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XXVII. At the ordinary meetings of the Society Duration of 

 the chair shall be taken punctually at eight o'clock, Meetm ° 8 - 

 and shall be vacated not later than half-past ten 

 o'clock. 



XXVIII. At the ordinary meetings business shall order and 

 be transacted in the following order, unless it be inducting 

 specially decided otherwise by the Chairman : the business. 



Minutes of the preceding meeting to be read, 

 amended if incorrect, and confirmed. 



New Members to enrol their names, and be in- 

 troduced. 



Ballot for the election of new Members. 



Vacancies among Officers, if any, to be filled up. 



Business arising out of the minutes. 



Cummunications from the Council. 



Presents to be laid on the table, and acknowledged. 



Motions, of which notice has been given, to be 

 considered. Notices of motion for the next 

 meeting to be given in, and read by the 

 Secretary. 



Papers to be read. 



XXIX. No stranger shall speak at a meeting of strangers. 

 the Society, unless specially invited to do so by the 

 Chairman. 



XXX. No papers shall be read, or business enter- what busi- 

 tained, at any meeting which has not been previously J t ^2 d be 

 notified to the Council. 



XXXI. The Council may call additional meetings Additional 

 whenever it may be deemed necessary. Meetings. 



XXXII. Every Member may introduce two visitors visitors. 

 to the meetings of the Society by orders signed by 

 himself. 



XXXIII. Members shall have the privilege of Members 

 reading before the Society accounts of experiments, ^5** 

 observations, and researches conducted by themselves, 



or original papers, on subjects within the scope of the 

 Society, or descriptions of recent discoveries, or inven- 

 tions of general scientific interest. No vote of thanks 

 to any Member for his paper shall be proposed. 



