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7. Two auditors shall be elected annually, who shall audit the 
Treasurer’s Accounts, and the Treasurer shall produce a Balance 
Sheet and Statement of Accounts at the Annual Meeting. 
8. Candidates for membership shall be proposed by an existing 
member, and seconded by one or more members. The election of 
members may take place at any ordinary meeting of the Society, 
the voting to be by show of hands, or by ballot ; and when a majority 
of members present are in favour of the candidate he or she shall 
be duly elected. 
g. 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 
introducing two visitors to the ordinary and field meetings of the 
Society, except when otherwise arranged by the Council. 
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, &c., in the 
possession of the Society shall be made available for members’ use 
under such regulations as the Council may direct. 
