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5. (1) The Board shall consist of not less than five and not more than
including the Secretary for Chinese Affairs, who shall be ex officio the president
i f i U „ I ra-nrpcpnt intr ttlp <' h i n n e o „ 1 11 i 8 QQ
including the Secretary for Chinese Aiiairs, wno snan oe ex officio the president perso 5s
members of the Legislative Council representing the Chinese, who shall be ex o/T • lsot h<
presidents. ' /iC10 vi<*
vice-
(2) Vacancies in the Board shall be filled up by the Governor, who
continuing members of the Board for their recommendation.
may call
u P°n the
(3) All appointments to the Board shall be held only during the Governor’
6 . The Board shall, subject to the provisions of this Ordinance, have
pleasure,
full
authority to govern, direct, and decide^all matters whatsoever connected with the admC ^
tion of the affairs of the Society and the accomplishment of the objects and purnos a lStra '
appeal to the Governor, as hereinafter provided, and may at disrrpf- j
subject to an appeal to tne uovernor, as ueieiiiaiter provided, and may at discreti 7 ^
by regulations or otherwise, a portion or the whole of its power and authority to tT i ^
committee. ^ e
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elected
7. The Board shall have power, with the consent of the Governor, to chan
the corporate name and the common seal of the Society, and the amount of the d °r ^
the funds of the Society hereinbefore prescribed as a qualification for becoming 01191011
thereof, and may, with such consent as aforesaid, refuse to admit any person as 8 mem J er
or may expel any existing member and cause his name to be erased from the regist^ 111 ^
8 . The Board shall have power to make regulations for their procedure in the tran t
of business and the maintenance of good order at their meetings, and for the guidanc fir
committee, and generally for all matters relating to the administration and manaeem t
of the Society and the discharge of its various duties : provided always that a conv th
shall be furnished to the Colonial Secretary, and that thev shall be subject to diJdlrm,,
alteration or amendment at any time by the Governor. k ance ’
9. All questions which may arise at any meeting of the Board shall he decided bv
majority of votes, and, in case of an equality of votes, the president shall have a casting vote
in addition to his original vote : provided that, in any case in which the Board is divided in
opinion, the president or any two members of the Board may demand that the point be
referred to the Governor for his decision, which shall in every^such case be final
, (?) Every member of the committee shall hold office for the term of one vear only
shall be eligible for re-election at the expiration thereof. ^
i (~) Every such member of the Society, whether a firm or individual, shall he entitled
to one vote only.
that hTholf * 16 E° mm ittee shall, subject to such regulations as may be made by the Board in
of the Society 11 eF ^ a ^ e an< ^ exerc ^ se th e immediate supervision and management of the work
rlpsirino- ti k 6 E° ar d shall cause a register to be kept in which every person or firm,
nrevisions B the Society and being duly qualified shall, subject to the
cause nmopr , ec . 10n ^ entitled to have his name or firm name inscribed, and shall also
insnection of 7™ ct° ; b . e kep t’ 'y hich shal1 be ?P en at a]l reasonable times to"
Midil JJt; dL dll IcdbUIldJJIC Llliico tv ^
that behalf mem ^ ers Society and of any person whom the Governor may appoint ii
to
a true
and
the Colonial <3 FC ^ 9 a *°;, wi ^ n one month after the expiration of every year, transmit
-rue statement eC f e ti ar ^ 9 re P° rfc ? p . y or k done during the previous year, together with
d disbursement 0 i ^ as f, ts an( l.Exilities of the Society and an account of their receipts
before a iustiee of tk Urm ” previous year, and such statement shall be verified upon oath
ff3) rer, I aw a P T G hy tw ° mem bers of the Board.
l{o). rep. Law Amendment Ordinance, 1923.]
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has cetsedVrTe-tllft.H s 1 hown ’ to th « satisfaction of the Governor, that the Society
of its establishment a- ’ t 0I f ca f r y out in a proper manner the objects and purposes
or to fulfil the conditions , or ^ m Motion 3, or the objects and purposes of this Ordinance,
.1 e ... ooditions thereof, it shall Ho lawful tk^. v.., Ordinance to he
hereby
or to fulfil the conditinno fk Ln ^T 56 , 011011 •d? or the objects and purposes o
passed for that mirnnse t ereo t, 1 t shall be lawful for the Governor, by an Ordinane
granted shall cease^and i° f re P ea ^ ^ 1S Ordinance and to declare that the incorporation
1 Cease and ^termme and become absolutely void.
all the propertv an^d ass^/^ik^c 11 ^ ere ^y granted ceases under the provisions of SectionH
vested in the Crown suhin °f f ^^ ocle ty shall, for the purposes hereinafter mentioned, bee
if anv, of the Societv C tk t0 ratea hlo payment thereout of the just debts and habn J
society, to the extent of such property and assets, ind the balance of such
1°’ , The ^ ommi ttee shall consist of not less than six and not more than twelve
members of the Society, to be elected as hereinafter mentioned, who shall from time to time
appoint one ol their body to be chairman.
• ^ V (}) ^ he members of the committee shall be elected as occasion may require by a
majon y o \o es of members of the Society who may be within the colony at the time of such
property
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