XI. 



41. It shall be the duty of the Council to decide on the 

 papers to be read at the monthly meetings, whether by 

 members or non-members ; to determine as to the publication, 

 in whole or in any part, of any paper so read ; to prepare a report 

 of the proceedings of the Society for the preceding year, and a 

 balance-sheet of the Society's funds, for presentation at the 

 meeting of the Society held in the month of October ; and 

 generally so transact the ordinary affairs of the Society. 



42. Any member of Council personally interested in a 

 question before the Council shall withdraw during its conside- 

 ration. 



43. Every vacancy in the Council shall be immediately filled 

 up at the next meeting of the Society, and by election by 

 ballot. The member so elected shall occupy the place of the 

 retiring member. 



44. Any member of Council absenting himself from three 

 consecutive ordinary meetings of Council without satisfactory 

 explanation shall be considered to have vacated office, and the 

 election of a member to fill his place shall be proceeded with in 

 accordance with Rule 43. 



Election of Officers and Members of Council. 



45. All Office-bearers and Members of Council shall retire 

 from office annually at the general meeting in October. 



46. The officers and members of Council so retiring shall be 

 eligible for the same or any other office. 



47. The President, the two Vice-Presidents, Treasurer, and 

 Secretary shall be separately elected by ballot (should such be 

 demanded) in the above-named order, and the four vacancies in 

 the Council shall be filled up together by ballot at the general 

 meeting in October. 



Secretary. 



48. It shall be the duty of the Honorary Secretary to attend 

 and take minutes of the proceedings of the Society and Council 

 respectively, to make the necessary arrangements for meetings, 

 to issue the required notices, to collect the annual subscriptions 

 and to pay them to the Treasurer, to take charge of all the 

 property under the control of the Society ; and generally to 

 transact the ordinary routine business of the Society. 



Treasurer. 



49. It shall be the duty of the Treasurer to receive all funds 

 belonging to the Society, to pay all accounts approved by the 

 Council, and to render annually an account of all moneys 

 received and expended during his year of office. 



Alteration of Rules. 



50. The Rules and Regulations of the Society shall not be 



