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the Society, and before they are laid on the Society's Table ; and he shall so 

 place them as to be readily found. 



X. He shall receive from the Printer all the copies of the Philosophical 

 Transaction* ; and deliver out one copy to each Fellow who shall ask, or send 

 for it at the House of the Society. 



XL He shall keep a Book, in which shall be entered an Account of the 

 number of the Transactions printed, and also an account of such as are sold ; 

 and he shall, previous to the Audit, certify the correctness of such account. 



CHAP. XI Oftlie Meetings of the Society. 



I. THE Session of the Society shall commence on the third Thursday in 

 November, and end on the third Thursday in June. 



II. The ordinary Meetings of the Society shall be weekly, (excepting 

 Christmas week, and the week following, and also Passion, Easter, and Whitsun- 

 weeks, Ascension-day, and also the weeks during which the Anniversary 

 Meeting and Annual Meeting for the election of Fellows are held,) on 

 Thursdays, and shall begin at half-past Eight o'clock in the Evening, precisely. 



III. No stranger, excepting Foreign Ambassadors and Ministers, and other 

 distinguished persons specially invited by the President, shall, on any account, 

 be permitted to be present during the Meeting, unless by order of the President, 

 or by leave obtained of the Society upon the written recommendation of some 

 Fellow before the President takes the Chair ; and the name of every person 

 so permitted to be present, and of the Fellow who recommended him, shall be 

 entered in the Journal-book. 



IV. The business of the Society in their ordinary Meetings shall be, to read 

 and hear letters, reports, and other papers, concerning Philosophical matters *. 



V. At the ordinary Meetings of the Society, nothing relating to its Statutes 

 or management shall be brought forward or discussed 2 . 



VI. 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. 



CHAP. XII Of Special General Meetings of the Society. 



I. THK 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 convened, for the purpose 

 of considering and determining on the matters specified in such requisition. 



1 Discussions upon these subjects are now permitted. 



2 By a resolution of the Council made January 28th, 1836, this clause is intended to 

 prevent the discussion of.any subject not immediately connected with the usual business of 

 the ordinary Meetings. 



