BY-LAWS CXXXI 
IV.—Tf, from the absence of the author, the proof of a paper can- 
not be read by him, and if he has named no representative, and if the 
secretary of the section does not desire to read it, the printing committee 
shall not delay the volume for the author’s return, but shall omit the 
paper. 
V.—AIl matter in the French language shall be read by a French 
proofreader, skilled in typography,and familiar with the present usage 
in France. 
18. Amendments to Constitution or Rules. 
Members having motions to propose for a change in the Constitution 
or the By-Laws of the Society, shall give notice thereof at least one 
month before any general meeting, and the honorary secretary shall 
prepare a printed list of such notices, and submit it to the Fellows 
on the first day of the meeting. 
No rule or regulation of the Society shall be suspended except with 
the consent of two-thirds of the Fellows present at a meeting. 
19. The Appointment of Auditors, a Committee on Nominations 
and a General Printing Committee. 
Two Auditors selected from the members shall be elected annually 
by the Society, to audit the accounts. 
There shall be a General Printing Committee consisting of two 
members from each Section, to be elected annually by the Society, to 
whom matters affecting the publications of the Society may be referred 
from time to time by the Council or by the honorary secretary. 
There shall be a Committee on Nominations to office in the Society 
consisting of the President of the Society and of two members from 
each section. One member shall retire after two years’ service and 
the vacancy shall be filled by election. The members shall be elected 
by the section, and their names shall be reported to the Society, on 
the first or second day of the annual meeting, and the election 
may then be confirmed by the Society. 
