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have the privilege of introducing two ■\-isitors 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 purpose 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 preceeding ordinary 

 meeting. 



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

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

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

 The chair 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 months at the discretion 

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

 to each member. 



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

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

 state the business to be 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 Council any books to 

 be purchased for the use of tbe 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 

 sh;ill be made available for the use of the members, under such regulations as 

 the Coim.cil 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 rules 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 circulars sent to 

 the members. 



