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in each year, at Canterbury, for the purpose of electing the Officers for the 

 current year, receiving the Annual Statement of Accounts, and Eeport of 

 the Committee, and conducting the general aflfairs of the Society. 



9. Special General Meetings may be summoned by the Committee, or 

 by the Secretary, on the requisition (in writing) of any six Members of the 

 Society, the specific purposes of the Meeting being stated in the notice, 

 which shall be sent to each member not less than one week before the time 

 of such Meeting. 



10. All questions discussed at the Meetings shall be decided by a 

 majority of votes ; and if upon any question the votes shall be equal, the 

 Chairman of the Meeting shall have the second or casting vote. 



11. In the event of any vacancy occurring in the Officers or Com- 

 mittee, between the Annual Meetings, the same shall be filled up by the 

 Committee. 



12. In order to facilitate the objects of the Society, the Committee 

 shall be empowered to appoint any member a Local Secretary for the town 

 or district he may reside in. Such Local Secretary shall be ex-offioio a 

 Member of the Committee. 



SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS AND EXCUESIONS. 



13. Two Meetings shall be held in Canterbury yearly, during the first 

 and last quarters for the purpose of reading Papers, exhibiting Specimens 

 Lectures, &c. Each Member to have the right of introducing a Visitor at 

 these Meetings. 



14. Two Excursions will be appointed to take place yearly, during the 

 Summer, for the purpose of investigating the natural objects of interest in 

 some district in East Kent ; the arrangrmcnts for these Excursions to be 

 made at a Committee Meeting to be held in the first week of each of the 

 Summer Quarters. 



