(1885) Constitution and By-Laws of the Quebec Yacht Club

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ConstitutionAND

BY-LAWSOF THE

Hktlu "tuU ^klAdopted 10th June, 1885.

QUEBEC:PRINTED AT THE "MORNING CHRONICLE" OFFICE.


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ConstitutionAND

BY-LAWSOF THK

Adopted 10th June, 1885,

QUEBECVRTNTEI) AT THK " MOKXlNiJ CHKONICLR OFFK't:

1885.


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UEBEC IIaCHT 4lUB.Patron

His Excellency LOUD LANSDOWNE, (JovekxokGeneral of the Dominion of Canada.

Vice-PatronHts Honor the Hon. L. F. R. MASSON, LieftenantGovernor of the Province of Quebec.

CommodoreJ. U. Gregory, Esq.

Vice-CommodoreJohn Kitchie, Esq.

CaptainJohn 8. Thom, Esq.

SecretaryJames Piddington, Esq.

TreasurerGeorge C. Scott, Es(,>.Managing Committee:

The Officers,AND John Hamilton and Albert Peters, Esquires.

Sailing Committee:Chas. McKenzie, Esq., - - Chairman.

John 8havv, Esq. E. G. Meredith, Esq.F. A. Falkenberg, Esq. E. Ciiinic, Esq.


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CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWSOK Tin;

QUEBEC YACHT CLUllI.

NAMK OF TIIK ('1.1 11.Tile luuiie of this Cliil) .shall hv the " (^>ul:1)C(.- \*ailit Cjiih. "

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OH.IECT (JF TilK ('1,11;.riiat the ol)ject ot tliis CIiil) heiii- tlie eiicounv^enient otYacht building aiul sailing in the St. Lawrence waters : It

is enacted that the prcjceeds of this ('luh (after paying thenecessary expenses) l)e appropriated to tlie purchase of Tri/es,to he sailed for l>y N'aciits tlie [)ropeity of nicuil)eis andN'achts of other clubs, invited by the Managing C'onmiitteeto take part in the race, under the sailing regulations of theClub.

III.ELECTION OF OFFICERS.

That the Officers of this Clul> consist of a Commodore,Vice-Commodore, Captain. Secretary an


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IV.]>VT\ OK Tin; CO.M.MODOKE.

It sluill he tlu! iliity of the C'oiumodore to take commandof t'lie llect or s((iiii(lron, pif.side at all iiieetiiig.s, and enforce.ill l.ius and i'e;.j;ulatioii.s of the Chib, and call meetings.

V.DITV OK THK VK'E-COMMOJJORL.

It shall le tiie duty of the Vice-Commodore to assist theC'ommodorc in the dischai'ge of his duties, and, in hisahsence,to otliciate in his stead.

DUTV OF Till. CAITAIN.It shall he the duty of tlu' Captain to assist the Connnodore

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siuuo. The Secretary inay act as Treasurer, it ap|)t)inti'l I'Vthe Chib. The Treasurer may act as Secretary iu the al)senceof the lattei".

1\..KUNINK MKMiJEKS.

That any gentleman wishing to become a meinher of thfClub, shall be proposed l)y one and seconiled by aiiothfrmember and his name siiall Ije posted above the ]allot boxfor eiglitdays, and five votes siiall be considei'ed enougli toelect a member. Voters must register their names wlicnvoting, one l)lack ball out of three shall exclud(!; and tliatin the event of any ungentlemanlikc andunl)ecoining conduct,the Club shall have tlie power to expel any meml)er by bal-lot at a meeting, notice of which shall be given in cii'cula-sconvening that meeting, and that tlie majority be in tlie pro-portion of tliree to two to expel any such member. Honor-ary Members to l)e elected by ballot.

X.FEES.

That every gentleman, on becoming a uiember, shall payan entrance fee of i?!, and an animal subscription of S'J, whiclisubscription shall Ijc payalilc in Marcli, at tlie Hrst regularmeeting ; and, if not paid witliin two months, to be struckoft" the list of members.

XI.ARREARS OF DUES.

That no member shall be allowed to take part in any pro-ceeding of the Clul), or vote on any subject connecte


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8 '2. ("oUuctioii of (lues.8. Reports of Committees oi Treasure i".4. Election of meml)ers.."). Miscellaneous business.(). Adjournment.

Xlll.RULES OF ORDER.

Any member wishing to speak shall arise and address theChair. If two or more members shall claim the floor at thesame time, the Chairman shall decide; who is entitled to it.

XIV.MOTIONS.

All mittion.sor resolutions must he macU- in writing.

