12 CONSTITUTION. 



\y record the same in a book to be provided and kept 

 for that purpose, and prepare and give notice of all 

 meetings of the Society. In the absence of the Re- 

 cording Secretary, the Corresponding Secretary shall 

 perform his duties. And in the absence of both sec- 

 retaries the President shall appoint either a Corres- 

 ponding, or Recording Secretary, or both, jjro tem- 

 pore. 



SECTION VII. 



THE ELECTION OF MEMBERS. 



All elections of members of this Society shall be 

 by ballot. Candidates for admission may be propo- 

 sed and balloted for at any meeting of the Society 

 regularly notified. 



SECTION VIII. 



ANNUAL ASSESSMENT. 



Whensoever any member shall, after notice, ne- 

 glect for the space of three years to pay his annual as- 

 sessment, his connexion with the Society shall cease; 

 and any member may at any time withdraw from the 

 Society, on notice given to any officer of the Society, 

 and paying to him the amount for which he is 

 liable, but he shall be responsible for the annual as- 

 sessments up to the period of such notice. 



SECTION IX. 



THE ANNIVERSARY. 



The Anniversary of the Society shall be observed 

 m the fust Saturday of October in each year. 



