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gentleman be recommended who has not distinguished 

 himself by his literary or philosophical publications, or 

 favoured the Society with some paper, which shall have 

 received the approbation of the Committee of papers. 



III. That every candidate for admission into the Society, 

 whether as an Ordinary or Honorary member, shall be 

 proposed by at least three Ordinary members, who shall 

 sign a Certificate of his being, from their knowledge of him, 

 or of his writings, a fit person to be admitted into it ; which 

 certificate shall be read at four successive meetings of the 

 Society, previously to the election. Such election, with 

 respect to an Ordinary member, to be void, if he do not 

 attend within four meetings afterwards, unless he can plead 

 some reasonable apology. 



IV. That every election shall be conducted by ballot ; 

 that the majority of votes shall decide ; thirteen members 

 at least being present ; and that the president shall have a 

 casting voice, if the number of votes be equal. 



V. That two presidents, four vice-presidents, two 

 secretaries, a treasurer, and a librarian, be elected annually, 

 by the majority of members present, on the last Wednesday 

 in the month of April : the election to be determined by 

 ballot. 



VI. That a Committee of papers shall be appointed, by 

 ballot, at the same time, which shall consist of the presidents, 

 vice-presidents, secretaries, treasurer and librarian, together 

 with six other members of the Society : and that this Com- 

 mittee shall decide, by ballot, concerning the insertion in 

 the register, or the publication, of any paper which shall 

 have been read before the Society : and shall be authorised 

 to select, with the consent of the author, detached parts of 

 any paper, the whole of which may not be deemed proper 



