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11. Of the Eledlion of Members » 



The eleftloii of new Members fhall be by ballot, and that only on 

 the third Friday in the months of January, April, July and Oftobcrj 

 and in order to fuch eleftion at lead twenty Members miift be prefentt 



Anj Member may, at any meeting, propofe fuch perfon or per- 



foDS, as he thinks proper to be a Member or Members of this Soci- 

 ety; but no perfon fliall be ballotted for, unlcfs his uame, togcthei* 

 with the name or names of the Member or Members who propofed 

 him, has been fixed up by the Secretaries for the view of the Society^ 

 at the two meetings preceding the time of eletflion. Nor {hall any 

 perfon be deemed duly chofen unlcfs three-fourths of the votes of 

 the whole Members be in his favour, 



III. Of the Officers^ and manner of their elc^lon. 



The eletn;ion of fuch Oilkers as arc to be chofen in this Society 

 fhall be on the flrfl Friday in January every year, by ballot or writ 

 ten ticket, between the hours of Two and Five in the afternoon^ at 

 fuch place in this city as fliall be fixed by the Society at their previ- 

 ous meeting on the third Friday in December every year j of which 



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otice fhall be given in the Gazette, or fuch other public Papers as 

 the Society fliall order, at leaft one week before the day of elcfSlion. 



Before upcuinj^ the clcO-lun, the 4„ompany thiit iliall be met at half 



an hour after Two, fliall appoint three Members of the Society as 

 judges of the eledtion, and alfo two clerks or fecrctarlcs, for taking 

 down the names of the votea\5. And in cafe of an equality of votes 

 for any Officer, after cafting up the ballots, the deciflon fliall be by 

 lots, to be drawn by one of the judges. 



IV. Of the Prefident. 



The Prefident is to prefide at all meetings, to preferve order, to 

 regulate the debates, and to flate and put cjueftions, agreeable to 

 the fenfe and intention of the Members. 



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V. Of the VicC'Prefiden ts» 



In the abfence of the Preftdoit^ his duty fhall devolve oa the 

 Vice-Prefidents^ fo that they fliall prefide alternately at meetings. But 

 if the Vice-Prefident, whofe turn it is to prefide at any meeting, 

 fhould be abfent, his place fliall be fupplied by any of the other Vice* 

 Frefidents, v/ho fliall be prefent, according as he may be next in turn. 

 If only one Vice-Prefident be prefcnt, he iliall of courfe prefide; and 

 if neither the Prefident, nor any Vice-Prefident be prefent, the Mem- 

 bers met, fliall appoint one of their number to take the chair for 



that meeting. 



VI. Of 



