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Period of Office. 
7. The Officers and Council shall hold office as from the 1st 
of January following their election. 
Election of Members. 
8. Honorary Members shall only be elected at a Meeting of 
the Society by a majority of the Members then present. 
All Ordinary Members shall be proposed and seconded re- 
spectively by existing Members, who shall sign a certificate 
(see appendix) of recommendation, one at least of the proposers 
so certifying from personal knowledge. Every candidate for 
election shall sign an undertaking to abide by the Rules if 
elected (see appendix). They shall be elected by a majority of 
the Members present at any meeting of the Society or by the 
President and Officers of the Society. 
Subscription. 
g. All Ordinary Members and Societies shall pay an annual 
subscription of one pound, and Foundation Members five 
shillings, due on the Ist of January in each year. Honorary 
Members shall be exempt from any annual subscription. 
Any Member wishing to retire from the Society shall give 
notice to the Hon. Secretary or Treasurer in writing before the 
Ist of December of the previous year. 
Meetings. 
10. The Society shall hold one or more Meetings annually, 
at a place and time determined by the Members at the pre- 
ceding Annual General Meeting, or by the Council. The Annual 
General Meeting for the election of Officers and the transaction 
of other business shall coincide with the Autumn Foray. 
Accounts. 
rz. At the Annual General Meeting of the Society in each 
year the Hon. Treasurer shall present duly audited accounts. 
Alteration of Rules. 
12. The Rules shall not be altered except by a two-thirds 
majority of the Members present at an Annual General Meeting. 
A printed copy shall be sent to every Member of the Society on 
election, and in the event of alteration to all Members. 
