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Tous les autres exemplaires originaux sont film6s en commenpant par la premidre page qui comporte une empreinte d'impression ou d'illustration et en terminant par la dernidre page qui comporte une tello empreinte. Un des symboles suivants apparattra sur la dernidre image de chaque microfiche, selon io cas: le symbole — ► signifie "A SUIVRE", le symbols V signifie "FIN". Les cartes, planches, tableaux, etc., peuvent dtra filmds d des taux de rdduction diff6rents. Lorsque le document est trop grand pour Atre reproduit en un saul clichd. il est filmA d pertir de I'angle supdrieur gauche, de gauche it droite, et de haut en bas, en prenant le nombre d'images ndcessaire. Les diagrammes suivants illustrent ia mdthode. ata ilure, a : 2X 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 '•^- .'-*. ^OVASCOT74 A ■( '*. ■/-■>. '^ mtfm ttm ^mm V^f L.AWS OF THS ► ■* ir^tl»Ii^^|ii|te, 'i \ COMPANY D, 63rd BATT. W-M^. Passed 22nd April, 1879. HALIFAX, N. S. BaiIiIje & Andeesun, Pkintbrs. 1881. ^" *. II ■. t. i4^ L ■''ai««i»»»«»fcs t. * Ala meeting of the above Company, held on ruesday evening, 22nd April, 1879, the following Bye Livvs for the use of the Com- pany were unanimously passed ; CO. ID- L Shall be called the "First Halifax Rifles." Any person wishing to become a member of this Company, shall hand in hia name to the Secretary, in order to have it submitted to the Committee of Investigation, previous to being ballotted for. J a-*j>t..,. .-a.A. .... '^^llMV^inSVt'ji j(^." ^ 2. Every member of the Company shall contribute otit of the annual grant, the sum of tvTO dollara, as dues, to defray the ordiu- ary.expenses of the Company. All bills contracted in the name of the ComiMiny shall be submitted and approved of at a reg- ular meeting, before being paid. ■ 3. Tfle Comp:,ny skdi aunaally electa Treaeurer, who shall take charge of all funda »ad pwperty of the Company, and »l.all submit at each Quarterly meeting a state- ment of the receii«ts and disbursements. *• -^'^ *™ars by members shall " be deducted from the annual grant allowed by the Dominion Government. 5. A quarlerlyr meeting of the Company will bo held on the first Tuesday in Juuu- g-wa>?^tiifc,DWi 'iiiiiiiiiiiWW "iii |iiTji,.Aprii>^iily,liad October* "Th© annual tuet'tin^ will, b^ k^ld on tlio £r^ Tuesday iii April. 6. Any member absenting himself from four consecutive drilU of the Company, shall be debarred from voting at any meet- ing. Any member absenting himself from U consecutive full dress parades, witlioUt Jv, liig due notice and cause thereof to Co.ii;nandiDg Officer shall be dismissed from the Company Any non commissioned officer absenting Ijimself from four con- secutive drills, withont a reasonable excuse forwarded to the officer commanding the Company, shall be deprived of his*rank. ' .;7. Any member attending a parade or meeting of the Company in a state of in- toxication, shall be immediately exp.elkd- a~-cT>, 8. A C*OTiTniitee of Investigation shall be appointed, to consist of seven members, four of whom shall be competent to tran- sact business. 9. The Company shall be cUviJed into three Squads, each iu charge of a Sergt. and Corporal, whose duty it shall be to noti- fy the moa of each Squid of all m'jetings and parados of the Com piny. 10. A Secretary shall bs appointed to serve during phjasure. He shall keep a correct recoi d of all meetings and parades of the Company, collect Tdl dues, and pay them ovei to the Treasurer, taking his receipt therefor. ^ 22. No officer of the Company shall be allowed to compete for Company prize at annual firing. mm mm 1 into Sorgt. » noti- etings *>* 'm hall be >rize at