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require. And it the persons having the majority of votes, or 



>iing upon the aforesaid reduction, do not amount to the 



mm; -hen all the rest upon that list shall be put to the scrutiny 



I , llou slmll mark, as before, so many, and no more, as are 



and the method thereupon in all things shall be the same, as before, 



until tlu- number be complete. And in case of equal distribution of votes, 



t| u - number b, ber than the number wanting, the proceeding shall be 



Ud upon the said persons ; and if then they have still equal votes, the 



-hall >eclude one by lot, and the rest shall be put to the scrutiny again. 



\ II. For the Flection of the ten Fellows not of the present Council, to be 



I to the former eleven, to constitute the Council for the year next ensuing, 



the proceedings upon the printed lists of the Fellows of the Society shall be in 



all particulars observed, as upon the former lists, according as the cases shall 



ire. 



\ III. In case of seclusion of any Member of the present Council, or of any 

 other Fellow by lot, the same person shall be brought in again to pass the 

 scrutiny, by putting him in competition with one that hath the least, or with 

 more of those that have the least equal number of votes. 



I\. Fora.Miiuch as the possible varieties in the equalities, and proportions. 



iM'ragcs distributed among several persons, upon which Non-elections may 



li.-ipp i great and manifold, that it would be tedious to obviate them 



all in particular bv Statutes: if therefore any case shall happen not provided 



upon the Flection cannot, be made, or perfected, the same shall be 



adjourned to the next convenient time; and the Council in the interim shall 



pnuision, and offer some expedient to the Society, for the effecting thereof. 



^- I '"" electing the President, Treasurer, and Secretaries, every Fellow 



I li< Anniversary Election of the Council shall, after the Election 



tor tin Members of the new Council, put upon a distinct list several 



mark-. liiM for the President, next for the Treasurer, and then for the 



' be chosen severally out of the said new Council, for the year 



Ml"'- >d flif proceedings therein shall be after the same manner, as is 



for th- Anniversary Elections of the Council. 



ting any Member of the Council, or any Officer to be elected 



f) > ' "p"" sllrn vacancies, as shall happen in the intervals of the 



the summons for such Election, and the proceedings in 



DM manner, as is directed for the Anniversary Elections. 



UK \ of the President's place, which shall happen in 



i the Anniversary Flections, one of the Secretaries shall cause 



>l *<> l summoned for the Election of a new President; and the 



Council meeting tl,,. r eii,, on i,, the usual place, or any eleven or more of them, 



^ lla11 I Flection, and not separate until the major part of the 



mn "' upon a new President. 



