THE ALBANY CLUB, 
 
 INCORPORATED 1882. 
 
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 Subscribed m . - - . 7,725. 
 
 Authorized Capital, - - - - $13,665. . 
 
 To Provide a Convenient Place for Social 
 AND Business Purposes. 
 
 / Its Affairs are Mana<jed and Controlled wi a Board 
 OF Directors Elected Annually. \ 
 
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OFFICERS, 1888-89. 
 
 Frank Turner, C.E. 
 
 'Bia-39restbcnt6 : 
 
 A. BouLTBER, Esq. J. A. D. V^ickers, Esq. 
 
 Hon. Alex. Morris, Q.G. P. L. Innes, C.E. 
 
 J. J. FoY, Q.C. F. D. Barwick, Q.C. 
 
 H. J. WicKHAM, Esq. J. A. Macdonell, Esq. 
 
 C. H. Ritchie, Q.C. W. P. Atkinson, Esq. 
 
 J. Massey, Esq. Stuart Heath, Esq. 
 
 Philip Todd, Esq. W. H. Blbasdell, Esq. 
 
 <§efretarj)-^rea0ttrer ; 
 
 Wm. C. Beddome. 
 
 ^0U0e §ecretarp: 
 
 Stair Dick-Lauder. 
 The Imperial Bank. 
 
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ALBANY CLUB 
 
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 BY-LAWS AND RULES. 
 
 1. — (a) All persons being boua Jide residents within the 
 limits o( the City of Toronto, shall, after election thereto by 
 the Directors of the Club, be allowed (subject to the By-laws), 
 the privileges of the Club, upon the payment of the sum of 
 twenty- Hve dollars as an entrance fee, and fifteen dollars as 
 an Annual Subscription, payable in advance, annually, from 
 the date of election. 
 
 (6) All persons being non-residents, viz. : residing not less 
 than ten miles from the limits of the City of Toronto, shall pay 
 ten dollars per annum in advance, without entrance fee ; all 
 persons residing without the Province of Ontario shall pay five 
 dollars x^er annum in advance, without entrance fee ; all Bank 
 Clerks, Law Students, and Officers of the Infantry School 
 Corps, residing within the said City, shall, after election to 
 Membership in the said Club in manner hereinbefore provided, 
 pay, annually in advance, the sum of fifteen dollars, and being 
 entitled to enjoy (subject to the by-laws of the Club) the same 
 privileges as Resident Members. 
 
6 BY-LAWS AND RULES OF 
 
 2. — Manayemeiit. 
 
 The entire management and control of the affairs of the 
 Club shall be entrusted to a Board of Directors, consisting 
 of fifteen Shareholders {bona Jide) holding one or more Shares 
 of the Capital Stock of the Club, and not in arrear for any 
 calls thereon. 
 
 3. — Election of Officers, 
 
 At every Annual Meeting the Shareholders shall elect a 
 President, two Vice-Presidents, and twelve Directors, and 
 they shall remain in office until their successors are appointed. 
 
 4. — Presidimj Officer. 
 
 The President or in his absence one of the Vice-Presidents 
 shall preside at all Meetings of the Board, but in the absence 
 of both President jvnd Vice-Presidents, and providing that 
 there be present not less than three Directors, then a Chair- 
 man pro tern, shall be chosen from among those present. 
 
 5. — Committees. 
 
 The Board of Directors may elect from their own body such 
 Executive Committees as may be deemed necessary for the 
 internal management of the Club, such Committees to consist 
 of not less than three of the Directors who shall elect their 
 own Chairman and shall hold office during the pleasure of the 
 Board. 
 
 6. — Secret ar 11 -Ih'eaHurer. 
 
 The Secretary -Treasurer shall have the collection of all fees, 
 charges, and subscriptions, and have charge of all the funds 
 of the Club, shall keep a regular account thereof, subject to 
 
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 examination at any time by the Financial Committee, or such 
 other Committee as may be chosen by the Board of Directors 
 he shall keep a reconl of all Meetings, (whether Regular or 
 Committee), aiul notify Candidates for admission of their 
 election, he shall have the custody of the Corporate Seal of 
 the Club, and shall hold office at the pleasure of the Board. 
 
 7. — Board Meetingn. 
 
 The Board shall hold Monthly Meetings, or whenever sum- 
 moned by the President or one of the Vice-Presidents, and 
 shall have full power over all Officers of the Club. 
 
 8. — Vacancies in Board. 
 
 The Board shall have full power to till any vacancy through 
 death, resignation, or as hereinafter provided. 
 
 9. — Rules of Domestic Affairs. 
 
