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tion, until all sums due to the Society from sucli Member or 

 Associate shall have been paid, and all books or other property 

 borrowed from the Society shall have been returned or replaced. 



12. Should there appear cause, in the opinion of the Council, for 

 the 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 arrangements 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. 



14a.* Special donations to the general fund, whether from 

 Members, Associates, or others desirous of promoting the objects 

 and interests of the Institute, shall bo invested in the names of the 

 Trustees. 



146. The Trustees are empowered to invest the Endowment Fund 

 in other securities than Three per Cent. Annuities, such other 

 securities being the Bonds of the Corporation of London, or 

 Guaranteed Indian Railway Debentures, or Debenture Stocks, 



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

 paid to its credit at the Bankex's, and all cheques shall be drawn, 

 under authoi-ity 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 



* This paragi'aph was added with a view to enabling the Institute to 

 receive special donations towards an endowment fund, the word " general " 

 being intended to signify that fund. 



