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St Mary (Islington) 1890

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington, Parish of St. Mary ]

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APPENDIX B.
By-Laws as revised by Special
Committee.
1.—The ordinary meetings of the Vestry shall be held on the first
and third Fridays in each month, and shall commence at 7 p.m. and
terminate at 10 p.m., except to take a vote (and a division if demanded)
on any motion or amendment the discussion of which has been closed;
provided that there shall be an annual vacation from the first Friday in
August to the first Friday in October, both exclusive.
2.—No resolution or other act of the Vestry shall be revoked or
altered except at a subsequent meeting to be specially convened for
that purpose, nor unless such revocation or alteration be determined
upon by a majority consisting of two-thirds of the Vestrymen present
at such subsequent meeting; but if the number of Vestrymen present
at such subsequent meeting be greater by one-fifth than the number
present at such former meeting, then such revocation or alteration may
be determined upon by a mere majority. (18 and 19 Vict. c. 120, s. 57.)
3.—The Vestry Clerk shall convene an extraordinary meeting of
the Vestry, or a special meeting as provided for in By-Law 2, upon the
receipt four days before the day of meeting of a written resolution
to that effect from any Committee, or of a requisition signed by fifteen
Vestrymen, such resolution or requisition to specify the time at which
and the purpose for which such meeting is required.
No business shall be considered at any such meeting save such
as is specified in the aforesaid resolution or requisition and is printed
on the Agenda.
4.—An extraordinary meeting of the Vestry shall be held on the
Friday following the annual election of Vestrymen for the purpose of
electing Auditors and appointing the following permanent- Committees
: —
Finance Committee.
General Purposes Committee.
Sanitary Committee.
Works Committee.
Excuse Committee.