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form to be obtained from the Secretary, which form must be subscribed by at 

 least two members of the Institute. 



3. Honorary members must be recommended by at least three members, 

 who shall certify that the candidate is a person eminent for his attainments 

 in science, 



3. Every recommendation of a candidate, as an honoraiy member, must be 

 delivered to the Secretary, who shall submit the same to the Council for en- 

 (juiry ; and when the recommendation of such candidate is approved by the 

 Council, it shall be signed by the Chairman, and read at the lirst following 

 ordinary meeting previous to the ballot being taken. 



4. All elections of members shall be by ballot and the proportion of 

 votes requisite for the election of any person shall be at least three-fourths of 

 the ballot. 



5. Whenever any person is elected a member, the Secretary shall immedi- 

 ately inform him of the same by letter ; and no person shall be considei'ed a 

 member of any class until he has signified his acquiescence in the election, and 

 paid his first annual subscriptioa. 



6. If any complaint is brought against a member, the charge shall be con- 

 sidered by the Council in the first instance, and an opportunity shall be given 

 to the accused to clear himself. If the Council consider it desirable, they 

 shall call a special general meeting, of which, not less than a month's notice 

 shall be given ; and in case two-thirds of the members present at that meeting 

 are of opinion that such member should be expelled, the presiding officer at 

 that meeting shall declare him to be expelled. 



SECTION V. 

 THE ELECTION OF OFFICERS. 



1. The President, Vice-President, Treasurer, Secretary, Editor, Curator, 

 Librarian, and six other members of Council shall be elected annually by 

 ballot from amongst the members of the Institute, at the general meeting, on 

 the first Saturday in May, and if that day falls upon a holiday, then upon the 

 following Saturday. 



2. Nominations for these offices must be made at the ordinary meeting 

 immediately preceding the annual general meeting, and only those shall be 

 eligible who have been so nominated. 



3. Any member nominated to an office and not elected thereto, shall be 

 eligible as a member of the Council. 



4. At the annual election the Chairman shall appoint two scrutineers, who 

 shall receive the votes of the members, count them, and report to the i^residing 

 officer, who shall declare the result to the members. 



5. A separate ballot shall be taken for the President, for the Vice-President, 

 and for each of the other officers, except the Councillors ; and a ballot shall 

 then be taken for the remaining six members of Council. 



6. If in any case the votes are equal, the decision shall be by ballot. 



