(1;) The Shri Govindaji Temple Board shall be constituted by a President, and ex—oflicio member and nine other membrs. '
(2) ‘ The ex-Ruler of Manipur shall be the President of the Board, if he is not disqualified for any of the reasons specified in section 6_:
Provided that in case the ex-Ruler is not willing to saw as the President of the Board or in case he has no successor in the male line,the State Government shall make appointment of a person as the President.
(3) .The Deputy Commissioner shall be the ex-oificio member 'of the Board : .
Provided that in case the Deputy Commissioner does not profess the Hindu religion, he shall deput‘e the Sub- Divisional Officer of either Imphal West or Impha] East Sub~Division professing the Hindu religion to function on his behalf‘as the ex-oflicio member.
(4) The State Government shall appoint the other nine members of the Board, Who shall be persons not disqualified for any of the reasons specified in section 6 :
Provided that two such members shall be from amongst the ‘Hindu members of the Legislative Assembly of Manipur and one such member from amongst the Hindu Commissioners of the Imphal Municipal Board : »
Provided further that When as a result of dissolution there is no Legislative Assembly of Manipur or no Imphal Municipal Board, the State Government shall not be required to make such appointments in accordance With the first ‘proviso to this sub-section. ' . (5) The State Government shall appoint any member of the Board as the Vice-President thereof.
Explanation.~For the purposes of this section, the word “dissolution” in ‘the' second proviso to sub—section (4)1ncludes supersession of the Imphal Municipal Board, .
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Compéi tion om 23 flra- 5. (1) The Board shall be a body corporate. and shallhave perpetual successmn and a common seal and mayseu or besued in its name.
(2) As soon as the Board is constituted under. section 4,the State Government shall make notification thereof inthe Oflicial Gazette.
- ca. 6. A person shall be disqualified for being chosen as, and$525111; for being, a member of the Board
(a) if he holds any office of profit under the adminis-tration of the Temple, or receives any emolumentsor perquisites from the Temple fund, otherthan those granted under section 14 ;.‘or
(b) if he is interested in a contract for making suppliesto, or executing any work on behalf of theadministration of the Temple ; or .(c) if he is of unsound mind and stands sodeclaredby a competent court ; or
(d) if he is an undischarged insolvent ; or
(e) if he is not a citizen of India ; or
(f) if he is a minor or a deaf-mute or suffers fromcontagious leprosy ; or’
(g) if he has been convicted of an oflence (which,in the opinion of the State Government,‘iny_lolvesmoral turpitude; or '
(h) if he does not profess theHindu- religion ; or
(i) if he has, in the opinion of the State Goveemment,acted in a manner prejudicial to the interestof the endowment. ‘ Jenn of 7. The members of the Board, other than the ex-ofliciom“ member thereof, shall subject to the provisions of section 8,9, and 12, hold office 'for 1a period of :three years from thedate. on which the constitution of the Board is notified inthe Official Gazette undersub-section (2) of section 5 :
Provided that the State Government may, by notificationin the Oflicial‘Gazette extend the term ofrt e members fora period not exceeding three months at a time-and s'ixmonthsin'the aggregate :
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Provided further that if a member, having been appointed under the first proviso to sub-sectlon (4) of section 4, ceases to be a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manipur or a Commissioner of the Imphal Municipal Board, as the case may be, he shall ipso facto cease to be a member of the Board.