Rule I

NAME

  1. The Club shall be called “THE WELD CLUB” (in these Rules referred to as “the Club”).

PURPOSE

  1. The Club has been established for social purposes by providing accommodation and services for members and their guests at its premises in Barrack Street, Perth and not for the purpose of making profit divisible among the members or any of them.

FINANCING

  1. The Club accommodation has been provided and shall be maintained from the joint funds of the members.

CONSTITUTION AND CLASSES OF MEMBERS

  1. The Club will consist of present members and gentlemen from time to time elected as members divided into the following classes:

(a)  Life Members

(b)  Ordinary Members

(c)  Supernumerary Members

(d)  Honorary Members

EQUAL BENEFITS

  1. No member shall be entitled to derive any benefit or advantage from the Club which is not shared equally by every member.  The Committee may, however, allocate a car-parking bay for the exclusive use of the President.

ORDINARY MEMBERS LIMIT

  1. Ordinary Members are limited to a number not exceeding 750, excluding those Ordinary Members whose subscription is fixed by the Committee under the provisions of Sub-Rule 6 of Rule III.

MINIMUM AGE                     

  1. No person under the age of 21 years may be a member.

MEMBERSHIP NON-TRANSFERABLE

  1. No member will, by reason of his membership, have any transferable or assignable interest, by operation of law or otherwise, in any of the property of the Club.

TRANSMISSION

  1. On any member ceasing, by death, resignation or otherwise, to be a member all his interest shall survive, accrue, and belong to the other members for the time being.

INTERPRETATION

  1. Unless the context otherwise requires a reference in these Rules to:

(a)   a word importing the singular shall include the plural and vice versa;

(b)  the expressions “the President”, “the Vice-President”, “a Trustee”, “a member”, “the Secretary”, “a meeting”, or any other word, expression or term which by implication should be so construed as if it was followed by the words “of the Club” will be deemed to be followed by the words “of the Club”;

(c)  “a member” or “any member”, unless otherwise specified, will be construed as a reference to all classes of member for the time being provided for under these Rules;

(d)  “special resolution” means a resolution passed by a majority of not less than three quarters of the members entitled under these Rules to vote and who vote in person or where postal votes are allowed, by postal vote, at a general meeting of members of which 14 days notice specifying the intention to propose the resolution as a special resolution was duly given in accordance with these Rules;

(e)  “reciprocal club” means a club for the time being recognised by the Committee as affording reciprocal rights to members;

(f)  “Metropolitan Member” means an Ordinary Member who in the opinion of the Committee either resides or works within a radius of 50 kilometres from the Club House; and

(g)  “Liquor Act” means the Liquor Control Act 1988 (WA) as amended or re-enacted.