Rules. 17 



President. 



43. The President, when present, presides at all Meetings oi the Council and of the 

 Fellows. The Council shall annually elect a Chairman of the Council, who shall hold 

 office for one year, and shall be eligible for re-election, and shall preside in the ab- 

 sence of the President. In the absence of the President, and of the Chairman of the 

 Council, one of the Vice-Presidents, or one of the Members of the Council, shall supply 

 the place of the President or Chairman of the Council. 



44. It is the duty of the Chairman of the Council to carry out the Rules of the 

 Institute, to see that all the Officers of the Institute, and Members of the Council and 

 of Committees perform the duties assigned to or undertaken by them respectively ; 

 to call for Reports and Accounts from Committees and persons ; to cause of his own 

 authority, and, when necessary, Special Meetings of the Council and of the Committees 

 to be summoned ; and to propose, from time to time, to the Council such measures 

 as shall appear to him conducive to the welfare of the Institute. 



45. It is the duty of the Chairman of the Council, conjointly with the Council, 

 to consider and resolve on the names of Fellows who are to be recommended at the 

 Annual Meeting to fill up all vacant offices. 



46. When prevented from being present at the Meetings of the Fellows or Council, 

 or from otherwise attending to the current business of the Institute, the Chairman of 

 the Council will be expected to give timely notice thereof to one of the Vice-Presidents, 

 or, in their absence, to some other Member of the Council, or to the Secretary, in order 

 that his place may be properly supplied. 



47. The President, or, in his absence, the Chairman for the time being, shall have 

 power to rule and regulate the discussions arising at any Meeting of the Institute. 



48. In all Meetings of the Institute and Council, except in the cases otherwise 

 provided for, the decision of a majority of the Fellows voting shall be considered as 

 a decision of the Meeting, the President or Chairman having a casting vote, in addition 

 to his own vote. 



Treasurer. 



49. The Treasurer has special charge of all Accounts, and shall see to the collection 

 of all sums of money due to the Institute, which, when received, shall be immediately 

 paid to the Bankers of the Institute. 



50. In concert with the Secretary, the Treasurer shall keep a List of the Fellows 

 of the Institute, with the name and address of each accurately set forth, which List, 

 with all Books of Account, shall be laid on the table at every Ordinary Meeting of the 

 Council. 



5L He shall pay all Accounts due by the Institute, as soon as they have been ex- 

 amined and approved by the Council. But no drafts on its Bankers shall be payable 

 unless signed by two of the Council and countersigned by the Secretary. The Accounts 

 of the Treasurer shall be annually audited by a firm of Chartered Accountants appointed 

 by the Fellows at the Annual General Meeting. 



Ordinary Meetings. 



52. The Ordinary Meetings shall be held on such evenings, and at such hour, as 

 may from time to time be fixed by the Council. 



53. Visitors, if introduced by Fellows, may be present at the Ordinary Meetings, 



