The Workies
club rules

Rule 1

The name of the Club shall be "The Great Mountain Workingmen's Club", Tumble.

Rule 2

The object of the Club shall be:

1. To facilitate social intercourse between the members and to provide for their rational recreation and amusement.
2. To maintain a Club for the use of members.
3. To supply the members with refreshments of all kinds, of good quality at moderate charges, and to make a distribution amongst the members as agreed from time to time by the Club Committee and Trustees.

Rule 3

Save and subject as hereafter appears, all persons of not less than 18 years of age shall be eligible for membership.

Rule 4

Every candidate for admission as a member of the Club shall be nominated by one member and seconded by another member. Every nomination shall be in writing on a form provided by the Secretary, and shall contain the candidate's name and address in full, and shall be signed by the nominator and seconder, who shall be responsible for the candidate's actions.

Rule 5

The full name and address of every nominated candidate for membership shall be posted up on the notice board of the Club for a period of at least 48 hours before he shall be eligible for election. Any member who shall be of the opinion that any candidate so proposed would not be a desirable member of the Club, shall report the fact to the Secretary, who shall lay same before the Committee.

Rule 6

The election for membership shall be by the vote of the Committee of the Club and shall take place at the first meeting of the said committee next after the candidate or candidates shall have become eligible for election. Only the members of the said Committee present at such meetings shall be entitled to vote and an adverse vote of one-third shall exclude the nominated person from membership. No rejected candidate may again offer himself for membership until 12 months have elapsed from that date.

Rule 7

When a candidate has been duly elected, he shall be forthwith notified of the fact, and shall be furnished with a copy of these Rules and Regulations, and his name shall be forthwith entered in the Club Register of members.

Rule 8

No member shall participate in any of the advantages and privileges of the Club, until he has paid the subscription due from him on election.

Rule 9

Every member shall have the right to introduce visitors to the Club subject to the following restrictions:

If a resident within 3 miles of the Club, only once unless he be proposed as a member on his second visit; and the member shall pay for all refreshments such a visitor may consume, and shall not allow any visitor introduced by him to pay for any such refreshments whatever. Any member violating this rule shall be expelled by the Committee without appeal, and the Committee shall have no discretion or option but to expel him, and further, if any fine, costs, or expenses shall be incurred by the Club in consequence of a violation of this Rule, the member or members so offending shall re-imburse to the Club such fines, costs, or expenses, and the same shall be recoverable from such member or members either before or after expulsion, by legal proceedings if the same is not paid when demanded.

Rule 10

The Committee may, at any time, invite members of other Clubs to play inter-club games and tournaments; the members of such Clubs shall be the guests of the members of this Club on such occasions.

Rule 11

The common entrance fee for all members of the Club shall be £3.00, which may be varied from time to time. Members subscriptions shall be payable from the first day of June until the last day of June each year. The closing date for receipt of members' subscription to be posted on the Club notice board at least two weeks before the closing date. Any member failing to pay his or her subscription by the due date shall forfeit all right to and claim upon the Club and its property and funds.

Rule 12

Every member shall produce his or her card of membership whenever called upon to do so by any person authorised by the Committee to make such demand on Club premises.

Rule 13

Any member changing his or her address shall within 14 days, give notice in writing to the Secretary of the new address.

Rule 14

Any member ceasing to be a member of the Club, whether by default, resignation, expulsion, or otherwise, shall forfeit all right to and claim upon the Club and its property and funds.

Rule 15

The President for each year shall be elected by the members at the Annual General Meeting. In the event of more than one person being nominated for President, a ballot shall decide the issue. The officers of the Club shall consist of a Chairman, Vice-Chairman, Secretary and Treasurer.

Rule 16

The Secretary and Treasurer shall be elected by the Club members for such term (not exceeding 5 years in any case and not less than 2 years from the date of election) as the Committee shall deem expedient. The Chairman and Vice-Chairman shall be elected by the Committee at the first committee meeting following the Annual General Meeting each year and shall continue in office until the Annual General Meeting of the following year.

