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Section 3. Twenty-one Active members shall constitute a quorum at any annual or extraordinary business meeting of the Association. Section 4. No partisan, political, or schismatic meeting shall be held by the Association, or on its premises.

Article VII Discipline.

Section 1. In case of misconduct or neglect of duty of any officer or member of the Association, the Board of Directors may, after ascertaining the facts of the case, by the vote of two thirds of its members, declare the membership canelled, or the office ef such offender vacant

Article VIIISupervising Board.

Section 1 There shall be a Supervising Board of five Christian meu, which shall be appointed as follows:-

First-A Government Official appointed by the Governor.

Second-A Member of the Board of Directors of the Chinese Y. M. C. A. who shall be appointed by the Board of Directors of the Chinese Associations.

Third-The General Secretary of the Hongkong Young Men's Chris- tian Association.

Fourth-A Chinese gentleman who shall not be a member of the Board of Directors of the Chinese Association,

Fifth-A Missionary of one of the regularly constituted Missionary Societies at work in Hongkong.

The first thre; of the members of this Board shall be appointed as above provided. The last two shall be elected by these three assembled in executive, session.

Section II First The Supervising Board shall have final authority over all matters that may be passed or proposed by the Board of Directors or Committees

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Second-The Supervising Board shall have the right on its own initia- on appeal to it in writing by three members of the Board of Directors or twenty members of the Association to investigate anything whatsoever connected with the Chinese Central Young Men's Christian Association and their decision shall be binding on the Board of Directors, Committees and all members.

Third-The Supervising Board shall meet at least twice each year and at such other times as the occasion may demand. Three members shall constitute a quorum. A Chairman shall be elected to preside at all their meetings and a Secretary to conduct all their correspondence and to keep records and minutes.

Fourth-The Supervising Board shall appoint a Consulting Committee of Chinese, with whom they may consult on any affairs of the Association.

Article IX. This Constitution may be altered or amended at any annual or extraordinary business meeting of the Association, by a two thirds affirmative vote of those present, provided the alteration or amend ment was duly presented to the Board of Directors, and the members at least four weeks previous to such vote being taken, except that the sense of this Article, and of Article III. Sections 2 & 3, shall not be altered or repealed. By-Laws of the Chinese Contral Young Men's Christian Association of Hongkong.

1. For condition of membership see Constitution, Article III, sections 1, 2, and 3.

2. This Association shall admit two classes of members, Full and Student. Full membershipdues shall be $10.00 annually if paid in advance or $1.00 per month paid in advance, The entrance fee shall be $300. A special rate shall be made to day students in Queen's College or any others school of Hongkong as follows: Entrance fee, $1.50; membership fee, 50 cents per month paid in advance. The Entrance fee and one month's membership fee should accompany the application, whereupon, the appli- cant becomes a member, subject to the approval of the Board of Directors and at once becomes liable to all obligations and restrictions of the Constitution and By-laws.

3. The membership dues are reckoned from the first of the month nearest the day of application.

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4. Every applicant for admission into the Association must be proposed by a member on a fan provided for that purpose. applicant must sign his name in Chinese.

5. Members removing to other places where there are Young Men's Christian Associations will, upon application, be furnished with letters of introduction. Membership privileges will be granted, to a member of another. Association who removes to Hongkong, for the unexpired portion or value of such membership.

6. Any gentlemen temporarily resident in Hongkong may, on the proposition of a member, be invited by the Membership Committee to be- come a visiting member for a period not to exceed two weeks at any one time.

7. Visiting members are not entitled to vote or hold office, but are temporarily granted the other privileges of the Association without being liable for the annual dues. In the event of the visiting member failing to pay his account for any cause, his proposer will be held liable for the amount unpaid.

8. All the amounts and charges against members shall be paid in

The cash system shall be observed in all transactions.

advance.