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Balloting 

 lists. 



59. The Council for the time being shall, before the day 

 qt election, cause to be prepared a sufficient number of printed 

 balloting lists, according to the forms in the Appendix; one of 

 which (No. 2 of Appendix) is to contain the names of such persons 

 as tney shall recommend to be removed from, and elected into, 

 the Council; and the other (No. 3 of Appendix) is to contain the 

 names of such persons as they shall recommend to fill the offices 

 of President, Treasurer, Secretary, Committee-men, and Auditors 

 for the ensuing year ; which balloting lists shall be handed to 

 all Fellows attending the meeting, 



60, No annual meeting of the Fellows shall be competent Eleven a 

 to conclude any business unless eleven or more Fellows be Quorum, 

 present. 



Election of 

 Council and 

 officers. 



6], On the day of the annual meeting the chair shall be taken 

 precisely at one o'clock p.m., and shall, as soon after that hour 

 as eleven or more members shall be present, open the busi- 

 ness of the day, by naming and appointing two of the members 

 present as Scrutineera, to superintend "the ballot for choosing the 

 above-mentioned Council, Officers, and Committee-men, and to 

 report to him the result of the ballot. A Report of the Council 

 on the proceedings of the Society during the year immediately 

 preceding, as also the Auditors' Report, shall then be read. 

 After these Reports shall have been read and considered, other 

 business, if any, may be proceeded with. The ballot for the choice 

 of the Council, Officers, and Committee-men, shall commence, at 



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the latest, one hour after the chair shall have been taken, and 

 shall be continued afterwards for as long a time as the chairman 



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shall deem sufficient to afford to the members present at the 

 meeting the opportunity of voting. During the ballot the 

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So soon after the closing of the ballot 



meeting may proceed with the other business, if any, which may 

 remain to be transacted, 



as the Scrutineers shall be prepared to report, all other busmess 

 whatsoever shall be suspended ; whereupon they shall first 

 declare to the meeting the result of the' ballot for the Council, 

 and afterwards the result of that for the Officers and Committee- 



eclaration the meeting may pi'oceed with other 



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business. . 



62. If any list shall contain more than the proper nuniber irregular 



lists to be 



void. 



of names, or if any list for Officers shall include the name of any 

 person who is incapable of being elected to any of the respective 

 offices, such list shall be deemed void, and not taken any account 

 of by the Scrutineers in casting up the number of votes. 



