National By-Laws - The Navy League of Canada

THE NAVY LEAGUE OF CANADABY-LAWS.06 CHAIRMANThe Branch President shall be the chairman of a meeting in accordance with Clause 6.6. Ifneither the President nor a Vice-President is present, willing and able to act as chairman ofa meeting within thirty (30) minutes from the time fixed for the start of the meeting, thepersons present and entitled to vote shall choose one of their number to act as chairman ofthe meeting..07 RECORDING SECRETARYThe Branch Secretary shall be the recording secretary at Branch meetings. If the Secretaryis absent from the meeting or is unable or unwilling to act as recording secretary, thechairman may appoint any other person to act as recording secretary for that meeting..08 CONDUCT OF MEETINGBranch Meetings shall be conducted in accordance with Sub-Clause 4.23.09..09 MEETINGS BY TELEPHONEPersons may participate in Branch Meetings in accordance with Sub-Clause 4.23.16.. 10 PERSONS ENTITLED TO VOTEOnly Individual Members of the Branch are entitled to vote at Branch meetings. IndividualMembers shall not authorize other Individual Members to vote on their behalf at Navy LeagueBranch meetings..11 VOTES ON GENERAL QUESTIONS AND RESOLUTIONSEach question for which the law does not require a Special Resolution shall be decided by amajority of votes by a show of hands, or by the casting of ballots if so directed by thechairman. Each person entitled to vote has one vote..12 VOTES ON SPECIAL QUESTIONS AND RESOLUTIONSQuestions which require a Special Resolution shall be passed only if fifty percent plus one(50%+1) of the votes by a show of hands, or by the casting of ballots if so directed by theChair, are in favour of the Special Resolution. Each person entitled to vote has one vote..13 EQUALITY OF VOTESIn case of an equality of votes on any question before a meeting, the chairman of themeeting shall be entitled to an additional, or deciding, vote..14 RESOLUTIONS IN WRITINGIf approved by the Branch President or by a majority of Vice-Presidents, the powers of aBranch may be exercised by a Resolution In Writing signed by all the Branch members whowould be entitled to vote on that resolution at a meeting. A Resolution In Writing may besigned in counterpart, but all counterparts together shall form only one Resolution In Writing.Within thirty (30) days of the completion of a Resolution In Writing, a copy shall be forwardedto each Branch member..15 ADJOURNED MEETINGSBranch meetings may be adjourned in accordance with Sub-Clause 4.23.17.NL(18)E – 7 Feb 2012 38