5-—The Magazine of the Society shall be issued on the first day of

every month, and forwarded, post free, to each member. The Secretary

shall have an absolute discretion as to what matter shall be published in

the Magazine (subject to the control of the Council). The Secretary shall

refer all matters of doubt or difficulty to the Council. The decision of the

majority of the Council shall be final and conclusive in all matters.


6. -—The election of officers shall take place every year between the

ist and 14th of October. All candidates must be proposed by one member

and seconded by another member (in writing), before they shall be eligible for

election ; but this shall not apply to officers willing to stand for re-election

to the same office. All such proposals which have been duly seconded

must be sent to the Secretary before the 14th of September. The Secretary

shall prepare a voting paper containing a list of the candidates, showing the

offices for which they are respectively seeking election or re-election, and

shall send a copy of such voting paper to each member of the Society,

with the October number of the Magazine. Each member shall make a

cross (X) opposite the names of those for whom he desires to vote, and shall

sign the voting paper at the foot, and send it to the Scrutineer in a sealed

envelope before the 14th of October. The Scrutineer shall prepare a written

return of the officers elected, showing the number of the votes recorded for

each candidate, and send it to the Secretary before the 21st of October, for

publication in the November number of the Magazine. In the event of an

equality of votes the President shall have a casting vote.


7. —It shall be lawful for the Council to delegate any of their powers

to a Committee of not less than three.


S.—The Council (but not a Committee of the Council) shall have

power to alter and add to the Rules, from time to time, in any manner they

may think fit.


9.—The Council shall have power to expel any member from the

Society at any time, without assigning any reason.


10. —All members intending to resign their membership at the end of

the current year of the Society shall give notice of their intention to the

Secretary before the 14th of October, and all members who do not so give

notice shall continue to be members for the year following, and shall be

liable for their subscriptions accordingly.


11. —Neither the office of Scrutineer, nor the office of Auditor, shall

be held for two consecutive years by the same person.


12. —The Scrutineer shall not reveal to any person how any member

shall have voted.


13. —If any office shall become vacant at any time, other than at the

end of the Society’s year, the Council shall have power to nominate any

member of the Society to fill the vacancy, until the expiration of the then

current year.



