1. Thirty days' notice shall be given of every general meeting of the association whether annual or special.

2. With the consent in writing of two-thirds of the members, a special general meeting may be convened by a shorter notice, and in any manner they think fit.

3. Any notice of meeting or any other notice authorized or required to be given to any member of the association shall be deemed sufficiently given, if sent through the post office in a prepaid envelope or wrapper to the head office of any such member, addressed to such member or to the general manager, or cashier of such member, and in the case of the Bank of British North America, through its chief office in the City of Montreal, addressed to it or to its general manager; and any notice sent by post shall be deemed to have been given on the day following that on which the envelope or wrapper containing the same was posted and deposited in the post office, and in proving the giving of such notice, it shall be sufficient to prove that the envelope or wrapper containing the notice was properly addressed and mailed.

4. Any notice authorized or required to be given to any member of the executive council may be sent by the secretary-treasurer by hand, or through the post office, or by telegraph, or in any other manner which the council may prescribe.

5. Any notice authorized or required to be given to any associate as such shall be sufficiently given, if given by advertisement once published in a newspaper in the cities of Montreal and Toronto.

6. Where a given number of days' notice, or notice extending over any period, is required to be given, the day of service shall, unless it is otherwise provided, be counted in such number of days or period.

7. The accidental omission to give any such notice to any of the members shall not invalidate any resolution passed at any such meeting.