CHAPTER 54. An Act to amend "An Act respecting the School District of Hodgson, Number 1706." IS MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the section 1 of 1. Section 1 of an Act passed at the present session of the Amendment of Manitoba Legislature, entitled "An Act respecting the School previous Act. District of Hodgson, Number 1706," is hereby amended by striking out the word "all" where same occurs before the words "of section 2" in line 3 of said section and inserting in place thereof the words "the west half." 2. This Act shall come into force on the day it is assented to. H CHAPTER 55. An Act respecting Home Economics Societies [Assented to March 10th, 1916.] IS MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the SHORT TITLE. 1. This Act may be cited as "The Home Economics Soci- Short title. eties Act." INTERPRETATION. 2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, the expression (a) "Department" means Department of Agriculture and "Department." Immigration; (b) "Minister" means the Minister of Agriculture and "Minister." Immigration; (c) "society" means any Home Economics Society organized "Society." or continued under this Act; ent of college (d) "superintendent of college extension service" or "super- "Superintendintendent" means the superintendent of college extension extension servservice in the Manitoba Agricultural College. OBJECTS OF SOCIETIES. ice" or "superintendent." 3. The objects of a society shall be to stimulate an interest Objects of a in the improvement of the individual home in country and society. town, and to advance the interests of the community along all lines which lead to better living. This shall be accomplished by holding meetings, at which the programmes shall include papers and discussions of subjects directly concerned with the general well-being of the family and the affairs of the home. non-partisan 4. All societies organized shall be strictly non-partisan and Societies to be non-sectarian in every phase of their work, and no society and non-secshall be operated in the interests of any party or sect, but for tarian. the equal good of all citizens. cussed. 5. No subject shall be presented at a society meeting, or Subjects which discussion allowed, of a partisan or sectarian nature; nor shall may not be disany speaker be allowed in his or her lecture, essay or speech, or discussion, to advertise wares or schemes in which she has a direct or indirect pecuniary interest. in any 6. The funds of home economics societies, however de- Funds. rived, shall not be expended for any objects unconnected with the provisions herewith outlined. Such funds shall be deposited from time to time to the credit of the society in a chartered bank, and all cheques shall be issued by the treasurer or secretary-treasurer on instructions from the executive officers. ORGANIZATION OF SOCIETIES. 7. Unless it is shown to the satisfaction of the Minister to be detrimental to the interests of some society already in existence, a home economics society may be formed under the provisions hereof, in the following manner: (a) An application in form A in the schedule hereto and containing the information indicated as required thereby, shall be signed by not less than fifteen persons, all being sixteen years of age or over, residents of the Province, not being members of any other home economics society of the Province, and who are in sympathy with the objects of a home economics society as hereby set forth; (b) Every person signing the said application shall pay at least twenty-five cents as, or as part of, her first annual subscription to the funds of the proposed society, and such moneys shall be paid to and be held by one of the subscribers in trust for the society; (c) The application for organization shall be transmitted to the superintendent of college extension service who, if he finds the application correct in every particular, shall forward it to the Minister of Agriculture for approval; if the application is approved by the Minister, he shall issue a certificate of organization and thereupon the society shall be deemed formed. 8. Within one month after the formation of a society, a meeting of the subscribers, and of such other persons as may desire to become members thereof, which meeting shall be regarded as the first annual meeting of the society, shall be held at the call of the president of the society, and at such time and place and with such previous public notice as she may direct. 9. A report of the said meeting, certified by the president and secretary, containing a statement of the number of members and a list of officers elected or appointed, shall be sent by the secretary to the superintendent of college extension service within one week after the meeting. Who qualified to become mem bers. Fees. Privileges on payment of fee. MEMBERSHIP. 10. (1) Any woman qualified to sign an application for the formation of a society may become a member thereof at any time on payment to the treasurer of a membership fee of not less than twenty-five cents. (2) Payment of the said fee shall entitle the person paying it to the privileges of membership for the financial year for which it is paid. given to treas urer. (3) At the time of payment of her membership fee every Addresses to be member shall give to the treasurer a post office address to which all notices of meetings and other notices intended for members shall be sent. MEETINGS. annual meetings 11. (1) Each home economics society shall hold its annual When and where meeting on such day, between the fourth and twentieth days of to be held. November, both days included, at such hours between two and eight o'clock in the afternoon, and at such central place as may be decided upon by the officers. nual meeting. (2) At least two weeks' previous notice of such meeting, Notice of anwith full particulars as to place and date, shall be given by the secretary of the society by advertisement in a newspaper or by such notice as the officers may decide to give. (3) At such meeting the officers shall present for considera-Procedure at. tion by the members a report of the proceedings of the society, a list of subjects discussed and other important business transacted, together with a statement of the receipts and expenditure for the twelve months ending October 31st previous to the meeting, shown in such form as may be decided upon from time to time by the superintendent, and duly audited. and one auditor (4) After the consideration of the report and the disposal Ten directors of business connected with it, the members present who have to be nominated paid their subscriptions for the new year shall nominate and and elected. elect by ballot from among such members as have paid their subscriptions ten directors and one auditor. meet and elect (5) The directors so elected shall, within one week there- Directors to after, meet and elect from among themselves a president and a officers. first and second vice-president, and, either from among themselves or otherwise, a secretary-treasurer or secretary and treasurer, and, from outside their number, an auditor, who shall not be the auditor elected at the annual meeting as aforesaid. list of officers (6) A certified copy of the minutes of the annual meeting Minutes and and a list of the officers elected, with their post office addresses, with addresses shall be transmitted to the superintendent of college extension to be sent to service by the secretary within one week after the annual extension sermeeting. supt. of college vice. 12. In the event of an officer of a home economics society Death of officer. dying or resigning office during the time for which she has been elected, it shall be the duty of the remaining officers to appoint a person to fill the office for the unexpired term of the person so dying or resigning. 13. Six members shall constitute a quorum at a meeting of Quorums. the society, and five directors at a meeting of the directors, the president and the first and second vice-presidents being always regarded as directors. 14. Meetings of the board of directors may be held at any Meetings of time at the call of the president, and, in her absence, of the directors. |