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IX. lu case of an Equality of Votes for the Eemoval from the 

 Council, or for the Election of Two or more Persons, whose 

 Number together shall exceed the Number to be removed or elected 

 exclusive of those having a Majority of Votes, the Excess of such 

 Number shall be secluded by Lots, to be prepared by the Scruti- 

 neers and drawn by the President or Vice-President in the Chair ; 

 and the Person or Persons whose Name or Names shall remain 

 undrawn shall be declared to be removed from or elected into the 

 Council, or elected to any of the Offices, as the Case may be. 



X. If Twenty-one Eellows at least do not appear and give in 

 their Balloting- Lists during the Time limited for keeping the 

 Ballot for the Council open, or if any Question should arise in 

 the course of an Election, respecting the Forms thereof, and 

 cannot be decided by the Eellows present, the Election shall be 

 adjourned to the next convenient Day, of which Notice by Letter 

 shall be given to all the Eellows of the Society, in tne same 

 Manner as is directed in the First Section of this Chapter. 



XI. In case of a Vacancy in the Council, or among the Officers 

 of the Society, happening during the Intervals of the Anniversary 

 Elections, the Council shall appoint a Special Gi-eneral Meeting, 

 for the Purpose of filling up such Vacancy ; and the Summons for 

 such Meeting, and the Proceedings at it, shall, as far as Circum- 

 stances will admit, be after the same Manner as is directed for the 

 Anniversary Elections, 



CHAPTEE IX. 



Of the President. 



Sect I. The Business of the President shall be to preside in all 

 the Meetings, and regulate all the Debates of the Society, Council, 

 and Committees ; to state and put Questions, which shall have 

 been moved and seconded, botb in the Affirmative and Negative, 

 according to the Sense and Intention of the Meetings ; to call 

 for Eeports and Accounts from Committees and others ; to check 

 Irregularities, and to keep all Persons in the Meetings to Order ; 

 to cause all Extraordinary Meetings of the Council and Com- 

 mittees to be summoned when necessary ; and, generally, to exe- 

 cute, or see to the Execution of, the Statutes and Bye-Laws of 

 the Society. 



CHAPTEE X. 

 Of the Treasurer and his Accounts. 



Sect. I. The Treasurer, or some Person appointed by him, shall 



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