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 .Patron. 
 
 Sm A. N. MACNAB, Baht. 
 
 Chaplain. 
 
 Revd. ROBEIIT BURNET. 
 
 Premlent GEORGE DEN HOLM, Esq. 
 
 Vice-President, . . . Dr. CRATGIE, 
 
 Treamrer, S. G. PATTON, " 
 
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 Messrs. DAVID MAIR, of Montreal, GEO. GILLESPIE, of Glasgow, 
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 ONTARIO CULRING CLUB OF HAMILTON, 
 
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 I. Tlionaine (jf'tlic Cliil) sluill l>i' tlie Ontakio Cui{i,in{j Cub of 
 Hamh/ion. 
 
 II. The unicc bearers of tlic (.'liil) shall consist oCa Pri'siilcMit, Vice. 
 Presi(Jt'Ut,at least two llopr<'si.'iitati\i' iiifiiiltci's, Cliaplaiii/JVcasiin'i', 
 Secretary, and a Coniinittei^ of Mananciiu'nt. lo lie composed of 
 four menibers. The C\u\) nwiy also elect a Pati'on il' they think 
 proper. The mode of election shall lie hy hallol. In i-ase of 
 absence, resin;natit)n, or other (llsnualifieatidii, the <iliice hearers 
 shall have the |)o\ver to (ill up the vacancy thus jnade. 
 
 III. The Animal (ieneral jMeetin^ lor the election of ollice bearers 
 and skips J"or the season, and t()r the ti'an.saclion of oiher hnsiiiess 
 shall be held on the fu'st, Mixnday in Dd'cnilu'r ; fi\(! niend)ers to 
 form a (juoruiii at this or any other general nieetinu' ol' the Clnh. 
 
 JV. There shall Ix' iin annual dinner of heef and grei'iis, cVc, to 
 take |>lace on the second Wednesday in 1)eceml)er, unless other- 
 wise determined on at the atnmal geni-ral me(!ting. 
 
 V. There shall he a monthly Jneeting of the Club. o!i the first 
 Wtnlnesday <»f each nuMith during tlu' wintei', for the adnnssion of 
 members, and the transaction of the general Inisiness of tlie Club ; 
 three juemhersto form a (luormn at anv mcetin-i of ollice bea.rcM's 
 
 VI. Any person wishing to i)econu- a laemiier may hepi'oposed 
 at any general meeting, or meeting of oflice bearers, and l»e elected 
 at any following general meeting, or may be ]>roposed and ballot- 
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 s.ntof n nuijorlty of the tncmbor* pronont at a ^ont-ral nu'itiiiu 
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 XiV. TluM'o i^haW bean annual iiiateli bt-lween tiit' baelu'lorsaiid 
 niarri"'! iix'inbfr^. thf tlriic lor which Hhall be fixed, and other 
 arranifctiii'tits (•uidf. Itv th" ofiicf bcanT-^. 
 
 XV. TlieiN' hl.rdi iM'ftnaiiiiiial ('<»inp«'titioii Tor llif < hib Mfdal, to 
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 UnMicral iiM-okinii:. ii'>''- if sufli day slionld prove unsuitable, the 
 i Coinniitiv-e of .Maiiau'emcnt sludl havf, the power to name one ; 
 
 and the (•..nipetition I'or the same shall be aeeordiiii; to the llulcs 
 <d' the i loyal C.'dedonian Curlim.!: Uliib. 
 
 XVI, It shall be tiie duiv ot* the Seerctary to record in the 
 miiintc book dctaih'd n-porlM ot' all matches played during the 
 season, and alst) of ijanies played upon Club days, on nrt'iviiig 
 
 I particulars ol' th'' same iVom the skips. 
 
 i X\'li. A spt>rial Lii'iieral mcctiiifr of the Club may be called by 
 
 I the rA'sidfiit. at the request <d any live members of the Club. — 
 
 A Special met!ti;i,iir of the Uiriec Bearers may be called at any time 
 
 by the President. 
 
