Rules of Association - 1910
The Lancaster & Morecambe Boy Scouts' Association
1. The Lancaster and Morecambe Boy Scouts' association shall consist of Scout Masters and Assistant Scoutmasters in Lancaster, Morecambe and district.
2. The officers shall consist of a Chairman and Secretary and Treasurer, to be elected annually in October.
3. The Duties of the Association shall be:-
(a) To nominate suitable persons to act as Scoutmasters and recommend them to the District or County Commissioner for the Chief Scout's warrant.
(b) To register all Scoutmasters, Troops and Patrols in the district. No Scoutmaster, Troop or Patrol shall be recognised which is not so registered.
(c) Generally to supervise and encourage the Movement in the district with the least possible amount of interference with the independence and initiative of the Troops and Patrols.
(d) To work in cordial co-operation with other Boys' Organisations in the District.
(e) To be responsible for the granting of all Scout Badges in the District. Applications for these shall be made to the Hon. Secretary, to whom alone they will be issued by Headquarters.
(f) The Local Association has the power to suspend any Scoutmaster or Assistant Scoutmaster, or to withhold recognition from any Troop, Patrol or Scout within its area for grave dereliction of duty or for disloyalty to the rules of the Scout Movement. Any case of suspension shall be at once reported to Headquarters.
(g) Meetings shall be held on the fourth Friday in each month at the Lancaster YMCA Institute. Five to form a quorum.
Adopted 24 June 1910.