cviii Proceedings of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. [May, 1910 



Present : 



The Hon. Mr. Justice H. Holm wood, I.C.S. 

 Major L. Rogers, I. M.S. 

 D. Hooper, Esq., F.C.S. 

 Dr. X. Annandale, F.L.S. 



Business 



To frame regulations 



Resolved 



Method in which the Fellows shall propose to Council ', and 



Council nominate to Society. 



1. Nomination papers to be sent so as to reach each 

 Fellow by the 1st October of the year preceding the election. 



2. The nomination papers must be received back duly 

 filled in and signed by each Fellow by the 1st November, and no 

 paper received after this date will be considered. 



3. A list of persons proposed, with their qualifications, 

 shall be compiled from the nomination papers and printed and 

 sent out to each Fellow so as to reach him bv the end of November. 



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4. The Fellows shall then vote for not more than the 

 number to be elected in the succeeding year by placing a cross 

 against the names of those he wishes to be nominated, and no 

 paper with more than the maximum number of crosses for the 

 year's election will be accepted. These papers must be returned 

 so as to reach the Society's rooms by the end of December. 



5. The voting papers mentioned in Rule 4 shall be enclosed 

 unsigned in a separate sealed envelope which shall be for- 

 warded in an outer cover with a covering letter signed by the 

 Fellow. 



6. There shall be a meeting of Fellows in the first week in 

 January at which the voting papers shall be opened and counted 

 as the Chairman directs, and the names of such candidates as 

 receive two-thirds of the votes of the Fellows voting shall be 

 placed before the meeting. 



7. If more than the maximum number to be elected have 

 received the qualifying vote of two- thirds, those receiving the 

 highest number of votes shall be proposed for the vacancies. 



8. In the event there being a tie for the last vacancies, 

 the Fellows present at the meeting shall decide which of the 

 candidates receiving the same number of votes shall be proposed 

 to the Council for nomination to the Society for a Fellowship. 



9. These nominations shall be laid before the Council 

 at the January Meeting in the fourth week, and the Council shall 

 finally make the nominations. 



10. The nominations shall be read out to the Members at 

 the Ordinary Annual Meeting in February, and voting papers 

 shall be provided for each member present, who shall record his 



