League must inform the Correspondence Secretary in writing.
Club fees and Team registration fees shall be payable at the time and at the rate determined by the Management Committee.
MEETINGS

An Annual General Meeting, which is open to all members of clubs within the League, shall be held on the fourth Tuesday in November.
All clubs shall be given notice of this meeting, at least 14 days in advance.
An Extraordinary General Meeting shall be convened on request of not less than three clubs, such requests to be submitted in writing to the Correspondence Secretary.
All clubs shall be given notice of such a meeting, at least 14 days in advance.
The Management Committee shall meet annually in September to review the operation of the preceding season, and at any other time as deemed necessary by the Executive Committee.

FINANCE

All clubs must pay any outstanding dues to the League before 31 October each year, when the League's accounts shall be closed for presentation to members at the Annual General Meeting.
Any club in default of payment shall be the subject of enquiry by the officers who shall report the outcome to the Annual General Meeting.
The income of the League shall be applied solely towards the promotion and execution of the objectives of the League.
Any officer of the League, or anyone acting on their behalf, shall receive repayment of any reasonable and proper expenses incurred whilst carrying out the business of the League.
The amount of any Contractual Expenses to be paid to the League Secretary/ies shall be determined at the Annual General Meeting.
Funds shall be held in a suitable Bank or Building Society account and cheques signed by two of the officers

AFFILIATION

The League shall affiliate to the Cumbria County Crown Green Bowling Association

DISSOLUTION

The League shall only be dissolved by a resolution passed by three-quarters of those members present and eligible to vote at either an Annual or Extraordinary General Meeting.
If so resolved, any material or financial assets shall then be held in trust by the Cumbria County Crown Green Bowling Association pending the formation of a new League in the area. If after a period of seven years no such League has come into existence, the Association may then utilise the assets as they think best for the benefit of crown green bowling in Cumbria.

CONSTITUTION

Any resolutions to amend this Constitution must be submitted in writing to the Correspondence Secretary by 30 September.
The Constitution shall be amended only if passed by three-quarters of those members present and eligible to vote at an Annual General Meeting.
Two representatives of each Club may vote.

Updated following the 2005 AGM