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forth, and while he continues to hold and enjoy such place of 

 profit, be disabled to act as a commissioner and overseer ; 

 and further, that it shall not be lawful for any person holding 

 such i)lace of profit to represent and vote for any commis- 

 sioner and overseer at any meeting for putting this act in 

 execution ; and if any person shall offend in the premises, 

 he shall forfeit and pay for every such offence the sum of 

 20/. 



35. And be it enacted, that the said commissioners and First and 



subsequent 



overseers shall hold their first meeting for the purposes of meetings. 

 this act on the third monday after the passing of this act, at 

 Cornhiil, and their next meeting at Cornhill, on the first day 

 of August thereafter ; and thereafter shall hold one general 

 meeting in every year at Cornhill, upon the first day of Au- 

 gust, except when the first day of August shall happen on a 

 Sunday, in which case the annual general meeting for that 

 year shall be held on the second day of August, with power 

 to the said commissioners and overseers at their stated and 

 other general meetings to adjourn to such other time and 

 place as they shall think convenient. 



36. And be it further enacted, that it shall be lawful for Power to caii 

 any three commissioners and overseers from time to time to ""^^ '"^^' 

 Ciill special general meetings of the said commissioners and 

 overseers by a notice of the place and date of meeting sub- 

 scribed by them, or by the clerk to the said commissioners 



and overseers, on their requisition to him, inserted at least 

 twice in some one newspaper published in the county of Rox- 

 burgh or in Berwick-upon-Tweed ; and if no newspaper shall 

 be there published, then in two newspapers, the one pub- 

 lished in Edinburgh, and the other in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 

 at least ten days before such meeting shall be held, and which 

 advertisement shall specify the purposes of such meeting ; 

 and it shall not be lawful at any such meeting to enter upon 

 any other business than what shall be specified in the said 

 requisition and advertisement. 



37. And be it further enacted, that the quorum or number Regulations 



. as to special 



of commissioners and overseers necessary to do business in meetings. 



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