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X. The President, Vice-Presidents, Treasurer, Secre- Election of 

 tary, and Librarian, shall be separately elected by 0fficers - 

 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 

 Ordinary Meeting in December, or by letter addressed 

 to the Secretary, and received by him before the 1st 

 March, to be laid before the Council Meeting next 

 before the Annual Meeting in March. The nomination 

 to any one office shall be held a nomination to any 

 office the election to which is to be subsequently 

 held. And such ballot shall take place prior to the 

 ordinary business of the meeting. 



XL No Member whose subscription is in arrear Members in 

 shall take part in the election of Officers or other aireai ' 

 bnsiness of the meeting. 



XII. An Address shall be delivered by the President inaugural 

 of the Society at either a Dinner, Conversazione, or the Presi- 7 

 extra meeting of the Society, as the Council for the dent - 

 time being may determine, not later than the ordinary 

 meeting in June in each year. 



XIII. If any vacancy occur among the Officers, vacancies. 

 notice thereof shall be inserted in the summons for the 



next Meeting of the Society, and the vacancy shall be 

 then filled up by ballot. 



XIV. The President shall take the chair at all Duties of 

 meetings of the Society, and of the Council, and shall 

 regulate and keep order in all their proceedings ; he 

 shall 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 Duties of 

 election, appoint a Collector (to act during pleasure), Treasurer - 

 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 



