RULES OF THE ASSOCIATION. XXXIX 



able to bring those renommendations cleai'ly and favourably before their 

 respective Societies. The Conference may also discuss propositions bear- 

 ing on the promotion of more systematic observation and plans of opera- 

 tion, and of greater uniformity in the mode of publishing results. 



Local Committees. 



Local Committees shall be formed by the Officers of the Association 

 to assist in making arrangements for the Meetings. 



Local Committees shall have the power of adding to their numbers 

 those Members of the Association whose assistance they may desire. 



Officers. 



A Pi-esident, two or more Vice-Presidents, one or more Secretaries, 

 and a Treasurer shall be annually appointed by the General Committee. 



Council. 



In the intervals of the Meetings, the affairs of the Association shall 

 be managed by a Council appointed by the General Committee. The 

 Council may also assemble for the despatch of business during the week 

 ■ of the Meeting. 



(1) The Council shall consist of ' 



1. The Trustees. 



2. The past Presidents. 



3. The President and Vice-Presidents for the time being. 



4. The President and Vice-Presidents elect. 



5. The past and present General Treasurers, General and 



Assistant General Secretaries. 



6. The Local Treasurer and Secretaries for the ensuing 



Meeting. 



7. Ordinary Members. 



(2) The Ordinai-y ]\Iembers shall be elected annually from the 



General Committee. 



(3) There shall be not more than twenty-five Ordinary Members, of 



■whom not more than twenty shall have served on the Council, 

 as Ordinary Members, in the previous year. 



(4) In order to carry out the foregoing rule, the following Ordinary 



Members of the outgoing Council shall at each annual election 

 be inehgible for nomination : — Ist, those who have served on 

 the Council for the greatest number of consecutive years ; and, 

 2nd, those who, being resident in or near London, have 

 attended the fewest number of ]\Ieetings during the year 

 — observing (as nearly as possible) the proportion of three by 

 seniority to two by least attendance. 



(5) The Council shall submit to the General Committee in their 



Annual Report the names of the Members of General Com- 

 mittee whom they recommend for election as Members of 

 Council. 



Tassed by the General Committee, Belfast, 187i. 



