Rule II. No proposition for making an alteration in the Roles of the Institution, or for forming any new Rule, shall be considered at a General Meeting, except on a requisition, signed by Ten Proprietors, to be delivered to the Secretary, at least thirty days before such General Meeting: the Secretary shall make known to the body of Proprietors the nature of the subject to be discussed; but no such proposition for alteration in the Rules shall be finally decided upon, except at a subsequent Special General Meeting, to be summoned for the purpose.
Rule III. Special General Meetings of the Proprietors may be holden at the Institution, whenever the Committee hereinafter named may deem it necessary, or whenever an appeal is made to the authority of such Meeting; the Secretary, on the direction of the Committee, or at the request, in writing, of the Appellant, to convene such Meeting, giving each Proprietor at least seven days notice thereof, stating the hour and place of meeting, and the subject to be laid before the Proprietors: such Meeting may also be convened by the Secretary, with the like notice, upon his being requested to do so by a requisition signed by seven Proprietors.
Rule IV. All questions at General Meetings shall be decided by a majority of the Proprietors, except on occasions of balloting for a Proprietor or Nominee, when not less than three-fourths of the votes given shall be deemed to constitute a majority.
Rule V. All Lady Proprietors not attending any General Meeting, may vote by Proxy, to be tendered by a Proprietor; but no Proprietor shall be allowed to hold more than one Proxy, and the said Proxy shall not have effect for more than one Meeting.
Rule VI. The President or Chairman for the time being shall, at all Meetings, have a casting vote.
Rule VII. Any General Meeting, Special or Annual, may be adjourned for the purpose of concluding any business regularly before it, of which adjournment no special notice shall be given.
Rule VIII. Whenever notice is to be given to any Proprietor on any subject, it is to be understood that a letter sent to his or her last or usual place of residence, shall be deemed sufficient.
SECTION III.
Of the Government of the Institution, and Duties of the Committee.
Rule I. The affairs of the Institution shall be under the management and direction of
A President,