PUBLIC NOTICES. THE "iiU-.-Mi-.ES OF TLIE CHRISTCHURCH RACECOURSE. RULES AND REGULATIONS. IN pursuance and exercise of the powers w-tcd ■:. *':cm :>v Tho Ch'i-tcii-i-.-h Rnccocnrscr Reserve Act". 1578." "The Public I-tV-ervci, Ac:, 1->l. ' and 'Trie Public Reserves Act. IS*l. .Vmeudmcnt Act. and :n pnr.-u.incc md exercise of all othor powers in ihii i-eI:.-!: ilum er:abl:r.g. the Trustee; of the Chr:.«tchurch Racecourse, inoon*or-teJ by tho said "Chris u*h:i?-ch Racecourse Re-r-ne Aot. If 7" ' he-co- make and ordain liv- following Rc-guiatio.kr — INTERPRETATION. Ii :!><- iirrcrr.re:.-..i<>;i cf th?-* Kill.'- snd Keg Via;:?!:?. ;"]"> following words f.r.d -. hr.iscs I sha, 1 havo :he roeann. -< h. re'oy i.?=;cv*<i to ! th.-*u. !:-:,•;; such Kv-atirr: :? ii:con-i*ioiit Wi:r. •■:■..■ contest or -ut.jcct i__Ucr: — j ""REsEKVi"." nifi:ij tho Chri.'-cnv.rch j Rac?.:.iur.-o K.-.-*rv.\ as the samo is d.-«cr:bed lin -The Chr.sichureh -lu-.-ccour.e Ec-crrc I Act. IS7S.'" "K.U'EC'OUnSE" mc-iis these perilous of the 'ral rcr-'-.-vo which arc -'W ft -pari tor the r::re..ao of race:.*, and vh.ch arii compn-eei within tho boundaries foil owing, that. :s to say: — A.! that piece or parcel of land por::o_ ot" tin s.-.d i-.l.'.'tmcnt or r-T-en of 1111..1 land numbered Ti. coot-inm;- :,v adrinc-!ureu:e::i one liiiiidred -and a-aii-nty-eight tic*-.*. or :hoTr-r.lsDii-.s, iMuiiuouciii.ar; at a point on the read formirrr tho South-eastern boundary oi tho sard Ke=.-rvo. distr-".t fre.m the E'aFrornnio- t c rr.er ;ui-:ut O.io thousand s*i„ hundred and lir'y ':!;!;.:. and nmrmig thence Nortb-wcsierly n.eug c icnc- a distanc-- of about Seven tiiour.i'id four hur.cre.i C-d three E;i!;3 to 11 poiirt or. the Nor .h-wci tern boundary di-t.n-.T troni the Nor;hera_ioM coiner oi tho sard h'e-erve about One thousand lour huiieirv ! Sinks, thence South-westerly a.c-nv- the f.'.d bmindai-y a distance ol Throe hundred mid thirty-six links, -hence So.it'i-cr.sterly aior.j a fence a di-trrurn A Three thousand live hundred and eighty--..:- Lnks » a porr.t on the. Sou'-h western b..'.;;::'.ary Two thou-a •■! four hui'dre.'i and iil'iy-rhivo iiukv from i'.o West-::,mc-si corner and rct:i:n:r.;: thence along the So:i,_-wo*ioni and South-eastern boundaries '.<■ tho stßrting-poiii.. nnd includes the racing a.id training tracks nnd the variiiis liiiiidiirris. star.els. enclosures, erections, places "I'd conveniences used in crnr.cction therowith "TRUSTEES" mc-ns "The "Iri!ste--s of (he C'lristcburch K-cvours.--" incorporated by the. .-ad "Chrir-'cburch Kjcecr.urfc '••.■--rv. Act, 1673." "JOCKEY CT.l'li" f.iear.s the Ji-ok.-y Club or Racing Ch;b which tor :he time bring has tho t*o -r pc-so — ion oi the raid Reserve or au;- par-ion therc-i for tlie purpose of holding a ■::<~; iroc-'ing, or for any purpose connected Willi racing. "{." '.V' MIT iE F." means tbo ."imantte- if a *0.-i;ey (,'liib as brior" derined. "S iE ViA i.DS'* nieanr. -ho Stewards cf a JOl key Club as before defined. Word-, in.porting tho sn.jrr: ar number 1.r.----rlnde tho v.lurnl :md word.- importinr- tho plural number ir.&*iido {he singular. Words importing the masculine gender inclurio the temiii.no gender. REGULATIONS yon vi* oc F.ED ING S OF TRUSTEES. I. Tho business of tho Trustee;- shali bo trans-ae-. r .;l ;,;, _~„■ _,y meetings to bo held an nnd when required. 