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Appeals
18. Any appeal against the allowance or dis- Appeals. allowance of enrolment on the electoral roll or of a vote or against the report of the result of the election shall be made in writing to the incumbent withm seven days after the date of publication of such allow- ance or disallowance or the publication of such result as the case may be. A commission shall be consti- tuted by the Church Council and any appeal shall be considered and decided by such two or more members of the commission as the commission shall appoint and their decision shall be final.
Appendix.
[Regs 6 & 8]
Rules of Procedure for Church Councils.
1. Every Church Council shall hold not less than Meetings of four meetings in each year. Meetings shall be con- Church
Council, vened by the chairman and if not more than four meetings are held they shall be at quarterly intervals so far as possible.
2. The chairman may at any time convene a meet- Power to call ing of the Church Council. If he refuses or neglects meetings.
to do so within seven days after a requisition for that purpose signed by not less than one-third of the mein- bers of the church council has been presented to him those members may forthwith convene a meeting.
3. Except as provided in Rule 7, at least ten clear Notice of days before any meeting of a Church Council notice meeting. thereof specifying the time and place of the intended meeting, and signed by or on behalf of the chairman of the Church Council or the persons convening the meeting, shall be posted at or near the principal door of the church.
4. Notices of motion may be sent in writing to the Notice of secretary by any member of the Church Council at motion. any time. Not less than seven days before the meet- ing a notice thereof specifying the time and place of the meeting signed by or on behalf of the secretary shall be sent to every member of the Church Council. Such notice shall contain the agenda of the meeting including any motion of which notice has been received by the secretary.
5. No business shall be transacted at any meeting Quorum and of a Church Council unless at least one-third of the agenda. full number of members are present thereat, and no business which is not specified in the agenda shall be transacted at any meeting except by the consent of three-quarters of the members present at the meet- ing.
6. The business of a meeting of a Church Council Order of shall be transacted in the order set forth in the agenda business. unless the Church Council by resolution otherwise determine.
7. In case of sudden emergency and other special Short notice circumstances requiring immediate action by a Church for Council a meeting may be convened by the chairman emergency
meetings. at not less than three days notice in writing to the members of the church council concerned, but the quorum for the transaction of any business at such meeting shall be a majority of the then existing mem- bers of the church council concerned and no business shall be transacted at such meeting except such as is specified in the notice convening the meeting.