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4.—The Association shall be governed by_a Council, consisting 
of a President, Vice-Presidents, Two Secretaries, an Editor, a 
Librarian, and of ordinary members, two to be elected by each 
affiliated ' Society. The President, Secretaries, Editor, and 
Librarian shall be elected annually at the Annual Meeting, 
and shall be capable of re-election. The Recorders shall be 
ex-officio members of the Council. 
5.—The Vice-Presidents shall consist of the Presidents of the 
various affiliated Societies; and the Delegates of the various 
Societies shall be elected annually by their respective Societies. 
6.—An Annual Meeting of the Association shall be held at such 
time and place as may be decided upon at the previous Annual 
Meeting, or (failing such appointment) as may be arranged by the 
Council. 
7.—At each Annual Meeting, after the Delivery of the Presi- 
dent’s Address, and the reading of the reports from the affiliated 
Societies, the objects of the Association may be furthered by 
Lectures, Papers, Addresses, Discussions, Conversaziones, &c. 
8.—The Committee of each affiliated Society shall be entitled 
to recommend one original and local paper communicated to such 
Society (subject to the consent of the author) for publication in the 
Transactions of the Association ; but Societies contributing capi- 
tation grant on a number of members exceeding one hundred and 
fifty shall have the privilege of sending two papers. The Council 
shall publish at the expense of the Association the papers recom- 
mended, either in full, or such an abstract of each or any of them 
as the author may prepare or sanction ; also those portions of the 
Association Transactions that may be deemed advisable. 
g:—The Council shall endeavour to promote co-operation among 
