The copper era and Morenci leader., 1913-10-24

AS. The Chairman, If any, of the Board shall preside as Chairman at every General Meeting of the Con- pany.
 49. If there is no such Chairman, or if at any meeting he is not pres ent within fifteen minutes after the time appointed for holding the meet ing, or is unwilling to act as Chair man, the Members present shall choose some one of their number to be Chairman.
 50. The Chairman may, with the consent of any meeting at which a quorum is present (and shall, if so directed by the meeting), adjourn the meeting from time to time and from place to place, but no business shall be transacted at any adjourned Meet ing other than the business left un- finished at the meeting from which the adjournment took place. When meeting is adjourned for ten days or more, notice of the adjourned Meeting shall be given as in the case of an original meeting. Save as aforesaid it shall not be necessary to give any notice of an adjournment, or of the business to be transacted at an adjourned Meeting.
 51 At any General Meeting reso- lution put to the vote of the Meeting shall be decided on a show of hands, unless poll is (before or on the declaration of the result of the show of hands) demanded by at least three Members, and, unless a poll is so de- manded, declaration by the Chair man that resolution has, on show of hands, been carried, or carried unanimously, or by a particular ma jority, or lost, and an entry to that effect in the book of the proceedings of the Company, shall be conclusive evidence of the fact, without proof of the number or proportion of the votes recorded in favour of, or against, that resolution
 52. If poll is duly demanded It Chairman directs, and the result of the poll shall be deemed to be the resolution of the Meeting at which the poll was demanded
 53. In the case of an equality of votes, whether on a show of hands or on poll, the Chairman of the Meet ing at which the show of hands takes place, or at which the poll is demand ed, shall be entitled to second or casting vote.
 54. A poll shall not be demanded on the election of a Chairman. A poll demanded on any other question shall be taken at such time as the Chairman of the Meeting directs, and the result of such poll shall be deem- ed to be the resolution of the Com pany in General Meeting as at the date of taking the poll.
 3. VOTES OF MEMBERS.
 55. On a show of hands every Member present in person shall have one vote. On poll every Member shall have one vote for each Share held by him.
 56. In the case of joint holders the vote of the senior who tenders a vote, whether in person or by proxy, shall be accepted to the exclusion of the votes of the other joint holders; and for this purpose seniority shall be de- termined by the order in which the names stand in the Register of Mem bers.
 57. A Member of unsound mind, or in respect of whom an order has been made by any Court having jurisdic- tion in lunacy, may vote, whether on a show of hands or on a poll by his Committee, curator bonis or other person in the nature. of Committee or curator bonis appointed by that Court, and any such Committee cura- tor bonis, or other person may, on a poll, vote by proxy.
 5S No Member shall be entitled to vote at any General Meeting unless all calls or other sums presently pay able by him in respect of Shares in the Company have been paid.
 59 Votes may be given either personally or by proxy.
 CO., The instrument appointing a i proxy shall be in writing under the hand of the appointor or of his attor- ney duly authorized in writing, or, if the appointor is a corporation, either under the common seal, or under. the hand of an officer or attorney so au- thorized No person shall act as proxy unless either he is entitled on his own behalf to be present and vote at the meeting at which he acts as proxy, or he has been appointed to act at that meeting as proxy for corporation.
 61. The instrument appointing a proxy and the power of attorney or other authority, if any, under which it is signed, or a notarilly certified copy of that power or authority, shall be deposited at the registered office of the Company not less than forty eight hours before the time for hold ing the meeting at which the person named in the instrument proposes to vote, and in default the instrument of proxy shall not be treated as valid.
 V.-DIREcToRS.
 1. NUMBER AND APPOINTMENT
 OF DIRECTORS.
 62. The number of Directors shall not be less than three nor more than five. Herbert David Boret, Herbert Arthur Butts. Cecil Nicolls Murphy, and Henry Edward Bennett shall be the first Directors, and shall, subject to Article "A, be entitled to hold of fee for their respective lives. /
 63. The Company in General Meet 1 ing may, from time to time, increase or reduce the number of Directors then in office, and upon passing any resolution for an increase may ap- |