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the Librarian or Secretary shall be deemed a sufficient intro- 

 duction. 



Chap. XII. Election of Members and Subscribers. 



1. Every Candidate for admission into the Society shall be pro- 

 posed by three or more Members, who must sign a Certificate in 

 recommendation of him. The Certificate shall specify the name 

 and usual place of residence of the Candidate. 



2. The Certificate for a Member, having been read at one of the 

 Ordinary Meetings, shall be suspended in the room, read again at 

 the following Ordinary Meeting, and the person therein recom- 

 mended shall be ballotted for at the next Ordinary Meeting. 



3. The Certificate for a Subscriber, having been read at one of 

 the Ordinary Meetings, shall be suspended in the room, and the 

 person therein recommended shall be ballotted for at the next 

 Ordinary meeting. 



4. The method of voting for the election of Merhbers and Sub- 

 scribers shall be by ballot, and two-thirds of the Members ballotting 

 shall elect. 



5. The Election of any Ordinary Member shall be void unless the 

 admission fee shall be paid within twelve months after the date of 

 his Election ; the Council shall, however, possess a discretionary 

 power to extend the time of payment. 



6. Members and Subscribers shall sign the Obligation Book of 

 the Society at the first Ordinary Meeting of the Society at which 

 they are present, and shall then be admitted by the President. 



Chap. XIII. Admission Fee and Annual Contribution. 



1. The Admission Fee for a Member shall be £2 : 2s., the 

 Annual Contribution £1 : 1*. 



2. The Annual Contribution for a Subscriber shall be £1 : Is., 

 without Admission Fee. 



3. The composition in lieu of the Annual Contribution shall be 

 £15 : 15s.; the composition for a Member or Subscriber elected 

 previous to the 1st January, 1852, is £10 : 10s. 



4. The Annual Contribution shall become due on the 1st day of 

 January in every year in advance ; but any Member or Subscriber 

 elected after the 30th of September will not be called upon for his 

 Contribution for the remaining portion of that year. 



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