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IN & Co.. 1-24 <;i;an\ it.i.it St. JSiHl. CONSTITLTION fiK iiii; Board of Trade of the JViaritiiiie Prouiiices. Ailtij'li il (ll a (yOiil'i'"' III-' i>l ihi Miir'il'uih llnririh nj 'l',.. Si i>t, mill r liiih. IS'.ir,. 1. rili.^ liiiiinl sli;iil 'ic known ;i-. the IJhAKD iM' TkaKI': dl' ■1 III. M \iMiiMi: l'i;u\ i\(i;s. ■_' I I shall III' i'i,iil[Misi'(l fit" (l(>lc^:i1cs vrlcclrd t'rolll tllc \arlitiis llit.iids or Ti'.kIc tlii'ouL;iiiuit the .M.iritinn' I'idvinccs. «tn (111' liasis of tell per cent of carh iJoard :^ ini'iulnTsliiji. 3. It shall (leal with all niattci's allfrt iii'j,- (li" iii'crcsi ot tfadi' and comiiu-'I'.m' in tin- M o-iriiin' l'ro\ incrs, as wrll as in till- wlioli- I )oiinnion. 4. 'I'lic ( )tliriM's shall lie a, Prt'sidiMit. two \' icr I'l-csidi'iits. each I'l'ini'si'iit iiii^- onr of the Maiitiiiic Pro\ incivs, and a Si'ci-ctarv 'rrcasiii'cr. to 1m' clcctrd at the annual incrtiiiL: of till' IJoard. Any \ u-ancv re ■iiriiii,' throii^;h death. rr>i',Mia( ion. or ot Iwr wi.M', may he tilird hy the Council tmtil the ni'xl Annual .Mt'rtin^. T). Thcfc shall he a (^)Il!u•il coinposi'd of one niciulxM' from <;.;oli atiiliiited lio.ird, who sha'I li" cliTtcd Ity their res|('cti\e I'.oards immediately al'ti r the annual meeting' of theMari time I'oard, ti\-e memlieis of \\hi(di shall foian a (juoiuin 'Jdir President. \'iei' Presidents, and Sreretar'y 'rreasuivr of the Maritime IJoard shall be ex oj/ifin iiienihers. <>. The annual meeting,' of tlie I^oard shall be on the third Wednesday of An^;ust at sr.eh plaee as may lie srdeeted l»v (•i»v.>riji Ti(»>. tin- Comnril iinl«'ss tlif itliirc tor iiiiy inrt't in:,' sliiill Ke li\f(| l.v ifsulution of tlic iJoiinl. Any sinli int'itiiiL; limy Ix'iidjoiii ntd to iiiiy .sulistMUK'iit iliitc by the incml>ris |ii«'s«'iit. 7. Sjx'riiil (Jt-nt'iul .Mt'ftiiii^s of tlic iJoiird iiciy In- sum iiioncd lit uiiy tiiiic l>y tlir Pn-sidcnt, tlir two N'icc I'rt'sidciits or the Coiiiu-il. S. Each atlilititod IJoanl sluill pay unnually to tlii' .SiHMetiU'y-Trcasuicr towai'd tlic ojicnscs of the Muiitiiiic lioard an amount in the pi-ojiortion of a p'-r ritjtifn tux of Fifti.'i;n Cents each on its nit;nd>cr!^hi[>. RULES AND liV-LAWS (It iiii'; Board of Trade of tiie JVIaiitiiiie Prouinces, 1. Tlic Pi-('si(l('iit, Vice President, and Secietary-Treasurer shall !)(' elected l>y noniiiiatinn iind liallot sei)urately. il. The ordei- of liiisuu'ss shall be u.s follows : — (1 ) -lloll Call. (2.)--ReadinjL,' of the Minutes of the lust meeting and atnondnient or approval of the same. (3.)— K*"iusiness shall repoit the order of subjects to the Hoard for confirmation as soon as possibU; after their appointment, and shall report any other subjects proposed for consideration from time to time throughout the meeting. w (i l!i I r^ \Mt i;v i.wvs. I. -All i|iir'.^ti(iiis ?:l;iti\f (o tin- piiorits dt" liiisilicss shall lie (Ifciili (I u it lidiil tlcliatc. '). - Tlif Cjiainiiaii shall |iir-ci\ c fiidiT, and shall tlcridc all • pH'st ions (»t' order, siihji; I lo appeal tothr I'.oaid. '>■ All niolions shall 1 r niadr in \\iitin;r. v\ hen rninifrd liy the Chai-'nian; no dchatr shall In- allowid i :<.('|it on a inotion ic-idarly hct'orc tin- chair, Iml u motion niav \)v |iiTt'ai'cd, 7. — W ln'n two or more nicnihcr^ risr at tin- sanii' tinn', the Chairman shall nanii' tin- mcndn'r who is lirst to speak. S. -A Mcndier li"in^- rille 1 to oi'drr, shall imai 'diat ely sit down nidess peruntted t(» explain. 