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RULES. 



1.— The Society shall be called The West Kent Natural History, 

 Microscopical, and Photographic Society, and have for its objects the pro- 

 motion of the study of Natural History, Microscopic research, and Photography. 



2. — The Society shall consist of members who shall pay in advance 10s. 6d. 

 each per annum, and of honorary members. 



3. — The affairs of the Society shall be managed by a council consisting of a 

 President, four Vice-Presidents, Treasurer, two Secretaries, and 13 members, 

 who shall be elected from the general body of ordinary members. 



4. — The President and other officers and members of council shall be annually 

 elected by ballot. The council shall prepare a list of such persons as they think 

 fit to be so elected, which shall be laid before the general meeting, and any 

 member shall be at libertj- to strike out all or any of the names proposed by 

 the council, and substitute any other name or names he may think proper. The 

 President and Vice-Presidents shall not hold office longer than two consecutive 

 years. 



5. — The council shaU hold their meetings on the day of the ordinary meetings 

 of the Society, before the commencement of such meeting. No business shall 

 be done unless five members be present. 



6. — Special meetings of council shall be held at the discretion of the President 

 or one of the Vice-Presidents. 



7. — The council shall prepare, and cause to be read at the annual meeting, a 

 report on the affairs of the Society for the preceding year. 



8. — Two auditors shall be elected by show of hands at the ordinary meeting 

 held in January. They shall audit the Treasurer's accounts, and produce their 

 report at the annual meeting. 



9. — Every candidate for admission into the Society must be proposed and 

 seconded at one meeting, and balloted for at the ne.xt ; and when two-thirds 

 of the votes of the members present are in favour of the candidate, he shall be 

 duly elected. 



10. — Each member shall have the right to be present and vote at all general 

 meetings, and to propose candidates for admission as members. He shall also 

 have the privilege of introducing two visitors to the ordinary and field meetings 

 of the Society. 



11. — No member shall have the right of voting, or be entitled to any of the 

 advantages of the Society, if his subscription be six months in arrear. 



12. — The annual meeting shall be held on the fourth Wednesday in February, 

 for the piUT)ose of electing officers for the year ensuing, for receiving the reports 

 of the council and auditors, and for transacting any other business. 



13. — Notice of the annual meeting shall be given at the preceding ordinary 

 meeting. 



14. — The ordinaiy meetings shall be held on the fourth Wednesday in the 

 months of October, November, January, March, April, and May, and the 



