170 



Statutes relating to the Assistant Secretary were amended, the separate 

 regulations for Librarian and House Keeper being omitted. 



In 1835, the then-existing Statute, Cap. I, Stat. v (enacted in 1831), that 

 no election for Fellows, or for Foreign Members, shall take place excepting on 

 the first ordinary meetings of the Society in December, February, April, and 

 June "", was repealed. 



In the next edition, 1840, the most notable change concerns the election of 

 officers and Council. These are to be put in nomination by the President and 

 Council, according to the plan at present in use. A new Chapter, ' Of Special 

 General Meetings of the Society, 1 is added. The composition fee is raised to 

 60 in the case of Fellows elected after December 11, 1834, except such as 

 have contributed papers to the ' Philosophical Transactions ' ; the Statutes 

 concerning publications are thrown into one chapter ; and some slight changes 

 are made in the Statutes concerning the Treasurer and Secretaries. Cap. XI, 

 ' Of the ordinary Meetings of the Society, 1 provides for the recess from the 

 third Thursday in June to the third Thursday in November, and, as mentioned 

 above, for the omission of meetings on certain days. 



V. THE STATUTES OF 1847. 



Soon after, however, viz., in 1846, a Committee of Council was appointed to 

 consider the mode of Election of Fellows, with the result that in 1847 new 

 Statutes were enacted, regulating the Election of fifteen Fellows annually, 

 according to the plan at present in use. These Statutes which mark an 

 important epoch in the history of the Society have been given above on 

 pp. 131 to 144. 



VI. THE STATUTES FROM 1847 TO 1888. 



The most notable changes which since 1847 have been proposed or enacted 

 are as follows : 



On November 3rd, 1864, the repeal of the Statute relating to the admission 

 of strangers to the meetings was moved, but negatived ; and again, on March 

 21st, 1867, a proposal that the public be admitted to the Ordinary Meetings 

 of the Society was negatived. 



In 1865 the privileged class (Cap. I, Stat. iv) was extended to include Foreign 

 Princes * received by Her Majesty as Imperial Highness or Royal Highness '. 



In 1866 the practice of paying for a proportional part of the year was 

 abolished, and the annual payment was made one in advance. 



In 1871 a new Statute was enacted prohibiting the payment of dividends to 

 Fellows. 



On October 30th, 1873, upon a motion to assimilate the mode of election 

 of the Privileged Class to that of Ordinary Fellows, to place in the hands of the 

 Council the selection of such candidates, and to require 'evidence of ascertained 

 special power and disposition to forward the aims of the Society from excep- 



