Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington, Parish of St. Mary ]
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8.—No document, whether printed or manuscript, shall be circulated
amongst Vestrymen at the instance of any Committee unless it bear
the signature of the Chairman of such Committee.
9.—Vestrymen attending Vestry or Committee meetings shall sign
their names in books to be kept for the purpose of recording attendances
; and in the month of April in each year a tabular statement
shall be prepared by the Vestry Clerk, and printed, showing the total
number of attendances of each Vestryman during the twelve months
ending the 31st of March preceding.
10.—Notice of every meeting of the Vestry, together with an
Agenda shewing the business to be considered thereat, shall be posted
or otherwise delivered to every Vestryman at his usual address three
days before the day of meeting (19 and 20 Vic., c. 112, s. 9).
11.— The arrangement of the Agenda of ordinary meetings shall,
subject to the provisions of By-law 47, be as follows
(а) Matters required by statute.
(б) Matters left undisposed of at the last meeting in the
order in which they then stood.
(c) Reports and notices of motion in their order of date.
The Agenda shall also contain a statement prepared by the Accountant
showing the financial position of the Vestry at the end of the week
preceding the meeting.
12.—If, at the expiration of fifteen minutes after the hour at
which any meeting of the Vestry is appointed to be held, a quorum
shall not be present, such meeting shall not take place.
13.—The minutes of each meeting of the Vestry shall be printed,
and a copy thereof sent to each Vestryman with the notice of the next
ordinary meeting.
14.—At each ordinary meeting of the Vestry the order of business
shall be as follows :—
(a) All unconfirmed minutes of meetings of the Vesti'y of which a
printed copy has been circulated ;'By-Law 13) shall be taken as
read and put for confirmation as to accuracy.
(b) The acts of the several Committees shall be submitted for approval
in accordance with By-Law 7.
(c) The Vestry Clerk shall read any letters or other communications
received since the last ordinary meeting, and shall submit all
Parliamentary Bills affecting local self-government of which he
may have obtained copies.