Executive Committee

(1) There shall be an Executive Committee of the Council, consisting of its president and vice-president, ex oflcio, and three other members of the Council who shall be elected every year in the presoribed manner by the Council at its first meeting held in that year. (2) (a) Every member of the Executive Committee so elected shall hold office as such until the next annual election ; and if any casual vacanoy occurs before suoh election, the Executive Committee shall fil! that vacancy by electing a member of the Council : Provided that if before the vacancy is so filled, a meeting of the Council has been cdled for, the vactauoj shall be filled by the Council by electing one of itt members. (b) A member of the Committee elected to fill s ortsual vacancy shall hold office as such only until the next annual election. (3) The Council may, with the previous sanction of the State Government, delegate any of its powers and duties to the Executive Committee. (4) The State Government shall have power to cancel any delegation made under sub-section (3). (5) No business shall be transacted at a meeting of the Executive Committee unless at least three members thereof are present. All questions which may come before the Executive Committee shall be decided in accordance with the votes of the majority of the members present and voting at the meeting. In the case of an equality of votes, the president, vice-president or any councillor presiding &t the meeting shall have a casting vote.