Ixxx Ittdes. 



MANAGEMENT OF THE CLUB. 



1. — The Wsiness of the Chib shall be conducted by a Committee 

 (fom' to foi'm a quorum), consisting of a President, Vice-Presidents (to 

 consist of all past Presidents), a Treasurer, an Honorary Secretary, 

 and nine other members. 



2. — The officers of the Club shall be elected at the General Annual 

 Meeting. The President shall not hold office more than two years in 

 succession. Of the nine members of the Committee two shall retire 

 each year, and shall not be eligible for re-election that year. The 

 retu-ing members shall be (a), the one who has attended the smallest 

 number of Committee Meetings during the past j'ear ; (&), the one who 

 has served iipon the Committee the longest. The remaining seven 

 shall retain office without re-election. If two or more members have 

 attended an equal number of Committee Meetings, that member shall 

 retire who has served the longest. If two or more members have 

 served an equal length of time, that member shall retire who has 

 attended the Committee least often during the past year. 



At a Committee Meeting held on March 14th, 1888, the following 

 Resolutions were passed : — 



I, — " That Lady Visitors introduced by Members be cordially welcome 



to join all the Excursions or Field Meetings of the Club. 

 II. — " That when in his judgment the Paper of the evening; is likely to be 

 of sufficient general interest, the President be empowered, with 

 the consent of the reader of the Paper, to invite the attendance 

 of Lady Visitors introduced by Members. Such invitation to be 

 conveyed on the Notice convening the Meeting." 

 III. — " That the various sectional Subcommittees be also empowered, when 

 they think it deshable, to invite the attendance of Ladies as 

 Visitors at any Meetings, whether out or indoor, held under their 

 auspices." 



MEMBERSHIP. 



1. — Every candidate for Membership shall be proposed by two or 

 more Members, one of whom at least shall have a personal knowledge 

 of him, and who shall sign a certificate in recommendation of him, 

 according to the form appended. The certificate shall be read from 

 the chau', and the candidate therein recommended balloted for at the 

 following meeting. One black ball in five to exclude. 



2. — Tlie Annual Subscription shall be 10s., payable in advance on 

 the 1st of January (or on election, if previous to November), and no 

 person shall be entitled to the privileges of the Club until his Subscrip- 

 tion shall have been paid. 



3. — Distinguished men may be elected Honorary Members of the 

 Club ; sirch Honorary Members shall not be sirbject to any of the 

 expenses of the Club, and shall have no vote in its affairs. 



4. — In order to encourage the study of Microscopy and Natural 

 History amongst mechanics, &c., residing in the district, individuals 

 of that class may be admitted as Associates, provided they shall first 

 commiruicate some original information or observation on Microscopy 

 or Natural History, or exhibit such specimens as shall, by their merit, 

 satisfy the Committee. Such Associates shall enjoy the privileges of 

 Honorary Members. 



5. — No Member shall be considered to have withdrawn from the 

 Club until he shall have paid his arrears, and given a written notice to 

 the Secretary of his mteutiou to resign. 



