Blection el committee.
Chairman of committas.
Dution of durakni too.
CommÙBLOG.
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(c) the total number of members on the date on which the meeting was hold; and
meeting.
(d) all resolutions passed or decisions made at the
31. (1) The committee aball 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:
Provided that a special general meeting convened for the purpose by or on the demand of the Registrar or on demand of the members (in the case of registered societies with less than forty members, oue-half of the members or ten members which- evor is the less or when a registered acoiety consists of more than forty members, one-fourth of the total number of members) may remove the committee or any members thereof before the expiration of their period of office by majority of three-fourths of the members present, who shall proceed at the same meeting to the election of others in their stend who shall bold office until the election of a new committes by the next general meeting convened for this purpose by the Registrar.
(2) The committee shall consist of five members and three shall constitute a quorum,
32. The committee shall elect its own chairman, who shail have an ordinary vote and on an equality of votes shall be entitled to a casting vote. In the temporary absence of the obairman, the committee shall elect one of its members to perform the duties of chairman.
33. (1) The committee shall represent the registered society before all competent public authorities and in all dealings and transactions with third persons, with power to institute or defend auits brought in the name of or against the society, and in general it shall carry out such duties in the management of the affaire of the registered society as have not been specially assigned by the rules or the by-laws to general meetings or to any other officer of the society.
(2) The committee shall always keep a copy of the latest annual balance sheet of the registered society together with the report referred to in rule 23, hung in a conspicuous place at the registered office of the society.
Meetings of 34. The committee shall meet as often as the business of the registered society may require and in any case not less frequently than once a month. Moetings of the committee shall be summoned by the secretary in writing.
Procedure at meetings of committee.
35. At each committee meeting the secretary sball-
(a) read the minutes of the preceding meeting;
(b) produce the cash book, detail the entries of receipts and payments made therein since the last meeting and with the treasurer produce the cash in their possession for verifica- tion by the committee with the cash book;
(a) produce a statement abowing the loans due and unpaid, for determination by the committee as to the action to be taken in each case;
(d) produce applications for loane, if any, for deter- mination by the committee in accordance with the priority of receipt; and
(e) submit any other business for consideration by
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committoa.
38. Minutes of committee meetings shall be recorded forth- Miantes of with by the secretary in the minute book and shall be signed by meeting of the chairman or other presiding member and by the secretary and shall contain the following particulars-
(a) the names of the membera presont and the date
of the meeting;
member; and
(b) the name of the chairman or other presiding
(c) a short statement of all matter discussed and decisions made and a record as to whether ench decision was made unanimously or by a majority,
37. Any member of the committee who, without due excuse Failure to approved by the committee, fails to attend at three consecutivo attend centings of the committee shall be deemed to have vacated his peetings of office which shall thereupon be filled as provided by rule 38.
committaa.
36. (1) Vacancies ocurring on the committee shall be filled Vacancies on within eight days by the eleelion of substitutes elected by the conunitive, remaining members of the commmittea:
Provided that when such election does not take place the Registrar may appoint the required substitutes.
(2) Any substitutes elected or appointed under paragraph (1) of this rule shall hold office until the expiration of office of the committee.
39. The committee may borrow money on behalf of the Borrowing registered society to an amount not exceeding such total manunt powers.
as may have been fixed in accordance with rule 20.
making
40. The committee may, subject to the approval of the Registrar, open a banking account. AB cheques shall be signed acconat.
by two members of the committee and the secretary:
Provided that with the authority in writing of the Registrar previously obtained cheques may be signed by ane member of the committeo and the secretary.
41. (1) The committee way-
(4) appoint such clerks or employees as it considers
necessary; and
(b) fix the salary, woges or remuneration of every auch clerk or employes.
(2) Every clerk or employee appointed under this rule shall bold ation during the pleasure of the committee.
RULES 42-50.
[APPLICABLE TO Cresty Socinyika. ]
Employees.
42. Members who desire to obtain a loan shall submit an Application application to the committee stating the amount and the purpose for a loan. for which the loan is required, the term for which it is naked, whether it is desired to repay it by instalments, and the names of the proposed sureties or any other security which is offered.
43. (1) The committee shall consider at a meeting every Sanction application for a loan and if the committee is satifised with the of loo. trustworthiness of the applicant, the sufficiency of the security offered and the prospects of advantage to the borrower, in the way of increased pruduction or economy or otherwise, it may sanction the loan.
the committee,