Charter and Supplemental Charter of the Hudson's Bay Company by Hudson Bay Company
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from his former office.
And We do hereby further will and ordain that, notwithstanding anything contained in the original charter, the Company at any general court at which any members of the Board retire in manner aforesaid shall if it be the turn for the Governor or Deputy-Governor to retire first fill up that office, and then shall fill up the other vacated offices, including any office rendered vacant by the election of any member of the Board to the office of Governor or Deputy-Governor as aforesaid, by electing a like number of persons to be members of the Board; and that every election or re-election to the office of Governor, Deputy-Governor, or Committee shall be conducted in the manner and according to the forms from time to time to be prescribed by the bye-laws of the Company, and that such notice of the names of every candidate for election or re-election to any such office shall be given as may be required by the bye-laws for the time being in force. And We do hereby further will and ordain that notwithstanding anything contained in the original charter, any member of the Board may at any time give notice to the Board in writing of his wish to resign, and on the acceptance of his resignation by the Board, but not before, his office shall be vacant. Nothing in this our charter contained shall affect the power given by the original charter to the Company to remove any Governor, Deputy-Governor, or member of the Committee who should not demean himself well in his respective office. And We do hereby further will and ordain that, notwithstanding anything in the original charter contained, any casual vacancy occurring among |
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