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XLIII. Every book, pamphlet, model, plan, draw- Property. 

 ing, specimen, preparation, or collection presented to 

 or purchased by the Society, shall be kept in the 

 house of the Society. 



XLIV. The Library shall be open to members of Museum. 

 the Society and the public at such times and under 

 such regulations as the Council may deem fit. 



XLV. The legal ownership of the property of the Legal owner- 

 Society is vested in the President, the Vice-Presidents, property. 

 and the Treasurer for tjie time being, in trust for the 

 use of the Society ; but the Council shall have full 

 control over the expenditure of the funds and manage- 

 ment of the property of the Society. 



XLVI. Every Committee appointed by the Society committees 

 shall at its first meeting elect a Chairman, who shall m an. Chair " 

 subsequently convene the Committee and bring up its 

 report. He shall also obtain from the Treasurer such 

 grants as may have been voted for the purposes of the 

 Committee. 



XLVII. All Committees and individuals to whom Eeport 

 any work has been assigned by the Society shall pre- vembe^ist. 

 sent to the Council, not later than the 1st November 

 in each year, a report of the progress which has been 

 made ; and, in cases where grants of money for 

 scientific purposes have been entrusted to them, a 

 statement of the sums which have been expended, 

 and the balance of each grant which remains unex- 

 pended. Every Committee shall cease to exist on the 

 1st November, unless re-appointed. 



XLVIII. Grants of pecuniary aid for scientific pur- Grants 

 poses from the funds of the Society shall expire on the expire ' 

 1st November next following, unless it shall appear by 

 a report that the recommendations on which they were 

 granted have been acted on, or a continuation of them 

 be ordered by the Council. 



XLIX. In grants of money to Committees and Personal 

 individuals, the Society shall not pay any personal to bepaid. 

 expenses which may be incurred by the members. 



L. No new law, or alteration or repeal of an existing Alteration of 

 law, shall be made except at the General Meeting in 



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