BY-LAWS OF THE 



shall be subject to such regulations as the Council may from 

 time to time deem expedient to make. 



CHAPTER XL 



General Meetinc/s. 



Art. I. No general meeting of the Fellows shall be com- 

 petent to conclude any business unless seven or more Fellows 

 be present. 



Art. II. The President shall be the chairman at all general 

 meetings ; or in case of his absence, one of the Vice-Presidents ; 

 or in case of their absence, one of the members of the Council ; 

 or in case of the absence of all the members of the Council, a 

 Fellow to be appointed for the occasion. 



Art. III. The ordinary method of voting shall be by show 

 of hands, but a ballot shall be taken in cases prescribed by the 

 charter or by-laws, or when demanded by any Fellow present. 



Art. IV. The decision of the majority of the Fellows voting 

 at a meeting shall be considered as the decision of such meet- 

 ing ; and an absolute majority shall suffice, except in cases 

 specially desig-nated by the charter or by-laws. 



Art. V. "When the votes on either side shall be equal, ex- 

 cept in cases specially designated by the charter or by-laws, 

 the chairm.an shall give a casting vote. 



Art. VI. If the adjournment of any question has been put 

 and carried, an adjournment may be made of any general 

 meeting ; but no business shall be transacted at any adjourned 

 meeting, other than such as was proposed to have been trans- 

 acted at the meeting from which the adjournment was made. 



Art. VII. Minutes of the proceedings of every general 

 meeting shall be taken during their progress by one of the 

 Secretaries ; or in case of the absence of the Secretaries, by 

 some Fellow whom the chairman of the meeting shall appoint 

 for the occasion. The minutes shall afterwards be fairly 



