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 Robert Edwards, .? 
 
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 Thomas Uodglns, B. A. 
 
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 P. J. Joseph, 
 
 James Patter on, 
 
 Colum^ us Green, 
 
 Henry B. Morphy, 
 Robert Moore, 
 John Harrington, 
 L. Heyden,Jr. 
 W, J. Harper, 
 James Fitagerald, 
 John Leys, 
 John Mc Bride, 
 John McDonald, 
 George Dartnell, 
 Douglas Sutherland, 
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 Wm. Murray, 
 Ohas. Stewart, 
 Ohas. H. King, 
 Davia Walker, 
 John Arthurs, 
 Wm. Artburi, 
 James 0*Dea, 
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 Colin D. Anderson, 
 Alfred Piddlngton, 
 Alexander Marling, 
 
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 Robert Harris, 
 
 Wm. Hall, 
 
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 Henry Oawthra, 
 
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 THB TORONTO LITERARY AND DEBATING SO- 
 CIETY, ingtitutBd for the OuUiration of Literature and 
 Public Speaking) enaoti the following Riiles and Rega- 
 
 ^rnlft) SeotUm L-0eBoral Laws. n->- 
 
 AjrrtdL* 1. This Society shall be called "THJE TO- 
 RONTO LITERARY AND DEBATING SOCIETY. " 
 
 Article 2. All Subjects shall be open for debate ez- 
 eept such as involve the Christian Religion; "' '*"^' " 
 
 Article 3. No alteration of the laws shall be made 
 except at the Annnal General Meeting, and that With the 
 consent of two-thirds of the Members present at such 
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 Article 4. All essays read before the Society shall be 
 considered the property of the Society, and as ducb shall 
 be delivered to the Secretary. 
 
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 Section II-— Members* 
 
 Articlk 1. Tbia Society shall consist of Ordinary, 
 Honorary, and Oorrespouding Members. 
 
 7. Ordinary Members, 
 
 Article 2, Ordinary Members shall consist of gen* 
 lleni<)n resident in Toronto. . 
 
 Article 3. Any gentlemen desirous of being admitted 
 an Ordinary Member, shall be recommended by one of the 
 members, in open meeting. 
 
 Article 4. The Election to take place on the meeting 
 following after such recommendation ; and to be decided 
 by a show of hands. 
 
 Article 5. Each Ordinary Member, shall subscribe 
 to the Laws, and shall pay an admission fee of at least 
 fire shillings, to be his first yearns subscription, and after- 
 wards an annual contribution of five shillings^ to be paid 
 to the Treasurer, and to contribute any further sum that 
 may be imposed by a vote of an ordinary meeting 
 
 Article. 6. No Ordinary Member shall be entitled to 
 Tote or take any part in the proceedings of the Society, 
 while his admission fee, annual contributions, or finei 
 remain unpaid, .- . ,^ %, 
 
 , 2 \ II. Honorary Members, 
 
 Arh iole Y. Honorary Members shall be persons thought 
 deserving of the honor by the Society, i-f*07ii to jn'jfnoa 
 
 Artio .e 8. Honorary Members shall be proposed by 
 a written motion read to the Society at two separate 
 meetings previous to the meeting for electiou, and to be 
 elected by a three-fourths vote of such meeting. 4hh ^i 
 
 
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 Article 9. Honorary membera shall be entitled to all 
 the privileges of tb« ' ciety, but shall be exempt from 
 compulsory duties ai*. payment of contributions. ''-*** 
 
 IIU Corresponding Members^ 
 
 Article 10. Corresponding Members shall consist of 
 persons residing out of the City of Toronto, desirous of 
 contributing to the objects of the Society. ,^il ^' / _ , 
 
 Article 11. Con-esponding Members shall be elected 
 in the same manner as Ordinary Members, and shall be 
 exempted from the payment of feeS; and all compulsory 
 
 duties. 
 