 XVIlf. No person shall be considered a member of the Club 
 
 who litis not paid the cnlranee fee and annual subscription, and 
 
 sioiH'd the constitnlion. 
 
 XIX. All members must bo " britliered,'' and any found '' rusty" 
 shall be lined oue shilling and three pence for each time they are 
 
 s;o Ibniid. 
 
 XX. Any member may lie expelled from the Club l>y a nuijority 
 
 1 present at a ^'eueral meelinij;. specially eallrd foi- the ])urpose. th» 
 
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 chiu-iic or charjifes liaviiijj: been preferred in ^M•itill<r against him at 
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 y)l"tlics;ii,l charnv nv (•liu,-o-,.s ihmi \Uv S.nvtarv, two weeks iit 
 least Ix'ii.re the said ircncral iii.Ttiii<>- takes plae:'. * 
 
 XXI. Tiie rules of il„. 0|„|, may he alleivd, (;r lU'W rul(vsa<Mc(!, 
 Avitli th.. e.uiseiit of tlire.« ilmvlUs of the niei.il.ers present at any 
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 INSTITUTED 2Gtli NOVEMBER, 18 5:5. 
 
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 Adam Burns. 
 George Donholrn. 
 Geo.'H. Gillespie. 
 S. G. Piitton. 
 Alfred Stow. 
 
 UvilKN ADMITTED. 
 
 IIEMAKKS. 
 
 Originators. 
 
 6 F. E. Kitehio. 
 
 7 M. Fisher. 
 
 8 W. r. McLaren. 
 <).[. IT. Birss. 
 
 lO.las Sniiili. 
 IIJ. B. Ellison. 
 
 12 Andrew Stuart. 
 
 13 F. W. Gates. 
 
 14 R. N. Law. 
 ir)D. Meliuies. 
 
 Sir A. N. Nacnab. 
 
 Pv(>v. R. liurnet. 
 lellanies Nixon. 
 17 A. Logie. 
 18J. T. Gilkison. 
 10 John Brown. 
 
 20 Ed. Hilton. 
 
 21 llohn Harris. 
 22Uohn Osborne. 
 
 23 Wm. Harvey. 
 Geo. (4illespie, (Glasgow.) 
 
 24 R. C. Ferguson. 
 26 John lliddol. 
 26 John Ferrie. 
 27Thos. Davidson. 
 28 J. J . McKenzie. 
 
 26th Nov. 1853. 
 
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 30 Dr. Cmi^^ic" 
 31T. C. K.n-. 
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 34 John y()iin<T 
 
 35 II. U Bak,;. 
 
 •^0 D. Benc(li(!t. 
 
 37jF. J. K>asti-i,.k. 
 
 38|David T.aw. 
 
 39|Johii Maciial). 
 
 40,Jaiiios Mcliityiv, 
 4lJaincs JVIathiesou. 
 42JJ. W. In.nan. 
 43 'j allies Adam. 
 44,Jnse|)li jlaiiiilton. 
 4oJ. L. Ilodm.. 
 46C. Norton 
 47C. A. Sadlcir. 
 48|G. F. ITarri.s. 
 
 49 Miles O'/Jeilly. 
 
 50 VVni. Dixon. 
 
 51 Capt. M'Arthiir. 
 
 Ss't!!"' ^^;V"'^^'^»' (I>'indas.)'lst Doe. 
 
 53 John Masson. "^'*' 
 
 54T. M. Si,nons. 
 
 55|Peter Ferguson 
 
 56 IJugh M'Innes. 
 
 57|A. M'Innes. 
 
 58 II. B. Bnll. 
 
 59 Wni. Pring. 
 
 60 Donald Stuart. 
 610. J. Criekinoro. 
 62Kol)ert Kirk wood. 
 63 C. II. Gates. 
 
 04Capt. Thos. Ilarbottle. 
 o5 James Turner. 
 
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