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real estate acquired by them under the provisions of this section within 

 ten years after they shall ha.ve acquired the same, unless the same be 

 required for the actual use of the Society, under the provisions of the 

 next preceding section. 



3. The affairs and business of the Society shall be managed by 

 such officers and committees, and under such restrictions, touching 

 the powers and duties of such officers and committees, as by by-law 

 in that behalf the Society may, from time to time ordain; and the 

 Society may assign to any of such officers such remuneration as they 

 deem requisite. 



4. The Society may make such by-laws, not contrary to law, as 

 they shall deem expedient for the administration and government of 

 the Society, and may repeal, amend or re-enact the same from time 

 to time, observing always, however, such formalities as by such by-laws, 

 or by the by-laws now in force, may be prescribed to that end, and 

 generally shall have all the corporate powers necessary for the purposes 

 of this Act. 



5. The present by-laws of the existing Society, not being contrary 

 to law, shall be the by-laws of the Society hereby constituted, until they 

 shall be repealed or altered as aforesaid. 



6. Until others shall be elected according to the by-laws of the 

 Society, the present officers of the existing Society shall be those of 

 the Society. 



7. All subscriptions and all penalties due to the Society under 

 any by-law, may be recovered by suit in the name of the Society; but 

 any member may withdraw therefrom at any time, on payment of all 

 amounts by him due to the Society, inclusive of his subscription for 

 the year then current, and shall, upon such withdrawal and payment 

 of amounts due, cease to be a, member of the Society. 



8. No person otherwise competent to be a witness in any suit 

 or prosecution in which the Society may b3 engaged, shall be deemed 

 incompetent to be such witness by reason of his being or having been 

 a member or officer of the Society. 



9. The Society shall make annual reports to the Governor-General 

 and to both Houses of Parliament, containing a general statement of 

 the affairs of the Society, which said reports shall be presented within 

 the first twenty days of every Session of Parliament. 



