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VI.—Appointment  and  Removal  of  Trustees,  Committee  of
Management,  Treasurer,  and  other  Officers.
This  branch  shall  have  [three]  trustees,  and  on  the  death,
resignation  in  writing,  or  removal  of  any  of  the  trustees,
others  shall  he  appointed  in  their  stead  hy  a  special  meetting.
  There  shall  also  he  a  committee  of  management  consisting ­
  of  ten  persons,  a  treasurer  and  secretary  [and  two
■auditors  (c)].  The  committee  of  management,  treasurer,
and  secretary  shall  continue  in  office  until  the  general
annual  meeting  of  the  branch,  unless  previously  removed
hy  a  resolution  of  the  major  part  of  the  members  present  at
•any  meeting  called  for  that  purpose  ;  and  at  every  annual
meeting  a  committee  of  management,  treasurer,  and  secretary ­
  shall  he  appointed  for  the  ensuing  year,  or,  in  failure
■thereof,  those  last  appointed  shall  be  considered  as  again
•appointed  ;  and  in  case  any  member  of  the  committee  of
management,  treasurer,  or  secretary  shall  die  or  he  removed
prior  to  such  annual  meeting,  the  committee  of  management ­
  shall  appoint  a  person  to  fill  the  vacancy.  The
trustees  shall  continue  in  office  during  the  pleasure  of  the
members,  and  be  removable  at  a  general  meeting  ;  and,  in
case  of  a  vacancy,  another  shall  be  elected  by  a  majority  of
members  at  a'  meeting  called  for  that  purpose.  A  copy  of
■every  resolution  appointing  a  trustee  shall  be  sent  to  the
secretary  of  the  Order  within  [7]  days  after  the  date  of  the
meeting  at  which  such  resolution  was  passed.

VII.—Powers  and  Duties  of  Officers.
1.  The  committee  of  management  shall  meet  on  every
at  the  hour  of  .  Any  (six)  of  the  committee ­
  of  management  duly  assembled  at  any  such  meeting
shall  form  a  quorum,  and  shall  have  full  power  to  superintend ­
  and  conduct  the  business  of  this  branch  according  to
the  rules  provided  for  the  government  thereof,  and  shall  in
nil  things  act  for  and  in  the  name  of  this  branch;  and  all
acts  and  orders  under  the  powers  delegated  to  them  shall
have  the  like  force  and  effect  as  the  acts  and  orders  of  this
branch  at  any  general  meeting.  Every  question  at  such
meeting  shall  be  decided  by  a  majority  of  votes,  and  if  the

(e)  Auditors  need  uot  be  appointed  if  the  accounts  are  audited
by  a  public  auditor.