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CONTENTS
FIRST PART RULES AND USAGES OF PARLIAMENT PAGE. I.— General Observations on Meetings of all Clanses................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................4 II.— Summary of the Rules and Usages of Parliament Applicable to Assemblies Generally................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................38
SECOND PART RULES OF ORDER AND PROCEDURE FOR PUBLIC MEETINGS AND SOCIETIES. I.— General Observations on Public Meetings................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................85 II.— The Procedure at a Public Meeting................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................92 III.— Political Conventions................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................99 IV.— Societies in General................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................111 V.— Mutual Benefit and Labour Organizations................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................119 VI.— Trades and Labour Organizations................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................124
THIRD PART CORPORATE COMPANIES I.— Introductory Remarks................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................147 II.— Regulations or By-laws of Companies................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................150 III.— Directors' Meetings................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................152 IV.— Proceedings at a General Meeting of Shareholders.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................160 V.— Notice of Meetings................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................164 VI.— Quorum................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................168 VII.— Minutes................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................169 VIII.— Chairman................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................173 IX.— Resolutions................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................175 X.— Books................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................176 XI.— Voting................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................177
ANALYTICAL INDEX.
N.B.—-The references in the Notes to "Fourth" and Fifth" Parts, pages 8, 10, 13, 14, 15, 18, 19, 22, 26, 36, 104, 121, 138, 139, are to the large Manual.
