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10. All questions discussed at the Meetings shall be decided by a 

 majority of votes ; and if upon any question the votes shall be equal, the 

 Chairman of the Meeting shall have the second or casting vote. 



11. In the event of any vacancy occurring in the Officers or Committee, 

 between the Annual Meetings, the same shall be filled up by the Com- 

 mittee. The two Members who have been longest thereon, and have 

 attended the fewest meetings thereof, during the preceding year, shall go 

 out by rotation at the Annual Meeting. 



12. In order to facilitate the objects of the Society, the Committee 

 shall be empowered to appoint any member a Local Secretary for the town 

 or district he may reside in. Such Local Secretary shall be ex-officio a 

 Member of the Committee. 



SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS AND EXCURSIONS. 



13. The Meetings for Scientific Business shall be at seven o'clock p.m., 

 on the fii'st Thursday of every month at Canterbury j also extra meetings 

 at such place and time as the Committee shall have posted due notice of 

 in the Society's apartment. Each Member to have the right of introduc- 

 ing a Visitor at these Meetings. 



14. There shall be ordinary Excursions on the Afternoon of the day of 

 each Evening Scientific Meeting, and at other times if the Committee so 

 appoint, time and place to be duly notified in the Society's room by the 

 Committee ; and Special Excursions at such times and places as may be 

 approved by the Committee, who shall consider written suggestions of 

 Members on the subject. 



15. Minutes of the Proceedings of all Meetings shall be entered by the 

 Secretary in a Book kept for that purpose. 



16. The Secretary to give seven days' notice of Special Excursions to 

 every Member, stating the time and place thereof, &c. 



LOCAL OE DISTEICT MEETINGS. 



17. To promote still further the objects and interests of the Society, 

 Local Secretaries and Members are invited to organize Meetings or 

 Excursions in their district ; and to give notice of the same to the General 

 and all the Local Secretaries ; stating the time and place of Meeting, and 

 what particular subjects are to be brought forward. 



COLLECTIONS OF SPECIMENS. 



18. The Society, as soon as it may possess sufficient means, shall en- 



