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RULES OF THE CLUB. 



Title and Objects of the Club. 



The Club shall be called " The Croydon Microscopical and 

 Natural History Club," 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 of the neighbourhood of Croydon, in the Coimty 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 Committee 

 (four to form a quonim), 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 

 retiring Members shall be, (a) the one who has attended the smallest 

 number of Committee Meetings during the past year ; (6) 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 

 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." 



