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RULES. 



Society's name and objects. 



1. The Society shall be called "The British Mycological So- 

 ciety," and its object shall be the study of Mycology in all its 

 branches. 



Members of Society. 



2. The Society shall consist of Honorary Members, Founda- 

 tion Members and Ordinary Members ; the number of Honorary 

 Members shall be limited to 20, and that of Foundation Members 

 to 100*, but the number of Ordinary Members shall be un- 

 limited. 



Honorary Members. 



3. Honorar}^ Members shall be persons of pre-eminence in 

 Mycology, or who have rendered special service to the Society. 



Foundation Members. 



4. Foundation Members shall be those Members or Societies 

 who joined the Society previous to the limit of 100 Members 

 having been attained*. 



Officers. 



5. The Officers of the Society shall consist of a President, one 

 or more Vice-Presidents, Treasurer, Secretaries, and Editor or 

 Editors. They shall be elected annually at the Annual General 

 Meeting of the Society. 



Government of Society. 



6. The government of the Society shall be vested in a Council, 

 which shall consist of the President and other Officers for the 

 time being, together with two or more other Members who shall 

 be elected annually at the General Meeting, and one-half of 

 whom shall retire each year and not be eligible for immediate 

 re-election. The Members to retire shall be those who have been 

 longest in office or, in case of equahty, shall be determined by 

 ballot. Ex-Presidents are ex officio Members of the Council. 



Every Meeting of the Council shall be duly summoned by 

 the Hon. Secretary by at least seven days' notice in writing to 

 each Member of the Council. 



* The limit of 100 Foundation Members was reached 22nd Oct., 1903. 



