CONSTITUTION AND RULES 17 



Societies should hold their Annual Meeting as soon as 

 possible after the Exhibition. 



A very simple Rule of this character is : An Annual 

 General Meeting of the Members shall be held in the 

 month of December in each year, to receive the Report 

 of the Committee, the Treasurer's Financial Statement, 

 to elect President, Vice-Presidents, Officers, and Com- 

 mittee, and for such other purposes as may be necessary. 



XII. SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING 



On the receipt of a requisition, signed by not less than twenty 

 Members, the Secretary shall call a Special General Meeting 

 not less than fourteen days after receiving such requisition , 

 'which shall specify the matters for 'which the meeting is called, 

 and no further business shall be discussed or transacted thereat. 



A Rule of this kind is very necessary. It enables 

 members to call a Committee to account when the policy 

 pursued appears likely to lead to failure. It also enables 

 the Committee to call the members together to consider 

 a new policy, or the formation of new Rules rendered 

 necessary by special circumstances, etc., 



XIII. ALTERATION OF RULES 



Alterations, amendments, or additions to Rules shall only be 

 made at the Annual General Meeting, or at a Special General 

 Meeting called for that purpose. Notice of intention to propose 

 alterations, amendments, or additions to the Rules shall be sent 

 to the Secretary not less than twenty-one days prior to the 

 meeting. 



This is a safe and very necessary Rule, as it ensures 

 the due consideration of any proposal before it can 

 become law. 



