We, the members of the Cambridge University Tiddlywinks Club, with the consent of the Senior Proctor, do hereby adopt, enact, and give to ourselves this Constitution. Title and Purpose Article One The style and title of the Club shall be "The Cambridge University Tiddlywinks Club", which may be abbreviated to "C.U.Tw.C.". Article Two The purposes of the Club are: 1. To promote the sport of Tiddlywinks 2. To maintain the honour and good name of Cambridge University. 3. To play both serious and social Tiddlywinks, and to develop friendly relations with other clubs, societies and institutions. 4. To play and beat Oxford University Tiddlywinks Society, should it exist, at least once a year. Membership Article Three Membership shall be open to all members of those Institutions of Further and Higher Education situated within three statute miles of Great Saint Mary's Church. Honorary Membership may be conferred at the discretion of the Committee upon anyone. Article Four A person shall sue for the status of member during his first, second or third meeting, and shall then attain such status after a formal motion. See Article 14. Article Five 1. The Committee shall have the right to expel any person from membership of the Club, as they shall deem fit. 2. Before the Committee may expel any member, they shall give him seven days' notice of the proposed expulsion, and allow him to make representation to them regarding the proposed expulsion. 3. Any member of the Club shall have the right to have the reason for any such expulsion announced at a Club meeting. 4. A member may resign from the Club. Article Six A person shall, having attained membership, remain a member of the Club for life, subject to Article 5. The Committee Article Seven There shall be established as the sole administrative organ of the Club the Committee. Article Eight 1. Six ex-officio members of the Club, being in order of precedence, the President, the Secretary, the Junior Treasurer, the Publicity Officer, the Assistant Secretary and the Senior Treasurer. 2. Any past Presidents of the Club who are resident members of Cambridge University, who shall be honorary Committee members. 3. As many honorary Committee members, so long as they are and remain in statu pupillari, as are elected by a majority of the votes of members of the club present and voting at an ordinary or general meeting, subject to Article 9 and Article 22(2). Article Nine 1. This article is here because we were pissed and male when we wrote the Constitution. 2. If the algebraic sum of the body weights of the individual members of the whole Committee exceeds the equivalent weight of 1000 pints of real ale, then the heaviest and lightest member shall each amigos one standard sized Mars bar sideways at each meeting of the Club whilst this condition is true. Article Ten A quorum for a Committee meeting shall be a majority of the Committee members, provided that at least three ex-officio members are present. Article Eleven 1. The President shall be the titular head of the Club. 2. The selection of teams shall be the responsibility of the four senior Committee members. If the four senior Committee members are unable to reach a decision by common consent, the matter shall be decided by a decision of the full Committee, with the exception of the Senior Treasurer. 3. A member of the Committee may resign from the Committee during an ordinary meeting provided he announce the date of resignation at an ordinary meeting at least one week beforehand. Article Twelve 1. The Secretary, or his deputy, shall keep minutes of ordinary and general meetings of the Club. 2. The Publicity Officer shall be responsible for raising the profile of the Club and the Sport of Tiddlywinks within the University and the World. 3. The Assistant Secretary will help the other Committee members in the running of the day-to-day affairs of the Club. Meetings Article Thirteen All meetings shall be chaired by a Committee member who shall be: 1. The ex-officio Committee member of highest precedence, or, failing this 2. The longest serving honorary Committee member present. Article Fourteen For the purposes of attaining membership, meetings shall include the Club Dinner, Club matches, Club parties, and other official Club functions, in each case provided that at least two ex-officio members of the Committee are present. Ordinary Meetings Article Fifteen 1. Ordinary meetings of the Club shall be held if possible: 1. Once a week during Full Term. 2. In licensed premises. 3. During licensing hours. 2. Meetings may be reconvened, but a new meeting may not be called until the next day or within the space of 12 hours, whichever is the later. Article Sixteen A quorum shall be the number present. General Meetings Article Seventeen 1. A general meeting of the Club shall be held annually during the Easter Term, before its division, and shall be held on licensed premises during licensing hours. 2. Refer to Article 9 paragraph 1. 3. When arranging the venue for elections of officers to the Club, the Committee shall make every endeavour to avoid the elections being held within the bounds of the College of any candidate standing seriously for a post. Article Eighteen An extraordinary general meeting may be called only by: 1. A decision of the Committee. 2. A written request by one-third of the paid-up members of the Club. Article Nineteen 1. The Chairman shall give notice at two successive ordinary meetings of the Club of the forthcoming general meeting. 2. The general meeting shall be held within thirty Full Term days of the notice having been received by the Committee. 