30/4/01   Three proposals to amend the Constitution


Proposal 1: 
Amend the maximum number of Range Officers, replacing the
word ?fifteen? with the word ?twenty? in Article 5 and
Article 15a. Reason: to validate the amendment of late
October 1993, only recently having been noted as invalid due
to the date of approval, which was approximately one week
earlier than Article 20b allows.


Proposal 2:
Harmonise the numbering and layout of Article paragraphs and clauses.

Reason:
There is an uneven mix of ordinary numbers, letters,
and roman numerals throughout the document, which may
have arisen due to preparation by more than one person.
Paragraphs are identified by letters, while clauses are
identified by numbers, letters, or roman numerals, giving
areas an unnecessarily different emphasis. Along with an
equally uneven layout, the overall effect is to make for
awkward and possibly confusing reading. The proposal is that
all paragraphs be re-labelled with ordinary numbers, and all
clauses be re-labelled with letters.

Specifically:
Articles 10,15,18,19 and 20: change letters a, b and c     .
Articleto numbers 1, 2 and 3 respectively. Also change     .
Articleinternal references in 15c, 19b and 20b to match s  .
Article9,13 and 14 : change numbers (1), (2) and (3) to    .
Articleletters (a), (b) and (c) respectively s 16, 17, 18  .
Articleand 19: change roman numerals (i), (ii), (iii),     .
Article(iv) and (v) to letters (a), (b), (c), (d) and (e)  .
Articlerespectively 5: precede each of the eight elements  .
Articleof the Club with a letter, using (a) to (h) in      .
Articlesequence 12: precede each of the three Captain?s    .
Articleduties with a letter, using (a) to (c) in sequence  .
Article 13: clearly list the four Secretary?s duties, keeping their existing order but inserting the letter (a) before ?to attend promptly to...? and resequencing the three remaining duties.

Suitably amend references in all Club Rules and Regulations.


Proposal 3:
Delete the third occurrence of the word ?shall? from Article
9, thus reading as ?...where the need arises interpret this
Constitution by...?. Reason: bad English.



IMPORTANT: NOTICE OF THESE PROPOSALS must be proposed and
seconded in writing and given to the secretary a full seven
days before the AGM, and also put on the noticeboard seven
days in advance. This means be sorted (? me, you, us,
whatever) by Wednesday evening (2 days).