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At the Oidiiiaiy Meeting preceding the Annual Meeting, the 

 names of other candidates to fill any of the offices, or to serve 

 as Members of the Council (each proposed ;ind supported by at 

 least four properly qualified Fellows of the Society) shall be 

 received. Nominations by post made by four properly 

 (i[ualified Fellows, and received prior to this meeting, shall 

 also be accepted. These shall be added to the Council's list, 

 and copies of the complete list . . . ." 



This amendment was carried on a show of hands, and the 

 amendment, as amended, was carried. 



The proposed amendment to Chap. xix. § 5 was then agreed 

 to and adopted by resolution as follows : — 



5. The Election shall be by ballot at the Annual Meeting, 

 and copies of the final list sliall be used as ballot papers. 

 The President shall appoint two or more (Scrutineers from 

 the Fellows present not being Members of the Council to 

 superintend the ballots and report the i-esults to the Meeting. 

 The Secretaries, assisted by the Treasurei*, shall prepare a 

 list of the Fellows entitled to vote, and each Fellow voting 

 shall give his name to the Scrutineers to be marked on 

 the said list, and shall then put his ballot paper into the 

 respective receptacles to be provided for such occasion. 



The amendment to >^ G was proposed as follows : — 



6. A Fellow voting may strike out any name or names 

 printed on the said list and insert in writing the name of 

 any Fellow or Fellows in the place of the name or names 

 stnick out, and the Scrutineers shall record the votes accord- 

 ingly, but any ballot paper which shall contain a less or 

 greater numljer of names for any Office or position than the 

 number to be elected to such Office or position shall be Avholly 

 void and be rejected by the Scrutineeis. No ballot shall be 

 taken unless nine or more Fellows shall be present. 



On the motion of Mr. A. J. Chitty, seconded by Mr. J. W. 

 TuTT, it was resolved to omit from the proposed amendment 

 to Chap. xix,. § 6, line 2, the words, "and insert in writing the 

 name of any Fellow or Fellows in the place of the name 

 or names struck out," and the words, " less or," line 5, and 

 the amendment to Chnp. xix. § 6 as amended was then agreed 

 to and adopted by re-olution. 



