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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  committee ­
  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  committee ­
  shall  convene  all  meetings  of  the  society  on  suchrequisitions
  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  committee. ­
  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  meeting ­
  ;  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