fv CONSTITUTION. 



with the ]\ [embers of Council ah-eady elected by the Centres, in 

 all, one ^Member of Council for every twenty Member? of the 

 Association. 



(c) The Council shall have the power to co-opt Members, 

 not exceeding five in number, from among the Members of the 

 Association resident in that Centre at which the next ensuing 

 Session is to be held. 



( /) In the event of a vacancy occurring in the Council, or 

 among the Officers of the Association, in the intervals between 

 the Annual Sessions, or in the event of the Annual Meeting leav- 

 ing vacancies, the Council shall have the power to fill such 

 vacancies. 



ig) During any Session of the Association the Council shall 

 meet at least twice, and the Council shall meet at least six times 

 during the year, in addition to such Meetings as may be necessary 

 during the Annual Session of the Association. 



(h) The Council shall have the power to pay for the services 

 of Assistant General Secretaiies, for such clerical assistance as it 

 may consider necessary, and for such assistance as may be needed 

 for the publication of the Association Report or Journal. 



(i) The Council sliall have power to frame Bye-laws 1o facili- 

 tate the practical working of the Association, so long as these 

 Bye-laws are not at variance with the Constitution. 



VII.— LOCAL AND RECEPTION COMMITTEES. 



(a) A Local Committee shall be constituted for the Centre 

 at which the Annual Session is to be held, and shall consist of the 

 Members of the Council resident in that Centre, with such other 

 Members of the Association as the said Members of Council may 

 elect. 



(b) The Local Committee shall form a Reception Committee 

 to assist in making arrangements for the reception and entertain- 

 ment of visitors. Such Reception Committee may include per- 

 sons not necessarily Members or Associates of the Associatiim.* 



(c) The Local Committee shall be responsible for all ex- 

 penses in connection with the Annual Session of tlie .Vssociation 



VUL— HEADQUARTERS. 

 The Headquarters of the Association shall be in Cape Town. 



* The Reception Committee should make arrangements to provide : — 



(i) A large hall for the delivery of the Presidential Address and evening 

 lectures. 



(2) A large room to be used as a Reception Room for members and others, 

 at which all information regarding the Association can be obtained, and which 

 shall have attached to it two Secretaries' Offices, a Writing Room for members 

 and others, a Smoking Room, and Ladies' Room. 



(3) Four rooms, each capable of accommodating about 30 or 40 people, to be 

 used as Sectional Meeting Rooms, and, if possible, to have rooms attached, or in 

 close proximity, for the purpose of holding meetings of Sectional Committees. 



(4) Other requirements, such as office furniture, blackboards, window blinds 

 to darken sectional meeting rooms for Lantern lectures, notice boards, etc. 



