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exclusion from the Society of any Member or Associate, a private 
intimation may be made by direction of the Council, in 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 arrange- 
ments 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. The Trustees are empowered 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 
Tustitute, 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 
Institute. 
16. Both Members and Associates shall have the right to be present 
to state their opinion, and to vote by show 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 determine any question 
at a General Meeting. 
