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 * 1. The Chairman shall preside at every meeting; in his absence, the first member of the Committee; if he too be absent, then the second member and so on.


 * 2. The Hon. Secretary shall, at the commencement of a meeting, read out the minutes of the last meeting after which the President shall sign it.


 * 3. The Committee may not recognize a proposal or a resolution for which no notice had been given in advance to the Secretary for its introduction.


 * 4. The Hon. Secretary shall read out a detailed account of moneys received or spent by the Committee or the Congress.


 * 5. The Committee may not attend to a proposal unless such is proposed by a Committee member and seconded by another.


 * 6. The Chairman and the Secretary shall be counted by virtue of their offices as Committee members. In case of equal voting, the Chairman shall have a casting vote.


 * 7. Every member shall face the Chairman when addressing a meeting.


 * 8. Every member shall use the word Mr. in addressing another member at a Committee meeting.


 * 9. The proceedings of a Committee meeting shall be carried on in one or all of the following languages: Gujarati, Tamil, Hindustani and English.


 * 10. If it be deemed necessary, the Chairman shall order a member to translate the speech of another member.


 * 11. Every proposal or resolution shall pass by a majority of votes.


 * 12. When the Congress has £50 minimum in hand, the Hon. Secretary shall deposit such amount in any bank he chooses in the name of the Natal Indian Congress.


 * 13. The Hon. Secretary shall be held responsible for any moneys he has not deposited in the Bank.


 * 14. An authority shall be first obtained from the Committee for any irregular expenditure exceeding the sum of £5. If any expenses are incurred exceeding the above sum by the Chairman or the Secretary without the sanction and approval of the Committee, it shall be held that he did it at his own responsibility. The Hon. Secretary shall sign cheques up to the sum of £5, and for any amount exceeding the said sum [they] shall be signed jointly with any of the following members : Messrs Abdoola Hajee Adam, Moosa Hajee Cassim, Abdool Kadar, Colundaveloo Pillay, P. Dawjee Mahomed, Hoosen Cassim.