Rule 17

The Trustees of the Club shall be elected by ballot, half to retire every two years, but will be allowed to stand for re-election. Upon the death, resignation or removal of a Trustee, a new Trustee shall be elected. The Secretary and Treasurer of the Club shall not be eligible for election as a Trustee.

Rule 18

The entire management of the Club shall be deputed to a committee of not more than ten members and the Trustees aforementioned. Half of the committee shall retire on the day of the Annual General Meeting held in July of each year, but shall be eligible for re-election. In addition to the elected members of the Committee, the Secretary, Treasurer and the Assistant Secretary, and any Trustee not already elected to the committee, shall be ex-officio members thereof and shall be entitled to vote on all matters. Six persons shall form a quorum for all committee meetings.

Rule 19

In the event of any casual vacancy arising amongst the Club Committee through resignation, ill health, or any other cause, the vacancy shall be filled by co-opting the member with the highest number of votes on the Club ballot for committee members. The person so co-opted shall hold office for such a period only as the person in whose place he is appointed would have held office if no such vacancy had arisen.

Rule 20

No Club member shall be eligible for nomination as a committee member of the Club unless he has been a member of the Club for a continuous period of 5 years.

Rule 21

Any club committee member failing to attend the Club committee meetings on three consecutive occasions without reasonable cause, shall be deemed to have resigned from the committee, and in such event the provisions of Rule 19 will be applied.

Rule 23

All property belonging to the Club shall vest in the Trustee for the time being of the Club for the use and benefit of the Club and the members thereof and of all persons claiming through the members according to the rules of the Club.

Rule 24

The property of the Club shall vest wholly or partly in the Trustees for the time being of the same for the use and benefit either of the members of the Club and persons claiming through those members according to the rules of the Club.

Rule 25

The Trustees shall not be liable to make good any deficiencies in the funds of the Club, but shall be liable only for sums of money actually received by them respectively on their account.

Rule 26

Upon the death, resignation or removal of a Trustee of the Club, the property vested in the Trustee, shall without conveyance or assignment, and whether the property is real or personal, vest, as a personal estate subject to the same trusts in the succeeding Trustees of the Club either solely or together with any surviving or continuing Trustees, shall so vest in the surviving or continuing Trustee only or in the Executors or Administrators of the last surviving or continuing Trustee.

Rule 27

The Annual General Meeting of the Club to be held in July of each year.

Rule 30

At all General Meetings of the Club, the Chairman or a member selected by the Committee, shall take the chair. Every member shall have one vote on every motion, and in case of an equality of votes the Chairman shall have a second or casting vote.

Rule 31

No amendment shall be moved to any resolution proposed at any Annual or Special Meeting unless written notice thereof shall have been sent to the Secretary not less than three days previous to the meeting.

Rule 32

Scrutineers shall be elected from the floor [the next word is obscured at the edge of the photograph] before the commencement of business at the Annual General Meeting or at any other Special General Meeting properly convened.

Rule 33

The appointment of Club Steward shall be vested solely in the committee. On appointment the Club Steward shall be required to place a bond of £300 with the Treasurer of the Club, and such bond shall be placed in a Bond Deposit Account at the Tumble Branch of the Lloyd's Bank.

Rule 34

The Club Steward shall open and close the Club-house daily at times appointed by the Club Committee. He, and such assistance as he himself provides, shall serve in the refreshment department. He shall, at all times, consider the general welfare of the members and forward the prosperity of the Club. In all other matters he shall act as instructed by the committee and be under their control. The Steward shall supervise all the staff of the Club, including waiters, bar helpers and cleaners.

Rule 35

The Club Steward (together with the Chairman and Secretary) shall have the right to suspend any member for misconduct such as is mentioned in Rule 45, until the next committee meeting following his suspension.

Rule 36

A Goods Received Books shall be provided, and kept by the Club Steward in which will be entered an account of all beers, liquors, spirits, etc., received into the Club. Invoices or Delivery Notices shall be furnished for each item entered in the Goods Received Book.

