1962-HKRS29-8-29_Part01 — Page 13

Members.

Adherents.

General meetings.

Business at a general

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8. Every member of the Church shall have been baptized in or in accordance with the rites of a Christian Church and shall be either-

(a) a full member, that is to say, a person who has been received

into the Church by-

(i) profession of faith,

(ii) letter of transfer from another Christian Church, or (iii) re-affirmation of faith, or

(6) an associate member, that is to say, a person who is a regular member of a Christian Church other than the Church and who signifies his desire to worship with and to help and support the Church while he is in the Colony but still to retain his member- ship of his own church,

who has been enrolled as such in such manner as may be prescribed.

Provided that, subject and in such manner as may be prescribed, any person who was on the mailing list of the Church immediately before the commencement of this Ordinance may be so enrolled.

9. Any person who, though not a member of a Christian Church, wishes to take part in the worship and other activities of the Church while he is resident in the Colony may, subject as may be prescribed, be listed as an adherent.

10. (1) The annual general meeting of the Church shall be held in the month of March in each year or as soon as is practicable thereafter. (2) A special general meeting may be called at any time by the Minister or by the committed and shall be called by the Minister if he sball receive a requisition, stating the purpose for which the meeting is required and signed by not less than forty voting members.

(3) Notice of every general meeting shall be given at each service held in the Church on not less than two Sundays immediately preceding such meeting at the usual time in the usual manner for giving notices during divine service and the meeting shall be held not earlier than the Wednesday next following the second of such Sundays.

(4) Save as may be otherwise prescribed, no motion shall be carried at a general meeting unless it shall receive the votes of not less than two-thirds of the voting members present and voting plus one.

11. (1) At every general meeting, the chair shall be taken by the Chairman or, in his absence by the Vice-Chaimman or, if both the Chairman and the Vice-Chairman shall be absent, by such person as the meeting shall elect as Chairman for the purpose of such meeting.

(2) At every general meeting every member shall be entitled to attend and to speak at such meeting but only a member who is over

the age of eighteen years and who has been enrolled as a member for not less than six months shall be entitled to vote at a general meeting:

Provided that at any general meeting held within one year of the commencement of this Ordinance, every member who is over the age of eighteen years shall be entitled to vote.

(3) The quorum for a general meeting shall be such number as may be prescribed or, if no quorum is prescribed. forty voting members:

Provided that if at a general meeting there is not a quorum, the Chairman shall adjourn the meeting for a period of not less than three weeks and notice of such adjourned meeting shall be given in accordance with the provisions of subsection (3) of section 10 und at such adjourned meeting the quorum shall be the number of voting members there present.

12. (1) There shall be a committee of management which shall Committee be responsible for the management of the Church property and the of manage- temporal affairs of the Church.

(2) The committee shall consist of twelve voting members, or such other number as may be prescribed, elected at the annual general meeting together with the following ex-officio members-

(a) the Minister:

(b) the secretary; and

(c) the treasurer.

(3) The committee shall hold office from the first day of the month next following the date of its election until the date on which a new committed elected by the Church at its annual general meeting shall assume office.

(4) At its first meeting, the committee shall elect from its elected members a chairman and vice-chairman and at any subsequent meeting may elect therefrom a temporary chairman or a temporary vice-chairman ia substitution for any chaimman or vice-chairman so elected if either such officer shall be absent from the Colony or otherwise for any good reason be unable to act.

(5) The committee shall bave power to co-opt to the committee any voting member.

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13. (1) There shall be an honorary secretary and an honorary officers. treasurer who shall be voting members elected by the Church at its annual general meeting and who shall hold office from the first day of the month next following the date of such election until replaced by other officers similarly elected.