Eetirement 

 of Officers. 



Librarian, and twenty-five other Members, all of whom 

 must be Ordinary Members of the Clnb ; seven to form a 

 quorum. The President shall nommate four Members of 

 the Council to act as Vice-Presidents during his year of 

 office. The President, Treasurer, Secretary, Librarian, and 

 those fom* of the other Members of the Council who shall 

 have been longest in office (reckoning from their original 

 api)ointment or election if they shall not have been re- 

 elected, or from their last re-election when they shall have 

 been re-elected) shall retire annually, but shall be eligible for 

 re-election. If, in consequence of several Members having 

 been elected or appointed at the same time, there shall be 

 any difficulty in determining which four Members ought to 

 retire under this rule, those Members who have been elected 

 or appointed at the same time shall decide such question by 

 mutual arrangement between themselves, or, in default of 

 such arrangement, by lot. 



Nomination IV. — At the Ordinary Meeting in December nominations 

 of Officers, shall be made of Candidates to fill the offices of President, 

 Treasurer, Secretary, and Librarian, and vacancies on the 

 Council. Such nominations as regards Members of the 

 Council other than the President, Treasurer, Secretary, and 

 Librarian shall be made by Eesolutions, duly moved and 

 seconded, no Member being entitled to propose more than 

 one Candidate. The President, Treasm-er, Secretary, and 

 Librarian shall be nominated by the Council. A Ust of all 

 nominations made as above shall be printed in alphabetical 

 order upon the ballot-paper. At the Annual General 

 Election of " Meeting in January aU the above Officers and Members 

 Officers, of Council shall be elected by ballot from the Candidates ; 

 but any Member sliaU be at liberty to substitute on his or 

 her ballot-paper any other name or names in lieu of those 

 nominated for the offices of President, Treasurer, Secretary 

 and Librarian. 



Chairman. ^' — ^^^ ^^^^ absence of the President and Vice-Presidents 

 the Members present at any Meeting of the Club shall elect 

 a Chairman for that Meeting:. 