 
 Section m.— Office Bearers.' 
 
 Articl-s 1. The Office Bearers of this Society shall 
 consist of a President, three Vice Presidents, a Secretary 
 and Treasurer, and Five Councillors, who shall manage 
 the affairs of the Society. ' it ' " i'-^^r ^^^ 
 
 Article 2. The Office Bearers shall be elected annual- 
 ly by ballot, by the majority present at the. "Annual 
 Genftral Meeting" to be held for that purpose on the first 
 Thursday in November. ^ ^'''^ ^rhmm^xi ..M ^. a ^^ 
 
 Article 3. Members to be eligible as offise Bearers of 
 the Society shall be nominated at the ordinary meeting 
 Immediately preceding the Annual General Meeting. 
 ;. ^„...... 2 President and Vice Presidents. " -— - 
 
 Article 4. It shall be the duty of the President to 
 preside at all Meetings of the Society, or in his absence 
 one of the Vice Presidents, or in their absence a chair- 
 man chosen by the meeting. 
 
 Article 5. At the first meeting after the " Annual 
 General Meeting" an introductory address shall be de- 
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 Artiolb 6. The Secretary and Treasurer shall collect 
 the admission fees, annual contributions, and in general 
 the whole funds of the Society, and shall be responsible 
 for the same when so collected to the Society. 
 
 Artiolb 7. He shall keep regular Accounts and 
 Minutes of all his transactions in reference to the affairs 
 of the Society, , ._ ,* . ik r. , _, . .^^...^ . ^. 
 
 Artiolb 8. He shall be required at the Annual 
 (general Meeting in Noyember, in each year, to furnish 
 to the Society a statement of the affairs of the Society 
 certified by the Committee of Management. 
 
 Article 9. He shall make minutes in a proper book 
 of the business at all meetings of the Society. ,^ ; i.;,,^ 
 
 Article 10. He shall keep an acciurate list of the 
 names of the members, and shall obtain their signatures 
 to the laws in a copy kept by himself, in which also he 
 shall insert all alterations, which may from time to time be 
 made in the Constitution and Laws of the Society, 
 
 Art.glc U^ He shall be a member of all Committees 
 without being specially named on them. 
 
 AiiTiCLB 12. He shall at every meeting read the 
 minutes of the previous meeting, and also the minutes of 
 the Committee of Management. ., 
 
 Artiolis l3. He shall conduct the correspondence of 
 the Society, arrange the business of the meetings, and 
 bring it before the Society in the order prescribed in section 
 IV. Article. 9. 
 
 Artiolb 14. The Essayist and debaters for each 
 ordinary meeting shall be appointed by the Secretary, 
 
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 with the approral of any two members of the Committee 
 of Management. The leading debaters to be chosen only 
 with their consent. 
 
 Artioli 15. He shall intimate in writing to members 
 not present the duties they may be required to perform 
 under Section 4. i .^, » ^.; >»* / /^. 
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 Article 16. Each member of the Committee shall, at 
 each meeting of the Society, hand to the Secretary, in 
 writing, at least one debateable question to be entered 
 by the Secretary in the Case Book, from which questions 
 the one to be debated at the following meeting, shall be 
 by them chosen under the penalty prescribed by Section 
 
 Article 1 7. They shall select and appoint questions 
 for Debate according to the preceding Article under the 
 penalty for each default prescribed by Section V. 
 
 . Section IV.— If eetings, 
 
 Article 1. The meetings of the Society shall be 
 either private or public, - ' . 
 
 Article 2. The meetings of the Society shall, during 
 the first period from the fir^t of November to the first of 
 June, be hcldfortnightly on each alternate Thursday ; and 
 during the second period, from the first of Jane to the first 
 of November, mcmthly on the first Thursday of each month. 
 The hour of meeting in all cases to be at 7 o'clock P. M. 
 
