,;; KKCOK1) OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY 



, (ion into the Council tor the ensuing year. The President and 



. in like manner, nominate, by ballot, out of the proposed 



( oum .jj, ; i whom they recommend to the Society for election to the 



. Treasurer, Principal Secretaries, and Foreign Secretary, 



BT. 



\ \i : , ordinary Meeting of the Society preceding the Anniversary 

 HIT. tin names of such persons so recommended for election as Council 



the ensuing year, shall be announced from the Chair. 



\ I. I,isK \\ith the names of the Fellows recommended by the President 

 .. lll( l ( ;,<! having a blank column opposite for such alterations as any 



isli to make, shall be prepared for the use of the Fellows, one 

 re the day of election. 



\ II. T\\o Scrutators shall be nominated by the President, with the appro- 

 :i of tlu- Society, to assist the Secretaries in examining the lists. 



VIII. K.u-h Fellow voting, shall deliver his list to one of the Secretaries or 



(1 the name of each Fellow who shall so deliver in his list, shall 

 be noted by one of the Secretaries. 



IX. The Scrutators, after examining the lists with the Secretaries, shall 

 t to the Society the names of those having the majority of votes for 



composing the Council, and filling the offices of President, Treasurer, Principal 

 j, and Foreign Secretary ; the names of which persons shall then be 

 meed from the Chair. 



X. For electing any Member of the Council, or any Officer to be elected 

 by the Society, upon such vacancies as shall happen in the intervals of the 

 Anni\iTs;irv Flections, the summons for such Election, and the proceedings 

 in it, shall be after the same manner as is directed for the Anniversary 



IOD. 



XI. rpon .my \acancy of the President's place, occurring in the intervals 

 of the Anniversary Elections, the Treasurer, or in his absence one of the 



ill caiix- the Council to be summoned for the Election of a new 

 'lent : and the Council meeting thereupon in the usual place, or any 

 :i or more of them, shall proceed to the said Election, and not separate 

 "titil ' part of them shall have agreed upon a new President. 



CHAP, \\l~0f the President. 



I. Tin business of the President shall be to preside at all the Meetings, and 

 . of the Society, Council, and Committees; to state and 



P nt ' both in the aHinnathe and negative, according to the sense and 



intention of tin Meetings; to call for reports and accounts from Committees, 



ari(i t(( ' | "'<-k irregularities, and to keep all persons to order; to 



1011 "H v >f the Council, and Committee of Papers; and to 



tion of, the Statutes of the Society. 

 11 i!I t; >ke precedence of every Fellow of the Society, at 



