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Twelve Members shall form a quorum for the purpose of election. A 

 Ballot shall be held at the Annual and Winter Meetings, and may be held 

 at any other Meeting, should the Executive so decide, notice being 

 given in the programme. In the event of the number of vacancies .being 

 less than the number of candidates at four successive Meetings, the names 

 of any candidates proposed at the first of such Meetings who have not been 

 elected at one of them shall be withdrawn, and shall not be eligible to be 

 again proposed for election for at least a year after such withdrawal. 

 Provided that if at any Meeting there shall be no vacancies available, it 

 shall not be counted in estimating the above named four Meetings. 



8. The Annual Subscription shall be 10s., which shall become due and 

 payable in advance on the 1st of January in each year. Subscriptions paid 

 on election after September in each year shall be considered as subscriptions 

 for the following year, unless otherwise agreed upon by such Member and 

 the Treasurer. Every Member shall pay immediately after his election the 

 sum of ten shillings as Entrance Fee, in addition to his first Annual 

 Subscription. 



9. Xo person elected a Member shall be entitled to exercise any 

 privilege as such until he has paid his Entrance Fee and first Subscription, 

 and no Member shall be entitled to receive a copy of the " Proceedings " for 

 any year until his Subscription for that year has been paid. 



10. A registered letter shall be sent by the Hon. Treasurer to any 

 Member whose Subscription is in arrear at the date of any Annual 

 Meeting, demanding payment within 28 days, failing which he shall cease 

 to be a Member of the Club, but shall, nevertheless, be liable for the 

 arrears then due. 



11. Members desiring to leave the Club shall give notice of the same in 

 writing to the Treasurer (or Secretary), but, unless such notice is given 

 before the end of January in any year, they shall be liable to pay the 

 Annual Subscription due to the Club on and after January 1st in that year. 



HONORARY MEMBERS. 



12 Honorary Members shall consist of persons eminent for scientific or 

 natural history attainments, and shall be elected by the Council. They 

 pay no subscription, and have all the privileges of Ordinary Members, 

 except voting. 



MEETINGS. 



13. The Annual General Meeting shall be held as near the first week in 

 May as may be convenient ; to receive the outgoing President's Address 

 (if any) and the Treasurer's financial report ; to elect the Officers and Editor 

 for the ensuing year ; to determine the number (which shall usually be 

 three or four), dates, and places of Field Meetings during the ensuing 

 summer, and for general purposes, 



