4. — The Association shall be governed by a Council, consisting 

 of a President, Vice-Presidents, Secretary, who shall also be 

 Treasurer, an Editor, and of ordinary members, two to be elected 

 by each affiliated Society. The President, Secretary, and Editor 

 shall be elected annually at the Annual Meeting, and shall be 

 capable of re-election. 



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. 



9. — The Council shall endeavour to promote co-operation among 



