Charter of the Linnean Society. v 
when formed and elected, in Manner aforesaid, Three fit and the Year en- 
suin°". 
proper Persons, one of such Persons to be President, another of 
such Persons to be Treasurer, and the other of such Persons to 
be Secretary of the said Society, for the Year ensuing ; And also, Vacancies in 
in like Manner, shall and may, in case of the Death of any of the &£ occa*k>n- 
Members of the Council, or of the,. President, Treasurer, orfo^^^p 
Secretary, for the Tun^h^fff^ Within the Space of Three Months mSSJSJ**" 
next after such Death or Deaths, in like Manner, elect other dis- 
creet Persons, being Fellows of the said Society, to supply the 
Places and Offices of such Members of the said Council, or of 
the President, Treasurer, or Secretary, so dying; : And also s ha 11 Fellows to ap- 
• i a t\ /~\ point such 
and may appoint such other Persons to be Officers of the said °thei otikers 
p . - . -. . , , , as thev may 
society tor the Year ensuing, as they may think proper and think fit. 
necessary, for the transacting and managing the Business thereof. 
And it is Our further AVill and Pleasure, that, so soon after the The President 
Elections aforesaid as conveniently may be, the Person who shall appoint Four 
Vict-Pj tsi- 
at any time hereafter be elected to be President of the said Society, dents. 
in Manner aforesaid, may and shall nominate and appoint Pour 
Persons. bein<x Members of the said Council, to be Vice-Presi- 
dents of the said Society for the Year ensuing. And We do further Powerof elect- 
declare and grant, that, from and after the said Twenty-fourth moving Mem- 
Day of May, now next ensuing, the Fellows of the said Society, 24th of May 
or any Eleven or more of them, shall and may have Power, from 3« Feitow, in 
Time to Time, at the General Meetings of the said Society, to bemore^ftbwn. 
held at the usual Place of Meeting of the said Society, or at such 
other Place as shall have been in that Behalf appointed, by and 
with the Consent of the said Society as hereinafter mentioned, to 
elect such Persons to be Fellows, Honorary Members, Foreign 
Members, and Associates of the said Society, and all Fellows, 
Honorary Members, Foreign Members, and Associates, to remove 
from the said Society as they shall think fit': And that the Council 
hereby 