2 Three members shall form a quorum sut-ciciia to transact .ho business of a uir ,' :t '.?-■• . I "■ 'i'ho oaairman of a shall have both ,1 deliberative and a!".- a. rjjling vote ■i. jitl questions c--t:ung betoro airy meeting -ha 14 be dccio-.u by the majority cf votes. •". At tho puniiul iiuf.!!,;; (i. tho Trustees, to be h.--!d 111 tb.-. moi!:h of November in each j>-ar. a chairman shall be elected, who shall hold cflic. ior cr.o year from tho datfof hid election and until his succer-acir is app.ii.ut.cd. '\L' at tho time and place, appoinb--d for holrlii,.; ,ie, v mo ,,ti r ,g -ho chairman is not. pri*cnt the Trustees present, and coitstitiiti"; a quorum, may c.ect their oieu chairman ior soirh mcctirig and proceed with tho business. 7. Tlie chairman, or any two trustees, cr the secretary, may call a meeting ot trurt-es at auch time or jilaco 03 ho or "they respectively may think lit. 8. Foriy-eirht hours' notice of the flrco and pnure at which itr is proposed to hold a ui-cling -hall ba sent t.a each member, by letter or circular delivered .it or s.-dre-std and_ jica'.ad to him Ft his last known place of burincss or residence in New Zealand. Such ::oi;co *hn!l indicate the proposed to b.! dealt with at such meeting. '-'. An iibuiii!, ruc.rting ;ha!! lie held dnrir.i- tho month of November in each year, on a day to be named by tho chairman or secretary, and forty-eight hours' notice given in manner aforesaid shall bo a sufficient liotico of tho time and place at which it ib proposed to hold such annual meeting, j 10. Tho Trustfc3 lr.r.r r-ppciiit p r-ccrclar, , and trc-asurrr. and such other officers and j ai-s:staiits. at such rorauuciiit-ion r.nd subject ito such conditions as l-i term of office and J (nitres as ihey mv think til. 11. Proper minut-vs of tho meetings cf the Mni-toes rL.dl bo lakci. iv which shall lo i n_!tcr-d tlio busirress done at such nicetinj r.n'rio.-i in Lie. minutc-bciK- sha'l be taken and received as .prima facie) evidence of tbe truth of tho matters therein recorded, nnd that «uch mailer- were deal wilh in manner --.-iitetl. and at a mocting which iv-3 du'y con.-tiiulcd. EEGULAT'IONS AS TO THE RACECOURSE. 12. The. portion.- of the said Reserve which tiro couiprucd within tho boundaries speciiied in the interpretation clause of these Regulations aro hereby sot apart, for tha puruuso of n R.acocoursc. 13. Subject to all right.- of access, limited or otherwise, to which the public may be entitled. The. Canterbury Jockcv Club (rc-ia-tcrcd) ni.xy uso tho Racecourse and tho same 13 hereby niaue available to the said Club for the purpose „f holding race meetin-s upon tho following days or any of them. That is to t-uy— 1. For and during the whole of the month of tea.ruar.v m each year. '-'- For and during the whole of the two w-.-'kh immediate.y preceding E-i<=ter Sunday and the two weeks follow!!" .urectly after Ea»ter Sunday in cacS year. 3. For and during fhe whole of the nicnth 04 Aiigu.st in each year. 4. For and during tho whole of the month <•! .Yovemoor in each year. .Subject nevertheless to the following terms and conditions. That is to .*a> — 1. Uhat this license .hall apply only if the aiaceconrse shall net bo re-uired by tlie Inistees on any of such days for the piirposo of public racing or fcr any other purpose for which tho aa:d Ro--crvc is vr.