III. Bye-Laws. 1.-CONSTITUTION OF THE SENATE AND OF 1. The Chancellor, Vice-Chancellor, the Deans of the Faculties of Arts, Law, Medicine and Engineering, the Syndics, and the Fellows of the University, according to sections III, IV, V, and VI of the Act of Incorporation, shall have seniority and precedence, first, in the order, above specified down to the Syndics, and, secondly, according to their official precedence in the case of ex-officio Fellows, and, thirdly, in the case of other Fellows, according to the sequence of appointments. 2. The Senate may, for gross misbehaviour unfitting a Fellow in its opinion for his office, and after hearing such Fellow or any other Fellow nominated by him on his behalf, request that his appointment be cancelled under the provisions of section VII of the Act of Incorporation. 3. At a convenient time, soon after the appointment of any Fellow, the Syndicate shall, and at any subsequent time the Syndicate may, consider and recommend his appointment to one or more of the Facul ties. Such recommendation shall be considered and adopted or rejected at the next following meeting of the Senate. 4. Each Fellow shall inform the Registrar in writing of his address and of any change of address. The Registrar shall keep a record of the address so communicated to him. The last address of each Fellow so recorded by the Registrar shall be deemed his recorded address, II.-THE FACULTIES. 5. There shall be four Faculties, namely, of Arts, Law, Medicine, and Civil Engineering. Every member of the Senate shall be a member of one Faculty at least, and any member of the Senate may be a member of more than one Faculty. 6. Each Faculty shall meet ordinarily once a year, within three weeks after the fixed date for the Annual Convocation for Conferring Degrees, for the purpose of electing a Dean and Syndics for the year, and at other times when convened by the Dean, or as provided in Bye-law 9. 7. A meeting of any Faculty shall also be convened by the Dean on the requisition of any three of its members. The Dean, or Senior Fellow present, shall be chairman at such Meeting, and the chairman shall have a vote, and, in case of an equality of votes, a casting vote. 8. The office of Dean shall be vacated by death, resignation, or by the Dean's ceasing to reside in the Presidency of Bombay for a period of more than three calendar months, or by his leaving the Presidency of Bombay without giving notice to the Registrar of his intention to return within three calendar months. 9. On the occurrence of such a vacancy the Vice-Chancellor shall direct the Senior Fellow in Bombay belonging to the Faculty in which the vacancy has occurred to convene a Meeting of the Faculty for the election of a new Dean. 10. Three Members of any Faculty shall constitute a quorum of that Faculty. III. THE SYNDICATE. 11. The Executive Government of the University shall be vested in a Syndicate, consisting of the Vice-Chancellor, the Deans of the Faculties and ten Fellows, who shall be elected for one year by the several Faculties in the following proportions : Four by the Faculty of Arts, one of whom shall be elected sepa- Two Medicine. The Dean and Syndics of each Faculty shall constitute a Sub-Committee of the Syndicate, and the Syndicate shall have power to make rules for the delegation of business to the Sub-Committees as it may from time to time find necessary. 12. It will be the duty of the Syndicate, subject to the revision and control of the Senate, to appoint [and, if necessary, to remove] Moderators or Superintending Examiners whenever the Syndicate may think it desirable for the purpose of revising and settling Examination papers and of supervising the work of the Examiners in assigning marks; to appoint and, if necessary, to remove the Examiners and all other officers and servants of the University except the Registrar; to fix their salaries and emoluments, save as provided by any Bye-law; to order Examinations in conformity with the Regulations, and declare the results as they bear on Degrees, Honours, and Rewards; to keep the accounts of the University, and to correspond on the business of the University, with the Government and all other authorities and persons; to consider proposals laid before it by members of the Senate, and from time to time frame such Bye-laws and Regulations as may be necessary, subject to the approval of the Senate. 13. The elections of Syndics shall take place within three weeks after the fixed date for the Annual Convocation for Conferring Degrees. 14. The Syndicate shall meet ordinarily once a month and at other times when convened by the Vice-Chancellor, or, in his absence, by the Senior Fellow in the Syndicate. 15. The office of Syndic shall be vacated by death, resignation, or by the Syndic's being absent from three consecutive ordinary monthly meetings. 