RULES OF THE ASSOCIATION. XIX 



Volumes not clp,imed -within two years of the date of publication can only 

 be issued by directioji of the Coiincil. 



Subscriptions shall be received by the Treasurer or Secretaries. 



Meetinys. 



The Association shall meet annually, for one week, or longer. The plac6 

 of each Meeting shall be appointed liy the General Committee two years in 

 advance ; and the Arrangements for it shall be entrusted to the Officers of 

 the Association. 



General Committee, 



The General Committee shall sit during the week of the Meeting, or 

 longer, to transact the business of the Association. It shall consist of the 

 following persons : — 



Class A. Peemanent Members. 



1. Members of the Council, Presidents of the Association, and Presidents 

 of Sections for tlie present and preceding years, with Authors of Reports in 

 the Transactions of the Association, 



2. Members who by the publication of AVorks or Papers have furthered 

 the advancement of those subjects which are taken into consideration at the 

 Sectional Meetings of the Association. With a vieiv of stihiniiilruj new claims 

 under this Hide to the decision of the Council, thei/ must he sent to the Assistant 

 Genercd Secretari/ at least one month before the Meeting of the Association. 

 The decision of the Council on the claims of any Member of tli^e Association to 

 he placed on the list of the General Committee to he final. 



Class B. Temposaey Mejibebs. 



1. Presidents for the time being of any Scientific Societies pubhshing Trans- 

 actions or, in liis absence, a delegate representing him. Claims under this Rule 

 to be sent to the Assistant General Secretary before the openiwj of the Meeting. 



2. Office-bearers for the time being, or delegates, altogether not exceeding 

 tliree, from Scientific Institutions established in the place of Meeting. 

 Claims tinder this Eide to be approved by the Loccd Secretaries before the 

 openiny of the Meeting. 



3. Foreigners and other individuals whose assistance is desired, and who 

 are specially nominated in writing, for the Meeting of the year, by the Pre- 

 sident and General Secretaries. 



4. Yice-Presidents and Secretaries of Sections. 



Oi'gamzing Sectional Commiite^s^, 



The Presidents, Yice-Presidents, and Secretaries of the several Sections 

 are nominated by the Council, and have power to act until their names are 

 submitted to the General Committee for election. 



From the time of their nomination they constitute Organizing Committees 

 for the purpose of obtaining information upon the Memoirs and Eeports 

 Hkely to be submitted to the Sections f, and of preparing Eeports thereon, 



* Passed by the General Committee, Edinburgh, 1871. 



t l\oticc to Contributors of Memoirs.— kwihova are reminded that, nndpi" an arrange- 

 ment dating from 1871, the acceptance of Memoirs, and the days on -which they are to be 



