1964 Ed.]
Co-operative Societies Rules.
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(3) The chairman may by the decision of the meeting adjourn the meeting from time to time and from place to place, but no business shall be transacted at any meeting so adjourned other than the business left unfinished at the meeting from which the adjournment took place.
(4) The chairman shall have the right to order the closure of a discussion and put the matter to the vote.
28. Any question submitted to the decision of the members present at a general meeting, unless otherwise dealt with in the rules, shall be decided by a majority of votes.
29. (1) At any meeting a resolution put to the vote shall be decided on a show of hands, unless voting by call of names or a ballot is demanded by at least five of the members present before the declaration of the result of the show of hands, and in such case voting by call of names or a ballot shall be taken as the case may be.
(2) The chairman shall have an ordinary vote and in case of an equality of votes shall be entitled to a casting vote. In the case of a meeting convened by the Registrar and presided over by him or his representative, he or his representative shall not be entitled to vote except on an equality of votes, in which case they shall have a casting vote.
(3) In respect of every resolution put to the vote the chairman shall declare whether it has been carried or lost, and whether on a show of hands or unanimously or by a particular majority, and an entry to that effect in the minute book shall be conclusive evidence of anything therein contained.
30. Minutes of every general meeting shall be entered in the minute book and signed by the chairman and secretary before the dissolution or adjournment of the meeting and shall contain—
(a) the number and names of the members present at the meeting and the name of the chairman or of the person who presided at the meeting;
(b) the time fixed for the meeting and the time the meeting commenced;
(c) the total number of members on the date on which the meeting was held; and
(d) all resolutions passed or decisions made at the meeting.
31. (1) The committee shall be elected at a general meeting of the registered society to be held annually or convened for the purpose by the Registrar, and its members shall hold office until the election of a new committee and they shall be eligible for re-election:
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Voting at general meeting.
Method of voting.
Minutes of general meeting.
Election of committee.