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29. Payments from the funds of the Institute shall be made only upon the order of the Council, and by cheque drawn by the Secretary, signed by the President or Vice-President, and countersigned by the Honorary Treasurer.

30. The Council shall prepare, and shall cause to be submitted to the Institute at each annual meeting, a report of the transactions and proceedings for the past year, together with a balance-sheet, as provided in By-law No. 31, duly audited by the Auditors to be appointed as hereinafter directed.

Meetings of the Institute.

31. The annual meetings of the Institute shall be held during the months of December or January in each year, on such a date and at such hour and place as the Council shall determine, to receive the report and balance-sheet for the past year, to appoint office-bearers for the year ensuing, to elect fellows, and to transact such other business as may properly arise out of these matters. All candidates for the office of President, of Vice-President, of Honorary Treasurer, or of member of Council shall be nominated by not less than two members of the Institute, after obtaining their consent, by notice in writing delivered or sent to the Secretary so as to reach him not less than twenty-eight days prior to the date of the annual meeting at which the election is to take place. The Secretary shall insert notice of all such nominations in the circulars convening the annual meeting.

32. An ordinary meeting of the Institute may be convened at such hour and place as the Council shall determine.

33. The annual and ordinary meetings shall receive and deal with the reports and recommendations of the Council; decide upon admission of new members, associates, and honorary members; deal with any business of which any member shall have given notice to the Council not less than twenty-eight days previous to such meeting; hear and discuss any paper; and discuss and decide upon any matter arising out of any such business.

34. The President of his own motion or the Council may, and upon receipt of a requisition signed by not less than twelve members of the Institute shall, convene a special meeting thereof to receive and deal with the reports and recommendations of the Council; to decide upon the admission of new members, associates, or honorary members; to deal with any business of which any member shall have given notice not less than twenty-eight days previous to such meeting; to hear and discuss any paper upon any subject of interest to the profession of which any member shall have given like notice; and to discuss and decide upon any matter arising out of any such business: and at any such meeting no business shall be entertained other than that for which such meeting shall have been convened.

35. At each annual meeting the Institute shall elect two auditors to examine and certify to the condition of the accounts of the Honorary Treasurer; and, in the event of its failing to elect such auditors, or in the event of the death or absence from the City of Wellington of an Auditor, or his incapacity from mental or bodily disease (of which the Council shall be sole judge), or his refusal to act, the Council may elect an Auditor or Auditors.

36. Every annual or other meeting of the Institute shall be convened by circular, a copy of which shall be sent to each member, associate, honorary member, and student by the Secretary or other proper officer, not less than twenty-one days prior to the date of such intended meeting; and every such circular shall state the time and place of meeting, and the nature of the business to be entertained thereat.

37. At all meetings of the Institute the President, or if there be no President, or if he be not present within fifteen minutes after the time appointed for holding the meeting, one of the Vice-Presidents, or a member as determined by the meeting by a show of hands, shall preside, and shall, in the event of the voting being equal, give a casting vote. In the absence of both President and Vice-Presidents the meeting shall elect a chairman from among themselves, who shall for the time being exercise the functions of the President.

38. At all meetings of the Institute every question shall in the first instance be decided by a show of hands (except in the case of the election of office-bearers, members, associates, honorary members, and fellows). No question can be decided upon except due notice has been given of same to Secretary not less than twenty-eight days before date of meeting. Absent members can only vote directly upon all questions which, in the opinion of the Council, are important enough to be submitted to them by filling up voting-papers sent by the Secretary, who will be expected to fill them up in such a form that the words “Yes” or “No” can be written against each question, so that the direct vote of all absent members can be obtained upon every matter brought before the Institute. Ten members present at a meeting may, in writing, require a ballot to be taken upon any proposition before the meeting, except that of adjournment, and such ballot shall be taken in such manner at such time and place as the chairman directs, and he may adjourn the meeting for the purpose of taking such ballot. Unless such ballot is demanded a statement by the chairman that a resolution has been carried, and an entry to that effect in the book of proceedings of the Institute, shall be conclusive evidence that such resolution has been carried.

39. At every meeting of the Institute ten members shall form a quorum. In the event of there not being a quorum present within fifteen minutes of the time appointed for any meeting, the President, or, in his absence, a majority of the members present by a show of hands, may adjourn such meeting to such other time, distant not more than seven days, as he or they may see fit, or declare such meeting to have lapsed.

40. In the event of any meeting lapsing for want of a quorum, the business which could have been transacted at such meeting may be transacted at the next ordinary meeting, if such meeting consents, and in such case shall take precedence at such ordinary meeting.

41. The Institute at any annual meeting may elect not more than two fellows. The voting to be by ballot in the manner hereinafter prescribed for the election of office-bearers, members, associates, and honorary members. All candidates for fellowship shall be nominated in writing by at least six members, and such nominations shall be sent by post or delivered to the Secretary so as to reach him not less than twenty-eight days before the annual meeting.

42. Any resolution of the Institute at an ordinary or special meeting to rescind, alter, add to, or amend any of its by-laws, or any resolution the effect of which would be to annul a previous resolution, shall have no force until confirmed at a subsequent special or ordinary meeting of the Institute held not less than two months after the meeting at which such resolution shall have been adopted, and such resolution shall be reported to the Institute at such last-named meeting, and shall then be finally confirmed or disallowed.

43. No alteration of the by-laws of the Institute shall be made, except at a special meeting of the Institute convened for that purpose in accordance with the provisions of By-law No. 36, and confirmed at a subsequent meeting as provided by By-law No. 42; and any alterations or additions approved and adopted at such meeting shall have immediate effect.

44. No meeting of the Institute, or the proceedings thereat, or anything done at such meeting shall be rendered invalid by reason that such meeting was not duly convened, or that anything required to be done or performed under any by-law preliminary or requisite to the holding of such meeting was not done and performed.

45. If the whole of the members at a meeting of the Institute (not less than twenty) consider that it would be expedient in the interests of the Institute, in order to enable any business to be transacted thereat, to suspend any by-law, except By-laws Nos. 57 and 58, they may by resolution suspend such by-law, and thereupon, for the purposes of rendering valid such meeting and the proceedings thereat, but for no other purposes, the by-law suspended shall not be deemed to be in force. An entry in the book of proceedings of the Institute that such resolution was passed shall be conclusive evidence of that fact, and that it was assented to by all the members present (not less than twenty).

46. The chairman may, with the consent of any meeting, adjourn the meeting from time to time and hour and place to place, but no business shall be transacted at any adjourned meeting other than the business left unfinished at the meeting from which the adjournment took place.

Ballot-papers.

47. Before any meeting of the Institute, ballot-papers containing all the business to be brought before the meeting shall be sent to all members who may be entitled to vote. When an election of office-bearers or members is to take place, ballot-papers (Form B) shall be sent; every paper before being sent out to be numbered by the Secretary.

48. A member wishing to veto the name of any candidate or question shall cross out the name of such candidate or question. He may then send his paper to the Secretary sealed, and must put the number on the outside of the envelope, which must be marked boldly “Ballot-paper” only, or may cause it to be given in otherwise at the meeting. No absent member shall be entitled to vote on any question or at any election otherwise than by means of the ballot-paper marked and sent to him as aforesaid.

49. The ballot papers, after being arranged by the Secretary in the order of the numbers on the outside, shall be handed unopened to scrutineers appointed by the meeting, who shall open the covers and note the votes of those and any other ballot-papers that may be given in before the ballot is closed, provided that such papers have been duly marked as aforesaid. If in any ballot-paper more votes be