transaction of business at such time and place as may be ap- 

 pointed. Special meetings of tbe Council may be convened at 

 any other time on the authority of the President, or of three 

 members of the Council. Due notice of all Council meetings- 

 to be sent to each member. 



41. No business shall be transacted at any meeting of the 

 Council unless at least four members of the Council are present ; 

 in case of equality of votes the Chairman shall have an addi- 

 tional or casting vote. 



42. 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 

 part of any paper so read ; to prepare a report of the proceed- 

 ings 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 October ; and generally to transact the ordi- 

 nary affairs of the Society. 



43. Any member of Council, personally interested in a 

 question before the Council, shall withdraw during its considera- 

 tion. 



44. Every vacancy in the Council shall be immediately filled 

 up at the next meeting of the Society by election by ballot. 

 The member so elected shall occupy the place of the retiring 

 member. 



45. Any member of Council absenting himself from three 

 consecutive ordinary meetings of the Council without satisfac- 

 tory 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 44. 



Election of Officers and Membebs of Council. 



46. All officers and members of Council shall retire from 

 office annnally at the general meeting in October. 



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

 eligible for the same or any other office. 



48. The President, the two Vice-Presidents, the Treasurer, 

 and the 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. 



Secbetaby. 



49. 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 meet- 

 ings ; to issue the required notices ; to collect the annual sub- 

 scriptions and to pay them to the Treasurer ; to take charge of 



