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

 meeting. 



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

 months of October, November, Januarj', March, April, and May, and the 

 third "Wednesday in December, at such plaoe as the Council may determine. 

 The chaii- shall be taken at 8 p.m., and the business of the meeting being disposed 

 of, the meeting shall resolve into a conversazione. 



15. — Field meetings may be held during the summer mouths at the discretion 

 of the Council; of these due notice, as respects time, place, &c., shall he sent 

 to each member. 



16. — Special meetings shall be called by the Secretary immediately upon 

 receiving a requisition signed by not less than five members, such requisition to 

 state the business to he transacted at the meeting. Fourteen days' notice of 

 such meeting shall be given in writing by the Secretaries to each member of the 

 Society, such notice to contain a copy of the requisition, and no business but 

 that of which notice is thus given shall be transacted at such special meeting. 



17. — Members shall have the right of suggesting to the CouncU any books to 

 be purchased for the use of the Society. 



18. — All books in the possession of the Society shall be allowed to circulate 

 among the members, under such regulations as the Council may deem necessary. 



19. — The microscopical objects and instruments in the possession of the Society 

 shall be made available for the use of the members, under such regulations as 

 the Council may determine ; and the books, objects, and instruments shall be in 

 the custody of one of the Secretaries. 



20. — The Council shall have power to recommend to the members any gentle- 

 man, not a member of the Society, who may have contributed scientific papers 

 or otherwise benefited the Society, to be elected an honorary member ; such 

 election to be by show of hands. 



21. — No alteration in the rides shall be made, except at the annual meeting, 

 or at a meeting specially convened for the purpose, and then by a majority of 

 not less than two-thirds of the members present, of which latter meeting 

 fourteen days' notice shall be given, and in either case notice of the alterations 

 proposed must be given at the previous meeting, and also inserted in the cir- 

 culars sent to the members. 



