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1917.] Proceedings of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 



The minutes of the August meeting were read and con- 

 firmed. 



Thirty-nine presentations were announced. 



The General Secretary reported that Mr. E. Digby, Mr. T. 

 Southwell and Mr. F. D. Ascoli. I.C.S., had expressed a desire 

 to withdraw from the Society. 



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The General Secretary also reported that Raja Ooday Pratab 

 Mngh, a Life Member, arid Dr. Hendrick Kern of Utrecht, an 

 Hon. Fellow, were dead. 



The President announced that in accordance with Rule 38 

 oi the Society's Rules, the names of the following two members 

 had been posted up as defaulting members since the last 

 meeting, and their names have now been removed from the 

 member list : — 



Mr. Abdul Faiz Muhammad Abdul Ali, M.A., Deputy 

 Magistrate, Netrokona, Mymensingh. 



Babu Hemendra Prasad Ghosh, Zamindar and Litterateur, 

 Prasad Lodge, Chatigalbha, P.O. Jessore. 



The President also announced the following modifications, 

 approved by Council, of the Regulations regarding the Election 



°f Fellows, the Award of the Barclay Memorial Medal, and the 

 Library. 



Regulations regarding the Election or Fkllows. 



1- Nomination papers shall 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. 



2A. Each candidate shall be nominated by at least two 

 Fellows. Each nomination paper shall set out in detail the 

 qualifications of the candidate, including references to his most 

 important original papers. Any Fellow is at liberty to add his 

 signature, or to authorize in writing the Honorary Secretary to 

 add his signature, in support of any candidate before the 

 voting papers are sent out, in addition to nominating one candi- 

 date. The nomination papers will be open to inspection by 

 any Fellow for this purpose in the Society's Rooms. 



3. A list of persons proposed, with their qualification., shall 

 be compiled from the nomination papers and printed and sent 

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



4. The Fellows shall then vote for not more han tne 

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

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



