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Laws. 



Election of 

 Officers. 



Members in 

 arrear. 



Inaugural ad- 

 dress by the 

 President. 



Vacancies. 



Duties of 

 President. 



Duties of 

 Treasurer. 



X. The ^President, Yice-Presidents, Treasurer, Secre- 

 taries, and Librarian shall be separately elected by 

 ballot (should such be demanded), in the above-named 

 order, and the six vacancies in the Council shall then be 

 filled up together by ballot at the General Meeting in 

 March. Those members only shall be eligible for any 

 office who have been proposed and seconded at the Ordi- 

 nary Meeting in December^ or by letter addressed to one 

 of the Secretaries, and received by him before the 1st 

 March, to be laid before the Council Meeting next 

 before the Annual Meeting in March. The nomina- 

 tion to any one office shall be held a nomination to 

 any office the election to which is to be subsequently 

 held. No ballot shall take place at any meeting unless 

 ten members be present. 



XI. No Member whose subscription is in arrear shall 

 take part in the election of Officers or other business of 

 the Meeting. 



XII. An Address shall be delivered by the President 

 of the Society at either a Dinner, Conversazione, or 

 extra meeting of the Society, as the Council for the 

 time being may determine, not later than the Ordinary 

 Meeting in June in each year. 



XIII. If any vacancy occur among the Officers, 

 notice thereof shall be inserted in the summons for the 

 next Meeting of the Society, and the vacancy shall be 

 then fiUed up by baUot. 



XIY. The President shall take the chair at all 

 meetings of the Society and of the Council, and shall 

 regulate and keep order in all their proceedings; he 

 shaU state questions and propositions to the meeting, 

 and report the result of ballots, and carry into effect 

 the regulations of the Society. In the absence of the 

 President the chair shall be taken by one of the Vice- 

 Presidents, Treasurer, or ordinary Member of Council, 

 in order of seniority. 



XV. The Treasurer may, immediately after his elec- 

 tion, appoint a Collector (to act during pleasure), 

 subject to the approval of the Council at its next 

 meeting. The duty of the Collector shall be to issue 

 the Treasurer's notices and collect subscriptions. The 