16. On the occurrence of such a vacancy the Vice-Chancellor shall direct a meeting of the Faculty in which the vacancy has occurred to be convened for the election of a new Syndic, 17. Four members of the Syndicate shall constitute a quorum, and all questions shall be decided by a majority. 18. The Vice-Chancellor, or, in his absence, the Senior Fellow present, shall preside at all Meetings of the Syndicate. The Chairman at such Meetings shall have a vote and, in case of an equality of votes, a casting vote. 19. Each Faculty shall report on any subject that may be referred to it by the Syndicate. & 1542-3 20. Any Faculty, or any Member of the Senate, may make any recommendation to the Syndicate, and may propose any Bye-law or Regulation for the consideration of the Syndicate. 21. Subject to Bye-law 41, the decision of the Syndicate on any such recommendation or proposal may be brought before the Senate by any member of the Senate by way of Resolution at one of its Meetings, and the Senate may approve, revise, modify or overrule any such decision, or may direct the Syndicate to review it. 22. No proposal shall be entertained by the Senate that has not, in the first instance, been considered by the Syndicate, or submitted for a period of at least three months for consideration by the Syndicate : Provided that when any proposal has been duly brought before the Senate, it shall be competent to the Senate to deal with all proposed amendments or modifications thereof, in whatever form the same may be submitted to the Senate, without referring such amendments or modifications to the Syndicate for consideration, IV.-BOARD OF ACCOUNTS. 23. A Board of Accounts, consisting of three Fellows of the University not being members of the Syndicate, shall be appointed annually by the Senate within three weeks after the fixed date for the Annual Convocation for Conferring Degrees. 24. The Board shall meet ordinarily once every three months, and at other times when convened by the Vice-Chancellor. 25. The Board shall examine and audit the University Accounts; prepare the University Budget, and the account of Endowment and Trust Funds; consider ways and means; and make recommendations, where necessary, to the Syndicate on all matters relating to the finances of the University. 26. Members of the Board shall hold office until the next Annual Election. They shall be eligible for re-appointment at the expiration of their office. All vacancies in the Board occurring between two Annual Elections shall be filled up by persons appointed by the Syndicate. V. THE REGISTRAR. 27. The Registrar shall be appointed by the Senate at an Ordinary Annual Meeting. His term of office shall be two years, but the Registrar may be re-appointed. 28. The duties of the Registrar shall be as follows: (a) To be the custodian of the Records, Library, Common Seal, and such other property of the University as the Syndicate shall commit to his charge. (b) To act as Secretary to the Syndicate and to attend all Meetings of the Senate, Faculties, Syndicate, Board of Accounts and Examiners, and to keep Minutes thereof. (c) To conduct the official correspondence of the Syndicate. (d) To issue all notices convening meetings of the Senate, Faculties, Syndicate and Board of Accounts. (e) To perform such other duties as may be from time to time prescribed by the Syndicate, and generally to render such assistance as may be desired by the Vice-Chancellor in performance of his official duties. 29, The salary of the Registrar shall be Rs. 360 per month. 30. Leave of absence may be granted to the Registrar by the Syndicate for a period not exceeding two months for any one term of office, or six months in all, on such terms as to salary as the Syndicate may think proper. During the absence of the Registrar on leave, an Acting Registrar may be appointed by the Syndicate, who shall be paid at such rate not exceeding the salary of the Registrar as the Syndicate may determine. If the Registrar shall overstay his leave, his appointment shall become vacant. 31. In case of necessity the Vice-Chancellor is empowered to provide for the performance of the duties of the Registrar. VI.-MEETINGS OF THE SENATE. 32. Meetings of the Senate shall be held in the Sir Cowasjee Jehanghier Hall of the University, unless for special reasons the Chancellor or Vice-Chancellor otherwise directs. 33. Such proposals and amendments only as are immediately connected with the University of Bombay, and are in accordance with the Act of Incorporation, shall be entertained and debated in the Senate. 34. The Senate shall meet ordinarily once a year, on the Fourth Saturday in the First Term in Arts, and at other times when convened by the Vice-Chancellor, or, in his absence from the Presidency, by the Syndicate. 35. A meeting of the Senate shall be convened on the requisition of any six of the Fellows to the Vice-Chancellor. 