XV.LIMITATION OF DEl'.ATK.

No member shall speak more than v./ _ .-.pon tiie samejuestion, without permission of the Chairiiian.

XVLSailing days shall ))e appointed by the Managing Com-

Inittee, and all Yachts will be invited to assemble at thereudez-vous, tlien"!e to cruise to the destination appointed l)ytlie Commodorcv

XVII..SAILINC; COMMITTEE.

Tliat a Committee, consisting of Five meml)eis, (not officersor Vacht r)wners) shall be appointed, to be called the " Sail-ing Committee." Three to form a quorum. That this Com-mittee shall have full power in everything connected Mith(lul) Matches, both as to starting and deciding the same ; theyshall decide all disputes or protests ; their decisions shall befinal.

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KESI'ONSIBLE FOll CONDUCT OF CKKW,That with a view to avoid as much as possihk; all disputes

or unpleasaut jestiug, also to prevuut accidents from carelesssteering, or from malicious intent, whether on the part ofhired hands or otherwise, ail owners of C'lnh Boats shall )>eaccountable to the Cluh for the language and conduct ofevery individual in their respective boats, and this ride sludlbe in force whether the owner be on l^c^ard or not.

XIX.llECISTKIi OF F.OATS,

That an accurate register be kept f r the inspection ofmembers of all the owners of (dub lioats, with names of boats,distinguishing Hag and tcmnage, according to report of SailingConnnittce for each year. Said register t(j be kept by theSecretary.

XX.Each Yacht shall have a nund)er in the registe?- and shall

be known tliereljy, })ut no vessel shall be enr(lledin the (Tubthat is let for hire or used for business purposes.

XXI.To constitute a Club Boat, it is necessary that she be duly

enrolled, registered and measured by the Sailing Connnittee,and that at least one of her owners be a mend)er of the Club.

XXII.YACHTS WHEN SOLD.

Any mendjcr l)uying or selling a yacht, or any part of one,shall notify the Secretary within thirty days ; and any yachtso bought shall l)e duly enrolled and nund)ered, or, if sold,her name shall be erased from tlu; si|uadi()n if one of herpurchasers be not a member of the Clul).


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10 XXIII.

Any nieiiibei of tho Club owning a pavtof any Yaclit \vbichmay be enrolled as- aforesaid, and carrying tho Club Flag,shall be responsilile that the other owners shall respect andobey the regulations of the Club so long as the signal shallbo carried by her,

XXIV.CLXTP. VLAC.

That each IJoat sliull provide itself with aClul) Flag, whichsludl bo a red, white -dnd blue pennant, Mith a yclhnv staron the white, XXV.

T)ie Connnodore to have two stars with an anchor between(all in yollovv) on the white, with a red streamer.

XXVI,The Vice-Commodore to have a yellow anchor on the wliite.

with a wh.ito streamer,XXVII,

Tlie Captain to have two yellow stars on the white, withblue streamer. Other Executive Officers two yellow starswithout streamer.

XXVIII,That Yachts Mdth slip-keels or centre-boards shall be per-

mitted to carry their keels at the option of the Sailing Mas-ters. To be sealed before starting in a race.

XXIX.ENTRANCE FOR RACE.Tliat the usual entrance for all club matches ])e one dollar

for eacli boat, which must l)e paid to the Secretary, and theboat entered at latest the day previous to the race,and that no race shall take place unless two l)oats be enteredand two start.


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11 --XXX.

ALLOWANCE FOR TONNACK.That all clul) matches lie time inatche.s, half a luimite pcf

ton l)eing allowed over any cniu'.se umk'; thirty niiU^s inlength, but one minute per ton on any course of thirtymiles or over.

XXXI.MEASURIX(i YACHTS.

That th(> Yachts of this Clul) sliall he measured l)y tliefollowing rule :The length to he taken from the fore partof the stem at the \vater line, to the after part of the sternpost ; the breadth to be taken on the broadest part of theboat, fi"om the outside of the outside plank on one side, tothe outside of the outside plank on the other side, that thesaid breadth shall be deducted from the said length, and tiieremainder having been multiplied by the breadth and theproduct of same multii>lied l>y h;df the ])readth, and theproduct divided l)y !)4, the ijuotient so given shall be esteem-ed the just tonnage, wliich shall be rateil by tlie n^xt halfton above any fraction which may occur in sucii (piotient. ItsluiU be the duty of the Sailing (Committee to measure allVachts eni'olled according to the al)ove rule. Said measurt;-mcnts to be final, when reported to the (Tub.

