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RULES. 



(As amended at the Annual Meeting, 22Qd February, 1882.) 



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

 MiCEOSCOPiCAL, AND Photogeaphic SOCIETY, and have for its objects the 

 promotion of the study of Natural History, Microscopic research and 

 Photography. 



2. — The Society shall consist of members who shall pay an annual subscrip- 

 tion of 10s. 6d., and of honorary members. The annual subscription may, 

 however, be commuted into a Life Subscription by the payment of £o os. in 

 one sum. All subscriptions shall be due on 1st January in each year. 



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 meet- 

 ing, and any member shall be at liberty 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 shall 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 meet- 

 ing 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 next ; 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 



