General.
31. Any Member wilfully infringing any of the laws
or bye-laws of the Club, or becoming a defaulter to the Club, or grossly misconducting himself, whether within or without the Club, shall be answerable to the Com-
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mittee, who may, at their discretion, suspend such Member, and convene a Special General Meeting of the Club thereon. The opinion of such Meeting shall be ascertained by ballot, without proxies; when, if two-thirds of the votes shall so decide, the accused shall forthwith cease to be a Member of the Club.
Members becoming Bankrupt.
32. Any Member becoming bankrupt or insolvent, or making any general assignment of all his property for the benefit of his creditors, shall, cease to be a Member of the Club. Any Member ceasing to be such, under this rule, may, on obtaining his certificate or release, or otherwise ceasing to be bankrupt or insolvent, be re-admitted under the regulations for the election of Ordinary Members; and upon being so readmitted. shall be exempt from the payment of any entrance fee, unless he has been a Non-Proprietary Member, in which event he must pay such entrance fee, as may be payable for the time being.
Removal of Books, &c., prohibited.
33. No Member of the Club shall take away from the Club House, or deface, tear, or injure, any newspaper, book, pamphlet, or other article, the property of the Club. Members breaking or injuring any article, the property of the Club, shall pay for the same.
Restrictions concerning Gaming.
34. No game of chance shall he allowed; nor shall dice be used, except for backgammon. At whist, and similar games, no higher stakes than half-crown points shall be played for; nor any bet made exceeding five shillings on the rubber.
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35. A copy of the Rules and Bye-laws shall be always
Rules and By-laws open to inspection.
open to the inspection of Members and Honorary Members.
36. Gratuities to the Club Servants are prohibited.
Gratuities to Servants prohibited.
37. The Tariff shall be posted in the Steward's room and dining room.
38. No Member shall bring a dog into the Club on
any pretence whatever.
39. All Members are to pay their Bills for any expenses
Payment of Bills by Members.
they incur in the Club House, weekly; the House Steward having positive orders not to keep open an account beyond that period, and being under the necessity of accounting to the Secretary weekly for all Moneys passing through his hands. To every debt remaining unpaid for one month, a fine, at the rate of ten per cent. for each month, shall be added.
40. The Club House shall be open from seven
o'clock a.m., till twelve o'clock p.m., after which hour no refreshments will be supplied, except on such special occasions, as the Committee may direct, or during time Parliament is in Session.
41. No Smoking shall be allowed in the Club House,
except in the room or rooms designated or appointed for that purpose.
42. No Member whose Subscription is in arrear
for three months shall be entitled to vote, either for the
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Election of a Member, or at any Meeting of the Members of the Club.