from the Annual Dinner, shall pay to the Treasurer 

 ten shillings as a fine for such absence, and four 

 shillings for absenting himself from the quarterly 

 meetings, unless prevented by sickness. 



Rtile IX. — That no resident of this City who is 

 eligible to be a member of this Society shall be ad- 

 mitted as a visitor. 



Rule X. — That a majority of votes shall decide 

 every question [the Chairman to have a casting 

 vote], except to annul or alter any former rules, in 

 which case three-fourths shall be requisite. That 

 no number under twenty-four shall constitute a 

 meeting for the purpose of making or altering 

 rules. 



Rule XL — That the President, Vice-President 

 and Officers shall have power to call Special Meet- 

 ings on giving three days notice to every member 

 residing in the City of such meeting and the busi- 

 ness, and as great inconvenience may result from 

 members not attending Special Meetings that may 

 be called shall pay a fine of four shillings towards 

 the Charitable Fund unless prevented by sickness. 



Rule XII. — That any non-resident being an Eng- 

 lishman or the descendant of an Englishman, who 

 may apply to become an honorary member of this 

 Society, may be proposed and admitted, agreeable 



