General Treating.
Annual goveral mesting.
Special general Theting.
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(3) The maximum so fixed shall be subject to the sanction of the Registrar, who may at any time reduce it. No registered society shall receive loans or deposita which will make its lability exceed the limit sanctioned by the Registrar,
21. The supreme authority in a registered society shall be vested in the general meeting of members at which every member has a right to attend and vote on all questions. Subject to the provisions of sections 24 and 25 of the Ordinance, each member shall have one vote only which shall be exercised in person and not by proxy.
22. The first meeting of wombera shall have the same powers ns are given to the annual general meeting, and shall be held immediately or not later than one month after the receipt of the certificate of registration of the society.
23. The annual general meeting of members shall be convened by the committee as soon as the report on the audit of the accounts of the registered society by the Registrar, or person authorised by him is received by the committee. At least eight days' notice shall be given before any such general meeting is beld:
Provided that the Registrar may at any time after the audit of the accounts has been completed convene the annual general meeting which shall proceed as if it had been convened by the committee.
24. The functions of the annual general meeting shall be-
(a) to confirm the minutes of the previous sonnal meeting and of any intervening special general testing;
(b) to consider the reports of the committee and the balance sheet together with the report on the audit of the accounts of the registered society for the previous year as prepared by the Registrar or the person authorised by him:
(c) to approve the accounts or if the accounts are not approved to cause the secretary to notify the Registrar who sball consider the matter and make his decision thereon, and much decision as to the correctness of the accounts shall be final and conclusive;
(d) to hear and decide upon any compleints brought by members aggrieved by a decision of the committee:
Provided that notice of such complaints to be brought before the meeting has been given to the accretary at least two days prior to the meeting; and
(e) to transact any other general, business of the
registered society.
26. A special general meeting of members may be convened at any time by the committee; and on receipt of a demand stating the object of the proposed wreting sigued by not less than one-fifth of the members of the registered society, if such society in composed of less than one hundred members, or by twenty-five members if auch society consists of more than one hundred members, it shall be the duty of the chairman of the committee to roavene such a meeting giving eight days' notice. If the abuirman of the pop- mittes fails to convene a meeting within fourteen days from the receipt of a demand as aforesaid the members applying for such a meeting will have the right to convene the meeting by notica which must contain the object of the proposed meeting and a statement to the effect that the meeting is convened on the failure of the chairman of the committee to convene the meeting demunded:
Provided that the Registrar or a person authorised by him may at any time summon a special general meeting of the registered society in such manner and at such time and place as he may direct. He may also direct what matters shall be discusand at the meeting. Such meeting sbali have all the powers of a meeting called according to the rules.
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26. (1) When a registered society consists of mot more than Quorum at one hundred and twenty members one-half of the number of the garl members or thirty members, whichever is the less, shall form a
meetings. quorum for the purposes of the annual or a special general meeting, und when a registered society consists of more than one hundred and twenty members one-fourth of the total number of the membera of auch society shall form a quorum for the purposes of the annual or a special general meeting:
Provided that when any meeting is summoned by the Registrar any members present at such meeting shall be deemed to form a
quorum.
(2) If within one hour after the time fixed for any marting other than a meeting couvened by the Registrar this members present are not sufficient to form a quorum such meeting shall be considered na dissolved if convened on the demand of members; in all other cases it shall stand adjourned to the same day in the next week at the same time and place and a potice to that effact shall be posted by the secretary within twenty-four hours, and if at the adjourned meeting a quorum is not present within one hour from the time appointed for the meeting the members present shall form a quorum,
27. (1) The chairman of the committee or in his absence any Chairman of other person elected by a majurity of those present shall preside general at the annual or special general meeting:
meeting.
Provided that the Registrar or a person appointed by bim shall preside at any meeting convened by himself or on his demand.
(2) The secretary or in his absence any other person nominated in writing by the chairmen sball act as secretary st the meeting. The chairman, if mensasury, may nominate other officers to assist at the meeting.
(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 nufaished 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 Voting at
gecarui present at a meeting, unless otherwise dealt with in the rules, eating. 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 bands, and in auch case voting hy call of names or a ballot shall be taken as the case may be,
(2) The chairman shall bave an ordinary vote and in case of an equality of votes shall be entitled to a casting rota. 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 vota except ou ao equality of vates, in which case they shall have a casting voto.
(3) In respect of every resolution put to the vote the chairman ahall declare whether it has heen carried or lost, and whether on a show of hands or naanimously or by a particular majority, and an entry to that effect in the minuto hook shull be conclusive evidence of anything therein contained.
30. Minutes of the meetings shall be entered in the minute Minotes of hook and signed by the chairman and secretary before the dissolu- raperal tion or adjournment of the meeting and sball contain-
meeting.
(a) the number and names of the members present at the meating 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;