Commonwealth Parliamentary Association Conference, Lagos, Nigeria, 1962: Report of the Delegation Appointed to Attend the ..., November 9-10, 1962

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Page 10 - The Nation, which indulges towards another an habitual hatred or an habitual fondness, is in some degree a slave. It is a slave to its animosity or to its affection, either of which is sufficient to lead it astray from its duty and its interest.
Page 10 - Against the insidious wiles of foreign influence (I conjure you to believe me, fellow citizens) the jealousy of a free people ought to be constantly awake; since history and experience prove that foreign influence is one of the most baneful foes of Republican government.
Page 19 - ... and in case of an equal division of votes the chairman of the meeting shall have a second or casting vote.
Page 5 - ... to take such testimony, and to make such expenditures, as it deems advisable. The cost of stenographic services to report such hearings shall not be in excess of 25 cents per hundred words. The expenses of the committee, which shall not exceed $30,000, shall be paid from the contingent fund of the Senate upon vouchers approved by the chairman of the committee or the chairman of any duly authorized subcommittee thereof.
Page 22 - ... directors, shall be as valid and effectual as if it had been passed at a meeting of the directors duly convened and held.
Page 19 - Association, shall be conclusive evidence of the fact without proof of the number or proportion of the votes recorded in favour of or against such resolution.
Page 22 - ... for the largest sum on the last revised assessment roll shall have a second or casting vote in addition to his vote as a member.
Page 19 - ... unless a poll is so demanded, a declaration by the chairman that a resolution has, on a show of hands, been carried, or carried unanimously, or by a particular majority, or lost, and an entry to that effect in the book...
Page 21 - ... specifying the place, the day and the hour of meeting, and in the case of special business the general nature of that business...
Page 1 - Association, was founded in 1911 at the time of the coronation of King George V.

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