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RULES OF THE CLUB. 
Title and Objects of the Club. 
Tue Club shall be called ‘“‘ Tue Croynon MicroscoricaL AND 
Naturat History Cxius,” and shall have for its objects. the 
mutual help of its Members in the study of Microscopy, Natural 
History, and Photography ; the investigation of the Meteorology, 
Geology, Botany, and Zoology i in the neighbourhood of Croydon, 
in the County of Surrey; and the dissemination amongst its 
Members of information on the subjects of Microscopy and 
Natural History. 
Management of the Club. 
1.—The business of the Club shall be conducted by a Com-. 
mittee (four to form a quorum), consisting of a President, Vice- 
Presidents (to consist of all past Presidents), a Treasurer, an 
Honorary Secretary, a Librarian, 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 retiring Members shall be, (a) the one who has 
attended the smallest number of Committee Meetings during the 
past year; (b) the one who has served upon 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. 
