1944
Reg. No. 12,703 R, Northants
Rules of the East Northamptonshire Co-operative Footwear Repairing Society Ltd.
(a) The rules hereto annexed, entitled "General Rules for an Industrial and Provident Productive Society (Form 4 P)" and numbered 1 to 89, shall be the rules of this society, subject to the Special Rules thereof.
(6) The rules following are the Special Rules of the society, whereto the General Rules therein referred to are respectively subject, and the interpretation clause thereof applies.
THE SPECIAL RULES OF THE SOCIETY
I. General Rule 3.—The name of the society shall be the EAST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE CO-OPERATIVE FOOTWEAR REPAIRING SOCIETY LIMITED.
II. General Rule 3.—The special objects of this society shall be to carry on the business of footwear repairing in all its branches, including the organisation of educational work for the benefit of the members and employees of this society and of member societies.
III. General Rule 4.—The registered office of the society shall be at High Street, Wollaston, Wellingborough, in the county of Northampton.
IV. General Rule 7.—The society shall consist of:
Desborough Industrial and Provident Co-operative Society Limited. (Reg. No., 729 R, Northants).
Finedon Industrial Co-operative Society Limited. (Reg. No., 1,231 R, Northants).
Higham Ferrers Industrial Co-operative Society Limited. (Reg. No., 2,869 R, Northants).
Irchester Industrial and Provident Co-operative Society Limited. (Reg. No., 618 R, Northants).
Irthlirigborough Industrial and Provident Co-operative Society Limited. (Reg. No., 2,505 R, Northants).
Market Harborough Industrial Co-operative Society Limited. (Reg. No., 532 R, Leics.).
Raunds Distributive Co-operative Society Limited. (Reg. No., 3,003 R, Northants).
Ringstead Distributive Co-operative Society Limited. (Reg. No., 3,239 R, Northants).
Rothwell Co-operative Society Limited. (Reg. No., 483 R, Northants).
Rushden Industrial Co-operative Society Limited. (Reg. No., 2,050 R, Northants).
Wollaston Industrial and Provident Society Limited. (Reg. No., 2,057 R, Northants)
and such other societies registered under the Industrial and Provident Societies Acts, 1893 to 1928, as may be admitted as members from time to time on application to the Management Executive and by confirmation of the Management Council.
V. General Rule 8.—Each retail distributive society which is a member shall be required to hold at least one fully paid-up share for each 50 members of such society or fractional part thereof, according to the annual statistics for the time being of the Co-operative Union Limited. A society which is not retail distributive in character may be admitted to membership and shall be required to hold such number of shares as may be agreed between such a society and the Management Council. Any additional shares required shall be allotted as the Management Council shall determine.
VI. General Rules 14 and 15.—Shares shall be of the nominal value of twenty shillings, and shall be paid up in full on allotment, and shall be transferable only.
VII. General Rule 19 (2).—The total amount of advances shall not exceed the total amount of paid-up share capital of the society for the time being.
VIII. General Rules 35 to 44 and 47.—The ordinary business meetings of the society shall be held at least twice each year or at a shorter period of time as the Management Executive may determine, and shall be constituted by members of the Management Council and not more than two additional representatives from each member society (being a member or an official of such society), who shall be appointed by resolution of the Committee of Management of such society.
Each member society shall have one vote only, and if there is an equality of votes the Chairman shall have a second or casting vote. All voting shall be conducted by card vote.
IX. General Rules 51 to 61.—The Committee of Management shall be called the Management Council, which shall consist of one representative from each member society. No person shall be a member of the Management Council who is not either a member of the Committee of Management or an official of the society he represents, and the appointing society may, at any time, change its representative, or in the case of necessity appoint a deputy. No business shall be commenced without the authority of the Management Council which shall determine the policy of the society and shall be responsible for authorising all capital expenditure. Subject to the authority of the Management Council a Management Executive shall be appointed from the Council and such Management Executive shall comprise six persons, one of whom shall be the Chairman of the Society, appointed by and from the Management Council. The election of the Management Executive shall take place in the Board Rooms, and the period of office shall be two years from date of election.
Each member of the Management Executive shall have one vote and if there is an equality of votes the C'hairman shall have a second or casting vote. No Management Executive meeting shall proceed to Business unless four members are present. The Management Council shall meet at least once every six months, and a quorum of ten members must be present before business can commence. Each member of the Management Council shall have one vote, and if there is an equality of votes the Chairman shall have a second or casting vote.
