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exclusion from the Society of any Member or Asaocia,fe, a private 

 intimation may be made by direction of the Council, in order to give 

 such Member or Associate an opjjortunity of withdrawina; 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 ex^jelled 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 othei's 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 arrange- 

 ments as the Council may deem advisable. 



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

 two or more Ti'ustees, who shall be chosen at a General Meeting of the 

 Society. Tlie Trustees are emjDowered to invest such sums as the Council 

 may, from time to time, place in their hands, in, or upon any of the Stocks, 

 Funds, or Securities, for the time being, authorised by statute for the 

 investment of trust funds by trustees, and shall have the usual powers of 

 trustees in regard thereto. [The President, Hon. Treasurer, and Hon. 

 Secretary may officially give effect to such resolutions as a General 

 Meeting may pass in regard thereto.] 



14a. All moneys received on account of the Institute shall be duly 

 paid to its credit at the Bankers, and all cheques shall be drawn, under 

 authority of the Council, and shall be signed by the Honorary Treasurer 

 and Honorary Secretary. 



15. The accounts shall be audited annually, by a Committee, con- 

 sisting of two Members, — one of whom may be on the Council, — to 

 be elected at an Ordinary Meeting of the Society preceding the 

 Anniversary Meeting. This Committee shall make a written Report 

 to the Council at the first Meeting after such audit, and also to the 

 Institute, upon the day of the Annual General Meeting, — stating the 

 balance in the Treasurer's hands and the general state of the funds of the 

 Institvite. 



16. Both Members and Associates shall have the right to be present 

 to state their opinion, and to vote by shoAv of hands at all General and 

 Ordinary Meetings of the Society ; but Members only shall be entitled to 

 vote by ballot, when a ballot is taken in order to detei'mine any question 

 at a General Meetinf^ 



