31G Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria. 



Retirement of 

 Officers. 



IX. All Office-bearers and Members of Council except 

 the six junior or last elected Membei's, shall retire from 

 office at tlie Annual General Meeting in March. Should a 

 senior Member's seat become vacant in the course of the 

 year, it shall be held by his successor (under Law XIII.), 

 as a senior Member, who shall retire at the next Annual 

 Genei'al Meeting. The names of such retiring Officers are 

 to be announced at the Ordinary INIeeting in December. 

 The Officers and INIembers of Council so retiring shall be 

 eligible for the same or any other office then vacant. 



Election of 



f)fficers. 



X. The President, Vice-Presidents, Treasurer, Secre- 

 tary, and Librarian shall be separately elected by ballot 

 (should such be demanded), in the above-named order, and 

 the six vacancies in the Council shall then be filled up 

 together by ballot at the General Meeting in March. 

 Those members only shall be eligible foi- any office who 

 have been proposed and seconded at the Ordinary Meeting 

 in December, or by letter addressed to the Secretary, 

 and received by him before the 1st March, to be laid before 

 the Council Meeting next before the Annual Meeting 

 in March. The nomination to any one office shall be held 

 a nomination to any office, the election to which is to be 

 Votes required, subsequently held. No ballot shall take place at any 

 meeting unless ten membei'S be present. 



Members in 

 arrear. 



XI. No member, whose subscription is in arrear, shall 

 take part in the election of Officers or other business of 

 the meeting. 



Address by tiic XII. An address shall be delivered by the President of 

 President. _ •' 



the Society at either a Dinner, Conversazione, or extra 



meeting of the Society, as the Council may determine in 



each year. 



XIII. If any \acaiicy occur among the Officers, notice 

 thereof shall be inserted in the sununons for the next 

 meeting of the Society, and the \acancy shall Ije then tilled 

 up by ballot. 



XIV. The President shall take the chair at all meetings 

 of the Society and of tht; Council, and sliall regulate and 



Viicaucies. 



Unties of 

 President. 



