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Meetings of Committees. - The following provi~ions shall apply to meeting of Committees :- (l)>'Subject to any general or special orders of the committee, the ordinary meetings of a Committee shall be held on such days and at such time as the Chairman may fix. ( 2 ) Upon the written request of the President or of not 1ess.than one-forth of the members of the Committee, the Chairman shall call a special meeting of the Committee on a date not later than seven days after the receipt of such request : Provided that in computing one-forth of the members, a fraction shall be ignored. ( 3 ) If the Chairman of a Committee has been absent from the municipal area for a period exceeding fifteen days or if the Chairman fails to call a meeting within the period specified in clause ( 2 ) , the President or in his absence the Vice- President may call a meeting of the Committee. ( 4 ) If the Chairman, the President and the Vice-President fail to call a meeting as required by clause ( 2 ) or ( 3 ) , one-third of the members of the Conmittee or two members, whichever is more, may call auch meeting : Provided that, in computing one-third of the members a fraction shall be ignored. ( 5 ) (a) A notice of every meeting specifying the date on which and the time and the place at which such meeting is to be held and the business to be transacted thereat shall be served upon each member of the Committee and shall also be posted up 7 %ilj :,,,,+ at the municipal office at least three clear days ra before the.date of the meeting ; i (b) notwithstanding anything contained in - $6: 3 sub-clause (a), in an emergency, for reasons to F - . 1-31;s be recorded in writing, the Chairman may call a meeting of the Comittee with only one day's notice eerved upon the members and posted up at .!* 8% the municipal off ice. . . , .. , !.?.&, .. ( 6 ) One-half of the member. of a Committee shall form a quorum but such number shall not be less than .. ?:' two. L... ..* Provided that, in computing one-half of the , .*embers, a fractiqp.ahal1 be ignored. 7 ,i . .b 3 0 . ,LDI;P ' (7), Every meting of a Committee shall be , presided over by the Chairman and in.the absence of the Chairnan, by one of the members of the Comittee , : as may be chosen by the meeting to preside. ':. . , , (8) The Government may make rules in respect of matters relating to the conduct of business at meeting. of Committees not provided for in this section. (9) Save as otherwise provided, by clause. (1) to ( 7 ) and the rules made under clause (a), the provision. of clauses (5). ( 7 ) . (I#), (ll), (121, (13), (14). (15), (17) and (18) of the last preceding section and the rules made under clause (19) of that section shall mutatis3mu;$ydis apply to the meetings of all Committees. 6, f:i3S1;i:c