0. - [f any Mendter appeal from the decision of tin; (-hair, the Hoard shall decide the ca->e without dcKate. h). Any .Meniher miy of ri;'ht rcipiire the ipiestion under discussion to he rea i for his information at any time ilurin^; the dehate, iitit not so m to interniiiL a mi'inher while speak in 14'. II. No mendier shall speak more tlian twice or lon-'er than ten niinntcs on any one (pn'stion without leave;. 12.— I'l\-eiy mendiei'. wishin-' to speak, shall rise and I'e.Npectfnlly address the ('hair : he shall conline himself strictly to the maiter under di.^eussion, l.'l — Xo motion shall Ije put or dcKated, unless the same hi' sccondc'l ; when seconded, it .shall 1)0 stated l>v the Chainnan hefore del)at(;. 14.- After a I'csolution is stated l)y the Chairman, it shall he deemed in possession of the Hoard, hut may, l»y permission of the lioai'd, he withdrawn at anv time hcfoi'c decision oi- amendment. If). When a (juestion is under del)ate, the only motions in ordtM' .siiall he -1st, to adjouiii ; 2nd. the j rexious <|uestion : 3rd, to lay on the talile ; 1th, to posti»one indefinitely : Hth, to adjourn to a certain time ; (jth, to refer ; 7th, to amend. w Kfr.lS *vti l'.> I.AWH, Till' |H'('\ inllS (HK'stioll, ullrll lll()\f(|, tlllist llC HCCOIhIi'iI ''Vflf, least ti\ <• MicmlxTs. Wliiii the |iit\i(pu, <[iipsti(iii i> inoM'd iilid sccuiKJcd, it sliall In- put in lliis t'ui'iii, "Slmll the nuiiu (|iit'stina l)t> iiKW |»iit .'" It' t!ii> is ciirfifd, all tint Ikt aim nd miTits and di'ltitr ;li ill Iff r\cliidcd, and tin- (|iii'stii)ii [nit witlioilt di'l.iy. It' till' i|iii^tioii has lircii aiiicndfd, (lie vote HJiall t>c laUrii "11 till' aiiiriidniriit lii-^l It mhhc than diic iiiiH'ndiiit'nt las lii'cii iiiihIi', tin' last liimli' aiiii'iidnn'iit in <»fd('i' sliall take jiirccdmci' in tli" Note. It shall not lie in ordt'l' to !■( cnlisidcr thr |i|';'\ inl(S i|l|r -t i( III, 10, - A nidtiiin to adjourn tlii' Hoard shall Ix- always in ordi-r, r\f('|>t -Isf, when a nii'iuliii' is in |io-»rssion ot' the floor ; 'Jnd, while thf yeas ami nays are hrin:.' called ; .'{rd, while till' iiii'iiiliei-s are votiti',,' ; hli, u Iwii it has heen dceidi'd that th(^ previous (juestion shall In- taken: a motion to adjourn sin of account and submit tlie same for audit at the annual me(*t iii'j' find \\ henev(>r called on l»v the President or the Council so to do. 22. The payments frotn affiliated Boards shall fall due on the third Wednesday in Au,;i;ust in ea- Ii year, anrl no delegate shall have the i'iii;ht to tai^e )»art in the animal meeting until such payment from the Board hn i-epresents shall have been n)ade. 2.S. The foregoing By-Laws shall likewise govern the pro cecdings of the Council, in so far as they are applicable. 24. — The Constitution and Tiy Laws may be added to, repealed or amended by a vote of two thirds of a'l the mendx-rs present at any general meeting of the Board, notice of such amendment having l)een given at a previous general meeting and entered upon thp minutes, or sent in writing to the Secretary at h^ast oik; month before the 'general meetiiiir at which it is to be considered. If any such notice shall be received by the Secretary he shall forthwith send a copy of the same to each affiliated Board. ^ i,"