8 CHELTENHAM COLLEGE NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY. 



and Secretaries of the branches, shall constitute the Council of the 

 Society, besides the Natural Science Masters, who shall be cx-oflficio 

 Members of the Council. 



ro. — That the duties of the President shall be to preside at 

 Meetings, and act as general referee on all questions of order. 



II. — That in the absence of the President, the Vice-President, 

 or, in his absence, a Member of the Council, shall preside. 



12. — That the duties of the Secretary shall be to give notice 

 of Meetings of the Society and the Council, and to enter the 

 minutes of Meetings in a book kept for that purpose, to collect 

 subscriptions, and to give account of the same. 



13. — That the Treasurer's accounts, after the approval and 

 signature of the two Auditors, to be appointed at the last Meeting 

 of each year, be laid on the table at the first Meeting of the 

 succeeding year. 



14. — That the Officers constitute for the time being the 

 Council of the Society, in which shall be vested all arrangements 

 not provided for in these Rules. 



15. — That the Secretary have power by a vote of the majority 

 of Members present, at a Special or Ordinary Meeting, to erase 

 from the list of the Society any Member whose conduct should be 

 adverse to the interests and objects of the Society. Fees and 

 Subscriptions are in no case to be returned, but re-election of an 

 ex-Member to be permitted during the next term. 



16. — That the Members of the Society on leaving the College 

 become corresponding Members. 



17. — That no alteration be made in these rules except at a 

 General Meeting at which 21 Members at least are present, and 

 then only provided it is carried by a majority of two-thirds of 

 those present. 



