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meetings of "the Society," to be lield at the usual place ofE 

 meeting of the Societj, or at such other place as shall have ^ 

 been in that behalf appointed by open voting (unless five or more p 

 Fellows then present shall in writing require a ballot, and in a 

 such case by method of ballot,) to elect such persons to be 

 Fellows, Honorary Members, and Foreign Members of " the e 

 Society " as they shall think fit, and any of the Fellows, F 

 Honorary Members, and Foreign Members for the time being 

 to remove from " the Society," the majority of the Fellows 

 voting, in case of open voting, to bind the minority ; in case of 

 equality the Chairman to have a second or casting vote, but in 

 case of a ballot no Fellow, Honorary Member, or Foreign 

 Member shall be declared elected or removed, unless by a 

 majority of two-thirds of the Fellows voting at such ballot. In 

 case of a ballot scrutineers to "be appointed, and the ballot to be 

 taken at an adjourned meeting, in the like manner as is herein- 

 after mentioned in the 16th and 17th clauses; and further that 

 all such persons as shall be elected Fellows or Members of " the 

 Society " (other than Honorary and Foreign Members) shall, at 

 the time of their election, or before they shall be entitled to 

 enjoy the rights or privileges of members, sign a note or 

 memorandum in writing, binding them to observe, perform, and 

 abide by all the rules, laws, and regulations of "the Society," 

 and that such note or memorandum shall constitute an agreement 

 to the effect thereof with " the Society," and shall or may be 

 enforced by "the Society;" and provided also that if any R 

 Member should refuse or neglect to pay his first or any F< 

 annual subscription for the space of sLx: calendar months next 

 after the same shall, according to the rules or regulations of 

 " the Society," become due or payable, or shall neglect or fail in 

 the observance or performance of the same rules or regulations 

 m anywise, then such non-payment, neglect, or failure may be 

 treated at any general meeting of the Fellows of " the Society " 

 as a forfeiture by the Fellow so making default as aforesaid of 

 his rights and privileges as a i'ellow or Member of " the 

 Society," and in case of any resolution to that effect by the 

 Fellows of "the Society " at a general meeting, every Fellow 

 making such default shall by such default be deemed to have 

 ceased to be a Fellow or Member, but without prejudice to 

 the rights of " the Society " as regards the recovery of the 

 arrears for the time being of the subscription of such Fellow 

 or Member, it being hereby declared that such Fellow or Member 

 shall continue liable to the payment of all such arrears. 