 Article 3. Meetings of the Committee of Manage- 
 ment) or Special Meetings of the Society, may be called 
 by the President himself, or at the request of any ^rc 
 Members of the Society. 
 
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 Article 4. Private meetings sliall be held to be the 
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 Artjclk 6. At Public Meetings the Public at large 
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 Article 6, During the first period above mentioned, 
 each third regular meeting shall be a Publio meeting ; 
 and during the second period each second regular meeting 
 shall be a Public meeting. •? > ^ » ^ ^ - — ^>* 
 
 Articlb 7. The Chairman for each Public meeting 
 shAll be appointed by ihe Committee of Management. 
 ; Articli; 8. The Essayist and Debaters for each Public 
 Meeting shall be selected by ballot at the ordinary meet- 
 ing next preceding such Public Meeting, ^;,v /vi iii4n-*<T 
 
 ///. Conduct of Business, 
 
 ^ Articlb 9. An Essay shall be read and a question 
 debated at each meeting of the Society r -^ * '"- '" ' ' 
 Articls 10. The business of the Society shall, at each 
 ordinary meeting after the chair has been taken, proceed 
 
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 * 3. Motions discussed and other business fratisactea. " 
 \ 4. Admission of new members. 
 ^ 5. Delivery of the Essay for the evening. 
 
 6. The debate for the evening, 
 
 7. The Chairman's decision. 
 
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 Abticlb 11. Every notice of notion, and motion, before 
 being read to the Society, shall be first handed to the 
 Secretary, in writing with the names of the morer and 
 seconder. 
 
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 AaiiCLE 12. Incase of an equality of votes on any 
 question, before the Society, the chairman presiding shall 
 have the casting vote, ... . > .,. . .. . 
 
 Abticlb 13. One of the members ihall, under the 
 direction of the Committee of Management be required 
 either in person or by substitution of another member to 
 deliver an Essay to the Society, 
 
 Article 14. No Essayist shall occupy more than 
 twenty minutes in the delivery of his Essay, ^ 
 
 Article 15, No member shall speak twice during the 
 
 same Debate, except the Leader on the affirmative who 
 
 shall hare liberty to reply after the other Debaters have 
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 Article 1G. No debater shall, at any ordinary 
 meeting, be allowed to occupy the floor at one time for 
 a longer period than Fifteen minutes, nor the Leader of 
 the affirmative in his reply more than ten minutes. 
 
 Artiole 17. The Question debated at each meeting 
 shall be decided at the close of the debate by the chairman 
 for the occasion, upon tho weight of the arguments ad- 
 duced before him. 
 
 Artiols 18. The decision of thO, chair on questions 
 of order shall be final. 
 
 Article 19. The members shall be entitled to in- 
 troduce their friends to the meeting, but no stranger 
 shall be permitted to take any part in the Business of the 
 Society. 
 
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 XntLOht 20* No motion for the expullfioxl of a member 
 shall bef Bude without two weeks preyioas notice ; and no 
 membershallbe expelled without the concurrence of the 
 majoritj of the members present ; to be ascertained by 
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 The foUowmg Table of Fines shall be imposed under 
 Sec, IV,, and members withholding payment of the same 
 when incurred, shall be liable to expulsion :— * ;"' 
 
 1. Failure by Committee of management in ^^ jy... . 
 giring to Secretary the Questions required 
 
 under Article 16. Sec, III. each Os. 7id. 
 
 ^ 2. The failure of Committee of management . , , . ., ., ■ 
 
 in appointing Questions for debate each. . . Is. 3d, 
 
 3. Failure in reading Essay 2s. €d. 
 
 4. Failure of Leaders in opening Debate 
 
 each 2s. 6d. 
 
 5. Non attendance of Debaters or their ap- 
 pointed Substitutes ... Os. 7id. 
 
 6. Disobedience to the Chair ; discretionary i^itmuu i i 
 with the Chair ; but not to exceed lOs. Od. 
 
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