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case of necessity, the Committee may alter the hour, posting due 

 notice thereof in the Society's room. Any change in the Laws 

 of the Society shall be made only at the Annual Meeting, or at 

 a Special Meeting called for the purpose, and 14 days' notice of 

 the proposed change must be given to the Secretary, and be 

 stated in the Summons to the Meeting sent to each Member. 



9. — Special General Meetings may be summoned by the 

 Committee, or by the Secretary, on the requisition (in writing) 

 of any six Members of the Society, the specific purpose of the 

 Meeting being stated in the notice, which shall be sent to each 

 Member not later than one week before the time of such Meeting. 



10. — AU questions discussed at the Meetings shall be de- 

 cided by a .majority of votes ; and if upon any question the votes 

 shall be equal, the Chairman of the Meeting shall have the 

 second or easting vote. 



11. — In the event of any vacancy occurring in the Officers 

 or Committee between the Annual Meetings, the same shall be 

 filled up by the Committee. The two Members who have been 

 the longest thereon and have attended the fewest Meetings 

 thereof during the preceding year, shall go out by rotation at 

 the Annual Meeting. 



12. — That in order to promote the combination and 

 co-operation of other Societies in the County of Kent, or Divi- 

 sions of them, that are organised for the purpose of carrying 

 out the same objects as this Society, such Societies or divisions 

 of them may be affiliated with this Society by a vote taken at 

 the Annual, or a Special General Meeting summoned according 

 to the Laws made for the purpose, provided the following terms 

 are agreed to beforehand by the Societies or divisions of them 

 desiring to be affiliated. 



a That the combining Society will undertake local scientific 

 investigations, and communicate the same for the purpose of 

 publication in an adopted medium hereafter agreed upon. 



b That a consultation and publishing Council shall be 

 appointed, consisting of a proportionate number of delegates 

 from the combining Societies. It shall be the purpose of the 

 Council to consider and determine the particular investigations 

 to be made by the Societies with a view to united reports 

 thereon ; to select and decide on the reports and papers con- 