 The Board shall prescribe rules for regulating the domestic 
 atl'airs of the Club, with full power to appoint and remove the 
 Steward and all servants of the Club, at the pleasure of the 
 Board, but may, if deemed advisable, relegate such appoint- 
 ments or removals to an officer to be known as the House 
 Secretary, said House Secretary to be subject in every respect 
 to the pleasure of the Board. The Board shall fix the prices 
 to be charged on the bills of fare and all other prices. The 
 Secretary-Treasurer shall upon request furnish a statement of 
 profits to any given date, upon the business of the Club, with 
 a statement of liabilities in connection with the Club, or any 
 other statement in connection with his position. 
 
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 10. — The Board shall ]>e empowered to vacate the place of any 
 Member of the Directorate by a vote of two-thirds of the Share- 
 holders present at a Special Meeting called for that purpose. 
 
 11. Suspension or Forfeihire of MemhcrKhij) or Expufsion. 
 
 The Board of Directors shall have power by a vote of two- 
 thirds of its Members present at a Special Meeting of the 
 Board called for the purpose to suspend or forfeit the member- 
 ship of, or to expel any Member for any conduct on his part 
 likely to endanger the M'elfare, interests, or character of the 
 Club ; or for wilfully infringing any of the By-laws, Rules, 
 or Regulations of the Club. 
 
 12. — Election of Memhern. 
 
 No person' shall become a Member of the Club unless a 
 Conservative, and until he shall have attained the age of 
 twenty -one years ; every candidate for admission must be 
 proposed by one Member and seconded by another previous 
 to his name being submitted to the Board of Directors (five 
 Members of the Board to form a quorum) ; his name, and 
 with it those of his proposer and seconder, shall be posted in 
 a conspicuous place in the Club House at least one week 
 before being submitted to the Board for Ballot. No Candi- 
 date for membership shall be elected should two black balls 
 be cast against him. 
 
 13. —There shall be five classes of Members : 
 
 (1) Members Resident in the City of Toronto. 
 
 (2) '* Non- Resident (Province of Ontario). 
 
 (3) ** ** (outside Province of Ontario). 
 
 (4) " Special. 
 
 (5) " Transient or Privileged. 
 
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 Eaclt Resident Member shall pay an entrance fee of twenty- 
 five dollars, and an annual subscription of fifteen dollars, 
 payable in advance. The subscription shall date from the 
 fifst day of the month of election. 
 
 Non-l»esident (Province of Ontario, but ten miles distant 
 from Toronto), Non-Ilesident, without the Province of Ontario, 
 and Special Members arc subject to election in the same manner 
 as Resident Members. The Annual Subscription for Xon- Resi- 
 lient Members residing in the Province of Ontario shall be ten 
 dollars, in advance, without entrance fee; for Ncn- Resident 
 Members without the Province of Ontario, the Annual Subscrip- 
 tion, without entrance fee, shall be five dollars, in advance ; 
 and for Special Members the Annual Subscription, without 
 entrance fee, shall be hfteen dollars, payable in like manner 
 and on the same conditions as those of Resident Members. 
 
 Privileged or Transient Members (necessarily Conservatives) 
 are entitled to the privileges of the Club for a period not to 
 exceed two weeks, without entrance fee or subscription, but 
 shall have no right to introduce any friend, or to in any way 
 interfere with the management of the Club ; such Privileged 
 or Transient Members nmst be introduced by a Member of 
 one of the other four classes of Members, and the name of 
 both the person introduced and the Member shall always 
 appear in the Visitors' Book upon the day of introduction, 
 specifying day and date and duration of privilege, always 
 subject to the Board of Directors. 
 
 14. — Supernumerary Memhers. 
 
 Any ordinary member who shall remove his residence to a 
 greater distance than ten miles from Toronto (all his sub- 
 
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10 BY-LAWS AND RULES OF 
 
 scriptions then due being paid) may give notice in writing to 
 the Secretary of such removal, and of his intention not to 
 make use of the Club thenceforward ; and such ordinary 
 member shall cease to be liable to pay the yearly subscription 
 so long as he shall continue to reside at such distance from 
 Toronto, and does not use the Club, shall be considered a 
 Supernumerary Member, and his name shall be entered by 
 the Secretary in a book kept for that purpose. 
 
 Any such member shall be reinstated to all his privileges 
 upon his return being notified in writing to the Secretary, 
 and such notification be given within one month of his return, 
 and upon payment of his subscription for the then current 
 year ; failing in such notification and payment such Member 
 shall be considered as having withdrawn himself from the 
 Club, unless the Cor .nittee decide otherwise. 
 
 15. — Visit or f<. 
 Any Member, at his own expense, has the privilege of 
 introducing one or more of his friends to the Visitors' Room, 
 and to breakfast, lunch, or dinner, and the name of each such 
 friend shall be entered in the Visitors' Book. 
 