-ted in theui. 1 - r l ; J tbe " id Ciub * iia - 1 »' time cf no.ding any race meeting cor.-r-t cf r.ot_ less than 100 member- who *V,ai' cecu have paid au annual suhscrininn of not less than £.1 per uimum lo'va-ds tho funds of the Club. 3. That the said Club shall at all timos keep and mamtain the Raccconrso in pood condition aud repair (dannege by I lire, crarthejuako and tempest excepted), fit and ready to bo used for racing purposes by the upon any day upon which thry may reouiro to use the sumo for public racing, or by any .Jockey Club, upon eny dsy upen'which the Tr.ii.tec. may grant tho uso ther— of. or make the pemo avail-bie for the piii-j-,oso ol racing cr heeding a raco Joectuig und not being a day on which tho use of rbc. mime ia gran-ted to the Mid Canterbury Jockey' Club (rc-is-tvrcd). -. The said Club ehal! have powrr !o ni--point, its owe Committee. Sicivavi's. Jtidgo, Starter, Clerk of .Scale-, >i.i<" otbor ofneers and tervauts to conduct any cf its race meetiin's. 5. The publio rliall bo cntitj-d to hsve access to the Racccotrrse upon any day when the -iinc tjhall be used for raci.ia: purposes by or under the direction ot any such racing club upou and .-ui.'eet to tho payment r,i iho fees and ch.argea hcrcinrttter set out, and rubject also as to use of jiarticrul-ar parts of tho Kacrrcourre lo the Rogu'-liou3 herein contained aii.rctmg the right o! tho public to u.-o 'ihe ra.-v.<». cr tha limited user of such particular parts, by ihe puliiic uudcr the-o Regulations or tiny of "thorn. 6. Tho said Club and each person* as it shall admit lo tho liacecouHe shall conform to and observe such of the rules nr.d Korulations mad 3by the Trustees relating to tho Racecourse cs arc sot inconsistent with theso terms and .-*•-. d.-tions. 14. The Racecour«c. s-iibjecl to tho T ~c.iTyr*i; shali be available to and may bo used by amy Jockey Club upon tny dxy or days In each year ethf.r than those on which In-- ure of the same is hereby granted to tno Cusi'.erbury Jockey Club 'registered) subject ;o the 'oiio.ving c-.r.i_:i-!.«: "_ 1. That such Club .-"•••11 consist rr not, ]c%» than one hundred members wla-. shall each have p-ar.l au auunai subscription of not let? than forty shillings per annum toward' tho funds of such C!':b. 2. That Mich Cub p*y the Secretary to the Trustees tho sum of £20 for each day upon whioh it is intended to hold f,:ich mco mce.tir:.-r. and obtain a. written permit frc-ra the Trustees to hold such rtce n-eol-.-jg on tho Racecouiee. 3. That such Club make good all cl. i.-.o and injury cone to or ruffercd by the Racecourse, cr any part thcroof, cr -riy "biuidinu etruotare," or thing ther — fiom any cause whatever during nn? doy upon wh.ch tho right to use t_<> ratre is gr_nt«-d to such Club. ■1. Thi-t such Club or any coir._iittee nr stewards of tho Club shall have power to appoint its own Cot—mittce, Jud-*e,, sStartors, Clerk of Scales, and other officers und servants to conduct ita race __:t-,-tir.->. 0. iii: such Clu'o and such persons ai it shall adiuit t-o _i-o Itocecaurso shall c;a-
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Press, Volume LX, Issue 11649, 31 July 1903, Page 8
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