greater number of marks shall have been affixed shall be de- 

 clared duly elected, in the order and places in which they stand, 

 provided at least three new Members be elected, but if not, 

 then those of the proposed Members who have the least num- 

 ber of marks shall be rejected, until at least three former 

 Members are excluded, and their places shall be filled by those 

 who have the next greatest number of marks. 



4. If two or more names have the same number of marks, 

 the order of preference shall be decided by lot. 



General Business. 



1. No motion respecting a change in the laws or constitu- 

 tion of the Society shall be discussed or voted upon, at the 

 Annual or other Meeting, except as hereafter provided, unless 

 notice thereof be given in writing, to the Council, at least one 

 month before such Meeting ; the Council to give seven days' 

 notice to the Members, as before ordered. 



2. But the Council may propose, and bring to the vote, any 

 measure or question, at any of the Meetings of the Society, 

 provided it shall have been under their consideration for at 

 least one month, and that notice thereof be given to tbe Mem- 

 bers in the circular notices of such Meeting, at least seven 

 days previous to the day of Meeting. 



Chapter VII.— THE GARDENS. 



1. Any person enrolling his name in a book kept at the gate 

 of the Gardens, and paying One Pound a year, shall be a Sub- 

 scriber, and sball bave the same privileges of ingress to the 

 Gardens as a Member of the Society. 



2. The Council shall have the power of suspending all rights 

 of free entrance to the Gardens, upon the day of a public fete, 

 or similar occasion, when such shall be given for tbe benefit 

 of the Society. 



