Honorary Member of the Society ; and, upon such proposition, the Society 

 shall proceed to an immediate ballot. 



Article X///.— The Council may propose for election as a Corresponding 

 Member, any person not residing in the British dominions in Europe, who 

 has communicated valuable information to the Society ; but such Corre- 

 sponding Member shall not be considered as entitled to the privileges of a 

 Subscribing Member. 



Ar/ick XIV. No person shall be considered as elected, unless he 



has in his favour the votes of three-fourths of the Members present, and 

 voting. 



Article XF.— The election of every candidate shall be entered on the 

 minutes of the proceedings of the meeting at which he is elected : but 

 should it appear, upon the ballot, that the person proposed is not elected, 

 no mention thereof shall be inserted in the minutes. 



Article XF/.— When a person is elected a Member of the Society, the 

 Secretary shall inform him of his election by letter. 



Article XVII.—To an Honorary, a Foreign, or a Corresponding Member, 

 there shall be transmitted, as soon as may be after his election, a Diploma, 

 under the seal of the Society, signed by the President, Director, and 

 Secretary. 



OF THE COUNCIL AND OFFICERS, AND OF COMMITTEES. 



Article XVIIL— There shaU be a Council of Twenty-five persons, 

 chosen among the Resident Members, and constituted for the management 

 and direction of the aifairs of the Society. 



Article XIX.— The Officers of the Society shall form a part of the 

 Council, and they shall consist of a President, a Director, four Vice-Presi. 

 dents, a Treasurer, a Secretary, and a Librarian. The Council will, there- 

 fore, be composed of sixteen other Members, besides the Officers. 



Article XX.— The Council and Officers shall be elected annually by 



