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of the Council on the state of the Society, and to deliberate thereon ; and 
to discuss and determine such matters as may be brought forward 
relative to the affairs of the Society ; ‘“ Also to elect Members of Council 
and Officers for the ensuing year.” 
2. The Council shall call a Special General Meeting of the Members 
and Associates, when it seems to them necessary, or when required to do 
so by requisition, signed by not less than ten Members and Associates 
specifying the question intended to be submitted to such Meeting. Two 
weeks’ notice must be given of any such Special General Meeting ; and 
only the subjects of which notice has been given shall be discussed 
thereat. ‘No alteration in, or addition to, the existing rules shall be 
made except at such Special General Meeting.” 
3. The Ordinary Meetings of the Society shall usually be held on the 
first and third Monday afternoons or evenings in each month, from 
January to June inclusive and in December: or on such other afternoons 
or evenings as the Council may determine to be convenient: and a 
printed card of the Meetings for each Session shall be forwarded to each 
Member and Associate. 
4. At the Ordinary Meetings the order of proceeding shall be as 
follows: The President, or one of the Vice-Presidents, or a Member of 
the Council, shall take the chair at the time fixed for the commencement 
of the Meeting, 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 discussion shall be announced and read, and the 
persons present shall be invited by the Chairman to make any observations 
thereon 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), 
