1. The Society shall be called
The Royal Celtic Society.
2. The primary object of the Society
shall be to maintain and promote interest in the history, traditions,
Scottish Gaelic language, arts and music of Scotland.
3. To that end the Society shall
adopt such means as from time to time may appear expedient, and
in particular it may:-
(i) publish or assist in the publication of suitable material, ancient or modern;
(ii) give grants for original composition in Gaelic prose or verse, for skill
in the composition or execution of music, for proficiency in the arts, music
and industries of Scotland, and for such other merit as the Society in carrying
out its primary object may think it desirable to recognise;
(iii) assist in or encourage the collecting, recording and preserving of any
information relative to the primary object of the Society.
4. The office bearers of the Society
shall consist of a President, three Vice Presidents, a Treasurer
and a Secretary. The President and Vice Presidents may hold office
for three years, the Treasurer and Secretary shall be elected annually
and they shall all be eligible for re-election.
5. Subject to the Rules and to
the control of the Society in General Meetings, the affairs of
the Society shall be conducted by a Council consisting of the officer
bearers, and of not less than six or more than twelve members,
to be appointed at the Annual General Meeting each year.
6. The Annual General Meeting
of the Society shall be held on such date as the Council may appoint.
On the direction of the Council or on the written requisition of
three members of the Council, stating the object for which it is
desired, the Secretary shall call a Special General Meeting at
any time. Notice of any General Meeting shall be posted to each
member of the Society not less than seven days before the date
of the Meeting.
7. Any member desiring to bring
any special business before a Meeting of the Society shall intimate
the same in writing to the Secretary at least fourteen days before
the date of the Meeting.
8. The Council shall meet at least
once in each year, or more often if necessary and the meetings
shall be convened by the Secretary on his own initiative, or when
so required in writing by a member of the Council. Four members
shall form a quorum.
9. The Treasurer shall keep proper
accounts of the Society’s funds, and shall each year submit
his accounts for checking by an Independent Examiner, who will
have been appointed at the preceding Annual General Meeting, or
failing any such appointment, then to a member of the Council appointed
for the purpose by the Council.
10. Membership of the Society
shall be confined to those interested in Scottish culture. Admission
to the Society shall be by invitation from the Council or by application
to the Secretary.
11. The members subscription rate
shall be set by the Council.
12. The Council shall have full
power to expend the whole income of the Society, but no payment
out of capital shall be made without the authority of a General
Meeting of the Society.
13. No alteration of these Rules
shall be made except at a General Meeting of the Society, and in
the event of a division of opinion by a majority of three fourths
of the members then present and voting. Notice of any proposed
alteration shall be given in writing to the Secretary, not less
than fourteen days before the date of the meeting at which it is
to be considered, and the proposed alteration shall be specified
in the Notice calling the Meeting.
Honorary Secretary and Treasurer
J Gordon Cameron WS
23 Rutland Street
Edinburgh EH1 2RN
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