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RULES. 
Society's name and objects. 
1. The Society shall be called “‘The British Mycological 
Society,” 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. Honorary Members shall be persons of pre-emmence 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 Soctety. 
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 equality, 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. 
