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XV. The Treasurer may, imuiediatel}' after lii.s Duties of 

 election, appoint a Collector (to act dnrini^' ]»leasare), 

 subject to the approval of the Council at its next 

 meeting. The iluty of tiie Collector shall be to issue 



the Treasurer's notices, and collect subscriptions. The 

 Treasurer shall receive all moneys ])aid to the Societ}', 

 and shall deposit the same before the end of each 

 month in the bank approved by the Council, to the 

 credit of an account opened in the name of the Royal 

 Society of Victoria. The Treasurer shall make all pay- 

 ments ordered by the Council on receiving a written 

 authoiity fiom the chaiiinan of the meeting. All 

 cheques shall be signed by himself, and countersigned 

 by one of the Secretaries. No payments shall be made 

 except by cheque, and on the authority of the Council. 

 He shall keep a detailed account of all receipts and 

 expenditure, present a report of the same at each 

 Council meeting, and prepare a balance-sheet to be laid 

 before the Council, and included in its Annual Report. 

 He shall also produce his books whenever called upon 

 to do so by the Council. 



XVI. The Secretaries shall share their duties as they Dutiesof 

 may find most convenient. One or other of them shall 

 conduct the correspondence of the Society and of the 

 Council, attend all meetings of the Society and of the 

 Council, take minutes of theii' proceedings, and enter 

 them in the proper books. He shall inscribe the names 

 and addresses of all Members and Associates in a book 

 to be kept for that purpose, from which no name shall 

 be erased except by order of the Council. He shall 

 issue notices of all meetings of the Society and of the 

 Council, and shall have the custody of all papers of 

 the Society, and, under the direction of the Council, 

 superintend the jirinting of the Transactions of the 

 Society. 



XVII The Council shall meet on any day within one .Meetings of 

 week before every Ordinary Meeting of the Society. 

 Notice of such meeting shall be sent to every Member 

 at least two days previou.sly. No business shall be 

 transacted at any meeting of the Council unless five 

 Members be present. Any Member of Council absent- 

 ing himself from three consecutive meetings of Council, 

 with<jut satisfactory explanation in writino-, shall be 



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Secretaries. 



Council. 



