majority of at least two-thirds of the votes of Life and 

 Ordinary Members present, provided at least thirty Members 

 are present and vote. Such motion shall be clearly stated 

 in the billet calling the Meeting at which it is to be 

 discussed. 



XXII, The Council shall have power to make such Rules, 

 Regulations, or By-Laws as they may deem necessary 

 or useful for the regulation of the affairs of the Society; 

 and, from time to time, to vary, alter, or revoke such 

 By-Laws ; provided that no By-Law hereafter to be made, 

 and no alteration or repeal of any By-Law, shall be considered 

 to have passed and be binding on the Society until it has 

 been adopted or confirmed, with or without modification, 

 at a Meeting of the Society. 



2. BY-LAWS. 



I. At any Meeting of the Society the Chair shall be taken 

 by the President, but in his absence one of the Vice-Presidents 

 or the Senior Member of Council present shall preside. Thirty 

 Members shall form a quorum. 



II. The Chairman shall have a deliberative and a casting 

 vote. 



III. The voting, upon all occasions, except as specially 

 provided for in Laws XVII. and XXL, shall be, in the 

 option of the Chairman, either by a show of hands or 

 numeratim, i.e., the Chairman shall ascertain the majority of 

 the votes of Life and Ordinary Members present. 



IV. In electing Office-Bearers, the Council shall recommend 

 to the Annual Business Meeting the names of Members eligible 

 to fill the vacancies. Such names shall be intimated to each 

 Member in the billet calling the Meeting. It shall, however, be 

 in the option of any Member present, to propose to substitute 



