NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY OF GLASGOW. lxvii 



4. He shall submit annually, at the General Meeting, a report 

 on the state of the Library, the circulation of the Books, and the 

 distribution and exchange of the Society's publications during the 

 preceding year. 



xnr. 



Meetings — Ordinary and Special. 



1. The Winter Session of the Society shall extend from Sep- 

 tember of each year to the following April ; and Ordinary 

 Meetings, of which intimation shall have been previously given by 

 circular, shall be held on the last Tuesday of each month, at Eight 

 p.m., at which any competent business of the Society may be 

 transacted. 



2. The Summer Session shall extend from May to September ; 

 and Meetings — for scientific work only, at which no general 

 business of the Society shall be competent — shall be held, and 

 Excursions shall be made, at such times as may be arranged 

 by the Council, and intimated by a Syllabus that shall be issued 

 to the Ordinary Members and Associates at the beginning of each 

 Session. 



3. Alteration of the date of any Ordinary Meeting, and arrange- 

 ments for Special Meetings and Excursions, may be made by the 

 Council ; but of these due notice shall be given to the Ordinary 

 Members and Associates by circular, if during the Winter Session, 

 or by intimation at the previous Meeting, if during the Summer 

 Session. 



4. At any Meeting of the Society seven Ordinary Members shall 

 form a quorum. 



XIV. 



Order of Business. 



The Order of Business at the Ordinary Meetings of the Society 

 shall be as follows : 



(1) The Minutes of the previous Meeting shall be read, amended 



if required, approved of, and signed by the Chairman. 



(2) Members and Associates proposed shall be voted for. 



(3) Miscellaneous business shall be brought up. 



(4) Specimens shall be exhibited, with remarks. 



(5) Papers and communications shall be read and discussed. 



XV. 



Annual General Meeting. 



1. The Annual General Meeting of the Society shall be held on 

 the last Tuesday of October in each year, being the second Meeting 

 of the Session. 



