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cation of the funds of the Society, but it shall not be competent 
for the Society, either at the Anniversary or any Special General 
Meeting, or for the Committee, to make any dividend, gift, 
division, or bonus, in money or otherwise, unto or between any 
of the Members of the Society. 
Rute 17.—Candidates for admission as Members of the Admission of 
Society (Ladies or Gentlemen) shall be proposed at any Meeting Pees 
of the Committee by two Members thereof, and the election shall 
be determined at the same Meeting, by open voting. But should a 
ballot be demanded by three Members of the Committee, such ballot 
shall be held at the next Meeting, one black ball in six to exclude. 
Rute 18.—Each Member shall pay Ten Shillings and Sixpence Subscriptions. 
on admission to the Society ; and Ten Shillings and Sixpence as 
an Annual Subscription, which shall become due from new Mem- 
bers on their admission, and from others on the first of January 
in each year, and shall be paid in advance. Donors of ‘Ten Donations. 
Guineas or upwards, shall be Members for Life. 
RuLE 19.—At any General Meeting of the Society, the Com- eect 
mittee may recommend for election, as Honorary or Corresponding 
Members, persons eminent for their literary or scientific acquire- 
ments, and such persons may be elected by the majority of Mem- 
bers present at such Meeting by a show of hands. 
Rute 20.—The Treasurer shall receive and hold all moneys Putics of 
belonging to the Society, and shall pay all accounts, passed by the 
Committee, on cheques for the same being presented to him, 
which cheques’ must be signed by one of the General Secretaries 
specially appointed by the Committee for that purpose, and be 
countersigned by the Financial Secretary. 
RuLe 21.—The Financial Secretary shall receive all subscrip- Duties of 
tions due to the Society, and pay the amount thereof to the seremry: 
Treasurer. He shall keep a book of receipts and payments, 
which he shall produce whenever the Committee shall require it; 
the accounts shall be audited annually, and an abstract of them 
shall be printed in the Society’s Magazine. 
RULE 22.—No religious or political discussions shall bey fier: Gast de 
mitted at Meetings of the Society; nor shall any topics of a 
similar nature be admitted into the Society’s publications. 
RULE 23.—Papers read at Meetings of the Society and other Publication of 
communications, if considered by the Committee of sufficient ““?™ 
