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tion in place of the reading of the communication by one of the 

 Secretaries. 



VII. At the ordinary Meetings nothing relating to the Statutes or 

 management of the Society shall be brought forward or discussed. 



VIII. The Anniversary Meeting for the election of the Council 

 and Officers, and the Annual Meeting for the election of Fellows, 

 shall take place at an hour to be determined by the Council. 



CHAPTER XII. 



Of Special General Meetings of the Society. 



I. THE President or Council may at any time call a Special 

 General Meeting of the Society when it may appear to them to be 

 necessary. 



II. Any six Fellows may, by notice in writing, signed by them, 

 and delivered to one of the Secretaries at an ordinary Meeting of the 

 Society, require a Special General Meeting of the Society to be con- 

 vened, for the purpose of considering and determining on the matters 

 specified in such requisition, and the Council shall, within one week 

 after such requisition shall have been so delivered, appoint a day for 

 a Special General Meeting accordingly. 



III. One week's notice of any Special General Meeting shall be 

 given to each Fellow resident in the United Kingdom, and such 

 notice shall state the object of such Meeting. 



IV. At such Meeting no business shall be brought forward except 

 what shall have been so notified. 



CHAPTER XIII. 



Of the Publication of Papers. 



I. THE Members of the Council for the time being, shall consti- 

 tute and be a standing Committee, to be called " The Committee of 

 Papers," to whom the consideration of the Publication of all Papers 

 which have been communicated to the Society at their weekly meet- 

 ings, shall from time to time be referred, and who, in the case of any 

 paper which, though duly received, shall be submitted by the Presi- 

 dent for their consideration, shall decide whether it shall be read 

 or no. 



II. The Committee of Papers shall meet at such times as shall be 

 appointed by the President ; due and sufficient notice of such meeting 

 having been previously sent to every Member of the Committee. The 

 meetings shall be of two kinds : ordinary meetings, at which any 

 business relating to the publication of papers may be transacted, and 



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