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nexion shall be regarded as purely Honorary ; and none of the 

 Rules and Bye-Laws relating to donations, annual contributions, or 

 obligations to serve in any office of the Society, stall be considered 

 as applicable to such personages of Royal Blood. 



11. Any Member or Associate may withdraw from the Society at 

 any time, by signifying a desire to do so by letter, addi-essed to one 

 of the Secretaries ; but such shall be liable for the contribution of 

 the current year, and shall continue liable for the annual contribu- 

 tion, until all sums due to the Society from such Member or 

 Associate shall have been paid, and all books or other property 

 borrowed from the Society shall have been returned or replaced. 



12. Should there appear cause, in the opinion of the Council, for 

 the exclusion from the Society of any Member or Associate, a 

 private intimation may be made by direction of the Council, iu order 

 to give such Member or Associate an opportunity of withdrawing 

 from the Society \ but, if deemed necessary by the Council, a 

 Special General Meeting of Members shall be called for the purpose 

 of considering the propriety of expelling any such person : whereat, 

 if eleven or more Members shall ballot, and a majority of those 

 balloting shall vote that such person be expelled, he shall be 

 expelled accordingly. One month's notice, at least, shall be given to 

 the Members of any such Special General Meeting. 



13. Non-resident Members and Associates, or others desirous of 

 promoting the objects and interests of the Institute, may be elected 

 by the Council to act as Corresponding Members abroad, or as 

 Honorary Local Secretaries, if within the United Kingdom, under 

 such arrangements as the Council may deem advisable. 



14. The whole property and effects of the Society shall be vested 

 in two or more Trustees, who shall be chosen at a General Meeting 

 of the Society. 



14a.* Special donations to the general fund, whether from 

 Members, Associates, or others desirous of promoting the objects 

 and interests of the Institute, shall be invested in the names of the 

 Trustees. 



146. The Trustees are empowered to invest the Endowment Fund 

 in other securities than Three per Cent. Annuities, such other 



* This paragraph was added with a view to enabling the Institute to 

 receive special donations towards an eudoAvment fund, the word " general " 

 being intended to signify that fund. 



