Article VI. — Foreigners of eminent rank or situation, or persons who have 

 contributed to the objects of this Society in a distinguished manner, are 

 ehgible as Honorary Members. 



Article VII. — All the Members of the Society, of whatever denomi- 

 nation. Resident, Non-resident, Honorary, Foreign, or Corresponding, 

 must be elected at the General Meetings of the Society, in the manner 

 hereinafter to be described. 



Article VIII. — Non-resident, Honorary, Foreign, and Corresponding 

 Members, when sojourning in England, will be admitted to the meetings of 

 the Society ; hut are not eligible to its offices. 



MODE OF ELECTING THE MEMBERS. 



Article IX. — Any person desirous of becoming a Member of the Royal 

 Asiatic Society, Resident or Non-resident, must be proposed by Three 

 or more Members, on a certificate of recommendation, declaring his name 

 and usual place of abode ; specifying also such titles and additions as, 

 it may be wished, should accompany the name in the list of the Society : 

 and one, at least, of the persons proposing such candidate, must have 

 personal acquaintance'with him. 



Article X. — A Foreign Member must be recommended to the Society 

 by Five Members, or more. 



Article XI. — Every recommendation of a proposed Member, Resident, 

 Non-resident, Foreign, or Corresponding, shall be read at three successive 

 General Meetings of the Society. After the first reading, the certificate 

 shall remain suspended in the Meeting-room of the Society, till the ballot 

 for the election takes place, which will be immediately afler the third 

 reading of the certificate. 



Article XII. — The Council may, upon special grounds, propose to 

 the General Meeting, the election of any Foreigner of eminent rank and 

 situation, or any person who shall have contributed to the objects of the 

 Society, in a distinguished manner, either by donation or otherwise, to be an 



