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RULES OF THE BRITISH ASSOCIATION. 



The Geneial 

 Treasurer. 



Tlie General 

 Secretaries. 



The Assistant 

 Secretary. 



Assistant 

 Treasurer. 



It shall be competent for the General Officers to act, in 

 the name of the Association, in any matter of ui-gency which 

 cannot be brought under the consideration of the Council ; 

 and they shall report such action to the Council at the next 

 meeting. 



3. The General Treasurer shall be responsible to the 

 General Committee and the Council for: the financial affairs 

 of the Association. 



4. The General Secretaries shall control the general 

 organisation and administration, and shall be responsible to 

 the General Committee and the Council for conducting the 

 correspondence and for the general routine of the work of 

 the Association, excepting that which relates to Finance. 



5. The Assistant Secretary shall hold office during the 

 pleasure of the Council. He shall act under the direction 

 of the General Secretaries, and in their absence shall I'epre- 

 sent them. He shall also act on the directions which may 

 be given him by the General Treasurer in that part of his 

 duties which relates to the finances of the Association. 



The Assistant Secretary shall be charged, subject as afore- 

 said : (i) with the general organising and editorial work, and 

 with the administrative business of the Association ; (ii) with 

 the control and direction of the Office and of all persons 

 therein employed ; and (iii) with the execution of Standing 

 Orders or of the directions given him by the General Officers 

 and Council. He shall act as Secretary, and take Minutes, at 

 the meetings of the Council, and at all meetings of Com- 

 mittees of the Council, of the Committee of Recommendations, 

 and of the General Committee. 



6. The General Treasurer may depute one of the Staff, as 

 Assistant Treasurer, to carry on, under his direction, the 

 routine work of the duties of his office. 



The Assistant Treasurer shall be charged with the issue of 

 Membersliip Tickets, the payment of Grants, and such other 

 work as may be delegated to him. 



Chapter VII. 

 Finance. 



Financial 

 Statements. 



1. The General Treasurer, or Assistant Treasurer, shall 

 receive and acknowledge all sums of money paid to the 

 Association. He shall submit, at each meeting of the 

 Council, an interim statement of his Account ; and, after 



