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of the Society, and the ballot shall take place at the 

 next following Ordinary Meeting of the Society. The votes required to 

 assent of at least five-sixths of the number voting shall '""'" *' 

 be requisite for the admission of a candidate. 



XXIII. Every new Member or Associate shall Members shaii 

 receive due notice of his election, and be supplied with ^'s^^ !'»"'«• 



a copy of the obligation* together with a copy of the 



Laws of the Society. He shall not be entitled to enjoy 



any privilege of the Society, nor shall his name be 



printed in the List of Members until he shall have paid 



his admission fee and first annual subscription, and 



have returned to the Secretaries the obligation signed 



by himself He shall, at the first meeting of the 



Society at which he is present, sign a duplicate of the 



obligation in the Book of the Laws of the Society, 



after which he shall be introduced to the Society by 



the Chairman. No Member or Associate shall lie at conditious of 



liberty to withdraw from the Society without previ- ^^signaion 



ously giving notice in writing to one of tlie Secretaries 



of his intention to withdraw, and returning all books 



or other property of the Society in his possession. 



Members and Associates will be considered liable for 



the payment of all subscriptions due from them up to 



the date at which they give written notice of their 



intention to withdraw from the Society. 



XXIV. Gentlemen not resident in Victoria, who are Honorary 

 distinguished for their attainments in science, literature, *"" ^"" 

 or art, may be |)ru})Osed for election as Honoi-ary Mem- 

 bers, on the rectjmmendation of an absolute majority of 



the Council. The election shall be conducted in the 

 same manner as that of Oidinary Members, but nine- 

 tenths of the votes must be in favour of the candidate. 



XXV. Ordiriar}^ Members of the Society shall pay suUscriptions 

 two guineas annually. Country Members and Associates 



shall ])ay one guinea annually. 'J'hose elected after the 



* The obligat^cu referred to is as follows : — 



EoYAL Society or Victoeia. 

 I, the nndersigucJ. do hereby engage that I will endeavour to promote 

 the interests and welfare of the Itoyal Society of Victoria, and to 

 observe its laws, as long as I shall remain a Member or Associate 

 thereof. 



(Signed) 

 Address 

 Date 



