Lincolnshire County Cricket League Handbook 1992

HARCROS LINCOLNSHIRE COUNTY CRICKET LEAG E 1. ORGANISATION RULES 1. 1 Name . The League shall be known as the HARCROS LINCOLNSHIRE COUNTY CRICKET LEAGUE (hereinafter called "the League"). 1.2 Officers The Officers shall consist of a President, Chairman, Hon. Treasurer, Hon. Secretary, Hon. Fixture Secretary and Hon. Minutes Secretary. These shall be ele ted at the Annual General Meeting. 1.3 Annual General Meeting The A.G.M. shall be held as soon as possible after 30th September each year. The business shall be: (a) To elect officers, vice-presidents and auditors. (b) To receive a report and balance sheet. (c) To consider any proposals affecting the League of which due and proper otice has been given. Clubs not represented shall be fined as per Rule 8 1.4 Executive Committee The Committee responsible for transacting the business of the League shal be called the Executive Committee, hereinafter called the Committee. It shall con ist of the officers together with one representative from each of the clubs const luting the League. Twelve representatives shall form a quorum. The Committee shal have the power to deal with any matter which may arise affecting the League, w ich is not provided for m these Rules.. 1.5 Committee Meetings The Committee shall meet three times per annum.in January, April and July or at any time that the business of the League may require. Fourteen days' notice of al meetings shall be sent by post to all of officers and club representatives. Clubs not r presented shall be fined as per Rule 8. 1.6 Management Committee The Management Committee shall consist of the officers, as elected at t e A.G.M., excluding the President. Their powers shall be to meet, as necessary, to di cuss and put proposals, on matters affecting the League, to the Committee. Also take ctions as defined elsewhere in these Rules. 1.7 Voting Each officer and each club representative shall have one vote only. The Chai man shall have the casting vote. Vice-Presidents shall have a vote at the A.G.M. only A simple majority shall decide all voting at the A.G.M. and Committee Meetings. A club in arrears by one month or more in respect of subscriptions or fines at the time of the A. .M. shall have no voice or vote on any matter. 1.8 Complaints In the event of a complaint being made against a club, the League Seer tary shall inform the offending club of the exact nature of the complaint at least s ven days before the League Meeting at which the complaint should come up for di ussion. A dub shall not be called upon to answer any complaint at a League Meetin unless it has received seven days notice as above. The complaint must be made in w iting, and accompanied by a fee as per Rule 8. The fee will be forfeited if the Committe . consider the complaint to be frivolous and refunded if they consider it to be reasonab(e. Should the complaint be upheld, the offending club shall be dealt with as the Comlittee may ~rect . 1.9 Alteratio~s to Rules Any proposed alterations to the Rules should be sent to the League Secreta by 31st 11