Constitution:
NAME
The name of the club shall be the “Riverside Cricket Club”
2. OBJECTIVE
The objective of the club shall be to provide grounds and equipment for the playing and encouragement of cricket and any other games or forms of recreation, and to provide and maintain a club-house for the use of members.
3. CLUB COLORS
The club colors shall be green and yellow.
4. MEMBERSHIP
(a) The club shall consist of ordinary members and honorary members.
(b) In these rules where the expression “member” or “members” is used, it shall refer to both classes of membership in all rules dealing with discipline or imposing duties and wherever specially stated or the context so admits.
5. COMMITTEE
Constitution and Meetings
(a) There shall be a committee for the management of the club, which shall consist of the President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, Captain, and Sports Organizer.
(b) There shall be a meeting of the committee on such regular days in each month as the committee may from time to time prescribe (hereinafter called the monthly meeting), and such other days as may be necessary.
(c) Not less than four shall form a quorum.
(d) At any meeting, the President, and in his absence the Vice President or, failing them, any member of the committee elected to the chair, shall take the chair, and in case of an equality of votes shall have a second or casting vote.
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(e) The agenda of every meeting shall be circulated, and no matter of a controversial nature shall be considered, unless it has been placed on the agenda. Provided that if at any meeting of the committee such a matter is brought up for discussion without being on the agenda, it may be dealt with if the President or Chairman of the meeting considers it of primary importance that it should be discussed at once, and a majority of those present are of that opinion.
(f) The members of the committee shall be ordinary members and shall be elected at each general meeting of the club. Those elected shall hold office until the next succeeding general meeting when they shall retire and shall be eligible for re-election.
6. POWERS OF THE COMMITTEE
The powers of the committee shall be:
(a) From time to time, to make, alter or revoke such by-laws as may appear necessary for conducting and managing the affairs of the club, provided always that such by-laws are not inconsistent with the rules.
(b) To impose by way of penalties for breach of the rules or by-laws, fines or suspension from the club for such periods as the committee may think fit.
(c) To appoint sub-committees for such purposes and with such powers as may deemed necessary.
(d) To control and regulate the finances of the club so far as possible in accordance with estimate of revenue and expenditure approved by the committee, and generally manage the affairs of the club.
(e) To prohibit any game, the playing of which would, in their opinion be injurious to the interest of the club.
7. VACANCIES ON THE COMMITTEE
A member of the committee shall cease to be a member thereof if:
· He is absent without the leave of the committee for more than three consecutive meetings; or
· By notice in writing he resigns.
A vacancy arising under this rule may be filled by the committee. The Honorary Secretary shall report to the committee any such vacancy.
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GENERAL MEETINGS
(a) There shall be an annual general meeting of the club in the month of December or on such other dates as appointed by the committee, for general business, of which at least fourteen days notice shall be given by the Honorary Secretary. there shall be election of the committee annually and Notices of motions and questions must be sent in writing to the Honorary Secretary at least ten days before the date fixed for such meeting. Particulars of the business to be discussed shall be sent by circular to each member.
SPECIAL GENERAL MEETINGS
(b) A special general meeting may be called at any time by the committee and shall be so called on a requisition to them signed by ten or more members stating the purpose for which the meeting is to be held. Not less than five days notice by circular as above shall be given of such meeting and particulars of the business to be discussed shall be sent to each member. No other business shall be discussed.
(c) Accidental omission to give notice to, or the non-receipt of the notice by, any member shall not invalidate the proceedings at any general meeting.
QUORUM
(d) At any general meeting 3/5ths shall form a quorum. If within thirty (30) minutes from the time appointed for the meeting a Quorum of members is not present, the meeting, if convened on the requisition of members, shall be dissolved; in any other case it shall stand adjourned to the same day in the following week at the same time and place, and if at the adjourned meeting 3/5ths are not present within thirty (30) minutes of the time appointed the members present shall form a Quorum.
PROCEEDINGS
(e) At all general meetings of the club, the President, and in his absence, the Vice President, or failing them, a member of the committee selected by the members of the committee present, shall take the chair.
(f) All category of members can attend any general meeting of the club.
