1977 Ed.]
Professional Accountants By-laws
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16. (1) Subject to paragraph (3), 25 professional accountants shall constitute a quorum at a general meeting of the Society.
(2) Subject to paragraph (4), if 15 minutes after the time appointed for a general meeting, there is no quorum, the meeting shall stand adjourned for not less than 1 week and not more than 4 weeks, to be held on such date and at such hour and place as the Council may determine.
(3) Subject to paragraph (4), at a meeting adjourned under paragraph (2), the professional accountants present shall form a quorum and shall have full power to transact the proposed business of the adjourned meeting.
(4) Paragraph (2) shall not apply to a general meeting called under by-law 13(2).
17. (1) The President, or in his absence the Vice-President, shall be chairman at a general meeting of the Society.
(2) If, 15 minutes after the time appointed for a general meeting of the Society, neither the President nor the Vice-President is present, the professional accountants present at the meeting may elect-
(a) a member of the Council who is present; or
(b) if no member of the Council is present, a professional accountant who is present,
to be chairman of the meeting.
18. (1) A resolution or amendment thereto proposed and seconded at a general meeting of the Society shall be put to the meeting by the chairman and, subject to the provisions of paragraph (2), shall be decided by a show of hands.
(2) Each professional accountant shall have 1 vote on a question coming before or arising at a general meeting and in the event of an equality of votes either on a show of hands or on the holding of a poll under paragraph (3), the chairman shall have a second or casting vote.
(3) Subject to paragraph (7), a poll shall be taken on a resolution or amendment thereto proposed and seconded at a general meeting if requested-
(a) by not less than 10 professional accountants immediately after the declaration by the chairman of the result of a show of hands under paragraph (1); or
(b) upon the request in writing, signed and submitted before the dissolution or adjournment of the meeting by not less than 10 professional accountants present.
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Quorum of general meetings of Society.
(cf. S. Rhodesia by-law 35.)
Chairman of general meetings of the Society.
Procedure at meetings of Society.
(cf. S. Rhodesia by-law 36.)