3. The general meeting may replace the ordinary meeting for that week. Article Twenty All ex-officio members of the Committee (excepting the Senior Treasurer) shall resign at the end of the Annual General Meeting and then they, with the rest of the Committee members (excepting the Senior Treasurer) shall each amigos a standard sized Mars bar sideways, and drink a pint of beer through it. Article Twenty-one The Constitution may only be changed at a General Meeting of the Club. Article Twenty-two 1) Formal motions, Committee changes and constitutional changes shall be proposed, seconded and voted upon by paid-up members only. 2) For the purposes of any vote regarding formal motions, Committee changes and changes to the Constitution, every paid up member shall have at least one vote, but paid up members holding one or more Cambridge degrees shall have the number of votes equal to the number of Cambridge degrees they hold. Article Twenty-three Formal motions: 1. A decision on a formal motion shall only be taken if at least five paid-up members are present, of whom at least two shall be Committee members. 2. A decision shall be made by a simple majority of the votes of those present and voting, subject to Article 22(2). 3. The Chairman shall have a vote. In the event of a tie the Chairman shall don a tie and may either exercise a casting vote, or call for a revote. The casting vote should, where possible, be given in favour of the status quo. Article Twenty-four Committee changes: 1. Elections to the Committee may take place at ordinary or general meetings of the Club. 2. Elections to membership of the Committee shall only be made if twice the square root of the number of paid-up members of the Club, of whom at least four shall be Committee members, are present. 3. A decision shall be made by a simple majority of the votes of those present and voting, subject to Article 22(2). 4. The President or highest ranking officer who is not seeking election shall act as returning officer. The returning officer shall have a vote. In the event of a tie the returning officer may either exercise a casting vote, or call for a revote. The casting vote should, where possible, be given in favour of the status quo. 5. At the Annual General Meeting, elections to the Committee will occur after all other scheduled business. 6. The officers will be elected in decreasing order of seniority. 7. Nominations for positions on the Committee, each registering one seconder, shall be given in writing to the returning officer at lest 48 hours before the AGM. 8. Voting for each position shall be done by confidential written ballot. 9. The returning officer may appoint assistants to help count votes in any elections; these assistants must not be seeking election. Article Twenty-five Constitutional changes: 1. A decision on a change of the Constitution may be taken if at least twice the square root of the number of paid-up members of the Club, of whom at least four shall be Committee members, are present. 2. A decision shall be made by a two-thirds majority of the votes of those present and voting, subject to Article 22(2). 3. Constitutional changes shall take effect at the beginning of the meeting following the General Meeting at which they were introduced. 4. Any constitutional amendment proposed during a general meeting to be voted upon at the same general meeting shall incur a pint amigos for the proposer. Article Twenty-six Committee voting: 1. The Committee shall, where practicable, reach decision by general agreement. 2. Where voting is necessary, decisions shall be made by a simple majority of the votes of those present and voting, subject to Article 22(2). 3. The Chairman shall have a vote. In the event of a tie the Chairman may either exercise a casting vote, or call for a revote. The casting vote should, where possible, be given in favour of the status quo. Subscriptions Article Twenty-seven 1. An upper bound for the annual subscription (which shall contain an odd half-penny) shall be the sum of one half of the price (including postage and packing) of a Tiddlywinks playing surface as supplied by the approved suppliers, and the public bar price of one seventy-second of a firkin of real beer. 2. Within this constraint, the annual subscription shall be decided by the Committee from time to time, subject to ratification by an ordinary or general meeting of the Club. 3. The subscription may be reduced by a decision taken by a meeting of the Committee subject to Article 10. Article Twenty-eight 1. The annual subscription shall be payable for the remainder of the University Year by each member (except the Senior Treasurer) who attains the status of "paid-up member" 1. On attainment of membership of the Club 2. If already a member, on attending his first meeting of the academic year. 2. An honorary member may pay the annual subscription to assume the status of paid-up member for that year. Article Twenty-nine 1. Any person who has not paid his annual subscription by his fourth meeting of the academic year shall receive warning of suspension. 2. If such a subscription is not paid before the ending of his fifth meeting of the academic year, he shall be suspended from the Club until such a subscription be paid. The Senior Treasurer Article Thirty 1. The Senior Treasurer shall be elected, in accordance with the University Statutes and by a decision of the paid-up members of the Club present at either a general or an ordinary meeting, subject to Article 30(3). 2. The Chairman shall have an additional vote in the event of a tie. 3. A decision under this article shall not take effect without the proposed Senior Treasurer's consent. 4. The Senior Treasurer shall, if he is already a paid-up member of the Club, amigos a yard of ale upon his election, and at every general meeting thereafter. Miscellaneous Article Thirty-one Any Club member who plays against C.U.Tw.C. in another team shall be burned at the Sage, subject to Article 9(1). Article Thirty-two 1. Any Committee member has the right to amigos his Mother Superior by means of whipped cream (5% by weight chopped walnuts and 5% honey) and take his place, should he have tenuous grounds to suspect that his Mother Superior has become incapable or unsuitable to perform his role as a Committee member. 2. For the purposes of Article 32(1), the Mother Superior of the President shall be considered to be the leading brand of Pope as seen fit by the Secretary. 3. Any upright member may challenge any Assistant Secretary in the same way, according to Article 32(1).