260 MODEL RULES FOR A BENEVOLENT SOCIETY.: 
secretary, [two auditors (a)], and three trustees. The com 
mittee of management, treasurer, and secretary shall con 
tinue in office until the general annual meeting of the 
•society, unless previously removed by 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 be 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 be 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 society, and be removable 
at a general meeting ; and, in case of a vacancy, another 
shall be elected by a majority of the members at a meeting 
called for that purpose. A copy of every resolution appoint 
ing a trustee shall be sent to the registrar within fourteen 
days after the date of the meeting at which such resolution 
was passed, in the form prescribed by the Treasury regu 
lation in that behalf. 
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 society accord 
ing to the rules provided for the government thereof, and 
shall in all things act for and in the name of this society; 
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 society at any general meeting. Every question at 
such meeting shall be decided by a majority of votes, and 
if the votes are equal, the chairman shall have a casting 
vote. Any (two) of the committee of management may 
call a special meeting thereof, by giving (seven) clear days’ 
notice in writing to the secretary, but at such special meet 
ing no other business than that specified in the notice shall 
be taken into consideration. The committee of manage 
ment shall convene all the meetings of the society, on such 
requisitions as are herein mentioned. 
(a) Auditors nceduotbe appointed f the accounts are audited 
by a public auditor.