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(g) Every member present who is not in arrears as provided in rule No. 14, shall be entitled to one vote upon every motion and in case of an equality of votes the Chairman shall have a second or casting vote. A motion put to the vote of the meeting shall be decided on a show of hands unless a poll is, by any member, demanded by any member. If a poll be demanded it shall be taken as the Chairman of the meeting directs. A declaration by the Chairman of the result of a show of hands or of a poll shall be final.
(h) The mover of any motion shall be entitled to speak on it before it is seconded; if after such speech the motion is not seconded it shall be deemed rejected by the meeting. Any motion standing in the name of the committee need not be seconded and members of the committee shall speak first on such motion.
(i) Except with the permission of the committee no motion lost or rejected at any meeting may be brought up again until after the expiration of six months.
(j) No member shall be at liberty to speak more than once on the same subject except in explanation or reply or with the special consent of the Chairman, provided that the mover of a motion shall have the right of final reply.
8. ACCOUNTS
(a) The Treasurer shall keep correct account and books showing the financial affairs of the club.
(b)The Treasurer shall prepare and render an account of the receipts and expenditure of the club and lay over a statement showing the financial position of the club at each committee and annual general meeting. Such account for the annual general meeting shall be audited by an auditor or auditors appointed by the committee.
(c)An estimate of revenue and expenditure for the coming year shall be prepared by the Treasurer and shall be approved by the committee.
(d)All vouchers for withdrawing of cash from the club accounts must carry the signatures of two of the following members: (1) The President; (2) Treasurer; (3) and Secretary
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9. DUTIES OF HONORARY SECRETARY
The Secretary shall:
(a)Keep a register of all ordinary and honorary members showing their addresses, phone number, date joined and a record of the latest payment of their subscriptions.
(b)Keep a minute book for the recording of business transacted at all meetings of the committee and at general meetings of the members.
(c)Maintain and update a copy of the club rules with any subsequent alterations authenticated by his signature.
(d)Maintain an inventory record of all club assets, including cricket gear.
10. ORDINARY MEMBERS QUALIFICATIONS
Any person residing in the United States Of America or Canada.
ADMISSION
(a)Every candidate for admission as a member shall complete the club application form which is obtainable from the Secretary or Treasurer. The subject form must be proposed by one member and seconded by another member of the club. The application must be accompanied by at least half the membership fee and submitted to the Honorary Secretary.
(b)At the committee or general meetings the secretary shall submit all applications received for processing. The applicant will be informed of the outcome by the secretary.
(c)If approved and upon payment of the full membership fee, the candidate shall become a member of the club and be bound by the rules and by-laws made in accordance herewith.
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12. RESIGNATION OF MEMBERS
(a)A member not in arrears may, at any time, by giving notice in writing to the Secretary, resign his membership of the club.
(b)Any member who resigned by giving notice in writing may be re-admitted by the committee with permission of the executive committee members.
(c)Any member who has resigned without a written notice, can be re- admitted, subject to the committee approval and re-admission fee to be determined by the committee.
13. MEMBERSHIP FEE AND SUBSCRIPTIONS
(a)Membership entrance fee for the club will be $25.00 and annual dues would be $100.00. Any member experiencing financial burden may request to the committee in writing for a reduction or waiver. The committee decision after hearing such request will be final.
(b)The annual subscription fee shall become due on April 30th of every year.
14. FAILURE TO PAY SUBSCRIPTIONS AND OTHER DUES OR FINES
(a)Any member who shall fail to pay his annual subscriptions or fine or other moneys of any nature whatsoever within fourteen days after it is due or they shall have become due shall be notified thereof by letter and in the event of non-payment he shall be deemed to be in arrears.
(b)The committee, on the expiration of such period may deprive such member of any of his privileges for such period as they deem fit, or suspend him wholly or in part from the club, and/or specify in the notice or otherwise a time period within which such arrears must be paid.
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(c)If any member fails to pay his arrears within the time specified by the committee as herein before provided, he shall there upon cease to be a member of the club and his name shall be removed from the membership list.
(d)In the case of a second failure by a member under this rule the committee may summarily expel him from the club.
(e)Any member ceasing to be a member or expelled under this rule may be re-admitted by the committee upon payment of the arrears due and the subscriptions which had he remained a member would have been payable by him from the time he was expelled or ceased to be a member until re-admission.
