CAP. 33]
[r. 59 cont.]
Temporary absence of secretary.
Duties of secretary.
Co-operative Societies.
(3) In the event of the suspension of the secretary the committee shall forthwith appoint a substitute to hold office during the period of such suspension and shall report the name of such substitute to the Registrar.
60. (1) The secretary shall not absent himself from duty save with the permission of the committee previously obtained.
(2) During the absence of the secretary, the committee shall appoint a temporary secretary and shall report the appointment to the Registrar.
(3) In case the secretary desires to be absent from duty for more than one month at any one time, the committee shall, before granting permission for such absence, obtain the previous approval of the Registrar therefor.
61. The duties of the secretary shall be-
(a) to attend all meetings of the registered society and of the committee and to carry out all the instructions of the committee:
(b) to be present at the office during the hours of business as fixed from time to time by the committee;
(c) to record the whole of the transactions of the registered society in the books provided for that purpose; to conduct correspondence on behalf of the registered society; to prepare the annual statement of accounts and balance sheet; and to have charge of the documents, books and vouchers for payments and receipts on behalf of the registered society;
(d) to receive all applications for loans and bring the same before the committee; to prepare receipts and other documents in the form prescribed for signature by borrowers prior to their taking the loans sanctioned; and with the authority of the committee to supply information about the registered society which may be applied for by members;
(e) to receive all moneys due or payable to the registered society and issue receipts to the payer for same from a counterfoil receipt book supplied to the registered society for the purpose by the Registrar, obtaining at the same time the signature of the person making
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