Rule 37

The Club Steward shall be obliged to bank twice weekly all bar takings, and must bank all monies on morning of Stock-take.

Rule 38

No payment for excisable articles shall be received from any person who is not a member of the Club. If any person shall make such payments he shall forthwith be expelled by the Club Steward, and the member introducing such a person shall be expelled from membership of the Club. The Officers and members of the Club are required to make an immediate report to the Secretary of any breach or attempted breach of this Rule.

Rule 39

The proceeds of the sale of the sale of excisable articles and aerated waters shall be carried to the credit of the Club funds for the benefit of the members generally, and the Club Steward, individual servant or any other person shall not derive any advantage from the sale of Club stock.

Rule 40

The Club premises shall be open from 2.00 p.m. on week-days, and from 12.00 p.m. until 2.00 p.m. and 7.00 p.m. until 10.30 p.m. on Sundays, Christmas Day and Good Friday. The Committee shall have power to vary the times of opening and closing the Club on special occasions, by resolution of the Committee, which shall be exhibited on the Club Notice Board, specifying the nature of such special occasion together with the exemption order granted by the Magistrates' Court.

Rule 41

Intoxicating liquors shall be supplied to members for consumption on or off the premises, on week-days, only from 2.00 p.m. and on Sundays, Christmas Day and Good Friday from 12.00 p.m.

Rule 43

No resolution passed by the committee shall be rescinded unless notice shall have been given at a previous meeting of the committee of intention to propose such recision.

Rule 44

The Committee or any Officer authorised by them, shall have power to give orders to tradesmen and others for goods and other things which they consider necessary for carrying out the purpose of the Club, but nothing in this Rule shall empower the Committee or any Officer authorised by them to incur expenditure except as is consistent with the purpose for which the Club is established. No Officer of the Club shall by mere virtue of his office have authority to give orders for goods or dispose of the funds of the Club.

Rule 45

The Committee shall make, repeal, and amend all such by-laws and regulations (not inconsistent with these Rules) as they shall think expedient for the internal management and well being of the Club, and shall have power to expel any member who is guilty of any breach of these Rules, or of obscene language, or quarrelsome behaviour, or conduct calculated to bring discredit upon the Club, or occasion annoyance or discomfort to the members.

Rule 46

In the event of the whole committee resigning at any time, the Secretary shall forthwith issue a notice requesting nominations within three days, giving the date of election, which shall be held within 10 days of such notice for the election of a new committee.

Rule 47

The Secretary and Treasurer shall attend all meetings of the Committee and Club. Committee meetings shall be held fortnightly on a day most convenient for the members of the Committee.

Rule 50

A Doorman shall be appointed by the Committee to be on duty as and when required to do so. He shall be responsible for seeing that no unauthorised person enters the Club, and should assure that all bona fide visitors are correctly entered in the Visitors' Book by their sponsors.

Rule 51

The Club Steward or his assistants, shall not supply refreshments to any any member who is intoxicated, disorderly, or who in any way does not comply with the Rules of the Club. Such member or members shall be liable to be expelled from the Club, and it shall be the duty of any Officer, Committee-man or member of the Club to take every available means to prevent, if possible, such offences, and to report them forthwith to the Committee, through the Secretary.

Rule 52

Any member found wilfully damaging, defacing, or removing any furniture or property of the Club will be charged for same and expelled from the Club.

Rule 53

The Committee shall have power to review the expulsion of any member within the period of 12 months stipulated in Rule 6 providing that fresh evidence to review is obtained by the Committee from any source or that grounds for review can be furnished by the expelled member, by the Committee, or by any other member or members. Any expelled member who is re-instated under this Rule shall become eligible for all the privileges of the Club from the date of re-instatement as if the expulsion had not been imposed. The decision of the Committee on the re-instatement of an expelled member must be unanimous.

Rule 54

The Committee are enpowered to have overdraft facilities at Lloyds Bank.