RULES OF THE ASSOCIATION. XXXV 



(iii) Any Society formed for the purpose of encouraging the study of 

 science, which has existed for three years and numbers not fewer than 

 fifty members, may become a Society associated with the British Associa- 

 tion. 



(iv) Each associated Society shall have the right to appoint a Delegate 

 to attend the Annual Conference, and such Delegates shall be members or 

 associates of the British Association, and shall have all the rights of those 

 appointed by the affiliated Societies, eKcept that of membership of the 

 General Committee. 



2. Application may be made by any Society to be placed on the 

 List of Corresponding Societies. Applications must be addressed to 

 the Assistant Secretary on or before the 1st of June preceding the 

 Annual Meeting at which it is intended they should be considered, 

 and must be accompanied by specimena of the publications of the 

 results of the local scientific investigations recently undertaken by the 

 Society. 



3. A Corresponding Societies Committee shall be annually nomi- 

 nated by the Council and appointed by the General Committee for the 

 purpose of considering these applications, as well as for that of keeping 

 themselves generally informed of the annual work of the Corresponding 

 Societies, and of superintending the preparation of a list of the papers 

 published by them. This Committee shall make an annual report to the 

 General Committee, and shall suggest such additions or changes in the 

 List of Corresponding Societies as they may think desirable. 



4. Every Corresponding Society shall return each year, on or before 

 the 1st of June, to the Assistant Secretary of the Association, a 

 schedule, properly filled up, which will be issued by him, and which 

 will contain a request for such particulars with regard to the Society 

 as may be required for the information of the Corresponding Societies 

 Committee. 



5. There shall be inserted in the Annual Report of the Association 

 a list, in an abbreviated form, of the papers published by the Corre- 

 sponding Societies during the past twelve months which contain the 

 results of the local scientific work conducted by them ; those papers only 

 being included which refer to subjects coming under the cognisance of 

 one or other of the various Sections of the Association. 



Conference of Delegates of Corresponding Societies. 



6. The Conference of Delegates of Corresponding Societies is em- 

 powered to send recommendations to the Committee of Recommen- 

 dations for their consideration, and for report to the General Committee. 



7. The Delegates of the Tarious Corresponding Societies shall con- 

 stitute a Conference, of which the Chairman, Vice- Chairmen, and Secre- 

 taries shall be annually nominated by the Council, and appointed by the 

 General Committee, and of which the members of the Corresponding 

 Societies Committee shall be ex officio members. 



8. The Conference of Delegates shall be summoned by the Secretaries 

 to hold one or more meetings during each Annual Meeting of the Associa- 

 tion, and shall be empowered to invite any Member or Associate to take 

 part in the meetings. 



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