Auckland Provincial Government Gazette.

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY.

VOL. XIX.] MONDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1870. [No. 49.

PUBLIC NOTIFICATION.

Superintendent’s Office,
Auckland, 26th October, 1870.

THE following Bye-laws for Standing Orders proposed by the Mining Board of the Province of Auckland, have been assented to by me, and are published for general information.

THOMAS B. GILLIES,
Superintendent.

BYE-LAWS FOR STANDING ORDERS

OF THE MINING BOARD OF AUCKLAND, THAMES GOLD FIELDS.

1. On the assembling of the Board after every Election, the Returning Officer’s intimation, setting forth the names of the persons who have been elected as Members of the Board, shall be read.

2. The sittings of the Board shall be open to the public.

3. On a quorum being present, the business of the Board shall commence at the time fixed, but should there be no quorum within thirty (30) minutes after that time, the Board shall stand adjourned until the next regular day and hour of meeting, and the names of the Members present shall be recorded.

4. A quorum shall consist of three Members, and in the absence of the Chairman, a chairman pro. tem. shall be appointed from amongst the Members present.

5. The regular days of meeting of the Board shall be the second Monday in each month, unless otherwise ordered.

6. At each meeting of the Board the business shall be proceeded with in the following order—

   1. The minutes of the preceding meeting shall be read over, and corrected if necessary, after which the said minutes shall be confirmed, signed, and dated by the Chairman.
   2. Correspondence.
   3. Reports of Committees received.
   4. Orders of the day.

7. The Orders of the day shall include all business of which due notice has been given.

8. All motions shall be considered in the order in which notice thereof has been given in writing to the Chairman, signed by the mover.

9. It shall be competent for any Member to propose an original motion, or any amendment of a motion, without previous notice, provided that it be not of a legislative character, or the effect of which would be to rescind or amend any previous resolution of the Board.

10. Any motion or amendment, not seconded, shall not be debated, but shall lapse, and no discussion shall be allowed on a motion for adjournment.

11. No notice of motion entered on the notice paper shall be proceeded with, unless by the Member giving such notice, or by some Member duly authorised by him.

12. Any motion duly seconded shall not be withdrawn, unless by the sanction of the Board.

13. A call of the Board for special purposes shall be made by the Chairman on the written requisition of three of the Members; and no order for a call of the Board shall be made for any day earlier than four days from the date of such order, inclusive of the date of the same; a copy of such order to be forwarded to each Member, signed by the Chairman or Clerk.

14. The Chairman shall have a deliberative as well as a casting vote.

15. When any motion has been duly proposed and seconded, the question shall thereon be put by the Chairman, when each Member respectively and successively shall signify his assent or dissent by the words “Aye” or “No.” The Chairman shall then state whether the “Ayes” or the “Noes” have it.

16. The decision of the Chairman shall be final on all questions of “order” or “practice.”

17. If more than one Member rise at the same time, the Chairman shall decide the pre-audience.