(d)All fines are due no later than fourteen days after imposing.
15. INFRACTIONS OF RULES
(a)Any member of the committee may remonstrate with a member who breaks any rule or by-law.
(b)If any member persistently violates the club rules or by-laws, or if the conduct of any member is, in the opinion of the committee, acting on their own initiative or on the representation in writing of any three members of the club, or of the club captain, injurious to the interest of the club, the committee may by letter, request such member to resign from the club within a time specified in such letter.
EXPULSION
(c)If such member does not resign within the time specified the committee shall convene s special general meeting for the purpose of expelling such member.
(d)The committee may, in any of the cases aforesaid, summon a Special General Meeting for this purpose without first asking the member to resign, and shall do so in the form of a requisition by three members as aforesaid, if such member is not asked to resign.
(e)Such special General Meeting shall be convened in the usual way, but notice of the meeting together with a statement of the charge made against him shall be hand delivered or sent by registered post to the offending member who shall have the right of attending the meeting and answering the charges.
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(f)The decision of the meeting shall be conclusive and shall be ascertained by ballot. If two-thirds of the members voting shall vote in favor of expulsion, such member shall cease to be a member of the club.
(g)If such member is not present at the meeting the decision of the meeting shall be conveyed in writing to him by the Secretary.
(h)No member expelled from the club or who has resigned at the request of the committee shall be eligible for re-election or be introduced as a guest.
(i)Any member shall, upon ceasing to be a member of the club forfeit all rights to any claim upon the club and its property and funds.
16. CLUB YEAR
The Club year shall commence on the 1st January and end of the 31st December.
17. COMPLAINTS
All complaints shall be made in writing to the Secretary and such complaints shall be dealt with by the committee.
18. CLUB CAPTAIN
a).The club captain shall be elected at the annual general meeting of the club.
(b)The captain shall have the power to take appropriate action as he seems fit against any playing member before or during the course of matches if warranted for misconductof behavior. If the captain feels that such behavior should be dealt with more severely he should forward a written complaint as set out in rule 17, within 48 hours of the occurrence.
(c)The captain shall have the right if he wishes to exclude any member from playing in matches during the period he has written to the committee as set out in rule 18 (b), until a ruling is made by the committee in regards to the complaint made.
(d)The captain shall supervise the preparation of the wicket and ground for matches and will have the full authority to designate members to complete the same before and after matches.
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(e)In addition to the captain: if required, per appointment by the executive committee there shall be a vice-captain who shall act as captain in the absence of the captain and serve on the committee should the captain be absent.
19. SELECTION OF PLAYERS FOR MATCHES
(a)The selection committee shall consist of the captain, and two other members appointed by the executive committee of the club.
(b)The selectors would be advised by the Secretary of the club about any member not eligible for selection due to disciplinary action or failing to pay outstanding dues.
(c)The selection committee shall meet at a fixed time and place as decided by its members and select the team for matches.
(d)It is the responsibility of all members to attend practice sessions at which time the team selected will be announces. Any member not present when the announcement is made should contact any member of the selection committee concerning the team selected.
(e)It is the expectation of all members of the selection committee to attend matches and practice sessions on a regular basis. If a selector fails to attend matches and practice sessions without a reasonable excuse the captain shall forward a complaint as per rule 17 and such complaint shall be dealt with by the club committee.
20. FAILURE TO PLAY MATCHES AND ATTEND PRACTICE SESSIONS
If a member fails without reasonable excuse to play matches after being selected or to attend practices the captain shall forward a complaint to the committee and the committee in their absolute discretion may discipline him.
21. MEMBERS ADDRESSES AND PHONE NUMBERS
Every member of the club shall communicate to the Secretary his address and phone number and also notify the Secretary of any changes of address, and all notices posted to such address shall be considered as having been duly given three days following the date of posting.
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22. DAMAGE TO CLUB PROPERTY
Members shall be responsible and liable for and shall pay the full cost of repairing or replacing any article, periodicals, papers or other property of the club destroyed, damaged, removed or lost by them or by any persons introduced by them upon being notified to do so by the Secretary. Should such member neglect to make good such damage or liability within fourteen days after being notified, the committee may proceed against such member as outlined in rule 14 or may consider the case as one of willful infringement of the rules and may take such steps as they may deem expedient.
