Rules. 151 



to visit and examine places of interest, and otherwise carry out 

 the aims of the Society. Arrangements for these Meetings shall 

 as far as possible be made at the April Meeting. 



8. The Annual Meeting shall be held on the First Friday 

 of October, at which the Office-Bearers and other Members of 

 Council shall be elected, Reports (general and financial) sub- 

 mitted, and other business transacted. 



9. A Member may introduce a friend to any Meeting of the 

 Society — such friend not to be admitted more than twice during 

 the Session. 



10. The Secretary shall keep a Minute Book of the Society's 

 Proceedings, and a Register of Members, and shall give in a 

 Report at the Annual Meeting. 



11. The Treasurer shall collect the subscriptions, take charge 

 of the funds, and make payments therefrom under the direction 

 of the Council, Ui whom he shall present an Annual Account, to 

 be audited for submission at the Annual Meeting. 



12. The Secretary shall at any time call a Special Meeting of 

 the Society on receiving the instructions of the Council, or a 

 requisition signed by Six Members. 



13. The Society shall have the right to publish in whole or in 

 part any paper read before it. 



14. Members whose subscriptions are in arrears for nine 

 months, and have received notice from the Treasurer, cease to be 

 Members unless satisfactory reasons for non-payment be given to 

 the Council. 



15. Alterations of any Rule, or the addition of New Rules, 

 shall only be made with the consent of three-fourths of the Mem- 

 bers present at any meeting, notice of the same having been given 

 at the previous Monthly Meeting. 



PRINTED at the COITKIEB AND HERALD OFFICES, DUMFRIES. 



