Southend Sunday League, League Cup
and Charity Cup Competition
Standing Orders
1. Officers, Executive members and Delegates attending any meeting shall sign the attendance register.
2. All voting to be by voting cards unless in the opinion of the Chairman, or the majority of the meeting, a ballot should be taken. Except where otherwise specifically stated, the voting shall be decided by a simple majority.
3. In the case of equality of votes, the Chairman shall have a second or casting vote.
4. That the proposer of a motion be allowed five minutes for his speech and the seconder, and all succedding speakers, be allowed three minutes.
5. Any member seconding a motion or amendments without remark shall not be considered to have spoken.
6. Whenever an amendment is made upon any motion, no second amendment shall be taken into consideration until the first amendment is disposed of. If that amendment be carried, it shall then be put as a sunstantive motion upon which a further amendment may be moved. If the amendment be negated, then a further amendment may be moved to the original motion, but only one amendment shall be submitted for discussion at any ome time.
7. That the decision of the Chairman on any point shall be binding upon the meeting but, upon notice being given at such meeting, it may be called in question at the next meeting andd rescinded by two-thirds of those present and voting.
8. The Chairman shall, at his discreation or upon request, submit to the meeting any question as to the eligibility of delegates to vote upon, or be present at, the discussion of any matter with which they personally, or their clubs, are concerned.
9. If the Chairman at any meeting shall be of the opinion that any motion proposed to be made thereat is of an objectionable character, it shall be competent for him either before or after the same is brought forward, to put it to the vote (on which no discussion shall be allowed) whether the same be entertained or not, and if two-thirds of the members present decide not to entertain such motion, the same shall be considered as disposed of.
2. All voting to be by voting cards unless in the opinion of the Chairman, or the majority of the meeting, a ballot should be taken. Except where otherwise specifically stated, the voting shall be decided by a simple majority.
3. In the case of equality of votes, the Chairman shall have a second or casting vote.
4. That the proposer of a motion be allowed five minutes for his speech and the seconder, and all succedding speakers, be allowed three minutes.
5. Any member seconding a motion or amendments without remark shall not be considered to have spoken.
6. Whenever an amendment is made upon any motion, no second amendment shall be taken into consideration until the first amendment is disposed of. If that amendment be carried, it shall then be put as a sunstantive motion upon which a further amendment may be moved. If the amendment be negated, then a further amendment may be moved to the original motion, but only one amendment shall be submitted for discussion at any ome time.
7. That the decision of the Chairman on any point shall be binding upon the meeting but, upon notice being given at such meeting, it may be called in question at the next meeting andd rescinded by two-thirds of those present and voting.
8. The Chairman shall, at his discreation or upon request, submit to the meeting any question as to the eligibility of delegates to vote upon, or be present at, the discussion of any matter with which they personally, or their clubs, are concerned.
9. If the Chairman at any meeting shall be of the opinion that any motion proposed to be made thereat is of an objectionable character, it shall be competent for him either before or after the same is brought forward, to put it to the vote (on which no discussion shall be allowed) whether the same be entertained or not, and if two-thirds of the members present decide not to entertain such motion, the same shall be considered as disposed of.
