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AGM

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1863-02-16 Black Swan Hotel

No mention of laws. Meeting was solely "for election of the athletic sports committee".

https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000250/18630217/172/0005

https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000181/18630221/025/0010

Other AGM

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1863-09-28

https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000250/18630930/065/0002

Only mention of laws: "in all future matches the club shall not play more than eleven on their side".

President: F. Ward (re-elected)

Vice-Presidents: T. A. Sorby, M. J. Ellison (re-elected)

Secretary: W. Chesterman (re-elected)

Treasurer: W. Chesterman (re-elected)