36. A Convocation for Conferring Degrees shall be held on the Third Tuesday in February, and on such other graduation days as may be appointed by the Chancellor or Vice-Chancellor. 37. Persons entitled to Degrees, and desirous of being admitted, must apply in writing ten days previously to the Registrar, who will communicate their names, together with the necessary certificates, to the respective Deans of Faculty, for submission to the Senate on the next graduation day. 38. The Senate will, on the motion of the Deans of Faculty, respectively pass the necessary graces in that behalf, and the Dean of Faculty will then present the persons so approved of to the Chancellor or ViceChancellor successively in the following order :-Licentiate of Agriculture, Licentiate of Civil Engineering, Licentiate of Medicine and Surgery, Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Laws, Master of Civil Engineering, Master of Arts, and Doctor of Medicine. 39. Nothing in the foregoing is to be held to prevent the Chancellor admitting to the Degree of M.D. or M.A. any person who may be presented to him by the Senate with a certificate that he has been examined and judged worthy of such special distinction, 40. In special cases and at the discretion of the Syndicate, Candidates who have passed the Examinations may be permitted to take their Degrees in absentia. 41. Sixteen days before the day fixed for a meeting of the Senate the Registrar shall forward to each member of the Senate a statement. of all business to be brought before the Meeting and of the terms of all Resolutions to be then proposed, together with the name of the proposer of each, intimation in writing of which has previously reached him. Notice in writing of proposed amendments and the terms thereof and of motions for any change in the order of business as set forth in the statement must be forwarded so as to reach the Registrar five clear days before the day of meeting. The Registrar shall, two clear days before the day of meeting, forward to each member of the Senate a statement of all the motions and amendments; and no motion or amendment, of which such notice has not been given, shall be put to the Meeting, other than a motion for dissolution, adjournment, or suspension of the sitting, for passing to the next business on the statement, for directing the Syndicate to review their decision, or an amendment which shall be accepted by the Chairman as merely formal. N.B.-The Chancellor, or in his absence the Vice-Chancellor, or, in the absence of both, a Fellow elected by the Meeting, presides at the meetings of the Senate. The Senior Fellow present shall take the chair for and until such election only. Six members of the Senate form a quorum, and all questions are decided by a majority of the votes of the members present, the Chairman, in case of an equality of votes, having a second or casting vote (Act XXII of 1857, section IX). VIL-ORDER OF BUSINESS. 42. Each Fellow, before he takes his place, shall write his name on & slip of paper which shall be provided for the purpose at the entrance of the place of Meeting, and which he shall then deliver to the doorkeeper. 43. At the expiration of half an hour from the time of Meeting, the Chairman shall take notice whether there are six Fellows present; and if there are not, the Meeting shall forthwith be dissolved. Such dissolution shall be recorded by the Registrar under the signature of the Chairman. 44. At every Meeting the business to be entertained shall, unless the Meeting shall by special vote otherwise determine, be taken in the following order : (1) The election, if it is part of the business to be entertained at the Meeting, of the Chairman. (2) The election, if it is part of the business to be entertained at the Meeting, of any official of the University. (3) Any motion for a change in the order of business. (4) Any business and motions of which due notice has been given in the order in which such business and motions are entered in the statement of the business and motions to be brought forward subject to the provisions of this Bye-law and to Bye-law 50. VIII.-RULES OF DEBATE. 45. Every motion shall be affirmative in form, and shall begin with the word That. 46. Every motion at a Meeting must be seconded; otherwise it will drop. Any Fellow may second a motion, by saying "That motion is seconded by me," and may reserve his speech. 47. When a motion has been seconded, it shall be stated from the Chair, which shall be done by the Chairman saying "The proposal is," and concluding in the terms of the motion, *"Five clear days" means five days exclusive of the day on which notice reaches the Registrar and of the day of meeting. Thus, if the meeting is fixed for Thursday, the notice must reach the Registrar on the previous Friday; if for Saturday, the notice must reach him on the previous Saturday. |