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Regulations. 

 I. — Local Committees. 



1. Upon receipt of a requ*«t in writing from ten local subscribers (Fellows or 

 Associates) residing in a town or district the Council may, at their discretion, issue 

 a Certificate establishing a Local Committee and defining its district. The Council 

 may, by a subsequent Certificate, vary the district so defined. 



2. The ten who have signed the request shall, on receipt of the Certificate, become 

 the Provisional Committee, with power to add to their number, and shall appoint 

 honorary officers. The Provisional Committee shall, as soon as may be convenient, 

 summon a General Meeting of all Fellows and Associates resident within the district. 

 The meeting shall proceed to the election of a Committee, which shall thereafter be 

 recognised as the Local Committee, and the appointment of honorary officers, who shall 

 be subject to the approval of the Council. 



3. Once a year the Local Committee shall summon a General Meeting of the 

 Fellows and Associates resident within the district for the election of a Committee and 

 officers for the ensuing year. 



4. Not later than February 1st in each year the Honorary Secretary of the Local 

 Committee shall submit to the Council a tentative programme of work to be undertaken 

 in the current year and an estimate of expenditure. A financial allowance may be 

 made by the Council towards such expenditure, having regard to the nature of the 

 work to be undertaken by the Local Committee and approved by the Council in each 

 case. The allowance shall normally not exceed the sum of Five Shillings per head of 

 Fellows and Associates resident within the district. 



5. The Secretary of the Local Committee shall forward to the Secretary of the 

 Institute, not later than February 1st, a report on the work of the Committee for the 

 past year, together with an audited statement of income and expenditure. 



6. The Council shall not be responsible for the defaults, financial or otherwise, of a 

 Local Committee, or for any acts which are contrary to the aims or regulations of the 

 Institute. 



7. The Council may at its discretion, and on giving not less than six months' 

 notice in writing, revoke the Certificate, which shall then be returned to the Secretary 

 of the Institute, together with all monies standing to the credit of the Committee after 

 all liabilities have been discharged. 



II. — Local Branches. 



1. The application of any Local Committee for authority to found a Local Branch 

 shall set forth {a) the area proposed to be included, (&) the population within that area, 

 (c) the number of Fellows and Associates resident within that area and the estimated 

 probable increase, {d) the scheme for the acquisition and maintenance of Institute 

 premises, including any special offers for this purpose by local residents or others, and 

 [e) any other circumstances in support of the application. The Council, if they grant 

 the application, will issue a Warrant of Incorporation as well as a Certificate defining 

 the area. The area may subsequently be varied. The Warrant will define the 

 financial relations between the Institute and the Branch. 



