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4, The officers above named shall first be balloted for by separate ballots, in 
the order mentioned, and one ballot shall thereafter be taken for members of the 
Council without office. If in any case the votes are equal, the decision shall 
be by ballot. 
5. Each Section shall elect its officers at the meeting of the Section last pre- 
ceding the annual meeting of the Institute above referred to. If there are ten 
members of the Section present thereat, or if during the session the Section 
shall have held three meetings, each attended by ten members, the Chairman 
elected at such meetings shall be thereby held to be nominated as a member of 
the Council, in terms of Clause 1 of this Section, but not otherwise. 
The new Council shall enter upon their duties on the Saturday following 
their election. 
SECTION III. 
OF THE AUDITORS. 
Two Auditors shall be appointed at the last'ordinary meeting in March of 
each year; one by the members, the other by the Chairman at that meeting. 
They shall audit the accounts of the Institute for the year, and present their 
report to the Council at least one week before the annual general meeting. 
SECTION IV. 
OF THE COUNCIL. 
1. The Council shall meet at least once a month during the session, or oftener 
if necessary. 
2. Any two members of the Council may, by letter to the Secretary, require 
a special meeting to be called, and two days’ notice of such meeting must be 
given to each member of the Council. 
3. At any meeting of the Council five members thereof shall constitute a 
quorum. 
4. The Council shall have power to appoint committees for special purposes, 
and such committees shall report to the Council. 
5. The Council shall present at the annual general meeting a report on the 
state of the Institute, in which shall be given an abstract of all the proceedings, 
and of the receipts and expenditures, during the year ending March 31st next 
before such meeting. 
6. In the event of any office becoming vacant before the annual general 
meeting, by death or otherwise, the Council shall have power to fill the vacancy ; 
and in the event of any officer being unable to perform his duties, the Council 
shall have power to relieve him from their performance, and appoint another to 
act in his stead. 
