Statutes of the Royal Society. 489 



most likely to attend the Meetings and business of the Council, out of 

 whom there may be made the best choice of a President and other 

 Officers. 



II. Every Fellow of the Society whose residence is known, shall 

 have notice of the Anniversary Meeting for electing the Council and 

 Officers for the year ensuing, by particular summons, which summons 

 shall be sent to the place of residence of such Fellow, a week at the 

 least before the day of Meeting ; and shall be to this effect : 



These are to give notice that on the day of 



the Council and Officers of the ROYAL SOCIETY are to be elected 

 for the year ensuing at which Election your presence is ex- 

 pected, at of the clock in the precisely. 



III. The Council for the ensuing year, out of which shall be chosen 

 the President, Treasurer, Principal Secretaries, and Foreign Secretary, 

 shall consist of eleven Members of the existing Council, and of ten 

 Fellows who are not Members of the existing Council. 



IV. The President and Council shall, previous to the Anniversary 

 Meeting, nominate, by ballot, eleven Members of the existing Coun- 

 cil, and also ten Fellows, not Members of the existing Council, 

 whom they recommend to the Society for Election into the Council 

 for the ensuing year. The President and Council shall, also, in like 

 manner, nominate by ballot, out of the proposed Council, the persons 

 whom they recommend to the Society for election to the offices of 

 President, Treasurer, Principal Secretaries, and Foreign Secretary 

 for the ensuing year. 



V. At the ordinary meeting of the Society preceding the Anni- 

 versary Meeting, the names of such persons so recommended for 

 Election as Council and Officers for the ensuing year shall be announced 

 from the Chair. 



VI. Lists, with the names of the Fellows recommended by the 

 President and Council, and having a blank column opposite for such 

 alterations as any Fellow may wish to make, shall be prepared for 

 the use of the Fellows, one week before the day of election. 



VII. Two Scrutators shall be nominated by the President, with 

 the approbation of the Society, to assist the Secretaries in examining 

 the lists, 



VIII. Each Fellow voting, shall deliver his list to one of the 

 Secretaries or Scrutators ; and the name of each Fellow who shall so 

 deliver in his list shall be noted by one of the Secretaries. 



IX. The Scrutators, after examining the lists with the Secretaries, 

 shall report to the Society the names of those having the majority of 

 votes for composing the Council, and filling the offices of President, 

 Treasurer, Principal Secretaries, and Foreign Secretary ; the names 

 of which persons shall then be announced from the Chair. 



