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Laws. 



March, or at a Special General Meeting summoned for 

 the purpose, as provided in Law XIX., and in pur- 

 suance of notice given at the preceding ordinary 

 meeting of the Society. 



Cases not 



LI. Should any circumstance arise not provided for 

 >r " in these laws, the Council is empowered to act as may 

 seem to be best for the interests of the Society. 



Sections. 



Names and 

 number of 

 Sections. 



Meetings of 

 Sections. 



LII. In order that the Members of the Society pro- 

 secuting particular departments of science may have 

 opportunities of meeting and working together with 

 fewer formal restraints than are necessary at the 

 ordinary meetings of the Society, Sections may be 

 established. 



LIII. Sections may be established for the following 

 departments, viz. : — 



Section A. Physical, Astronomical, and Mechanical 



Science, including Engineering. 

 Section B. Chemistry, Mineralogy, and Metal- 



lurgy. 

 Section C. 

 Section D. 

 Section E. 

 Section F. 

 Section G. 



Natural History and Geology. 

 The Microscope and its applications. 

 Geography and Ethnology. 

 Social Science and Statistics. 

 Literature and the Fine Arts, including 

 Architecture. 

 Section H. Medical Science, including Physiology 

 and Pathology. 



LIY. The meetings of the Sections shall be for 

 scientific objects only. 



Members of £,v There shall be no membership of the Sections 

 as distinguished from the membership of the Society. 



Officers of 

 Sections. 



LVI. There shall be for each Section a Chairman to 

 preside at the meetings, and Secretary to keep minutes 

 of the proceedings, who shall jointly prepare and for- 

 ward to the Secretary of the Society, prior to the 1st 

 of November in each year, a report of the proceedings 

 of the Section during that year, and such report shall 

 be submitted to the Council. 



