268 THE BEE, OR Feb. 1 6, 



lad Monday of January (this annlverfary), by the figned 

 lills of a maiority of the members prefent at fuch meetings, 

 any five of the faid Dlieftors to be a quorum, with power 

 to eleft a Chairman for the time, in abfence of the Chair- 

 man and deputy Chairman; and that a Treafurer and Se- 

 cretary fliall be annually ele£led at the fame time, and in 

 the fame manner. 



6. That the faid board of Direftors fhall hold four ftated 

 meetings in each year, viz. on the laft Monday of January, 

 the laft Monday of May, the laft Monday of June, and the 

 laft Monday of November ; with power of adjournment ; 

 and that there (hall be alfo four general mdfetings of the 

 whole Society held on the fame days. 



7. That upon requifition made by three Directors to the 

 Chairman or Deputy Chairman, or, in abfence of both, to 

 the Secretary, Extraordinary Meetings of the Court of 

 Direftors fliall be called •, and that extraordinary General 

 Meetings of the Society ftiall be alfo called, on application 

 as above, by any nine of the mernbers ; eight days previous 

 notice of fuch extraordinary meetings of the Direftors, and 

 14 days previous notice of fuch extraordinary general meet- 

 ings of the Society, being always, given In the Edinburgh 

 newfpapers. 



8. That the Direflors and other office bearers fliall, for 

 the enfuing year, confift of the following Noblemen and Gen- 

 tleraen, viz. 



Sir John Sinclair, Bart. Chairman. 



Sir Alexander Ramfay, Bart. Deputy Chairman, 



Directors. 

 His Grace the Duke of Argyle - 

 Right Hon. Earl of Dumfries 

 Right Hon. the Earl of Hopetoun 

 Right Hon. Lord Sheffield 



Right Hon. James Montgomery, Lord Chief Baron 

 Right Hon. the Lord Provoft of Edinburgh 

 Sir. John Edward Swinburnt*^ Bart. 

 Sir Jofeph Banks, Bart. Prefident of the Royal Society 

 Sir James Foulls of Colinton, Bart. 

 John Erfls-ine, Efq. of Mar 

 Robert Oliphant of Roflie, Efq. 



