RULES OF THE ASSOCIATION. XXXV 
(2) The Ordinary Members 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 ineligible for nomination :—1st, those who haye 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 Meetings 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 twenty-three Members of the 
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General Committee whom they recommend for election as 
Members of Council. 
(i) A nomination for either of the two vacant seats on the 
Council may be made in writing by any two or more 
members of the General Committee, and must be sent 
to the Assistant Secretary so as to be received by him 
at least twenty-four hours before the Meeting of the 
General Committee at which the election takes place. 
(ii) The nominations shall be read to the Meeting by the 
Chairman ; and if more than two persons be nominated, 
the election shall be by ballot or show of hands, and 
the two having the highest numbers of votes shall be 
declared elected. : 
(iii) In case no nomination, or only one nomination, shall be 
received, as provided for by By-law, two seats on the 
Council (or one seat, as the case may be) shall remain 
vacant until the next ensuing Meeting of the Council, 
when the seats (or seat, as the case may be) shall 
be filled by co-optation of the other members of the 
Council.! 
(6) The Election shall take place at the same time as that or the 
Officers of the Association. 
Papers and Communications. 
The Author of any paper or communication shall be at liberty to 
reserve his right of property therein, 
Accounts. 
The Accounts of the Association shall be audited annually, by Auditors 
ippointed by the General Committee. 
a Passed by the General Committee at Cambridge, 1904; revised in South Africa, 
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