Constitution

Objectives of The Society of Old Priceans.

1. To establish and maintain contacts between past students and staff of Price’s School and Price’s College at Fareham in Hampshire.

2. To seek and exploit opportunities to perpetuate the name of our founder, William Price and to raise and maintain awareness of his contribution to the educational wellbeing of the town.

3. To collect, collate and preserve School and Society archives.

4. To foster fellowship between all members of The Society through a programme of social and other events.

Rules and Constitution

1.0 The Club Name

1.1 The club shall be known as "The Society of Old Priceans".

2.0 Qualifications for Membership

2.1 Membership of The Society shall be open to all past members of Price's School at Fareham in Hampshire and to all past members of Price's College.

3.0 Membership

3.1 General membership of The Society may be sought by application as follows:

3.1.1 Application for membership must be made on a form obtained from the Hon. Treasurer, who shall submit the details of the applicant to the Committee for consideration. The application shall be accompanied by the requisite joining fee. The decision of the Committee as to election shall be final.

3.2 Honorary Membership of The Society may be awarded by decision of the Committee as follows:

3.2.1. An award of Honorary' membership may be made by The Society to any person who has, either through membership or otherwise, given to The Society exemplary' service or support worthy of such recognition.

3.2.2 Such an award shall follow nomination of a potential candidate by not fewer than two officers of The Society and three general members. Such nomination shall be submitted in first instance to a meeting of the Committee.

3.2.3 The Committee shall consider such nomination and if they shall find in favour, their recommendation shall be put to the next Annual General Meeting for majority decision of the members present on that occasion.

3.3 Disciplinary

3.3.1. Where the conduct of any member is, in the opinion of the Society Committee, injurious to the interests or objectives of The Society', the Committee shall have power to expel the member from membership after due representations.

3.4 Subscriptions

3.4.1. The subscription to the Society shall be the sum of £10.00 payable each year on the 1st March.

3.4.2 The subscription shall be reviewed by the committee annually and any recommendation for variation shall be submitted by the Hon Treasurer to the next Annual General Meeting. If a majority of members at the AGM approves, the new subscription shall become payable at the next renewal.

3.4.3, Any member failing to pay the subscription within three months of its becoming due shall be reported to the Committee who may direct that such member shall cease to be a member of The Society, provided that the member has been afforded a reasonable time within which to remedy the non-payment.

4.0 Management.

4.1 The Officers of The Society shall be the Chairman, the Hon. Secretary, the Hon. Treasurer and the Archivist.

4.2 The management of The Society shall be by a Committee consisting of the Officers of The Society and the President together with four other members.

4.3 The Committee shall have the power to appoint sub-committees and shall have the power to co-opt other members with particular skills to assist the committee in the discharge of its functions.

4.4 The Committee shall meet no fewer than four times each year. A quorum shall be no fewer than two officers and two committee members. In the event of a voting tie, the Chairman shall have an additional casting vote.

4.5 The Committee shall seek to arrange an Annual General Meeting in October and further meetings in February, April and August annually. Each meeting shall be convened by Notice issued by the Hon. Secretary to each Committee member and notified in advance to the general membership.

4.6 The Committee shall have the power to resolve to defray out of the general funds of The Society such part of the costs of any Society function as it may in its absolute discretion think fit.

5.0 Elections.

5.1 The Committee shall consider annually the election of a President of The Society from those who have served or are serving on the Committee. Decisions upon the appointment shall be presented to the Annual General Meeting and the President shall assume office at the termination of the Annual General Meeting.

5.2 The Chairman, Hon. Secretary and Hon Treasurer shall be elected bi-annually and upon retirement shall immediately be eligible for re-election, The decision shall be by ballot taken at the Annual General Meeting from those present and entitled to vote. Nominations for each position shall be notified to the Hon. Secretary no fewer than 21 days in advance of the Annual General meeting at which the decision will be made. The elected officers shall take office immediately after the Annual General Meeting. No member's name may be submitted for consideration unless he/she has been first nominated by two members and be/she has notified the Hon. Secretary that he/she consents to service.

5.3 The Committee may at any time co-opt any member of The Society to serve as an additional member of the Committee until the next Annual General Meeting.

6.0 Annual General Meetings.

6.1 At the Annual General Meeting, the Hon. Secretary shall submit the Annual Report, which shall have been sent to all members with the Notice convening the meeting and in any event no fewer than 14 days prior to the meeting itself

6.2 The Hon Treasurer shall prepare and submit to the Annual General Meeting an interim statement of accounts. An annual statement of accounts shall be sent to all members with the minutes of the February committee meeting.

7.0 Accounts.

7.1 The Committee have power to resolve to expend the Society's general funds in accordance with Rule 4.6.

7.2 The Hon Treasurer shall present a statement of account annually in accordance with Rule 6.2

7.3 The general funds of The Society are to be kept in a Bank or Building Society account at the direction of the Committee.

7.4 Cheques are to be signed by the Chairman, or Hon. Secretary or Hon. Treasurer and the funds are to be applied by the Committee for the purposes of The Society.

8.0 Amendments to Rules.

8.1 No amendment of nor alteration to these Rules shall be made except at a General Meeting of The Society, of which notice stating particulars of the proposed amendment or addition shall have been sent to members no fewer than fourteen days prior to the date of the meeting.

8.2 No amendment of or alteration to these Rules shall he considered adopted by that meeting unless a majority of the total votes cast is in favour.

8.3 The Chairman may vote on any proposal put to a General Meeting, and in the event of a voting tie, shall have a second, casting vote.

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