Vol. 17, Part II · pages 426–430

401BAHISHKRIT HITKARINI SABHA (b) To hire, purchase or otherwise, acquire and dispose of properties and materials for the benefit of the institutions and activities of the Sabha in the name of the Trustees of the Sabha. (c) To organize any activity or open any institution falling within the aims and objects of the Sabha. (d) To abolish any institution or activity permanently or temporarily : provided that no Hostel will be abolished permanently or temporarily except by the vote of the 4/5th of the Trustees of the Sabha. (e) To open or close Branches of the Sabha wherever and whenever it appears advisable to do so. (f) To appoint the staff or other workers from time to time and fix their salary and terms of employment and to suspend and dismiss them when necessary. (g) To frame, alter and amend bye-laws regulating the various activities of the Sabha and the conduct and management thereof and the bye-laws to framed will have the force of rules until the same are amended or abrogated by the Board of Control. (h) To declare a vacancy if a Member of the Council fails to attend four meetings of the Council in succession. (i) To maintain a regular list of all contributors. (j) To arrange for the convening of the meeting of the General Body of the members of the Sabha and the meetings of the Board of Trustees and the Board of Control. 21. The Council will at its first meeting elect from its own members one Chairman, one General Secretary and one Treasurer. Besides these the Council may elect one or more of its members to act as Assistant Secretaries or Organizing Secretaries to be in charge of specific functions or activities. Any vacancies in the post of these office bearers occurring during the course of the year may be filled at the next ordinary monthly meeting by the remaining members of the Council by a resolution duly passed at a meeting to be called for the purpose.

402 DR. BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR : WRITINGS AND SPEECHES 22. The Chairman, General Secretary and Treasureres will be jointly responsible for the proper deposit and withdrawal of moneys belonging to the Sabha. They will deposit the moneys in the name of the Trustees of Sabha in the Bank or Banks appointed by the Council. 23. All withdrawals of money will be in strict conformity with the Budget and will be operated upon under the joint signatures of the Chairman, General Secretary and Treasurer. 24. The meetings of the Council will be ordinary or special. 25. All receipts and withdrawals of moneys of the Sabha shall be placed before the next ordinary monthly meeting of the Council. 26. Ordinary meeting of the Council will be held on or about the 15th of every month. 27. Any ordinary meeting adjourned for want of quorum will again meet on five days’ clear notice on such day as the Chairman or in his absence, the General Secretary may fix. 28. Seven days’ clear notice is necessary for the ordinary meeting of the Council and the agenda must be circulated with it. 29. The ordinary meeting of the Council will transact business as under: (a) Reading of Minutes of the last meeting. (b) Passing of montly statements of accounts and reports from the institutions, brances of the Sabha and of activities. (c) Disposing of letters, proposals and other communications submitted by the Secretaries. (d) Deciding upon questions relating to the general administration of the affairs and estate of the Sabha. (e) Passing of bills and expenditure incurred. (f) Any other business with the permission of the Chairman.

403BAHISHKRIT HITKARINI SABHA Special Meeting of the Council 30. The Chairman or Secretary may convene a special meeting of the Council at 3 day’s notice. 31. Any four members of the Council may, by a written requisition to the General Secretary call for a special Meeting of the Council which will be Summoned by him within 10 days from the receipt of the requisition. 32. The requisition will specify its purpose and the same will be circulated along with the notice of meeting. 33. The rules as to quorum at an ordinary meeting will also apply to the special meetings of the Council. Chairman 34. The Chairman will : (a) Preside at all meetings of the Council and in case of equality of votes he shall have a casting vote in addition to his own as a member : Provided that in the absence of the Chairman such member of the Council as may be voted to the chair will preside and will exercise such of the powers of the Chairman as pertain to the conduct of the meeting of the Council (b) decide all questions of order and procedure at the meeting of the Council and his decision will be final (c) sign all vouchers (d) carry on all foreign correspondence of the Sabha (e) communicate to the President and Vice-Presidents the minutes of the business transacted at the ordinary and special meetings of the Council. General Secretary 35. The General Secretary will : (a) be responsible for and be in charge of all the records of the Sabha

404 DR. BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR : WRITINGS AND SPEECHES (b) convene all meetings of the Council, Board of Trustees and the Board of Control whenever necessary, according to Rules of the Sabha and will record minutes of proceedings of their meetings (c) call for the monthly statements of accounts and other reports from the heads of institutions and brances of the Sabha and will record minutes of proceedings of their meetings (d) carry on the home correspondence of the Sabha (e) keep a proper register of the members of the Sabha with their proper addresses (f) submit an annual report to the General Meeting of the Sabha. Treasurer 36. The Treasurer will : (a) receive all subscriptions and donations collected on behalf of the Sabha and pass receipts for the same (b) keep regular books of accounts (c) make all disbursements (d) prepare and submit to the Council every year a statement of income and expenditure of the Sabha including statements of separate accounts of the various institutions properly audited by the Auditor appointed by the Sabha at the previous Annual General Meeting and forward the same to the Secretary for being annexed to the Annual Report of the Sabha. Board of Control 37. The Board of Control will be the collective body of the Sabha and will consist of: (a) The Trustees of the Sabha (b) The workers of the Sabha (c) Patrons

405BAHISHKRIT HITKARINI SABHA (d) Life members (e) Sympathisers (f) Associate members (g) One representative of every Branch of the Sabha. (h) The President, Vice-Presidents, the Chairman, General Secretary, Assistant Secretaries, Organizing Secretaries and the Treasurer. 38. The Board of Control will supervise the management of the affairs of the Sabha by the Council of Management whether or not it is in accordance with the rules and in case of any serious breach the President or any of the VicePresidents may call upon the Chairman of the Council to give proper explanation. 39. The President of the Sabha, of his own motion or at the written requisition of 10 members of the Sabha may call upon the Secretary to convene a meeting of the Board of Control which will be summoned within a month and a half from the receipt of the communication of the President in that behalf. The Council of Management will be bound by the resolution of the Board of Control on the matter in question, if passed by 2/3rd majority of the members present at the meeting. 40. There shall be previous notice of one month for every meeting of the Board of Control. 41. The President of the Sabha will preside at every meeting of the Board of Control. In his absence, any of the Vice-President present at the meeting may be voted to the Chair. 42. At all meetings of the Board of Control majority vote will prevail except when it is otherwise provided for by these Rules. 43. The General Secretary will be the ex-officio Secretary of the Board of Control and shall be responsible for recording the minutes of the preceedings of the Board which will be prepared and signed by the President before the meeting is dissolved.