PROCEEDINGS FOR 1908 XXXl 



may then vote for that number of candidates which the Section is per- 

 mitted by the regulations to elect, the vote to be indicated in each case 

 by placing the mark ( X ) opposite the name of each or ,any of such 

 number of candidates, and the ballot signed with the name of the mem- 

 ber, may be returned on or before the first of April to the Honorary 

 Secretary, who shall report to Council, at a meeting to be held before 

 the annual meeting, the number of votes obtained by each candidate. 

 Should any of these have obtained a majority of the whole section, the 

 <"!ouncil shall so report to the Society. 



Should no candidate receive a majority of the votes of a Section, 

 or should the number of candidates eligible to a section ;not receive 

 pach a majority o:^ votes in such Section, then the Council shall, at the 

 next annual meeting, refer the matter back to the Section to select names 

 from among the candidates nominated and recommend them to the 

 Society for election. If there be two or more vacancies, the selection 

 shall be made ;by a separate vote for each vacancy, and the votes of at 

 least two-thirds of the members of the Section present at the meeting 

 shall be necessary for selection. The selection shall be reported to the 

 Society on the first day of the meeting at 2.30 p.m., unless otherwise 

 ordered at 'the time by the Section, and shall be decided by vote of 

 the majority of the members of the Society present at the meeting. 



Each Section shall have the power to increase its nrnnber to forty 

 by electing not more than four new members annually. The proposal 

 to elect additional members shall be made by resolution of the section 

 reported to the general meeting of the Society, otherwise no such new 

 member or members shall be elected for that year. This clause shall 

 cease to operate as soon as the total number in any section shall have 

 reached forty. 



Another amendment to Rule No. 6, proposed by Prof. C. H. 

 McLeod. providing for the secrecy of the ballot, was held over for 

 further consideration. 



The Treasurer gave notice of the following amendment to Eule 

 'No. 7, which he proposes to move: 



"Any member failing to pay his subscription for two years shall 

 forfeit the privilege, (1) of voting in any of the affairs of the Society, 

 and, (2) of making nominations to fill vacancies until the subscription 

 is paid." 



The proposed amendment was approved by the Committee. 



The Honorary Secretary asked when the last amendment to Eule 

 Xo. 7 should be put into force, hut no decision was reached by the 

 Committee. 



E. Devtlle, 



Secretarif. 



