ANNUAL ADDRESS 



TO THE 



COTTESWOLD NATURALISTS' FIELD CLUB 



APRIL, 1897 



BY 



M. W. COLCHESTER -WEMYSS, PRESIDENT 



The Annual Meeting of the Club was held on Monday, 

 April 27th, at Cheltenham, in consequence of the serious 

 outbreak of small-pox at Gloucester. 



The Treasurer presented his financial statement and 

 the following 



RU LES 



were adopted for the Club : — 



I. — The Objects of the Club are to study the Natural 

 History and Antiquities of the County and the adjacent 

 districts. 



2. — The Club shall consist of a President, Vice-Presi- 

 dents (not exceeding seven in number), an Honorary 

 Secretary and an Honorary Treasurer, and Honorary, 

 Ordinary and Ex-officio Members. The number of 

 Ordinary Members shall be limited to one hundred. 



3. — Before anyone can be elected a Member he must 

 be duly proposed and seconded at an Ordinary Meeting, 

 and come up for ballot at a subsequent meeting •, one 

 black ball in ten to disqualify. 



4. — The Entrance Fee shall be £1. The Annual Sub- 

 scription of Ordinary Members shall be Fifteen Shilhngs, 

 due in advance on the first day of January. 



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