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more (not exceeding seven) Vice-Presidents, a Treasurer, one or mcre 
Honorary Secretaries, and twelve or more (not exceeding twenty-four) 
Ordinary Members of Council, who shall be elected at the Annual 
General Meeting of the Members and Associates of the Institute. But, 
in the interval between two Annual Meetings, vacancies in the Council 
nay be filled up by the Council from among the Members of the Society ; 
and the Members chosen as Trustees of the funds of the Institute shall 
be ex officio Members of Council. 
3. Any person desirous of becoming a Member or Associate shall 
make application for admission by subscribing the Form A of the 
Appendix, which must be signed by two Members of the Institute, or 
by a Member of Council, recommending the candidate for admission as a 
Member; or by any one Member of the Institute, for admission as an 
Associate. 
4. Upon such application being transmitted to one of the Secretaries, 
the candidate for admission may be elected by the Council, and enrolled 
as a Member or Associate of the Victoria Institute, in such manner 
as the Council may deem proper ; having recourse to a ballot, if thought 
necessary, as regards the election of Members ; in which case no person 
shall be considered as elected unless he have three-fourths of the votes in 
his favour. 
5. Application for admission to join tke Institute being thus made 
by subscribing Form A, as before prescribed, such application shall 
be considered as ipso facto pledging all who are thereupon admitted 
as Members or Associates to observe the Rules and Bye-Laws of the 
Society, and as indicative of their desire and intention to further its 
objects and interests; and it is also to be understood that only such as 
are professedly Christians are entitled to become J/embers. 
6. Each Member shall pay an Entrance Fee of One Guinea and an 
Annual Contribution of Two Guineas. A Donation of Twenty Guineas 
shall constitute the donor a Life Member. 
7. Each Associate shall pay an Annual Contribution of One Guinea. 
A donation of Ten Guineas shall constitute the donor a Life Associate. 
8. The Annual Contributions shall be considered as due in advance 
on the Ist day of January in each year, and shall be paid within three 
months after that date; or, in the case of new admissions within three 
months after election. 
