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9. No new member shall be entitled to any of the privileges of the 
Society until the Subscription for the current year shall have been paid. 
10. Each member shall have the right of being present, and to 
vote, at all general meetings of the Society, and to propose candidates 
for membership. Each member shall also have the privilege of intro- 
ducing two visitors to the ordinary and field meetings of the Society. 
11. No member shall have the right of voting or be entitled to 
any of the advantages of the Society if his, or her, subscription shall 
be twelve months in arrears. If any member’s subscription shall be in 
arrears for two years the Council shall have the power, in its discretion, 
to remove his or her name from the list of members. 
12. The Annual General Meeting shall be held during the first 
three months of the year, for the election, or re-election, of Officers for 
the year ensuing, to receive the Reports, and to transact any other 
business. 
13. The Ordinary Meetings of the Society shall be held on the first 
Friday in the months of November, December, January, February, 
March, April and May, or at such other date, and at such place, as may 
be determined by the Council. 
14. At the written request to the Secretary of not less than ten 
members, a Special Meeting may be summoned, and no other business 
may be transacted but that which was stated on the notice convening the 
meeting. Ten days notice in writing shall be given by the Secretary to 
each member of the Society; such notice to contain a copy of the 
requisition. 
15. The telescope, and any instruments, books, slides, ete., in the 
possession of the Society shall be made available for members’ use under 
such regulations as the Council may direct, 
16. The Council shall have the power to recommend to the 
members any gentleman or lady, not a member of the Society, who may 
have contributed scientific papers, or otherwise benefited the Society, to 
be elected an Honorary Member; such election to be by show of hands. 
17. Separate Sections of the Society may be formed, at the dis- 
cretion of the Council, for the purpose of carrying on work in particular 
branches of Science. The Honorary Secretary of each Section shall be 
an ex officio member of the Council and Executive Committee. 
18. No alteration or addition to these Rules shall be made except 
at the Annual General Meeting, or at a meeting specially convened for 
the purpose. Notice -of any such proposed alteration shall be given to 
the Secretary at least fourteen days before the Annual Meeting. 
