Charter and Supplemental Charter of the Hudson's Bay Company by Hudson Bay Company
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Deputy-Governor, shall be exerciseable by any four members of the Board,
whether the Governor or Deputy-Governor shall form one of such four or not. And We do hereby further will and ordain that, notwithstanding anything contained in the original charter, a general court for the Company shall be held every year at such place and on such day in November or December as may be appointed by the Board. And We do hereby further will and ordain that every question submitted to a general court shall be decided by a show of hands, unless before or upon the declaration of the result of the show of hands, a poll is demanded by at least five members present at such general court, and holding in the aggregate not less than One hundred shares, and unless a poll is so demanded a declaration by the Chairman that the motion has been carried or lost, or carried or lost by a particular majority, shall be deemed conclusive evidence of the fact without proof of the number or the proportion of the votes recorded in favour of or against the motion, and that if a poll is demanded as aforesaid, it shall be taken in such manner and at such time and place and either at once or after an interval or adjournment, as the Chairman of the general court directs, and the result of such poll shall be deemed to be the resolution of the general court at which the poll was demanded. In case of an equality of votes, the Chairman shall, whether on a show of hands or at the poll, have a casting vote in addition to the vote or votes to which he may be entitled as a member. In computing the majority when a poll is demanded, reference shall be had to the number of votes to which each member is entitled by this our charter. |
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