RULES OF THE ASSOCIATION. XXV11 



A Report presented to the Association, and read to the Section which 

 originally called for it, may be read in another Section, at the request of 

 the Officers of that Section, with the consent of the Author. 



Duties of the Doorkeepers. 



1. — To remain constantly at the Doors of the Rooms to which they are 

 appointed during the whole time for which they are engaged. 



2. — To require of every person desirous of entering the Rooms the ex- 

 hibition of a Member's, Associate's, or Lady's Ticket, or Reporter's 

 Ticket, signed by the Treasurer, or a Special Ticket signed by the 

 Assistant Secretary. 



3. — Persons unprovided with any of these Tickets can only be admitted 

 to any particular Room by order of the Secretary in that Room. 

 No person is exempt from these Rules, except those Officers of the 



Association whose names are printed in the programme, p. 1. 



Duties of the Messengers. 



To remain constantly at the Rooms to which they are appointed, dur- 

 ing the whole time for which they are engaged, except when employed on 

 messages by one of the Officers directing these Rooms. 



Committee of Recommendations. 



The General Committee shall appoint at each Meeting a Committee, 

 which shall receive and consider the Recommendations of the Sectional 

 Committees, and report to the General Committee the measures which 

 they would advise to be adopted for the advancement of Science. 



All Recommendations of Grants of Money, Requests for Special Re- 

 searches, and Reports on Scientific Subjects shall be submitted to the 

 Committee of Recommendations, and not taken into consideration by the 

 General Committee unless previously recommended by the Committee of 

 Recommendations. 



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 President, 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. 



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 

 appointed by the General Committee. 



