196 RULES. 



the Society, and teil Shillings as an Annual Subscription, which 

 shall become due on tlie first of January in eacb year, and shall 

 be paid in advance. 



XII. — Donors of Ten Guineas or up^rards, shall be meni- 

 bers for life. 



XIII. — At General Meetings of the Society the Committee 

 may recomniend persons to be balloted for as Honorary or 

 Con-esponding Members. 



XIV. — When any office shall become vaeaut, or any new 

 appointment shall be requisite, the Committee shall have power 

 to fill up the same ; such appointments shall remain in force 

 onjy tili the nest General Meeting, when they shall be either 

 confirnied or annulled. 



XV. — The Treasurer shall receive all Subscriptions and 

 Donations niade to the Society, and shall pay all accounts 

 passed by the Committee ; he shall keep a book of receipts and 

 payments, which he shall produce whenever the Committee 

 shall require it ; the accounts shall be audited previously to the 

 Anniversary Meeting by two Members of the Committee, chosen 

 for that purpose ; and an abstract of them shall be read at the 

 Meeting. 



XVI. — No change shall be made in the Laws of the Society, 

 except at a General or Special Meeting, at which twelve mem- 

 bers at least shall be present. Of the proposed change a month's 

 notice shall be given to the Secretaries, who shall communicate 

 the same to each member three weeks before the Meeting. 



XVII. — Papers read at Meetings of the Society, and con- 

 sidered by the Committee of sufficient interest for pubhcation, 

 shall be forwarded (with the author's consent) to such periodical 

 as shall be determined by the Committee to be the best for the 

 purpose, with a request that a number of such papers may be 

 printed separately, for distribution to the members of the 

 Society, either gratuitously or for such payment as may be 

 agreed on. 



XVIII. — No religious or political discussions shall be per- 

 mitted at Meetings of the Society. 



XIX. — That any person contributing Books or Specimens to 

 the Museum shall be at liberty to resume possession of them in 