23. INTERPRETATION OF RULES, ETC.
The committee shall be the sole authority for the interpretation of theses rules and by-laws and regulations made thereunder, and the decision of the committee upon any question of interpretation, or upon any matter affecting the club and not provided for by these rules, or by the by-laws and regulations made thereunder, shall be final and binding on the members.
24. ALTERATION OF RULES
Alteration of rules or by-laws must be distributed, in writing, two (2) weeks prior to the annual or special general meeting.
25. RULES AND BY-LAWS
(a)These rules and all by-laws made thereunder shall be given to each existing member and to all new members upon acceptance to the club and any alterations there to shall be similarly distributed.
(b)All by-laws shall come into operation as soon as made and shall, until revoked, be binding on all members as if they were contained in the rules, and ignorance of them may not be pleaded as an excuse for infraction.
(c)All by-laws may be disallowed, revoked or otherwise dealt with at a general meeting.
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26. DUAL MEMBERSHIP:
Riverside Cricket Club does not condone dual club membership, specifically:-
A person during any given cricket season cannot be member of Riverside Cricket Club and simultaneously represent and actively participate in Sunday league matches for another club that is also a member of the Connecticut Cricket League. Any member of Riverside Cricket Club who intends to play for another club that is a member of the Connecticut Cricket League should know that by taking such action his membership will be terminated effectively upon him taking such action. This rule can also be extended to other matches sanctioned by the Connecticut Cricket League that conflict with protocols and objectives of Riverside Cricket Club.
Exceptions to the Rule:
The dual membership clause does not apply if a member of Riverside Cricket Club elects to represent and play for a club that is not a member of the Connecticut Cricket League. For instance, if a current member of Riverside Cricket Club wants to play for a club in the Southern Connecticut Cricket League or for an out of state league can do so without jeopardizing his membership at RCC.
Note:The dual membership rule cannot be applied to current members of RCC who represent the Connecticut Cricket League in Inter-league matches and other league sanctioned matches such as President’s XI vs Club X.
27. REINSTATEMENT OF MEMBERSHIP:
a)Returning Member:
In accordance with the rules stated below a person who was a previous member of Riverside Cricket Club can apply for re-instatement of membership. Specifically:-
A person who discontinued his membership with Riverside Cricket Club due to job/employment/business purposes, family duties, education/vocational development or a legitimate reason other than representing and playing cricket for any club that is a member of the Connecticut Cricket League, can apply for re-instatement of his full membership with RCC after paying appropriate outstanding dues, fees and membership subscription.
b) A prior member of Riverside Cricket Club who elects to represent and participate in cricket matches for another club that is also a member of the Connecticut Cricket League will not be considered as a returning member and will not be eligible for reinstatement of his membership as stated in section (a) above. If this person wants to join RCC then the following rules will be applied:-
1. Submit an application along with a non-refundable fee of $25.
2. Review and meeting with Executive Committee of RCC.
3. Payment of all prior outstanding dues, $200.00 fine and subscription fee for the current cricket season.
4. Will be placed on a two year probation period.
5. Not eligible to participate in elections for voting and executive positions including that of captain for two years.
6. New members are not eligible to participate in elections for voting and executive positions including that of captain for two years. After completing two consecutive years of membership, baring any disciplinary action, the member will have full election benefits.
28. ELIGIBILITY TO PARTICIPATE IN GENERAL ELECTIONS:
In order to be eligible to participate in elections for an executive committee position including that of being a captain of the club the person has to be a fully financial member of Riverside Cricket Club for two consecutive years
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BY-LAWS
1 At practice the captain, or in his absence, the vice-captain shall settle the order in which members are to bat, bowl or field.
2.No indecent language by players or members shall be tolerated.
3 The captain shall at all times act in such a way so as to command the respect of his players and spectators alike.
4.Any playing member found under the influence of alcohol at league matches will be penalized by the committee.
5 Match fee should be paid to the treasurer or designated member before the start of each match.
6 The name of player/member who does not pay match fee for 2 consecutive matches that he takes part in, shall be submitted to the selection committee.
ØØ Any member contravening any of these BY-LAWS shall be disciplined by the Executive-Committee.
