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Ropal Socktp or Souti) Jiustralia 



(INCORPORATED). 



RULES. 



Name. 



1. The title of the Society is the "Royal Society of So-uth 

 Australia (Incorpor ated) . ' ' 



Objects. 



2. The objects of the Society are the promotion and diffusion 

 of science by meetings for the reading and discussion of papers 

 and other methods. 



Constitution. 



3. The Society shall be constituted of the persons whose 

 names have been duly enrolled as members, and who' have not 

 ceased to be members. 



4. His Excellency the G-overnor of South Australia for the 

 time being shall be requested to be the Patron of the Society. 



5. Members shall be classed as Fellows, Honorary Members, 

 Corresponding Members and Associates. 



Management. 



6. The general management of the affairs of the Society, 

 together with the custody of its property, shall be vested in a 

 Council of eleven Fellows, comprising a President, two Vice- 

 Presidents, a Treasurer, a Secretary, and six other Fellows to 

 be elected as hereinafter provided. 



7. The exercise of any power vested in the Council may be 

 controlled by the Society in general meeting. 



8. Four members of the Council shall form a quorum, and 

 may transact any business which the Council is authorised to 

 transact. 



9. In addition to any other powers hereby conferred u^pon 

 tJiem the Council shall — 



Convene all meetings of the Society and determine what 

 papers are to be read, and generally what business 

 is to be transacted at such meetings : 



Determine as to the publication in whole or in part of 

 any paper so read: 



