Church of England Trust.
REGULATIONS FOR CHURCH COUNCILS―cont.
[CAP. 277
(2) All the above matters shall be open to free discussion; and before the report is proposed for adoption it shall be open to any member of the meeting to ask any question about church matters or bring about a discussion of any matter of general church interest by moving a general resolution or by moving to give any particular recommendation to the church council in the fulfilment of its duties. The meeting shall have power to adjourn and to determine its own time of meeting and rules of procedure.
(3) The meeting shall be convened by the incumbent or clergyman in charge by notice (in the form hereafter set forth) affixed at or near the principal door of the church for a period including the two Sundays immediately preceding the day of the meeting. The meeting shall be held in such place at such date and hour as shall be directed by the church council or in the absence of such direction as shall be fixed by the incumbent or clergyman in charge.
Form of notice.
Notice is hereby given that the annual church meeting of the
church will be held at
on the
day of
at
o'clock in the
for the purposes following, namely—
(a) the election of representatives to the board of the trustees of the Church of England in the Diocese of Victoria, Hong Kong;
(b) the election of the church council;
(c) the election of representatives to the Diocesan Conference;
(d) the election of sidesmen;
(e) the election of an auditor;
(f) the receiving from the church council and considering—
(i) a copy or copies of the electoral roll;
(ii) an annual report on its proceedings;
(iii) a statement of the financial affairs of the church;
(g) the transacting of any other business connected with the affairs of the church.
Dated this
day of
19
Incumbent.
(4) Fifteen electors shall be a quorum at the annual or special church meeting of Saint John's Cathedral Church, of Saint Andrew's Church, Kowloon, or of any other church that comes within the provisions of the Church of England Trust Ordinance (Cap. 277).
(5) The incumbent or clergyman in charge shall be the chairman of the meeting if present and if not a chairman shall be chosen by and from the electors present who shall preside at the meeting but no clerical chairman shall have a vote (except a casting vote) in the election of the church council.
(6) (a) The candidates must either previously to the meeting by written notice to the convenor thereof or at the meeting be nominated by one elector and seconded by another.
(b) If more candidates are nominated than there are seats to be filled the election shall take place at the meeting unless a poll is demanded by at least three of the voters present at the meeting.
(c) At every election each elector on the roll shall have as many votes as there are persons to be elected but may not give more than one vote to any one candidate,
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