XXXII.Protests to be rendered within 24 hours after the start,

otherwise not to be received.XXXIII.

Any of the rules of order may be suspended by a vote oftwo-thirds of the members present, but such suspensionshall terminate with the meeting.

XXXIV.That no motion to add, alter or amend any Club Uule

shall be entertained, unless notice thereof be given at a regu-lar meeting.


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SAILING REGULATIONS.I.

CLrii MATCHES,That all Club-matches be under the full direction of the

Sailing Coininittee. They shall act as Judges, start theYachts, time their return, and report to the Clul). Tliatwhen an e(|ual number of the Sailing Committee are acting,tliey shall appoint anotlier member of tlie C-lub (not a Yaclit-owner), who shall act with them and have a vote.

II.STATIONS.

That the Stations shall ])e drawn for the evening beforethe start l)y the parties entering the Yachts, or, in their ab-sence, by the Secretary, or soms other person appointed bythem. That No. I be next the Stake Boat,

III.FLAGS.

That all Y^achts sailing in a match shall hoist their respec-tive distinguishing Hags, at the mast head, which Hag shallbe hauleil down by any Yacht giving up the race.

IV.START FOR RACE.

That all Yachts sluill be moored at their stations a quarterof an hour after the signal sliall be given by the manager ofthe race, half an hour before the time named for the start.That the signal for stations and starting shall be made bytiring a gun at such places as he may deem convenient, andthat the Yachts at the stations shall have all their sails com-pletely down.


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CLur. corRSE.That the Club Course .shall l)e ;inuii(l Madame lt


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14 X.

COURSE RE-SAILED.Ill the event of any race having to ])e sailed over again, thehoats nnist start tlie second time from the same place and

stations, with the same amount of haUast as at tirst, to thesatisfaction of tiie Sailing Committee, and with tiie samesails unaltered, unless when direct injury to any sail shallhave rendered repairs unavoidable.

XI.That no poles or sweeps, or otlier means, except sails, be

used during a race to accelerate the speed of al)oat, nor shallany ballast be shipped or unshipped during a race.

XII.That no Yacht shall be allowed to touch, either with her

hull or any portion of her spars, rigging or sails, any buoy orother mark of the course.XIII.

ROrXDING 15U0YS OR MARKS.In apprttachiiig with a view to round any j)art of the

course, no Yacht coming up to another shall ])u permitted toMttempt to pass between it and the said mark, unless she cando so clearly ahead of tliat other, which shall not be therebyretjuired to go out of her course to make room for the boat socoming up. The boat nearest to any ])Uoy or other mark ofthe course which it is approaching, shall }je deemed the head-nKistboat; and any boat coining up to her must sail so asnot to force her to touch such buoy, or mark, to avoid colli-sion ; and in tlie CA'cnt of a breach of this rule, the boat solorced shall not incur a penalty. Yachts must round on theI'ort side of buoy, and all marks on the course must be kepton the }\)rt side. XIV.

RECEIVING PERSONS ON BOARlJThat no Boat shall receive on board any person or persons

during a race, over and above those with whom she started,unless she does so to save life.


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QUEBEC YACHT CLUB.--

LIST OF MEMBE1LS-I88r}.--

Honorary Uleiiibers.Blaneliet, Hon. J. G. Fairchild, Jr.,G. M.Colleotorof Customs, Quebec. New York.

Aiilr(!ws, J. B.Andrews, A. J.Anderson, J. W.Angers, Panet.Audet, F. M.Auger, A. .J.Arnton, W. H.Bruneau, J. G.Bignell J.Boswell, V.Borland, A.l^lanchet, L. A.Beaudet, E.Blakiston, K.Barclay, C.Bickell, \V. C.Boswell, A. AV.Barry, John.Bresse, G.Beckett, Tlios.Buchanan, W. H.Bisset, Jas.Chinic. E.Codville, J. J.Carrier, W.Colley, W. B.Chanteloup, E.

Members.Dunn, S.Dunn, L.Dunn, C. J.Dean, Wni.Davie, G. T.l)ojle, Wni.Dcry, I. P.Derouin, F.Davidson, R. J.Dean, C. P.Dawe, John.Deniers, A. G.Doljell, R. R.Evans, Lorenzo.Ford, R. J.Fletcher, C.Falkenberg, F. A.Fisk, H. S.Gregory, J. U.Gilmour, John.Grant, A.Griffith, W. A.Gunn, F.Giroux, E.Gregor, T. A.Gibsone, J. F.


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(1885) Constitution and By-Laws of the Quebec Yacht Club