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to the Librarian or Secretary shall be deemed a sufficient 

 introduction. 



Chap. XII. Election of Members and Suhscrihers. 



1. Every Candidate for admission into the Society shall be 

 proijosed by three or more Members, who must sign a Certifi- 

 cate in recommendation of him. The Certificate shall specify 

 the name and usual place of residence of the Candidate. 



2. The Certificate for a Member, ha\dng been read at one 

 of the Ordinary Meetings, shall be suspended in the room, read 

 again at the following Ordinary Meeting, and the person 

 therein recommended shall be ballotted for at the next Ordinary 

 Meeting. 



3. The Certificate for a Subscriber, having been read at one 

 of the Ordinary Meetings, shall be suspended in the room, and 

 the person therein recommended shall be ballotted for at the 

 next Ordinary Meeting. 



4. The method of voting for the election of Members and 

 Subscribers shall be by ballot, and two-thirds of the Members 

 ballotting shall elect. 



5. The Election of any Ordinary Member shall be void 

 unless the admission fee shall be paid within twelve months 

 after the date of his Election ; the Council shall, however, 

 possess a discretionary power to extend the time of payment. 



6. Members and Subscribers shall sign the Obligation Book 

 of the Society at the first Ordinary Meeting of the Society at 

 which they are present, and shall then be admitted by the 

 President. 



Chap. XIII. Admission Fee and Annual Contribution. 



1. The Admission Fee for a Member shall be £'2, : 2s., the 

 Annual Contribution £1 : Is. 



2. The Annual Contribution for a Subscriber shall be £1 : Is., 

 without Admission Fee. 



3. The composition in lieu of the Annual Contribution shall 

 be £15 : 15s, ; the composition for a Member or Subscriber 

 elected before 1852 is £10 : 10s. 



4. The Annual Contribution shall become due on the 1st 

 day of January in every year in advance ; but any Member 

 or Subscriber elected after the 30th of September will not be 

 called upon for his Contribution for the remaining portion of 

 that year. 



