160 RULES. 



tlie Society, and ten Shillings as an Anniial Subscription, whiclx 

 sliall become due on the fii'st of Januaiy iu eacli year, and sball 

 be paid in advance. 



XII. — Donors of Ten Guineas or upwards sliall be mem- 

 bers for Life. 



XIII. — At General Meetings of tbe Society tbe Committee 

 may recommend persons to be balloted for as Honorary or 

 Corresponding Members. 



XTV. — ^Wben any office shall become vacant, or any new 

 appointment shall be reqiiisite, the Committee shall liave power 

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

 only tiU the next General Meeting, when they shaU be either 

 conirrmed or annulled. 



XV. — The Treasurer shall receive all Subscriptions and 

 Donations made to the Society, and shall pay all accounts 

 passed by the Committee ; he shall keep a book of receij^ts and 

 j)ayments, wliich he shaU 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 piu'iiose ; and an abstract of them shaU be read at the 

 Meeting. 



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

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

 bers at least shall be present. Of the proj)osed change a month's 

 notice shall be given to the Secretaries, who shall commiinicate 

 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 pa;)Tnent as may be 

 agreed on. 



XVIII. — No religious or poKtical discussions shaU be per- 

 mitted at Meetings of the Society. 



XIX. — That any person contributing Books or Specimens to 

 tbe Museum shaU be at liberty to resume possession of them in 



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