FOR AST INDUSTRIAL AND PROVIDENT SOCIETY. 277 
The committee of management shall meet every 
clay evening at o’clock, and any of the said-’ 
committee shall form a quorum ; it shall in all things act 
for and in the society’s name, and all acts and orders under 
the powers delegated to it shall have the like force and 
effect as if they were the acts and orders of a majority of 
the members of the society at a general meeting thereof. 
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 of the said com 
mittee may call a special meeting thereof by giving one 
clear day’s notice in writing to the secretary ; but at such 
special meeting no other business than that specified in the 
notice shall be taken into consideration. The said com 
mittee shall convene all meetings of the society on such- 
requisitions as are herein mentioned. Any member of the 
said committee not present at a quarter past the hour of 
meeting shall be fined , unless he can show a 
reason for his absence to the satisfaction of the majority of 
the said committee. The secretary shall keep a record of 
all members present at each meeting of the said com 
mittee. The chairman of each meeting shall sign the 
minutes of the proceedings and all contracts then entered 
into. 
The treasurer shall be responsible for such sums of 
money as may from time to time be paid into his 
hands by the secretary, or by any person on account of 
this society; he shall render his cash account monthly, 
and supply the secretary with a duplicate thereof, and 
shall, if required, attend every general meeting. He shall,, 
before taking upon himself the execution of his office, 
give such security as the committee of management think 
necessary. 
The secretary shall give his attendance at all meetings 
of the society and committee of management; he shall 
record correctly the names of the said committee there 
present, and the minutes of their proceedings, which he 
shall transcribe into a book, to be authenticated by the 
signature of the chairman as the proceedings of the meet 
ing ; he shall receive proposals for admission and keep the 
accounts, documents, and papers of the society in such 
manner and for such purposes as the said committee may 
appoint, and shall prepare and send the annual and other 
returns to the registrar ; he shall receive the contributions, 
fines, and other payments due to the society, and at the 
close of every meeting pay the same to the treasurer. The 
secretary shall on all occasions in the execution of his