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40. The names of all the Fellows nominated shall be printed in one 

 balloting paper, which shall state by whom the nominations are made. 



41. Any Fellow may erase any name from the balloting paper, 

 and may insert in place thereof the name of any other duly qualified 

 Fellow. 



42. If for any reason a new Council shall not be elected at the 

 Annual Meeting, the Council for the time being shall continue in 

 office for the year ensuing, or until a new Council shall be elected by 

 a Special General Meeting, and if the place of any Officer or Ordinary 

 Member of Council is not filled up the Council shall have power to fill 

 such vacancy. 



43. If in the interval between any two Annual Meetings the place 

 of any Officer or Ordinary Member of Council shall become vacant, 

 the Council shall have power to fill such vacancy. 



B. Proceedings. 



44. The Council shall hold their Meetings at such times as they 

 may appoint. 



45. Meetings may be called at any time by the President or by 

 three other Members. 



46. Five Members shall constitute a quorum, and if within half 

 an hour from the time appointed for the Meeting a quorum be not 

 present, the Meeting shall be dissolved. 



47. In the absence of the President and Vice-Presidents from 

 any meeting, the Members shall choose one of their number to take 

 the Chair, and such Member shall, for the time being, have all the 

 authority and privileges of the President. 



48. The votes on any question before the Council shall be by 

 show of hands, unless a ballot shall be demanded by any two Members. 



49. The decision of the majority of Members voting at any 

 Meeting shall be considered as the decision of the Meeting. 



50. The Council may, from time to time, appoint any Members of 

 their body to be a Committee to deal with any matter referred to it. 

 Any such Committee shall conform to any regulations that may be 

 imposed on it by the Council. 



51. No resolution of the Council shall be rescinded by a sub- 

 sequent Meeting, unless notice of the intention to propose such 

 rescission shall have been sent to the Members one week prior to the 

 subsequent Meeting. 



52. The common seal of the Society shall not be affixed to any 

 document, except at a meeting of the Council and pursuant to a 

 resolution duly passed thereat; and such document shall then be 

 signed by the President, Vice-President, or other Chairman of such 

 meeting, and by one of the Secretaries. 



53. At the commencement of each year the Council shall prepare 

 a Eeport on the affairs of the Society for the preceding year. 



