VII. 



TITLE AND OBJECTS 



OF THE 



EAST KENT SCIENTIFIC 



AND 



NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY. 



The objects of the East Kent Scientific and Natural History Society shall be the Collection 

 and Diffusion of Practical and Theoretical Knowledge respeclins Science and Natural History, in all 

 their Branches, both in relation to the particular District and the General Science. 



RULES AND REGULATIONS. 



MEMBERSHIP. 



1. — The Society shall consist of Ordinary, Honorary, and Corresponding Members, and of 

 Associates. 



2. — Every candidate for admission into the Society as fln Ordinary Member must be proposed by 

 two Members, and the election shall be by show of hands, or by Ballot, taken at any Meeting of the 

 Committee, or at a (Jentral jleeting — one negative in five votes to exclude. 



3. — The annual Subscription to be paid by Ordinary Members shall be Ten Shillings ; the 

 Subscription shall become due on the 1st of October in each year, and shall be paid in advance for the 

 current year. Any Member neglecting to pay his Subscription for three months after it is due. shall be 

 applied to by the Treasurer or Secretary, and if the Subscription remain unpaid for three months aiter 

 such application, he shall ceise to be a Member of the Society. 



4.— The Committee shall have power to admit, without ballot, on the nomination of two 

 Members, any Lady who shall be desirous ot becoming an Ordinary Member, and her Subscription shall 

 be Five Shillings. This rule shall apply also to such sons, brothers, and nephews of Ordinary 

 Members, as may be regularly resident in the same house with those Members; and also to Associates. 



5. — Any persons distinguished for their researches m Natural History, for their liberality to the 

 Society, or for their onnection with similar Societies, may, on the recommendation of the Committee, 

 be elected Honorary or Corresponding Members of the Society, such Honorary and Corresponding 

 Members shall not be subject to any uf the expenses of the Society, and shall have no vote in its 

 affairs, nor be entitled to take books out of the Library, or to the Reports and Notices. 



(j. — la order to cultivate the study of Science and Natural History, among individuals of the 

 class of Mechanics, etc., residing in the district, the Committee shall have power to admit individuals 

 of that cla?s as Associates, provided they shall first communicate some information or observation on 

 Science or Natural History, exhibit such specimens or present them to the Local Museums, as shall by 

 their merits, satisfy the Committee. Such Associates shall enjoy the privileges of Honorary Members, 

 and their annual subscription shall be 5s. 



7. — When the Head of any School or College in Canterbury is an Ordinary Member the Students 

 of such School or College may be admitted to the Society's Scientific Meetings and Excursions, the 

 number proposed to be brought to any Meeting being intimated to the Secretary in time for him to 

 provide accommodation. 



8. — The Officers of any School Natural History Society, not exceeding three for each School. 

 may, on the noiiination ot the Head of such School (such Head being an ordinary member) be enrolled 

 Associate Members with the same rights as to the use of the Library as ordinary Members. 



MANAGEMENT AND BUSINESS MEETINGS. 

 9. — The affairs of the Society shall be conducted by a Committee of Management, which shall 

 consist of not less than six Members, who shall all be chosen at the Annual Meeting, the President, 

 Vice-Presidents, Tfdasurer aud Secretary being ex ojicio members. Three Members of suchCommittet- 



