No act or proceeding of the Committee shall be invahdated mereiy by reason of- ( a) any vacancy fn, or any defect m the wnstitution of, the Committee; /
(b) any defecy,x;:' th·_ election or nommatwn of a person acting as the Chaicma.h or a member ol th: Committee; or I
(c) any iq7egularity in the procedure of the Commit tee not affecting the ty1erits of the case.
' 9. Remun~atzon of the Chazrman and members.-No member of the Committee shaV:feceive or be paid any salary or other rcmunerati"n except such travellin_g' or daily allowances, 1f any, as may be prescribed.
10/' J Dutzes of Commzttee.-Su bJect to the provisions of this Act and the rule;~ made 'thereunder, it shall be the duty of the Committee- ..._ /~(a) subjett to the custom and usage in •he Temple:, to arrange for the ~-;- ,._, proper performance of the ntcs and ceremonies in the Temple and ./'r/ the subordinate temples attached therero in accordance with the · dzttam or scale of expenditure nxed for the Temple and the subordi nate temples under sectwn 20 or, till the dtttam or scale of - expenditure is fixed under that section, m accordance with the dtttam or scale of expenditure fixed for the temple and the subordi- \ mte temples under section 51 of the Madras Hindu Religious and Jlt Charitable Endowments Act, 1951 (Madras Act XIX of 1951) ;
(b) to provide fac1hties for the proper performance of worship by the worshippers ;
(c) to ensure the safe custody ol the funds, valuable securities and Jewelleries an:l the preservatiOn and management of tile propertie11 vested in the Temple ;
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(d) to ensure maintenance of order and discipline and proper hygienic conditions m the Temple .. wd the subordmate temples attached thereto and of proper standard of cleanliness and purity in the 0ffering» made therein ;
(e) to ensure that the funds of the endowments of the Temple are sper,t according to the wishes as far as may be known of the donors;
(fl to make provisions for the payment of suitable emoluments to the salaried staff of the Devaswom ; and
(g) to do all such things as may be incidental and coaducive to the efficient management of the affa1rs of the Devaswom and the convenience ofthe worsb1ppers.
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