LAWS OF THE SOCIETY. 



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III. Four new Members of the Council shall be chosen 

 yearly, out of the Subscribing Members of the Society, at the 

 Annual Meeting ; the supernumerary Members of the former 

 Council retiring in the order of seniority, (or, where the 

 seniority is undetermined, by lot,) and not being re-eligible 

 for the current year. 



Election 

 of Council. 



IV. There shall be laid before each Subscribing Member 

 present at the Annual Meeting, a List of all the Subscribing 

 Members of the Society, and also a Balloting Paper. On the 

 latter, each Member shall write the names of those whom he 

 desires to fill the several Offices, and shall deliver it, folded 

 up, to the Chairman. The Chairman shall appoint two 

 Scrutineers to examine the balloting papers ; and those Mem- 

 bers who have the greatest number of votes for the respective 

 Offices, shall be thereby elected to fill them. The Chairman 

 shall announce the result of the election to the Meeting, 

 which shall then proceed in like manner to the election of 

 the new Members of the Council. 



Mode of 

 Election of 

 OflScers & 

 Council. 



V. The President, Vice-Presidents, Treasurer, and Secre- 

 taries, shall be ex-officio Members of the Council. 



VI. The Council shall meet at One o'clock on the Mon- 

 day preceding each general Meeting ; and at other times, 

 if occasion shall require, on a summons issued not later than 

 two days before, to every Member of the Council within 

 twenty miles. The presence of Five Members shall con- 

 stitute a meeting of the Council. 



Ex-officio 

 Members of 

 the CounciL 



Meetings 

 of the 

 CounciL 



VII. The Chair shall be taken in the Council, in the same Chair, 

 manner as at the General Meetings. 



VIII. Questions proposed in the Council, shall be decided Decision of 

 by the majority of votes ; and if the votes are equal, the Questions. 

 Chairman shall have a second, or casting vote. 