 Guests of any Member, with whom they have dined or 
 lunched at the Club, shall, providing they are Conservatives, 
 have the privileges of the Club, while such Member is with 
 them ; but if not known to be Conservatives, then only privi- 
 leges as regards the Visitors' Room, Private Dining Room, 
 
 and Billiard Room, while such Member is with them. 
 
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 \6.—Club Rules and Hows. 
 
 The Club shall open every day for the reception of Members 
 from eight o'ch)ck in the forenoon until one o'clock a.m., but 
 no game to be commenced after twelve p.m. 
 
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 Upon obtaining special leave from some Member of the 
 Directorate, or the Secretary-Treasurer, the hour ot closing 
 may be extended to two o'clock a.m., except on Saturdays and 
 Sundays, when the hour of closing shall be twelve o'clock. 
 
 Every Member is to pay his bills for every expense he may 
 incur in the Club before he leaves the house. 
 
 Any cause of complaint by any Member is to be by letter to 
 the Secretary-Treasurer, and any inattention or improper con- 
 duct on the part of a servant is also to be stated by letter 
 to the Secretary -Treasurer ; the name of any Member com- 
 plaining is made known only to the Board of Directors, and if 
 so desired only to the President or one of the Vice-Presidents. 
 
 No gambling shall be permitted in the Club, and no games 
 of any kind on Sundays. 
 
 Dogs are not to be allowed inside the Club on any pretence. 
 Newspapers, books, or other articles, the property of the 
 Club, are not to be taken from the Club. 
 
 Strangers calling to see Members will be required to remain 
 at the entrance of the Club until it is ascertained if the mem- 
 ber be within. 
 
 The Waiters and all other servants of the establishment 
 will be subject to the order of the Steward and Secretary, and 
 will perform such duties as they may prescribe. 
 
 No stranger shall be admitted into the Club House except 
 on business, and the servants are strictly prohibited from 
 receiving visitors or followers. No Member shall give, and 
 no servant shall receive a gratuity in the Club on any account 
 whatever. r- 
 
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 If any money or articles supposed to be the property of 
 Menil>ers shall be found by the servants in the Club House, 
 they shall be delivered to the Secretary through the Steward. 
 
 The servants' entrance in the rear will be under lock, and 
 the key thereof be in the custody of the Steward, and servants 
 must not enter or go out of the Club except by servants' 
 entrance at the rear of the building. 
 
 Members will till up their bills for meals themselves, and 
 must on no account employ the waiters to do so. 
 
 Articles of glass, earthenware, &c. , which may be broken 
 by tiie Members, either in the Coffee Room or elsewhere in 
 the House, must be paid for by them. 
 
 No advertisement shall be allowed to be laid on the table, 
 or put up in the Club by a Member ; but any pamphlet, &c., 
 which it may be wished to be made known to the Club shall 
 be sent to the Secretary, to be laid before the Co nmittee. 
 
 Writing materials will be piovided in the Reading Room. 
 
 Members will be careful to check the tickets before paying. 
 
 17. — Smokiwj. 
 No smoking shall be permitted in the Member's Dining 
 Room. 
 
 IS. —Caufies of Forfeiture of Membership. 
 
 No Member in arrear shall have the privileges 
 of the Club after having been notified of his 
 indebtedness signed by both the President and 
 Secretary. 
 
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 Any Member who shall withdraw, resign, or whose Mem- 
 bership shall become forfeited from any cause shall i}yso facto 
 cease to be a Member of the Club, and to have any right, 
 privilege, or use of the Club in any way whatever. 
 
 19. — Annual aud other Meetings. 
 
 There shall be a General Annual Meeting of the Sh.ire- 
 holders, to be held at the Club House on the second Tuesday 
 in September. 
 
 The Board shall also have power to call from time to time 
 Special Meetings of the Shareholders. Notice of all Meetings 
 of the Board shall be given in writing to tlie Members thereof 
 by the Secretary-Treasurer. 
 
 20. — Any amendment to the Constitution shall require an 
 affirmative vote of two-thirds of the Capital represented, in 
 person or by proxy, at a General or Special Meeting of the 
 Shareholders called for the purpose. 
 
 21. — Sc)'utineer.s. 
 
 The President or presiding officer at the Annual or Special 
 Meeting shall appoint two Scrutineers from among the Share- 
 holders, whose duty it shall be to open the polls and count the 
 ballots in the presence of at least three other shareholders, 
 and those persons having the greatest number of votes shall 
 be entitled to office, and shall enter upon their duties forth- 
 with after the date of their election. 
 
 22. — ConMrurt^on of Count it uti(/n and By-Laws. 
 
 In respect to a!ll iquc^stioris of ;thtj* f^^/is^ruckion cf the Con- 
 stitution and By-Laws, the decision of the Board once made 
 thereon shr.U be final and obligatory, un^^^ii resoir.qeci by the 
 Board itself at any Cerer^l or opeci^l Meeting. . . '