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who fhall fign a Certificate of his being, from their 
knowledge of him, or of his writings, a fit perfon to be 
admitted into it : which certificate'fhall be read at four 
fucceffive meetings of the Society, previoufly to the elec¬ 
tion—Such election, with refpe£t to an Ordinary Mem¬ 
ber, to be void, if he do not attend within four meetings 
afterwards, unlefs he can plead fome reafonable apology. 
IV". That every election fhall be conduced by ballot; 
That the majority of votes fhall decide ; thirteen Mem¬ 
bers at leaft being prefent ; and that the Prefident fhall 
have a cafting voice, if the number of votes be equal. 
V. That two Prefidents, four Vice-Prefidents, two 
Secretaries, a Treafurer, and a Librarian, be eledled 
annually, by the majority of members prefent, on the 
laft Wednefday in the month of April : The election 
to be determined by ballot. 
VI. That a Committee of Papers fhall be appointed, 
by ballot, at the fame time, which fhall confift of the 
Prefidents, Vice-Prefidents, Secretaries, Treafurer and 
Librarian, together with fix other members of the 
Society: And that this Committee fhall decide, by 
ballot, concerning the infertion in the Regifter, or the 
publication, of any paper which fhall have been read 
before the Society ; and fhall be authorized to feledl, 
with the confent of the author, detached parts of any 
paper, the whole of which may not be deemed proper 
either for infertion or publication : But that the prefence 
of feven members of the Committee fnall be neceflary 
for fuch difcuffion, or decifion. 
VII. That Vifitors may be introduced by any Mem¬ 
ber to the meetings of the Society, with the permiflion 
of the Chairman. 
VIII. That the fubjects of converfation comprehend 
Natural Philofophy, Theoretical and Experimental Che- 
miftry, Polite Literature, Civil Law, General Politics, 
Commerce, 
