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(6) Members who, by the publication of works or 

 papers, have furthered the advancement of know- 

 ledge in any of those departments which are 

 assigned to the Sections of the Association. 



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(ii) Temporary Members — 



(a) Vice-Presidents and Secretaries of the Sections. 



(6) Honorary Corresponding Members, foreign repre- 

 sentatives, and other persons specially invited 

 or nominated by the Council or General Officers. 



(c) Delegates nominated by the Affiliated Societies. 



(d) Delegates — not exceeding altogether three in 



number — from Scientific Institutions established 

 at the place of meeting. 



2. The decision of the Council on the qualifications and Admission, 

 claims of any Member of the Association to be placed on the 

 Genei'al Committee shall be final. 



3. The General Committee shall meet twice at least during Meetings. 

 every Annual Meeting. In the interval between two Annual 

 Meetings, it shall be competent for the Council at any time 



to summon a meeting of the General Committee. 



4. The General Committee shall— Functions, 

 (i) Receive and consider the Report of the Council. 



(ii) Elect a Committee of Recommendations. 



(iii) Receive and consider the Report of the Committee 

 of Recommendations. 



(iv) Determine the place of the Annual Meeting not less 

 than two years in advance. 



(v) Determine the date of the next Annual Meeting. 



(vi) Elect the President and Vice-Presidents, Local Trea- 

 surer, and Local Secretaries for the next Annual 

 Meeting. 



(vii) Elect Ordinary Members of Council, 

 (viii) Appoint General Officers. 



(ix) Appoint Auditors, 

 (x) Elect the Officers of the Conference of Delegates. 



(xi) Receive any notice of motion for the next Annual 

 Meeting. 



Chapter III. 



Committee of Recommendations. 



L The ex officio Members of the Committee of Recom- Constitution. 



mendations are the President and Vice-Presidents of the 



Association, the President of each Section at the Annual 



Meeting, the President of the Conference of Delegates, the 