There shall also be two representatives from the District Executive Committee, and a representative of the Midland Sectional Board of the Co-operative Union resident in the area of this society who shall be entitled to attend all meetings of the Management Council and the Management Executive and General Meetings of the society, but the district representatives and the Sectional Board member shall not be entitled to vote.
X. The society either by itself, or in conjunction with any other society or societies, may join or establish a pension or superannuation fund for the benefit of its employees and pay contributions thereto and act as trustee or joint trustee of the fund. The society shall act as trustee or joint trustee through its Management Council.
XI. General Rule 83.—Interest on share capital shall be paid at such rate not exceeding five per cent per annum as an ordinary business meeting may decide from time to time. The value of assets shall be reduced at such annual rate or rates as the Management Executive shall determine, and the surplus remaining shall be divided amongst the constituent societies in proportion to the amount of purchases made by them or their members during the period to which the division of surplus relates.
XII. General Rule 83.—Such amount as the Management Council determine from time to time shall be allocated for educational and propaganda purposes as described in the objects of the society. The sum so allocated, together with any special fund raised for the purpose, shall be applied by such persons and in such manner as the Management Council decides.
XIII. General Rule 86.—-The majority requisite to make alterations of rule shall be determined on the basis of voting prescribed in Special Rule VIII and shall consist of two-thirds of the total votes.
Signed on behalf of the—
DESBOROUGH INDUSTRIAL AND PROVIDENT CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LIMITED. (Reg. No., 729 R, Northants).
GEORGE H. PLOWRIGHT, REUBEN S. COE,Two Members of the Committee of Management.
E. MARLOW, Secretary.
FINEDON INDUSTRIAL CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LIMITED. (Reg. No., 1,231 R, Northants).
F. PETTITT, F. KING, Two Members of the Committee of Management.
R. BLACKLOCK, Secretary
HIGHAM FERRERS INDUSTRIAL CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LIMITED. Reg. No., 2,869 R, Northants).
SOPHIA E. MARTIN, T. L. SMITH, Two Members of the Committee of Management.
A. JACQUES, Secretary.
IRCHESTER INDUSTRIAL AND PROVIDENT CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LIMITED. (Reg. No., 618 R, Northants).
A. BAGSHAW, A. E. BRIGGS, Two Members of the Committee of Management.
H. BARRETT, Secretary.
IRTHLINGBOROUGH INDUSTRIAL AND PROVIDENT CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LIMITED. (Reg. No., 2,505 R, Northants).
WM. HEARN, GEORGE LANGLEY, Two Members of the Committee of Management.
F. W. HEARN, Secretary.
MARKET HARBOROUGH INDUSTRIAL CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LIMITED. (Reg. No., 532 R, Leics.).
C. G. WOOD, L. HART, Two Members of the Committee of Management.
T. T. GOATE, Secretary.
RAUNDS DISTRIBUTIVE CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LIMITED. (Reg. No., 3,003 R, Northants).
JAMES COLES, W. DAYTON, Two Members of the Committee of Management.
F. C. ANDREWS, Secretary.
RINGSTEAD DISTRIBUTIVE CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LIMITED. (Reg. No., 3,239 R, Northants).
R. W. PHILLIPS, F. J. FERRY, Two Members of the Committee of Management.
E. COTTINGHAM, Secretary.
ROTHWELL CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LIMITED. (Reg. No., 483 R, Northants).
A. J. ANDREW, FRANK L. SHARPE, Two Members of the Committee of Management.
CALEB COE, Secretary.
RUSHDEN INDUSTRIAL CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LIMITED. (Reg. No., 2,050 R, Northants).
E. A. SUGARS, JOHN T. RICHARDSON, Two Members of the Committee of Management.
WM. E. HIGHAM, Secretary
WOLLASTON INDUSTRIAL AND PROVIDENT SOCIETY LIMITED. (Reg. No., 2,057 R, Northants).
C. W. PERKINS, E. H. ROSE, Two Members of the Committee of Management.
A. J. DANDO, Secretary.
A. J. DANDO, SECRETARY.
Reg. No., 12,703 R, Northants.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF REGISTRY OF SOCIETY.
EAST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE CO-OPERATIVE FOOTWEAR REPAIRING SOCIETY LIMITED is registered under the Industrial and Provident Societies Act, 1893, this 10th day of November, 1944.
Copy kept. J. F.
