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1. At the Ordinary and Intermediate Meetings the order of pro- 

 ceeding shall be as follows : — The President, or one of the Vice- 

 Presidents, or a Member of the Council, shall take the chair at 8 

 o'clock precisely, the minutes of the last Ordinary or Intermediate 

 Meeting shall be read aloud by one of the Secretaries, and, if found 

 correct, shall be signed by the Chairman ; the names of new 

 Members and Associates shall be read ; the presents made to the 

 Society since their last Meeting shall be announced ; and any other 

 communications which the Council think desirable shall be made to 

 the Meeting. After which, the Paper or Papers intended for the 

 evening's discussion shall be aniiounced and read, and the persons 

 present shall be invited by the Chairman to make any observations 

 thei'eon which they may wish to offer. 



The claims of Members and Associates to take part in a discussion are 

 prior to those of Visitors. The latter, when desiring to speak upon 

 any Paper, must first send their cards to the Chairman and ask 

 permission (unless they have been specially invited by the Council 

 " to attend, and join in considering the subject before the Meeting," 

 or are called upon by the Chairman). 1875. 



5. The Papers read before the Society, and the discussions 

 thereon, fully reported, shall be printed by order of the Council ; or, 

 if not, the Council shall, if they see fit, state the grounds upon 

 which this Rule has been departed from, in the printed Journal or 

 Transactions of the Society. 



G. The Council may at their discretion authorise Papers of a 

 general kind to be read at any of the Ordinary or Intermediate 

 Meetings, either as introductory lectures upon su.bjects proper to be 

 afterwards discussed, or as the results of discussions which have taken 

 place, in furtherance of the 5th Object of the Society (§ I.). 



7. With respect to Intermediate Meetings, the Papers read at 

 which are not necessarily printed nor the discussions reported,* the 

 Council, at its discretion, may request any lecturer or author of a 

 paper to be read thereat, previously to submit an outline of the 

 proposed method of treating his subject. 



8. At the Ordinary or Intermediate Meetings no question 

 relating to the Rules or General Management of the affairs of the 

 Society shall be introduced, discussed, or determined. 



* So arranged when the ** Intermediate Meetings" were commenced 

 16th January, 1871. 



